"Now that we no longer have to worry about the Demon Sealing Grotto becoming our enemy, it’s time to clean up the traitors," said Yan Hara as she turned to look at Yuan.
He calmly nodded and said, "Bring me to the traitors. I’ll remove their curses."
"Of course."
Zhou Yanfei proceeded to guide them to where the traitors were being held. Unlike Yuan, nobody in the Demon Sealing Grotto was powerful enough to seal Demon Sealers at their level, so they had to restrict them using other methods, such as treasures and formations.
The traitors were each confined to their own cells within a dungeon-like prison deep underground. The hallways were dimly lit, casting long shadows across the damp stone walls, while the cells themselves were shrouded in complete darkness.
As for the prisoners, each one was bound in black chains that sealed their spiritual energy, rendering them as powerless as ordinary mortals. Their mouths were also forced open and restrained, ensuring they couldn’t even bite their tongues to commit suicide.
With no strength to resist and no means to end their lives, they were left completely at the mercy of their captors.
"Take as long as you need with them," said Zhou Yanfei.
"I will only need a moment to deal with their curses."
Yuan entered one of the cells and retrieved the Sacred Chalice of Purification before feeding it a drop of the traitor’s blood. However, since the treasure was already working fulltime trying to cleanse Yuan’s curse, it took much longer than usual to deal with the traitor’s curse.
"Sorry, but this will actually take longer than I anticipated," he said shortly after realizing this.
"I understand."
Time passed swiftly, and after several days, Yuan finally managed to cleanse the curses that prevented the traitors from speaking.
"Alright, you can resume his interrogation. I’ll continue to work on the others," said Yuan as he made his way to the next cell.
Thus, Yuan continued to cleanse the seals on the traitors while the Demon Sealing Grotto resumed their interrogation.
"Thank you for your assistance. We should be done with our investigation in a few weeks," said Zhou Yanfei.
Yuan then said, "I don’t really care about the results, so you can forward them to Yan Hara once you’re done."
"Are you leaving already?" Yan Hara asked.
"No, I still have a few months, and I am going to use that time to help you improve your Demon Sealing Aura," he said.
Zhou Yanfei raised an eyebrow after hearing Yuan’s words. He couldn’t fathom how anyone could teach the Divine Paragon’s successor.
’Just who the hell is this guy? For Yan Hara to respect him so much, he must have an impressive background.’
However, Zhou Yanfei decided not to question it.
"You can use my private training ground," he said to them a moment later.
Thus, Yuan began training Yan Hara’s Demon Sealing Aura, as well as the Divine Paragon’s techniques.
"Tell me," Yuan said as he stood with Yan Hara in the center of the training grounds, "what must a Demon Sealer do to strengthen their Demon Sealing Aura?"
"There are two main methods," Yan Hara replied. "First, through constant use. Second, by enhancing one’s Soul Strength..."
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