"Someone at the peak of the sixth Daluo realm is guarding this place."
"Whatever lies behind the Changsun Family's Ancestral Shrine is anything but ordinary. Even the three people outside the Inheritance Tower combined couldn't match this fellow."
Li Yun frowned, his expression grim.
He had already come this far, after all, and the treasure was right before his eyes. Yet this fellow posed an enormous obstacle, making it utterly impossible for him to slip inside unnoticed.
"Should I continue or leave?"
For a moment, Li Yun found himself torn.
Although his strength was no lower than his opponent's, an actual fight would cause quite a commotion. If the Changsun Family's Daluo cultivators arrived, he would find himself in an extremely difficult situation.
He might end up failing to obtain the treasure and losing himself in the bargain. That could hardly count as a good outcome, and might even...
"Fellow Daoist, since you're here, why not show yourself?"
Suddenly, a voice reached him.
Li Yun shuddered and instinctively looked down. A white-haired, stooped old man holding a broom had emerged from the Ancestral Shrine. His gray eyes were fixed on the spot where Li Yun stood.
"An eye technique..."
Almost instantly, Li Yun figured out what was going on.
This man possessed an eye technique, and its detection capabilities were formidable. Otherwise, he could never have pinpointed Li Yun.
What Li Yun could not yet determine was whether the man had truly seen him or was merely probing after sensing an unusual disturbance in the area.
Before he could think further, however, the old man on the ground spoke again. "There's no need to worry, fellow Daoist."
"Although I've detected your presence, I also know you're not someone easily dealt with. Fighting you within the Changsun Family would bring my