The Wang Family's Secret

Seeing Wang San's expression, the Old Man said irritably,

"After all, I was once a disciple of the Azure Lotus Sword Sect. Naturally, I know how fiercely the Sword Sect protects its own."

A trace of guilt flashed through his eyes, but it was swiftly replaced by resolve.

"You absolutely cannot let those six escape. Otherwise, the Wang Family will face annihilation!!"

Hearing the Old Man's solemn words, Wang San nodded gravely.

"Go!" The Old Man waved his hand again.

Wang San bowed and stepped down from the Platform, then quickly headed toward the exit.

Standing at the Rockery's entrance, he formed hand seals once more and closed the passage.

Only then did he hastily leave the courtyard, unaware that someone had witnessed everything.

Watching Wang San depart, Lu Nan's eyes flickered as he hid in the shadows.

"Old bastard, didn't expect me to come back, did you???"

Lu Nan concealed his aura to the utmost limit and hid in a blind corner.

After waiting a little longer and confirming that the other party would not return,

he finally slipped out from the corner. "Good thing I had the foresight to carve a Teleportation Talisman in that room earlier.

Otherwise, I never would have discovered this Secret Passage!" Lu Nan carefully examined the utterly ordinary Rockery.

"Judging by how wary that old bastard was, there must be quite a haul down there!!"

As he spoke, he tried hard to recall the hand seals Wang San had formed. After deducing and imitating them several times,

Lu Nan had learned them convincingly enough and tried forming the seals himself.

Seeing that the Rockery showed no reaction, a flash of disappointment passed through his eyes.

"Looks like it won't work! But which step did I get wrong?

They clearly looked exactly the same!!!"

As he agonized over it, an entrance suddenly appeared out of thin air before him.

"I knew it! The hand seals were clearly identical!!!"

In his excitement, he hesitated for a few seconds before slipping inside.

"As expected of a wealthy household—even their lighting uses Night Pearls!!"

Looking over the enormous pearls embedded in the surrounding walls for illumination,

Lu Nan could not help but marvel inwardly.

He summoned his Longsword and slapped seven or eight Golden Body Talismans onto himself.

Only then did he cautiously make his way deeper into the tunnel.

After walking for three or four minutes, Lu Nan was struck silent by the sight before him.

Countless tunnels spread out densely before him, like an ant nest.

"Damn! Was this really necessary??" Annoyed as he was, he did not dare release his Divine Sense.

He could only grit his teeth and choose a path. "Hm? No, that's not right. Wang San came through here before, didn't he??"

With that thought, Lu Nan scanned the area, then crouched down to inspect it.

A moment later, he looked up at the leftmost tunnel. "Nice try!!!"

He strode into it. As he went deeper and deeper,

Lu Nan gradually caught a faint scent of blood, which grew increasingly thick.

Following the bloody smell, he eventually arrived before an enormous Underground Space.

The dense stench of blood rushed over him, nearly making him vomit from the sudden assault.

Fortunately, he suppressed it in time and cautiously poked his head out to look around.

Then he could not help drawing a sharp breath. Countless blood-red mists drifted throughout the Underground Space.

Countless figures stood in the red pool beneath the Platform like puppets on strings.

The pool was littered with countless corpses and withered bones.

Threads gleaming with red light stretched from the figures to the Platform.

On the Platform stood an enormous Cauldron, and a Brocade Old Man with snow-white hair and beard sat cross-legged before it.

"Hm? Who is it???" The Old Man on the Platform suddenly opened his eyes and looked in Lu Nan's direction.

Frightened, Lu Nan hurriedly pulled his head back and desperately concealed his aura.

The moment he finished, he sensed a probing sweep pass through his body.

He knew that the Old Man inside was scanning with his Divine Sense.

For a moment, he did not even dare breathe, terrified that the Old Man inside would discover him.

"That old man must be the Wang Family Ancestor. I never expected him to truly still be alive."

There was no longer any need to guess. The disappearances of so many people had to be connected to the Wang Family.

From the looks of it, the Wang Family was using Living Human Alchemy!!!!

And judging from the withered bones in the pool, the Wang Family had likely killed quite a few people.

Lu Nan suddenly recalled that strange City he had encountered before.

A terrifying thought surfaced—the Wang Family had slaughtered an entire City!!!!

Thinking of this, Lu Nan did not linger. He immediately turned and retraced his steps.

Afraid of being discovered, he did not dare release his Divine Sense.

He simply followed his memory and hurried back.

He soon left the tunnel. Standing before the Rockery, he had just closed the passage

when he turned and saw Wang San clutching two people, his face full of shock.

His gaze dropped to the two Sword Sect Female Disciples, whose faces were ashen.

"How did you get captured???" At his words, the two women's eyes lit up, while Wang San's eyes blazed with fury.

He casually threw the two heavily injured women aside,

then stared darkly at Lu Nan. "How did you know the hand seals for the Secret Passage??"

Without waiting for an answer, he continued, "I never expected you brat to walk right into the net yourself. Fine, that saves this Family Head quite a bit of trouble!!"

Seeing the immense aura of the Foundation Establishment Realm radiating from Wang San,

the two women on the ground immediately grew extremely anxious. "Run!! Run!!

You must take the news back to the sect!!!"

As they shouted, the two women dragged their severely injured bodies forward.

Each of them hugged one of Wang San's legs, trying to buy Lu Nan even a little time.

"Insolence! Let go of this Family Head!!"

Wang San's face darkened in rage. With a tremor of his legs, he sent both women flying backward, blood spraying from their mouths.

The instant the two women acted, Lu Nan shot into the air and rushed outside.

But halfway through, he heard a sound behind him.

Turning his head, he saw Wang San with an enraged expression, one hand gripping each woman by the hair.

With a tremor of both hands, he shattered all their clothing.

"You brat, if you dare leave, I guarantee these two bitches will suffer a fate worse than death!!!"

As he spoke, he lifted the two high into the air. Even so, the women still shouted, "Junior Brother, don't worry about us! Run!

Take the news back to the sect and have the sect avenge us!!!!"

As they spoke, the two gave Lu Nan one lingering look.

"Want to kill yourselves? Did you ask this Family Head first??"

Wang San's voice suddenly rang out, followed by a series of cracking sounds.

The women's limbs were brutally shattered, yet neither of them screamed.

They still shouted for Lu Nan to run. Lu Nan's expression changed.

With fury on his face, he stared fixedly at Wang San, then transformed into a streak of light and vanished.

The Wang Family Ancestor was still beneath Wang Manor. If that old monster crawled out,

the consequences would be unthinkable. Lu Nan did not dare gamble.

Watching Lu Nan leave, Wang San's expression twisted savagely.

"Damn bitches!" He casually tossed the two women aside and swiftly rose into the air to pursue Lu Nan.

The two, limp as mud, spat out another mouthful of blood and closed their ashen eyes.

Feeling the aura behind him gradually close in, Lu Nan's heart jolted before delight followed.

"Damn it! Do you really think I'm afraid of you?

In Wang Manor, I was wary of your Family Ancestor. I never expected you to chase me out here??"

He deliberately slowed down, luring Wang San and drawing him as far away from Wang Manor as possible.

Though he had never fought anyone at Foundation Establishment before, he was confident he could fight.

He also wanted to test where his limits lay now.

Even in the Sword Erosion Secret Realm, he had never used his full strength.

One pursued while the other fled, and they soon arrived at a mountain ravine.

Lu Nan took the initiative to stop, then turned around with an indifferent expression to face the figure behind him.