Valley Tomb

Youmen Gorge is the deepest canyon among the many mountains surrounding Yunze City.

This canyon extends deep into a giant mountain ten thousand meters high, as if it had been cleaved in mid-air by a powerful blade. The canyon extends for thousands of meters, and at its deepest point, the starlight and moonlight are blocked by the pressure of the mountain peaks on both sides, making it virtually pitch black.

This really is a perfect place for murder and robbery, that was Yi Yun's thought when he arrived at this canyon.

"The yin energy here is rather heavy..."

As Yi Yun spoke, he slowly turned his head and looked out of the canyon. From the vast darkness of the night, the figures of more than a dozen people slowly emerged. They flew in lightly and silently, like ghosts.

Just a few breaths later, these figures landed one after another, only a dozen feet away from Yi Yun.

The leader was none other than Su Boyang!

Beside Su Boyang were a middle-aged man and a beautiful young woman.

Yi Yun sensed an even stronger aura from this middle-aged couple. Although they appeared to be led by Su Boyang, Yi Yun knew that their strength was even greater than Su Boyang's!

Yi Yun knew that not every alchemist was skilled in combat, and studying alchemy would inevitably take up some of their energy. If the Danxin Sect wanted to establish itself in Guixu, it needed to have martial prowess. As a result, the Danxin Sect would have some elders who didn't understand alchemy but were focused on improving their combat power. These two in front of him were probably such elders.

Behind the middle-aged couple were several young people, one of whom was Su Muyan.

At this moment, Su Muyan looked at Yi Yun and revealed a pleased smile.

"Did you choose this place as your grave? It's filled with a heavy yin energy; it's an excellent place for your eternal rest!"

Originally, Su Muyan harbored a grudge against Yi Yun because of the sect's severe punishment of Manager Shopkeeper Su. In addition, at the previous trade fair, he was completely overwhelmed by Yi Yun's financial power, making him feel like a clown jumping out to make a fool of himself. He had long hated Yi Yun to the core, and today, he finally had the opportunity to take revenge.

"You think you can escape Yunze City under the cover of night? How naive! You don't know that you've been marked with a tracking mark by Uncle Boyang. Your every move is under our control. Even if you use the teleportation array to leave, we can break through the spatial passage and capture you! Uncle Boyang, why don't we deal with him? Why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut? You just need to keep things under control and prevent other forces from taking advantage of the situation."

Behind Su Muyan, some young men were eager to fight Yi Yun. They all disliked Yi Yun's arrogant attitude and wanted to cripple Yi Yun.

Su Boyang pondered for a moment. This operation was of great importance. If the inheritance that Yi Yun obtained was indeed related to that person, and if they could even find the precious Medicine Cauldron in Yi Yun's hands, then he would definitely have made a great contribution and might directly become the next sect master of the Danxin Sect.

Su Boyang originally intended to take action himself to avoid any accidents, but during his flight, his senses kept locking onto the surroundings, and indeed no force was foolish enough to try and snatch food from the mouth of the Danxin Sect.

Therefore, having his nephews and nieces kill Yi Yun would allow them to have a clear understanding of their thoughts and be more conducive to building their confidence.

"Elder Wang, this little beast is no simpleton. You stay here and watch. As long as his strength surpasses that of Junior Nephew Mu Yan, use the Purple Dark Sand to cripple one of his hands or one of his feet. That way, you'll be absolutely certain of success."

Su Boyang didn't use his spiritual energy to transmit his voice; he spoke directly to Yi Yun's face.

"Of course!" The middle-aged man licked his lips. His skin was dark, and only his two teeth were visible in the darkness. "I'll set up a grand formation here to ensure he can't escape. Then, Nephew Mu Yan can be caught like a turtle in a jar."

As the middle-aged man spoke, he waved his hand, and more than a dozen Formation Flag flew out from his Space Ring, heading in all directions of the canyon.

The young woman beside him wasn't idle either. She chuckled and took out a dark Ghost Banner. "Nephew Mu Yan, don't damage that boy's soul sea. It's best to leave him alive. Just cripple his dantian and all his meridians. I'll collect his soul into the Ghost Banner later and slowly Soul Searching. Searching for the memories of a living person is the most complete."

This young woman was stunningly beautiful, but her face was marked with faint red Ghost Markings. She was skilled in the Ghost Taming Arts and also knew the Soul Secret Arts, Soul Extraction and Marrow Refining, and reading memories.

This is also why the Danxin Sect brought this beautiful woman along. They want to use Soul Searching to find the source of Yi Yun's inheritance. If the ruins still exist, they can send their own experts to explore them. In the eyes of the Danxin Sect, Yi Yun is a walking treasure.

"Don't worry!" Su Muyan smiled and took out a spear from his Space Ring. Beside him, two young disciples of the Danxin Sect cooperated with Su Muyan, forming a pincer movement.

"Buzz!"

Just then, the Formation Flag that the middle-aged man had thrown out earlier emitted a dazzling golden light, and all those array Formation Flag rose into the air. The entire canyon was sealed off by the array, forming an independent world.

The middle-aged man wasn't idle either. He took out a black bead from his Space Ring and aimed it at Yi Yun's ankle. If Yi Yun had any chance of injuring Su Muyan, he would throw the Black Bead in his hand and shatter Yi Yun's foot bones.

"Hahahaha!" Su Muyan laughed wildly, leaping up into the air. "Do you resent the unfairness of fate? You think you can lay a finger on the inheritance of my Danxin Sect? Prepare to die!"

Su Muyan's entire body was engulfed in surging Golden Flames. With this spear thrust, all the golden flames were swept up, forming a dancing golden dragon that charged straight down towards Yi Yun!

But in that very instant—

"Call out!"

The Black Bead held in the dark-faced middle-aged man's hand suddenly flew out, startling even the man himself. He hadn't even thrown the Black Bead!

What happened?

In the moment he was stunned, a series of explosions rang out, and all the golden Formation Flag floating around the canyon were pierced by the Black Bead and shattered!

Elder Wang, what's going on?

Elder Su looked at the dark-faced middle-aged man in bewilderment. The middle-aged man was completely dumbfounded. The bead in his hand had spontaneously destroyed his Formation Flag? Not only was this unbelievable, but the great array he had set up was Ancient Formation he had obtained from ancient ruins. How could it be destroyed so easily?

Could someone have intervened in secret? But even the Seal Divine Lord couldn't possibly possess such power, could he?

Just as Elder Su and the dark-faced middle-aged man were stunned by this sudden change, Su Muyan, who was focused on the battle, had already rushed in front of Yi Yun. With the sect elders protecting him, he was fearless. His spear was all attack and no defense, aimed straight at Yi Yun's face!

Golden Flames poured down, melting even the massive boulder weighing tens of thousands of pounds into magma!

"Smack!"

With a metallic clang, a hand emerged from the Golden Flames and firmly grasped the tip of the golden spear!

This hand, seemingly forged from billions of pounds of divine iron, completely jammed the spear, preventing it from moving an inch!

"Wh... what?"

Su Muyan was completely stunned. He looked at the hand, the Golden Flames receded, and the one who reached out was Yi Yun!

The Golden Flames enveloping the spear tip couldn't harm the hand at all. Just then, a tremendous force came from the spear, and Su Muyan was violently thrown to the ground by Yi Yun, who grabbed the spear and flung him away.

"Snap!"

The ground cracked open, and Su Muyan was thrown around, completely disoriented and dazed.

"Elder Wang, I..."

Su Muyan never expected that Yi Yun would catch his spear with one hand, and more importantly, Elder Wang hadn't made a move yet.

"Puff!"

Su Muyan felt a burning sensation in his chest, followed by excruciating pain. He watched helplessly as the golden spear that had once belonged to him pierced through his chest, tearing his lungs apart.

It wasn't the spear tip that pierced his body, but the shaft!

Under immense force, the spear shaft and spearhead became indistinguishable; in fact, the shaft, being so thick, suffered even greater damage!

The immense pain turned Su Muyan's face deathly pale; his lungs were severely damaged, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.

Then, the spear slowly rose, carrying Su Muyan's mangled body with it.

Yi Yun held the spear tip with one hand and impaled Su Muyan on the shaft, raising him into the air.

He said slowly and deliberately, "I chose this canyon not as my grave, but as yours."

Everything happened in the blink of an eye, so fast that people could hardly react. It wasn't until Yi Yun said those words that the Danxin Sect disciples suddenly felt a deep chill.

What on earth happened!?

"Who destroyed my great formation!"

The dark-faced middle-aged man said in a deep voice, "It must have been a master who secretly intervened and did all this."

Of course, Yi Yun's strength far exceeded their expectations.

They had considered that Su Muyan might be no match for Yi Yun, but they never expected the difference in their strength to be this great.

Just then, a short figure appeared out of nowhere behind Yi Yun.

This man was dressed plainly, with messy hair and a gourd of wine hanging from his waist. He seemed to have a mediocre foundation and didn't look like a master at all.

Upon seeing this person appear, Su Boyang's expression changed. He had repeatedly used his senses to explore his surroundings but had not found anything unusual. As an alchemist, Su Boyang was extremely confident in the strength of his senses, but he had completely overlooked the existence of this old man.

Even now, with the old man standing right in front of him, he could hardly sense him!

"Who... who are you?"

Su Boyang asked in a deep voice, a profound fear already rising in his heart.

The old man completely ignored Su Boyang, fiddling with a black bead in his hand, which he had just acquired.

He turned to look at Yi Yun and said lazily, "You rushed me all the way from Jinghai just to deal with these nobodies?"

There was a way for Yi Yun and Lao She to communicate; Yi Yun had already notified Lao She before the auction even started.