Otherwise, even with the exalted status of Heir of the Yun Family, he would likely face fierce criticism from the Elder Council.
He had brought a group of trusted subordinates with him, and from the clues scattered around the scene, they had pieced together nearly the entire course of the battle.
According to the Heir of the Yun Family's original conjecture, Third Young Master Yun must have fallen into a trap and been struck by a sudden attack before he could react.
Otherwise, given Third Young Master Yun's abilities, how could he have met with disaster while on guard?
He had never expected that, according to the intelligence they'd gathered, Third Young Master Yun had fought with nearly all his might, holding nothing back.
Not only had he used the Eight Winds Sword passed down by an elder of the Lineage, he had even used a powerful Ice Elemental Mystical Talisman—at least a first-rank, third-grade one.
The Heir of the Yun Family reckoned that an attack of this level would have left even his current body seriously injured.
Yet his opponent had endured it. Could Yun San have been facing a Yang Venerable?
The thought had barely arisen before the Heir of the Yun Family dismissed it.
If his opponent had been that powerful, Yun San, cautious as he was, would have fled at the first opportunity. He wouldn't have become embroiled in a desperate battle.
Moreover, the information they'd gathered suggested that this person had spent most of the fight on the defensive, taking blow after blow. Clearly, his cultivation was at most on par with Yun San's. Even if he was a little weaker, he couldn't have been much weaker.
The most likely explanation was that he was another peerless expert who had reached the peak of the