The Hun Clan Was Shaken

However, the message he had tried to send at the cost of burning up his soul had barely begun before Xiao Xuan intercepted it!

"The Hun Clan has gone too far!"

Gu Yuan clenched his fists.

He had never expected there to be a Hun Clan spy within the Ancient Clan!

No wonder the Ancient Clan had always felt that, whatever they did, people from the Hun Clan got there first!

So there really had been a Hun Clan mole hidden within the Ancient Clan!

All these years, every move the Ancient Clan made had been laid bare before the Hun Clan!

If not for Xiao Xuan, Gu Yuan could hardly imagine what kind of calamity the existence of "Gu Yang" would have brought upon the Ancient Clan.

Gu Yuan immediately ordered Gu Lie and the others to find a suitable pretext and begin a thorough investigation of the clan, making sure to screen every single person.

They had to root out every last spy!

After everyone else had left,

Gu Yuan said to Xiao Xuan with a bitter smile,

"Xiao Xuan, I never imagined that when we met again after a thousand years, you would uncover such a deeply hidden spy for the Ancient Clan. I, Gu Yuan, owe you a favor."

"By the way, when did you plant a spy in the Hun Clan?"

Gu Yuan asked in surprise.

Xiao Xuan feigned a stunned look. "A spy? What spy? I was just making things up."

"Huh?!" Gu Yuan's expression stiffened.

Only then did he understand why Xiao Xuan had deliberately let him transmit part of the message.

It had all been intentional!

It wasn't hard to imagine what kind of storm would sweep through the Hun Clan once Hun Tiandi learned of this.

Xiao Xuan waved a hand. "All right, enough of this nonsense. Where are the things I asked for?"

"They're all in this Storage Ring. Not a single item is missing. And the many other rare treasures are our compensation to the Xiao Clan."

"That's more like it. Then I'm off."

"Wait!"

"What is it?"

"After Gu Yang's message just now, you've probably been exposed. Why not... stay with the Ancient Clan?"

Gu Yuan thought for a moment before suggesting it.

"Not interested." Xiao Xuan refused without hesitation.

He knew every move Hun Tiandi had planned, while Hun Tiandi knew nothing about him!

The enemy was in the light, and he was in the dark. The advantage was his!

Besides, he had a plan, and the Ancient Clan was one of the pieces on his chessboard!

How could he carry out his plan if he stayed here?

Central Plains, Soul Realm.

This was where the Hun Clan, one of the Eight Ancient Clans, lived.

The Soul Realm was vast beyond measure,

and brimming with energy.

Deep in a mountain range in the Hun Clan's territory stood a magnificent palace.

Many dark-green Jade Tablets were arranged inside the great hall, each one glimmering with tiny red lights.

These were the Soul Imprints left behind by the Hun Clan's powerful members.

With these Soul Imprints, the Hun Clan could keep track of the life and death of its powerful members who were away from home.

At that moment, several Hun Clan disciples were cleaning the great hall.

Suddenly!

A cracking sound rang through the hall!

The disciples immediately searched for the source.

They found that, for some unknown reason, one of the Jade Tablets had suddenly developed a dense web of cracks, as if it were about to shatter!

Bang!

Just as one of the disciples stared at it in confusion,

the Jade Tablet suddenly exploded!

At almost the same moment,

a voice brimming with terror came from the shattered tablet.

"There's a spy in the Hun Clan! Gu Yuan and Xiao Xuan, he..."

The terrified voice coming from inside cut off halfway!

Yet even from those few words, it was clear just how terrified and desperate the speaker had been!

The Hun Clan disciples present went pale!

"That looks like... Lord Hun Yang's Soul Imprint Jade Tablet!"

"This is bad! Quick, go notify the elders at the ancestral shrine!"

"Anyone who heard that is forbidden to spread it!"

The once-quiet great hall instantly erupted into a commotion!

Several Hun Clan disciples rushed out in a panic to report to the elders at the ancestral shrine!

The few disciples left behind stared at the fragments of the shattered Jade Tablet.

None of them was in the mood to keep cleaning.

The Hun Yang they spoke of was Gu Yang, who had been lurking in the Ancient Clan for over a hundred years.

"The voice that came from that Jade Tablet just now said Gu Yuan and Xiao Xuan... right?"

"I think... I think it was Gu Yuan and Xiao Xuan."

"Which Xiao Xuan? Surely not the former clan leader of the Xiao Clan, the clan our people wiped out!"

"It can't be. Our clan leader killed that Xiao Xuan long ago."

"Are you sure? I heard Xiao Xuan retained a wisp of his soul and entered the Heavenly Tomb."

"What difference does that make? He's as good as dead."

"True, but why would Elder Hun Yang suddenly mention him? And why did he only get halfway through? He also said... there's a spy in the Hun Clan. Who could it be?"

"Who knows? Maybe the Xiao Xuan Elder Hun Yang mentioned wasn't that one."

"Then what other Xiao Xuan could terrify a powerful expert like Elder Hun Yang?!"

"Maybe it was just Gu Yuan?"

"This..."

None of the Hun Clan disciples present could find a definite answer.

Still, they refused to believe that the Xiao Xuan Hun Yang had mentioned was the former clan leader of the Xiao Clan, which the Hun Clan had destroyed.

As for the spy...

No one discussed the matter any further.

Meanwhile,

on a mountain peak deep in the Hun Clan's territory,

a figure stood with his hands behind his back.

He appeared to be around thirty, with a tall, slender build and handsome features.

His eyes were extraordinarily bright, as if they could see right through people!

His whole bearing was refined and easygoing, like that of a well-read scholar.

He was none other than the Hun Clan's clan leader, Hun Tiandi!

Several Hun Clan elders stood behind him.

At that moment, their expressions varied.

"What do you think?"

Hun Tiandi stood with his hands behind his back. From behind, they couldn't see his expression.

The elders exchanged glances.

At last, Hun Shengtian, one of the Four Elders of the Hun Clan, spoke.

"Clan Leader, could Gu Yuan have found a way to revive Xiao Xuan? Perhaps Hun Yang found out and tried to send word, but Gu Yuan discovered him and interrupted the transmission?"

Hun Yao chimed in, "It's possible."

"If that's true, we'll have trouble!"

At Hun Yuantian's words, he recalled the painful experience from a thousand years ago, when Xiao Xuan had beaten him to death, pounding him into the ground.

He couldn't help shuddering.

Although powerful members of the clan had later revived them with a secret Hun Clan technique, they were still little more than living corpses.

Hun Yao didn't seem concerned. "What trouble? Even if Xiao Xuan is revived, can he immediately regain the strength he had back then?"

"Fourth Brother, it's been over a thousand years, and you're still afraid of Xiao Xuan?" teased Hun Zhentian, the eldest of the Four Elders of the Hun Clan.

Hun Yuantian was just about to say something,

when Hun Tiandi frowned and cut him off. "Get to the point!"

The others immediately stopped bickering.

Hun Yuantian cleared his throat. "I agree with Second Brother. It's just... now that Hun Yang has fallen, we no longer know what the Ancient Clan is doing."

Hun Shengtian suggested, "How about we find a way to lure Gu Yuan away, then sneak in and investigate?"

Hun Zhentian shook his head. "It's a good idea, but now that Hun Yang has been discovered, the Ancient Clan isn't foolish. They certainly won't let us infiltrate so easily again."