Yun Shan's Obsession

Hai Bo Dong hurried back to the Mittel Family, while Xiao Han made his way to the Yun Lan Sect Headquarters—Yun Lan Mountain.

Needless to say, Yun Lan Mountain was indeed a wonderful place. Clouds wound around the mountains, immortal air drifted about, and from time to time, a line of egrets could even be seen flying past.

In his previous life, this would have been a famous scenic attraction.

Xiao Han truly could not imagine how such a paradise on earth had become such a filthy mess in the Original work.

Just as he was about to take another step, Xiao Han suddenly stopped. The corner of his mouth curled up. "As expected of a sect founded by Yun Potian, a once-famous powerhouse from the Central Plains.

"Even though the Yun Lan Sect has declined to this state today, at least this Sect Protecting Array still shows some signs of a first-rate faction."

At this thought, he could not help shaking his head again, filled with regret.

"Sigh! Their strength is too weak. They've completely wasted such a good array.

"No wonder Yun Shan was so eager to break through to the Dou Zong Realm back then. This is practically an insult to his ancestors.

"But still, it's not enough."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Han suddenly passed through the array. Then, he appeared silently inside a secret chamber.

Before him stood a handsome, white-haired middle-aged man—Yun Shan, the Sect Master of the Yun Lan Sect.

Sensing someone enter, Yun Shan did not open his eyes. Instead, he furrowed his brows and said impatiently, "Didn't I say not to disturb me while I was cultivating in seclusion? What is it?"

No one answered. The secret chamber remained deathly silent. At that moment, Yun Shan realized something was wrong.

He finally opened his eyes, only to discover in horror that an unfamiliar face had appeared before him.

In the next instant, Dou Qi suddenly burst from his body, and his powerful aura battered the walls of the secret chamber, carving out cracks.

Xiao Han only felt a fierce wind rushing toward his face, but he did not care in the slightest.

"Who are you? How did you get in? Where's Yun Ling?" Before entering seclusion, Yun Shan had handed the sect's affairs over to the Grand Elder, Yun Ling, to handle temporarily.

He had only been waiting for his disciple, Yun Yun, to come of age before passing the position of Sect Master on to her.

However, the existence of the person before him made him wonder whether his decision had been wrong. Yun Ling clearly lacked the ability to manage the sect's affairs.

It had only been a few years, yet the traitors were already this rampant. They had even dared to casually let an outsider into the Sect Master's Cultivation Secret Chamber.

Yun Shan narrowed his eyes. It seemed he would have to leave seclusion and reorganize the sect. Did they think his Great Wind Handprint could no longer kill people?

"My identity? What a bother. I have to introduce myself all over again." Xiao Han complained before saying,

"You should have heard of me, right? Xiao Han."

Yun Shan was suddenly startled. How could he not know Xiao Han? To an old man like him, Xiao Han was a nightmare who had suppressed their entire generation.

Although Yun Shan had only heard his name and had never seen him in person.

"Aren't you dead out there?"

Xiao Han did not like hearing that. "Who said I was dead?"

He had already decided that after leaving the Yun Lan Sect this time, he would pay a visit to the fellow who had spread the rumor and have a heart-to-heart talk with him, explaining some principles.

Well, Xiao Han had imitated a certain senior and forged the "Virtue" Spear and the "Reason" Spear.

He would let that fellow understand that his actions violated both morality and reason.

"What are you doing here?" Yun Shan had no intention of playing riddles with Xiao Han, but then he suddenly reacted. "Wait, how did you get in?"

His aura was restrained yet ready to erupt, and he was prepared to attack at any moment. Seeing his reaction, how could Xiao Han not know that Yun Shan was on guard?

"Don't waste your effort. If I wanted to kill you, you wouldn't have lived until now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yun Shan suddenly felt immense force pressing in from both sides. Soon, he found it difficult to move.

Just as Yun Shan thought his life was about to end in such an abrupt and pathetic manner, the pressure suddenly vanished. Yun Shan collapsed to the ground and gasped for breath.

"Now you believe me, right?" Xiao Han still wore that lazy, indifferent expression.

"What did you come to the Yun Lan Sect for?" Yun Shan's tone was unfriendly. Anyone who had nearly died at another person's hands would not have a good attitude.

"Don't tell me that a top-tier powerhouse like you would take a liking to something belonging to a small sect like my Yun Lan Sect."

"Do you want to break through to the Dou Zong Realm?" Xiao Han did not answer Yun Shan's question. Instead, he suddenly asked one of his own.

Yun Shan was rendered speechless by the question. His expression shifted several times before he could only let out a sigh.

His tone was filled with deep desolation. "Sigh, how could I not want to?"

Perhaps because Xiao Han was his contemporary and was far stronger than him, Yun Shan instead set aside the aloof, proud, and unruffled facade he maintained before the world. He chose to speak honestly.

Whenever he thought of how the Yun Lan Sect suffered humiliation at every Sect Assembly because it lacked a Dou Zong powerhouse, and how even the Jia Ma Empire behind it could not escape being dragged into it,

Yun Shan's heart filled with anger and shame. He was furious at Chu Yun, Mu Lan, Luoyan, and the other nations for taking advantage of their misfortune.

He was even more ashamed that, as the Sect Master of the Yun Lan Sect and the leader of the Jia Ma Empire's sect world, he could not bring glory to his own sect. Instead, he had disappointed everyone time and time again. This was a tremendous blow to Yun Shan's proud heart.

That was why Yun Shan had chosen to enter a death seclusion in pursuit of a breakthrough.

"I can help you break through to the Dou Zong Realm, but you have to do something for me." Seeing Yun Shan's grief and bitterness, Xiao Han no longer felt inclined to mock him.

Now, he somewhat understood why Yun Shan had been willing to cooperate with the Soul Hall and make a deal with the tiger.

It was not that he did not know how dangerous the Soul Hall was. Judging by the Hall of Souls Protector's shameful attire alone, anyone could tell that he was definitely no good person. Yun Shan simply had no other choice.

Even now, Yun Shan already had such a deep obsession with breaking through.

In the Original work, nearly twenty years had passed. After enduring twenty years of despair, that obsession had probably long since turned into madness.

The Soul Hall had likely only needed to give him hope for him to agree without hesitation.

"What is it?" Yun Shan still retained some reason at present.

If he had agreed without thinking, Xiao Han might even have begun to suspect him.

"Help me seal off all information about the Xiao Clan.

"That's all. If you can do it, I'll give you a Sect Breaking Pill."

"A Sect Breaking Pill? It seems you really no longer belong to the same world as us." Yun Shan had naturally heard of the Sect Breaking Pill.

To put it bluntly, if he could obtain one, he would definitely be able to enter the Dou Zong Realm.

But such a precious pill did not exist anywhere in the entire Jia Ma Empire. Otherwise, he would not have struggled for so many years.

Upon learning that the Sect Breaking Pill, which was nearly impossible for him to obtain, could be casually produced by Xiao Han, a fellow of the same generation, Yun Shan's feelings became incredibly complicated. Then, he spoke with emotion.

"Seal off information about the Xiao Clan? What do you mean? Or rather, how far do you need me to go?"

At last, Yun Shan displayed the shrewdness befitting a Sect Master.

He did not ask why. He only asked how far he needed to go.

He also guessed that Xiao Han might have provoked some powerful enemy he could not deal with. To prevent others from discovering the Xiao Clan's existence and using it to threaten him,

he had come to ask him—or rather, the Yun Lan Sect behind him—for help. However, Yun Shan did not pry any further.

Every transaction carried risks, and Yun Shan was willing to gamble on this one.

If he succeeded, he would not only break through to the Dou Zong Realm but also gain the favor of a powerhouse like Xiao Han.

Even if he failed, the Yun Lan Sect, which currently did not even possess a Dou Zong powerhouse, had no value in continuing to exist anyway. Their ancestor probably would not want them tarnishing his reputation.

Hai Bo Dong could tell that Xiao Han's previous move was not something a Dou Zong could accomplish, and Yun Shan could naturally sense it as well.

Besides, information about the Xiao Clan was not some hot commodity. Few people would care about an ordinary clan in a remote Small Country, so sealing it off would not be difficult.