What he did not know was that in some ruins not far from him, a pair of eyes was staring at him intently.
The owner of those eyes was a short, rat-faced middle-aged man.
Dressed in a tattered gray robe, he crouched behind a pile of rubble, keeping even his breathing extremely quiet for fear of disturbing Ye Fan's cultivation.
This man was none other than Duan De.
The most notorious tomb-raiding expert in the Big Dipper Star Region, he made his living robbing graves and digging up tombs.
He and Ye Fan shared an inexplicable history.
Back at the Desolate Ancient Sacred Land, he had worked with Ye Fan several times. Although he had usually been the one to suffer losses, he had also gained quite a few benefits.
The reason he was here was that he had been secretly following Ye Fan all along.
More precisely, he had been following the Green Bronze Fragment on Ye Fan's person.
That Green Bronze Fragment was a treasure he had coveted for a very long time.
Rumor had it that it was a supreme treasure left behind by some mighty expert from ancient times, containing a heaven-shaking secret.
The first time Duan De saw the Green Bronze Fragment, he had felt a powerful pull.
It was as though something were calling to him.
Unfortunately, Ye Fan had always kept the Green Bronze Fragment close to his body, leaving him no chance to make a move.
Later, Ye Fan's strength grew ever greater, and he gained more and more helpers. Duan De had become even less willing to act rashly.
Only recently, after learning that Ye Fan was alone, had he quietly followed him here.
"Hehe, Little Ye, you've fallen into my hands."
Hiding behind the rubble, Duan De revealed a lecherous