Effortlessly

Seeing the black mist surge in, Yun Yun dared not continue monitoring. After all, the other party was a Dou Zong expert, and she was not confident that she would not be discovered. She quietly retreated back to the Sect Master Palace, and then with a flick of her hand, a Jade Pendant appeared in her hand.

"No need, I'm already here!" Just as she was about to crush the Jade Pendant, a voice rang in her ear, and at the same time, a hand pressed down on her hand holding the Jade Pendant.

Upon hearing the sudden words, Yun Yun abruptly withdrew her hand, only then realizing that Lin Qing had appeared in front of her at some point, and that the hand she had just touched was indeed Lin Qing's.

Feeling the warmth from the back of her hand, Yun Yun's cheeks suddenly flushed crimson. Lin Qing ignored Yun Yun's somewhat flustered state; he had just lost his composure, but it was an unconscious reaction.

Lin Qing had already arrived; he had only arrived earlier to avoid alerting the enemy.

Without hesitation, he said to Yun Yun, "Let's go! Let's go and meet this Protector!"

He immediately disappeared into the space, while Yun Yun also condensed her Dou Qi Wings and flew towards the Back Mountain.

Meanwhile, inside Secret Chamber in the Back Mountain the Misty Cloud Sect.

"Who goes there?" Yun Shan also asked quickly.

"Hehehe, Yun Shan, what brings you here? Has the Xiao Clan found me?" A cloud of black mist quickly drifted out from the stone door of the Secret Chamber, and then rapidly condensed into a ball.

"Hehehe! Yun Shan, if you ask me, we should strike first, but I need to inform the Venerable Elder in the hall about this."

After listening to Yun Shan's story, the black mist let out a strange cry.

"Let me put it this way! Dou Zong and Eighth-Rank Alchemist at this age! Even in Central Plains, there are very few people who can achieve this at this age. With his talent, becoming a legendary Saint is almost a certainty."

"Given his strength and status, even in our Soul Hall, the Venerable Elder must treat him with utmost respect!"

Under the Soul Clan's grand plan spanning millennia, the Soul Clan pays special attention to Alchemist. If they can recruit them, all the better; if not, they can only destroy them like Yao Chen did back then.

"Hmph! This is an Eighth-Rank Alchemist. If we don't handle this well, I, the entire Misty Cloud Sect, and even you could all be brought down in a ditch."

Yun Shan sneered.

"Heh heh! What? You're unwilling? My Soul Hall helped you rise from the brink of death to your current Dou Zong strength, and now that it's your turn to pay the price, you're unwilling? If you're unwilling, I suggest we just eliminate you. You should know that what belongs to my Soul Hall isn't so easy to take!"

Seemingly sensing Yun Shan's displeasure, a sinister laugh echoed from within the black mist.

"Hehehe, what you said is true. I just don't know why those idiots in the Black-Corner Region didn't discover such a talent. But it's fine this way. Such an excellent soul, once I report it, all the rewards will be mine!"

The conversation abruptly shifted, and the person in the black mist burst into wild laughter, his tone revealing greed, as if a bright future was just around the corner.

"Guess!" A calm voice suddenly rang out from the Secret Chamber. Although the voice was very soft and slow, it sounded like a muffled thunderclap to the two people's ears!

The two people who were laughing strangely were so startled that their hair stood on end. A huge chill instantly froze their eager feelings, and even a sense of fear quietly arose in their hearts.

"Who!" ×2

Yun Shan and Protector Wu felt a chill run down their spines. Their originally greedy and fierce eyes suddenly narrowed, and they felt a chill run down their spines. They stared intently at the stone gate.

At the same time, two terrifying pressures swept out.

They weren't making baseless accusations; they hadn't noticed anyone approaching just now. Anyone who could get close to them silently must be at least as strong as them.

As for escaping, there's only one exit in the entire Secret Chamber; even if someone comes in through the door, they can't escape.

"Hehe, weren't you just talking about me? Why are you less happy now that I'm here!" a calm voice replied.

At the same time, a gentle breeze swept through the Secret Chamber, subtly suppressing the oppressive aura of the two individuals. Soon after, two figures, a man and a woman, appeared inside the stone chamber.

The two women were very familiar to each other; they were Yun Misty Cloud Sect Master the Yun Yun Sect.

The young man, due to his appearance, status, and strength, Lin Qing his portrait widely circulated in the Jia Ma Empire and the Black-Corner Region. They quickly recognized him as Lin Qing, the renowned Master Alchemist was the talk of the town in the Jia Ma Empire.

The place where Lin Qing stood was empty, as if he did not exist.

Faced with Lin Qing like this, although both Protector Wu Yun Shan and his companion were Dou Zong, a nameless fear quietly arose in their hearts, and a chill instantly surged from the soles of their feet to their heads.

"You're Lin Qing?!" Yun Shan stared intently at the newcomer, his gaze fixed on Lin Qing.

"You discovered it a long time ago!" Sensing that his chances of survival were slim, Protector Wu looked at Lin Qingyun and Yun with a chilling gaze.

"Hehe, it's obvious, isn't it?" Lin Qing said with interest.

After speaking, a sharp killing intent flashed in Lin Qing's eyes, and a powerful aura slowly emanated from his body. Then, before the two could react, he took a step forward and silently appeared between them.

"Seal!" Lin Qing pointed at Yun Shan. Although his speed seemed slow, it was as fast as lightning in Yun Shan's eyes.

Immediately, to Yun Shan's horrified gaze, a smooth finger touched his forehead.

"Well!"

Yun Shan only had time to let out a muffled groan before he realized that all his Dou Qi had vanished, and he had become an ordinary person.

"Damn it!" Upon noticing Lin Qing's actions and seeing that Yun Shan's Dou Qi spirit and soul were sealed, Protector Wu cursed angrily, immediately disregarding the difference in their strength.

"Whoosh! Swoosh!"

Three jet-black iron chains, gleaming with a deep, eerie light, suddenly shot out from the black mist. The chains moved with terrifying speed, reaching Lin Qing's back in the blink of an eye. The tips of the chains were as sharp as blades, and even faintly revealed a strange, cold glint.

Sensing the whooshing sound behind him, Lin Qing remained calm in the face of the oncoming chains. He gently raised his arm, clenched his fist, and a Vermilion Bird made of crimson flames instantly condensed behind him, colliding with the incoming chains.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle!"

The anticipated explosion did not occur. Instead, the three black iron chains were rendered useless by the high temperature of the flames and were instantly incinerated.

After the iron chains were burned, the Vermilion Bird continued to fly slowly toward the Protector Wu.

"What kind of Heavenly Flames is this?"

Faced with Lin Qing's reaction and the crimson Vermilion Bird radiating terrifying heat flying towards him, Protector Wu's pupils instantly shrank to the size of pinpoints, and an invisible Heart Flame quietly emerged from his body.