Inside a cave dwelling deep within the Misty Cloud Sect!
A man in a plain white robe sat quietly on a meditation cushion. With snow-white hair and a youthful face, he exuded an ethereal air, looking anything but ordinary.
Opposite him floated a cloud of black mist, from which faint, sinister cackles could be heard.
Their identities were obvious: Yun Shan and Protector Wu.
Upon hearing Xiao Yan's voice, a trace of surprise appeared on Yun Shan's completely unlined face.
"That fellow outside with Yun'er actually sensed our presence."
"But the aura he gives off should only be that of a Dou Ling. How strange."
Although surprised that Xiao Yan could detect him and Protector Wu, Yun Shan soon furrowed his brows.
He did not mind being seen himself, but he did not want Yun Yun to see Protector Wu.
Not only were this man's origins mysterious, his methods were bizarre as well.
With nowhere left to turn, Yun Shan had accepted his help and finally broken through to Dou Zong.
Yet Yun Shan still instinctively sensed something amiss and harbored considerable wariness toward Protector Wu.
"Protector Wu, please wait here a moment. I'll go out and send them away."
No sooner had Yun Shan finished speaking than Protector Wu gave a sinister cackle. "There's no need. After all, it's rare to encounter such a young, high-ranking alchemist. A truly uncommon opportunity."
"A high-ranking alchemist?"
Yun Shan froze briefly, then immediately understood.
The fellow beside Yun Yun who had sensed him and Protector Wu only gave off the aura of a Dou Ling. In that case, the only way he could have detected them was through powerful soul strength.
And what sort of person possessed powerful soul strength?
A high-ranking alchemist, without a doubt.
Moreover, this alchemist's rank had to