Soon, a shadow crept into the main hall.
"The defenses are tight, but unfortunately they're all only at the Mythic Realm; they can't detect me at all." The elder of the great clan said with a smile.
This shadow was a technique he cultivated, a kind of clone of himself, and it had the means to conceal his aura, making it most suitable for assassination.
Although the shadow clone only possessed the strength of King Realm Third Grade, it was still beyond the detection of the Mythic Realm.
"Oh? There's one more person?"
After the elder entered the main hall, he quickly saw Lin An sitting cross-legged on the ground.
Although Lin An was only at the Mythic Realm Ninth Grade, his youthful appearance made the clone frown.
"The Heavenly Vault Army truly produces a constant stream of geniuses. Back then, Li Zhao possessed extraordinary talent, reaching the Mythic Ninth Grade at the age of forty, and breaking through to the King Realm was just around the corner."
"Although the opponent was ultimately severely injured and crippled, no one expected that Li Xiyun would be even more monstrous, reaching the King Realm without a sound."
"This person appears to be only around twenty years old, yet he has already reached the Mythic Realm Ninth Grade. If given another ten or twenty years, he will surely be able to break through to the King Realm."
Thinking of this, a murderous glint flashed in the elder's eyes.
He originally only intended to assassinate Li Zhao, but now that he has discovered Lin An, this prodigy, he naturally won't let him go either.
However, he was not in a hurry. He would naturally kill Lin An, but the most important person was Li Zhao.
Then the elder's gaze fell upon the blood cocoon in the very center.
"This is... Nirvana?"
"How is that possible? Why would they have the Nirvana Life-Extending Pill?"
The elder clan leader, as expected of King Realm Eighth Grade expert, possessed extraordinary knowledge and recognized the origin of the blood cocoon at a glance.
But this was also what surprised him the most. The Nirvana Life-Extending Pill was King Rank pill, and among the three great empires, only the seventh prince could refine it.
Moreover, even with the seventh prince, King Rank alchemist, the royal family only has two Nirvana Life-Extending Pill.
One was in the hands of the Heavenly Revelation Emperor, and the other was in his possession.
"Seventh Brother certainly wouldn't help Heavenly Vault King refine it, so there are only a few other possibilities."
"Either the Heavenly Vault King was lucky enough to encounter the ruins of a powerful figure from the chaotic era, thus obtaining a Nirvana Life-Extending Pill."
"Or perhaps the Heavenly Vault King made a deal with the other two great empires."
The Nirvana Life-Extending Pill is precious, and the royal families of the other two great empires naturally wouldn't miss out on it. They once spent a huge sum of money to purchase one from the royal family of the Heavenly Revelation Empire.
However, the elder still felt that the former was more reliable. Otherwise, he could hardly imagine what price the Heavenly Vault King would pay to obtain a Nirvana Life-Extending Pill from the other two great empires.
"Luckily, I discovered it."
The elder clansman wore a cold smile. He knew the Nirvana Life-Extending Pill well. Although its effects were powerful, if it was interrupted midway, it would backfire.
At best, the injury will be fatal, leaving the person completely disabled; at worst, they will be reduced to ashes on the spot.
Upon realizing this, the elder's heart stirred, and a power silently emerged, sweeping towards the blood cocoon.
Boom!
But just as the power was about to strike the blood cocoon, the entire hall suddenly trembled violently, and then an array appeared, enveloping the entire hall.
That power vanished instantly under the formation.
"Who!"
Immediately afterwards, Lin An, who had been pretending to cultivate, opened his eyes and shouted.
The elder was also startled. He had indeed discovered an array around the blood cocoon, but he thought it was at most Mythic Rank array.
Even though this shadow clone only possesses the strength of King Realm Fifth Grade, it can still completely ignore a Mythic Rank formation.
"It's actually King Rank formation! How could the Heavenly Vault King possess King Rank formation?"
The elder was puzzled, but he had no time to think about it, because after Lin An shouted, the many Mythic Realm experts guarding outside the hall also heard the commotion and entered the hall together.
" Mythic Realm dares to try and stop me?"
Although the elder clan leader found this somewhat troublesome, he was not worried.
An idea immediately struck him, and he decided to take action against these Mythic Realm.
But the next moment his expression changed, and he found that his power seemed to have disappeared.
"No, this is... the Great Derivation Seal!"
The elder was shocked; he was aware of the Great Derivation Seal, a King Rank formation.
If a King Rank array master were to control this array, even if his physical body were to arrive, he would inevitably be greatly affected.
These people in front of him are only at the Mythic Realm, and it is impossible for them to fully activate a King Rank formation. How could they possibly completely seal his power?
But Lin An wouldn't give the other party too much time to think.
"How dare you!"
"Who dares to infiltrate this place? Kill him!"
As Lin An spoke, the shadow clone of the Great Elder had already appeared.
Wei Min and the others noticed it immediately and, without hesitation, simultaneously attacked and suppressed the shadow clone.
"Stop."
"You dare lay a hand on me? I am..."
The elder's expression changed drastically, and he immediately cried out.
Now that his power is sealed, he is just like an ordinary person. How could he withstand the siege of so many Mythic Realm experts?
If the shadow clone is killed, the main body will also be affected.
But before he could finish speaking, Wei Min's attack arrived first.
boom...
The powerful force struck the shadow clone, but failed to kill it.
Even if the clone has the strength of the King Realm, and its power is sealed, it is not something that Mythic Realm can kill instantly.
However, there were more than twenty Mythic Realm present, and attacks rained down one after another. Even though this clone had reached the King Realm, it couldn't withstand them at all.
laugh...
Meanwhile, in the shadows, Lin An unleashed a flash of blade light, instantly killing the clone.
Lin An waited a few moments, but did not hear the system notification.
"It seems that killing clones doesn't grant attribute points."
Lin An was not disappointed. After scanning with his divine sense to make sure that nothing was missed, he turned his gaze to Wei Min and the others.
"Young master, we failed in our duty of guarding, please punish us." Wei Min and the others immediately bowed and begged for forgiveness.
"Grandfather will handle the punishment. You all continue to guard outside. What happens inside the palace must not be revealed," Lin An said, waving his hand.
"Yes."
The group bowed and then withdrew from the hall.
"That clone should be connected to that elder's mind. Now that the clone has been severed, the elder must be feeling bad too."
Lin An thought for a moment, then sat down cross-legged again and entered a meditative state.
Ah poop...
The elder clan leader, who was talking with Li Yunshan, suddenly turned pale and couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
Li Yunshan's eyes flashed, and the rules of heaven and earth around him suddenly surged, pressing down on the elder.
The elder of the clan was already injured because his clone had been killed, and he never expected Li Yunshan to do this.
Before they could even resist, the power of the rules struck them.
"Puff..."
Another mouthful of blood spurted out, and the already pale-faced elder was now like a candle flickering in the wind, as if he would breathe his last at any moment.
"Oh dear!"
"Elder, what's wrong with you?"
Why were you suddenly injured?
"Alas, it was my carelessness that led me to fail to stop."
"Quickly swallow this pill. It's a top-grade pill that I've treasured for many years, and it'll have a miraculous effect on your injuries."
Li Yunshan appeared concerned and took out a jet-black pill, feeding it directly to the elder.
The elders were still in a daze and had no time to react before Li Yunshan made them swallow the pill.
The elder's pupils trembled slightly after the pill entered his mouth.
What kind of lousy pill is this? It has absolutely no healing effect.
The taste was even more indescribable than West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce.
Ah pfft...
The elder immediately spat out another mouthful of blood, mixed with food residue from his stomach.
"It seems the pills are working."
"Just spit it out."
Li Yunshan smiled and patted the elder's back. With each pat, the elder coughed up blood.
He then immediately fainted and died on the spot.