Under One Person: My Inner Realm Connects to All Worlds!

Chapter 231 The Behind-the-Scenes Organization
There is another place in what appears to be an ordinary mountain stream with scattered rocks.

Han Yun checked each location one by one. Although the first two places were rich in earth energy, there were no abnormalities. However, when he approached the rocky beach in the mountain stream, his Heavenly Eye suddenly felt a faint, almost imperceptible tremor.

It was an extremely subtle fluctuation, cold and viscous, carrying a hint of inhuman stillness, yet strangely intertwined with the vibrant energy of the earth's veins, like a drop of ink slowly spreading in clear water.

Han Yun silently crept closer and hid behind a giant rock.

It was not that the rocky beach was deserted.

Three men dressed in dark gray, close-fitting clothes, with ordinary faces that would be easily lost in a crowd, sat cross-legged in a triangular formation. In the middle of them was a strange object, a small stone tower about a foot tall.

The tower was covered with dark red runes, which were now emitting a faint, dark light.

Three men formed hand seals, continuously channeling their vital energy into the stone tower. From within the tower, a wisp of extremely thin and faint black energy emanated, like a living thing, burrowing into the ground, merging with the earth's energy, and flowing towards the Ghost-Dispelling Well.

Their Qi was not particularly powerful, but it was extremely obscure and peculiar. Moreover, the three of them shared the same origin and were connected through the black stone tower, which produced a strange resonance amplification effect, making the wisp of black Qi they emitted pure and difficult to detect.

What made Han Yun's gaze sharpen even more was that next to the stone tower, there lay a catfish-shaped elf with a completely black body and only scarlet eyes.

The catfish also has a small red torii gate on its body.

It seemed to thoroughly enjoy the dark light emanating from the stone tower, occasionally sticking out its tongue to lick the surface of the tower. The faint fluctuations emanating from its body perfectly concealed the aura of the three men and the stone tower, making it blend into the surrounding environment.

"As expected, there are elves helping us. Judging from their appearance, they are not from China, but from Japan." Han Yun realized.

He did not act immediately, but carefully scanned the black stone tower with his Heavenly Eye.

"This magical artifact can directly convert the vital energy of living beings into evil energy that pollutes the earth's veins, and it can also remotely anchor nodes to continuously cast spells. It is definitely not something that an ordinary sect could refine. And these three people have strange cultivation methods that are unlike any known sect in China."

Just as Han Yun was observing, the leader of the three men suddenly frowned and whispered, "It seems that the Taoists at the Ghost-Breaking Well have strengthened their defenses."

The other person sneered, "What's there to be afraid of? With Lord Earthquake Catfish covering us up, unless the Celestial Master arrives in person, who can see through our disguise? Hurry up and complete the assigned task. The veins of this Shu region are truly incredibly fertile, hehehe!"

The third person's voice was hoarse: "It's a pity we can't devour it all at once, we can only let it flow slowly like this, it's really frustrating."

"Shut up! How dare you interfere with Lord Ashiya's grand plan? Stabilize your output, we can retreat in a quarter of an hour."

Han Yun's eyes turned cold.

Ashiya? Big plan?
It seems that more than just small shrimp were caught.

He no longer concealed his presence and stepped out from behind the giant rock.

"I'm afraid you won't have a next moment."

The voice was calm, yet it resounded like thunder in the ears of the three people and the elf!

The three men in gray were shocked, but reacted very quickly. Almost the instant the sound rang out, their hand seals changed simultaneously, and the black stone tower shone with dark light. A twisted, resentful black aura lashed out at Han Yun.

At the same time, the earthquake catfish let out a roar like an earthquake, its eyes glowed bright red, and it slapped its tail directly on the ground, stirring up mud and rock peaks like earth dragons.

However, Han Yun simply stepped forward lightly, and the Qimen Formation unfolded, instantly leveling the mud and earth dragon. Facing the black energy that was drawn out, he pointed his fingers like a sword, and a point of pure yang golden light condensed at his fingertips, which he then casually slashed.

scoff!

Like a hot knife slicing through butter, the seemingly ferocious black aura was instantly cleaved in two by the golden light and vanished without a trace.

The three men in gray robes suffered a backlash, simultaneously spitting out a mouthful of black blood, their faces filled with horror. "Golden Light? You're from the Celestial Master's Mansion?!"

Forgive their narrow-minded perception; after all, in their preconceived notions, only the Golden Light Mantra of the Celestial Master's Mansion can emit golden light.

"go!"

The leader acted decisively, grabbing at the black stone tower while bowing to the catfish-like spirit, "Please, sir, intervene and stop him!"

The catfish-shaped spirit, the Earthquake Catfish, let out a deep, rumbling roar, and then its body swelled up in the wind, becoming as large as a small mountain. A cloud of filthy, muddy mist gathered beneath it, lifting it up.

It suddenly swung its massive, jet-black body around, not attacking Han Yun directly, but slamming it heavily onto the ground!

Boom!

The entire mountain stream seemed to come alive. The earth trembled violently, rocks flew everywhere, and several bottomless cracks suddenly opened up around the earthquake catfish, like the mouths of giant beasts, devouring Han Yun's feet.

A distorted and chaotic wave spread out, strongly interfering with the flow of Qi in the surrounding area, and even attempting to shake the Qimen formation that had just unfolded beneath Han Yun's feet.

At the same time, the three men in gray, with perfect coordination, abandoned the stone tower without hesitation and rushed backward like ghosts, intending to use the opening created by the earthquake catfish to scatter and escape.

Their mission clearly prioritizes ensuring their own safety and preventing the leakage of intelligence; they are willing to sacrifice magical artifacts and even spirits.

"Certainly."

Han Yun spoke the truth, his voice not loud, but carrying an air of authority that made his words law.

The Qimen formation beneath his feet, which had been disrupted by the earthquake's fluctuations, instantly stabilized, its radiance flowing and the four plates rotating!

The crack in the ground suddenly closed, and the flying rocks hovered in mid-air. The chaotic fluctuations subsided instantly, as if they had hit an invisible barrier.

Kan character - Water Ripple Mirror!
Suddenly, the air ahead of the three fleeing figures distorted, and three smooth, mirror-like walls of light, shimmering with ripples, appeared out of thin air. Unable to stop in time, the three crashed into them.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
Three muffled thuds echoed as the three men were thrown back as if they had crashed into an impenetrable wall, leaving them dizzy and disoriented, their vital energy in disarray.

The earthquake catfish was pointed out by Han Yun with a casual gesture.

The word "Separation" – Samadhi Fire – Firefly's Flowing Light!

A tiny, blazing white spark shot out like a meteor and instantly disappeared into the massive body of the earthquake catfish.

"Ow—!"

The earthquake catfish let out a shrill, painful howl. The spark of the Samadhi True Fire exploded within its body, transforming into countless fine, pure Yang fire needles that frantically burned its Yin body, causing it to writhe and twist, unable to cause any more trouble.

In the blink of an eye, one man subdued the spirit, and with a single word, he trapped three enemies.

The three men in gray clothes looked desperate, exchanged glances, and a resolute and ruthless glint suddenly flashed in their eyes.

Their vital energy suddenly collapsed inward, and under Han Yun's divine eye, unnatural black talismans appeared on their abdomens.

At the same time, a vortex-like suction force continuously emerged from its abdomen, as if it wanted to perish together with Han Yun and destroy the evidence.

(End of this chapter)