Breaking the Masked Man

Yun Yun frowned slightly, her eyes, as clear as autumn water, filled with a hint of solemnity. She said in a low voice, "Such a change has never happened before. It would be better if you did not take any risks, young master. There are many strange places in the Gate of Life and Death, and there may be some unknown dangers."

"This is the Yunlan Sect's training ground. If there's no danger, how can it be effective for training? I want to go in and take a look. Do you want to come?" Yao Yan asked, looking at the aloof and stunning woman in his arms.

Seeing Yao Yan's casual yet resolute attitude, Yun Yun ultimately didn't utter the words of dissuasion she wanted to say. After a moment, a firm look appeared in her eyes, and she nodded heavily.

"Brush~"

Having received a positive reply, Yao Yan no longer hesitated. With a slight flap of his bone wings, he embraced Yun Yun and flew towards the Gate of Life and Death.

The next moment, the two disappeared from the spot.

As they disappeared, the strange phenomena at the Gate of Life and Death ceased, and everything returned to normal.

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The space before them continued to distort, and the next moment, Yao Yan appeared with Yun Yun on a desolate mountain. The surrounding light was dim, with only a few fluorescent lights flickering. Upon closer inspection, one could see that the source of these fluorescent lights was a series of tiny insects, similar to fireflies.

"Young master, you can let go of me now."

At this moment, Yao Yan heard Yun Yun's slightly awkward voice. Clearly, this was the first time in her life that she had been in such close contact with a member of the opposite sex.

Upon hearing this, Yao Yan released his hand without saying anything to tease him. He looked around and his soul power surged from between his brows, instantly covering the surroundings. A three-dimensional image quickly appeared in his mind.

A cave with many passageways leads to the center, where a coffin is placed, surrounded by many skeletons.

"Have you been here before?" Yao Yan asked.

Yun Yun tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear, glanced around with her beautiful eyes, and said with a hint of doubt, "This seems to be the resting place of the sect leaders of past generations, but I have only heard of this place and have never been here."

"Let's go and pay our respects to the ancestors of your Yunlan Sect." A glint of malice flashed in Yao Yan's eyes, but a faint smile graced his face as he spoke softly.

Yun Yun nodded without refusing, and then followed Yao Yan along the winding mountain path towards the deepest part of the mountain... The surrounding light was extremely dim, and even the air was filled with a cold and gloomy power, which made Yun Yun involuntarily move closer to Yao Yan. Around Yao Yan, the cold and gloomy power was like a mouse seeing a cat, not daring to get any closer.

"Many people have died here. If we wait a few hundred years, perhaps a Bone Spirit Cold Flame can be born." Yao Yan looked at Yun Yun, who was standing beside him with her arms crossed. He first glanced at her eyes out of the corner of his eye, then lingered on a certain spot for a few seconds before spouting nonsense with a straight face.

"Bone Spirit Cold Flame? A strange flame?"

Yun Yun didn't know much about strange fire. Apart from alchemists, other cultivators obviously weren't very interested in it.

"Hmm." Yao Yan nodded. He was just starting a conversation. There were no conditions for the birth of strange fires here. On the contrary, it seemed that many ghosts had been born here. If the guardians of the Soul Clan were here, they would be overjoyed.

He suddenly understood why the Vulture Protector in the original story had his eye on the Cloud Mist Sect. Such a treasure land was an excellent place for cultivation for a Soul Palace Protector who was caught between life and death.

As is widely known, both spirits and ghosts are resources for the cultivation of those in the Soul Palace.

"So it seems you've come at an inopportune time." Yun Yun blinked, then seemed to have thought of something, looking at Yao Yan with a half-smile, and said.

Yao Yan is an alchemist. If the Bone Spirit Cold Flame really did originate here, then Yao Yan would definitely gain something from this trip. But now, it seems very likely that he will make a wasted trip. Although the Gate of Life and Death is somewhat special, the things and opportunities inside are obviously useless to Yao Yan, who is only a half-step Dou Zong.

Otherwise, her teacher wouldn't have chosen to go into seclusion outside.

"That's not necessarily true." Yao Yan said softly, then looked at the coffin surrounded by many white bones in the distance, and said in a deep voice, "You've already invited me in, how long are you going to hide?"

The two were now not far from the coffin. After passing through the network of caves, a vast expanse of land stretched out before them.

The layout of the entire Gate of Life and Death is extremely interesting. The interconnected caves link with the central coffin, forming a natural, extremely yin formation that can be used to nurture corpses or to soothe and nourish malevolent spirits.

"Hehe, I never expected that Yunlan Sect would produce a junior like you. I am very pleased..."

With a low, hoarse laugh, a nearly tangible soul floated out of the coffin. The figure was very old, with white beard and hair, and kind eyes, looking at Yun Yun and Yao Yan.

Yun Yun opened her mouth, stunned by the scene before her. She hadn't expected that the ancestor of the Yunlan Sect was still alive, and the soul of the person in front of her was exactly the same as the portrait in the Yunlan Sect.

"Come closer and tell me how the Yunlan Sect is doing." The old man waved his hand with a smile.

Just as Yun Yun was about to step forward, Yao Yan grabbed her hand, and at the same time, he chuckled mockingly in her ear: "Playing tricks, when did a malevolent spirit learn to do this? I'm curious, are you the soul of the Yunlan Sect's ancestor from back then, or an aggregate of the remnant souls of these sect leaders after their deaths?"

"Young man, you've gone too far!" Upon hearing this, the old man's expression instantly froze, and then a fierce look appeared in his eyes as he angrily rebuked him.

"Unable to suppress the ferocity within you? Such a mixed soul body, it seems you've devoured quite a few souls over the years. No wonder there are so many skeletons around. It seems the ancestor who founded the Yunlan Sect wasn't a good person either." Yao Yan surveyed the surroundings and gave his assessment.

As he spoke, he clearly felt Yun Yun's body stiffen, obviously his words had also provoked the sect leader of Yunlan Sect.

"I wanted you to die without pain, but I didn't expect you to be so ungrateful!"

The old man's kind expression vanished instantly, his eyes turned pitch black, his soul turned black, and he was surrounded by malevolent energy. His expression became ferocious and ruthless, and a wave of malevolent energy swept out, causing Yun Yun's face to turn pale with terrifying pressure.

Clearly, the strength of this malevolent spirit before them far surpasses that of Yun Yun.

"Brush~"

Yun Yun reacted quickly, adjusting her mood in no time. A long sword appeared in her palm as her storage ring flashed on her finger. Her fighting spirit swirled around her, and she stared coldly at the ferocious soul before her, saying in a deep voice, "You devoured the souls of the sect leaders of past generations?!"

The evil spirit had no interest in Yun Yun. Its gaze was fixed on Yao Yan, because Yao Yan exuded an indescribable allure in both his soul and body. It had a feeling that if it could devour the other party, it might be able to get rid of its current situation, escape the formation, and gain complete freedom!

This fueled his greed to the point where he could no longer control it.

He's a malevolent spirit; how much rationality can you expect from him?

"Let me handle this. You're no match for him." Yao Yan exerted a little force with his palm, pulling Yun Yun behind him. As he flipped his palm, a sky-blue flame rose up. The next moment, the sky-blue flame transformed into three different colored flames, and at the same time, a wisp of eerie white flame floated out from between his brows.

The next moment, under Yun Yun's gaze, the four flames that had been floating out transformed into four fire spirits as she formed a seal in her palm. They rose with the wind and, in the blink of an eye, transformed into four enormous creatures. The scorching heat instantly swept through the entire cave, and the chilling aura brought by the evil spirit vanished instantly under the scorching heat of the four strange flames.

At the same time, the once arrogant and domineering evil spirit instantly became like a quail, and even showed fear in its eyes.

Yao Yan didn't even need to condense a fifth type of fire spirit or use the Five-Wheel Fire Technique. With his current strength, suppressing a fierce soul that had just entered the Dou Zong realm was far too easy; he could simply crush it head-on.

The strange fire already has a restraining effect on it, let alone the combination of four different strange fires. It can only be said that this fierce soul has provoked someone it shouldn't have. If it were to face Protector Vulture and say a few nice words, it might even become one of his henchmen.

But Yao Yan clearly doesn't need this so-called evil spirit as a henchman.

"boom!"

The four fire spirits instantly suppressed the evil spirit on the ground. The terrifying temperature directly scorched it, causing it to sizzle and smoke. A voice begging for mercy came from the spirit's mouth, but it was quickly covered by the rising flames. The four different flames merged with each other, the temperature was scorching and violent, and even the surrounding white bones were completely burned. The coffin was also directly blown open, and a large amount of cold power surged out. The moment it intertwined with the power of the different flames, it produced a violent roar.

Yao Yan raised his hand and waved it lightly, completely isolating the approaching storm. Although he had not yet reached the Dou Zong level, the use of spatial power was not difficult for him. Back then, when he accidentally fell into the Tagor Desert, his body was severely damaged by spatial power.

However, this hardship was not without its benefits, as it made his perception of spatial power exceptionally acute.

"Should we spare his life?" Yao Yan looked at Yun Yun, who had a complicated expression, and asked her with great concern.

Yun Yun witnessed all of this and sighed inwardly. After a moment, she slowly said, "Since they are a menace, there is no need to keep them alive."

"As you wish." (End of Chapter)

Chapter 205. I'm so angry!

205.

The flames surged skyward as four extremely terrifying fire spirits ravaged the entire cave. Wherever they passed, the extremely yin energy that filled the cave was completely burned away, and all the withered bones were reduced to nothingness under the sweep of the fire waves. As the last wisp of yin energy was dispelled, the terrifying fire spirits also slowly dissipated.

As the fire spirit dissipated, the terrifying high temperature also disappeared.

At the same time, the chilling power also disappeared. The cave was now extremely dry, and the air was filled with a warm feeling, which showed how terrifying the four fire spirits were. If Yao Yan hadn't suppressed them, the space here would probably have collapsed.

Of course, it's pretty much the same right now.

Yao Yan swept his soul power over the area, confirming that the evil spirit was completely dead, leaving no trace of its soul power. Only then did he turn to look at Yun Yun, whose expression was complicated. Looking at her stunningly beautiful face, he said softly, "It's resolved."

Yun Yun took a deep breath to calm herself down. Her turbulent emotions included shock at Yao Yan's strength and anger at the secrets of the Gate of Life and Death. Clearly, most of the old sect leaders who entered the Gate of Life and Death for seclusion back then died at the hands of the evil spirits. Perhaps this was also the reason why the Yunlan Sect had never produced a Dou Zong level expert.

He was in seclusion in his ancestral homeland when he was ambushed by a malevolent spirit. How could he possibly survive?

"Thank you, young master." She bowed deeply to Yao Yan and said very earnestly.

However, before she could bend down completely, Yao Yan lifted her hands up.

"There's no need for that. Aren't we friends?" Yao Yan said softly, looking into those cool eyes.

Yun Yun blinked her beautiful eyes, then stopped bowing and slowly rose, a gentle smile playing on her lips. She said softly, "I thought you were joking, young master… Could it be that you really have designs on me?"

She covered her mouth and chuckled as soon as she finished speaking. It was obviously a joke, and she knew about the relationship between Yao Yan and Cai Die, so she had no intention of getting involved.

"A fair maiden is sought after by a gentleman. What if I said there really is one?" Yao Yan had no intention of hiding her thoughts. Since she had this idea, she naturally had to say it openly. It was just a matter of whether it would work out.

If you can't even take the first step, what's the point of just thinking about it?

Since Yun Yun brought up this topic, even if it was just a joke, Yao Yan didn't mind tearing away the thin veil and revealing her true feelings.

Yun Yun paused for a moment, then said, "But isn't Young Master Medusa, the Snake-People Queen..."

"like it all."

Yao Yan said this in an extremely shameless and nonchalant manner.

What's wrong with a man having three wives and four concubines? It's not like he can't handle it.

This statement completely baffled Yun Yun. Although there was no concept of monogamy in this world, monogamy was almost a given when one's strength reached a certain level, unless the woman was too weak and could only become the man's appendage.

Yun Yun was certainly not the kind of weak woman who would willingly become a subordinate. As the sect leader of Yunlan Sect, she also possessed her own pride.

"You're joking, young master," Yun Yun smiled slightly, wanting to lightly brush off the topic.

“But this is no joke.”

Yao Yan stepped forward, closing in on Yun Yun. He brazenly reached out and forcefully pulled Yun Yun into his arms. With his physical strength, Yun Yun, who had just entered the Dou Huang realm, was unable to resist in the slightest.

"You?!" Yun Yun glared at Yao Yan in embarrassment and anger. She hadn't expected Yao Yan to pull such a stunt.

"Angry?"

Yao Yan looked at Yun Yun's pretty face with great interest. At this moment, Yun Yun's cheeks were flushed due to emotional fluctuations, which gave her a different kind of charm, which was in stark contrast to her usual calm and aloof appearance.

Yun Yun's breathing quickened slightly, her breasts heaving, but her gaze turned cold as she stared at Yao Yan and said resolutely, "What does Young Master want to do?!"