"Be extremely careful!"
Mo Yun warned, "Yin Hu was at the peak of his combat power a thousand years ago. At that time, Hua Xia had just entered a period of turmoil and darkness, and no one could deal with him. If it weren't for the rise of the Heavenly King, who could have stopped him!"
Even though he himself didn't know if Yun Fan could resolve this, it was a desperate measure, for besides Yun Fan, he couldn't think of anyone else.
"Mm! I will be careful!"
Upon emerging, Yun Fan happened to see Zhao Lingyue.
"Lingyue, you stay in Medicine King Valley. I'll take you away after I've dealt with the enemy!"
"Brother Yun, I'll wait for you!"
Zhao Lingyue said resolutely. She had always had complete confidence in Yun Fan, and she believed it would be the same this time.
"It's alright, don't worry about me!"
After smiling, Yun Fan left Medicine King Valley.
After leaving Medicine King Valley, he headed towards the center of the hidden sects and finally found the source of the baleful energy.
It was the Heavenly Alliance from that era, though the Heavenly Alliance no longer existed. It was now a ruin, with a bottomless chasm beneath the rubble.
From this chasm, a great deal of terrifying baleful energy emanated.
Even Golden Core experts would meet their end here, and Nascent Soul experts would suffer damage. However, for Yun Fan, it was not a major problem.
Just as he was about to jump into the chasm, the earth suddenly rumbled, and the surrounding ten miles turned into ruins.
Yun Fan could sense that a powerful being, slumbering beneath the earth, had awakened.
The next moment, a figure burst forth from the ground. As he landed, boundless power spread out, an incredibly potent aura.
Finally, at this moment, Yun Fan got a clear look at the other's appearance. It was a foreign man clad in decaying armor.
A thousand years had passed, and his face was extremely dark, like a vengeful spirit emerging from hell. Even a single glance from him was enough to send shivers down one's spine.
"Kid, you woke me up!"
He said coldly.
If it weren't for Yun Fan, he might have slept for another month, as it wasn't yet the optimal time for him to awaken.
However, Yun Fan's arrival had caused him to awaken prematurely. He had sensed Yun Fan's killing intent and realized there might be danger if he remained dormant.
Therefore, he was not in his best condition. Even his gloomy aura couldn't hide his weakness.
It had to be said, his strength was immense. He had likely reached the Dao Seeking realm in the past, but Yun Fan sensed a shocking wound on him that had not healed even after a thousand years.
This was likely the wound inflicted by the Heavenly King back then. It was precisely because of this wound that his cultivation realm had fallen, leaving him only at the Divine Perception realm.
What Yun Fan found even more perverse was that Yin Hu, in order to survive until this era, had used the lives of countless of his clansmen to create the baleful energy that permeated the entire hidden sect.
After a thousand years, the baleful energy had become terrifyingly potent.
Yun Fan declared, "Yin Hu, you were lucky to escape death a thousand years ago. A thousand years later, I will never let you harm the innocent again!"
Upon hearing this, Yin Hu's gaze became briefly dazed. "Those scenes of slaughter flash before my eyes, yet it has already been a thousand years!"
He recalled how their five tribes had crossed the Great Wall into Hua Xia, initiating a brutal period of burning, killing, and looting.
Their tribes had been continuously growing stronger. In their eyes, the warriors of Hua Xia were too weak, merely food and playthings for them.
They had believed that their five great tribes could conquer and dominate Hua Xia. Unexpectedly, the Heavenly King had risen, determined to annihilate the five great tribes.
Despite multiple alliances, the five great tribes had ultimately been unable to defeat the Heavenly King and were eventually broken down one by one.
If he hadn't faked his death to escape, he would have been annihilated a thousand years ago.
The reason he had lived until this era was to recreate the glory of the five great tribes.
Although the five great tribes were almost completely wiped out by the Heavenly King a thousand years ago, it was understandable, considering that in that era, every member of the five great tribes, from top to bottom, had the blood of Hua Xia's people on their hands. After conquering the five great tribes, the Heavenly King had massacred them to avenge the innocent Hua Xia citizens who had died.
But now, he had awakened in this era, while the Heavenly King had long since perished in the annals of history. Therefore, in his view, no one could stop him in this era.
He declared, "I sense that this era is too weak. You, a junior, cannot stop me!"
"Is that so?"
Yun Fan replied, "That era had the Heavenly King; this era has me. The land of Hua Xia is eternally vibrant. You, bandits from beyond the borders, can never bully Hua Xia!"
At this moment, Yun Fan's heart was deeply stirred. He knew that with Yin Hu's awakening, it also signaled the arrival of the dark era.
The dark era had arrived much faster than he had imagined. He had thought he would have enough time to break through.
Alas, the era was far more brutal than he had anticipated.
"Kill you, and no one in the world will be able to stop my path!"
Yin Hu attacked Yun Fan without hesitation. In his opinion, Yun Fan was foolish, as with Yun Fan's cultivation realm, he was no match for him.
In an instant, Yun Fan entered a demonic state and engaged Yin Hu in combat. He had also briefly entered the Divine Perception realm.
This was the first threshold to peak power.
Yin Hu hadn't expected Yun Fan to be able to fight across cultivation realms. He had underestimated Yun Fan.
The two engaged in a fierce battle. Despite being at a disadvantage, Yun Fan's offense was sharp.
He was not suppressed by Yin Hu and even maintained the initiative.
Yin Hu sneered, "In the past, how many people were like you, rushing forward, thinking they could kill me, only to die at my hands? I admire your courage, but this is merely a foolish rush to your death!"
Yun Fan, upon hearing this, asked coldly, "Do you know why you lost back then?"
"Of course, it was because of the rise of the Heavenly King!"
He replied coldly to Yun Fan.
"You are mistaken!"
Yun Fan countered, "It's because, since ancient times, whenever faced with disaster, we in Hua Xia unite as one. Even if the Heavenly King hadn't risen back then, someone else would have. From the very beginning, your defeat was inevitable!"
"Ignorant unity?"
He chuckled mockingly. "It is precisely because of your presumptuous unity that we had enough food and playthings!"
"The darkness will come, but it will be temporary. A thousand years ago, Jin Zheng was incompetent, which allowed you to succeed briefly. A thousand years later, with me here, you won't even have an opportunity!"
"A newborn calf isn't afraid of a tiger!"
He said mockingly. "Witness your final glory! You have no chance!"
With that, he condensed the baleful energy and used it as a vanguard, intending to crush Yun Fan directly.
It had to be said, his combat power was immense, and with the baleful energy, he was even more invincible.
Even Yun Fan was completely suppressed by him. Just as he thought he could defeat Yun Fan, Yun Fan erupted once more.
Empowered by demonic energy, Yun Fan's strength surged to its peak.
The demonic energy cleared the path, breaking through the baleful energy. Yun Fan then moved close to Yin Hu and, with an unstoppable momentum, forced Yin Hu to retreat repeatedly.
At this moment, Yin Hu put away his contempt, for he had discovered that Yun Fan was not simple.
Therefore, at this moment, he made a decision: to elevate himself to his peak state.
Otherwise, there was a risk of capsizing in the gutter.
In that instant, he forcibly condensed the baleful energy. Just as Yun Fan thought he was about to attack him, Yin Hu unexpectedly swallowed all the baleful energy.
The next moment, Yin Hu, drawing strength from the baleful energy, temporarily recovered to his peak state, the Dao Seeking realm.
He had already fallen from the Dao Seeking realm. His awakening in this era was to draw upon the myriad lives of this era to recover his peak, and if possible, to break through further.
After all, he knew that among all the slumbering martial artists, his strength was not particularly high. If he didn't awaken early, by the time the truly powerful beings awoke, he might not even get a share.
He hadn't expected that his very first battle after awakening would be against such a remarkable young man as Yun Fan.
"Die!"
The next moment, he crushed Yun Fan with his exalted Dao Seeking realm.
With a powerful force that descended, Yun Fan was sent flying backward, gravely injured. After all, the gap between them was too vast.
Under the crushing power of the Dao Seeking realm, even he could not withstand this torrential force.
"Kid, are you despairing?"
Yin Hu sneered. "A thousand years ago, I saw the same fear in the eyes of those prey as I do in yours!"
Facing Yin Hu's taunts, Yun Fan offered no response. At this moment, the first person who came to mind was his master.
He knew his master must have sensed Yin Hu's awakening, but why hadn't his master intervened?
The reason was simple: it was a test from his master. Although there was a significant gap between them, there was definitely a flaw in the opponent.
If he could seize that flaw, there might be a glimmer of hope. He could only say that this test from his master was a bit much.
What if he were to perish?
However, since this was his master's test, it was a wager with his master. Yun Fan had never lost since he was young, so he firmly believed he wouldn't lose this time either.
"Have you already despaired to the point of not daring to resist?"
Yin Hu chuckled playfully and lunged towards Yun Fan, intending to kill him and absorb his blood essence to return to his peak.
At this critical juncture, Yun Fan made his move. Under the cover of demonic energy, he quickly approached Yin Hu.
Yin Hu chuckled, "The last struggle of an ant is useless!"
"Who says it's useless?"
Yun Fan smiled playfully, drew out his second senior sister's Azure Rainbow Sword, and struck directly at Yin Hu's wound.
"Ah!"
The next moment, Yin Hu let out a earth-shattering scream. He hadn't expected Yun Fan to see his wound.
Indeed, this wound was his most fatal weakness. He had initially thought that by concealing it with baleful energy, he could escape Yun Fan's sight.
He hadn't expected Yun Fan to have discovered it in advance. It was impossible for him not to be enraged.
In fact, he had concealed it very well, but he had revealed his greatest flaw – his forced elevation to the Dao Seeking realm.
The wound would also magnify with the increase in his power, so Yun Fan had captured that sliver of opportunity and dealt him another heavy blow.
"Kid, I will devour your flesh!"
Yin Hu was furious. This blow had significantly worsened his injury. Even if he defeated Yun Fan, it wouldn't be worth it.
However, at this moment, Yun Fan did not continue to fight him but instead avoided his attack and fled.
"Do you think you can escape?"
He said disdainfully and quickly caught up to Yun Fan.
Thus, Yun Fan fought and retreated, narrowly escaping Yin Hu's ambushes multiple times, but he too was wounded.
With a powerful palm strike, Yin Hu landed a blow on Yun Fan's body.
Yun Fan cried out in pain and fell to the ground. Due to his previous forced exertion of strength, he was now at the end of his tether.
He was extremely weak and had no fighting power left.
It had to be said, Yin Hu's power far exceeded his expectations. Although Yin Hu was strong, Yun Fan knew that in the history of Hua Xia, in any era, there were experts far more powerful than Yin Hu guarding the land.
It could only be said that Yin Hu was too lucky to have invaded during such a vacant era. Otherwise, he wouldn't even have gotten deep into Hua Xia's territory.
If it were the Qin or Han dynasties, he would likely have been slain before even crossing the Great Wall.
Yin Hu said mockingly, "Prey is prey. No matter how fierce, it cannot resist the hunter!"
"Is that so?"
Yun Fan stood up. Although he had no fighting power left, at this moment, he felt no fear but looked at Yin Hu with certainty.
This scene made Yin Hu somewhat astonished. Although he thought Yun Fan had given up struggling, he felt that Yun Fan's expression was one of confidence.
"Wait..."
At this very moment, Yin Hu suddenly sensed a violent change occurring within his body. The baleful energy was being devoured by a mysterious force.
This mysterious force was precisely Yun Fan's demonic energy.
"Not good!"
Upon discovering the problem, Yin Hu unleashed his full power, attempting to dissolve this terrifying demonic energy. But alas, under the devouring of the demonic energy, his body was no longer under his control.
And the one controlling the demonic energy was Yun Fan.
At this moment, Yin Hu finally understood why Yun Fan had been so confident – he had fallen into a trap.
He realized that no matter how he looked at it, it was a desperate situation, and there was only one way to resolve it: kill Yun Fan.
Thus, bound by the demonic energy, he endured the piercing pain and attempted to kill Yun Fan.
But alas, it was too late. If he had acted earlier, it might have been possible, but now Yun Fan had already begun the devouring process.
At this moment, Yin Hu's countless powers were being fiercely devoured by Yun Fan.
With a roar, Yin Hu made a final struggle, but alas, it was all in vain.
Thus, he fell at Yun Fan's feet, becoming a withered corpse. Yun Fan breathed a sigh of relief.
His body had reached saturation. If he could refine Yin Hu's power, he might break through to the Divine Perception realm. Of course, this was merely his conjecture.
At this moment, Yun Fan was filled with excitement. If possible, he wanted to tell the ancestors who had been harmed by Yin Hu a thousand years ago.
The menace had been killed by him. Unfortunately, history could not be reversed. If he could go back, he would take it upon himself to kill the villain.
At this moment, Yun Fan prepared to leave, but a figure rapidly approached.
He looked and saw it was the Old Heavenly Master.
"Master, why are you here?"
Yun Fan asked, confused.
The Old Heavenly Master replied, "Of course, I'm here to resolve the chaos! I didn't expect you to have solved it beforehand!"
"What?"
Yun Fan was instantly stunned. "Master, wasn't it you who didn't intervene to test me and temper me, allowing me to resolve it?"
The Old Heavenly Master's face was filled with dark lines. He stated that he had no such intention. Yin Hu was so powerful; how could he let Yun Fan take such a risk?
It was merely a coincidence that he arrived early.
However, with the atmosphere already set, he naturally wouldn't let Yun Fan down, so he reluctantly nodded and said, "Yes! That was precisely my intention. It seems your performance has not disappointed me!"
Yun Fan, upon hearing this, had a nagging feeling that his master was lying, but it no longer mattered.
What was important was that Yin Hu had been slain by him.
At this moment, Yun Fan said, "Master, I'm going into seclusion next!"
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The Old Heavenly Master was very satisfied with Yun Fan's progress. In a short time, his precious disciple would be able to stand on his own.
However, he felt an immense melancholy. It was clear that he had not expected the dark era to arrive so quickly. Although the ones who had revived this time were mere minnows in his eyes,
He had already sensed that a truly powerful being would revive next. Although he hadn't yet identified who it was, he had directly felt a wisp of their aura. Just their aura alone filled him with a deep sense of dread.
At this moment, he said to Yun Fan, "Focus on your seclusion. I will handle everything else!"
"Mm!"
After bidding farewell to his master, Yun Fan went to Medicine King Valley to go into seclusion. He likely never imagined that this farewell to the Old Heavenly Master would be a final goodbye.