Hun Chan breathed a sigh of relief when Yun Fan also fell into the forbidden land.
"It wasn't in vain for me to endure!"
Hun Chan said triumphantly.
At this point, he was undoubtedly the biggest winner, having eliminated both Yun Fan and Yue Chan.
Initially, he had hoped to become Yue Chan's Dao companion and be favored by the Zen Master, thereby having a chance to achieve the Small Ascension stage without relying on the faith of sentient beings, just like the Zen Master.
It was a pity that Yue Chan had only treated him like a dog. From then on, he had been plotting to make Yue Chan suffer.
However, he had been waiting for an opportunity and had finally found it.
With Yue Chan and Yun Fan both falling into the Duan Hun Cliff, he had many ways to play this.
He could report to the Zen Master that Yue Chan and Yun Fan had fallen into Duan Hun Cliff together, and then he would receive the Zen Master's favor.
He was certain that the Zen Master did not know that Yue Chan had been pushed off Duan Hun Cliff by him.
Once he retrieved his Dao heart, he would be free. The more Hun Chan thought about it, the more excited he became. However, due to his severe injuries, he would have to go into seclusion for a period of time.
...
At the bottom of Duan Hun Cliff, Yun Fan quietly opened his eyes and sensed the terrifying sword energy floating around him. Even though countless years had passed since these sword energies had been unleashed, they still remained.
Upon closer inspection, he realized that Duan Hun Cliff was not naturally formed. It looked more like it had been split open by a powerful expert.
He wondered just how strong this expert was, but conservatively estimated, they were at least at the Small Ascension stage.
Just as he was about to examine his surroundings, a killing intent directly assaulted him.
Yun Fan caught the blade with his bare hands, but his hand was still cut. He realized that this attack was from Yue Chan.
Even though both of them were in their weakest states, Yue Chan still did not let Yun Fan go and intended to kill him.
Yun Fan was truly speechless.
"Even at this point, can we put aside our personal grudges?"
Yun Fan asked.
He feared that if this continued, both he and Yue Chan would perish. It wouldn't matter if Yue Chan died, he would be happy to see it, but he could not die!
He had not yet officially declared war on the Feng Chan Land, he still had many unfinished plans, and of course, he had not yet met his Senior Sister.
Although even he was unsure if such a Senior Sister existed.
Yue Chan said coldly, "Impossible, I only want to kill you now!"
"It was Hun Chan who pushed you down Duan Hun Cliff. Don't you intend to seek revenge from him?"
Yun Fan was truly at a loss for words. It was just that their plan for Feng Chan Land had been disrupted. Did they really need to fight him to the death?
"That good-for-nothing. I'll kill him after I kill you and get out. But for now, you must die!"
This was Yue Chan's stubbornness.
Yun Fan was completely speechless in response.
"Are you sure you can really get out of here?"
Yun Fan directly posed this question.
In an instant, Yue Chan was stunned. That was right, this was Duan Hun Cliff, the place where the Heavenly Maiden and her father had fought.
However, it was unfortunate that her father had ultimately been no match for the Heavenly Maiden. If they had not broken the seal of Duan Hun Cliff by accident during their decisive battle, her father might have been killed by that Heavenly Maiden as well.
Duan Hun Cliff had been able to stop that Heavenly Maiden back then, proving that this place was definitely not that simple. She was only at the Half-step Emperor realm.
With the slightest mistake, there was a risk of perishing.
Yun Fan said, "Let's find a way to get out first, and then settle our grievances. How about that?"
This was already his bottom line.
Yue Chan said, "Alright!"
"That's more like it!"
Yun Fan breathed a sigh of relief. Perhaps Yue Chan had realized the seriousness of the situation. Of course, he did not let his guard down at this moment.
He was always wary of Yue Chan. Of course, he also had his own plan. If he had the chance, he would strike and kill Yue Chan.
After all, both sides wanted to kill each other at this moment. It just depended on who got the opportunity.
At this moment, Yue Chan said, "There is something terrifying inside Duan Hun Cliff. I don't know what it is, but it stopped that Empress-level expert from making a move back then!"
"What?"
Afterward, Yue Chan kindly told Yun Fan about the battle between the Heavenly Maiden and the Zen Master decades ago.
In the end, the Zen Master was defeated. The Heavenly Maiden wanted to take another step and kill the Zen Master, but because of the obstruction of Duan Hun Cliff, the Zen Master managed to save his life.
"Why did the Heavenly Maiden want to kill your father?"
Yun Fan asked curiously.
Anyone who could push the Zen Master to this extent must be extremely powerful. Their own strength was probably not much weaker than that of Emperor Wu of Han and Qin Shi Huang back then.
Yue Chan said, "I don't know!"
"Then do you know the origin of this Heavenly Maiden?"
He asked Yue Chan.
"It is said that she came from the Nine Heavens. Do you believe it?"
Yue Chan said with a laugh.
"Isn't that nonsense! How is that possible!"
Yun Fan did not believe it at all.
"I guess your Zen Master must have done too many unscrupulous things, so Heaven specifically sent a Heavenly Maiden to deal with him!"
Yun Fan mocked.
Unexpectedly, Yue Chan directly glared at him with killing intent.
Yun Fan was startled. After all, the Zen Master was Yue Chan's father, so it was normal for her to have that expression.
"Do you know why I'm telling you all this?"
She asked Yun Fan.
"I don't know!"
"Because you are going to die at my hands sooner or later, so even if I tell you, you won't be able to take these secrets out!"
"You are truly confident!"
Yun Fan said disdainfully, "It's not certain who will kill whom. Now let's cooperate and get out together, and we'll settle our scores later!"
"Alright, I'll let you live a little longer!"
The two continued to walk forward and found that although the place was strange, it was not dangerous. Apart from the floating sword energy, nothing else could affect their safety.
"This is called a forbidden land!"
Yun Fan's tone was filled with deep disdain. As he was about to step out of Duan Hun Cliff,
he heard Yue Chan say, "Don't do anything reckless. It doesn't matter if you die, but don't implicate me!"
"I think you are overthinking it!"
However, at this moment, Yun Fan suddenly heard someone singing.
"Did you hear someone singing?"
Yun Fan asked subconsciously.
"What?"
Yue Chan's expression changed because she heard nothing. Could it be that an unknown danger was about to emerge?
Following closely behind, Yun Fan heard sounds of fighting.
"Did you hear..."
"No!"
Yue Chan said directly, "Could it be that you are hallucinating?"
"There's a possibility!"
Yun Fan no longer dared to relax and remained vigilant in his heart.
At this moment, Yue Chan's legs suddenly went weak, and she collapsed to the ground.
"What's wrong?"
Yun Fan pressed.
Yue Chan said with a pitiable expression, "My injuries are too severe, I can't hold on any longer. I suggest we leave tomorrow!"
"That won't do!"
Yun Fan said enthusiastically, "I'll help you walk!"
"Mhm mhm!"
Just as Yun Fan was helping Yue Chan, her dagger was directly placed on Yun Fan's neck.
At this moment, the air fell silent.
"I knew you had ill intentions!"
Yue Chan said playfully, "You're still far from playing mind games with me!"
"That may not be true!"
Yun Fan said, "You'd better put down the dagger, or I'll shatter your Dantian!"
His sword was also pressed against Yue Chan's Dantian. As long as he took another step, Yue Chan would die.
It had to be said that the two, who seemed very harmonious, had actually been full of schemes.
Yun Fan wanted to seize the opportunity to kill Yue Chan while helping her, but he didn't expect that Yue Chan's weakness just now was all an act.
She also wanted to kill Yun Fan at this opportunity.
It had to be said that the move the two had just made told the world that everything was a scheme, and there was no such thing as trust.
Yun Fan said, "This is the only time. There will be no exceptions next time!"
"Hmph!"
Yue Chan put away her dagger, and their killing intent subsided.
At this moment, Yun Fan said, "Let's go! You'll have your hands full once we get outside!"
At that time, he would definitely pour all his hatred onto Yue Chan and let her know the price of enraging him.
Yue Chan said disdainfully, "If you can survive leaving the Feng Chan Land, then I lose!"
Afterward, the two, on guard against each other, prepared to leave Duan Hun Cliff together. After all, they had already seen the exit about a thousand meters ahead.
Fortunately, the two supported their injured bodies and prepared to reach the exit. However, what happened next made them feel terrified.
The distance of only a thousand meters, even in their current state, should have been an instant to reach it.
But they walked for a long time, and it seemed that the distance they advanced had not changed. As expected, their fears had come true.
At this moment, the exit ahead collapsed with a roar and dissipated before their eyes. This was not an exit at all, but an illusion.
"Hiss!"
The two immediately gasped. This place was truly filled with strangeness everywhere.
Just then, a gust of wind suddenly blew. The wind was fierce, and even stones the size of fists were blown into the air.
Even Yun Fan could not open his eyes and quickly circulated his weak power to resist the wind's attack.
After the fierce wind passed, everything returned to peace.
At this moment, he could even see the moon in the sky.
"Phew!"
Yun Fan let out a long breath and called for Yue Chan to leave. He had originally wanted to leave alone, but he thought it better to bring Yue Chan along.
If there was any danger ahead, he could let Yue Chan take the lead to buy him time to escape.
Little did he know that Yue Chan thought the same way.
"Let's go!"
Yun Fan urged. Yue Chan, expressionless, followed him.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Yue Chan suddenly broke free from him and ran in another direction.
"Where do you think you're going?"
Yun Fan quickly chased after her. He guessed that Yue Chan might know the way out and wanted to shake him off and escape alone.
There was no such thing as a free lunch.
After chasing for a long time, he couldn't catch up to Yue Chan. Unexpectedly, he arrived outside a mysterious cave. He had just seen Yue Chan enter the cave with his own eyes.
So, he immediately stepped into the cave. Of course, he did not lower his guard. What if Yue Chan attacked him in the cave?
Anything was possible.
However, upon entering the cave, he realized he had been overthinking it. At this moment, Yue Chan was standing in front, her back to him.
"Why are you running?"
Yun Fan asked in confusion. Yue Chan's sudden erratic behavior made his nerves taut.
"See who I am?"
Yue Chan's voice suddenly became hoarse. No, this was not Yue Chan's voice.
Yun Fan instantly gasped and questioned, "Who are you?"
At this moment, Yue Chan turned around, startling Yun Fan greatly. This was not Yue Chan's appearance at all; it was clearly a monster with no facial features.
In the next moment, the monster's appearance was fully revealed to him. Yun Fan was extremely wary in his heart.
He guessed that this monster might have followed him when the fierce wind had blown past.
The faceless monster said, "What a beautiful skin. It's mine now!"
It turned out that the other party had taken a fancy to his skin.
Just then, the monster suddenly pounced, wanting to flay and bone Yun Fan.
Yun Fan attacked swiftly. With a palm strike, the monster suddenly disappeared.
He knew he had been tricked and immediately prepared to escape the cave. However, as soon as he reached the cave entrance, he saw Yue Chan.
But he wouldn't believe that the person in front of him was Yue Chan and directly struck her with a palm.
"Pfft!"
Yue Chan smashed against the stone wall, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"Bastard, what are you doing?"
Yue Chan asked furiously.
This sneak attack by this guy was so sudden and caught her completely off guard.
"Monster, still acting at this point!"
Yun Fan said angrily, preparing to attack again. However, when he saw Yue Chan take out her dagger, he realized that the Yue Chan in front of him was not a fake.
So, he immediately said, "This might be a misunderstanding!"
"A misunderstanding?"
Yue Chan asked, "Why did you abandon me just now?"
"It's a long story. A monster disguised itself as you and led me here! I almost fell for it!"
"You were also tricked by that monster?"
Yue Chan asked in shock.
"Don't tell me you were too?"
At this moment, both of them instantly gasped.
Yue Chan said, "It seems we've encountered it!"
"What is that thing?"
Yun Fan asked in confusion. From Yue Chan's expression, it was not difficult to see that she knew the monster's origin.
"Faceless monster!"
Yue Chan said, "This is a cunning monster that can briefly transform into anyone's appearance!"
"So that's how it is!"
Yun Fan asked, "Does this monster have any origin?"
"In the mythological era, gods coexisted, and the world was auspicious. Later, the War of the Gods broke out, and the auspiciousness vanished. In the ancient era, the world underwent drastic changes, and many terrifying monsters were born. This faceless monster was one of them. Later, it was suppressed by Emperor Yan. I never expected that the place of suppression would be within my Feng Chan Land!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Fan understood instantly.
He said, "Now that this monster has appeared, is it related to the destruction of the seal here?"
"There is indeed a possibility!"
Yue Chan nodded.
"It seems that the reason the Heavenly Maiden did not make another move to kill the Zen Master was probably out of fear of completely destroying the seal here and releasing these monsters!"
Yun Fan deduced.
Although Yue Chan was very unconvinced, she had to admit that Yun Fan's deduction had some merit.
At this moment, Yue Chan said, "It seems there were two faceless monsters just now. Now they are lurking in the dark, waiting for us to fall into their trap!"
"The strength of this monster is not strong!"
Yun Fan was very certain that the monster's strength was average, otherwise, it would not have chosen to flee when he attacked earlier.
"Never underestimate these monsters. If this is truly Emperor Yan's suppression ground, then it will be dangerous. There are not just one type of monster here!"
She warned Yun Fan. After all, in the ancient era, Emperor Yan had suppressed too many monsters. If there was only the faceless monster, they could just kill it.
There must be stronger monsters here.
"It seems we must find a way to get out, otherwise, there is a high chance we will perish here!"
To be honest, Yun Fan did not want to stay in this damned place for a single moment longer.
"Getting out is easier said than done!"
Yue Chan asked, "What if we can't get out?"
"Shut up, we will definitely get out!"
Yun Fan said without thinking, "What a joke! I don't want to die of old age in this place."
Yue Chan said, "If we can't get out, then you can be my Dao companion!"
"Let's not discuss it, I'm not interested in you!"
Yun Fan had no idea what Yue Chan's intentions were. Just a moment ago, she wanted to kill him, and now she wanted him to be her Dao companion.
If he had known what the price of being Yue Chan's Dao companion was, he would have known that Yue Chan saying this was definitely not a good thing.
Yue Chan said, "You will pay a desperate price for these words!"
"Trying to scare me! Who's afraid of whom?"
Yun Fan ignored Yue Chan's threat. In his opinion, it was all child's play.
Afterward, the two set off together. To ensure they wouldn't be fooled by the faceless monsters again, they devised a code.
To their dismay, as soon as they walked out of the cave, they were completely dumbfounded. Indeed, there was more than one faceless monster.
The area outside was filled with faceless monsters, at least dozens of them.
Fortunately, these faceless monsters were not very strong, and both of them had ways to deal with them.
"It seems we can only fight with all our might!"
Yun Fan swallowed an emergency pill refined by Jiang Xueyan, the God of Medicine, and his strength recovered by about one-third.
However, his injuries and exhaustion were too great. Even this one-third was only a temporary solution, but it was enough to deal with the current situation.
He had not taken it during the previous battle with Yue Chan because he had no opportunity to do so.
Because this pill would produce impurities in the body, Yun Fan had not used it when he fell into the abyss.
Now, he had no choice but to use it.
Then, he looked at Yue Chan, "I don't believe you have no means to recover your strength. It's time like this, don't hold back. It's not fair for me to exert myself alone!"
After hearing this, Yue Chan said, "I didn't force you!"
"You're ruthless!"
Yun Fan did not intend to waste any more words with Yue Chan because at this moment, these faceless monsters were walking towards them, seemingly about to attack.
Unexpectedly, at the next moment, the ground in front suddenly collapsed.
These faceless monsters seemed to be frightened and were about to flee, but they were swallowed by a force from underground.
The two's expressions instantly changed. What kind of monsters were these?
They dared not linger for a moment and quickly fled, but the monsters behind them were chasing closer and closer underground, collapsing the ground wherever they passed.
Just as they were about to be caught, Yue Chan, in a moment of desperation, threw out a pearl. The power contained within the pearl was terrifying.
In just an instant, a world-shattering explosion occurred.
The impact of the explosion sent the two flying hundreds of meters away.
"Bang!"
A giant rock hit him, and Yun Fan gritted his teeth in pain.
Yue Chan also struggled to get up.
The explosion just now was no less than the power released by an explosion from a Half-step Emperor realm expert.
Considering that they were still affected despite being a considerable distance away, one could imagine how dangerous this scene was.
At this moment, Yue Chan said, "This thing should be dead by now, right!"
"Not necessarily!"
As soon as Yun Fan finished speaking, their skin began to wither at a visible rate.
Terrified, they quickly circulated their power to resist this strange force.
" Han Ba!"
Yue Chan gasped. The ancestor of zombies.
Yun Fan gasped. He never expected it to be such a terrifying existence.
After the earth cracked, Han Ba appeared. It was not killed by the explosion, and only had some negligible injuries.
At this moment, Han Ba said disdainfully, "I didn't expect that as soon as the seal loosened, two prey would be delivered! After replenishing your blood qi, I can help the Demon King break the seal!"
"The seal has just loosened! What does that mean?"
Yun Fan asked coldly.
Yue Chan did not understand why Yun Fan kept asking unimportant questions, but in Yun Fan's opinion, this was the important question.
He had thought that the loosening of the seal was caused by the unintentional opening during the battle between that peerless Heavenly Maiden and the Zen Master decades ago.
Now it seemed that was not the case, and there were many hidden crucial secrets.
Han Ba smiled playfully, "We have been trapped here for thousands of years, enduring dark and endless torment. We thought even our souls would be refined by old man Yan Di's seal, but unexpectedly, recently a humble human miraculously unraveled a corner of old man Yan Di's seal! I was able to escape from the seal, and I didn't expect him to send two great gifts! It's truly heaven-sent!"
"Who unraveled your seal?"
Yue Chan questioned.
"I don't know, but I can feel a similar aura to him on you, though you are far from as strong as him!"
Upon hearing this, both of them were moved. Yun Fan's first thought was the Zen Master.
That's right, apart from the Zen Master, no one else would have the strength to unravel a corner of Emperor Yan's seal.
As expected, no one in the Zen Master's lineage was a good person. In Yun Fan's opinion, he had disrupted the Zen Master's lineage's plan and swept away the dark turmoil.
But he never expected that the Zen Master would embark on an even more insane plan, actually wanting to release these ancient demons.
Of course, this was just his guess, but based on Han Ba's words, he thought it was more than likely. After all, someone stronger than Yue Chan could be an Emperor realm expert, right?
"Your lineage has done well!"
Yun Fan rebuked, "If these demons are released, the world will be destroyed!"
However, Yue Chan said, "You misunderstand. In our eyes, what is this world worth! As long as the goal can be achieved, even if the world is destroyed, it matters not!"
"I will eventually exterminate your entire lineage!"
Yun Fan's tone was filled with anger.
But Yue Chan said calmly, "Talk about it when you have the ability. Also, do you think you can escape today?"
"Hmph!"
Yun Fan snorted, "Don't forget your situation. If I don't have a good time, you won't live either!"
"Two prey, stop discussing. You both won't survive!"
The next moment, Han Ba began to absorb their blood qi and life force.
Yun Fan and Yue Chan's expressions instantly changed. With their strength, dealing with Han Ba was indeed overestimating themselves.
Even though only a portion of their blood qi was absorbed, the two were almost unable to endure it, but Han Ba showed no signs of stopping.
Just then, Yun Fan gritted his teeth and made an important decision, directly mixing the Devouring power of the Demonic Path into his blood qi and letting Han Ba absorb it.
As expected, after absorbing Yun Fan's Demonic Path Devouring, Han Ba suddenly froze in place.
Because at this very moment, a terrifying devouring force was spreading within its body, which even its arid power could not resist.
"Roar!"
Han Ba roared, trying to stop this devouring force, but the devouring force was spreading wantonly.
"You... How do you have this power?"
Han Ba roared, wanting to kill Yun Fan.
Yun Fan also gave up resisting, as this was the limit of what he could do.
However, at this critical juncture, Han Ba could no longer withstand this devouring and exploded on the spot.
This scene made Yue Chan's expression change. She had studied Demonic Path physiques, but now she realized that Yun Fan's Demonic Path physique was definitely not as simple as she had studied.
It was far more advanced than the Demonic Path physiques she had studied.
At this moment, she supported her extremely weak physique, wanting to kill Yun Fan.
However, just as she was about to make a move, she found that she couldn't bring herself to do it. It wasn't because she was kind-hearted.
After all, kindness and soft-heartedness had nothing to do with her.
The reason she couldn't bring herself to do it was that Yun Fan's Demonic Path power had infected her through their mixed blood qi.
Fortunately, the Demonic Path power did not spread within her body, but it was like a time bomb, with the possibility of erupting at any moment.
Seeing Han Ba's miserable state, she dared not kill Yun Fan now, for fear that if she killed Yun Fan, there would be no one to remove the Demonic Path power from her body.
In fact, this was Yun Fan's scheme. He had long guessed that Yue Chan would make a move when he was weak.
Therefore, he had a fallback. He never expected that this fallback would directly save his life.
"If I die, you won't live either!"