Chapter 1060: The Clone Advances Again

Those who have come to Tianwai are in a bad situation; everyone has encountered enemies, encountered slaughter.

After a battle, he discovered that Tianwai is Tianwai—any random person who comes out is very strong; the only difference is that the combat experience here is inferior to theirs, and in life-and-death slaughter they have an advantage.

Yin Gui Zhenren's situation is also not good—hiding and scurrying like a rat crossing the street, truly miserable; however, he is not without gain: his cultivation increased, his strength increased, he killed and looted, obtaining many good things, continuing to employ the Yin Gui Sect's methods; moreover, when killing people in Tianwai, Yin Gui Zhenren feels no psychological burden.

In his eyes, the strong ones of Tianwai are enemies; facing enemies, he has always been ruthless and merciless, because he knows that otherwise he could not live long, and those who are kind-hearted often die by their own kindness.

After killing someone, he takes everything, leaving nothing behind—standard procedure, leaving no trace or clue for others; after Yin Gui Zhenren finishes killing, he hides to cultivate, then emerges after a while.

"Tianwai is very dangerous; my situation is also not good, I suppose others are the same—I don't know if they can survive."

"Many people from the Yin Gui Sect have come; in the end, how many of them will be able to survive?"

At least, among the people he knows, over eighty percent have died, and the remaining ones are about the same.

Yin Gui Zhenren had no contact with them—not because he didn't want to, but because he couldn't; those people are too conspicuous, once in Tianwai their aura cannot be hidden, and they immediately seek to break through, wanting to slaughter humans and demon beasts in order to achieve a breakthrough, but within the Yin Gui Sect such actions are not permitted.

Once in Tianwai, there are far fewer scruples; all the forbidden divine abilities and altars are put to use.

It's obvious that Yin Gui Zhenren does not want to take risks, nor does he want to join them; the people he killed were all those with ill intentions toward him, and Yin Gui Zhenren feels no pressure when killing them.

"After all these years, has that brat Chen Chuyang come to Tianwai?"

"If he comes, perhaps I can follow him; only by staying by his side can the sect master be safe."

"Moreover, that brat can forge weapons and refine pills, and can set up formations; with his formations, my safety is greatly increased, and my cultivation can rise rapidly."

The pills Chen Chuyang gave him have been used up here and there over the years; Yin Gui Zhenren has had no choice but to do this, collecting various treasures in preparation for Chen Chuyang's eventual arrival in Tianwai.

The more treasures collected, the more pills can be exchanged for in the future.

Yin Gui Zhenren eagerly awaits Chen Chuyang's arrival in Tianwai, having looked forward to this day for a long time.

Others cannot protect him; even if he has now broken through to his true destiny, he still feels uneasy.

"From now on, I will continue to hide; I must not be discovered by those people."

……

Time flashed by, and five days passed.

Inside the Mangshan Mountain Range, within Longshe Shan.

Inside those formations, several people…… had already collapsed; the few guards had their true qi and souls devoured to a great extent, leaving them no strength to continue searching for Huang Yan, and at this moment they regretted bitterly.

All they wanted was to leave this damned place, but Huang Yan had vanished without a trace, and they could not find him.

After the mist enveloped them, they discovered their true qi was rapidly draining; even if they struggled to resist, they could not withstand it.

Huang Yan stared at them, not making a move right away, fearing it was a trap.

He continued waiting, like a leopard, eyes fixed on his prey.

Several guards did not know that Huang Yan was nearby, merely hiding; this trick of darkness under the lamp is truly effective.

"Those guards have already reached the point of exhausted oil and wick; I cannot be careless, these people are not pushovers and are not easy to deal with."

"If it is their scheme, I might end up suffering."

"Endure a bit; do not act impulsively, nor be careless."

Huang Yan endured, constantly reminding himself that having come this far, he should continue to endure a while longer before striking.

Having waited this long, waiting a bit more is not too late.

Time passed another half hour, and several guards began to die.

Their true qi was exhausted, their souls were drawn out, all hope was stripped away, and thus their hearts stopped and they died.

Seeing this, the other guards all fell into despair.

They could not find any hope of leaving, nor see any possibility of escape; even Huang Yan had disappeared, the mission was unfulfilled, and instead they were about to die—truly pitiful.

"Big brother, we might die here, hehehe."

"The oath we swore back then is coming true."

"Second brother, third brother, although we were not born on the same year, month, and day, today we may be buried together in this place."

"What a pity, we failed to kill Huang Yan; this beast doesn't know where he has hidden."

The guard who was the elder brother frowned, having searched the surroundings in vain without encountering Huang Yan, not knowing where Huang Yan had hidden.

Regarding this, he was puzzled; this place is protected by a formation, the mist blocks everything, rendering all their means useless.

"Big brother, maybe he is dead."

The elder brother shook his head: "Impossible, that brat Huang Yan is not so easy to kill; he is not…… a person destined to die early, even though his Flame Yang Bone has been dug out for many days, he still hasn't died."

"He is very likely hiding nearby, watching us."

As the words fell, the second and third brothers beside him collapsed one after another.

A wound appeared on their chests, a thumb‑sized injury, and the two died on the spot.

The elder brother immediately jumped up, staring around and shouting, "Who is it?"

Summoning his last strength, he glared around, searching for Huang Yan's figure, while the other guards tried to rise but found they could not.

The attack was already before their eyes; in the next moment, they all collapsed.

"Ah—ah."

The tragic cries ceased; aside from that elder brother, everyone else was dead.

As for Huang Yan, however, there was no trace of him.

"Come out, Huang Yan—I know it's you, come out."

He shouted for a long time, yet saw no sign of Huang Yan.

After waiting a quarter of an hour, Huang Yan's attack appeared again.

One strike failed, and he immediately withdrew.

After several attempts, Huang Yan finally succeeded.

He personally ended that guard's life; after killing him, Huang Yan had no strength left, collapsed to the ground lying there, gasping heavily.

"Phew, finally killed them, these few people were really hard to kill."

"In order to kill them, I almost died."

He kept hiding, not revealing his true Qi and breath; even so, his true Qi was rapidly draining. Fortunately, he had infused some true Qi into the jade slip he carried, thus preserving a portion of his true Qi and giving him a chance to use the last of his true Qi to kill these guards.

"Fortunately, with this jade slip, otherwise..."

Huang Yan gripped the jade slip at his waist, revealing a bitter smile.

These people have been killed, but how is he to leave this Formation?

Given his current situation, he is likely to die here.