Chapter 1724

Suddenly, a roar erupted; they saw a giant bone demon emerge from the darkness, its skeleton as hard as steel, with evil light flickering in its eyes.

"This is... the Bone Demon King!" Shen Wanjin instantly recognized the identity of this beast.

"Everyone be careful; this is the Bone Demon King. It is far more powerful than ordinary bone demons," Shen Wanjin said.

The Bone Demon King lunged at them ferociously; its attack power was immense, and every strike seemed ready to tear their bodies apart. They had to go all out, using every ounce of their strength to withstand the Bone Demon King's assault.

Although they had already exerted their utmost, the Bone Demon King showed no sign of stopping its attack. It lunged again and again, launching fierce assaults with its sharp claws and fangs.

Suddenly, they saw a beam of holy light descend from the sky, striking the Bone Demon King directly. That light seemed like divine judgment, completely destroying the Bone Demon King's skeleton.

"What is going on? Is this a trap again?" Li Haichuan asked.

"No, this is the Guardian Deity's second intervention. The Guardian Deity seems to be protecting us, giving us a chance to seek the inheritance and opportunities," Shen Wanjin said.

They continued forward, encountering many bone demons along the way, but each time holy light descended, completely annihilating those bone demons.

Finally, they reached the depths of a massive ruin. There, they saw a huge treasure chest; that was the place where the inheritance and opportunities lay.

They quickly opened the treasure chest and found an ancient book and a crystal-clear jade pendant inside. The book recorded a powerful cultivation Famen, while the jade pendant sealed a mighty deity.

"This is... an opportunity and an inheritance!" Li Haichuan shouted excitedly.

"Yes, we succeeded!" the other team members also shouted excitedly.

Although these two items were very important to their small team, compared to that, their own lives were even more important. If they died, then no matter how good the treasures were, they would have nothing to do with them.

They quickly packed up the items, preparing to leave this place.

"Wait!" Shen Wanjin called out to everyone, "Do you think all this is a coincidence?"

The crowd nodded slightly: "Indeed, it is very strange; I always feel this does not seem like a coincidence."

Li Haichuan thought for a while and said, "Since we do not know if it is a coincidence or a conspiracy, I suggest leaving something behind."

Shen Wanjin looked at him approvingly: "Brother Haichuan is truly exceptionally wise; I think so too. We can leave the treasures in place for a few months, waiting for time to pass before taking them. In this way, even if outsiders discover this ruin, I estimate no one will be able to find them."

The crowd immediately agreed.

Thus, they hid the treasures in different locations.

After finishing this matter, Shen Wanjin and the others finally left the ruin.

They returned by the original route, crossed the forest, and arrived in the valley they had been in before.

"Eh?" Just as they stepped out of the forest, the crowd discovered that the valley entrance was actually surrounded by a crowd of people.

These people looked fierce and evil, staring coldly at Shen Wanjin and the others. They were all wearing uniform clothing, with a red cloud emblem embroidered on their chests. Moreover, each of them carried a long blade on their back, emitting a thick aura of killing intent.

Upon seeing Shen Wanjin and the others, they immediately revealed greedy glances.

"Haha, I wondered who it was; turns out it's the trash from Sunset City. I wondered where you fled to; turns out you hid in this godforsaken broken place," a young man mocked.

Shen Wanjin's face grew gloomy; this group had obviously been lying in ambush here, just waiting to hunt them down.

At this moment, a middle-aged man stepped forward and shouted: "Shen Wanjin, hand over anything valuable on your person, or we will make your life worse than death."

Shen Wanjin snorted coldly and said: "Zhao Feilong, you bunch of despicable villains, if you have the guts, come at me."

Zhao Feilong sneered: "Shen Wanjin, do you really think you are the Chosen One? I tell you, today I am going to kill you!"

Before his words had even faded, he drew his sword and thrust it toward Shen Wanjin.

This middle-aged man also drew his long sword and charged at the remaining teammates; their strength was very formidable, basically all being peak fifth-stage martial artists. United, even a sixth-stage martial artist would find it hard to hold them off.

Shen Wanjin and the others dared not engage in a prolonged battle and quickly retreated, summoning their mounts—the White Tiger. However, Zhao Feilong and the others had already set up traps, simply waiting for them to take the bait.

From the bushes on both sides of the valley, thousands of martial artists wearing the red cloud emblem suddenly appeared; they each held a long blade and charged ferociously toward Shen Wanjin and the others.

"Not good, we've fallen into a trap!" Li Haichuan's face changed, and he cried out in alarm.

Shen Wanjin was also somewhat caught off guard; he never expected the enemy to be so cunning.

At this moment, Zhao Feilong and the others had already surrounded Shen Wanjin and the group, with numbers reaching tens of thousands.

"Brothers, charge! Kill this bunch of trash!" Zhao Feilong shouted loudly.

Immediately, thousands of martial artists drew their long blades and hacked toward Shen Wanjin and the others.

Shen Wanjin and the others had only brought fifty or sixty people, and most were fourth-stage martial artists; how could they possibly fight against thousands of martial artists?

"Brothers, fight them to the death!" Shen Wanjin roared, swinging his long sword and hacking at a red cloud martial artist.

The White Tiger also let out a tiger roar and charged at the nearest red cloud martial artist.

Although Shen Wanjin and the others resisted bravely, the disparity in numbers was simply too great; very soon, they suffered heavy casualties.

"Ah!" A teammate had his arm severed by a red cloud martial artist and screamed loudly in agony.

"Brothers, do not engage in a prolonged battle; let us break through!" Shen Wanjin shouted loudly.

They fought while retreating, fleeing toward the depths of the valley.

Zhao Feilong and the others pursued relentlessly, not missing any opportunity to hunt down Shen Wanjin and the others.

After this continued for half a shichen, Shen Wanjin and the others finally escaped into a dead end.

"Brothers, we have nowhere left to retreat; let's fight this bunch of Sun Zi to the death!" Shen Wanjin swung his long sword and shouted loudly.

Although they knew this was a path to certain death, they would absolutely not surrender easily.

Zhao Feilong sneered and shouted loudly: "Brothers, charge! Kill this bunch of trash!"

Thousands of red cloud martial artists charged toward Shen Wanjin and the others.

Just as a great battle seemed inevitable, a violent tremor suddenly came from the sky.

Immediately following, a figure descended from the sky.

This was a middle-aged man wearing a green long robe; he trod on the void and plummeted like a meteor.

"Hmm? Huang Yun?" Zhao Feilong's face changed, and he cried out in alarm.

The newcomer was actually Huang Yun!

Huang Yun was the current clan head of the Huang Family, one of the three great families of Sunset City. He possessed cultivation at the peak of the sixth-stage martial artist, with extremely formidable strength. It was said he had already touched the threshold of the seventh-stage martial artist, needing only one step to advance to the seventh stage. Such cultivation was simply terrifying. In Sunset City, he was absolutely the number one powerhouse.

"Uncle Huang Yun!" Shen Wanjin saw the newcomer and immediately shouted loudly, "Quickly save us!"

As clan leader and with such formidable strength, Huang Yun naturally maintained good relations with them juniors. Moreover, he valued Shen Wanjin relatively highly, after all, Shen Wanjin possessed exceptional talent.

Huang Yun's figure flashed, and he arrived beside Shen Wanjin and the others. After glancing at everyone's injuries, he frowned slightly: "Are you all alright?"

"We're fine!" Shen Wanjin shook his head. "Thanks to Li Haichuan drawing that beast away."

Huang Yun nodded: "You did very well! Now come with me!" Having spoken, he waved his hand; a gust of wild wind swept out, lifting Shen Wanjin and the others into the air, then swiftly flying toward the direction of Sunset City.

Zhao Feilong and the others, watching the duck they had in hand fly away, each wore an extremely unpleasant expression.

"Big Brother, shall we pursue?" asked a Hongyun cultivator.

Zhao Feilong hesitated for a moment, then finally gritted his teeth and said: "Pursue! I want to see what Huang Yun intends to do!"

With this pursuit, they chased for half a shichen until they could no longer see Huang Yun and the others, only then did they stop.

"Big Brother, what do we do now?" asked a Hongyun cultivator. "Although Huang Yun is formidable, we are not pushovers. As long as we join forces, we might not be unable to slay him."

Zhao Feilong shook his head and sighed: "We are no match for them; this Huang Yun is too strong. We had better return immediately to report."

Having spoken, he turned and departed.

They returned to Hongyun Mountain. After recounting the events, Ancestor Hongyun's face immediately grew gloomy.

"Huang Yun? Why was he there?" Ancestor Hongyun thought for a moment and immediately understood the reason: "It must be that Shen Wanjin possesses a treasure we need, and it must be a Heaven-grade treasure. Otherwise, they would never have made such a grand display."

Zhao Feilong felt a slight chill: "Ancestor, what do we do now?"

Ancestor Hongyun sneered coldly: "Do nothing! We simply wait for Huang Yun and the others to walk into our trap! Does he, Huang Yun, think he can contend with me? He is too naive!"

Having spoken, he strode away.

Outside Sunset City, Huang Yun brought Shen Wanjin and the others down to land.

"Uncle Huang, we need to return for treatment," Shen Wanjin said.

Huang Yun nodded: "Very well! I will take you back."

After returning to the Shen family, they immediately began treating Shen Wanjin and the others. Although Li Haichuan had not suffered any serious injuries, he had many external wounds. Additionally, several teammates died from injuries too severe to save, causing everyone present to burst into tears.

"Brother Haichuan, this time we owe you a great debt!" Shen Wanjin said gratefully. "If not for your resourceful response, we would likely have already died in the ruin."

Li Haichuan smiled slightly: "It is nothing; you simply have great fortune and a long life."

After resting for one night, they set out again the next day, returning to the depths of the ruin.

"Brother Haichuan, if anything happens along the way, tell me immediately," Shen Wanjin instructed. This time, they had suffered heavy losses; originally a squad of sixty, now only thirty-four remained. This made every one of them dare not let their guard down.

Li Haichuan nodded slightly: "Very well! However, I feel this ruin seems to be protecting something."

Shen Wanjin paused for a moment: "Protecting? This ruin has existed for thousands of years, containing countless treasures. If it truly is protecting something, then there is only one possibility—it is protecting the main tomb!"

Li Haichuan was stunned: "Main tomb? What is a main tomb?"

Shen Wanjin explained: "Generally, powerful factions will arrange powerful mechanisms and arrays within their hidden burial grounds. The main tomb is the most core location. There, they usually place the faction's most powerful existence, or the faction's master. Their corpses or ashes are interred there. Therefore, the main tomb generally buries countless treasures, and it is even possible that it contains the faction master's martial arts manuals and inheritance."

"You mean this ruin is protecting the main tomb, and the main tomb may bury something extraordinary?" Li Haichuan asked.

Shen Wanjin nodded silently: "Correct! And what we must do now is find this main tomb and obtain what lies within."