Chapter 18: Yun Shan's Obsession

On this side, Hai Bodong impatiently returned to the Miter Clan. Meanwhile, Xiao Han had arrived at the Yunlan Sect's base—Misty Cloud Mountain.

It must be said, Misty Cloud Mountain is truly a fine place. Surrounded by clouds and mist, ethereal and graceful, one could even see a line of white egrets flying past from time to time.

If placed in his previous life, it would be a scenic spot as well.

Xiao Han truly could not imagine how such a place, like an earthly paradise, became so foul and chaotic in the original story.

Just as he was about to take a step forward, Xiao Han suddenly stopped. The corner of his mouth curled up, "As expected of a sect founded by the once-famous Central Plains powerhouse Yun Potian.

Even today, with the Yunlan Sect having declined to this point, at least this Sect Protecting Array still has the air of a first-rate power."

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shake his head, filled with regret.

"Sigh! The strength is too weak; it's simply a waste of such a good array.

It's no wonder Yun Shan was so anxious to break through to the Dou Zong realm back then; this is simply letting down his ancestors.

However, it is still not enough."

As his voice fell, the next moment, Xiao Han suddenly passed through the array. Then, he appeared silently inside a secret chamber.

Before him was a handsome middle-aged man with a full head of white hair—the Yunlan Sect Master, Yun Shan.

Sensing someone had entered, Yun Shan did not open his eyes; instead, he frowned and said impatiently, "Did I not say not to disturb my closed-door cultivation? What is the matter?"

No one spoke; the secret chamber was deathly silent. At this moment, Yun Shan realized something was wrong.

He finally opened his eyes, only to discover with horror that a strange face had appeared before him.

Immediately, Dou Qi suddenly erupted from his body, the powerful momentum tearing cracks into the walls of the secret chamber.

Xiao Han only felt a gust of wind rushing toward his face, yet he did not care in the slightest.

"Who are you? How did you get in? Where is Yun Leng?" Before entering closed-door cultivation, Yun Shan had handed over the sect's affairs to the Great Elder Yun Leng to handle on his behalf.

He was just waiting for his disciple, Yun Yun, to come of age before handing over the position of Sect Master to her.

But the existence of the person before him made him feel that his approach might have been wrong. Yun Leng did not have the ability to handle the sect's affairs.

In just a few years, internal traitors had already become so rampant that they dared to let an outsider into the Sect Master's cultivation chamber so easily.

Yun Shan narrowed his eyes; it seemed he would have to come out of seclusion to reorganize the sect. Did they think his Great Wind Hand Seal could not kill people?

"My identity? What a bother, having to introduce myself all over again." Xiao Han complained.

"You should have heard of it, right? Xiao Han."

Yun Shan was shocked; how could he not know of Xiao Han? For an old man like him, Xiao Han was a nightmare that had suppressed their entire generation.

Although Yun Shan had only heard the name and never seen the person.

"Are you not dead out there?"

Xiao Han did not like hearing this, "Who said I was dead?"

He was already preparing to go and find that fellow who spread the rumors after leaving the Yunlan Sect this time to have a talk and reason with him.

Hmm, he, Xiao Han, had modeled the "Virtue" spear and "Reason" spear after a certain predecessor.

To let that fellow know that his behavior was a violation of morality and reason.

"What are you here for?" Yun Shan did not intend to play games with Xiao Han, but then he realized, "No, how did you get in?"

His energy was contained within, drawn but not released, ready to strike at any moment. Seeing this display, how could Xiao Han not know of Yun Shan's guard.

"Don't waste your effort. If I wanted to kill you, you wouldn't be alive right now."

As soon as the words fell, Yun Shan felt a massive force squeezing in from both sides. Soon, he found it difficult to move.

Just as Yun Shan thought his life was about to end so abruptly, the pressure suddenly vanished. Yun Shan collapsed to the ground, gasping for air.

"Now you should believe me!" Xiao Han still wore that indifferent, lazy expression.

"What are you doing at the Yunlan Sect?" Yun Shan's tone was unkind; no one would have a good attitude after nearly dying at someone else's hands.

"Don't tell me that a top-tier powerhouse like you could take a fancy to the things in my small Yunlan Sect."

"Do you want to break through to the Dou Zong realm?" Xiao Han did not answer Yun Shan's question, but asked abruptly instead.

Hearing this question, Yun Shan choked. His expression shifted several times. In the end, he could only let out a sigh.

His tone was filled with deep desolation: "Sigh, how could I not want to?"

Perhaps because Xiao Han was of the same generation and his strength far surpassed his own, Yun Shan let go of the aloof, arrogant, and unflappable facade he wore before the world and chose to speak the truth.

Whenever he thought of how the Yunlan Sect suffered humiliation at every sect assembly because there was no Dou Zong powerhouse, and even the Jia Ma Empire behind them could not be spared.

Yun Shan's heart was filled with anger and shame. Anger at the countries like Chu Yun, Mulan, and Luoyan for kicking them while they were down.

And even more ashamed that as the Yunlan Sect Master and the leader of the Jia Ma Empire's sect world, he could not bring honor to his sect, instead disappointing everyone time and time again. This was a huge blow to Yun Shan's proud heart.

It was for this reason that Yun Shan chose to enter a death-seclusion to seek a breakthrough.

"I can help you break through to the Dou Zong realm, but you must do one thing for me." Seeing Yun Shan's tragic and bitter appearance, Xiao Han no longer had any desire to mock him.

Now he truly understood a bit why Yun Shan was willing to cooperate with the Soul Hall and seek skin from a tiger.

It was not that he did not know the danger of the Soul Hall; with that unspeakable attire of the Soul Hall Protector, anyone could see he was definitely not a good person, but Yun Shan was truly out of options.

And this was only now; Yun Shan already held such a deep obsession with breaking through.

In the original story, it had already been about twenty years. After experiencing twenty years of despair, the obsession had likely long since turned into a madness.

Thinking about it, the Soul Hall only gave him hope, and he must have agreed without hesitation.

"What thing?" The current Yun Shan still possessed some rationality.

If he had really agreed without a second thought, Xiao Han might have felt suspicious.

"Help me block the news about the Xiao Clan.

That is all. If you can do it, I will give you a Break Sect Pill."

"Break Sect Pill? It seems you are already completely not from the same world as us." Yun Shan had naturally heard of the Break Sect Pill.

To put it bluntly, if he could obtain one Break Sect Pill, he would definitely be able to step into the Dou Zong realm.

But such a precious Medicinal Pill did not exist in the entire Jia Ma Empire. Otherwise, he would not have been stuck here for so long.

Upon learning that the Break Sect Pill, which was difficult for him to obtain, had been so easily produced by a peer like Xiao Han, his heart was filled with complex emotions. He then spoke his thoughts.

"Seal off news of the Xiao Clan? What does that mean? Or rather, to what extent do you need me to do this?"

At this moment, Yun Shan finally displayed the shrewdness belonging to a sect leader.

He did not ask why, but only asked to what extent it needed to be done.

He also guessed that perhaps Xiao Han had provoked some powerful enemy he could not handle, and was doing this to prevent others from discovering the existence of the Xiao Clan and using it to threaten him.

That was why he had come to ask for his help, or rather, the help of the Yunlan Sect behind him. But he did not get to the bottom of it.

A transaction itself inherently carries risks, and he, Yun Shan, was willing to take this gamble.

Once successful, he would not only be able to break through to the Dou Zong realm, but also gain the favor of a powerhouse like Xiao Han.

Even if it failed, the Yunlan Sect, which did not even have a Dou Zong powerhouse now, had no value in existing anyway; the ancestors probably would not want them to tarnish his reputation.

If Hai Bodong could see it, Yun Shan could naturally also perceive that Xiao Han's feat was not something a Dou Zong could achieve.

Moreover, news of the Xiao Clan was not exactly a hot commodity, and not many people would pay attention to an ordinary family in a small border country, so sealing it off would not be troublesome.