Chapter 401: Since the people here are so weak, what is there to worry about!

Great Tang, within the Sword-Forging Villa.

At this moment, the Sword-Forging Villa was in total chaos, as two figures radiating profound internal energy were wreaking havoc inside.

"Brother, are you sure the Blood Ruyi is really in this Sword-Forging Villa?"

Tong Xin and Tong Zhan stood back-to-back, their eyes filled with a touch of desolation as they spoke.

"It must be here!"

"Don't overthink it. We are in the middle of a battle right now. Let's search carefully; we must find the Blood Ruyi!"

Tong Zhan scanned every corner of the Sword-Forging Villa with his eyes, paying attention to any hidden risks while sensing for any unusual fluctuations.

After all, the Blood Ruyi was a divine object. Tong Zhan felt that since it was a divine object, it must be extraordinary and would certainly emit some special fluctuations.

"But the people here are so weak, what is there to worry about?"

Hearing Tong Zhan's words, Tong Xin curled his lips and spoke. Afterward, Tong Xin used his internal energy to amplify his voice and continued.

"We are only borrowing the Blood Ruyi. We will definitely return it after we are done using it!"

"If you have it, hand it over quickly to avoid accidental casualties!"

In truth, Tong Xin felt that the Sword-Forging Villa might not necessarily have the Blood Ruyi, because after entering the villa, he felt that these disciples were all too weak.

How could such a weak and small place possess a divine object like the Blood Ruyi?

However, the condition of Tong Zhan and Tong Xin's father, Tong Zhen, had changed, and they desperately needed the Blood Ruyi to save him so he could recover.

If they didn't have the Blood Ruyi, he might slowly pass away, so whenever Tong Zhan and Tong Xin heard of the whereabouts of the Blood Ruyi, they would rush over to investigate.

Even if the hope was slim, they would still come to try.

Sensing two powerful auras fluctuating within the Sword-Forging Villa, the middle-aged man who had been cultivating in the secret chamber suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes.

This person was none other than the Second Villa Master of the Sword-Forging Villa—Yin Zhong.

Yin Zhong had originally been cultivating and healing his wounds in the secret realm of the Sword-Forging Villa, but upon suddenly sensing fighting on the outskirts of the villa, he prepared to go out and take a look.

In an instant, Yin Zhong's figure in the secret realm slowly faded, and he suddenly appeared within the Sword-Forging Villa.

"Hm? It's people from the Tong Clan!!?"

Yin Zhong sensed the aura on Tong Zhan and Tong Xin, and his eyes suddenly turned sinister.

Yin Zhong stared fixedly at Tong Zhan and Tong Xin, hatred and rage rapidly intertwining in his heart.

The reason Yin Zhong hated the people of the Tong Clan so much was because he himself had once been a member of the Tong Clan.

A long time ago, the Tong Clan was extremely glorious and highly valued by the imperial court, because every member of the Tong Clan possessed special innate talents.

Yin Zhong was also in the Tong Clan at that time, but the Clan Leader, having perceived that Yin Zhong's heart was not upright, banished him.

Because of this, Yin Zhong began to hate the Tong Clan deeply, and later he incited the Emperor of that time to exterminate the Tong Clan.

In the end, if it hadn't been for the Grand General Long Teng risking his life to help and severely wounding Yin Zhong, the Tong Clan might have long since vanished from history.

From that incident until now, Yin Zhong had been treating the internal injuries inflicted upon him by General Long Teng.

Every time his wounds flared up, his hatred for the Tong Clan would deepen by a fraction.

That was why he felt such rage the moment he saw Tong Zhan and Tong Xin!

"Audacious! Who dares to disturb the peace of my Sword-Forging Villa!"

"Die!"

Yin Zhong looked toward Tong Zhan and Tong Xin with eyes full of fury and shouted loudly.

Because Yin Zhong was filled with rage, his shout was infused with his internal energy. At that moment, waves of sound attacked Tong Zhan and Tong Xin, causing their movements to pause involuntarily.

"Such profound internal energy!"

Tong Xin and Tong Zhan looked toward the direction from which the sound waves came, feeling extremely shocked.

The expressions in their eyes gradually grew solemn.

"Tong Xin, we need to get serious. Otherwise, forget about taking back the Blood Ruyi, we might not even be able to leave ourselves!"

Tong Zhan said to Tong Xin, his eyes filled with solemnity.

Tong Xin nodded upon seeing this. He also knew the severity of the situation; after all, the middle-aged man who had just appeared gave him a feeling of being unable to resist, regardless of his strength or cultivation base.

As Yin Zhong drew closer to them, Tong Zhan and Tong Xin exerted their full internal energy and charged toward Yin Zhong together.

The moment they clashed, a massive energy fluctuation enveloped Yin Zhong, Tong Zhan, and Tong Xin. The ripples generated by the energy spread throughout the entire Sword-Forging Villa, tearing the walls and the earth into crisscrossing marks. The ordinary disciples of the Sword-Forging Villa were also forced to cover their heads and lie on the ground due to these fluctuations.

Dou Dou, who had entered the Sword-Forging Villa with Tong Zhan and Tong Xin, was not as high-profile as the two of them.

Instead, she secretly concealed her figure and entered one room after another in the Sword-Forging Villa to search for traces of the Blood Ruyi.

Just as Yin Zhong, Tong Zhan, and Tong Xin were fighting, Dou Dou finally found the Blood Ruyi in a very hidden room.

Looking at the eerie Blood Ruyi in her hand, Dou Dou smiled happily, the corners of her eyes curving like a small crescent moon.

After finding the Blood Ruyi, Dou Dou thought about going outside to find Tong Zhan and Tong Xin, and then leaving together.

However, just as Dou Dou walked outside, she discovered that Tong Zhan and Tong Xin were fighting a mysterious middle-aged man.

And as time passed, Tong Zhan and Tong Xin were actually slowly falling into a disadvantageous position.

Dou Dou vaguely saw wisps of blood flowing from the corners of Tong Zhan and Tong Xin's mouths, and the fluctuations from their battle were no longer as intense as they had been at the beginning.

Seeing this scene, Dou Dou felt extremely shocked. After all, she had been interacting with Tong Zhan and Tong Xin for a while, and she knew how terrifying they were.

Now that she saw the two of them joining forces and still unable to match the middle-aged man, Dou Dou felt extremely anxious.

"What to do?! What to do?!"

"If this continues, we will all die in the Sword-Forging Villa!"

Dou Dou said, looking anxiously at the three people in the middle of the battle.

Just as Dou Dou was feeling extremely anxious, a man wearing a gray robe suddenly flew in from outside the Sword-Forging Villa.

And in Dou Dou's perception, this mysterious man who flew in actually radiated an aura similar to that of Tong Zhan and Tong Xin.

The person who arrived was Tong Bo, who had rushed to the Sword-Forging Villa from the Water Moon Cave Heaven.

From a great distance, Tong Bo had sensed a powerful fluctuation occurring at the Sword-Forging Villa. Upon getting closer, he discovered that his two younger brothers, Tong Zhan and Tong Xin, had been injured by the middle-aged man before them.

Thus, Tong Bo immediately channeled his full power and struck toward Yin Zhong.

Seeing Tong Bo's arrival, Tong Zhan and Tong Xin felt extremely excited and shouted together: "Brother!"

Afterward, the two of them exerted their strength together in perfect tacit understanding, striking toward Yin Zhong.

Under the combined attack of the three, Yin Zhong, who possessed profound power and had already cultivated into an immortal, was forced back several steps.

However, although they successfully forced Yin Zhong back, Tong Xin still suffered very severe injuries in this confrontation.

After Tong Zhan and Tong Xin separated from Yin Zhong, Tong Zhan looked at Dou Dou on the side, who had actually found the Blood Ruyi, and then looked at Tong Xin, who was now as weak as gold paper.

Afterward, Tong Zhan and Tong Bo took Tong Xin and Dou Dou and fled the Sword-Forging Villa during the gap created by forcing Yin Zhong back.

On the way back to the Water Moon Cave Heaven, Tong Xin's condition grew worse and worse.

Thus, with no other choice, the group could only arrange for Tong Xin to stay at an inn they passed by, while Tong Bo, Tong Zhan, and Dou Dou returned to the Water Moon Cave Heaven together to save their father, Tong Zhen.

Looking at Tong Xin, who was pale on the bed in the inn, Tong Zhan and Tong Bo felt extremely reluctant, but they had no choice but to leave and return to the Water Moon Cave Heaven.

In their hearts, their father, Tong Zhen, was the top priority.

As long as Tong Zhen was there, the Water Moon Cave Heaven and the Tong Clan would not fall into chaos!

After traveling continuously, Tong Bo, Tong Zhan, and Dou Dou finally arrived at the Water Moon Cave Heaven a day later and successfully met the Clan Leader of the Tong Clan, the father of Tong Bo, Tong Xin, and Tong Zhan—Tong Zhen! ===== CHAPTER 402 =====