On the boulder, two youths who looked exactly alike lay side by side at the edge, peering down into a valley below.
In the valley, a pitch-black crystal hovered slowly in mid-air.
At first, Mo Fan noticed nothing unusual. But after scrutinising it for a moment, he spotted faint, almost imperceptible ripples emanating from beneath the crystal.
The ripples spread outward in circles, like waves on water, affecting the entire valley.
“What is that?” Mo Fan frowned slightly and could not help asking.
“I don’t know either.”
Tu Shan Yunjun, who looked identical to Mo Fan, shrugged. He quickly added, “But this thing emits spatial ripples. It should be some kind of spatial treasure.”
A spatial treasure?
Mo Fan’s eyes lit up. “Is this the great opportunity you mentioned?”
“Heh heh, a spatial treasure of immeasurable value. Doesn’t that count as a great opportunity?”
Tu Shan Yunjun grinned, then slapped Mo Fan’s shoulder. “Go on! I’ve given you the chance. It’s up to you to seize it!”
“Why don’t you claim it yourself?”
Mo Fan narrowed his eyes, looking at him suspiciously.
He was no fool. This fellow had clearly been here for who knew how long. If he knew the black crystal was a treasure, why had he not taken it?
“You think I don’t want to?”
“It’s just that the timing isn’t right yet!”
“But by my calculations, it should be about time now!”
Tu Shan Yunjun’s words only confused Mo Fan more. He asked, “What timing?”
“Never mind that. Hurry up and act! Otherwise, you’ll miss it!” Tu Shan Yunjun urged impatiently.
“Alright!”
Mo Fan nodded, then reached out and patted Tu Shan Yunjun’s shoulder heavily. While the other was stunned, he grinned. “I never expected you to think of me for such a great opportunity. Truly my good brother Lai Bao!”
“Ahem… Brother, you’re too polite… Damn… You bastard, you tricked me!”
Tu Shan Yunjun had barely managed two awkward coughs to respond to the praise when his body suddenly flew outward, straight towards the black crystal in the valley!
He was still mid-air when he started cursing loudly.
“Lai Bao, you bastard, this isn’t over between us!!”
On the boulder, Mo Fan clapped his hands, looking at his handiwork with satisfaction, a broad smile on his face.
“I’m pitting you, old man!”
“Oh, no need to thank me!”
Mo Fan said with a cheerful smile, his eyes fixed on Tu Shan Yunjun shooting towards the black crystal like an arrow.
Just moments ago, he had used brute force to hurl the unprepared Tu Shan Yunjun out.
Thus came this dramatic scene.
“Come on! Let me see what you’re really planning!”
Mo Fan sneered inwardly. He naturally did not trust Tu Shan Yunjun’s nonsense.
Having the other test it himself was the best approach.
Sure enough, after cursing, Tu Shan Yunjun did not stop. Instead, he flew even faster towards the black crystal.
“Clang——”
A long sword unsheathed. A massive sword qi burst forth, slashing straight at the black crystal!
“￥￥$&%……!!”
At that moment, Mo Fan suddenly heard a strange yet familiar sound rising from the valley.
More precisely, from the ripples beneath the black crystal.
The sounds were shrill and piercing, utterly incomprehensible to him, yet oddly familiar, reminding him of a certain race.
Demon clan cultivators!
Mo Fan’s gaze turned cold.
In the valley, the massive sword qi struck the ripples heavily.
The ripples tore open like fabric, revealing the scene beneath the rift.
Through the rift, Mo Fan saw more than a dozen black-robed cultivators.
Dense demonic qi swirled around them as they clustered around a huge array disc, demonic qi continuously pouring into it, as if activating something.
At the same time, Tu Shan Yunjun in white slashed several more times, finally cutting through all the ripples around the black crystal.
He raised his hand, sacrificing a white long whip that coiled directly around the black crystal.
“Boom!”
Simultaneously, three figures among the demon cultivators around the array disc below shot into the sky, charging straight at Tu Shan Yunjun.
“Get lost!”
Tu Shan Yunjun swung his sword backward. Massive sword qi surged out, heading for the three demons!
“Puff! Puff! Puff!”
Three muffled sounds rang out. The black robes on the three figures exploded, revealing monstrous white bodies beneath.
White demons?
Mo Fan’s expression shifted slightly. He had not expected three white demons here!
“Damn it, three white demons? They really think highly of this young master!”
Seeing his sword qi fail to injure the white demons at all, Tu Shan Yunjun’s face changed drastically. Without looking back, he flew towards Mo Fan.
“Brother Lai Bao, save me!!”
Tu Shan Yunjun shouted, then transformed into a sword light and vanished in an instant.
His speed was nearly as fast as Mo Fan’s Wind Thunder Escape.
Tu Shan Yunjun’s disappearance caused the three white demons to lock their gazes on Mo Fan instantly.
“That damn bastard!”
Mo Fan cursed inwardly, immediately understanding Tu Shan Yunjun’s intent.
Diversion!
Watching the three white demons speeding towards him, Mo Fan’s eyes flickered. He felt little fear.
On the contrary, battle intent burned in his eyes. He was about to act, but quickly suppressed the urge. A lightning mark appeared on his forehead. With a thunderclap, he vanished into the distance.
The three white demons spread their wings and chased in the direction Mo Fan had fled.
At that moment, a ripple appeared in the air. A white-clothed “Mo Fan” flew out from it.
He looked up at Mo Fan being pursued by the three white demons, a slight arc forming at the corner of his mouth.
“You pitted this young master!”
“I’ll pit you to death!”
Tu Shan Yunjun chuckled, then glanced at the black crystal in his hand, clicking his tongue. “This thing really is good!”
“Buzz——”
Suddenly, a black beam of light shot skyward from the valley, filling Tu Shan Yunjun’s face with delight.
“The long-lost ancient Space-Rending Array has reappeared!”
“No wonder the demon clan has it!”
“But why come here? Just for the so-called immortal treasure?”
Tu Shan Yunjun frowned slightly, then looked up at the firmament and sighed inexplicably.
The next moment, he looked back into the valley.
Above the massive array disc, a gap had opened.
More precisely, a spatial rift!
Unlike the deadly spatial rifts that appeared outside, this one was stable!
Through it, he could even see the scene beyond!
And there lay the True Dragon Lair!
