#183 - Enemy at the bottom of the lake

Guanglan Lake.

This is a lake located in the vast wilderness, with clear blue waves stretching as far as the eye can see.

This wilderness is home to many seventh-order ferocious beasts, making it quite dangerous. For tens of thousands of miles, there are no signs of human habitation; it is a place rarely visited.

However.

When Su Chen and his group arrived at Guanglan Lake, they were surprised to find that the lake had already been occupied. Many black-clad warriors guarded the lake's perimeter, maintaining a strict vigilance.

“Oh?”

Nan Yin's gaze fell upon these men in black, and she felt that the ghost-face badge on their chests looked somewhat familiar.

“Aren't these people from the Shadow Fiend Sect?”

Nan Yin stroked her smooth, fair chin, lost in thought.

She was the Left Guardian of the Shadow Fiend Sect, although she rarely participated in the sect's internal affairs.

However, if the Shadow Fiend Sect had any major operations, she would still be notified.

But she hadn't received any news from the Shadow Fiend Sect recently.

What were these people doing here?

Could it be that Su Chen brought her here because, like the Shadow Fiend Sect, he had sensed the presence of some treasure?

“Halt!!”

“This area has been occupied by the Shadow Fiend Sect! You all, scram immediately, or face death without mercy!”

Just then, the Lightning Flash Boat rushed towards the lake, immediately alarming the nearby Shadow Fiend Sect warriors.

Dozens of warriors soared into the sky, completely surrounding the Lightning Flash Boat.

“Heh heh… Does this seat also have to scram?”

A dangerous smile appeared on Nan Yin's face as she looked down at the surrounding Shadow Fiend Sect warriors.

“You are… Left Guardian Nan Yin?!”

When those Shadow Fiend Sect warriors saw Nan Yin, they were all taken aback, revealing surprised and uncertain expressions.

They had not received any news that the Left Guardian was coming here.

The leading Shadow Fiend Sect warrior hesitated for a moment before asking:

“Left Guardian, the Grand Elder has ordered that no one is allowed to approach this area. Do you have the Grand Elder's or Sect Master's warrant?”

Su Zhan and Wei Long exchanged glances, both revealing a hint of worry.

Why were the people from the Shadow Fiend Sect here?

Could it be that Nan Yin had told Su Chen about the ancient ruins?

Or could it be that… Su Chen couldn't resist Nan Yin's temptation and told her about the ancient ruins, so the Shadow Fiend Sect took the opportunity to occupy them?

Both of them secretly became vigilant, silently drawing their weapons.

“What? Does this seat need to seek your approval to act?”

“Get out of the way!”

Nan Yin was too lazy to entangle with these Shadow Fiend Sect warriors, and her voice turned cold.

Seeing this, the leading Shadow Fiend Sect warrior became even more suspicious, feeling that Nan Yin's appearance was a bit strange.

Moreover, Nan Yin was accompanied by several non-Shadow Fiend Sect warriors.

He said in a deep voice, “Left Guardian, if you do not have the Grand Elder's or Sect Master's warrant, please forgive us for not letting you pass.”

Nan Yin turned to look at Su Chen, blinking her eyes, seeking Su Chen's opinion.

Su Chen didn't say anything, but with a thought, the Lightning Flash Boat beneath his feet suddenly accelerated, rushing towards Guanglan Lake.

The Shadow Fiend Sect warriors were shocked and angry, immediately shouting loudly and chasing after the Lightning Flash Boat.

Nan Yin snorted lightly, and her jade foot gently stepped in the air. A faint blue light instantly bloomed, rippling through the void, impacting in all directions.

“Pfft!!”

With just this one attack, all dozens of warriors spat out a mouthful of blood, flying out on the spot and falling into the lake.

The Lightning Flash Boat lit up with a layer of light, directly rushing into the lake, blocking the lake water from entering.

This lake was unexpectedly deep.

The Lightning Flash Boat descended more than five thousand zhang, the surroundings were pitch black, and there were even many ferocious and terrifying underwater beasts attacking the Lightning Flash Boat, but they were all casually dealt with by Nan Yin.

Beneath the lake, there was actually a huge, deep rift valley!

The Lightning Flash Boat continued to descend, finally discovering an ancient stone gate at the bottom of the rift valley, more than seven thousand zhang deep.

Su Chen put away the Lightning Flash Boat, and the group stepped into the stone gate.

What greeted their eyes was a spacious and dim underground space, where the surging lake water outside could not seep in.

Su Chen and his group continued to go deeper, and soon they saw a bronze gate, a hundred zhang tall, standing tall, with mysterious and twisted patterns engraved on it.

In front of the bronze gate was a five-colored altar.

And… a full fifty-plus warriors with terrifying auras!

They were all dressed in black robes, hooded, with a ghost-face badge embroidered on their chests.

With a “shua” sound, all fifty-plus Shadow Fiend Sect experts stared at Su Chen and his group.

“Oh?”

“Isn't this the Left Guardian? What wind has blown you here?”

The leading black-robed man of the Shadow Fiend Sect spoke, his voice old and hoarse.

Nan Yin smiled slightly, with no trace of nervousness on her face, and said, “Returning to the Grand Elder, how can this servant not contribute her strength to the sect, being the Left Guardian?”

“Having heard that the sect has a secret operation, this servant has come here specifically to take a look.”

The Shadow Fiend Sect's Grand Elder's eyes suddenly lit up with a ghostly green light, like a demon from the nether hell, incomparably terrifying and eerie.

He slowly said, “So, this is why you brought the chief disciple of the Cangxuan Holy Land here?”

At this moment, Su Zhan and Wei Long both sensed an extremely terrifying pressure from the Shadow Fiend Sect's Grand Elder.

Their hearts sank sharply, and they immediately drew their weapons, ready to strike at any moment.

“The Sect Master previously assigned this servant a task, to assassinate him.”

“This servant used a little trick and kidnapped him.”

Nan Yin didn't even blink, casually fabricating a lie.

“Very good, very good!”

The Shadow Fiend Sect's Grand Elder grinned and said, “Then kill him now, then kneel before this old man and offer up your skin, and this old man can spare you from death!”

As his voice fell.

The surrounding fifty-plus Shadow Fiend Sect warriors immediately scattered, completely surrounding Su Chen and his group!

“It seems that lying is useless.”

Nan Yin sighed.

But her expression remained calm from beginning to end.

If it were in the past, she might have panicked, after all, among these fifty-plus warriors, there were no less than fifteen King Realm experts.

The Shadow Fiend Sect's Grand Elder was even more of an unfathomable old monster.

But now…

Wei Long had the means to suppress his cultivation, and she had two Sacred Artifacts on her, combining offense and defense.

If a fight really broke out, it was not certain who would win!