Then he took the Thousand-Year Cold Jade in passing, which wasn't too ruthless...

Not to mention, although the Thousand-Year Cold Jade was taken, the Cold Pool Water wouldn't heat up anytime soon, and the Cold Jade Ice Crystal contained within it would still remain, so essentially, the Ryu Family wouldn't find out that the Thousand-Year Cold Jade had long been lost.

Liu Xianjun and those two experts noticed the temperature around them dropping, realizing that the Cold Abyss was near, so the three of them immediately accelerated, racing ahead at full speed.

Qin Fang didn't want to waste time and followed closely behind...

Yet the three in front were all Grandmaster-level Experts; Qin Fang's cultivation although higher than theirs, he dared not get too close, as it would be too easy to be detected.

In such a narrow passage, this was quite disadvantageous for him; though Qin Fang was still confident he could easily wipe out these three, he wanted to avoid alerting them, so he intentionally kept a certain distance...

Bam~~

And right at this moment, a strange sound came from the three people at the front, and immediately a figure quickly flew backward.

Qin Fang's reactions were also quite quick; he immediately understood something had happened ahead, dodged the person flying back, and adhered to the top of the passage to advance.

"This is the Ryu Family's forbidden ground... Without the Family Head's permission, no one is allowed to pass!"

And it was at this moment that such a voice reached Qin Fang's ears, surprising him a little, never expecting anyone to be inside this cave.

Glancing at the unlucky person who was struck back, it wasn't Liu Xianjun himself, but one of the two experts by his side.

The person who acted had strength far superior to his, and at the moment, he was clearly seriously injured, looking as if he might drop dead at any moment.

"Who are you?"

Liu Xianjun glared coldly at the person blocking their way, his eyes displaying extreme madness.

The other expert quickly rushed to their companion, took out a pill from their body, and forcibly fed it to their comrade, showing no compassion, even the act of administering the medicine was forced.

That pill, whose ingredients were unknown, had a quite magical effect; shortly after taking it, the person who was heavily injured could now shakily stand up.

"I am from the Ryu Family..."

Blocking Liu Junxian and the others was an elderly man with white hair and a beard that hadn't been trimmed for a long time, the white hair covering his entire face, seemingly a senior in age.

Facing Liu Junxian's question, the old man just calmly responded... leaving Liu Xianjun momentarily speechless.

"I am the Family Head of the Ryu Family, and you dare to block me?"

Faced with this mysterious figure, seemingly unreported within the Ryu Family, Liu Xianjun hesitated but then asserted.

Liu Xianhe, who had passed the position of Family Head to Patriarch Liu, was highly unaccepted by Liu Xianjun; although he showed no overt actions, he did employ many underhanded means in private, even believing he was the sole deserving of the Family Head position...

Now that the Ryu Family was growing prosperous, and Liu Xianhe, as Family Head, was even more secure, although his power was significantly stronger than Liu Xianhe, there was almost no chance of taking the Family Head position by force.

However, Liu Xianjun never gave up on his desire for the Family Head position; this time, he even turned against Patriarch Liu for the Yunluo Tea Tree.

"Since you are the Family Head of the Ryu Family, please present the Family Head token..."

The elder remained extremely calm and quietly stated.

"Uh..."

Liu Xianjun was immediately stunned; he only wanted to bluff his way through but didn't expect such a thing existed. However, the Family Head token was likely in the hands of Patriarch Liu or Liu Xianhe, a piece he neither saw nor heard of...

Now questioned by this elder, he was utterly dumbfounded, realizing his claim to the Family Head position was self-proclaimed with no actual token to show.

"There's no such Family Head token; you dare fool me?"

No one knew what Liu Xianjun was thinking, but he immediately thought of a plan and angrily shouted.

"If I say it exists, then naturally it does..."

The elder slightly raised his eyebrows, looking extremely calm as he spoke, "Do you think this old man would joke around with you at this age?"

Liu Xianjun's face instantly turned gloomy, feeling quite helpless and unwilling towards this situation.

"Attack..."

At this point, Liu Xianjun knew there was no room for maneuver, immediately signaling his two experts behind him, wielding his longsword as the three charged at the elder rapidly.

"Such idiots..."

Seeing Liu Xianjun and the others make a move, Qin Fang couldn't help but curse.

In fact, Liu Xianjun was correct; there was no real Family Head token, merely a tale the elder concocted to deceive others.

Unfortunately, Liu Xianjun failed to hold onto his beliefs; if he had, perhaps the elder would have let them pass.

Now, having initiated an attack, Liu Xianjun was basically confessing he wasn't the Family Head but trespassing on the Ryu Family's forbidden ground, so how could the elder let him off?

Not to mention, the other two experts weren't part of the Ryu Family, yet they appeared together in the Ryu Family's forbidden ground, proving many points.

Liu Xianjun perhaps relied on having two experts beside him to dare challenge the elder, but Qin Fang clearly knew that although these three had impressive skills, even combined, they were too weak compared to the elder.

The common belief was that the strongest in Korea were the Fu Family and Cui Family because they stationed Grandmaster-level Experts; other families seemed weaker because their best experts were only at the Grandmaster Level, including the Ryu Family...

Even Qin Fang previously thought this way; otherwise, Jin Zhengming, who had just entered the Grandmaster Level Late Stage, wouldn't have dared to be so arrogant.

But evidently, that wasn't true; the elder guarding the Ryu Family's forbidden ground was a Grandmaster-level Expert, whose cultivation even made Qin Fang shy away.

Rushing up like this, Liu Xianjun and the others, don't think holding weapons ensures victory, as the outcome was already clear...

Without truly confronting a Grandmaster-level Expert, one wouldn't possibly understand the true terror they hold... It's not merely a contest of strength.

Qin Fang had already faced two Grandmaster-level Experts; even though he could be deemed invincible below the Grandmaster level, he had zero confidence in defeating Grandmaster-level Experts, even those newly advanced!

"You fools making rash moves is rather advantageous for me; I'll slip in first..."

Watching the three Grandmaster-level experts assault a Grandmaster-level expert, Qin Fang naturally wouldn't partake in that suicidal assault; instead, he quietly avoided them, slipping deeper into the passage.

Though Qin Fang moved quickly, he was extremely cautious, ensuring he was not discovered by the others, especially the Grandmaster-level elder.

The elder seemed to sense something vaguely but merely glanced inside without noticing anything unusual, his thoughts disrupted by the three experts' fierce attack, failing to notice Qin Fang slipping away.

When the elder glanced over, Qin Fang stuck to the stone wall, holding his breath entirely, only moving on after the elder withdrew his gaze, continuing deeper into the cave's depths... (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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