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A low laugh echoed in the darkness.

Li Hanshan's voice surged from all directions, carrying an indescribable sinister tone: "You really came. Even faster than I expected."

Yu Linzhou turned around and saw a cloud of black mist slowly gathering at the cave entrance, churning and surging, with a blurry human figure vaguely visible within it.

"Ten thousand years have passed, and this is all you've accomplished." Yu Linzhou looked at him with disdain. "You don't even have a physical form, yet you dare to act wildly?"

Li Hanshan laughed even more heartily: "It doesn't matter what I do. But you, Yu Linzhou, you've changed. I never expected you to have a weakness now. This greatly surprises me. However, I'm very satisfied. You've finally met your match."

Yu Linzhou didn't respond, only staring at him coldly.

Li Hanshan floated a few steps closer, his tone full of mockery and pleasure: "You're looking for your precious disciple, aren't you? Too bad, you're too late. I've already moved him to a place you'll never find."

"Do you want to guess whether he's awake or asleep? Whether he's hungry or crying from fright?"

Yu Linzhou's eyes suddenly sharpened, and his aura of power was released almost instantly.

The rubble and dust inside the cave were pressed down in a flurry, and even the air seemed to stagnate.

"Aren't you getting ahead of yourself? I could defeat you ten thousand years ago, and I can do it again ten thousand years from now. Do you really think I'm afraid of you?"

Li Hanshan said coldly, "Arrogant! You were able to win back then only because I underestimated you. You and Yan Lingcang only managed to seal me by relying on the combined strength of the two of you."

"But so what? You didn't gain much advantage either. The hidden wounds I left on you back then haven't healed yet, have they?"

He slowly circled Yu Linzhou once, the black mist slithering past his robes like snakes: "But I am different. As long as evil exists in this world, I will never perish."

"Give me some more time, and I will be stronger than I was ten thousand years ago. By then, not only will you be no match for me, but even ten more Yan Lingcangs will be unable to stop me."

Yu Linzhou stared at him and suddenly smiled.

"Then open your eyes wide and see clearly." He slowly raised his hand, golden light flowing from his fingertips. "Let's see if you can accumulate power faster, or if I will make you vanish into thin air first."

Li Hanshan snorted coldly, and the black energy suddenly surged, overwhelming Yu Linzhou.

Instead of retreating, Yu Linzhou advanced, and the golden light and black energy collided violently.

In an instant, the mountain shook and the earth trembled, as if the entire cave was about to collapse, with rocks raining down.

Neither of them held back, and every move they made was aimed at the other's vital points.

Li Hanshan grew increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed.

This person clearly has old wounds that haven't healed and has just used the Blood Draw Technique, so how can he still have such strong combat power?

He originally thought his opponent wouldn't last more than a few moves, but to his surprise, his opponent seemed to feel no pain at all and fought more and more fiercely.

"Are you insane!" Li Hanshan narrowly dodged an attack that grazed his face, a large portion of his black aura being sheared away. His voice finally betrayed a hint of anger. "For an outsider, you'd risk your life?"

Yu Linzhou didn't answer him, but his attacks became even faster.

Every move was executed without reservation, and every strike seemed to tell Li Han that he would definitely find Lin Zhixu.

They will definitely kill him.

Li Hanshan finally withdrew.

He transformed into a wisp of black mist and abruptly fled out of the cave, leaving behind only the lingering demonic energy and a chilling statement: "Yu Linzhou, weren't you looking for your disciple? Then take your time. Once I've had my fill, I'll return you an empty shell."

As the black mist dissipated, Yu Linzhou did not give chase.

He stood there, his hands trembling slightly, his palms cracked open, and blood dripped from his fingertips.

It wasn't that he didn't want to chase after them, but that he simply didn't have the strength left.

That encounter almost stirred up the backlash he had been barely suppressing these past few days.

My chest felt like it had been stabbed with a knife, and even my breath smelled of blood.

He slowly sat down against the stone wall, closed his eyes, and rested for a long time.

A metallic taste rose in his throat, and he turned his head to spit out a mouthful of bloody saliva, then casually wiped it away.

The battle just now looked dangerous, but it wasn't all bad.

At least he figured out Li Hanshan's background.

Li Hanshan is indeed very strong now, but he is still far from being at his peak ten thousand years ago.

But as he said, as long as evil thoughts do not disappear from the world, Li Hanshan will continue to recover.

Today, he can still fight his opponent to a standstill with his old injuries, but if this drags on any longer, once Li Hanshan reassembles his true form, let alone him alone, even with Yan Lingcang added, they might not be able to suppress him.

Yu Linzhou lowered his eyes, watching the blood in his palm slowly congeal.

Lin Zhixu is still in that bastard's hands; he doesn't have time.

He couldn't guarantee that Li Hanshan wouldn't make a move against Lin Zhixu.

Lin Zhixu had already been corrupted by demonic energy, and if Li Hanshan regained control of him, he might not be able to withstand it.

He forced himself to stand up and took another look at the cave that had been partially destroyed.

Li Hanshan left in a hurry, so he may not be able to erase all traces.

As long as there is even a trace of life left, he can continue the pursuit.

……

Inside the palace, Lin Zhixu unceremoniously found a stone chair to sit on and poured himself a cup of dark red liquid of unknown origin.

He picked it up, smelled it, then put it down in disgust, and simply crossed his arms to watch the demonic cultivators go about their business.

This place is eerily gloomy, but once you stay there long enough, it gets over you.

Perhaps because of the residual demonic energy in his body, it did not cause any damage to his body.

He quickly figured out the temperaments of these demonic cultivators.

They were either sleepy or daydreaming, and the guy named Agu kept glancing at him with a sticky look in his eyes.

Lin Zhixu pretended not to see it and closed his eyes to rest.

Lin Zhixu integrated very quickly; anyone who didn't know them would think they were a group.

Suddenly, black energy surged violently within the hall, causing all the demonic cultivators to shudder and kneel down in unison: "Lord!"

Li Hanshan is back.

This time, his black aura almost filled half of the main hall, churning violently, clearly indicating that someone had offended him.

A black gust of wind swept through, overturning several stone tables in the hall, shattering cups and jade artifacts all over the floor.

The kneeling demonic cultivators prostrated themselves even lower, none daring to raise their heads.

Only Lin Zhixu remained seated, without moving an inch.

He rested his chin on his hand, watching the turbulent black aura with great interest, and slowly asked, "Who has angered you this time, sir?"

Li Hanshan suddenly turned to him, staring at him menacingly: "You're quite smug, aren't you? You know perfectly well what you're asking!"

Lin Zhixu curled her lips into a smile: "I warned you long ago that you'd regret it once Yu Linzhou found you. Judging from your furious state, you probably didn't get away with it, did you?"

Li Hanshan sneered, "Who will regret it is still uncertain. Do you think he'll be better off in my hands? His old wounds haven't healed, and he's been hit with new ones. I'm afraid he won't have the energy to come looking for you anytime soon."

Lin Zhixu's expression changed. "He's injured? What did you do to him?"