Chen Yun glanced at the storage bag around his waist without showing any emotion.

After returning the ancient lamp, although this matter did not involve any dramatic emotional fluctuations, when those Mulanfas came with the materials for exchange.

He actually returned them to him along with the two ancient treasures, the purple sword bag and the flower basket, that had been taken away from him before.

It can be seen from this that these Mulan people are obviously far-sighted and know well how to establish a long-term and stable position in Tiannan, and dare not offend these powerful human practitioners too much.

They returned the ancient treasure perhaps to avoid causing his dissatisfaction and complaints.

After all, even the Mulan divine masters would be wary of someone as young as him who possesses such profound magical powers.

After taking back the ancient treasure, Chen Yun gave the purple sword bag to Yin Yue without hesitation.

Although this woman can only fully unleash the power of this treasure when she transforms into a fox demon, her performance in recent stages has been impeccable and she has achieved many great achievements.

Chen Yun is naturally kind, so he should naturally be rewarded.

This purple sword bag seems to be very suitable for Yinyue and is the perfect reward.

Was it because the news of their alliance with the Mulan tribe spread, causing the originally arrogant Tuwu people to suddenly become hesitant?
Although they sent a large number of cultivators to the edge of the grassland, they did not launch an attack immediately, but quietly observed the dynamics between the Tiannan and Mulan tribes.

It seems that there is no intention to stir up disputes in the short term.

However, the more the Tuwu tribe acted like this, the more pressure Master Zhiyang, Long Han and others felt.

The other party is treating this matter so cautiously, I'm afraid it's not just a simple political trick.

It is very likely that they are really planning to attack Tiannan Continent.

Faced with a confrontation that could last for a long time, the disciples of various sects in Tiannan could not stay here for long.

After some in-depth discussion, it was decided to adopt a rotation system similar to that of the original Nine-Nation Alliance for scheduling.

Each sect will send out a number of elite disciples to take turns garrisoning in the border areas adjacent to the two countries of Mulan.

Once the Mutuwu tribe launches an attack and the Mulan tribe is in trouble, these people can quickly go to support them.

As for other cultivators, they can return to their respective sects to continue their cultivation.

As elders of Luoyun Sect, Chen Yun and Senior Brother Lu had many tasks to handle. They only had the opportunity to take time off and return to their hometown, Luoyun Sect, when most of the disciples had left.

However, Lulo still has some pressing issues to deal with, so he has to stay for a while.

Chen Yun naturally set off to return first.

During the long journey, Chen Yun did not waste any time. He directly used the wind-powered car to travel long distances, which greatly shortened the journey.

However, once entering the territory of Xiguo, Chen Yun put the car into the storage bag to avoid attracting too much attention.

Now, a journey of more than a hundred miles can be completed in almost an instant for Chen Yun.

When he saw the outline of Yunmeng Mountain from afar, Nangong Wan's stunningly beautiful face appeared in his mind, with a joyful smile on her face.

……

"What happened?"

In a little-known secret room of Luoyun Sect, Chen Yun stared at the silver-haired old man with a sharp gaze and asked word by word, his face filled with anger that was about to explode.

He had just entered Luoyun Sect and had not yet had time to return to the cave to rest for a while, but was intercepted by the silver-haired old man halfway and brought to this secret room filled with a gloomy and cold atmosphere.

Here, Chen Yun was shocked to find Nangong Wan.

At this moment, Nangong Wan had turned into a young girl of only seven or eight years old. She was trapped in an ice sculpture that exuded a cold breath, with her eyes closed and she fell into a coma.

This scene shocked Chen Yun and made him furious.

"Ah! It would have been great if Junior Brother could have come back half a month earlier. Sister Nangong's condition happened suddenly half a month ago. If you were there at the time, you might have been able to prevent it from happening."

"However, my sister-in-law's current condition does not pose a direct threat to her life. It's just that a soul-sealing curse has been cast into her body by the devil. We can only delay the onset of the curse in this way."

The silver-haired old man smiled bitterly and explained in detail to Chen Yun.

"Soul-sealing curse? Why did Wan'er suffer such an evil curse? Wasn't this secret technique lost in the southern part of Tiannan long ago? Could it be..."

After hearing the old man's explanation, Chen Yun was stunned at first, then seemed to realize something, and an expression of surprise and confusion appeared on his face.

Seeing that Chen Yun seemed to have guessed something, the silver-haired old man did not continue to ask, but told him in detail about Nangong Wan's experience from beginning to end.

It turned out that one morning half a month ago, Nangong Wan went to a hill near the cave as usual to collect the Yin dew of heaven and earth for practicing the Su Nu Reincarnation Technique.

However, when she arrived at her destination, she unexpectedly met a mysterious man in a black robe.

The man did not hesitate to launch a powerful magic attack, destroying several of Nangong Wan's protective magic weapons in succession.

Nangong Wan saw this and screamed for help in fear. She tried her best to run towards the cave.

By the time the silver-haired old man and the disciples of Luoyun Sect arrived after hearing the news, Nangong Wan failed to dodge in time, and was lightly pointed at on the forehead by the man. Immediately, her body lost control and she collapsed to the ground.

The silver-haired old man was horrified upon seeing this, and immediately led all his disciples to attack together and besiege the man in black robe.

Faced with the attacks from many Luoyun Sect disciples, the black-robed man did not choose to fight back forcefully, but simply smiled coldly.

He casually threw a jade slip on the ground, and then flew away quickly, at such a speed that it was difficult to catch up with him.

Seeing the other party escape, the silver-haired old man had to temporarily put aside his fighting spirit and took Nangong Wan back to the sect for treatment.

However, in the process, they discovered that Nangong Wan was struck by the legendary Soul Sealing Curse. This forbidden secret technique was long believed to have been lost in the Tiannan Demonic Path. Once someone is forcibly cast with this curse, the three souls and seven spirits in the human body will gradually be sealed.

Depending on the level of cultivation of the cursed person, after a certain period of time, the soul will gradually dissipate under the effect of the seal, eventually causing the cursed person to become an unconscious walking corpse.

This kind of restriction was originally an extremely cruel method used by the magic path to deal with enemies. It can be said to be extremely vicious!
After confirming the existence of the Soul-Sealing Curse, the old man was shocked deep in his heart.

However, he was helpless and could not find a solution.

However, at this moment, Nangong Wan woke up on her own.

After learning that she was under the soul-sealing curse, although her face was as pale as paper, Nangong Wan immediately came up with a way to temporarily alleviate the crisis.

She decided to use some magical power from the Su Nu Reincarnation Art to temporarily seal herself with the help of cold air. This blockade not only put Nangong Wan's whole body into a restricted state, but also effectively delayed the onset of the soul-sealing curse.

Therefore, the Nangong Wan that appeared in front of Chen Yun was in her current appearance.

After the old man finished his story, he took out two jade-green and red tablets from his bosom and handed them to Chen Yun respectively.

"One was left behind by the black-robed man who tried to attack my sister-in-law. As for the other one, it was a piece of good advice that my sister-in-law left for her junior brother before she left. Junior brother, why not take a look at it first!"

Senior Brother Cheng said this after sighing.

Chen Yun took the two jade slips with a gloomy face. After examining them briefly, he first checked the jade slip that Nangong Wan left for him.

After a moment, Chen Yun put all his attention into the jade slip, with a complex expression of worry and relief on his face.

This scene surprised the silver-haired old man who had been watching Chen Yun from the side.

This jade slip was specially designated by Nangong Wan to be handed over to Chen Yun, so the old man did not take the initiative to peek into its contents in advance. Because it is very easy to do something on the jade slip to make others realize that it has been read privately by others.

However, the old man was not the type to act unwisely in trivial matters.

As Chen Yun's supernatural powers gradually became apparent and his reputation grew, his status in the old man's mind was naturally no longer the same as before.

After reading Nangong Wan's jade slip, Chen Yun exhaled deeply, then leaned over to check another blood-red jade slip.

However, after just a moment, Chen Yun's face immediately became as gloomy as dark clouds.

Finally, he rubbed his palms together in extreme anger, and a ball of purple flame suddenly burned in his hands.

The jade slip instantly turned into wisps of green smoke in the fire and disappeared without a trace.

The silver-haired old man was horrified when he saw this scene.

Even though these jade slips were finely crafted, he knew he could turn them into nothingness with such ease. He asked himself honestly that he would never be able to reach such a state of mind.

It seems that most of the rumors circulating about this Junior Brother Chen have probably come true.

It was said that his strength even surpassed that of a cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, which made him feel deeply fortunate that the Luoyun Sect was able to recruit such an outstanding talent.

Just as the old man was secretly shocked, Chen Yun thought for a moment and asked:
"Brother Cheng, may I ask if you have also met the sneak attacker? Can you tell me his appearance, cultivation level, and other information? So that I can confirm whether it is consistent with what I already know."

"I have indeed met him once. He is handsome and has an extraordinary appearance. He is young, has regular facial features, and is quite handsome. As for his cultivation, he seems to have used some mysterious magic to cover it up, and it is difficult for me to discern it. But what is certain is that he has at least the strength of the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, otherwise he would never have been able to defeat Fellow Daoist Nangong so easily."

The old man answered without hesitation.

"Young man?" Chen Yun's eyes flickered, and he was obviously quite surprised by this.

"That's right! However, since the other party has such a powerful cultivation, he must have taken some kind of magical elixir like my junior brother, or practiced a special technique that has the effect of preserving one's youth."

"However, his actual age is probably much older than that of Junior Brother. After all, cultivators who can condense Nascent Soul at this age are rare in the entire world."

"However, Junior Brother! I have also carefully read the jade slips he left behind. He actually asked Junior Brother to bring the Golden Thunder Bamboo magic weapon to Xuantian Peak to meet him. Could this person really be a demon cultivator from the Jin State? Junior Brother, do you really have a treasure made from the Golden Thunder Bamboo?"

The old man couldn't hold back his curiosity and finally asked Chen Yun.

"As for who the man in black is, I am not sure yet. However, even if the facts are not as I speculated, it must be inextricably linked to him."

"There is no doubt that this man in black must be a demon cultivator from the Yinluo Sect of Jin State. I originally thought that they came here to avenge my fellow disciples in the border war, but the truth is that they covet the golden thunder bamboo magic weapon that I own."

"It can be seen that even if I didn't kill their companions myself, they would still seek opportunities to take revenge on me by any means necessary. This time, I even implicated Wan'er. As for the Golden Lightning Bamboo Magical Weapon, Junior Brother did have one."

Chen Yun narrated all this in a calm tone. The anger on his face gradually subsided, but the coldness in his eyes became more obvious.

"I see. It's no wonder they are so excited about the Golden Thunder Bamboo, a treasure that can specifically restrain demonic power. Besides, they are not cultivators from Tiannan, so they are naturally more reckless in their actions."

"In my opinion, we might as well invite other friendly cultivators to join forces to search for this mysterious man in black. I firmly believe that within the sphere of influence of our Luoyun Sect, these Jin Kingdom demon cultivators will never do whatever they want."

The silver-haired old man was extremely indignant that the man in black robe dared to attack and injure people in front of the Luoyun Sect's mountain gate. His words were actually sincere advice.

"No need. If my guess is correct, then the strength of this man in black is probably comparable to that of Master Mulan."

"If an ordinary cultivator encounters him, they will not be able to resist his attack at all. Instead, they may arouse his ferocity. Moreover, he holds the secret to removing the soul-sealing curse, and I don't want to alert him."

Chen Yun shook his head and spoke slowly.

"He can be compared with Master Mulan! Could he be a cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage? If so, you can't go alone. It's too risky. Perhaps we can ask Long Han and his wife to come and help."

The silver-haired old man couldn't help but speak in astonishment when he heard this.

"Fellow Daoists Long Han and Feng Bing can certainly deal with this person, but it will take at least three to four months to go back and forth. It's too late."

"According to the information in the jade slip, he only gave me two months, which was obviously an estimate of the time I would return. But he didn't expect me to return early. Let me make a decision after careful consideration. The most urgent task is to find a way to remove the soul-sealing curse."

Chen Yun took a deep breath and said calmly. (End of this chapter)