The Kunlun Mountains Have Been Played

Hao Yang also frowned slightly at this moment. What happened?

Follow me!

Zhang Qinghe waved his hand gently, and a swirling mass of black mist appeared before their eyes.

He was the first to step inside.

Xu Mu and Hao Yang exchanged a glance and followed him in.

Passing through the black mist, Xu Mu found himself on a grassy plain. The sky was incredibly blue; this was clearly an illusion array.

In the distance, there were numerous cages formed from tree branches.

Each cage held a person, and instead of being clustered together, the cages were spread far apart, scattered across the entire area.

Xu Mu scanned the area with his perception and found that the people imprisoned here varied greatly in appearance.

Nearly half of them were of foreign races, not orthodox descendants of Yan and Huang.

Zhang Qinghe walked briskly toward the depths of the area, with Xu Mu and Hao Yang following closely behind.

Upon stepping into this region, Xu Mu could feel numerous terrifying auras raging in the distance.

Immortal Shuiyan, it seems Mount Kunlun is nothing special after all. The people you locked up have all escaped.

A middle-aged man sitting in a cage, reading a book, smiled and glanced out at Zhang Qinghe.

Xu Mu observed the middle-aged man. He had a scholarly air about him and appeared very gentle and refined.

However, he was currently only wearing trousers, his upper body bare.

His body was not muscular; in fact, he was somewhat frail, his ribs clearly visible.

He gave off the impression of a weak scholar.

Yet, there were also aspects that contradicted this scholarly temperament.

For instance, over his heart was a tattoo of black flames that extended all the way to his left shoulder.

There were also densely packed scars from various wounds across his body.

Hanging on the side of the cage was a clothes hanger holding a suit jacket and a white shirt.

Zhang Qinghe looked at the distant cages and noticed that many of them were empty.

They all left. Why didn't you?

Zhang Qinghe asked flatly.

They did invite me, but I refused. The boss is gone, so what is the point of going out? I might as well stay here reading every day and acquire some knowledge.

As the middle-aged man spoke, he turned another page. Hurry up and go, you might still be able to catch a few of them.

Zhang Qinghe nodded. He grabbed Hao Yang by the shoulder. Let's go! Kid, you stay here!

In an instant.

The two old men vanished from sight.

Leaving Xu Mu all alone.

Xu Mu looked at the remaining prisoners around him. They all looked like vicious fiends; only this middle-aged man nearby had a decent countenance.

So, he took the initiative to approach the cage. Greetings, Senior. I have a question I am rather curious about. Those vicious-looking people over there probably do not want to stay here anymore, right? Why didn't they leave?

As he asked, he briefly inspected the man using his Eye of God.

Name: Fan Junshu

Role: Farmer

Favorability: 0

Destiny Level: 7 (Max Level 10)

Seeing this, Xu Mu was astonished. Without having any connection to the protagonist, this frail-looking middle-aged man actually had a Destiny Level of seven.

Fan Junshu had kept his eyes on his book. Only upon hearing Xu Mu's words did he glance in his direction.

Suddenly, he narrowed his eyes slightly. Kid, what is your name?

My name is Xu Mu.

Xu Mu cupped his hands slightly. Generally, as long as the other party wasn't an enemy, he wouldn't hide his name.

Xu Mu?

Fan Junshu revealed a faint smile. Are you also a disciple of Mount Kunlun?

No, I came to participate in the Martial Arts Tournament. I just performed reasonably well, so those two seniors called me over for a chat.

Just as Xu Mu finished speaking, the distant sky was instantly covered by deep blue Qi.

It took several full seconds before the ensuing scattered storm finally arrived as expected.

Xu Mu immediately grabbed a nearby vine as his entire body was blown into the air.

He was incredibly shocked in his heart. This terrifying power was simply too strong.

As expected of Immortal Shuiyan. He had never seen anyone this strong before.

Your ranking is good? Who is your master?

My master is a hidden expert. I don't know his name either.

Xu Mu said softly.

He was very puzzled. Why was everyone so interested in his master?

Fan Junshu asked again, What about your father? What is his name?

Even if I told you, Senior wouldn't know him. He is just the boss of a small company.

Xu Mu wasn't an idiot. He could give out his own name casually.

But the same couldn't be said for his old man. He used to be an expert, but he was crippled by his enemies.

Xu Mu didn't know who his father's enemies were, but he knew that this middle-aged man locked up here must be a bad person.

There was no way he would reveal his background so clearly.

Heh, what did you ask me just now?

I said that with Senior's temperament, perhaps you truly do not want to go out. But those vicious-looking ones over there probably want to leave very much. Why didn't they?

Xu Mu pointed at the distant cages.

It is very simple. If they wanted to leave, they had to drink a cup of wine. Those few over there were unwilling to drink it.

Fan Junshu smiled, crossed his legs, and continued reading the book in his hands.

Senior must know what happened, right?

Xu Mu looked at the man.

Hearing about drinking wine, and connecting it to Wang Hun from before, they had most likely cooperated.

I have a general idea, though most of it is just guessing. Read more books, and your mind will come up with many more thoughts.

Fan Junshu nodded slightly.

Could Senior help clear my confusion? I am very curious.

Xu Mu felt that this person was quite decent and very talkative, which was why he asked.

Sure. Do you know where we are?

Fan Junshu closed the book in his hands.

Xu Mu answered, This is a ruin within a ruin.

No, if it were a ruin within a ruin, this place wouldn't be called a realm within a realm. To be precise, this is a ruin within the inner realm, which is located inside the outer realm's ruin.

Fan Junshu smiled and looked at Xu Mu. Confused? To put it simply, this is inside Mount Kunlun, within the inner realm's ruin array.

What?

Xu Mu frowned. Isn't the entrance to the inner realm somewhere else? Does Mount Kunlun have two inner realms?

Just one, but it has two entrances. One leads into the inner realm, and the other leads into the inner realm's ruin.

Fan Junshu explained, We are imprisoned within the inner realm's ruin.

Xu Mu suddenly realized the truth; he finally understood the reason behind it all.

The purpose of the Abyss Chapel this time was actually still to rescue the people here, only they had changed their strategy.

They didn't mount a direct rescue. If they had just charged in, they would have certainly all perished.

Therefore, they first used cannon fodder to lure many experts inside.

Then, the two bishops, completely unnoticed, headed to the inner realm entrance located inside.

They had found the location of the ruin array there in advance and set up an array capable of piercing through it.

Finally, that bishop intentionally let himself be captured so that once inside, he could rescue the people here.

Xu Mu pondered for a moment and then shook his head. This series of operations involved far too many uncertain factors.

Unless...

Mount Kunlun had a mole, and one of no low status.

With so much information, if even a single detail was uncertain, it would lead to fatal danger.

Crack!

Right at that moment, a fissure suddenly appeared in the sky canopy high above, followed by it shattering with a loud boom.

A smile appeared on Fan Junshu's face. "The ruin's formation has been broken? It seems that group came well-prepared. To think Kunlun Mountain was actually outsmarted. Some people won't be able to sit still anymore."

As he spoke, Fan Junshu stood up and walked to the edge of the cage. He took down a hanging suit and white shirt, putting them on at an unhurried pace.