Chapter 756: What Are You Afraid Of

"Since he dares to poison himself, he naturally has a way to detoxify. Whether I detoxify him or not is irrelevant to him. With his strength, playing such tricks with me must mean he has other schemes. Since that's the case, I might as well play along and see what he's up to. Exposing him now would do me more harm than good," Ye Yuan said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Qin Meixuan was filled with admiration for Ye Yuan.

Facing such a formidable opponent as Xu Yan, to see through him at the first moment, remain calm in the face of change, and go with the flow—what a strong heart and strength that required!

"Young master is truly impressive! But this person carries a familiar aura, though he hides it deeply, so I don't know what it is," Qin Meixuan said.

Ye Yuan was slightly surprised. "A familiar aura? Could it be... Xie Lingzi?"

Qin Meixuan shook her head, her expression suddenly turning sharp. "No, I'd recognize that guy even if he were reduced to ashes!"

"I see."

Ye Yuan was somewhat puzzled. If Xu Yan had been possessed by Xie Lingzi, he wouldn't have been surprised at all.

But according to Qin Meixuan, Xu Yan was not possessed by Xie Lingzi. Could there be someone else lurking?

Suddenly, the situation became even more complicated.

Before long, Ye Yuan brought Xu Yan to the place where the others had rested, but it was empty.

This was actually within Ye Yuan's expectations. He didn't care much about the others, but he was very worried about Jun Tianyu's safety.

Yet the more so, he told himself to stay calm.

"This... where is everyone? They were resting here earlier; how are they all gone?" Ye Yuan feigned panic.

"Little brother, could you have made a mistake? Or perhaps they couldn't wait and left on their own?" Xu Yan said doubtfully.

"Impossible! They are all poisoned by Qiyou Flower and couldn't have gone far. Unless..." Ye Yuan's face showed deep worry.

"Unless what?"

"Unless they were captured, all of them!" Ye Yuan said.

Xu Yan's expression changed. "Senior brother and I are as close as brothers. I must go rescue him!"

Ye Yuan sneered inwardly but asked, "There's only one road here, and we didn't see anyone just now. Where could they have been taken?"

Xu Yan was secretly delighted. "There isn't just one road here. There's a hidden passage nearby. I discovered it when I came, but I hadn't had time to explore it before I was poisoned. In my opinion, they must have been taken through there!"

Sure enough, the fox's tail was showing!

This guy had schemed so hard, probably just to lure him into that so-called hidden passage?

But... go in if you want; who's afraid!

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go in quickly!" Ye Yuan said.

Xu Yan was moved. "Little brother is truly loyal!"

With that, Xu Yan dashed to a dark spot, fumbled on the wall a few times, and with a creak, a passage actually appeared.

"Let's go!" Xu Yan entered first, and Ye Yuan followed closely behind.

The passage was very narrow, only allowing two people to pass side by side.

Xu Yan moved quickly. At first, Ye Yuan could still see his back, but as they walked, his figure disappeared into the cave.

"Heh, let's see who you really are!" Ye Yuan sneered, and without looking back, he dashed straight ahead.

The dark passage seemed endless, but Ye Yuan pressed on regardless.

After who knows how long, Ye Yuan suddenly saw light and found himself in a vast cavern.

Looking around, he had arrived in a huge stone chamber.

In the center of the chamber stood a massive stone pillar, and tied to the pillar were several martial artists.

These martial artists were none other than Jun Tianyu and his group, captured by Xu Yan!

Around the stone pillar, thousands of lamps floated throughout the cavern.

The flames flickered faintly, connected to each other, forming a vast net.

Within the net, the martial artists showed painful expressions, as if something was being drawn out of them.

Seeing this, Ye Yuan's expression changed. "Cangyan Evil Flame! Xinglan Lihuo Array!"

Unknowingly, Ye Yuan had fallen into a grand array formed by primordial fire!

"Clap... clap... clap..."

A figure emerged from behind the stone pillar, clapping slowly, and laughed, "You really have some insight, kid. You've shown many tricks along the way, and now you even recognize the Cangyan Evil Flame and the Xinglan Lihuo Array!"

This figure was none other than Xu Yan, who had disappeared earlier.

Ye Yuan's expression darkened. "You went to all this trouble to lure me here, not just to praise me, I hope?"

Xu Yan smiled. "You seem quite calm. I wonder if you'll still be so calm after I extract the primordial fire from your body."

Xu Yan stared at Ye Yuan, eager to see panic on his face.

But Ye Yuan disappointed him.

Ye Yuan's face showed a look of sudden realization, and he smiled. "So you're a primordial spirit on the verge of extinction. No wonder you captured them but let me go, and lured me here."

Xu Yan's expression changed, feeling as if he had been stripped naked, with everything laid bare before Ye Yuan.

"You... how do you know I'm a primordial spirit?" Xu Yan said coldly.

Ye Yuan looked at Xu Yan as if he were an idiot, and said calmly, "You set up this Xinglan Lihuo Array to extract their primal power, just to restore your own strength. You want to extract the primordial fire from my body because you saw that Xiao Huo has awakened intelligence and is about to give birth to a primordial spirit, right? By devouring Xiao Huo, you can return to your peak state. So you deliberately let me go and lured me here, afraid that I might destroy Xiao Huo in a last-ditch effort."

"Who are you, to see through everything with just one glance at the array!"

Facing Ye Yuan, Xu Yan lost his composure. Although his strength could crush Ye Yuan, at this moment, Xu Yan felt that Ye Yuan was a very troublesome opponent!

This young man was too terrifying. Without saying a word, he had pointed out his identity and the carefully laid trap.

Even an ordinary Alchemy Emperor wouldn't be so knowledgeable about primordial fire, would they?

Ye Yuan smiled. "Me? I'm just an ordinary alchemist. Now that I'm inside the array, my life is in your hands. What are you afraid of?"

Xu Yan had lost his earlier calm. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Don't be smug, kid! When I refine you with my true body, I hope you can still smile so happily!"