On the second day, Duan Gujin and Yan Dapang went to a nearby auction and pharmacy and purchased quite a few Spiritual Medicines.

Along the way, Yan Dapang looked at Duan Gujin with admiration.

Curious, Duan Gujin asked Yan Dapang what that expression on his face was all about.

Yan Dapang told him that he had previously heard Meng Wanzhen had promised that whoever could cure her mother's illness, she would consent to marry them.

After hearing this, Duan Gujin burst into laughter.

"That's just a deception by Meng Wanzhen. If she didn't say such a thing, who on the Jiuzhou Continent would know that her mother was afflicted with a sleeping Illusion Technique? However, Meng Wanzhen doesn't know that the Illusion Technique of the Heavenly Fox Clan cannot be resolved by medicine. The Heavenly Fox Illusion Technique is like a spider web tightly wrapping around her mother's Divine Soul. To unravel the Heavenly Fox Illusion Technique, one must untangle the spider silk little by little. For common people, they wouldn't even know which rune is the key to untangling the web. They are afraid their own Divine Soul would be destroyed by an exploding Divine Soul. Moreover, I believe that many masters have tried in the past, but in the end, everything reverted back to the original state. A single spider web can have nine variations, and with over a hundred strands of spider silk, imagine how many variations there could be. After unraveling a strand of spider silk, there's only a very short amount of time left. If you cannot immediately unravel the next strand, the spider silk will regroup and all previous efforts will be in vain!"

Duan Gujin explained.

After hearing this, Yan Dapang suddenly realized.

"So that's why those high-level Alchemists said that the sleeping Illusion Technique is so hard to solve! Only those who know how to break it know how to unravel the spider silk. Such a terrifying innate divine ability of the Heavenly Fox Clan!"

Duan Gujin said: "The most magical part about the sleeping Illusion Technique of the Heavenly Fox Clan is that, ten breaths later, if the next strand of spider silk is not unraveled, the entire web will reset itself to a remote area! That's the terrifying aspect of the Innate Divine Ability of the Heavenly Fox Clan! It's incredibly difficult for us of the Human Clan to learn, just like we are not born with the ability to spin webs, whereas spiders can!"

"Yes! Yes! So, do you think I can learn this innate divine ability of the Heavenly Fox Clan?"

Yan Dapang immediately asked.

"It's very difficult for you, and though it's also challenging for me, I eventually learned it. When I decided to learn the innate divine abilities of the Heavenly Fox Clan, it was because I wanted to enhance my Spiritual Power!"

Duan Gujin said.

"No wonder you are so formidable!"

Yan Dapang instantly filled up with profound admiration for Duan Gujin.

Duan Gujin sighed, knowing that behind all this, there were many truths he hadn't told Yan Dapang.

Because it was too complicated, he had no interest in explaining.

They walked for a while when Duan Gujin silently transmitted a message to Yan Dapang: "Someone is following us from behind, don't talk, let's pretend we haven't noticed!"

Upon hearing Duan Gujin's silent message, Yan Dapang's face changed drastically, but he quickly recovered to normal.

Duan Gujin guessed that Yan Dapang was a person who remained calm in the face of situations. Yan Dapang had left a deep impression on him from his previous actions while traveling together.

"Who are those two people? Judging by their movements, they seem like Assassins?"

On the way, Yan Dapang curiously asked.

Duan Gujin deliberately took Yan Dapang on a detour, and after a while, he observed that the two of them appeared to have received professional training.

Generally speaking, only Professional Killers would receive such training.

If it was just an ordinary revenge, the Martial Artist would brazenly approach, instead of being overly cautious and careful like now.

From the faint Killing Aura occasionally released by the two people, Duan Gujin speculated that they came specifically for him.

Their target was himself!

He was very clear in his mind that he had previously provoked people from the Blood Demon Palace, and he had no idea why the people from the Blood Demon Palace were seeking revenge on him.

He immediately transmitted a silent message to Yan Dapang, asking him to think about whether there was anyplace nearby that was deserted.

"It's on the left, that's a desolate mountain ridge!"

Upon hearing Yan Dapang's words, Duan Gujin immediately took Yan Dapang with him and rushed toward the left direction.

After they had traveled a distance, the two assassins behind them realized they had reached a place rarely visited by anyone.

"We must act now! Opportunity knocks but once!"

One assassin said urgently.

"Alright!"

The other assassin quickly responded.

"They're coming!"

Sensing the two assassins behind them charging at them rapidly, Duan Gujin immediately told Yan Dapang to brace for combat, while he himself turned into a streak of light and rushed towards the two assassins at high speed.

Seeing their target rushing towards them, the two assassins instantly understood that they must have been discovered earlier,

They exchanged glances and then together aimed their longswords at Duan Gujin's left and right, collaborating in a pincer attack against Duan Gujin.

They had assumed earlier that Duan Gujin and Yan Dapang would fight side by side, but now they realized they only needed to deal with Duan Gujin alone.

However, in the next moment, something unexpected happened.

"Martial Saint!"

The terrifying aura of a Martial Saint burst forth from Duan Gujin, filling the two assassins' faces with fear.

"Oh no! We've been duped!"

The two assassins had a million curses racing through their minds — previously, they thought Duan Gujin was just an ordinary Martial Emperor Warrior, but to their shock, Duan Gujin was in fact a Martial Saint.

It wasn't their fault that they only realized now that Duan Gujin was a Martial Saint; they could only blame the person who sent them, who did not tell them the truth, only instructing them not to get detected and even delivering them deadly poison.

Therefore, they had believed that Duan Gujin was just an expert at the Martial Emperor level.

Although their strength was at the Martial Emperor Realm as well, with the poison rewarded by that person, they believed that they could easily defeat Duan Gujin with it.

Recalling that they were warned not to be detected, they had assumed Duan Gujin had not reached the Martial Saint level.

They had calculated that if Duan Gujin's strength had not attained the Martial Saint Realm, they might have a chance of defeating him.

But now, they realized that their opponent was in fact a Martial Saint.

They were immediately unsure of what to do, well aware that if they were to confront a Martial Saint, their chances of victory were extremely slim.

Only if they could assassinate their target and poison him would they stand a chance of defeating Duan Gujin.

Otherwise, for the two assassins at the Eighth Level of Martial Emperor, defeating their opponent was simply impossible.

"Retreat!"

The two assassins hesitated only momentarily before splitting up and fleeing rapidly in opposite directions.

As professional killers, they had undergone many similar trainings in the past.

They knew that if they encountered a powerful enemy, what they needed to do was to escape immediately and as fast as possible.

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