Chapter 197 The Way to Break the Stalemate

What Chu Han was most concerned about right now was Master Yao's safety and the whereabouts of the two green lotus pills.

The Mosheng Society had mobilized so many powerful experts, even deploying a Ninth-Rank Expert, meaning their goal couldn't just be to control a single Ninth-Rank Alchemist.

Chu Han quickly rushed back to the vicinity of the Ancient Residence.

Before he even got close, he felt a world-shattering energy fluctuation coming from above the residence, making his eardrums buzz and causing the Vital Energy within his body to stir restlessly.

He looked up, his pupils suddenly contracting, a look of horror appearing on his face.

Above the Ancient Residence, two figures were fiercely clashing in mid-air—they were Lin Canglan and a strange man clad in a black robe.

Both were Ninth-Rank Invincible Grandmasters, and the scene of their battle was terrifying.

Lin Canglan held a simple, ancient longsword. His sword momentum was vast and mighty; every sword strike sent out a light beam tens of thousands of meters long, tearing apart the surrounding clouds.

The Black-Robed Man, meanwhile, was surrounded by dense Dark Energy. In his hand, he had condensed a pitch-black long staff. Staff shadows overlapped, and every swing caused the surrounding space to vibrate.

Countless Dark Tentacles extended from the Void Realm, wrapping toward Lin Canglan.

"Boom!"

Earth-shattering sounds rang out continuously, and the shockwaves generated by their battle spread out.

The ground around the Ancient Residence was shattered, collapsing into huge craters, and distant trees were uprooted and turned into dust.

However, the Ancient Residence was protected by an Energy Shield, remaining intact and unaffected by the battle.

This was the power of a Ninth-Rank Invincible Grandmaster—the ability to destroy heaven and earth with a simple wave of the hand.

Chu Han hid behind the distant ruins, his heart surging with shock.

Although he knew Ninth-Rank Experts were powerful, he had never experienced a battle between Ninth-Rank Experts at such close range.

A battle of this magnitude was beyond his power level; even the aftershocks were enough to injure an 8th-Rank Grandmaster.

With his current strength, he had no chance of fighting a Ninth-Rank Invincible Grandmaster; he could only flee in panic.

"I must sneak into the residence quickly and find Master Yao!"

Chu Han took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shock in his heart, and fixed his gaze on the interior of the Yao Residence.

Lin Canglan and the Black-Robed Man were locked in fierce combat, both focusing all their energy on the opponent—this was the best time for him to sneak in.

Using the energy and chaos generated by the battle as cover, Chu Han silently infiltrated the Ancient Residence.

As soon as he entered the residence, Chu Han immediately concealed his aura, and his Mental Energy cautiously spread out to investigate the situation inside.

What he saw made his heart rate accelerate again.

In the courtyard of the residence, dozens of figures stood.

Among them were two extremely powerful experts with profound auras, both Late 8th Rank Grandmasters, who were vigilantly scanning their surroundings.

Behind them stood about twenty 7th Rank Grandmasters—an extremely powerful lineup.

In the center of the courtyard, Master Yao was tightly bound to a stone pillar by a black Energy Shackle. His face was pale, blood stained the corner of his mouth, and his aura was weak, indicating he had suffered serious injuries.

Standing in front of him was another man also clad in a black robe, whose aura was as profound as the deep sea—he was also a Ninth-Rank Invincible Grandmaster!

This Black-Robed Man had his back to Chu Han, looking down upon the bound Master Yao with an extremely composed expression, as if he were certain of victory in the battle overhead.

"Yao Tianchen, things have come to this; are you still hoping for rescue?" the Black-Robed Man slowly spoke, his voice hoarse and deep, carrying a heart-stopping sense of oppression.

"Do you think Lin Canglan can win? Don't hold out any hope. The moment Lin Canglan is defeated, we members of the Mosheng Society will immediately leave the Capital City. The other experts in the Capital City won't have time to rush here to save you."

Master Yao, or Yao Tianchen, snorted coldly upon hearing this, his eyes filled with anger and disdain: "You Mosheng Society scum! If you hadn't used such insidious means to sneak attack and poison me, and then bound me with this Energy Shackle, you wouldn't be able to trap me! If I can escape today, I will surely make you pay the price!"

"Oh? Is that so? Unfortunately, you won't get the chance."

The Black-Robed Man turned around, a cold smile appearing on his face: "Cooperate with us obediently and hand over what we want, and maybe we'll leave you a complete corpse. Otherwise, once we get what we want, you will die after enduring endless torture."

Yao Tianchen glared, his eyes wide with fury, but due to the Potent Poison in his body and the restraint of the Energy Shackle, he couldn't move at all. He could only stare hatefully at the Black-Robed Man and remain silent.

Chu Han hid in the shadows, seeing everything clearly, and pondered inwardly.

As expected, the Mosheng Society came for Master Yao because of something important, likely not the green lotus pill.

It must be something extremely important to the Mosheng Society, though he didn't know what it was.

The current situation was extremely disadvantageous for him. Inside the residence, there were two Late 8th Rank Grandmasters and twenty 7th Rank Grandmasters, plus a Ninth-Rank Invincible Grandmaster with unfathomable strength standing guard.

He simply couldn't contend head-on by himself.

"If I force my way in, it'll be suicide. I must find a way to break the stalemate!" Chu Han thought to himself.

Placing all hope on Lin Canglan was highly unrealistic.

If Lin Canglan were defeated, both he and Yao Tianchen would fall into eternal damnation.

Chu Han's Mental Energy cautiously spread out again, observing every detail of the scene.

He noticed that although the Ninth-Rank Black-Robed Man appeared composed, his attention was constantly fixed on Yao Tianchen, seemingly extremely concerned with Yao Tianchen's every move.

"Perhaps I can find a Breakthrough point through Master Yao?" a thought flashed through Chu Han's mind.

Yao Tianchen was a Ninth-Rank Expert after all. If he could help him remove the restraint or suppress the Potent Poison in his body, allowing him to recover some of his strength, even a small portion, it would be enough to disrupt the enemy's plan.

But how to approach Yao Tianchen without being discovered, and how to help him remove the restraint and the Potent Poison, were extremely difficult problems.

The black Energy Shackle emitted a dense Dark Aura, clearly not something that could be broken by ordinary means.

The Potent Poison inside Yao Tianchen must also be a specialized, Exotic Poison created by the Mosheng Society, making it extremely difficult to neutralize.

Chu Han clenched his fists, his mind racing as he considered all possible countermeasures.

Time was pressing; he couldn't afford to hesitate.

He had to figure out a solution quickly, or once the battle overhead was decided, everything would be too late.

His gaze fell once more on the bound Yao Tianchen, and a bold idea suddenly sprang up in his mind.

That was to contact Master Yao using Mental Energy!

Yao Tianchen, as a top Alchemist, constantly needed to use Mental Energy to precisely control the properties of Medicinal Pills during refinement, so his Mental Energy must be extremely powerful.

Chu Han secretly guessed that Master Yao's Mental Energy might have also reached the Third Realm.

If that were the case, the two of them could communicate mentally without being noticed.

With his mind made up, Chu Han no longer hesitated.

He condensed his Mental Energy into an extremely fine Thread and silently probed toward Yao Tianchen's Sea of Consciousness.

Sure enough, the Ninth-Rank Black-Robed Man did not detect this subtle Mental Energy Fluctuation.

"Master Yao, I am Chu Han, and I've come to save you!" Chu Han's Mental Will, transmitted through the Mental Energy Thread, accurately entered Yao Tianchen's Sea of Consciousness.