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Just as the words fell, Lu Yao heard movement behind him. The long sword that was aimed at Jiang Yun was forcibly retracted, and when he turned around, he saw that Elder Qin's pair of meat palms were already within reach. There was no time to dodge, so he could only activate his spiritual energy to resist.

Elder Qin's palm strike was almost full force, and Lu Yao was like a kite with a broken string, flying straight towards Jiang Yun. Helplessly, Jiang Yun could only reach out and catch Lu Yao, using his spiritual energy and internal strength to mitigate some of the force. However, he still felt the terrifying power coming from Lu Yao's body.

"Poof!"

Jiang Yun and Lu Yao almost simultaneously spat out a mouthful of blood, and then Jiang Yun hugged Lu Yao and directly crashed into the skeleton behind them, causing the skeleton to shatter into pieces.

"No!"

Lu Yao watched as the skeleton shattered, his voice filled with grief and pain.

Before the skeleton collapsed, Jiang Yun heard the sound of a mechanism, and a stone door opened behind them. Jiang Yun happened to fall into the stone door while hugging Lu Yao, and a moment later, the stone door closed.

"Boom!"

The stone door fell heavily, emitting a loud noise, blocking Jiang Yun and Lu Yao's figures. Elder Qin's face turned dark, and he did not pursue them anymore.

"Boom, rumble!"

After Jiang Yun and Lu Yao entered the stone door, the hall began to shake violently, and it became increasingly intense. Elder Qin almost couldn't stabilize himself and continuously dodged the falling debris.

"What's going on? What's happening?"

The people who were originally in the stone room also felt the commotion. Wang Qiyuan was the first to run out, anxiously asking, followed by the Xiao brothers, Xiao Wanshan and Xiao Wanji, who also ran out.

One minute later, everyone except Jiang He had run out. They all felt the continuous trembling of the cave, filled with panic.

"Hurry, the cave is about to collapse, quickly find the exit."

Elder Qin said in a deep voice, then quickly ran out of the hall, followed closely by Wang Qiyuan.

"Where is Brother Li Tao? Why can't I see Brother Li Tao?" Lin Feier looked around, everyone else was there, but Jiang Yun was missing. She anxiously searched for him.

Lin Shenhe also noticed Jiang Yun's absence, but at this moment, staying longer would only increase the danger, and they couldn't care about Jiang Yun anymore. Lin Shenhe held onto Lin Feier and said, "Stop looking, let's go out. Maybe he's already outside."

"Father, Brother Li Tao came with us. Are you going to leave him behind?" Lin Feier was almost crying anxiously as she looked at her father.

"Let's go, forget about it."

The collapse of the cave was accelerating, and Lin Shenhe made a decisive decision. Regardless of Lin Feier's struggles, he pulled her out of the hall.

Fifteen minutes later, all ten members of the four major families who were acting together had exited the cave, except for Jiang Yun and Jiang He.

"Boom!"

The cave collapsed in front of them, and the entrance was sealed by huge rocks falling from the mountain. The survivors looked at the scene before them, unsure whether to be happy or sad. In the end, they didn't even have time to move all the things from the cave before they were buried inside.

With teary eyes, Lin Feier stared at the sealed entrance, her heart worrying about Jiang Yun's fate, and she muttered to herself, "Brother Yun..."

If Jiang Yun were present at this moment and heard Lin Feier's words as "Brother Yun," he would definitely be surprised that she had recognized him so early.

As Jiang Yun fell into the stone cave, he felt like it took a long time before landing. In front of him was pitch darkness where he couldn't see his own hand, but at least he had Landyao by his side.

Thinking of Landyao, Jiang Yun immediately started groping in the darkness, not knowing where Landyao had fallen.

"Slap!"

When Jiang Yun touched Landyao's arm, he was slapped hard by him.

"What are you groping for?" Landyao's voice echoed in the darkness.

Jiang Yun turned in the direction of the voice and thought to himself that this person had really strong hands. This slap probably swelled Jiang Yun's arm.

"Why are you so unappreciative? If it weren't for me catching you at a critical moment, you would have probably fallen half-dead," Jiang Yun retorted, his temper ignited by Landyao's slap.

"Hmph, you can't even show a basic level of respect for the dead, yet you want to pretend to be a good person," Landyao disdainfully said.

"How am I disrespectful to the dead?" Jiang Yun found Landyao's accusation completely unfounded.

"You dare say that? If you respect the dead, why did you touch the bones of Senior Qingyang?" Landyao seemed to hold a deep grudge against Jiang Yun taking out the scroll from beneath the bones. His tone was filled with anger.

"I'm innocent! I just wanted to see what was under that cushion. I really didn't intend to disturb the bones. Wait a minute, why are you so nervous about those bones?" Jiang Yun didn't understand why Landyao was so concerned about the bones.

"Right, he was your senior from the same sect! But I swear by the moon, I really didn't have any ill intentions towards those bones," Jiang Yun felt genuinely wronged at this moment.

It was unknown whether Landyao believed Jiang Yun's oath. There was no sound for a long time, and Jiang Yun began to wonder if Landyao was still conscious. Finally, Landyao's angry snort came through.

"Shameless. There's no moon here."

Jiang Yun was speechless in the face of such stubbornness and the urge to argue. At this moment, he felt that closing his eyes made no difference because it was already pitch black. Helplessly, he said, "Then what should I say for you to believe me?"

Landyao was taken aback by Jiang Yun's question and hesitated for a while before saying, "I won't believe you."

"Alright, whether you believe me or not is not important now. The key is that we're trapped here. We need to figure out how to get out," Jiang Yun decided to put aside the issue of whether Landyao believed him or not.

"I'm injured and can't move," Landyao weakly said after contemplating Jiang Yun's words.

"Unfortunately, I am too," Jiang Yun forced a bitter smile. Qin Elder's strike was powerful, and Jiang Yun's cultivation in the Ji Li Divine Art had only reached the first layer, eighth stage. He couldn't withstand a blow from a true martial realm warrior. If Qin Elder's strike had landed directly on Jiang Yun, he wouldn't even have the strength to speak right now.

Although Landyao seemed to have a higher cultivation level than him, Jiang Yun judged that Landyao's injuries were definitely not lighter. Firstly, he was the direct victim of Qin Elder's strike, and secondly, when they fell into the stone cave, Jiang Yun shamelessly used him as a cushion. Therefore, Jiang Yun believed that Landyao's injuries were likely more severe than his own.

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After the two individuals finished speaking, it seemed that they didn't have any immediate common topics to discuss. They fell into silence in the darkness, with only the sounds of Jiang Yun and Lu Yao's breathing.

After a while, Jiang Yun felt a faint gathering of internal energy within his body. Enduring intense pain, he sat cross-legged on the ground to adjust his breath.

The healing effects of the Yi Jin Jing internal energy were still remarkable. After circulating through his body's three energy pathways, Jiang Yun sensed a cool breeze slowly flowing through his meridians, organs, and viscera. Those meridians torn by Elder Qin's spiritual energy and the misaligned internal organs received treatment.