In a flash, they arrived at the inner courtyard of the Baili family. It resembled an imperial palace, with numerous guards, both overt and hidden.
Without Baili Hanbing personally leading the way, Su Han estimated he would have encountered many interrogations along the path.
Soon, they reached a secluded garden. Baili Hanbing introduced, "This courtyard is my elder sister's residence. She usually practices her cultivation here and rarely comes out. I don't know who saw her and gave her the top spot on the Rouge Ranking. Sigh..."
He appeared quite helpless, though Baili Hanbing was also being somewhat ostentatious. After all, who wouldn't want their sisters to be beauties, especially in a prominent family like the Baili clan?
"By the way, Mr. Su, I recall several waves of Holy Altar elders attacking you before. I'm very curious how you escaped? And where did those elders go?"
Su Han chuckled and replied, "Well... those elders were chasing me, so naturally, I ran. As for where they went, I'm not sure, hehe. Aren't there a few in my Jiangshan Tu? And a few more are following me. As for the rest... I really don't know, hehe..."
Upon hearing this, Xing Tao and Nangong Yan shivered. They knew that Su Han had already eliminated those individuals, and their ability to stay and follow Su Han was a stroke of immense luck.
"Alright, I'm just very curious. How did you so easily escape from so many elders? And what is your current strength?"
Hearing this, Su Han felt a bit impatient, especially since asking about others' cultivation was a rather offensive question.
However, Su Han did not get angry. He merely replied perfunctorily, "I'm just so-so, about the same as Nangong Yan."
Baili Hanbing stopped asking and invited them into a luxurious palace.
At the entrance, two female guards immediately blocked their way and stepped forward to investigate.
Baili Hanbing nearby immediately said, "Where is my sister? Announce that guests have arrived and ask my sister to come out and entertain them!"
The two showed no reaction. Although the person before them was the young patriarch, these two maids seemed to only obey Baili Qinyin and completely disregarded Baili Hanbing's words.
"Damn it, these two are always like this. Mr. Su, please don't mind. Please wait here for a moment, I'll inform her myself."
With that, Baili Hanbing glared at the two maids and then hurried inside to find his sister.
Not long after, a woman's voice came from within, "Come in!"
Su Han shrugged and looked at Nangong Yan and the others, gesturing, "Let's go in together. Help me see how beautiful the number one beauty in the Spiritual Realm truly is, haha."
However, at this moment, a woman's voice echoed from the courtyard again, "Only you may enter!"
Su Han found it quite amusing and thought of placing everyone else in the Qianli Jiangshan Tu and taking them in together. But just then, he saw the two maids draw their swords.
"Please behave yourself, sir!"
"My lady has already said that only you are allowed to enter!"
Unexpectedly, the young lady of the Baili family was quite spirited, and her maids were also very fierce. Shaking his head, Su Han said regretfully, "Then there's nothing I can do. Xing Tao, Nangong, you two wait outside."
"Master, be careful!"
"Master, please be extremely careful!"
The two clasped their fists respectfully. Su Han slowly walked into the small courtyard ahead.
Soon, what greeted his eyes was a giant ice house. To Su Han's surprise, the sun was scorching outside, yet a bone-chilling cold emanated from around the ice house. Even with Su Han's profound strength, he felt a trace of coldness.
"Good heavens, practicing in such conditions and not freezing to death is already quite impressive!"
Feeling the piercing cold, Su Han became curious about the woman he was about to meet. After all, anyone who could cultivate in such a place must be a formidable character, harsh on themselves and even harsher on others!
"Mr. Su, this way please!"
From a distance, Baili Hanbing beckoned Su Han over, rustling.
Clearly, being in the middle stage of the Emperor realm, he could not withstand the bone-chilling cold and kept rubbing his hands, exhaling white mist. Looking at Su Han, he sighed, indicating that things were not progressing smoothly.
"My sister said... there's no room for negotiation on this matter. She just wants to meet you, to see if someone who dares to oppose the Holy Altar has grown three heads and six arms. Sigh..." Baili Hanbing lamented. Honestly, as the young patriarch, he found his position quite difficult. The powerful figures in the clan, like Baili Qinyin, completely ignored him, yet the entire burden of the family fell upon him alone.
Su Han slowly walked into the ice house. Within several massive ice walls, a faint fragrance could be detected, making it feel like entering a sea of flowers, which was quite peculiar.
"You are Su Yeye?"
Su Han immediately saw that behind a transparent ice wall, a woman was frozen in a block of ice, her eyes closed, like a celestial fairy. Her brows were serene, and her exquisite features were like a masterpiece of natural art.
"That is indeed me!"
Su Han was amazed. When the woman transmitted her voice earlier, she showed no visible movement, and Su Han didn't know how she spoke.
"You truly have guts, daring to oppose my Holy Altar, hmph! Do you know who I am?" the woman said with a chilling tone.
Su Han was instantly bewildered. Looking at the woman before him, her beauty could be rated a perfect 100. Her figure was also naturally formed, like an exquisite sculpture, incredibly beautiful.
However, her words left Su Han somewhat confused!
From her tone, she sounded like someone from the Holy Altar!
"I hope Miss Baili can enlighten me!"
Despite this, Su Han was not overly worried. After all, his own combat strength was quite formidable, and with powerful treasures, he could always retreat into the Qianli Jiangshan Tu. Even if trapped, he could slowly cultivate until his strength improved before planning an escape.
"Hmph! If I tell you that I am one of the ten great protectors of the Holy Altar, what would you think?"
Upon hearing this, Su Han felt a chill surge from the soles of his feet. The ten great protectors of the Holy Altar were all figures at the pinnacle of power, and each had an extremely secretive identity, rarely seen in public.
Now, Su Han never expected that he would be walking right into the territory of one of the ten great protectors!