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Xie Nan had a beautiful face, and she appeared to be a young woman in her twenties, with an exceptionally fine figure. However, one could tell from her eyes that this woman had been through many storms.

After all, the compelling aura of authority and her indifferent temperament were not something an ordinary young woman could possess.

"If that child is still alive, considering the age, it should be about time," Xie Nan said. "No one is allowed to tell the master about this matter."

The young man trembled slightly and nodded, then asked, "How does madam plan to handle it?"

A flicker of killing intent passed through her eyes as Xie Nan said, "Kill him!"

...

Outside the ancient tomb, the night had returned to its usual tranquility, with only the rustling of wind-blown leaves and the sounds of beasts treading on the underbrush.

The formation around the ancient tomb had been broken, and a rich stream of spiritual energy slowly emanated from within.

This dense spiritual energy attracted almost all the demon beasts in the vicinity.

Even Zhu Jiuyin, who had fled earlier, now cautiously twisted its body and returned.

With its huge body close to the ground, it moved forward slowly. Zhu Jiuyin's crimson eyes carefully scoured the exterior of the tomb, but didn't find a single person.

Staring intently at the entrance of the tomb, a flash of anger crossed Zhu Jiuyin's eyes. With a flick of its tail, it shot forward like an arrow.

As it neared the entrance of the tomb, Zhu Jiuyin's body suddenly burst into a dazzling array of colors. Once the light dissipated, its massive body shrank into that of a small snake.

Twisting its body, Zhu Jiuyin quickly disappeared into the tomb.

...

The ancient tomb was vast, revealing a unique world beneath.

Li Shisan and his three companions were at the forefront, facing almost no obstacles on their way down.

The path leading down the ancient tomb was a kilometer long.

This path was straight and lengthy, shrouded in darkness with an extremely low visibility of only five meters.
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The four reached the end of the path and suddenly stopped—in front of them were four different passageways.

No one knew where the four passageways led. Perhaps only one truly led to the tomb master's chamber, while the other three were false.

But which one was the real one?

"What should we do?" Mo Mo asked.

Zhang Peng decisively said, "Four passageways, one for each of us. Whoever finds it, immediately notify the others. How about that?"

"Good."

The suggestion was agreed upon by the others. With a one-in-four chance, anyone who actually discovered the treasure would certainly not notify the others.

This was a contest of luck.

The four chose their respective passageways and dashed inside.

The second group consisted of cultivators of average cultivation levels. They quickly caught up to this point and, upon seeing the four entrances, were all at a loss.

After some hesitation, the group picked the passageways they thought most likely.

Jiang Lichun and Li Tu stood at the entrance, not going in immediately.

Li Tu said, "Let's wait for Brother Li."

Li Xiaoyao was not slow either, arriving at the entrances a few minutes later.

Looking at the four passageways, Li Xiaoyao turned back to look down the corridor submerged in darkness and said, "This place is full of strangeness."

Li Tu curled his lips and said, "No kidding. Would a graveyard be as straightforward as a monk's temple?"

Shaking his head, Li Xiaoyao pointed into the darkness and asked, "Do you think this road is straight or curved?"

"Straight, of course. It's such a long path; it couldn't be straighter," Li Tu replied, puzzled as to why Li Xiaoyao would suddenly ask this.

"Straight?" Li Xiaoyao gave a cold laugh and said, "This path is full of twists and turns; it's only that an Illusion Array has been set up, deceiving your eyes."

"Really?" Li Tu was somewhat unconvinced.

Li Xiaoyao did not bother to explain any further. Although his thoughts were confined to five meters, even that distance was clearer than what human eyes could discern.

All along the way, he had used his thoughts to probe the area five meters ahead, ensuring there was no danger before continuing forward.

Under the detection of his thoughts, he was surprised to find that what appeared to be a straight passage to the naked eye was in fact a winding path.

Just as he had said, this passage had been rigged with an Illusion Array that could easily trick the eyes of humans.

Jiang Lichun did not think too much about it; an Illusion Array was an Illusion Array, and they had already safely entered.

"Kid, take a look at these four tunnel openings, are they real?"

After scanning with his thoughts, Li Xiaoyao nodded: "They are real."

Li Tu sighed and said, "Now what do we do? Four tunnel entrances, with only one being real—who knows which one is the actual one."

Jiang Lichun waved his hand, signaling him to stop talking.

Li Tu clamped his mouth shut, watching Jiang Lichun closely, curious to see what trick he might have up his sleeve.

Jiang Lichun took out a dry pipe and lit it, walking to the first tunnel entrance. He stared at the pipe smoke for a while, then moved to the second entrance.

"What's he doing?" Li Tu asked, clearly puzzled.

Li Xiaoyao explained from the side, "If the smoke is blown away, it indicates that there is a passage through that tunnel."

"You can do that?" Li Tu had really learned something new today.

Jiang Lichun tested one opening after another until he suddenly halted at the third one.

Li Xiaoyao and the others saw clearly a wisp of blue smoke from the pipe being blown outwards.

"This is the one," Jiang Lichun put away his pipe and said, staring at the tunnel mouth.

"Go!" Li Xiaoyao took the lead, walking at the forefront.

After walking about fifty meters or so, Li Xiaoyao suddenly stopped.

Jiang Lichun immediately looked around, while Li Tu asked, "What's wrong?"

Li Xiaoyao slowly took a couple of steps, and a corpse, coming into view from the darkness, was exposed to their sight.

It was a mummified body, its flesh and blood long since withered, appearing to have died years ago.

But what puzzled Li Xiaoyao was that the mummy was wearing a piece of clothing which was stained with some blood, blood that seemed fresh.

"Be careful," the odd mummy made Li Xiaoyao feel an unprecedented sense of danger.

Unknown dangers are the most terrifying because you don't know what you are about to face.

"Dudu~"

A very faint sound, somewhat like something crawling.

Li Tu's pupils shrank sharply as he pointed at the mummy's belly and said, "There's something there!"

Li Xiaoyao and Jiang Lichun immediately looked over and indeed saw something small wriggling within the shriveled belly of the mummy, as if it wanted to break through the skin and climb out.

His thoughts formed an invisible barrier around his body. Li Xiaoyao slowly crouched down and pulled out a dagger, stabbing it into the squirming spot.

"Pff!"

The tip of the dagger seemed to have pierced something living, and blood leaked out from the torn skin.

The eerie scene caused Li Xiaoyao's eyelids to twitch. He gripped the dagger and pulled down slightly, and the belly was slit open.

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