The entrance to the inner chamber of the tomb of the Old Man of the Fire Snake.

Before an ancient gate, a fiery atmosphere emanated continuously.

There seems to be a gap in the gate, and the gap matches the key fragment perfectly.

At this time, three forces are checking and balancing each other, and their expressions are not very pleasant, with occasional arguments breaking out.

However, neither side was too hostile and neither took direct action; instead, they were both waiting for something to happen.

"I say, Murong Fu, I think you deliberately lost that key fragment!" Li Yuan glared angrily at Murong Fu and the others from the Xuan Tian Sword Sect, her eyes revealing her dissatisfaction.

Li Yuan comes from the Li clan of Chiling City. Although she is a woman, she was chosen as the young master of the clan because of her strong talent. The Murong clan has been causing trouble in Chiling City in recent years, which made Li Yuan dislike them for a long time.

Upon hearing Li Yuan's words, Murong Fu's face turned ashen, for he could sense that, in addition to the forces of Chiling City, the gazes of the other two major families in the Tianxuan Sect's territory were also focused on him.

Currently, both the Spirit Beast Sect and the Profound Heaven Sword Sect possess one of these key fragments. The Spirit Beast Sect obtained it on its own, which is why it came to the tomb of the Old Man of the Fire. The one in the hands of the Profound Heaven Sword Sect was acquired by their Murong Clan at an auction costing a thousand high-grade spirit stones.

In addition, the Li family, one of the three major families in Chiling City, and the Zhou family both possess a fragment.

The Murong clan is not afraid of these forces, but if the other two major families in the Tianxuan Sect's territory suspect that the Murong clan is doing this on purpose, it may cause some unnecessary trouble.

After all, sects are not allowed to participate in conflicts between families. Therefore, if other families within the Tianxuan Sect's territory were to attack the Murong clan, the Tianxuan Sect would naturally not intervene. Even if the Xuantian Sword Sect wanted to help, it couldn't stand on Tianxuan Sect's territory.

Just as Li Yuan's words drew the attention of those around her, Zhou Lu of the Zhou clan quickly chimed in, "Murong Fu, why don't you just hand over the key fragments?"

"Don't even think about buying up all the key fragments from other families after you get out, just wait for the next time the tomb opens."

Zhou Lu's words were very blunt, and Murong Fu immediately retorted, "Zhou Lu, don't talk nonsense. How could my Murong clan do such a thing!"

Before Murong Fu could finish speaking, Li Yuan immediately followed up, "As a family within the territory of the Tianxuan Sect, you've colluded with the Xuantian Sword Sect. What wouldn't your Murong clan do!"

Li Yuan's words naturally resonated with those present.

Although the Spirit Beast Sect was temporarily with the Li and Zhou clans of Chiling City, the Spirit Beast Sect differed from the Xuan Tian Sword Sect in that after obtaining the key fragment, it consulted with the Tian Xuan Sect and obtained the consent of other families that possessed the key fragment before sending its disciples.

However, the Xuan Tian Sword Sect was invited by the Murong Clan without anyone's consent.

"Miss Li's words seem a bit too much!" Hu Zhe's expression turned somewhat unpleasant after hearing Li Yuan's words. He knew what Li Yuan was implying.

Just as the phantom of a Vajra sword slowly appeared behind Hu Zhe, Nangong Haoxuan, who was standing to the side, gently waved his hand, signaling him to stop.

Hu Zhe dared not disobey Nangong Haoxuan's words in the slightest. Although his cousin was Gu Beichen, the sixth sword disciple of the Xuantian Sword Sect, whose strength was at the eighth level of the Solid Core Realm, he held a position within the Xuantian Sword Sect that was no less than that of some ordinary elders.

However, Nangong Haoxuan's identity was even more powerful. His grandfather was the Second Elder of the Xuantian Sword Sect, whose status was second only to the Sect Master and the First Elder. Within the Xuantian Sword Sect, he was in charge of the sect's punishments and had the power of life and death over the disciples.

Therefore, Hu Zhe dared not disobey Nangong Haoxuan's words in the slightest.

The main reason he was able to come to the tomb of the Old Man of the Fire of the Year was because Nangong Haoxuan had a very good relationship with his cousin Gu Beichen, which is why he brought him along.

After suppressing Hu Zhe's anger, Nangong Haoxuan gently waved his right hand, which was bandaged with white bandages, at Li Yuan and said with a smile, "Hu Zhe, we're just guests here, don't frighten the host."

"Besides, Wen Lan and the others are still here. If you scare them away, I'll have to tie you up and take you back to the sect for punishment."

As Nangong Haoxuan spoke, his eyes swept over the members of the Spirit Beast Sect.

It must be said that Wen Lan, along with Xia Yue, Shui Qingxi, and others behind her, are all of the highest caliber in terms of both figure and appearance in this Central Plains region, and naturally, many young disciples admire them.

However, Wen Lan and the others were extremely cold towards these men, and even if they tried to talk to them, they were only met with disgusted looks.

"Oh, by the way, Xia Qi, isn't Xia Yue your younger sister? Why don't you introduce her? We can visit each other more often in the future." Nangong Haoxuan seemed to suddenly remember something and turned to Xia Qi, who was following behind Hu Zhe like a servant.

Upon hearing this, Xia Qi quickly replied, "If Senior Brother Nangong likes my half-sister, I will naturally introduce you to her."

Xia Yue, standing to the side, looked at her once arrogant brother in the Eastern Wilderness, now willing to be someone else's servant in the Central Plains, and her eyes were filled with disgust.

At first, he didn't harbor much resentment towards Xia Qi. He was just struck by the fact that in a royal family, the scheming, fighting, and assassination among the children were quite normal.

But now that Xia Qi has become like this, Xia Yue feels disgusted and also a little sad.

Regardless of the circumstances, the blood relation between the two is still there.

Just as Xia Qi was about to make his introduction, an untimely voice appeared in front of the ancient gate.

"Oh, I see you've all been waiting for me."

After arriving here, Qin Xin did not go forward immediately, but observed the situation between the various forces from the side.

"Qin Xin!"

Seeing the black-robed youth slowly approaching, Hu Zhe and Xia Qi suddenly showed a hint of murderous intent in their eyes.

She came to Nangong Haoxuan's ear and whispered something.

When Xia Yue and Shui Qingxi saw Qin Xin, their eyes were filled with surprise and joy. They had not expected to meet him at the tomb of the Old Man of Si Huo in the territory of Tianxuan Sect.

Originally, the two planned to visit Qin Xin at Tianxuan Mountain when they passed through the teleportation array at Tuocang Mountain on their way back to the Spirit Beast Sect after exploring the inner chamber of the tomb.

After seeing the two women greet each other, Qin Xin smiled and nodded, then slowly walked towards them.