Chapter 84 People's Hearts Are Different

Needless to say, the importance of the secrets left by Yu Linghe is self-evident. For Luo Xuanyi, the most important information at the moment is two: a complete map of the ruins and a room that can manipulate the ruins' mechanisms at will.

Indeed, this relic itself deviates significantly from later speculation. Rather than being breached by righteous forces after the fall of the Myriad Souls Sect, it's more likely a trap deliberately set to allow the righteous to discern the true nature of the Heavenly Dao. Then there's the real underground palace set atop the fake one, a gift from the Jade Spirit Crane to Luo Xuanyi. This is why Luo Xuanyi misperceived the place, believing it was devoid of traps—she was spared by the Jade Spirit Crane's deliberate restriction.

Luo Xuanyi placed her hand on the mural, secretly channeling her spiritual power to push gently. The entire wall began to dissolve as dust fell off. The chaos turned into a sharp knife, and Luo Xuanyi let the knife cut her palm.

A large amount of simulated blood flowed onto the wall. The red calmed all the rage and spread throughout the room, connecting countless thin lines. Luo Xuanyi could sense that the underground palace had established a connection with her.

The murals completely vanished, replaced by mirrors, revealing every corner of the ruins in crystal-clear detail. Luo Xuanyi could now close the underground palace at any time, triggering the various traps hidden within. But she wanted something else.

"We need to prepare the materials for ghost cultivation."

Her eyes fell on the bright red on the mirror and two seemingly insignificant places in the ruins.

Qi Mingzhe looked at the huge pile of corpses with a rather embarrassed look. His brilliant red robe had already withstood several attacks from the chaotic spiritual energy formation, and had dimmed slightly. If he could just approach the underground palace entrance, it would be fine, but until now, he had only stared at the stone door from afar.

Whenever he got close, a golden lotus platform would appear in the sky, attempting to absorb his soul. Even with the red-clothed mantle, he would unknowingly move away from the stone gate, only to be attacked again due to the stone gate's reaction, which disrupted the formation. This cycle repeated itself.

Even if it was just to take down the stone gate, it would be enough to come here for this trip. Qi Mingzhe sighed in his heart at the strength of the ancient monks. He was able to break through the ruins under such conditions, and he couldn't help feeling a little discouraged.

At this moment, Qi Mingzhe suddenly felt a strange fluctuation in the formation covering the sky, as if some chaos had occurred. The stone gate also dimmed, and even when approaching the powerful force, it did not appear.

The Qi Mingzhe captured this moment, not daring to miss it, and rushed into the underground palace with a hint of ecstasy and ease.

Luo Xuanyi confirmed that Qi Mingzhe had entered the underground palace and began to re-activate the ban to seal the underground palace.

To enter the realm of ghost cultivation, Luo Xuanyi must first detach from her body. However, to avoid the thunderbolts, she must keep her body alive and active. With the cover of her body, she could maintain a living breath and avoid dying midway through her ghost cultivation. Her solution was to combine the Soul-Locking Curse and the Advent Technique, but this required the cooperation of the stone slab and the human soul.

She wanted to kill everyone who entered the ruins to use as material for her own transformation into a ghost cultivator. However, to avoid any mistakes along the way, the Qiming Master alone was not enough.

Glancing at Qi Mingzhe who were exploring around in the fake underground palace, Luo Xuanyi confirmed that the restriction had recreated the trap, and pointed at Lu Kewei's back who was furtively setting up something in the ruins.

Lu Kewei didn't sense Luo Xuanyi's gaze. He pulled out a bone chessboard from his arms. On it, a bunch of red and black flesh chess pieces squirmed, and he threw them to the ground.

Dozens of flesh balls rolled on the ground, rapidly biting and devouring, expanding into a gigantic, tumorous mouth. Lu Kewei pinched his fingers, and the mucus-covered flesh mouth opened to its maximum, wide enough for a grown man to pass through.

A head cautiously poked out from the base of the tongue, then suddenly stumbled out, as if someone had pushed it from behind. After confirming that there was no danger, a large number of people began to pass through the flesh mouth one after another, standing in the ruins of the battlefield and sighing.

After the last person came out, Lu Kewei nodded to the petite woman, reached out his hand expressionlessly, grabbed the disciple who came out first and threw him into the meat mouth. The big mouth immediately closed and began to chew, and opened again after swallowing.

Under the complicated gazes of the other inner disciples, Lu Kewei fed ten people in a row until the meat mouths burped and disintegrated into chess pieces, which he collected. No one dared to resist or speak throughout the process. Only the woman watched everything Lu Kewei did with admiration.

"You look quite different now than when you were following Xiao Qi. You don't look like a lackey at all."

Shin E-dae, who was supposed to be resting at the camp after completing her mission as a pioneering sacrifice, led the group into the ruins. She looked around happily, and was quite interested in the corpses on the ground, poking them with her foot.

Although Lu Kewei was in the Jindan stage, if they really came to a fight he would definitely not be a match for Shen Edai, the old Yuanying monster who loved to pretend to be young, so he just lowered his head deeply and did not respond to her teasing.

"Qi Ming Zhe is now in the underground palace. Deacon, please help me kill Qi Ming Zhe."

"Except for the special items that Master ordered, you may take everything. As agreed, I have prepared a corresponding number of replacements for you in Xuanchengzhou, which is under the command of the righteous path. Once you kill the Qiming people, I will send you away."

Shen Edai nodded in agreement, and the inner disciples behind her looked even happier. If they hadn't seen the two of them still talking, they would have probably cheered out loud.

"But before that, I still have some small doubts. If you don't answer them, Xiaolu, I won't believe you~"

"Ask me anything, sir. I will tell you everything I know."

Shen Edai raised an eyebrow and took a step forward. "Let's talk as we walk. It's best not to fly in this place. There are restrictions everywhere."

Although Lu Kewei wanted to lead the way, Shen Edai easily judged the correct direction and walked in front. Lu Kewei naturally didn't dare to say anything more, and took a step back and followed respectfully behind.

"Xiaolu, since you already have the means to leave the sect, why are you just using these means to make a deal? I can also sense that you didn't use those means to avoid the Dao Gu planted in your body by the Guiding Method. If someone with a deacon status wants to kill you, they only need to think about it."

His tone sounded concerned, but in reality, it held a subtle threat. Lu Kewei, by contrast, seemed to have no such thoughts, his expression calm and composed. "Since you have left Zang Yao Sect, you will be free to swim. I am only a humble inner sect disciple, and I'm afraid I can't survive on my own."

"Besides, Master has been very kind to me and values me highly. I don't want to let down his many years of training."

"Ha, that sounds nice. You're just trying to kill your master for revenge, right? Don't worry, there are many such cases in the sect. No wonder you want to kill Xiao Qi. Compared to his senior brother, Xiao Qi is much more favored by the Third Elder."

Lu Kewei nodded in agreement. Shen Edai seemed relieved, no longer questioning Lu Kewei, but instead marveling at her surroundings. Her attitude was filled with confidence, and she had no fear that Lu Kewei would secretly harm her. She had the ability to do that.

As they talked, they had already reached the central pile of corpses. The ancient war seemed to have completely destroyed the restrictions, and they walked through the stone gate easily without provoking the slightest attack.

Until the last person entered the underground palace, the huge and sophisticated prohibition between heaven and earth suddenly lit up, and the mysterious aura that permeated the stone gate completely sealed the entrance. All of this, no one could see.

Since the rhythm of the previous dungeon was exposed, I will adjust the other dungeons in the outline next. I may post later every day during this period~