Looking at Ruan Xiyan's cold face, the disciple clasped his hands together and pleaded, "We really know we were wrong. We were such bastards before, that's why we bullied Young Master Lin and the others."
"The sect leader has punished us severely. Please forgive us for the sake of the sect leader."
All the disciples bowed and apologized to Ruan Xiyan and the others, fearing that Ruan Xiyan would not let them leave and would kill them to silence them in the secret realm.
Even if they die here, no one will suspect her; they will only assume that they encountered an accident in a dangerous secret realm.
Ruan Xiyan waved her hand, "You can go now."
A bunch of bullies who prey on the weak and fear the strong. For the sake of Sect Master Sikong, she won't touch them.
But that's all there is to it. As for the mutual help that Sect Master Sikong mentioned, she has no interest in it.
"Thank you, thank you!" Upon hearing this, the disciples hurriedly ran forward and quickly disappeared from their sight.
Ruan Xiyan stared thoughtfully ahead, realizing that the lake she had seen earlier was a hoax, a fake treasure trove.
Deep within this forest lies a little-known ancient tomb.
Could this ancient tomb be the real place where the treasure is hidden?
An ancient bronze tomb door covered in green moss comes into view, and an inconspicuous ancient stele tightly entwined with vines stands in the bushes next to it.
Ruan Xiyan approached and parted the vines that were entwined around the ancient stele, which had four characters engraved on it.
"Trespassers will die!"
Just looking at those four characters, you can feel the oppressive atmosphere emanating from them.
"This is the ancient tomb those disciples were talking about." Lin Muze examined the tomb entrance. "From the outside, it looks quite ordinary. Is it really as dangerous inside as those disciples said?"
"We'll find out once we go in," Yu Qiqi said, carrying the meteor hammer. "Don't forget our mission."
"With the treasures we have collected so far, we have absolutely no confidence that Tianyu Sect can take the top five. Only by taking a chance can we possibly turn the tide."
Ruan Xiyan smiled and said, "Qiqi is right. As the saying goes, fortune favors the bold. Now that we've come to this ancient tomb, how can we back down?"
Lin Muze produced a spear in his hand. "I can't wait to explore the ancient tomb. I hope the treasures inside won't disappoint us."
"But how do we open this tomb door? Are we just going to break it open from the outside?"
Ruan Xiyan walked up to the tomb door, her blood-red eyes appearing. "There used to be a formation outside this tomb door, but it seems to have been destroyed now."
As Ruan Xiyan spoke, she pushed hard against the tomb door, which opened easily.
"Could it have been those disciples from the Heavenly Feather Sect who sabotaged it? They don't seem to have the ability," Lin Muze complained. "Never mind, the tomb door is open now, let's go in."
The entire ancient tomb was very large, like a maze, and they soon arrived at a fork in the road.
"Sister Yan, which way should we go next?" Yu Qiqi looked left and right, unable to make up her mind.
"Master, this ancient tomb is very strange. I can't sense any medicinal herbs here." Yao Yao, who was flying in front, had a troubled look in her eyes.
"I'm sorry, Master, Yaoyao can't help you anymore." Yaoyao landed on Ruan Xiyan's shoulder and said softly.
"It's okay, you've done very well." Ruan Xiyan patted Yao Yao's head reassuringly and put it into her spatial storage.
Looking at the fork in the road, Ruan Xiyan thought, "It seems I can only make a choice based on my intuition."
The two forks in the road were exactly the same, so Ruan Xiyan and her companions randomly chose one and headed towards the left fork.
"Qiqi, don't tickle me, it's so itchy." Lin Muze waved his hand to shoo away the strange sensation on his back.
"Lin Muze, are you crazy? I'm walking in front of you, how am I supposed to tickle you!" Yu Qiqi turned her head and rolled her eyes at Lin Muze.
"When did you get ahead of me? No! You weren't behind me, so... then why do I feel like there's been movement behind me, and someone keeps patting my back?"
Lin Muze looked at Ruan Xiyan and the others walking in front of him and felt a chill run down his spine.
He gripped his spear tightly, turned stiffly, and without even looking, swung the spear.
They rushed towards nothing, finding nothing behind them.
"Lin Muze, what are you doing? Why are you making such a fuss? There's clearly nothing there. You're just scaring yourself." Yu Qiqi glanced at the empty space behind Lin Muze.
"If you're scared, I'll cover you from behind," Yu Qiqi said, picking up the iron hammer and trying to switch places with Lin Muze.
"No, I clearly felt something patting me from behind just now, how could it be gone?" Lin Muze scratched the back of his head.
His eyes darted back and forth. "Could there really be something dirty in this ancient tomb?"
Suddenly, a drop of icy liquid landed on Lin Muze's face. He touched it in confusion; it was sticky.
"What is this? Water? It doesn't seem like it. Would an ancient tomb be flooded?" Lin Muze looked up and met a pair of eerie green eyes.
He shuddered suddenly, nearly jumping up in fright, "What is that?!"
The wall had been covered with green ghost lizards at some point, and those lizards were staring at Ruan Xiyan and the others, with suspicious liquid dripping from their mouths.
The colors on those ghost lizards kept changing, sometimes green, sometimes red, sometimes blue...
Eventually, it blended into the color of the surrounding walls, becoming indistinguishable from them.
Ruan Xiyan's eyes sharpened. "Be careful, this is a chameleon."
Chameleons can change their color at will to match their surroundings.
This special talent gives them a unique advantage, whether they are hunting for food or escaping when faced with a crisis.
They always appear and disappear unexpectedly, making them impossible to guard against, which is why they are called "ghost lizards".
A long tongue suddenly attacked Lin Muze from behind.
Ruan Xiyan launched a spiritual attack.
The tongue was struck and quickly withdrew.
Ruan Xiyan and the others stood back to back to prevent the chameleons from attacking from behind.
Tongues covered in slime kept attacking, but Ruan Xiyan and the others each kept an eye on one direction, cooperating perfectly to prevent the chameleons from getting through.
Even so, they were still in a very passive position.
Because they couldn't see where the chameleons were, they couldn't launch an attack and could only passively defend themselves.
This can't go on forever, a thoughtful look appeared in Ruan Xiyan's eyes.
Chameleons are most afraid of strong light. Under strong light, their special talent will not work, they will not be able to change color, and their bodies will have nowhere to hide.
But this is an ancient tomb, and it's pitch black everywhere. There's no strong light at all, which explains why so many chameleons have gathered here.
Presumably, what the disciples of the Tianyu Sect encountered before was these chameleon lizards.
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