Master of Strange Dao

"No, you wouldn't rather die than kill that Tomb Ghost, nor would your Xi Family, thanks to you, the incident you caused last time revealed to us a little of your family's secrets."

"What do you know?" Xi Yang's face slightly darkened.

The middle-aged man smiled and did not answer.

"I'll give you another hour. If you are still unwilling to lead the way after that time, then I'll have no choice but to kill you. We'll take more time and search slowly; we will ultimately find that entrance."

An hour later, the middle-aged man stood up, walked towards Xi Yang, his eyes cold and with a hint of killing intent.

Just as he was about to raise his hand, Xi Yang sighed and said.

"Fine, I'm doing this for your own good, I don't want you to die miserably. Since you're willing to die, I can't stop you; go ahead, but you'll definitely regret it."

"Thanks for leading the way."

"The water bay we passed earlier, the entrance is under the water."

The middle-aged man revealed a faint smile and nodded his head.

"Good, a wise man adapts to circumstances. Besides, you might not necessarily die by the hands of that Tomb Ghost."

Upon hearing this, Xi Yang immediately realized that this guy didn't know the secrets of the Xi Family and was just bluffing him.

Apart from him, no one in the Xi Family was afraid of dying.

He could even imagine that the others in the Xi Family would probably be eager to die when faced with such a situation.

A Curse from an Eighth Tier Tomb Ghost was an opportunity that likely wouldn't come a second time in this world.

After death, their cultivation would certainly become extremely powerful.

But in truth, he really didn't want to die or change his cultivation path.

He only hoped that the message from number seven had been sent back, letting his family know his current situation— it might not just be death but possibly leaving no remains and his spirit being destroyed, hoping someone would come to rescue him.

An hour later, the boat arrived at the destination, and someone immediately went underwater to investigate. Moments later, a person emerged from the water.

"Found it, the entrance was concealed."

The middle-aged man glanced at Xi Yang, naturally knowing that he was responsible. Without someone to guide them, they could only search the area extensively, relying on luck and hard effort.

Moreover, with the entrance under water, finding it could take a very long time.

Long enough that their actions could be discovered.

A group of people dove into the water, taking Xi Yang with them, and entered the Grotto Heaven.

As the world inside was dark and filled with dense Yin Qi and Death Qi, it looked very barren.

After everyone entered, they waited for a while, but the Tomb Ghost didn't appear.

Xi Yang took a deep breath and tentatively said.

"We're at the place now, can you let me go?"

"Okay."

The person actually untied Xi Yang and let him go.

Xi Yang left the Grotto Heaven, but just as he flew a short distance away, the middle-aged man appeared again and grabbed him to take him back.

"Do you people even lack basic trust?"

"We did let you go. Now, we're just catching you again for another matter. You yourself said to use you to draw away the Tomb Ghost, and naturally, we can't let go of such a good method."

"..."

Xi Yang, with a darkened face, realized that these people were just playing him.

He hadn't guessed wrong from the very beginning.

Having given up resisting, Xi Yang glowered and made peace with his impending death.

"You'd better not regret this."

The middle-aged man smiled nonchalantly and took Xi Yang back into the Grotto Heaven.

A day later, in the thick moonlight, Xia Shuang appeared nearby. She sniffed and came close to the water bay, looking at the small boat docked there, then glanced at the black cat on her shoulder.

"If I make a move, they're sure to all die. You take over."

The black cat licked his paw, washed his face, and when he reopened his eyes, his round pupils began to shrink.

However, shrinking, his pupils didn't turn into vertical slits but turned into one crescent on one side and one on the other.

As the black cat's eyes transformed, the scattered moonlight took on an additional layer of mist, dreamlike and illusory.

Xia Shuang walked past with the black cat, and those people seemed not to see them, with even one person voluntarily withdrawing the Formation blocking under the water surface.

The black cat looked at a person, just about to open his mouth when Xia Shuang suddenly extended her hand and pinched its mouth.

"Don't ask; these are Death Soldiers. You can't get anything out of them. If someone spills crucial information, they'll die, which could alert the enemies."

The black cat slapped Xia Shuang dissatisfiedly.

"Don't pinch my mouth; I could bite my tongue."

"Let's go in and save Xi Yang first, since we plan to follow his wishes, we can't let him die."

The duo disappeared, and the men remained in their original state.

By dawn, they had quietly recovered, unaware of any changes.

Xia Shuang, with her form concealed by the black cat, moved through the desolate Grotto Heaven. She took a deep breath and frowned in thought.

"Such heavy Death Qi, the body of the person buried here must still be present.

Wait, this isn't right. There's something more than just the Mausoleum here.

Xi Yang is really daring; he dared to come to such a place alone before and yet he didn't die.

Is his luck really that good?

There are several other living people; this is a bit troublesome.

I misspoke—it's Xi Yang's luck that's really poor, needing a Ninth Tier Strong to capture him.

Is a Ninth Tier not valued much nowadays? They've fallen to such a state."