Who let him join the Sword Sect?!

The so-called Joyful Cave is exactly what it sounds like.

It's a very unhealthy place.

It's unhealthy because the authentic Joyful Cave is filled with female merfolk.

Naturally, the East Sea has seas, and there are merfolk in the seas.

Regarding the classification of merfolk, there has always been internal disagreement within the Beast Taming Sect.

If you call them part of the Demon Race, they aren't smart enough and are too bloodthirsty.

If you call them Demon Beasts, they can transform right after birth.

If you call them Spirit Beasts, they can't be properly domesticated.

Later on, the Beast Taming Sect abandoned classification, and merfolk became a unique species on their own, categorized under Sea Race.

After all, there are a lot of unknown things in the sea, and these disorganized, bizarre creatures are all collectively referred to as Sea Race.

Female merfolk have human bodies with fish tails, charming appearances, soft voices, and are naturally skilled in Charm Technique.

Male merfolk have fish heads and human bodies, possess infinite strength, and can use Water Series techniques.

The Joyful Cave is a hunting ground for female merfolk.

They seduce and tempt alien male creatures, using Charm Technique to make them obsessed, and then drain them completely before devouring their flesh and blood.

Back when it was known that there was a Joyful Cave in the Underground City beneath the Water Snake Palace, the Sword Sect brothers eagerly signed up, voluntarily helping the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion with testing.

Their motive was nothing but the light of the Righteous Path.

"Sword Sect disciples must undergo various trials. To dedicate oneself to the Righteous Path, we have a duty." said a Sword Sect senior brother who wished to remain anonymous.

However, upon emerging from testing in the Joyful Cave, the brothers seemed rather unhappy.

Now, it's Nameless's turn to be unhappy.

Because Zhang Ze had deactivated most of the traps, Nameless's journey was quite smooth, and he thought that this so-called Underground City was nothing special.

At this moment, Nameless stood before the Joyful Cave, looked at the coral-adorned entrance, and smiled.

He naturally knew places like the Joyful Cave, having entered before, and now, encountering a fake one, he was curious to see what it looked like inside.

With a wave of his hand, he scattered a row of talismans, sticking them onto the cave walls. The talismans ignited without wind, illuminating the cave environment.

Nameless's ears caught the soft humming of merfolk.

Familiar with the melody, Nameless entered the cave.

Moving unimpeded, he reached the deepest cave chamber, usually a place where female merfolk would feed and rest.

However, there was no trace of merfolk inside.

Nameless felt something was amiss, and then a dark shadow descended from above, fist aimed at him.

What followed was a cacophony of strange calls and punches.

Nameless flickered his silhouette, leapt into the air with Qi control, pinched a spell, causing an explosion of air pressure to push back the shadow.

This was when the cave lights illuminated, revealing the assailants to him.

"Why are they all males." Nameless frowned.

Before Nameless stood fifteen male merfolk in combat stances, their cultivation reduced from Golden Core to Foundation Establishment.

Each merfolk only wore an oddly styled tight black pair of shorts, their knotted muscles, bronze-colored, reflecting under the cave lights.

The female merfolk's humming ceased, replaced by a vigorous rhythm and forceful music.

Instead of attacking Nameless, they posed and displayed their muscles while slapping talismans onto themselves.

It was Zhang Ze's Lubrication Technique.

The spell took effect, increasing the shine of the male merfolk's muscles.

Nameless stepped back. These sword spirits in merfolk guise only had Foundation Establishment Peak cultivation, which posed no threat to him.

Yet, he felt a chill down his spine and an increasing nausea within.

Nameless was about to leave the chamber when he noticed the entrance behind him blocked by a stone door.

A larger male merfolk stood before the stone door, blocking Nameless's path.

Its muscles were bigger, brighter, and even slipperier.

The sense of revisiting the place vanished instantly; Nameless reverted to the Hundred Demons Sect's special envoy, Nameless.

He activated the Lifebound Gu Insect within him, maintaining his cultivation at Foundation Establishment Peak, and punched towards a male merfolk.

Inside the mechanism room.

In the Sound Transmission Box's display, Nameless was passionately fighting, sometimes embraced by two male merfolk, sometimes besieged by three from all sides.

The effect of the Lubrication Technique made Nameless's body sticky as well.

Li diverted his gaze from the display, staring at the back of Zhang Ze's head, raising his hand but then lowering it.

"You should stop creating these disgusting things in the future."

Zhang Ze wanted to argue, but seeing his master's expression, he felt further arguing would lead to a beating.

"Then I'll remove the Lubrication Technique someday." Zhang Ze pouted.

Li's hand raised again.

"Having fewer male merfolk would be fine, right?" Zhang Ze insisted.

Li's hand came down hard.

"Dismantle this stage for me." Li commanded.

"Okay." Zhang Ze glanced at the Sound Transmission Box, taking a final look at his creation.

"Master, let's begin too. That person should be coming out soon." Zhang Ze took out a set of clothes from the Hundred Treasures Bag and handed it to his master.

During Nameless's physical combat with the male merfolk, aided by the Profound Identification Treasure Mirror, Zhang Ze had already thought of a way to capture Nameless.

"Master, did you remember the lines I prepared for you?"

"Master, whether you can extract secrets from his mouth entirely depends on you."

"Master, if we do well this time, perhaps we can directly take down the Hundred Demons Sect."

"Master..."

After a flurry of words, Zhang Ze finally closed his mouth after receiving another slap to the back of the head from Li.

Seeing his master well-prepared, Zhang Ze handed the Profound Identification Treasure Mirror to Li.

"Don't eat a colleague." Zhang Ze reminded.

Li shot Zhang Ze a glare, "I'm not as naive as I used to be, besides, I can't beat it."

"Let's go." Li disappeared underground with the Profound Identification Treasure Mirror.

Once Li reached the designated position, Zhang Ze in the control room activated several mechanisms.

The internal structure of the Water Snake Palace shifted slightly, with some hidden arrays coming into play.

Now they just waited for Nameless to walk into the trap.

Over at the Joyful Cave, after repelling all the male merfolk, Nameless walked out of the cave sticky all over.

After casting three Purification spells consecutively, he managed to clean the sticky substance off his body.

Nameless now harbored even more intense murderous intent towards the Thousand Mechanism Cultivator named Zhang Yida.

Nameless thought crushing his Gu Pill would be too merciful; he should employ more Gu techniques on him.

Make him unable to live or die.

Holding back his anger, Nameless lost his desire to continue forward, choosing to return the way he came.

Yet as he walked, he realized something was off; the path he came from was gone.

In front of him wasn't the fork from earlier but another chamber.

Nameless flipped his hand, revealing a Divine Movement Talisman in his palm, but after casting the spell, it had no effect.

Upon looking back, the path behind him had vanished too.

The teleportation technique here had been sealed, and Nameless, furrowing his brows, felt a tinge of unease.

He remained calm, reviewing all his actions since meeting Lin Feng.

He felt he had left no flaws.

Nameless abandoned the idea of unleashing full power to escape the Underground City, walking calmly toward the chamber ahead.

Upon stepping into the chamber, Nameless sensed the space here had transformed entirely into a prison, impossible to escape even without concealing his strength.

Before Nameless could react, a ethereal and deep voice resonated from above him.

"Witness the ephemeral world, momentarily illusioned, comprehending the blooming phantom."

"Question the profound presence of law beads, single inch transformed, listening intently to the silent sword's Zen."

Alarmed, Nameless looked upward, instinctively uttering, "You are..."

"Life is like chess, heaven and earth unpredictable, laughing at heroes." An old man descended to land before Nameless.