Yan Zhichun got up in the early morning and looked at the two women before her.

Yesterday evening when Yan Zhichun was resting here, these two women had entered this building one after another. But neither of them had spoken. After entering the room, they had just curled up in corners, quietly waiting for the night to pass.

Like the most common type of “Participants” in the “Land of the End.”

At this moment, these two strange women also got up on their own and began simply tidying themselves. They appeared not to know each other either.

All three people in the room were very cautious, so throughout the entire night they had just stayed in three separate corners, with no one initiating conversation with the others.

After waiting for a while, one girl broke the silence, tentatively saying to the two of them, “Um… this place looks very dangerous. Should the three of us team up and move together?”

After hearing this, Yan Zhichun turned her head to look without revealing any emotion. She discovered that the girl had a tranquil appearance and very fair skin. Though not particularly beautiful, she gave people a very comfortable feeling.

Her hair was tied back in a ponytail, and she wore only a simple T-shirt and black pants, looking like the most ordinary girl in daily life.

Yan Zhichun had the feeling that this woman looked somewhat familiar, but she really couldn’t remember where she had seen her.

“Sorry, I’m rather solitary.” Yan Zhichun said. “You two can team up yourselves. Don’t include me.”

After hearing this, the girl with the ponytail shrugged helplessly and looked at the other girl. “What about you? No matter how you look at it, this place requires teammates. Want to go together?”

After hearing this, the other girl smiled slightly then shook her head. “I’m sorry, I have teammates. I’m going to find them now.”

Hearing these words, the girl with the ponytail could only nod helplessly, understanding what the two meant.

Yan Zhichun knew she had never seen either of them before. She turned to leave, but suddenly heard four words that made her freeze in place—”Long live the Extreme Path.”

The girl with the ponytail also cast a puzzled look at that person. “Extreme Path… long live? What is that?”

The girl slowly stood up, stared into Yan Zhichun’s eyes, and tentatively said it once more: “Long live the Extreme Path.”

“Long live the Extreme Path.” Yan Zhichun replied.

“You really are one of us.” The girl instantly smiled. “I’m called Lin Qin.”

After hearing this, Yan Zhichun nodded. “Yan Zhichun.”

Although they exchanged names, strangely, neither had heard of the other’s name before.

After waiting a few seconds, Yan Zhichun felt something was odd. “Are you really from the ‘Extreme Path’?”

“Yes, genuine article.” Lin Qin said. “Why?”

“Did you just join recently?” Yan Zhichun asked again.

“No, at least seven years ago.” Lin Qin shook her head and answered.

“Seven years…?”

After these words, Lin Qin clearly detected hostility in Yan Zhichun’s eyes.

But she still acted as if nothing had happened, smiling as she said to Yan Zhichun, “What’s wrong? Have you also been a member for a long time?”

“I’m saying…” Yan Zhichun’s expression gradually turned cold as she spoke. “The ‘Extreme Path’ has only existed for how many years total? Are you messing with me?”

“Oh?” Lin Qin paused. “How am I messing with you?”

“You joined way too early.” Yan Zhichun said. “Could you be a founding elder of the ‘Extreme Path’?”

“Of course I’m not, I just joined very early.” Lin Qin said. “What… are you an elder?”

Yan Zhichun looked at the other party cautiously, an ominous premonition welling up in her heart.

If the other party wasn’t from the “Extreme Path,” how would she use the code phrase to confirm her identity?

But if the other party was from the “Extreme Path,” it was too bizarre that she had never heard of someone who had joined a full seven years ago.

After all, she herself had founded the “Extreme Path” seven years ago.

“I’m sorry, I just want to know… who exactly are you?” Yan Zhichun said. “Why are you impersonating the ‘Extreme Path’?”

“‘Impersonating’…?” After hearing this, Lin Qin also slowly frowned. “I don’t quite understand. Is our ‘Extreme Path’ some kind of all-powerful organization? What’s the point of me impersonating an ‘Extreme Path member’?”

“How truly strange.” Yan Zhichun said. “Your few short sentences contain far too many inconsistencies, making me inevitably suspicious. I thought you said ‘Long live the Extreme Path’ to me because you recognized me, but the actual situation is that you just said it randomly? What made you so certain that I would happen to be an ‘Extreme Path member’?”

“Because you said you were very solitary.” Lin Qin answered. “We ‘Extreme Path members’ have always been solitary. Is there a problem?”

Watching Yan Zhichun and Lin Qin argue like they were exchanging code phrases, the girl with the ponytail began to feel uncomfortable.

“You two, please don’t fight…” The girl with the ponytail said to them. “You look like this is your first time meeting, right? Why exactly are you arguing so fiercely?”

“It’s none of your business.” Yan Zhichun said coldly. “I don’t need others to understand me, but I also really hate people impersonating the ‘Extreme Path’.”

“Make yourself clear.” Lin Qin also felt somewhat angry. “You have no way to determine whether I’m from the ‘Extreme Path’ or not, so how can you conclude I’m impersonating?”

“Heh, I don’t know what your position is or who sent you, but the ‘Extreme Path’ is my faith, and I absolutely won’t allow anyone to desecrate it.” Yan Zhichun looked coldly at Lin Qin and said. “For this faith, I will do anything. If you’re from some organization that wants to investigate us or dismantle us, abandon that notion as soon as possible, or else I will kill.”

“Ridiculous.” Lin Qin was clearly angered and also stood up with fury on her face. “You talk as if you’re the only ‘Extreme Path member’ in the entire world. Are you the only one who has given everything for these two words?”

“If that’s the case, tell me—what is the ‘Extreme Path’s’ position?” Yan Zhichun asked.

“There’s still an outsider here.” Lin Qin said. “Are you sure you want to ask me?”

“Yes.” Yan Zhichun said. “I haven’t shown my face for too long, leading to so many incompetent people filling the ranks below. I’m truly too disappointed.”

“Fine… the ‘Extreme Path’s’ purpose is to guard ‘Peach Blossom Spring’ and prevent anyone from collecting enough ‘Dao’ to escape from here.” Lin Qin said. “Is that enough?”

Before Yan Zhichun could answer, the girl with the ponytail beside them changed expression.

“What…?” She froze for a moment. “What the hell did you just say…?”

The two turned their heads to size up this girl from top to bottom, feeling she was somewhat strange.

At this moment, both of them felt she looked familiar, but couldn’t remember where they had seen her.

“You’re people who prevent everyone from collecting ‘Dao’…?” The girl’s tone was clearly filled with hostility. “What kind of cult organization is this… You treat this as your ‘faith’?”

Lin Qin looked at the T-shirt she was wearing and felt it increasingly familiar. At this moment, a flash of light crossed her mind, causing her to freeze completely.

“Wait… what’s your name?” Lin Qin asked.

“Me? I’m called Wen Qiaoyun.”