Through the advancement aura, Jun Changxiao successfully found the dilapidated ruins where Ye Xingchen had been, speculating that treasure might exist here.

However, how could he find it?

Jun Changxiao began wandering around the ruins and soon discovered the stone wall with writing on it. He stroked his chin, saying, “Same as what was written in the suicide note.”

He had read the suicide note left by Empress Lingyao and had a deep memory of the phrase “all under heaven belongs to the King.”

“The handwriting is different.”

“Indeed.”

Jun Changxiao also noticed—although the content was the same, the handwriting was vigorous and powerful. Clearly the writer should be male.

“Why would these sixteen characters appear here? Could there be some connection with Empress Lingyao?”

“Crack!”

“Crack crack!”

Just then, the stone wall began gradually developing cracks, then exploded with a ‘boom,’ blasting open an entrance leading underground.

Jun Changxiao’s eyes immediately lit up as he jumped in without hesitation.

Treasure, I’m coming!

…

Dark tunnel.

The faint sound of dripping water could be heard.

This familiar scene had occurred in Ye Xingchen’s perspective. Now Jun Changxiao had entered through the entrance, experiencing it again.

The difference was that Xie Lingyao had the parchment scroll to guide her, while Gousheng had nothing.

This didn’t stump Jun Changxiao—after all, he had experience in treasure hunting. He immediately raised his hand to release Fire Soul power, instantly illuminating everything.

“Footprints?”

He quickly discovered footprints left by Ye Xingchen and Xie Lingyao in the muddy ground, frowning, “Could someone have already come in ahead of me?”

The system said, “Ye Xingchen’s aura is here. He should have just arrived not long ago.”

“Is that so?”

Jun Changxiao breathed a sigh of relief.

Since his disciple had come in, it could be considered the water not flowing to outsiders’ fields.

With footprints present, Gousheng followed along and soon stopped in the first stone chamber, pondering, “Which way should I go?”

Ahead were several stone doors with ‘front door,’ ‘middle door,’ ‘back door,’ ‘big door,’ ‘small door,’ and so on carved on them.

Ye Xingchen and Xie Lingyao, arriving here, had chosen the middle door based on the parchment scroll’s guidance.

“Take the back door!”

Without a tool to guide him, Jun Changxiao made his choice based on personal preference.

Inside the back door was a long tunnel. Walking all the way without danger made Gousheng secretly rejoice that he had chosen the right path.

At the tunnel’s end was a stone chamber with many lifelike statues that looked more like some kind of powerful demon beasts.

“Wu wu!”

Cold wind blew, eerie to the extreme.

If it were someone else in this situation, they might feel hair-raising terror, but Jun Changxiao, who had experienced great storms and waves, not only remained calm but was even considering whether to take the statues back for Fan Yezi to forge.

“Can’t return empty-handed!”

Gousheng quickly made his decision. He walked to a statue and was just about to collect it into his spatial ring when the stone blocks on its surface faded away, transforming into a living demon beast!

“Roar—”

A roar carrying a putrid stench rang through the stone chamber. The nearly hundred statues standing around seemed activated, shedding their petrified state one after another, regaining life and consciousness as they snarled with bared teeth.

“…”

The corner of Jun Changxiao’s mouth twitched.

“Roar!”

“Roar!”

Just then, the awakened demon beasts charged forward, their fierce killing aura instantly filling the entire stone chamber.

“Sigh.”

Jun Changxiao stood in place, shaking his head, “Took the wrong door.”

With that, he raised his hand. The Azure Dragon Crescent Blade appeared as he charged forward with sweeping, powerful strikes.

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

Energy erupted, light scattered everywhere.

After a moment, Jun Changxiao stood proudly with his blade held horizontally like Lord Guan possessed. At his feet lay demon beast corpses and scattered limbs, brilliant crystal cores strewn across the ground, blood pooling into a river.

For others, choosing the wrong door meant death.

For the demon beasts, this man choosing the wrong door meant their death.

After collecting the crystal cores covering the ground, Jun Changxiao continued forward. He soon found an entrance in the stone chamber, then encountered various traps, all of which he resolved with ease, proceeding completely unobstructed.

Having stepped into half-step Heavenly Secret Realm, in a dimensional plane like Tianyan Realm that wasn’t particularly high level, he absolutely belonged among the invincible.

Of course, Ye Xingchen, who had reached upper Truth-Seeking Realm, wasn’t weak in this place either.

However, his current situation was quite dire because after consuming the Primordial Origin Power liquid, his body became unbearably hot, and he was controlled by some evil thought, completely losing his rationality.

…

Half an hour later.

“Exhale!”

“Exhale exhale!”

Ye Xingchen stood in place clutching his head, breathing rapidly. The scorching power began to recede, his crimson eyes gradually recovered, and the evil thoughts in his consciousness sea also began to fade.

As the evil thoughts controlling his mind dispersed, his consciousness also fully returned to clarity.

“What happened…”

Ye Xingchen struggled to recall what had happened earlier, only remembering that he had consumed the Primordial Origin Power liquid.

Wait!

There’s a new energy in my dantian!

Ye Xingchen quickly examined his internal body carefully, discovering it was a rather turbid energy, like a lump of mud.

He released his spiritual sense, attempting to communicate with it, but it completely ignored him.

“This…”

Ye Xingchen speculated, “Is this Primordial Origin Power?”

Wait again!

Where are my clothes!

The Night Emperor finally belatedly realized that he was currently completely naked, his facial expression immediately freezing.

Breaking through to peak Truth-Seeking Realm—he could understand that.

Possessing a special attribute—he could understand that too.

But why were his clothes gone? Had they evaporated during the breakthrough?

No, wait!

He had never experienced this during previous breakthroughs!

Just as the Night Emperor was puzzled, his peripheral vision inadvertently swept to the side, landing on the disheveled woman’s body. He instantly froze in place as if struck by lightning.

…

A loose school uniform was draped over Xie Lingyao’s body. She lay on the ground, tears streaming down her face.

The situation was what it was. Some things are inconvenient to describe in detail—those who understand should not ask too many questions.

Ye Xingchen crouched beside her, his expression changing unpredictably.

At this moment, if Gousheng were present and handed him a cigar, he would definitely accept it without hesitation to ease his inner turmoil.

“Why…”

Xie Lingyao cried like rain on pear blossoms, “Why!”

“…”

Ye Xingchen remained silent.

I also want to ask—why is this!

Finding treasure, breaking through in cultivation, obtaining Primordial Origin Power should have been joyous events, but the current situation made him not happy at all. He had even developed murderous intent!

I, Ye Xingchen, am absolutely not a lecher. Having done such a thing now, only by killing to silence can I preserve my lifetime reputation!

“Clang!”

A three-foot-long sword was unsheathed.

When this sword came within 0.03 centimeters of Xie Lingyao’s neck, he ultimately couldn’t bring himself to strike.

“Kill her and defend my dignity!”

“You already did wrong—will you harm another life?”

A devil appeared on the left, an angel on the right. Their persuasion made Ye Xingchen’s face grow increasingly contorted.

“Boom!”

Just then, the stone chamber’s left wall suddenly exploded. A figure walked out from the rolling dust.

Ye Xingchen’s eyes immediately widened in disbelief, “Sect Master?”

Indeed.

The one who had crashed through the stone wall was Jun Changxiao.

This guy had chosen the back door and taken the wrong path. He should have been trapped inside, but directly chose to break through walls when encountering them, stumbling his way to the endpoint in confusion.

“As expected.”

Jun Changxiao brushed dust from his shoulder, smiling, “You really came…”

As he spoke, he saw Ye Xingchen’s exposed upper body and a woman with disheveled hair wearing a school uniform lying on the ground. His smile immediately froze.

Although Gousheng was the Eternal Sect’s number one straight man of steel, he naturally understood some things. So he immediately speculated that in this enclosed stone chamber with two people in disarray, they must have done something inappropriate!

“Xingchen!”

Jun Changxiao said, “I never thought you were this kind of person!”

“Sect Master… I…”

“Hurry up and put down that sword!”

Ye Xingchen sheathed his sword, his facial expression extremely colorful.

With Jun Changxiao’s appearance and seeing this situation, even if the Night Emperor jumped into the Yellow River today, he couldn’t wash himself clean.