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The group quickly followed Lin Linhou to the bronze gate, where the queen ant's aura ceased.

"How come there are these buildings deep in this canyon? Could we have stumbled upon some kind of imperial tomb?"

Baili Pangpang couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the massive bronze gate and the endless walls in front of him.

"Two paths: the main entrance or the tunnel?"

An Qingyu observed the faint traces of blood on the ground and knew without asking that the queen ant must have crawled in through this hole.

If what's in front of you is a large tomb, then the opening next to it looks exactly like a tomb raider's hole. However, such a huge tomb raider's hole can be called a tunnel, and it seems to have been dug out from inside.

However, at this moment, the tunnel in front of them was completely blocked by countless paper figures, while the bronze giant gate suddenly opened.

Lin Linyi: - へ -...emmm...

"Let's go through the tunnel!"

Although the current situation clearly indicates that they only want them to go through the main entrance, anyone who has ever robbed a tomb knows that traps and mechanisms are always located on the main entrance path.

I've never heard of any danger in a tomb raider's tunnel.

Besides, if the queen ant can freely enter and exit through the tunnel, then they can too!

Besides, their main purpose for this trip is to capture the queen ant, so they will definitely have to chase after her.

"That being said, I have a feeling that these paper figures don't want us to take this path."

Lin Qiye's intuition told him that these unknown paper figures were dangerous and likely very powerful.

Lin Linhou: ?_? Dangerous? Unknown? Powerful?

That's fantastic! I'm going to cut down anything dangerous!

With a thought, Lin Linhou was about to summon the Blood Prison.

The powerful unknown is great, because the unknown means that Blood Prison can have an extra meal.

"I don't care what kind of monsters you are, you'd better get out of my way, or don't blame me... Huh?"

However, when he raised the sword forward, he found that what appeared in his hand was the gleaming Xuanyuan Sword.

"?_? Huh? Did I use the wrong knife?"

At the same time, the paper figures that had been blocking the entrance to the cave immediately retreated to the side and knelt down to worship the crowd.

"Wow! These paper figures are practically bowing to us."

Baili Pangpang found this scene truly bizarre; the paper figures were actually kneeling before a living person.

Don't living people usually kneel and worship paper figures?

"It's not us, they seem to be bowing to the sword Brother Lin pulled out. Oh my god! I suddenly remember! Brother, the sword in your hand looks like the Xuanyuan Sword!"

Lin Linhou rarely used this sword, only occasionally taking it out to fly, cut things, or use as a shield.

This caused everyone to overlook the other renowned divine weapon in Lin Linhou's hand.

I initially thought it was just a replica, since the real Xuanyuan Sword shouldn't be this color.

But given the current situation, could the Xuanyuan Sword in my brother's hand be the real thing?

Lin Linhou: (￣-￣) Hmm...

"Well, in a sense, what I have in my hand is indeed the genuine Xuanyuan Sword, the real deal." ...It's just not from your world.

Upon hearing this, everyone except Lin Qiye and Fifth Star Bell looked somewhat shocked.

Huh? Brother, who exactly are you? And why is the Xuanyuan Sword in your hands?

"The ancient artifact Xuanyuan Sword can represent the emperor's throne in many situations. No wonder these paper figures kneel and worship it."

Cao Yuan glanced at the Xuanyuan Sword, then looked at the paper figure in front of him.

Although in theory paper figures should be under the jurisdiction of the Ghost Emperor or something similar, as the saying goes, "the three realms are one family."

When the Human Emperor arrives, no ghosts, immortals, or gods can get close to him.

Furthermore, among all living beings in the world, the mortal world came first, and then the spirits and gods were born.

Both the underworld and the gods of heaven originated and were perfected in the mortal realm.

Therefore, in fact, logically speaking, the Human Emperor, or the only emperor in the mortal realm, was the most legitimate ruler of the Three Realms.

Because Heaven can exist without Heaven, and the Underworld can exist without Underworld, but if the Mortal Realm disappears, then everyone will be doomed.

The mortal realm is the foundation of all other worlds.

"So that means we can walk through the tunnel without any obstacles, right? But I still feel uneasy, like I'm having a bad feeling."

Li Deyang had a feeling that something bad was going to happen, but it seemed like he couldn't stay away from the situation. After all, if the queen ant wasn't eliminated, what if the other side came back with a vengeance in the future?

"Hmm, that should be enough. With the Xuanyuan Sword in hand, even gods and demons will give way."

"As for your heart palpitation, uncle, it may be because you are old and lack yang energy. The yin energy here is heavy, which makes you feel weak."

Cao Yuan observed Li Deyang's complexion and remarked that he indeed lacked the yang energy of the others present.

Li Deyang: ヽ('⌒′メ)ノ?

"What are you saying! I think you're the weak one! I'm full of yang energy!"

"Let's go! I'm not afraid! I'll be the first to clear the way for you youngsters."

Damn, he's lost count of how many times he's been told he's old today, and now they're saying he's weak?

( ′?灬?｀) This is intolerable!

As Li Deyang spoke, he and Lin Qiye walked at the very front.

Lin Linhou and Fifth Star Bell walked in the middle of the group, since he was unsure of the range of the Xuanyuan Sword's influence, so walking in the center was the best option.

Behind them were Cao Yuan and two others.

The team thus passed through unimpeded thanks to the kneeling worship of many paper figures.

The tunnel was initially very narrow, barely wide enough for a large truck, but after walking several thousand steps, it suddenly opened up into a bright and spacious area...

"Wow, this doesn't make sense. There's clearly no place this big outside, but inside it is a real city?"

Emerging from the tunnel, An Qingyu looked up at the dome of the city before her. Logically, they should be at most one or two hundred meters underground, but the "ceiling" of this city was thousands of meters high.

"What are you saying? When have we ever encountered anything scientifically sound along the way? What do you think, brother?"

Lin Qiye glanced at Lin Linhou, who was also looking around. Although he had some guesses, it wouldn't hurt to ask and verify his thoughts.

"Hmm, in my opinion, we are very likely no longer in this world, but have entered another independent space."

Lin Linhou glanced at the paper figures kneeling on both sides of the tunnel entrance. They were probably the "security guards" stationed at the entrance to prevent the residents from escaping.

"Could we have stumbled into the underworld? And look, the people coming and going in this city seem to be half-illusory and without substance, like ghosts."

Fifth Star Bell hid behind Lin Linhou a little scared, timidly peeking out and pointing towards the city in front of her.

::＞_＜::

Killing mysterious monsters is one thing, but why do I have to encounter ghosts? Fifth Star Bell has never been to a haunted house before, but she never expected to suddenly find herself in a real haunted house.

Everyone looked in the direction she was pointing, and all of them looked completely bewildered.

Where are the people? Or rather, where are the ghosts?

"Can't you see? It's clearly..."

When Lin Linhou asked the question, the others all shook their heads.

"So many people... no, holy crap, so many ghosts!"

(??? д ???)!!!

Baili Pangpang suddenly shivered. The moment he put on the Eye of True Sight, his hair stood on end, and he cried out in surprise.