This scoundrel is a bit of a swordsman.

After carefully examining the mummified corpse, Ruoxue explained something to him.

“Hanging burial is a unique burial method for demons after death. They believe that being neither in the heavens nor on the earth is their final resting place. And look at these mummies, they are clearly not human. So I can conclude that we have come to a demon burial ground.”

"Demons? What exactly are demons?"

Xiao Xingchen continued to ask, certain that Daji was a demon, and one that had been imprisoned for a long time, but there were no records of demons in this world.

"Some say demons are all things, some say demons are evil spirits, and some say demons are beasts that prey on humans. There are no records about demons. What is certain is that demons have existed, but there has been no record of them for thousands of years. Do you know what this means?"

Ruoxue sighed and said somewhat heavily,

"The demon was destroyed?"

"Yes, the demon race was wiped out ten thousand years ago, and all countries have forbidden the spread of demons. So even now, there are immortals, Buddhas, and even great demons in the human realm, but no demons. No one can explore this history now. I just never imagined that there would be a burial ground for demons in a place so close to us."

"Are there any living demons left?"

Xiao Xingchen pressed on,

Ruoxue shook her head, directly denying it.

"What do you think? Everything about demons has been erased. Do you think a single real demon can survive? That's impossible. There are no demons left in this world."

Hearing Ruoxue's answer, he kept this information in mind. Daji was not only a demon, but also an incredibly powerful one, something he had witnessed firsthand. Furthermore, Daji had been guiding him onto the path of swordsmanship; she meant no harm. However, this also left Xiaoxingchen with many unanswered questions.

Although he had never asked, he knew that Daji harbored many secrets in her heart.

Seeing Xiao Xingchen lost in thought, Ruoxue didn't stand idly by either. She put down the men in black and immediately removed their masks.

"As expected, they are from the War Marshal's Mansion. Could it be that they've come looking for this burial ground?"

Ruoxue guessed that this sentence also brought Xiaoxingchen back to his senses.

"No, they're looking for maps. I guess they're looking for maps of the mountains and rivers of the Northern Region. I heard this with my own ears. I just don't know why they're looking for them. Logically speaking, a war commander who traverses the Northern Region shouldn't be without maps of the mountains and rivers."

"Hmm, I need to go out and find someone to verify this, but what we need to worry about right now is, how do we get out?"

Both of them frowned simultaneously, then looked into the depths of the cave, their expressions grave.

"It seems we have no other choice,"

The divine embryo in Xiao Xingchen's chest had long been urging him forward, which he couldn't understand. What was there here that was so attracting the divine embryo?

"Now that we're here, let's see what's in these depths."

Ruoxue displayed remarkable confidence; with her strength restored, this courtesan finally began to unleash her full potential.

She went first, Xiao Xingchen followed behind, and they began to move forward by the faint candlelight on both sides of the cave.

With each step Xiao Xingchen took forward, he could feel the changes in his divine embryo, and based on this, he silently estimated how far he could go.

The black sewage on the ground was increasing, and every step into the water produced a strange, indescribable smell. The smell was somewhat pungent, but it felt very familiar, somewhat like the stench of urine.

And as they went deeper, the stench of urine became stronger and stronger.

"Why does it smell so bad?"

Ruoxue, who loved cleanliness, was the first to object, covering her nose in disgust and preparing to back away.

But Xiao Xingchen's eyes flashed; the passageway ahead had changed.

"Ruoxue, look, it seems we've reached a boundary; the number of hanging corpses here appears to be decreasing."

"It seems the density of the hanging corpses has decreased. Could it be the end? But why is it getting increasingly smelly, even nauseating?"

Xiao Xingchen was also puzzled. How could there be so much excrement in this cave? It didn't make sense. Could a mummified corpse urinate and defecate? But apart from the mummified corpse on his head, there was nothing else there.

"Let's look ahead."

"it is good."

As expected, things took a turn for the better as soon as they turned the corner. The stench disappeared, and even the mummies didn't follow them.

"This seems to be a dividing line. Where exactly have we ended up?"

The scene before them was indescribable. The path they had come from was filthy, foul-smelling, and filled with hanging corpses, but as they passed through this passageway, a temple awaited them on the other side.

The darkness before my eyes was instantly dispelled, and a majestic and awe-inspiring aura swept over me. At the edge of my vision, a towering and sacred temple stood majestically.

This reminded Xiao Xingchen of the black and white world he had entered with Daji, where one side was a fairyland and the other side was a wasteland. How similar this place was to it.

Even Ruoxue was stunned, murmuring in disbelief.

"After living for so long, I finally understand why the original poster always says that this world is too big, and there's another temple under the ancestral temple. What's going on?"

"You've lived for a long time?" Xiao Xingchen caught her words and asked directly.

"Hmm... uh... it hasn't been that long. Didn't you say I'm not that much older than you?"

Ruoxue snapped out of her daze and snorted. Clearly, Xiao Xingchen was trying to trick her, but she wasn't going to fall for it.

Xiao Xingchen didn't press the matter further, but instead turned to look at the suspended corpses, somewhat puzzled.

“We all believe in the importance of being buried in the earth for peace, which is called earth burial. I have also seen sky burial, but why do these demons choose hanging burial? Besides what you have mentioned, are there other stories behind this?”

Ruoxue was taken aback by his words. After thinking for a moment, she still replied.

"I once overheard a fortune teller say that after death, one neither ascends to heaven nor descends to earth, because heaven and earth do not accept one,"

"Unacceptable to Heaven and Earth?"

Xiao Xingchen stood there in shock, unable to recover for a long time. He couldn't help but wonder if it wasn't that the demon didn't want to be buried in the earth, but that it was not allowed and was forced to be suspended in burial.

The divine embryo throbbed slightly, as if in response to him.

Then, a surge of emotion arose within the divine embryo—a grief, indignation, anger, and resentment began to spread. It was an unyielding will to never kneel, even with shattered leg bones; an unyielding spirit to never bow down, even if heaven and earth decreed my death; an indomitable fighting will that heaven and earth could not tolerate.

Along with this grief and indignation, the sharpness of his sword suddenly erupted from his body.

"What's wrong? Why are you showing signs of fighting?"

Ruoxue was about to continue forward when a sudden burst of fighting spirit erupted beside her, startling her. She thought some enemy was approaching, but upon closer inspection, she saw Xiao Xingchen, whose fierce fighting spirit and sharp aura caused her to involuntarily take two steps back.

Why is his sword so sharp?

Ruoxue's heart skipped a beat. Even as she got close, she felt a stinging pain as the sword intent sliced ​​through her skin. Such a sword was far too sharp.

She never imagined that one day, a little guy who had just entered the Ninth Heaven would be able to make her retreat and hide.