After conquering the Empress, I proved my Dao with the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace!

The temple stood there all alone, exuding an eerie atmosphere.

But compared to the howling winds all around, there was also the incredibly dark sky.

Qin Chuan and Luo Wen exchanged a glance, and then obediently flew over.

"Crench!"

The temple was clearly in disrepair, and a heavy sound came out as the two pushed open the door.

Upon entering the temple, Qin Chuan looked around.

Although the dilapidated temple looked like it had been neglected for years, it did not show signs of decay with cobwebs everywhere.

Oil lamps were lit on the surrounding stone pillars, so the place was not dark.

However, it still gives people a very oppressive feeling.

In the very center of the temple stands a huge stone statue.

The features of the stone statue were blurred, but Qin Chuan could still feel a sense of majesty emanating from it.

"This stone statue is quite strange..."

Looking at the stone statue directly above him, Rowan couldn't help but frown.

Qin Chuan nodded in agreement.

This stone statue is not a human figure, but a mythical beast!

Although the statue's facial features are blurred, one can still vaguely see its long fangs below.

The entire temple was like a lewd and eerie shrine in the mountains.

At this moment, a campfire was burning under the stone statue, and three people were already sitting around it.

It was the noblewoman, the man in the yellow robe, and Song Ping, who was wearing a bamboo hat.

During their previous casual conversation, Qin Chuan had already learned from Luo Wen that the noblewoman's name was Zhong San Niang.

The man in the yellow robe was called Ma Laoqi.

Whether the name Ma Laoqi was a nickname given to him by someone else or was his original name is unknown.

"What are you doing there? Come here right now!"

Before the campfire, Zhong San Niang smiled charmingly and beckoned Qin Chuan and Luo Wen over.

Upon hearing this, the two walked over and casually found a spot to sit down in front of the fire.

However, Qin Chuan deliberately found a corner spot, far away from Zhong San Niang.

He always felt that whenever this noblewoman looked at him, it was as if she wanted to devour him alive.

Seemingly sensing this, Zhong San Niang covered her mouth and chuckled, saying in a coquettish voice, "Little brother, why are you so far away? Are you afraid I'll eat you up?"

As she spoke, her beautiful eyes darted around, staring intently at Qin Chuan, her face full of resentment.

"That's impossible to say."

Ma Laoqi, who was standing to the side, took a sip of wine and said jokingly, "Who doesn't know that you, Zhong Sanniang, prefer men with fair and tender skin? I don't even know how many you've played to death."

"Pah! You drunkard, if you don't speak, no one will think you're mute!"

Upon hearing Ma Laoqi expose her shortcomings, Zhong Sanniang's eyebrows shot up, and she immediately spat on the ground.

"I'm just saving my little brother from a dangerous situation, so he won't fall into your woman's trap," Ma Laoqi retorted defiantly.

"Screw you!"

Ma Laoqi ruined her plans, and Zhong Sanniang's face turned frosty; she was furious.

Watching the two arguing, Qin Chuan narrowed his eyes and smiled coldly to himself.

Zhong San Niang is at the eighth level of the Xuan Wang realm, while Ma Lao Qi is at the ninth level of the Xuan Wang realm.

He didn't care much about either of them, but Song Ping was the only one he didn't care about.

Qin Chuan shifted his gaze and looked at the silent man hidden under his straw hat.

This person always gave him a strange feeling.

"Okay, stop arguing!"

Luo Wen frowned, looking impatient, and asked, "Why are there only three of you here? Where is Liu Rong?"

Outside the temple, the night was pitch black, with only occasional gusts of eerie wind.

It was completely dark.

Hearing Luo Wen's words, Zhong San Niang stopped arguing and said irritably, "He's not back yet. With Liu Rong's impatient nature, he'd probably still be killing some more of those weird things around here at this hour."

"Not back yet?"

Luo Wen frowned. "Didn't Brother Song say that it's dangerous outside at night? How come he still dares to be out alone?"

"He doesn't care about any of that."

Zhong San Niang seemed to know Liu Rong quite well, and said calmly, "After learning that there was treasure here, he no longer cared about whether this place was dangerous or not."

I guess it'll find its way back on its own once it gets lost.

Upon hearing this, Luo Wen said nothing more.

As a fierce cultivator from the Western Desert, he naturally didn't care about the life or death of others; it was just a momentary curiosity.

At this moment, after taking a sip of wine, Ma Laoqi looked at Song Ping and asked, "Brother Song, since we can't get out now anyway, tell us what kind of treasure this jade pendant is, and why the Brahma Sect is looking for it."

"And...the Brahma Sect has gathered so many independent cultivators, why haven't we seen a single ghost here besides us few people?"

Upon hearing this, the temple fell silent.

The people present all turned to look at Song Ping.

Qin Chuan also had the same question in his mind.

Since this place is the Brahma Gate, and they spent a great deal of money to gather so many independent cultivators here, how come there isn't a single person to be seen?

"Cough cough..."

Song Ping coughed twice and said slowly in a hoarse voice, "I don't know the specific purpose of this jade pendant either, but..."

He paused for a moment, then said, "However, the Brahma Sect members can't get into this place now. In other words, we are the first group to enter."

"They can't get in?"

Upon hearing this, the people sitting around the campfire widened their eyes, their faces showing shock.

Song Ping glanced at everyone and slowly said, "The Brahma Sect discovered this place beneath the mine, but they cannot enter it. It requires the combined efforts of cultivators below the Profound Emperor Realm to open it."

Zhong San Niang frowned slightly and said in a sweet voice, "That's why the Brahma Sect recruits so many Xuan King Realm cultivators. But there are too few Xuan King Realm cultivators, so they also recruit Grand Xuan Master cultivators, just so they can get into this place?"

"Smart!" Song Ping nodded.

Upon seeing this, a hint of excitement flashed in their eyes.

Although we don't know what this treasure is for, the fact that the people of the Brahma Sect are willing to go to such lengths and are all going to enter this place means that this jade pendant is definitely not simple.

In an instant, the people present were eager to set off immediately to find the whereabouts of the jade pendant.

Looking at their expressions, Qin Chuan narrowed his eyes, sensing that things weren't so simple.

As if he had thought of something, Qin Chuan raised an eyebrow and suddenly said, "Since even the Brahma Sect couldn't get in here, I wonder how Brother Song Ping was able to bring us in?"

The room fell silent the moment those words were spoken.

Yup!

The group immediately realized that even with such a huge cost, the Brahma Sect still couldn't get here, so how could they have gotten here?

In their excitement, they almost forgot about this.

Zhong San Niang, Ma Lao Qi, and Luo Wen all turned to look at Song Ping, their eyes filled with wariness.

"call…"

The wind outside was getting stronger and stronger.

A whistling sound blew all around, sounding like someone was sobbing outside.

Qin Chuan looked outside. The temple was built of stone; he wondered if it could block the cold winds from outside.

At this moment, Ma Laoqi, the most senior member, looked intently at Song Ping and pointed at Qin Chuan, saying, "Brother Song, you haven't answered this young man's question yet."

"Okay, I'll tell you the truth..."

After a moment of silence, Song Ping sighed and was about to speak when the temple door was suddenly pounded on.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"