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

Qin Chuan glanced at it a few times, and after confirming that there was nothing special about it, he casually put it away.

"What do you plan to do next? In my opinion, you should just interrogate Elder Kong directly. In this lousy sect, I doubt anyone can be your match."

Just then, the Wang family patriarch spoke up with great interest.

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan shook his head. "No rush. Let's see what Elder Kong is up to first. We might get some unexpected surprises from him."

Besides, this is the land of ink, so it's best to keep a low profile.

He could clearly see that Elder Kong, like them, had been lurking here all along.

Moreover, they have probably been lying in wait for quite some time.

Since that's the case, he must have gathered a lot of information. He might as well pretend to be controlled by Elder Kong.

In this way, perhaps this other person can help me get what I want.

"That's true. Anyway, Elder Kong's strength is mediocre, so there's nothing to worry about."

The Wang family patriarch nodded in agreement, saying, "Moreover, this relic has existed here for who knows how many years."

Over the years, many people have probably come here, but none of them have found the entrance to the ruins.

The entrance to this ruin is probably much harder to find than most people would imagine.

This Elder Kong might actually be able to lead you to this secret.

At this point, he added a reminder.

"However, we must be careful of that little blue phoenix. I have a feeling that it is not simple."

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan was taken aback, then smiled slightly.

From the very first encounter, he knew that this little blue phoenix had an extraordinary background.

But it's nothing to him.

After all, he was only in a cooperative relationship with Xiao Qingluan at the moment.

The little blue phoenix needs his protection, and he needs the information she provides; that's enough.

As for what will happen in the future, who can say for sure?

After each gets what they need, they might go their separate ways.

Qin Chuan had thought this through very clearly from the very beginning.

He took a deep breath, sat cross-legged, and began to cultivate, waiting quietly.

Qin Chuan had no intention of doing anything else before Elder Kong decided to use him.

For the next three days, Elder Kong, who had entered the cave, did not reappear.

The people from the Hundred Python Sect also did not come to disturb them.

Although he couldn't leave this place, Qin Chuan could roughly determine the situation based on the red-striped mother worm.

In the past few days, Fei Mao has been searching for something.

However, it was clear that Fei Mao had not found what he was looking for, otherwise he wouldn't have been running around aimlessly.

Besides him, the other new disciples have also been wandering around these days.

Unlike Fei Mao, who sneaked out at night, these new disciples were much more arrogant.

As time went on, they became increasingly reckless in their actions.

They were already running around everywhere, even in broad daylight.

However, the Hundred Python Sect did not react to these people.

At first, Qin Chuan felt something was strange, but he soon realized what was going on.

"It seems that the Hundred Pythons Sect is harassed by these kinds of messy undercover agents every year, so they're used to it."

Rather than risk exposing these people and thus completely offending them.

It's better to just pretend you didn't see it; out of sight, out of mind, and without worrying about offending anyone.

Qin Chuan could understand their actions.

"It seems that there have been far too many people searching for the entrance to the ruins here over the years."

A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime!

The Hundred Python Sect found itself in such an awkward position that it became the target of those around it.

What's even more frustrating is that the Hundred Pythons Sect simply cannot leave this place.

After all, what if the Hundred Pythons Sect suddenly leaves?

Some factions might suspect that they have already obtained something from the ruins, and that would be dangerous.

It's better to just pretend we don't know anything, like we are now.

Pretending to be deaf and dumb can actually prolong the situation, which is the dilemma faced by small sects.

Time passes little by little.

Three days passed quickly, and it was dusk on this day.

Qin Chuan, inside the thatched hut, slowly opened his eyes, a slight smile unconsciously playing on his lips.

"Elder Kong has finally emerged from seclusion..."

Through the crack, he saw that Elder Kong, who had originally had a gloomy expression, now had a happy look on his face.

Soon, Elder Kong strode into the thatched hut, took out a small drum, and struck it forcefully.

"Fang Teng, come with me!"

We're supposed to be heading to our destination now, why is it so early?

Qin Chuan had thought that Elder Kong would take him away in the middle of the night, but he didn't expect that they would act at dusk.

"I hope this Elder Kong knows something; then my waiting this long won't have been in vain..."

Qin Chuan pondered, his face blank.

"Very good, this Gu worm is indeed excellent, it's still effective so far."

Seeing that Qin Chuan obeyed him without question, Elder Kong nodded in satisfaction and then gestured for Qin Chuan to follow.

The two left in a hurry, one after the other.

Along the way, many people from the Hundred Python Sect who knew Elder Kong greeted him with clasped hands.

Elder Kong smiled and nodded to each of them.

This made the disciples, who rarely saw Elder Kong smile, break out in a cold sweat.

I just felt a chill run down my spine.

Before long, the two left the front of the sect and headed around to the back of the mountain.

"Back mountain?"

Qin Chuan frowned. Last time he came here, there was clearly nothing there.

However, he remained calm and quietly followed Elder Kong.

After Elder Kong led Qin Chuan around the back mountain and arrived at the main peak of Bai Mang Mountain.

Qin Chuan then realized that Elder Kong was going to a valley between several mountain peaks.

Half an hour later, the two entered the valley.

The valley was quiet; there were no insects or birds chirping, and even the trees were scarce.

However, there is a lake in this valley that is not very large.

The lake surface was as smooth as a mirror, and it looked ordinary without any abnormalities.

Seeing this, Qin Chuan frowned, somewhat confused.

However, having already come this far, he naturally understood the importance of waiting.

"arrive!"

Just then, Elder Kong suddenly spoke, stopping Qin Chuan.

The sun is now setting in the west, its afterglow bathing the earth, just a step away from completely disappearing.

Looking at the red sun, Qin Chuan was somewhat puzzled as to what Elder Kong was really up to.

"Oh!"

At this moment, Elder Kong took out a medicine cauldron and carefully placed it aside.

After throwing in all sorts of precious medicinal herbs, Elder Kong quietly watched the sun.

As the sun completely disappeared, he took out another pill and handed it to Qin Chuan.

"Eat it, then go into the water."

Elder Kong spoke in an unquestionable tone.

Go into the water?

Qin Chuan calmly accepted the pill and swallowed it.

He has already checked it; it's just a regular water-repelling pill.

"Now, get in the water!"

As night fell, Elder Kong immediately ordered Qin Chuan to enter the lake.

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan did not hesitate and immediately turned around and jumped into the lake.