Revelation of the Way of Heaven

silence.

Qin Xiaochuan and Guo Shiyi quietly made their way to the entrance of the secret chamber. The main hall was silent, but he could hear the faint sounds of animals crawling in one of the rooms, as well as the thumping of his own heart.

As he walked, he activated his Heavenly Eye, only to discover that faint spiritual energy was mixed in the air all around him. Although not much, it permeated every corner of the hall.

At the entrance to the secret chamber, there was a lot of rich spiritual energy. Behind the spiritual energy, inside the secret chamber, there was indeed a person, and the spiritual energy in his body had reached level 7.

Qin Xiaochuan felt a jolt in his heart and immediately realized that they had fallen into the other party's trap.

"Back off quickly!" He shouted to Guo Shiyi without even thinking.

Guo Shiyi turned to look at him upon hearing this, her face full of confusion. At that moment, Qin Xiaochuan saw the spiritual energy at the entrance of the secret chamber suddenly transform into a huge ghost face. The ghost face had its mouth wide open, half the size of the ghost face, revealing a row of sharp teeth. A long, blood-red tongue moved incessantly outside the huge mouth, and after emitting a crow-like cry, it quickly pounced towards them.

The situation was critical, and Guo Shiyi was clearly still in a daze. At this moment, he couldn't care less whether the other party had the ability of seeing through the heavens. The spiritual power in the witch's ring was instantly drawn into his body, and walls of fire reappeared in front of them.

The Eight Fire Wall Formation is meant to quickly unleash eight fire walls to defend against attacks. However, he didn't have time to unleash all eight fire walls. The opponent's Ghost Mask arrived extremely fast and was incredibly powerful. He had only released four fire walls when the Ghost Mask was already in front of the two of them.

Seeing the grotesque face of the demon, Qin Xiaochuan's brows twitched. Without hesitation, he formed a hand seal, preparing to cast the Xuanwu Shield to defend himself.

He only needed two seconds to unleash this skill, but Ghost Mask was too fast; it reached him in less than a second.

It's over. That was his last thought. He could only raise the silver shield in a final, desperate struggle.

"Wooden Vine Barrier Technique." At the critical moment, Qin Xiaochuan suddenly heard Guo Shiyi's cold shout in his ear. Immediately afterwards, countless vines appeared in front of them, intertwined and forming a fortress-like wall.

He breathed a sigh of relief, but a moment later he heard a loud bang, the wooden vines were instantly smashed apart, and then a great force came towards them, causing them to stagger backward.

Although the fire wall spell and the wooden vine barrier spell did not completely negate the Oni Mask's attack, they did negate most of its offensive, so they were not harmed. The two who escaped the calamity turned around and ran out of the main hall without even thinking.

A level 7 spiritual power was definitely not something they could withstand; they only had one option: to run.

Qin Xiaochuan felt that he had no grudge against the other party. At most, he had just arrived at an inopportune time and disturbed their good time. His actions just now were purely in self-defense, so he had no reason to kill them. As long as they could leave in time, the other party should not bother them anymore.

They ran, they ran desperately towards the outside of the main hall.

But he soon realized he was being too naive. The two of them had just turned around and hadn't even taken two steps when they heard a low, strange sound behind them. Then the air around them became hazy, filled with white mist.

The moment the white mist appeared, Qin Xiaochuan felt his feet suddenly become very heavy, and it became very difficult to lift each step. As the mist became thicker, this feeling became stronger and stronger. In the end, it was as if they were stuck in a swamp, with invisible pressure spreading to every part of their bodies.

At the same time, he saw through his divine eye that the person who was originally in the secret room was slowly walking towards the two of them.

He resisted the urge to unleash the Blazing Dance on the other party, knowing it would be pointless. Even a B-rank skill activated with level 8 spiritual power would be unlikely to inflict significant damage on a level 7 spiritual power user under these circumstances. On the contrary, reckless behavior could easily provoke the other party, which would be disastrous.

The best course of action now is to wait and see, figure out what the other party's purpose is, and then find an opportunity to escape. Perhaps the other party is only after the treasure in the secret room and has no intention of harming them.

The fog began to thin out, but the binding force on them did not weaken in the slightest. Soon, the person binding them revealed their face in the fog.

He was an unfamiliar middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance and a common face. He was wearing a gray casual suit and looked like an ordinary employee of some company.

The only thing that caught his attention was the other person's eyes. His eyes were narrow and small, and when he stared at them, Qin Xiaochuan felt a chill run down his spine, as if he were being watched by a venomous snake.

The middle-aged man first glanced at Guo Shiyi, then gave Qin Xiaochuan a deep look. When he looked at Qin Xiaochuan, he seemed to ponder for a moment. Qin Xiaochuan wondered if it was because the other party had discovered the secret that he possessed level 8 spiritual power.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?" he asked the two coldly, but his tone was very stiff and his accent was one that Qin Xiaochuan had never heard before. Moreover, even though he only said two sentences, he still spoke somewhat incoherently, with a slight pause in between.

Connecting this to the strange noise that had just come from behind them, Qin Xiaochuan immediately realized that the person in front of him was not Chinese. Judging from the person's appearance and skin color, he was very likely Japanese or Korean.

This discovery surprised him even more: why would foreigners be here?

But he didn't have a chance to think much about it, because the other person was staring at him coldly, and that chilling gaze made him feel cold inside.

"We're from the Adventurers' Club, and we're here to explore," Qin Xiaochuan replied casually. He didn't know if the other party knew the name of the Adventurers' Club, and he didn't have the kind of club badge that Han Kexin had. Whether the other party would believe him was a big question.

"Adventurers' Club?" The other person repeated each word in broken Chinese, then scrutinized him before continuing, "What adventures have you come here for?"

"Legend has it that there's treasure hidden in this church, and we've come here to find it." Qin Xiaochuan felt his reason was convincing enough, so he added, "I think there must have been some misunderstanding. Neither of us intended to offend you."

"Hmph." The middle-aged man suddenly chuckled, but his mouth didn't open; it sounded more like a cold mockery coming from his nostrils, which chilled Qin Xiaochuan even more. Then, he said in a way that wouldn't let him refuse, "Tell me everything you know about this place before I believe you have no intention of offending me."

Hearing this, Qin Xiaochuan frowned slightly. He realized the other party had ulterior motives. His mind raced, and he decided he should try to find out the other party's purpose in coming here. So, he pretended to know nothing and asked in surprise, "This place? Isn't this place just hiding treasures? What else could it be?"

The middle-aged man sneered again, his gaze growing even colder as he stared into the man's eyes and said, "You're not being honest."