Two grown men, having experienced life and death together, are now hugging each other. Thirteen looks so frail; I hope that detestable man doesn't take advantage of him.

Bo Qing had long felt that the little disciple from the Fire Control Sect was giving Thirteen the wrong kind of looks.

That's right; Thirteen is so fair-skinned and tender, even someone like him who doesn't fancy men is moved by his look. Could that sleazy Fire Control Sect disciple be homosexual?

The mere thought threw Bo Qing into utter disarray.

"Old Lady Huo Yan, this person named Wu Zhong, he was brought by you!"

Bo Qing was infuriated. If it weren't for Old Lady Huo Yan bringing this man, Thirteen wouldn't have had such misfortune and fallen into the Nirvana Cauldron.

"Young Sect Master, please don't misunderstand. That man is my disciple but also not really my disciple. What, what did you say that man's name is?" Old Lady Huo Yan was at a loss for words.

"Wu Zhong, isn't he the one you brought? Oh great, Old Lady Huo Yan, so the Fire Control Sect truly has ulterior motives, secretly inviting a master to join us," Bo Qing accused.

Old Lady Huo Yan couldn't listen to anything anymore.

She could now be one hundred percent certain that Xiao Liu had long been impersonated.

However, when she heard the name Wu Zhong, her face, wrinkled like tree bark, trembled as if convulsing.

Shrinking Ground to Inches, with bare hands he could repel the Heavenly Level Spiritual Treasure-wielding Bo Qing, that man... he is the Ghost Emperor Wu Zhong.

With such a young age and such remarkable cultivation and momentum, it could only be the Ghost Emperor.

Both Boss He and Third Brother He were also greatly shocked.

Old Lady Huo Yan, completely unaware, had let the Ghost Emperor Wu Zhong blend in among them.

"What's the matter, why do you all look like you've seen a ghost?" Bo Qing also noticed the change in everyone's demeanor.

"How dare you! To directly call out the Ghost Emperor's name," the other four disciples from the Fire Control Sect, seeing that the Ghost Emperor's identity had been exposed, stepped forward.

"You guys? Wu Xu, what exactly is going on here?" It was only then that Old Lady Huo Yan realized that, aside from the unfortunate one who died earlier, her six disciples had all been switched out.

Only her eldest disciple, Wu Xu, was still the real one.

"Old Lady Huo Yan, I am no longer your eldest disciple. Today, I only obey Lord Ghost Emperor," Wu Xu coldly snorted in response to Old Lady Huo Yan's questioning.

"With the Ghost Emperor's fate unknown, let's take this cauldron out, and consult with Hall Master Liu again," Wu Xu said, and those from the Underworld Yama Palace leaped forward, each grabbing a leg of the cauldron and lifting the Nirvana Cauldron.

"Damn it, hand over the cauldron." Bo Qing, concerned with Hong Shisan's fate, knew that this cauldron was the only clue that might save Thirteen.

He wouldn't let anyone take it away.

"No one can stop the Underworld Yama Palace!" Wu Xu shouted.

He and the three others from the Underworld Yama Palace, with a whoosh, turned into a puff of black smoke and disappeared without a trace.

"The 'Shadowless Smoke' of the Underworld Yama Palace is truly formidable." It was then that Boss He and the others confirmed that Wu Xu and the few others were indeed from the Underworld Yama Palace.

"What Underworld Yama Palace, who are those people, daring to snatch the cauldron right under our noses." Bo Qing, during his time at Jueqing Sect, was overly protected by the Sect Master couple.

This made Bo Qing very ignorant of the various major forces in the outside world.

"Young Sect Master, you may not know that the Underworld Yama Palace is currently the strongest Dark Force on the entire mainland, with momentum even surpassing the Demon Sect of Ancient Times," Old Lady Huo Yan was also in a state of panic.

Had she known that a simple map of the Taiyi Secret Realm would bring about the involvement of the colossal Underworld Yama Palace, she would rather have given up this exploration of the Taiyi Secret Realm.

Comparable to the Demon Sect of Ancient Times?

Even Bo Qing, who was usually detached, knew that during the Ancient Times, the Demon Sect and its followers numbered over a million, with their influence extending over the entire mainland.

This Underworld Yama Palace has only risen in the past five or six years, yet it has reached such a scale.

Recalling how Wu Zhong single-handedly blocked the Beidou Exchange Bell and was immune to the terrifying power of the Soul Capturing and Heart Control Technique, Bo Qing fell silent.

For the first time in his life, he felt that someone was stronger than himself.

"No matter what this Underworld Yama Palace is, whoever killed the Ghost Emperor, all I know is that I must snatch back the Nirvana Cauldron and rescue Thirteen."

Bo Qing spoke slowly, word by word.

"Chirp chirp!"

Little Wuya was hovering in mid-air.

Little Zhiyo was still on the Nirvana Cauldron, the boss was missing, and Little Zhiyo had been taken away. Thinking of this sad fact, Little Wuya's eyes reddened, and it helplessly flew back and forth in the sky.

Seeing Little Wuya, Bo Qing suddenly had an idea.

"Little guy, can you find that stupid dog?"

Bo Qing remembered that Hong Shisan had said that both of his little beasts had spiritual intelligence.

"Chirp chirp~" Little Wuya nodded.

It remembered the scent on Little Zhiyo's body and understood what Bo Qing was saying.

"Then we must not delay. Lead me to it, rest assured, I will definitely help you find your boss and that stupid dog." Upon hearing this, Bo Qing, filled with elation, followed Wuya's lead and started searching the Taiyi Secret Realm for the whereabouts of the Nirvana Cauldron and the people from the Underworld Yama Palace.

Just as the Nirvana Cauldron was being moved away, at the entrance gate of the Taiyi Secret Realm where the Sword Relieving Pond once was, the water in the pool suddenly dried up.

Beneath the pool, there was actually an exit.

Crown Prince Hong and others, who were searching for an exit from the Taiyi Secret Realm, found this exit after a search.

"It's the exit from the Taiyi Secret Realm." Duke An and others were overjoyed.

"Crown Prince, we should leave here as soon as possible, shouldn't we?" For Duke An and others, the Taiyi Secret Realm was undoubtedly a nightmare.

Duke An and the others wanted to leave as soon as possible.

"Wait, we can't leave just yet. This is the only exit from the Taiyi Secret Realm. To get out, they must pass through here. The Heavenly level Spiritual Treasure that secures the mountains of Taiyi Sect, we must acquire it before we leave." Crown Prince Hong's face was somber.

When he left Xia Capital, he had already made a promise to his father, the Emperor, that he would return from the Taiyi Secret Realm with a Divine Artifact.

Now, not only had he failed to find a Divine Artifact, but he had also lost a large number of his men, and even one of the Four Great Noble Marquis, Duke An, had lost a hand.

If he returned empty-handed, how would he stand in Xia Capital in the future?

The supporters of the Sixth Prince would certainly take this opportunity to add insult to injury.

By any means necessary, he had to seize that "Divine Artifact."

Inside Yinzhongtian, Ye Lingyue and Wu Zhong, after two days and nights of searching, finally found the cave indicated on the map—the Taiyi Cave.

It was said that the Taiyi Cave was where each leader of the Taiyi Sect would sit and transform into a Buddha at the moment of death.

In other words, the Taiyi Cave was a tomb.

The cave was only about a meter high, and at most, it could only accommodate one person to enter. It was pitch-black ahead, and the depth of the cave was unknown. A chilling wind was blowing out from the cave.