Back in the forest, Zhou Wu's expression changed. He looked humbly at the clown, as if he were seeking guidance.
He naturally wouldn't give up on his dream of transcendence, but deep down, he knew that if he couldn't enter the God Emperor's Tomb, transcendence might truly be an extravagant hope. Even if he'd seized a star, it would be difficult for his starlight to cross the chasm between the Four Auxiliary Stars, much less cover the Emperor Star's radiance.
The clown before him was simply too miraculous. Whether it was his appearance or his subsequent actions, Zhou Wu couldn't help but feel that the clown was extraordinary. Perhaps this was a rare opportunity for him.
Zhou Wu lowered his head devoutly and quietly waited for the clown's response.
"Of course, no problem." The artist's eyes flashed with pride. He puffed out his chest, but when paired with his face, he always seemed comical. "This is no problem at all for the great artist."
"I'd like to ask the great artist to point me in the right direction," said Zhou Wu.
"However, before that, you have to promise the great artist one thing," said the artist.
"Alright, I can promise you anything."
"Then offer your soul to her, and let you become her most loyal believer!"
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The destruction of the First Era had made Ye Zichen's memories of the God Emperor's Tomb grow increasingly hazy.
Zhou Wu wasn't fated to transcend, so it didn't matter who said this to him. So long as Zhou Wu couldn't enter the tomb, Ye Zichen was happy.
"Speaking of which, it seems your subordinates ignored you."
As he watched Kui Lin leave, Yang Jian arched his brows at Gu Li. His expression was playful.
No matter how much Gu Li tried to clear his name, no matter how friendly he was to Ye Zichen, their enmity couldn't be resolved so easily. Even if they couldn't fight right now, Yang Jian felt good just looking at Gu Li's embarrassed expression.
The others noticed this as well. Previously, Kui Lin and the others had treated Gu Li as their leader.
This time, when Kui Lin saw him, he didn't even greet him. His lackeys didn't even look Gu Li in the eye.
"Is that so hard to understand? We went our separate ways," said Gu Li with a smile, completely unperturbed.
"I didn't expect you to be so pitiful. You've been used to the point where you're no longer of any value, so we just threw you away. It's really a waste of your previous efforts to fight against us." Yang Jian snorted mercilessly.
Gu Li maintained his smile and ignored Yang Jian's mockery.
Yang Jian loved to shoot his mouth off the most, and he loved to make the other party angry even more. Therefore, whenever he shot his mouth off, he could always hit the nail on the head, and seeing the other party go crazy made him feel very comfortable.
In the past, he'd always been able to infuriate his opponents, but this time, it was like he'd struck cotton.
This made Yang Jian feel as if he couldn't exert any strength, and he felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart.
"You've met your match." The Great Sage patted him on the shoulder and grinned. These two brothers loved to kill each other. When it came to dealing the finishing blow, the Great Sage wasn't any weaker than Yang Jian. "Does it feel bad? Tsk tsk tsk. You want to provoke others, but you end up looking like you're eating sh * t. It really looks good."
"Get lost!"
Yang Jian glared at the Great Sage. The Great Sage glanced at him, then took two steps back.
"Oh, oh, oh! You're getting angry from embarrassment?"
This sort of scene had become a daily occurrence for the two brothers. The great emperors couldn't help but shake their heads. Ye Zichen, however, looked calmly at Gu Li. When Gu Li sensed his gaze, he turned and smiled.
They went their separate ways.
It was easy to say, but who knew how many more secrets were hidden here?
When he saw that Gu Li didn't seem willing to share the details of how he'd split with Kui Lin, Ye Zichen didn't dwell on it. He looked up at the secret room and frowned.
"They said this was the entrance to the inner palace, but everyone's stuck here. Aside from the four exits leading back to the Outer Palace, there's no other way out." Pu Jingwan crossed her arms. "We got here a bit earlier than you, and this secret room is half-sealed. There's no way out of the inner palace. Furthermore, we didn't get here early. Before we got here, there were already quite a few people here, so they must've already …
We've pretty much scouted this place, but as you can see, more and more people are coming, yet no one has found an exit. If there's an exit, it's that secret door, but even now, we still don't know how to open it. "
This underground chamber was actually a very ordinary chamber. It was square and had no decorations.
At this moment, many experts could be seen searching the surroundings of the secret chamber, as if they were trying to find the hidden mechanism inside.
"A secret door?" Ye Zichen arched his brows.
"Over there." Pu Jingwan gestured at the crowd. That was where Kui Lin and the others had gone. "There seems to be a secret door over there, but we still don't know how to open it."
When Ye Zichen heard that, he looked at the crowd for a long while, but didn't move.
There were so many people gathered around the secret door. Even Kui Lin and the others had gone over, but they still hadn't found a way to open it. It was obvious that the mechanism wasn't there.
"Brother Monan."
Ye Zichen suddenly called out to Gou Monan.
This was the closest place to the inner palace, and there might even be a psychopathic murderous demon lurking among the crowd.
Everyone was on full alert, but Gou Monan seemed lost in thought.
Gou Monan clearly froze for a moment, then came to his senses.
"What is it, Brother Ye?"
"You don't look too good," said Ye Zichen kindly. Ye Zichen reminded him kindly, then dropped the subject. "How did you discover this secret room?"
"I heard it from others. Didn't I tell you on the way here?" said Gou Monan.
"Oh, oh, I forgot."
Ye Zichen laughed awkwardly, but didn't say anything else. Afterwards, he clasped his hands behind his back and paced aimlessly around the room.
There really was nothing special about it.
Whether it was the spaciousness of the room or the smooth, clean walls, there was nothing special about it.
Ye Zichen couldn't help but recall the scene in the hallway. It was so ordinary that he couldn't figure out what was going on.
However, Ye Zichen was sure that this was the only way into the inner palace.
"How did you get out of the hallway?" Ye Zichen suddenly knit his brows.
"The hallway? Do you think this place has anything to do with the hallway?" The Ocean Emperor's expression grew stern. "I meditated in the hallway for an hour, then came out."
"We did the same." The other great emperors, including Yang Jian and the Great Sage, nodded.
Meditate!
Ye Zichen thought they'd say they'd broken through some sort of formation, because he suspected that the passageway might be controlled by a spiritual formation.
"Why meditate?" Ye Zichen furrowed his brows.
"There were words written at the top of the hallway. 'Quiet' …. That's telling us to quiet down," said Pu Jingwan matter-of-factly.
The others nodded. Ye Zichen's eyes suddenly lit up, but before he could say anything, they heard a young loli's voice.
"Everyone, could you please quiet down?"
The loli's voice was very soft, but it was very penetrating. The people in the secret room inexplicably quietened down. Then, a loli girl walked to the center of the secret room, and beside her was a strong man who was more than two meters tall.
Never mind the man's cultivation, just his appearance alone was enough to intimidate them. "I presume you've all walked through the hallway. The way I see it, the God Emperor buried here was someone who liked peace and quiet. The secret passageway is right in front of us, and you've all searched this room for a while now, but to no avail. In that case …. Perhaps we need peace and quiet here as well.
Come, after a certain amount of time, the passageway will open on its own. "
"That loli …."
The Ocean Emperor and the other great emperors' gazes darkened. They didn't know why, but they felt a sense of pressure from her.
"At least one of them isn't too stupid." Just as the Little Lolita finished speaking, an arrogant and sinister snort sounded from the crowd. "I've already said that this place needs to be quiet, but the people here are all squeaking non-stop as if they've gone mad!"
The little loli from before had already caused the people in the secret room to frown deeply. Now, there was an unfamiliar old man who spoke very rudely. This immediately caused many people in the secret room to have ugly expressions.
"Red Demon!"
Someone suddenly called out. Demon Emperor Kui Lin walked up to the old man.
"I never would have guessed I'd run into Senior Red Demon here."
"Hmph! In truth, you're probably thinking that you never would have guessed I was still alive. "Red Demon's gaze was sinister, and as he spoke, he inadvertently radiated a terrifying bloodlust.
"Senior Red Demon, what do you mean?"
The Demon Emperor smiled modestly. Ye Zichen frowned.
"Who's Red Demon?"
"He's from the old Demon Emperor's era. He was one of the six demons under his command. Everyone thought they'd died alongside the old Demon Emperor. I never would have guessed Red Demon was still alive, "said Su Qingyan.
"So you're saying this senior is an extraordinary figure as well?" asked Ye Zichen.
"That's quite impressive." Even Emperor Bi 'an couldn't help but exclaim in shock. "When I was young, Red Demon was already famous. Let me put it this way: he's probably killed more people than you've seen."
After learning the name of the old man, Red Devil, the experts in the secret room became much more obedient.
They all knew very well that Hong Mo was a devil who killed without batting an eyelid in the past.
"Everyone!"
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