Chu Mo paused slightly, "Oh?"

The old monk said, "You tell him for me, say that the old cripple is still at the old spot, and hasn't forgotten him. If one day he can put down the scriptures and thinks of the old cripple, just open the messaging stone."

"He? Or she?" Chu Mo felt more and more that something was amiss, and could not help but frown as he confirmed with the old monk.

"She, it's a woman." A touch of melancholy flashed in the old monk's eyes, then he said, "Her monastic name is Tonghui. If you can meet her, please convey this message to her for me—I would be immensely grateful!"

Chu Mo nodded, "This is a small matter..."

"This is not a small matter. Over at the monastery, meeting someone... is too difficult!" The old cripple said with a bitter smile, then added, "This map isn't worth much, let's not talk about money anymore."

"Alright then." Chu Mo did not insist, "I will try my best to deliver your message!"

"Hmm, thank you very much!" The old monk sighed softly, shook his head, and then sat back down.

Chu Mo gave a fist salute to the old monk and took his leave.

Afterwards, Chu Mo did not linger in that place. He wanted to hurry to the monastery and finish this matter, which would also resolve a worry of his.

Following the direction given by the old monk, Chu Mo set out directly, leaving the city and heading northwest at high speed.

He had just walked more than thirty thousand li when he suddenly felt intense heat coming from the divine mirror at his chest. He was slightly startled; such fluctuations were indications of discovering treasures.

But these heat fluctuations were unprecedented!

Chu Mo immediately stopped, and headed in the direction indicated by the divine mirror. This direction, however, was due west, vastly deviating from his original path.

He had just walked over three thousand li when someone suddenly appeared before Chu Mo.

"Halt! The Netherworld Ancient Sect is here; all others must stand back!"

A very young monk, not yet twenty years old, but his cultivation had already reached the peak of the Primordial Infant stage, his eyes spirited, and his blood energy robust, giving off an extraordinary aura.

"The Netherworld Ancient Sect?" Chu Mo paused slightly, then recalled the incident in the tavern.

"Don't tell me you haven't heard of it." The young monk sized up Chu Mo, "Leave quickly. This is not a place you can enter at will. Otherwise, the consequences are not something you can bear!"

The fluctuations from the divine mirror grew stronger. Chu Mo slightly raised his eyebrows and said to the young monk, "I heard you're recruiting people to explore an ancient ruin?"

"Hmm? Who told you that?" The young monk suddenly looked at Chu Mo with a vigilant face.

"I heard it in a small tavern in that city." Chu Mo said.

"Oh, we're already full, no need for new people," said the young monk coldly.

"Make an exception, please." Chu Mo's divine sense scanned the surroundings; there were no other monks within hundreds of li. He then threw a small storage bag filled with a hundred low-grade immortal crystals.

The young monk frowned at first and said, "This isn't good; getting seen doing this would get me punished."

However, his hands were quick to open the storage bag, checking inside and showing a satisfied expression, "You're quite considerate. Alright, come with me, but don't stray. I'll ask my senior brother for you. Be warned, I can't guarantee anything," he said, tucking the storage bag away.

Chu Mo smiled, "No worries, just try for me. Whether it works or not, consider this a way to make a friend."

"Alright, you're straightforward!" The young monk immediately showed a pleased expression, thought for a second, and reminded, "Since you're so generous, I should also warn you that this ancient ruin is not so simple. It's full of dangers, and many of our men have fallen there. If you really want to go in, be very careful!"

Chu Mo nodded, "Thanks for the warning!"

The young monk felt that he had fulfilled his duty by warning the man. Since the man still wanted to go, even if he died inside, he could not blame himself. He then flew forward with Chu Mo for over a thousand miles.

The fluctuations transmitted from the Celestial Mirror became clearer.

At this point, someone ahead stopped the young monk, "Password!"

"For eons of millennia, the Netherworld is eternal!" the young monk responded, then winked at the other monk, "This brother, my friend here wishes to explore the ancient ruins."

"Oh? A friend?" The man looked at Chu Mo and the young monk with a half-smile and then nodded, "Alright, once inside, talk to the brothers yourself. If it doesn't work out, quickly take him out. Don't make things difficult for me."

The young monk's face showed happiness as he said, "I'll thank you later, brother!"

Saying this, he continued to fly forward with Chu Mo.

At this point, Chu Mo finally felt some pressure. It seemed as if countless monks were hidden in the shadows all around them.

The young monk whispered, "Stay close to me, don't look around, and don't wander off."

Chu Mo, feeling the increasingly strong fluctuations from the Celestial Mirror, nodded subtly, "Understood." But in his heart, he thought: It seems this ancient relic is truly extraordinary. The Netherworld Ancient Sect even set up numerous prohibitions here, not to mention the ambush of a large number of monks!

For Chu Mo, who mastered the Fengshui Divine Art, the prohibitions set by the Netherworld Ancient Sect were difficult to hide from his eyes. Yet, even Chu Mo felt a secret fear, thinking that it was indeed an ancient major sect. Though it was in the Immortal Realm, these prohibitions were such that even he was not sure he could break them quickly.

If it were other monks who did not understand arrays, once they triggered these prohibitions, even ascended monks might be trapped inside!

Then, the young monk led Chu Mo to a place.

Chu Mo immediately saw a group of people standing there, precisely the group from the tavern earlier! Chu Mo was slightly surprised, not expecting them to have arrived so quickly; when he had left, it seemed they hadn't even started their journey yet.

Although he had deviated a bit, overall, he was not slow. It turned out, these people had arrived as well.

Seeing Chu Mo, all of them were slightly stunned, and many displayed a trace of disdain: Saying you were not interested, yet secretly coming here is really contemptible!

However, these people didn't speak, as no one dared to act recklessly here.

There stood a large number of disciples from the Netherworld Ancient Sect!

After the young monk and Chu Mo landed, he directly approached a middle-aged monk and whispered a few words to him. The middle-aged monk glanced at Chu Mo and frowned, "Our group is already full!"

This remark was not hidden from the crowd; many people from the tavern displayed a schadenfreude expression as they looked at Chu Mo, almost ready to ridicule him openly.

Chu Mo gave a fist salute to the middle-aged monk, "I believe my Spirit Refining stage cultivation should be sufficient."

Many who had wanted to mock Chu Mo closed their mouths; Spirit Refining stage monks were not someone these Primordial Infant stage monks could afford to provoke. The Spirit Refining monk from the tavern then gave Chu Mo a few more glances, his eyes revealing a trace of faint disdain.

So this is just a young master from a family out to enjoy the landscapes. Even if you're at the peak of Spirit Refining, what of it?

The middle-aged monk hesitated for a moment and finally nodded, "Alright, count him in. Now, immediately show me everything in your storage ring, and then register it. When leaving, we will check again to ensure nothing is hidden!"

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My symptoms of cold are finally almost better; other than still feeling a bit weak and having some headaches, I no longer have a fever. My throat is still very painful though... The medicine is especially bitter... Ah woo!

Having a sore throat means I can avoid talking; typing shouldn't be too affected, so I can really push myself today.

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