The group stood still.
They had arrived at their destination.
However…
It was dark!
It was truly dark.
So dark that you couldn't see your own hand in front of your face, relying purely on breathing to discern the location of others.
Ji Hao turned around angrily, "Za Yu, stand further away! Don't you know who I am?"
Disordered footsteps came from behind, clearly indicating they were retreating, maintaining their distance.
Then, torches lit up behind them. Honestly, some people were quite well-prepared.
Ji Hao reached out, "Torches, hand them over!"
Everyone was submissive but unwilling to hand them over.
Ji Hao's eyes gleamed with killing intent, "Do you believe I won't chop you Za Yu into pieces?"
Upon hearing this, two of them had no choice but to throw their torches over.
"Oh, let me see who dares to act so arrogantly in front of our Fierce Tiger Gate!"
In the crowded passage, someone pushed their way in from behind.
Fierce Tiger Gate?
Zhou You's heart stirred. After all, the Fierce Tiger Gate posed a hidden danger to him.
At this moment, hearing such words naturally made him pay more attention.
Ji Hao handed the torches to Ou Ye and Old Dog, "Open your dog eyes and look clearly! See who I am!"
A Zhen Xuan Realm expert from the Fierce Tiger Gate held a ghost-head saber, "Young Master, you probably don't know about our Fierce Tiger Gate, do you? We're among the top five hundred on Kunyuan Continent, understand? Before provoking us, you'd best weigh whether your backing is strong enough!"
Ji Hao was furious, "You don't recognize me?"
Zhou You thought for a moment, "They really don't seem to recognize you."
Ji Hao's teeth ground together, "I am Ji Hao! You actually don't recognize me?"
The Cultivator from Fierce Tiger Gate sneered, "Who the hell are you? Why should I recognize you?"
"Damn it!"
Ji Hao strode forward, "If this were a play, I'd be the big villain! Villain, understand?"
The big man with the ghost-head saber attacked directly, "I kill villains!"
Bang!
The crowd panicked, screaming and fleeing.
The big man was directly slapped by Ji Hao, half of his head shattered as he crashed against the rock wall.
Old Dog was instantly startled, "Holy cow, he kills without a word?"
The other Cultivators of Fierce Tiger Gate changed their expressions dramatically, roaring as they charged forward, "Kill him!"
Ji Hao bared his teeth, striking down one Cultivator after another with a single punch, all dying on the spot.
"Who else?!"
Ji Hao roared, his voice thundering, causing debris to fall from the rock wall.
Ye Qingyou shouted, "Stop!"
Ji Hao, radiating Evil Qi, turned around. In the torchlight, his face was terrifyingly distorted as he glared fiercely at Ye Qingyou.
Ye Qingyou had already drawn her sword, and the atmosphere was tense.
Zhou You, however, said, "Xiao Ji, let's first see what's in this ruin. You've made the path dirty; how will you get out later?"
"Dog, man, woman!"
Ji Hao gritted his teeth, cursing inwardly.
He knew it, he knew this guy would play the hero at a crucial moment to save the beauty.
Shameless thing!
Is she your woman? And you protect her?
Bah!
Serves you right for being used by women, serves you right for being dumped by women.
"You just remember this."
Ji Hao glared at Zhou You indignantly, "A man's strength is for women to see, and a man's wealth is also for women to see. If you become a woman's slave, you'll forever be a henpecked husband in this life!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Zhou You looked bewildered. He didn't even have a wife yet, okay?
Are all people from the Evil Forces so mentally abnormal?
Zhou You shook his head and turned to walk forward.
Old Dog eagerly followed beside Zhou You, mainly because he was scared.
What if Ji Hao got carried away with killing and killed him to warn Zhou You?
One must be clever in life.
Ou Ye, on the other hand, was much calmer, secretly noting Ji Hao's personality.
Prone to anger, violent, bloodthirsty, cruel.
From the sensation, they had entered an underground chamber, not small in size, about ten meters long and wide.
In such a place, the torches were not very effective.
Zhou You took a deep breath, his eyes radiating light, and in an instant, everything in the darkness became perfectly clear.
Besides him, Ye Qingyou and Ji Hao were also like this.
The eyes of the three of them shone brightly in the faint torchlight, all trying their best to see in the dark.
In the center, a Pill Furnace was placed.
One wall had some wooden shelves, on which bottles and jars were placed.
Facing the passage, a mummified corpse sat.
Completely decayed ones are called skeletons; those with a layer of skin and dried flesh are called mummified corpses.
Zhou You pondered this, enriching his meager knowledge.
Old Dog suddenly had an idea, leaning into Zhou You's ear, "Young Master, a storage ring."
Storage rings were extremely rare, but some powerful Loose Cultivators still possessed them.
At this moment, Ye Qingyou slowly spoke, "The Formation's effect has completely failed, which indicates that this person died more than three hundred years ago."
Ji Hao sneered, "What did I say before? This is just a place to hide from enemies. It would be a miracle to find any treasures."
With his strength, coming to such a place was as simple as going to his own backyard.
Zhou You sighed, "There's no danger at all, how boring."
It was too mundane, not stimulating.
Ou Ye whispered a reminder, "Young Master, still be careful. Such individuals are filled with resentment before death and must have left behind some contingencies to prevent others from disturbing their remains."
Zhou You laughed, "The Formation has failed, what can a dead person do?"
"Become a puppet."
Ye Qingyou softly said, "By special means, they preserve their Physical Body from decay and leave behind a fragment of consciousness, which can turn the corpse into a corpse puppet under certain circumstances."
At the cave entrance, the Loose Cultivators strained to observe.
Hoping to pick up some bottles and jars.
"Corpse puppet?"
Zhou You's eyes narrowed slightly; he did know a little about them.
It was said that some powerful Cultivators even refined themselves into corpse puppets before dying.
Mainly because they were unwilling.
To Cultivate so diligently, only for it to all come to naught due to death, how could they swallow that resentment?
Historically, there have been successful cases.
The Old Man once said that corpse puppets, aside from being less agile and having slower reactions, had almost no weaknesses.
Thinking of this, Zhou You turned around, only to find Old Dog missing.
Looking further ahead, Old Dog had already approached the corpse, his Right Hand grasping the corpse's Left Hand, in the process of taking a ring.
"Old Dog."
Zhou You reprimanded, "Come back first."
"I got it first, so it must be mine!"
Old Dog quickly said, "Young Master, give this to me, and my life will be yours from now on."
Seeing that the corpse didn't move, Zhou You finally relaxed, while also guarding against Ji Hao suddenly attacking to snatch it.
Ye Qingyou was still observing the situation inside the cave, and she raised her head, staring upwards.
Feeling Zhou You's gaze, Ji Hao's face darkened, "You don't think I'd be tempted by a mere storage ring, do you?"
As he spoke, Ji Hao took a step forward, "What I want are the things inside the ring!"