Zhu Zining stepped forward and gently shouted, "Open!"

Two streaks of visible *jingqi* (internal energy) collided in mid-air, kicking up dust from the ground. When the dust settled, a groove a meter wide, carved out by the aftershock of the *jingqi*, appeared before everyone.

Xu Hong and the others said smugly, "You dare to show off your petty skills in front of the Holy Maiden. Men, return all the tokens to Lin Zhao. We don't want them anymore."

The disciples of the Guiguan Sect (Ghost Coffin Sect) took off their coffin pendants and threw them towards Lin Zhao. Some even spat on the pendants, feeling that throwing them over wasn't enough to vent their anger.

If Zhu Ziyan hadn't casually blocked my tongue-tip dart earlier, they wouldn't be so arrogant.

Unfortunately for them, Zhu Ziyan's seemingly effortless block didn't mean her cultivation was above mine. She simply used skill to defuse an attack that wasn't aimed at her.

The Guiguan Sect disciples thought they had found support, and threw away their last means of protection.

The coffin pendants fell like rain at Lin Zhao's feet. Although they couldn't hurt him, they made his eyes turn red.

They were deliberately disgusting Lin Zhao.

The person who spoke earlier sneered, "The Reincarnation Division can give us what the Guiguan Sect can't. Lin Zhao, you'd better keep those broken things on the ground! Lest you try to deceive others in the future, and have nothing to prove you're a Guiguan Sect disciple."

Lin Zhao silently bent down, picked up the pendants covered in dirt and saliva, carefully wiped them clean, and put them into his backpack.

The Guiguan Sect traitors burst into laughter. Nie Xiaochun grabbed Lin Zhao's wrist, "Don't pick them up."

Lin Zhao shook his head, "I have to prepare a place for them to bury themselves!"

Lin Zhao and Nie Xiaochun spoke softly, and the Guiguan Sect disciples on the other side didn't hear them. But I knew that Lin Zhao's words were likely to come true soon.

Lin Zhao collected all the coffin pendants and stood aside. At this time, Zhu Ziyan also spoke, "Li Po, shouldn't we talk now?"

I said calmly, "What do you want to talk about?"

"If you want to use Lin Xian to threaten me, then there's nothing to say. Just chop off his head and throw it over."

"After he dies, I will make the Reincarnation Division's nine generations pay for it."

Although my voice was as calm as water, the killing intent on my body was as wild as a raging storm.

Whether it was the disciples of the Guiguan Sect, or the experts from the Reincarnation Division protecting Zhu Ziyan, they all fell silent in an instant, their hands unconsciously tightening around their weapons.

Zhu Ziyan shook her head, "Li Po, you underestimate me."

"I am different from my sister. She likes to scheme against others, while I prefer to cooperate with people!"

"I will return Lin Xian to you unharmed, and you and I will explore the Guiguan Sect's ancestral land based on our own abilities. Is this deal acceptable to you?"

I couldn't help but frown slightly: Zhu Ziyan's conditions were too generous!

However, on second thought, this was the most appropriate condition for her.

Zhu Ziyan knew my character very well. She knew that I would not compromise because of threats, even if the person she controlled was Ye Yang. I would only retaliate madly after she killed someone.

Threatening me with Lin Xian would not only be ineffective, but also easily expose her weakness.

I knew very well that she would not kill Lin Xian. If Lin Xian died, she would not be able to obtain the complete Huangquan Bidi Lian (Underworld Twin Lotus), which was an unacceptable outcome for her.

She also knew that the Huangquan Bidi Lian in Lin Zhao's body was about to reach the point where it could no longer be controlled. To save Lin Zhao, I had to enter the Guiguan Sect's ancestral land and use secret methods to extract the peerless ominous objects from their bodies.

I was determined to get the Guiguan Sect's ancestral land.

She let Lin Xian go, and the end result was still me taking Lin Zhao and his sister into the Guiguan ancestral land.

She didn't need to have a fight with me before entering the gate.

I looked at her and said, "How do you want to cooperate?"

Zhu Ziyan said, "We will each send people to explore the ancestral land in turn. To put it bluntly, it's one team after another. Whether our people pass the level, or our people die, the other side will take over the next stage."

"If your Liangjie Tang (Two Realms Hall) people die, it's because your *jingshi* (scripture master) is not famous enough. If our people die, it's because we are not skilled enough. No one can blame anyone."

"When we get to the ancestral land, we will compete again."

"What do you think?"

"Very fair!" I said it was fair, but I was sneering inwardly.

Looking at Xu Hong's age, he should have been in the *jianghu* (martial world) for a long time, but he didn't know that Zhu Ziyan and I had sold him and the disciples who had defected to the Guiguan Sect right in front of him.

Zhu Ziyan knew very well that 99% of these Guiguan Sect traitors would not be able to enter the ancestral land. At least, their performance when they were enclosed in the coffin proved that they were of little value.

Then they only had the value of using their lives to explore the path for our Liangjie Tang!

Zhu Ziyan exchanged a palm strike with me in the air, which was considered a signed contract. Then she waved her hand and released Lin Xian, "Let's each prepare, and in a quarter of an hour, we will set off for the ancestral land."

I dragged Lin Xian over and checked him up and down several times, and only after confirming that there was nothing wrong did I say, "How did you fall into their hands? And obediently let them put a curse on you?"