“Then... maybe I shouldn’t go. That place was discovered by you. To guard it, your Blazing Sun Sect even paid with many lives.”
“If I just reap the benefits now, it feels a bit inappropriate.”
Ye Yu’s refusal had no effect whatsoever.
In Bamboo Xincheng’s eyes, this was simply Ye Yu being too reserved.
They were practically going to become family soon—what was there to talk about being appropriate or not?
In the future, even the entire Divine Alliance would be his.
Of course, Bamboo Xincheng would never say such thoughts out loud right now.
She could only use the banner of “repaying a life-saving favor” to forcibly bring Ye Yu to Yingning Ferry, and together they dove into the divine waters.
Under Bamboo Xincheng’s guidance, Ye Yu quickly arrived at the site where the divine stone mine was being excavated.
Not only were there over a hundred members of the divine race guarding the place, but numerous arrays had also been set up.
All of these arrays were of very high grade.
It was clear that Bamboo Xincheng had invested heavily to protect this place.
As they reached the entrance of the divine stone mine, a divine attendant clad in golden armor approached.
Divine attendants were also members of the divine race, but they willingly bowed to higher gods, and thus were collectively referred to as divine attendants.
For example, the one before them had reached the mid stage of the Ancient God Realm—his cultivation was even higher than Ye Yu’s.
He stepped in front of Bamboo Xincheng, cupped his hands in greeting, then turned his gaze toward Ye Yu.
“This one... is he a newly appointed elder of Blazing Sun Sect? I’ve never seen him before.”
“No. This is Ye Yu, my... friend. Ye Yu, this is Divine Attendant Yang Guangxiao. He has followed me for many years and is my most trusted confidant.”
Bamboo Xincheng stood between them, making the introductions.
Ye Yu nodded slightly at Yang Guangxiao as a greeting.
Then Bamboo Xincheng asked, “Has anything unusual happened recently?”
“Nothing unusual. It’s just those pests—they still come to harass us from time to time. I only just heard about what happened in the Divine Alliance. I didn’t expect that so much would happen in just the two days I was away. I’m sorry.”
Yang Guangxiao looked somewhat self-reproachful.
When Cai Banjian had caused trouble earlier, he had been away on business and had not been guarding the divine stone mine.
Otherwise, he would never have stood by and done nothing.
Bamboo Xincheng shook her head slightly.
“It’s fine. It’s all in the past. Alright, Ye Yu and I will go inside for a bit. You can get back to your duties.”
After saying that, she led Ye Yu deeper into the divine stone mine.
Yang Guangxiao stood where he was, watching their figures recede into the distance, a flicker of light passing through his eyes.
Meanwhile, Ye Yu spoke softly, “He doesn’t like me. From his gaze, I was reminded of Wu Zhen. Yang Guangxiao’s eyes are exactly the same as that guy’s.”
Bamboo Xincheng asked quietly, “What do you mean?”
“It means Yang Guangxiao likes you. So the way he looks at me is like he’s looking at an enemy.”
Bamboo Xincheng did not seem particularly surprised.
“I know he likes me. He confessed to me before. But I rejected him. Feelings can’t be forced—you agree, right?”
“Me? I’m not saying anything.”
Ye Yu cut off the topic at its root and shot Bamboo Xincheng a look as if to say, “What’s wrong with you?”
You rejected him, so you rejected him—why are you asking me what I think?
Bamboo Xincheng was immediately left speechless.
She had originally planned to guide the conversation, create a sense of urgency, and make Ye Yu feel a bit of pressure so that he would confess first.
But this guy simply refused to play along.
“What do you mean you’re not saying anything!”
A trace of resentment appeared in Bamboo Xincheng’s eyes.
After that, the two of them twisted and turned through the mine, eventually arriving at a very secluded location.
Bamboo Xincheng formed hand seals and consecutively lifted five layers of array barriers.
Only then did the distorted space finally reveal itself.
At this moment, the warped space had already grown to over two zhang in size—large enough for several people to pass through easily.
After checking it, Bamboo Xincheng nodded.
“Just as I expected. The space is stable enough now. Let’s go in.”
Ye Yu narrowed his eyes slightly.
Another moment of decision had arrived.
To enter—or not?
If he didn’t enter, it would certainly be safe, avoiding the risk of restarting the dream.
After all, whenever one’s strength reached a certain level, danger would quietly approach.
This was something Ye Yu was already very familiar with.
So when inside a dream, he would avoid entering secret realms or warped spaces whenever possible.
Only in this way could he live longer.
But this time was different.
This was the place where the former number one of the God Realm had fallen.
If he didn’t go in and take a look, Ye Yu would feel unbearably tempted.
Forget it—damn it!
In this world, the bold feast while the timid starve.
If he shrank back here out of fear, he would definitely regret it in the future.
Moreover, Bamboo Xincheng had already used a paper crane to scout the place earlier. There was only a divine beast inside—there shouldn’t be too much danger.
Thinking this, Ye Yu immediately followed Bamboo Xincheng into the warped space.
Of course, before entering, she did not forget to restore the arrays to their original state.
After all, there were quite a few miners working here. Bamboo Xincheng certainly did not want too many people to know about this secret.
So none of the necessary precautions could be neglected.
After Ye Yu and Bamboo Xincheng completely entered the warped space—
The previously calm arrays rippled once more, then slowly opened one after another.
Yang Guangxiao stepped in directly from outside.
He stared at the distorted space before him, momentarily lost in thought.
At the same time, Ye Yu and Bamboo Xincheng had already successfully arrived at the place where Gao Zong had fallen.
Just as described, the scenery here was picturesque, filled with divine energy—a perfect place for cultivation.
Bamboo Xincheng did not waste any time. She immediately began exploring ahead, activating divine stones to search for the whereabouts of the lava tiger.
After all, according to the paper crane’s feedback, this place seemed to have only that one living creature.
Until it was found, they absolutely could not lower their guard.
Very quickly, Bamboo Xincheng located the lava tiger.
However, it had already fallen.
The layers of lava armor on its body had peeled away, revealing a withered core beneath.
This sight left Bamboo Xincheng deeply puzzled.
“That’s not right... Who killed this divine beast? There shouldn’t be anyone else here.”
At that moment, Ye Yu also walked over, cautiously scanning the surroundings.
Then he spoke softly.
“Someone has already been here.”
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