"I'll go check it out," Ye Lingyue was about to enter when Wu Zhong behind her frowned.

Wu Zhong was tall and if he hadn't been injured, he could use the Bone Shrinking Technique to get in, but he was injured right now...

"Are you worried about me?" Ye Lingyue glanced at Wu Zhong.

Wu Zhong snorted, turned his head away, but his slightly reddening ears betrayed his true feelings.

The words 'lethal weapon' were still branded in Wu Zhong's heart.

He was worried that there could be danger inside the cave.

They say women often say the opposite of what they feel, turns out men do too.

Ye Lingyue pouted.

Although Wu Zhong was tactless and liked to bully her, it was undeniable that having him nearby gave Ye Lingyue a lot of peace of mind.

These past few days, she was responsible for going out to find food and people, while at night, he was responsible for keeping watch.

Sometimes, when Ye Lingyue suddenly woke up from a midnight dream, she would find that pair of shimmering eyes in the dark.

Suddenly hearing a "crackling" noise beside her, Ye Lingyue turned around to see Wu Zhong forcefully compressing his bones by half.

His injuries had not healed yet, and this exertion had caused his wounds to reopen, blood flowing out, a shocking sight.

"Have you lost your mind?" Ye Lingyue couldn't tell if she was angry or touched.

"Follow me," commanded with an authoritative tone; Heavenly Que flew into the cave first followed closely by Wu Zhong, with Ye Lingyue bringing up the rear, all entering the winding cave tunnel together.

Inside the cave, it was always narrow, perhaps because no one had passed through for a long time, and the air was a bit thin.

Wu Zhong didn't walk fast, keeping a distance of about two person-spans from Ye Lingyue.

This continued until the path gradually widened up ahead with a soft glow of light.

At the bottom of the cave was a stone chamber, sealed off on three sides. The first thing that greeted their eyes in this chamber was a coffin.

A square coffin polished from crystal stones.

Upon seeing the coffin, Ye Lingyue couldn't help but let out a cheer.

"Sky Bright Crystal! I finally found it."

After entering the Taiyi Secret Realm, Ye Lingyue had been tirelessly searching for this Sky Bright Crystal, and now it was right before her eyes.

This Taiyi Sect, true to its name as the Ancient Artifact Sect.

It was unknown where they had sourced such a large piece of intact Sky Bright Crystal and even carved it into a coffin.

The Sky Bright Crystal used for this coffin weighed at least three to four hundred pounds. Ye Lingyue estimated that it could at least double the area of Hong Meng Heaven and maintain the spiritual energy in the space for quite some time.

What were these people of the Taiyi Sect thinking, using Sky Bright Crystal to make a coffin? Truly a waste of heavenly treasures.

"Wait a minute." Wu Zhong glared at Ye Lingyue. "You're even thinking about touching the belongings of the dead, there's a person lying in the coffin."

Ye Lingyue, reminded by this, hurriedly moved forward and shifted the coffin lid.

Indeed, there was a person lying inside the coffin.

It was an old man, around a hundred years old, with white hair and closed eyes. He was dressed in the greyish-blue robe that symbolized the Sect Leader of the Taiyi Sect.

Apart from the absence of breath, the old man's skin and appearance were lifelike.

If it weren't for the lack of heartbeat and pulse, Ye Lingyue would have thought he was merely sleeping.

Considering the time of the Taiyi Sect's downfall, even if this old man was the last Sect Leader, he must have died at least a thousand years ago.

Why his corpse was still so well preserved was a mystery.

"Strange, does the Sky Bright Crystal also have the miraculous effect of preventing corpse decay?"

Ye Lingyue was puzzled.

Whether the corpse was preserved due to the Sky Bright Crystal or not, this coffin made of Sky Bright Crystal was essential for Ye Lingyue.

"Elder, do not forget the strangeness, this coffin beneath you is very important to me." Ye Lingyue kowtowed several times to the coffin.

"Are you planning to drag this coffin away?" Wu Zhong asked suspiciously.

What exactly was going on in the head of his little female slave?

Women should like jewelry, or at least, if not, appreciate martial arts spiritual artifacts, yet she actually took an interest in a coffin.

"Of course, I went through all the hardships to get into the Taiyi Secret Realm just for it." Ye Lingyue was in high spirits and didn't bother to argue with Wu Zhong.

All the Heavenly Que Eight Swords had been refined by this guy; if she didn't find the Sky Bright Crystal, it really would be a big loss this time.

Ye Lingyue made her move as soon as she said it, moving the Taiyi Sect Leader from inside first, swift in her action, not at all like ordinary women who would lose their color at the sight of a corpse.

"You…" Wu Zhong was at a loss for words when suddenly, his gaze fell on the corpse of that elder.

"He just moved."

"Don't try to scare me, I was born tough and I don't buy this trick." Ye Lingyue didn't even lift an eyelid.

Right now, she was thinking about how to get this Sky Bright Crystal coffin into Hong Meng Heaven right under Wu Zhong's watch.

"He…" Wu Zhong still wanted to say something.

"Damn Wu Zhong, what exactly do you want?" Ye Lingyue got angry and glared at Wu Zhong.

However, this time, Wu Zhong didn't argue back and was just staring straight ahead.

Following Wu Zhong's gaze, Ye Lingyue also slowly looked ahead.

The leader of the Taiyi Sect was now standing in front of the two of them.

"He's alive?" Ye Lingyue couldn't help but step back.

"No, he's not alive. The Death Qi on his body is very strong, no way he's a living person." Wu Zhong sensed a cold and eerie aura emanating from him.

This kind of aura belonged neither to a human nor to a demon; it was a living corpse.

Living corpse, this special existence that transcends the boundaries of life and death, was something even Wu Zhong was seeing for the first time.

"Step back," Wu Zhong's expression changed drastically.

Heavenly Que Sword sang loud, a streak of sword light shot out like a white rainbow, striking at the living corpse.

The leader of the Taiyi Sect had a fierce expression, raising his stiff hand, met head-on with a punch towards the Heavenly Que Sword.

The robust Sword Qi of the Heavenly Que Sword collided with the fist of the Taiyi Sect Leader.

Two equally strong forces collided, creating a vortex of power.

The Heavenly Que was forced backwards several feet. The leader of the Taiyi Sect's arm emitted a cracking sound.

The Heavenly Que Sword, forged from eight Earth-level Spirit Swords, was incredibly powerful; even colliding with a huge mountain would split it in two.

Not to mention, just a pair of human hands.

The hand of the leader of the Taiyi Sect hung down like mud.

Yet, Wu Zhong's expression remained extremely grave.

The next moment, the Taiyi Sect Leader's arm returned to normal, his body emitting a ghostly wail as he suddenly retreated, hands transforming into palms.

Both palms launched countless Hand Shadows,

Wu Zhong's gaze slightly deepened, the Heavenly Que ascended into his hand mid-air, the sword light flickering like a rapidly spinning windmill, blocking all the layers of Hand Shadows.

But with every attack he blocked, the wound on his back grew deeper, and the blood flowed out like a creek, scattering onto the ground.