Those who can enter the Yin-Yang Inn are not ordinary people.

Among them, some have no choice but to hide in the inn to avoid disaster; these are the most unstable.

Given the chance, they could betray us at any time.

These people aren't acting; they're just watching which way the wind blows.

I have to find a way to stoke the flames!

While I was still thinking about how to ignite this fire in the Dark Domain, Cang Tianji had already led the old man over. The old man cupped his fist at me and said, "Hall Master, I can help you leave the Dark Domain. The condition is that the Hall Master helps me obtain the secret to immortality!"

I looked at Cang Tianji and saw her nodding slightly to me before I said, "Alright."

Cang Tianji guided us here because she foresaw that there was a chance of survival here.

This old man is the key to that glimmer of hope.

I couldn't refuse his condition.

The old man smiled and said, "Follow me!"

The old man opened the chest against the wall, removed the bottom panel, and jumped into the secret passage hidden beneath the chest.

Ye Yang and I jumped down one after the other. After confirming there was no danger, we called for Cang Tianji and the others to jump down.

The old man walked ahead, holding a torch. "I dug this tunnel according to my height, please forgive the inconvenience."

Ye Yang quietly pressed on the wall. "Are you a Tanshen Shou (Earth Explorer)?"

Ye Yang had told me before: Although the tomb raiders, grave robbers, and Tanshen Shou are all good at digging and opening passages, their techniques are different.

The tunnels opened by tomb raiders and grave robbers, in addition to being concealed, are characterized by easy access. The tunnels dug by Tanshen Shou, however, are full of hidden dangers.

They can kill opponents in the tunnel at any time.

I had only taken a few steps when I heard a loud noise behind me—the courtyard we had just been in had collapsed?

The old man smiled and said, "Just a little trick, forgive me for showing off."

The fire I couldn't light, this old man helped me light it.

With the house outside collapsing and us disappearing again, the first person to panic will definitely be Shopkeeper Jia.

If he loses his composure, it will immediately cause a chain reaction in the inn, and the Dark Domain will soon be in chaos. My goal will then be achieved.

The further I walked, the more I felt that something was wrong. This tunnel was too perfectly constructed; it was definitely not something that could be completed in a short time.

I tentatively said, "Senior, you are truly skilled. To be able to build such a tunnel under the nose of the innkeeper, your status among the Tanshen Shou must not be low, right?"

The old man smiled and said, "What status? Those who enter the Yin-Yang Inn, even if they could once command the wind and rain outside, must hide their identities."

"Didn't you notice that after you came in, no one asked your name?"

I suddenly had a bad feeling and gently reached for the curved saber behind my back. "I would very much like to ask for Senior's name."

The old man smiled and said, "My name? Just call me Nangong Zhen."

We were all shocked at the same time. Wasn't Nangong Zhen the master of the Yin-Yang Inn?

Without hesitation, I slashed out with my saber, but Nangong Zhen didn't even move, letting my double sabers strike behind him.

The fierce blade stopped less than an inch from the back of his neck, as if it had cut into another space. Although it was still whistling forward, it couldn't touch his body.

Nangong Zhen slowly turned around, holding the oil lamp. "The biggest reliance of the Yin-Yang Inn is not the experts stationed here, but the crisscrossing spaces. Which space you enter is up to me."

Nangong Zhen looked at Ling and said, "Little girl, you are very smart. You guessed ninety-nine percent of the truth. The only thing you guessed wrong is that the checks and balances in the inn did not come from some emperor, but from my hand."

"I have been to the core of the Middle Domain Secret Realm. But I also came out."

"After I came out, I didn't go directly to find Yun Meng, but was testing the loyalty of my five subordinates. So, I hid in the inn under another identity."

"Before the Emperor's corpse was brought in, they were still honest. After Yun Meng brought in the Emperor, they became rebellious."

"I resurrected the Eight Great Thieves, and I also came up with the method to check and balance the Five Great Shopkeepers."

"However, I never showed my face again."

"The reason I did this was nothing more than to protect Yun Meng, to eliminate all those who coveted the inn and wanted to harm Yun Meng, including that so-called Emperor."

"So, after that Jiang Chen held the alliance in Zhen Ningtai, I brought them all into the space of the inn and left you a video. I brought you into the Yin-Yang Inn."

"You are not the first group of people I have brought in, nor will you be the last. But, don't worry, you will all meet in the mass grave of the burial ground, not one less."

I stared at Nangong Zhen and said, "Since you already knew our purpose, why didn't you take action before we released the Blue-Shirted Thieves?"

Nangong Zhen smiled and said, "Because, I don't want this Yin-Yang Inn anymore."

"Compared to Yun Meng, the Yin-Yang Inn is worthless. But, before I dig out all those who want to harm the inn and harm Yun Meng, I have to leave this inn to lure them out."

"Wait! I will come back to collect your corpses."