Hei Ye Xiao asked in confusion, "Jiang Chen represents himself, doesn't he?"

Hei Ye Xiao's words were only halfway out when he suddenly exclaimed in shock, "Are you saying Jiang Chen's claim to be emperor is false? In reality, he still represents the emperor's forces?"

Old Liu was silent for a moment before saying, "This is just my speculation. Until the very last moment, when the emperor's remains appear, no one can say for sure what secrets the Yin-Yang Inn holds."

"Especially Jiang Chen; his attitude is too difficult to fathom."

"According to the previous intelligence, the last of the Reincarnation Division's elite should already be in Jiang Chen's hands. However, he didn't bring those people with him."

"Where are the Reincarnation Division's elite?"

"Could Jiang Chen be having them carry out other missions?"

Hei Ye Xiao stroked his chin. "Based on my understanding of Jiang Chen, he probably looks down on those people."

"Jiang Chen has extremely high standards for his subordinates. If their quality doesn't meet his requirements, he'd rather go into battle alone than bother trying to command them."

"However..."

"However, what you said makes some sense. Since Jiang Chen is cooperating with the Reincarnation Division, why doesn't he have even one of their people by his side? That's not logical."

Hei Ye Xiao changed the subject. "Shiye, you said earlier that the hall master has a way to deal with this? Was he deliberately deceiving those bandits, or is he once again anticipating the enemy and waiting for an opportunity?"

Old Liu said, "I can only say it's fifty-fifty!"

"Because I still haven't figured out the Eight Bandits' true purpose."

"Let me retrace the Eight Bandits' entry into the Yin-Yang Inn for you."

"The Eight Bandits carried out the Reincarnation Sacred Lord's plan to infiltrate the Yin-Yang Inn and steal the emperor's remains. However, they failed in that mission and were killed, with only four escaping the inn."

"Years later, Moon Shadow Bandit returned with a vengeance and seized the Yin-Yang Inn in the shortest possible time. This happened roughly after Zhao Yue Zhu left the Two Realms Hall. Considering the Eight Bandits were able to take over the Yin-Yang Inn in less than two years, it's clear how strong their methods are."

"During this time, they've been searching for the secrets to open the Central Domain Secret Realm and the emperor's mausoleum. If we hadn't come to the Yin-Yang Inn, their plan would have proceeded in an orderly manner."

"This time, the gathering of forces at the Yin-Yang Inn not only disrupted their plans but also forced them to take a gamble, using the various factions as pawns in a game of Jianghu."

"However, it's quite remarkable that they were able to set up such a complicated situation in such a short amount of time."

After Old Liu finished speaking, he pointed at the stone door and said, "The Eight Bandits are constantly creating diversions to buy themselves time to decipher the secrets of the stone door."

"If that's the case, then the Moon Shadow Bandit leading the hall master and the Nine-Tailed Fox deep into the demon domain is to draw Jiang Chen away."

"Think about it. If I had been able to decipher all the secret texts just now and directly open the passage to the Central Domain, wouldn't the Eight Bandits' plan have succeeded?"

Hei Ye Xiao gasped. "Are you saying that the hall master and Ye Dangjia don't actually play an indispensable role in opening the demon tomb? Their only purpose is to serve as bait to reduce the pressure on the Eight Bandits?"

"Doesn't that mean the hall master doesn't have any trump cards to compete with them?"

Old Liu smiled. "You're wrong!"

"The master's trump card isn't in his own hands, but in Ling's."

"Let's go! We're going to the demon domain too."

"Let's join forces to fight Jiang Chen!"

While Old Liu and the others rushed towards the demon domain, I was still staring blankly at the trembling stone door.

I had a feeling the demon tomb was about to be opened.

As my hands, which were hanging by my side, moved slightly, Ye Yang suddenly drew his sword from behind me. "One sword shatters the soul, even the Yellow Springs shall be cut."

The moment Ye Yang's sword light burst out, the Moon Shadow Bandit's figure suddenly disappeared, and I quickly moved to block Ye Yang.

In that instant, just an instant, I collided with the Moon Shadow Bandit.

After we collided, we quickly separated. With hardly any moves exchanged, and only the explosive sounds of fists, palms, and bodies colliding, the Moon Shadow Bandit and I each took a few steps back.

Ye Yang's sword light also passed over us and flew towards the stone door.

The chilling light, although it didn't shatter the stone door, passed through the floating cloud stone carvings on the door and entered the door.

In the next moment, the Nine-Tailed Fox's miserable scream came from behind the stone carvings. Green phosphorescent fire, along with the shattered stone, splattered from the door under the backlash of the sword energy. The Nine-Tailed Fox's figure also reappeared in the arena.

The Nine-Tailed Fox, whether out of anger or pain, trembled and pointed at me and Ye Yang. "You... you... don't you want to save Wang Tu Fu and Feng Ruo Xing's lives anymore?"

Zhao Yue Zhu also said coldly, "In the end, you still pursued the greater good."

"No, from the beginning, you never intended to betray the world for the sake of your companions. Otherwise, you wouldn't have seized the opportunity so perfectly."

"Two Realms Hall Wolf King?"

"You're ruthless enough indeed!"

"The friendship of sharing life and death, haha..."