Jiang Bei's heart stirred slightly. He looked down the road ahead, then frowned and asked:
"Old Ghost, aren't we there yet? This road keeps getting farther and farther!"
At his question, Old Ghost Xuan Yin seemed to snap back to his senses. His pace suddenly quickened as he said urgently, "Kid, what's the rush? We're almost there! It's right ahead! Keep up!"
The two continued weaving through the relic for about half an hour.
Before long, they reached a remote area, and the sounds of fighting around them fell silent.
At last, they stopped before an enormous ancient-looking cave residence built against a mountain.
The cave residence's stone doors were tightly shut, with layer upon layer of runes flickering across them.
Clearly, a formidable seal had been placed here.
The instant Old Ghost Xuan Yin saw the door, a crazed light burst from his eyes, and his body trembled faintly with excitement.
In a single stride, he rushed before the stone doors and said in extreme excitement, "Good! Good! Finally... finally found it! Hahaha!"
He whirled around, his eyes bloodshot, and fiercely urged Jiang Bei, "Kid Jiang Bei! What are you still standing there like a fool for? Hurry! Use your saber! Split open this seal for me!"
Jiang Bei remained where he was, glanced at the seal on the stone doors, then looked at Old Ghost Xuan Yin and said coldly, "Old Ghost, have you been so blinded by this treasure that you've thrown our Yellow Maple Valley agreement beyond the nine clouds? We agreed to find the Azure Sea Jade Sky Pill first! My life is still hanging by the curse you've placed on me! And now you're asking me to break this damned seal—what sense does that make?"
Old Ghost Xuan Yin hurriedly said, "this old man's