Ancient Sect Ruins

Long Xiaoyao understood as well and immediately said to the strange cat:

"I'll go in with you. We have no idea what's inside!"

"Meow meow meow~ Meow~ Meow meow~"

The strange cat meowed again while gesturing, expressing that it had eaten Lin Hao's food and wanted Lin Hao to go inside!

"How about this? Uncle Long and I will go in together, all right? I have to consider my own safety!"

Lin Hao no longer treated the strange cat as an ordinary Soul Beast and spoke seriously.

"Meow~"

The strange cat looked at Long Xiaoyao, then nodded at Lin Hao.

Lin Hao got two long, sturdy ropes from Tuoba Hongshan and tied himself and Long Xiaoyao together.

He then handed the other end to Tuoba Hongshan and quietly instructed him:

"You wait here. If we still haven't come out after two hours and the rope is still there, follow it inside.

"If the rope is gone, notify Jin Peng and the others. Have them bring Soul Tools and blow this place up.

"Or find a barbecue Grandmaster and have him grill meat here every day to lure that strange cat out!"

Then, led by the strange cat, Lin Hao and Long Xiaoyao ventured deep into the Mist Zone, leaving the two ropes behind!

Within the mist, Lin Hao and Long Xiaoyao followed the Nine-Tailed Cat onward, twisting left and right for about half an hour.

At last, the strange cat stopped. They seemed to have reached their destination.

The view before them suddenly became clear. Looking up, they saw that all the mist was drifting in midair.

It seemed to be sucked in by something—or perhaps the mist itself was spreading out from the air above!

In the distance, Lin Hao saw rows upon rows of ancient buildings. They seemed to occupy a vast area, and most importantly, they had not decayed!

The farther inward they went, the more expansive the space became. Lin Hao even discovered a small lake within it.

At that moment, the two of them roughly understood what this underground space was.

This should have been the grounds of an ancient sect. The strange cat had likely been raised by that sect to serve as a guide!

Soon, they arrived before the building complex. It was clear that this place had once been prosperous. There were mountains and water, abundant vital energy, and seemingly everything one could need.

Unfortunately, the corpses scattered across the ground, each having died a miserable death, told Lin Hao and Long Xiaoyao otherwise.

A heaven-shaking battle had once taken place here, and the final result had been mutual destruction!

Lin Hao tugged on the long rope around his waist. It was still taut.

That meant the other end was still in Tuoba Hongshan's hands, and the tension in his heart eased somewhat!

Although his intuition had told him before that entering this place would not be dangerous, he had still been worried!

"Meow~"

Having arrived here, the strange cat called out to them, signaling that they could look around.

It then went to the entrance of a Red Palace at the center of the complex, lay down, and began to nap.

Lin Hao looked over. Its exterior alone made it obvious that it was the most luxurious palace here. He guessed it was the sect master's main hall!

"Meow~~ Meow~~"

Lin Hao immediately wanted to go over and take a look, but the moment he started moving, the strange cat abruptly stood up. Its fur bristled, and its cries became vicious.

"Don't get agitated. My Young Master means no harm. We won't go over there!"

Long Xiaoyao hurriedly led Lin Hao back and spoke slowly.

"Meow~"

Seeing this, the strange cat gradually calmed down again!

"That should contain this sect's most important inheritance, and this strange cat should be its guardian.

"Its reaction just now clearly meant that we do not meet the requirements to receive the inheritance, so we should not go over there.

"Its strength is far from simple. I'm not completely confident that I can protect Young Master in front of it. Let's just look around nearby!"

Long Xiaoyao explained quietly to Lin Hao.

"Understood. I was being greedy. The strange cat probably brought us here to thank us for the barbecue!

"A battle took place here, and the bodies were never cleared away. There should be plenty of good things among them!

"And it doesn't seem to care about the other palaces around here. We should be able to find some information we want as well!"

Lin Hao nodded. Since he was weaker than the other party, he did not complain. The experiences of the past five years had taught him that the weak had no right to complain!

Then Lin Hao and Long Xiaoyao split up. They were both curious about what good things these remains might hold, since the grounds alone showed that this had been no ordinary sect!

Lin Hao spotted a relatively intact corpse and hurried over. In his haste, he failed to notice where he was stepping and nearly tripped over a large skeleton.

Lin Hao cursed himself for not being composed enough. Fortunately, he inspected that corpse first. After feeling around for a while, he pulled out a crystalline bone with delight on his face.

He inwardly exclaimed that this truly was a treasure trove. His first find was a Soul Bone at least fifty thousand years old!

It was a right leg bone, remarkably complete, glowing with fiery red radiance and emanating scorching heat!

With such an auspicious start, Lin Hao became even more motivated and conducted a thorough search of the area!

An hour and a half later, Lin Hao and Long Xiaoyao sat on the ground without the slightest regard for appearances, beaming at the pile of loot before them!

There were Soul Tools, divine weapons, Soul Bones, and several books made from special materials. The latter had all been collected from the palaces.

Lin Hao and Long Xiaoyao had found six Soul Bones alone. Four of them should have been fire-attributed.

The other two should have been water-attributed, which fit the conflict that had taken place here—a clash between water and fire!

As for their ages, the youngest was thirty thousand years old and the oldest eighty thousand years old. From this alone, they could be certain that the Red Palace contained a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone!

Although Lin Hao coveted it, he did nothing. With that strange cat there, he could only wait for an opportunity in the future!

Lin Hao planned to use all six Soul Bones to summon underlings. Together with the immortal-grade treasure by the lake, he should be able to produce one or two Titled Douluo no matter what!

Apart from the Soul Bones, there were also seven offensive Soul Tools, three divine weapons, and three storage-type Soul Tools. None of them were ordinary items.

Unfortunately, the things that humans could replicate could not be sacrificed to the system. Otherwise, he could have summoned another batch of special underlings!

Lin Hao put away the items, planning to deal with them after leaving the mist space. This strange cat was quite intelligent!

Lin Hao was not sure whether following the rope would allow them to get out, so after considering it, he looked at the strange cat and struck up a conversation:

"You have nine tails, so I'll call you Little Nine!"

"Meow~"

The strange cat assumed a thoughtful expression, its eyes rolling around. After a moment, it actually nodded.

A smile appeared on Lin Hao's face as he continued:

"Little Nine, I really like the things you gave us. I'm leaving now. Can you take us out?"

As he spoke, Lin Hao gestured, pointing outside and then at himself!

"Meow~"

Little Nine tilted its head and thought for a moment. It extended a paw, pointed outside, and then pointed at the rope around Lin Hao's waist!

Lin Hao immediately understood that he could get out by following the rope. Before leaving, he invited it: