Unlocking North Town, the Biggest Winner

When the cave underwent an unexpected change, the same was happening at Yellow Springs Hall elsewhere.

Before the ancient and solemn hall gates, joss paper whirled through the air, wisps of smoke dispersing into the night wind.

Before Twilight Hall, Burial Eerie Lord first performed a strange ritual, then walked toward the eternal gate.

He inserted the Key of Authority, which could command all the sequence's privileges, into the keyhole!

With the faint turning of gears and a crisp click, the gates slowly opened—

Behind him, Ji Yan, Yuan Ming, and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief at the sight.

The gate opening meant that the sealed North Town had been reopened, allowing the settings to return to normal and avoiding the danger of the Dungeon restarting...

Ji Yan was thinking,

If the chaos had been caused by some bug exploited by that Sequence 1 bastard,

wasn't he afraid that no one would be able to stop it, that the Dungeon would truly restart and all his efforts would go to waste as well?

Burial Eerie Lord stepped back and turned to Ji Yan and the others. "North Town has been unsealed once more."

"Those permitted by the Eerie Dao may pass through that gate and enter North Town."

But Ji Yan noticed a problem. "Wait, where's the Key of Authority?"

Burial Eerie Lord looked at him expressionlessly. "What do you want it for?"

Ji Yan's mouth twitched.

What for?

He had worked his ass off to obtain that thing. What did he think he wanted it for?

Burial Eerie Lord seemed to understand and continued, "The key will be placed in North Town."

"The Eerie Dao will decide where it goes."

Ji Yan spread his hands. "So when it's in my hands, it's only good for opening