"Only women and children?" I asked with a frown. There might well be something terrifying beneath this forbidden ground. Once activated, it could even pose a danger to me. Besides, wiping out an entire sect was no easy matter. Which founder who had created a path and ascended to the upper realm would not leave behind something powerful enough to protect his descendants and sect? And Emperor Xianchen had been the absolute supreme powerhouse of this world in his time. What he had left for the Yellow Springs Killing Dao was surely powerful beyond imagination.
"Not only them, but we don't know how to stop the women and children. Many powerful experts from the sect suddenly appeared and split up to block us, while Shang Zhao led several other ghost cultivators specifically to oppose us. Brother Tian, this must be bad for you. Otherwise, those ghost cultivators wouldn't be shielding these women and children as they headed into the forbidden ground. We've attacked several times in succession, but still couldn't stop them all. Quite a few people escaped inside. You should go take a look." Zhao Qian briefly explained the situation.
After hearing her, I didn't think twice before using the Ghost Summoning Technique to seize a Seven-Star Realm ghost cultivator and pull him over. I used the Ghost Control Technique to question him about the women and children entering the forbidden ground, but the ghost cultivator knew nothing at all. I immediately decided not to linger and had Zhao Qian activate the Primordial Heavenly Compass so we could transfer toward the forbidden ground.
Emperor Si had initially wanted to stop me, but after Zhao Qian activated the compass, he could only stare dumbfounded as he watched us leave. What a fool.
Zhao Qian's speed was hardly any slower than