Following Eternal Elder Yao Daogu and the white-bearded old man Zhao Fengxia all the way back to Nine Underworlds City, they encountered no further danger along the way.
As dawn approached, the white mist shrouding Nine Underworlds City, both within and beyond its walls, gradually dissipated. The cold, deserted streets slowly regained their vitality, with traces of pedestrians beginning to appear.
Not one of them said a word along the way. The courtesan from Red Candle Hall and the Aloof Swordsman were taken along as well. Even after entering the city, they were not released.
As for Lin Bai, he sat on the Stone Throne the entire way without leaving it.
The Stone Throne seemed to possess tremendous spirituality. Whenever a thought surfaced in Lin Bai's mind, the Stone Throne sensed it with ease and immediately responded accordingly.
Simply put... when Lin Bai thought about moving forward, the Stone Throne would float in midair and slowly fly ahead. When he thought about accelerating, it would shoot forward like a sharp arrow.
Such an intelligent treasure opened Lin Bai's eyes. It seemed as though the object already possessed a spirit of its own.
Lin Bai had also tried many ways to leave the Stone Throne, but ultimately, none worked. It was as though a tremendous suction force existed on the Stone Throne, pulling at Lin Bai and preventing him from leaving.
"Why does it act like a child?"
Lin Bai gradually discovered that the Stone Throne's temperament was exactly like that of a child.
They knew very well that... ever since the Holy Lord fell, that object had been guarded as a supreme treasure by the Four Gloom Demon Palace. The most infuriating part was that although the warriors of the Four Gloom Demon Palace all knew it was a supreme