By now, Qin Mu had already left the secret chamber.
"It's time I went to see him."
With that thought, Qin Mu flickered and vanished.
When he reappeared, he had arrived at a Blood Sea deep within the Underworld.
This was where Ancestor Minghe's Dao Field was located.
Earlier, Houtu Ancestral Witch had transformed into the cycle of reincarnation in the Nether Blood Sea, occupying it.
Fortunately, this place was deep in the Underworld, and a smaller stretch of Blood Sea had still been left for Minghe.
"Hmm?"
Sensing Qin Mu's aura, the Blood Sea began to churn.
All these years, he had been cultivating here in seclusion.
His goal was to comprehend the Primordial Chaos Dao one day.
What has he come here for?
Minghe wondered to himself.
While Minghe was still hesitating in confusion, Qin Mu had already descended over the roiling Blood Sea. He said calmly,
"Daoist Minghe, Qin Mu has come to visit. Please show yourself."
Qin Mu's voice was gentle, yet it pierced through layer upon layer of Blood Sea and reached Minghe's ears.
"Rumble..."
The next moment, the Blood Sea surged, and a huge crimson lotus platform rose from its surface, bearing Minghe.
Looking closely, Minghe wore a blood-red Daoist robe. His expression puzzled, he looked at Qin Mu and asked,
"Daoist Qin Mu, what brings you to my Blood Sea?"
Qin Mu stood in midair, looking at Ancestor Minghe as he rose from the Blood Sea. He smiled faintly.
"Daoist Minghe, I've come today to make a deal with you."
"A deal?"
A trace of wariness and curiosity flashed in Ancestor Minghe's scarlet eyes.
"What kind of deal? Please speak plainly, Daoist."
Hearing Minghe's question, Qin Mu smiled faintly and answered with a question of his own.
"Do you know how Daoist Zhenyuanzi