"Who are you? How did you know my identity?"
"Don't worry about that. Come with me, quickly," Master Gu urged.
Lin Taichu remained suspicious. "Who exactly are you? Why are you helping me?"
Master Gu pondered for a moment, then sighed and explained, "Since you have already possessed this body, you are another form of life for it. As the master of this body, you should bear its responsibilities and protect this secret realm."
"Your body is very strange." Master Gu carefully examined Lin Taichu, clicking his tongue in amazement.
"Oh? What is strange about it?" Lin Taichu raised an eyebrow.
Master Gu said, "This body does not belong to you, yet you occupy it. Therefore, your existence will bring disaster upon this secret realm. Every so often, you will devour part of the secret realm's power."
"You may not know this, but this is a highly classified place. The entire secret realm is sealed, and only I can enter and leave freely."
Upon hearing this, Lin Taichu thought to himself, So that was indeed the case...
He had long guessed that this secret realm was anything but simple. Now, it seemed his deduction had been entirely correct.
"What do you want me to do for you?" Lin Taichu asked.
Master Gu said, "I need three Yin Sha Stones and a thousand-year-old Blood Ginseng!"
"Where can I find those two items?" Lin Taichu pressed.
One of his purposes in entering the secret realm had been to search for those two things.
Only by gathering both treasures could he break the Restriction.
"They are in the Southern Mausoleum Kingdom's imperial family. I need you to bring those treasures to the Southern Mausoleum Kingdom and find me," Master Gu said.
Lin Taichu frowned slightly.
"The Southern Mausoleum Kingdom... that place..."
After pondering