"Hmph, I'm not going to argue with you, I, Old Sun, am going to save Tang Sanzang. We'd better hurry. If we return any later, you might not be able to get back to your body at all. What a shame it'd be to lose that Grand Unity Golden Immortal body of yours."
Ye Chen grew anxious at those words. If he really couldn't return to his body, he'd have to start cultivating all over again as the lowest kind of Ghost Immortal.
Cultivation itself wasn't difficult for Ye Chen, but thinking about all the hardships he'd have to face, he couldn't be sure Sun Wukong would be able to save him every time.
Besides, there were demons even Sun Wukong couldn't beat!
"Fine, fine. Let's go, hurry up and save Tang Sanzang," Ye Chen urged.
Beyond the gates of the underworld, there was another long passage. This time, though, it wasn't pitch-black. At last, there were a few torches, letting Ye Chen see the path ahead.
After walking through the long passage, the two came to a flagstone road. Sun Wukong stopped, and Ye Chen stopped beside him.
"Yellow Springs Road lies ahead. Remember, whatever happens, don't look back. Stay close behind me, and don't cause any trouble." Sun Wukong turned and warned Ye Chen.
"Yellow Springs Road? Then was the place we just came through the legendary Ghost Gate Pass?" Ye Chen asked curiously.
"You silly kid, you ask too many questions. Of course it was Ghost Gate Pass. What did you think that gate was there for? Decoration?"
Sun Wukong rolled his eyes at Ye Chen. Seeing his impatient expression, Ye Chen scoffed. "Hmph, what are you so proud of? It's my first time here. It's not like you—I've never smashed up the underworld, so I don't