The newcomer was a young man in his twenties, around the same age as Mo Shang and the others. His cultivation was far from weak, too—he had already reached the Question Dao Realm...
Faced with their question, the young man spoke again, offering an explanation:
"This tower is called the Ice-Fire Spirit-Suppressing Tower. It was left behind by the Ice Spirit Venerable and the Fire Spirit Venerable years ago. You need a special method to enter..."
"What method?"
Mo Shang narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, looking thoughtful.
Seeing that he had piqued Mo Shang's interest, the young man smiled faintly and continued, "We can tell you the method, but we have one condition..."
Before he could finish, however, Mo Shang suddenly interrupted him.
"Oh, then keep it to yourself."
Mo Shang spoke with utter indifference, then turned to the others. "Forget going inside. Let's look somewhere else."
With that, Mo Shang wasted no time and strode straight out of the battlefield.
Jinlin, Xiao Yan, and the others played along perfectly, following without the slightest hesitation.
The young man: ???
Watching them walk away at the first hint of disagreement, the young man was dumbfounded. This was not how things were supposed to go!
"Wait, don't leave! There are lots of treasures inside!" the young man hurriedly called after them.
Despite his calls, none of them showed any intention of stopping. They kept walking away.
Seeing that Mo Shang had no intention of staying, the young man's mouth twitched, and he called out again:
"I'll tell you for free! Just let me go inside..."
"You're in no position to bargain with us. Go on, what's the method?" The instant the young man finished speaking, Mo Shang was back where he had stood, smiling brightly.
Though he wore a smile, Mo