"Since you know you're merely a bystander, then don't use such a breezy tone to pass judgment on other people's lives!" Xu Yunxi looked at the woman and said coldly.
The woman suddenly laughed upon hearing this, watching Xu Yunxi with amusement. "No way. You're not that young anymore—don't tell me you're still naively hoping I can empathize with you?"
With that, the woman waved her hand. Black chains shot out from beneath the ground, wrapping around the two of them and dragging them underground, where they vanished without a trace.
Elsewhere, Ye Yu stood in midair and looked into the distance. "So? Where am I supposed to go next?"
"Were you asking me?" the Cauldron Spirit's voice rang out.
Ye Yu gave a derisive laugh. "Who else would I be asking? Is there anyone else here? Just tell me what you need me to do. Isn't this the fate you people arranged for me?"
After a long silence, the Cauldron Spirit spoke again. "Didn't you... not believe in fate?"
"Besides, stop putting on an act in front of me. You won't get anything out of me. If you truly wanted to act without restraint, you wouldn't have waited until you confirmed no one was around before probing me."
Ye Yu snorted coldly. "I need to ensure my own safety. What's wrong with that?"
The Cauldron Spirit said nothing more. Ye Yu surveyed his surroundings, then headed toward the end point after confirming the direction.
The so-called end point was the exit. Just like during the War of a Hundred Dynasties, those forces would tear open a passage elsewhere for the cultivators who had entered to leave through.
Over the past half month, Ye Yu had continuously absorbed the Breath of Hell and Absolute Qi along the way. He had