A thousand miles of red earth, desolate as ruins.
Qin Sheng and Huo Qizi stopped at the edge of the Primordial Ancient Mine. Rather than rashly barging in, they first surveyed the area and searched for the most suitable route.
"Fellow Daoist, what do you think?" Qin Sheng asked the Forbidden Zone's son, Huo Qizi.
"This is not my first time at the Primordial Ancient Mine. A year ago, I entered from there, only to be forced back in the end." Huo Qizi pointed somewhere.
Qin Sheng looked over and found it was a large earthen mound, resembling a grave. After examining it carefully, he said, "Life hidden within death, Yin-Yang converging—it truly is a path to survival. Fellow Daoist, you have a good eye—though if we enter from there, the deeper we go, the farther we will be from the human world and the closer we will be to the Yin World."
What Qin Sheng meant was that Huo Qizi had some discernment, but not much.
Huo Qizi nodded. "Just as Brother Qin said, I encountered many ghosts, monsters, and evil entities last time."
Although the Qilin Ancient Emperor slumbered within the Primordial Ancient Mine, that did not mean Huo Qizi could stroll through it unimpeded.
The various dangers inherent to the Primordial Ancient Mine would not spare him. Fleeing in disgrace and suffering severe injuries were perfectly normal.
The most important thing about his status as an Ancient Emperor's Son was that it ensured he would not lose his life in the Primordial Ancient Mine.
Mainly because the Qilin Ancient Emperor was usually in a deep slumber. Even if his son's arrival briefly woke him, he would at most glance at him. He would never personally intervene.
Thus, Qin Sheng was not worried that the fierce battle just