Listening to the Sword Trial, Part Two

"These are the rules. You may enter now. Timing begins from this moment." The Prime Culprit grinned and stepped aside, pointing at the collapsed stone house behind him.

"Move."

The Poison Gang's group headed toward the entrance first. The third-layer expert leading them seemed to have participated before and did not hesitate in the slightest.

The Spirit Pearl Gang followed, and only then did the other groups enter one after another.

Senior Brother Guang took the lead on Xiao Lingling's side, waving a broad hand.

"We're going too." He looked back at Xiao Lingling. "Lingling, stay behind me." His voice softened.

"Mm, thank you, Big Brother Guang," Xiao Lingling replied sweetly.

Without saying a word, Lin Xin headed toward the entrance with the others.

He suddenly sensed someone secretly watching him again.

Song Jing definitely has spies here, he thought with certainty.

Before long, every group had entered the pitch-black stone house entrance.

Only then did the Prime Culprit look toward the woman seated atop the white dove.

"Senior Sister, is the situation within the region really that severe?" His brows were tightly furrowed.

The woman opened her eyes.

"People who have encountered the Insect Woman have already been found in many places. They all show the same symptoms. The spreading plague was clearly caused by the Insect Woman. Several Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters have already died in battle. One Martial Uncle sacrificed his cultivation just to barely reinforce the border and stop the source of the leak from continuing to infiltrate." Her expression was heavy.

The Prime Culprit let out a breath. "I wonder whether the Profound Leaf Sect or the Vermilion Bird Holy Court is plotting this from behind the scenes. They deliberately destroyed the border—aren't they afraid of being swallowed directly by the Netherworld?"

"Swallowed? You