Tang Changsheng listened and nodded slightly. What Da Xiang said matched what he knew. The last time Tang Changsheng had sent Yin Soldiers to rescue him, he had possessed one of Da Xiang's captors and searched through a great many memories.
Those memories could not be false. They lined up with Da Xiang's account.
Still, Tang Changsheng asked, puzzled, "You said your organization smuggled antiques and cultural relics... Why would they want Yu Magical Artifacts?"
"Demon Web! Sect Master, don't forget that Demon Web even has a market specifically for magical artifacts and spellcasting materials..." Da Xiang said coldly. "I've long suspected that our organization uses antique smuggling as a cover to collect magical artifacts on a massive scale..."
Tang Changsheng nodded slightly. "Does your organization have many experts?"
Da Xiang gave a bitter smile. "These days, apart from you, Sect Master, I haven't met any real experts! But the organization operates on such a large scale. Perhaps some expert really is backing it."
Tang Changsheng nodded and asked no more about that. Instead, he said with interest, "Where is the cave abode you mentioned?"
"Gourd Islet!"
"Just as I thought!" Tang Changsheng sighed softly. He had suspected Gourd Islet all along!
Gourd Islet, General's Temple. Three-Course Dam, Dead Man Mountain. Never enter those three places; step inside, and you step through the Ghost Gate!
Gourd Islet had always been an offshoot of General's Temple. According to Master's Sect lore, an Immortal's Cave Abode lay beneath it.
Very few people knew this. Even within General's Temple, only a handful in each generation were told.
Yet Master's Sect teachings also warned them never to enter. It was extraordinarily dangerous inside. The cave abode was even guarded by a refined Golden Corpse.
That was why, though Tang Changsheng had always known Gourd