Chen Miao did not sleep that night.
For one thing, the cultivation secrets he had learned from Old Ghost left him in no mood to sleep.
Even though Chen Miao had already formed some guesses about the Mortal World, hearing Old Ghost's account still stunned him.
It would take Chen Miao a long time to digest all that information.
For another, Chen Miao had not dropped his guard against Old Ghost, so he needed to wait for Three-Tail to wake up and move into the Mummy Ball.
Whatever else might be in doubt, Old Ghost probably had not lied about Three-Tail.
Otherwise, with two months having passed since they left the Stone Grotto, Old Ghost had no reason to wait until tonight to appear.
Only once Three-Tail woke up could Chen Miao truly relax.
As for the final reason, it was naturally the information Old Ghost had revealed about the Curse Cult's Star Lord.
If Old Ghost had used any term other than "aperture gate," Chen Miao would never have given it much thought. But that was precisely the term he had used!
Besides, Chen Miao had already discovered from the legacy Elder Fang gave him that the old man's family was no ordinary clan.
That only made Chen Miao more suspicious about what exactly the bead Elder Fang had given him was.
So, sleep?
Absolutely out of the question.
He sat quietly until yang energy began to rise. Only after Chen Miao got up and worked up a sweat training his body did Three-Tail finally stir.
Sensing the excitement Three-Tail conveyed, Chen Miao took out the Mummy-no, the Soul Corpse Ball.
"Go on in."
Once Three-Tail entered, Chen Miao switched his aperture to the yin well and drew the entire Scorpion Corpse inside.
Only then did Chen Miao truly