"What... what do we do now?" Duan Yi and the others were on the verge of collapse.
The strangeness of what lay before them had surpassed their imagination, leaving them completely bewildered and unable to make head or tail of it.
"What do we do? There's no need to do anything. Tell me, what is the most important thing for us to do right now?"
Unlike the others, Nie Yun was not flustered in the slightest. Instead, he wore a confident smile. Rather than answering their question, he asked one of his own.
"What we need most... is to find the culprit who killed the villagers, and determine whether the Spiritual Elegance Emperor or the Carefree Immortal is telling the truth!" After hesitating for a moment, Zitong Undestroyable was the first to speak.
"That's right. We should find out who has been pulling the strings and causing all this. Only then can we break through this maze, pinpoint its weakness, and escape this place..."
The Myriad Laws Ruler nodded in agreement.
"That's what I think too!" Fu Anchao agreed.
"Oh? That's what you think too?" Nie Yun looked at Fu Anchao, who had spoken last. "You're so clever—why are you muddle-headed this time?"
"Muddle-headed? Master, I don't know what you... mean..." Fu Anchao froze.
"Heh heh. Your idea is sound. Finding the killer of the villagers would indeed clear away the fog, but... we've searched for so long and found nothing. Are you certain that if we keep searching, we'll find this so-called culprit? What if we really can't find them?"
Nie Yun fixed his eyes on Fu Anchao.
"This..."
A trace of panic appeared in Fu Anchao's eyes. Whether it was because Nie Yun was staring at him or for some other reason, no one knew.
Ignoring his panic,