"Eldest Brother, over here, over here!"
At the entrance to an alley off Luofeng Heavenly Street in the Shenhou Ruin Market, Ping'an and Xiaohei kept waving back at Xu Taiping and Old Daoist Huang.
Xu Taiping and Old Daoist Huang were still discussing the fortuitous opportunity the proprietress of Fulai Inn had mentioned.
Hearing Ping'an call from a distance, both nodded.
Old Daoist Huang quickened his pace and said gravely:
"Taiping, I just thought back carefully over that strange key the proprietress brought out. I keep feeling that the runic patterns on it seem... seem to have something to do with the entrance to Yellow Springs."
Xu Taiping stopped and asked with a frown:
"How certain are you?"
Old Daoist Huang said solemnly:
"At least seventy or eighty percent."
He added:
"I once read quite a bit of information about the Netherworld Kingdom in an ancient book. The key's design and the runic patterns on it really are extremely similar to those of the former Netherworld Kingdom."
Xu Taiping's expression sharpened, and he nodded.
"Then once we get out of the Black Prison, we'll ask Su Yun about it."
Earlier, because they had been in a hurry to watch the upcoming competition between Xiao Huang and Guan Cixue, they had only made a verbal agreement with Su Yun and had not spoken at length.
Old Daoist Huang nodded as well.
"Let's wait until you've won that match. After all, your cultivation, combat strength, and lifespan are all at stake."
The upcoming arena match against Xiao Huang.
It concerned not only whether Xu Taiping could advance his physique to the Moon-Supporting Great Sage level.
It also concerned whether Xu Taiping could obtain a Ziyang Pill to prolong his life.
"Ping'an, Xiaohei."
As they spoke, Xu Taiping and Old Daoist Huang had