Nie Li led everyone to meet Family Head Luo of the Jade Seal Family and introduced his companions one by one. Family Head Luo's gaze swept over them, but it visibly paused when it landed on Yun Tian. He studied him intently for a long while, yet could not fathom the depths of his strength at all. Questions filled his heart, but he soon withdrew his gaze-staring so openly at someone was discourteous, after all.
"My dear nephew Nie Li, with your strength, there was no need for you to come here. The Ninefold Deathlands are far from peaceful," Family Head Luo said gravely.
"Don't worry, Uncle Luo. We're only here to join in the excitement. We won't touch anything troublesome," Nie Li replied with a smile.
Beside him, Lu Piao looked utterly unconvinced and secretly rolled his eyes.
Family Head Luo nodded. "Good, then."
Nie Li took the opportunity to ask, "By the way, Uncle Luo, why hasn't anyone entered the Ninefold Deathlands yet?" For local information like this, asking someone who knew the place inside out was the safest approach.
"It isn't time for it to open yet," Family Head Luo explained. "Normally, we only dare venture around the first level. To fight our way upward, level by level, we have to endure a thousand hardships and ten thousand dangers just to reach the sixth. But before long, the seventh level will open directly, and we'll be able to enter it straightaway."
"I see." Understanding dawned on Nie Li, and he asked further, "Then what sort of place is this seventh level?"
The nearby scions of other families also gathered to listen. Someone murmured in wonder, "The Ninefold Deathlands truly are a marvelous place."
Family Head Luo sighed and slowly explained, "The Ninefold Deathlands were originally an ancient