Creating a Grotto-Heaven After Three Tribulations

After waiting at the entrance to the cave abode for a moment, the tall blue-haired man who had gone in to announce her arrival came out and said, "Master wants you to follow me inside."

"Many thanks, Senior." Hua Qianluo bowed. This gatekeeping handyman of Ancestor Shi's possessed a terrifying aura, seemingly no weaker than Ancestor Xie, whom she had encountered at the End of the World Pavilion.

Following the blue-haired man into the cave abode, she soon arrived at a quiet chamber. Then Hua Qianluo heard him say, "Go in and pay your respects to Master yourself."

Hua Qianluo nodded and carefully headed inward, utterly failing to notice Qing Lang's palpitating, terrified expression.

The quiet chamber was simply and serenely furnished. Seated upon a cloud bed was a man in a plain green daoist robe.

Before Hua Qianluo could examine the man on the cloud bed, she hurriedly bowed with respect. "Disciple Hua Qianluo pays respects to Ancestor Shi."

"No need for such formality." A calm yet gentle voice entered her ears, and the unease and worry in Hua Qianluo's heart seemed to be soothed away. She could not help raising her head to look at Ancestor Shi.

"Ah?!" At that sight, Hua Qianluo sucked in a cold breath. Her face turned deathly pale, and she staggered several steps back. Ancestor Shi's appearance was simply too horrifying.

His entire face was rotten, his brows, eyes, nose, and mouth all incomplete. Yet that was nothing. As a Golden Core Grandmaster who had dealt with the Netherworld Sect and slain several Ghost Path cultivators, Hua Qianluo had seen scenes even more disgusting and grotesque—for instance, white maggots crawling across a rotting face.

She should not have reacted so strongly to such a sight. Yet the instant she saw Ancestor Shi, she