The one speaking was a man with a chin as sharp as his voice, exuding a powerful aura. Mo Wuji had fought Yuan Dan realm cultivators more than once and immediately recognized that this guy was at the Yuan Dan realm, and his cultivation was much higher than Ju Qijian.

Scanning the nearly twenty people around him, Mo Wuji instantly confirmed that this guy with the sharp voice and chin was the strongest one here.

The space here was large, and the three of them getting close to the stone mound in the middle of the stone hall wouldn't affect others. So, as soon as the sharp voice spoke, Pu Qian grabbed his thick-backed broadsword. He looked at Mo Wuji, ready to join in as soon as Mo Wuji made the first move.

Jiang Xiaopeng, who had originally wanted to greet Mo Wuji after seeing he was safe, quickly shut his mouth. He had arrived earlier than Mo Wuji and knew that the guy who told Mo Wuji to behave was a strong one. He didn't want to appear to know Mo Wuji.

"Wait…" Mo Wuji stopped Pu Qian. His spiritual will had already seeped into the stone mound. The stone mound was wrapped in layers of materials, and his spiritual will could only hover on the surface. Even so, Mo Wuji felt the difference in this stone mound.

There was a violent, bloodthirsty aura in the stone mound, as well as a decaying corpse aura. Although Mo Wuji didn't know what was in the stone mound, he knew it definitely wasn't a treasure. He had just recently eliminated a ghost cultivator on the sea ship and was extremely sensitive to this kind of thing.

The cold aura in the stone mound wasn't strong, so it shouldn't be a ghost cultivator. But how did everyone get the same map? Clearly, someone had deliberately released it. Regardless of whether there was a ghost cultivator in the stone mound, Mo Wuji didn't want to be the first to stick his neck out.

"We'll retreat, then go out." Mo Wuji ignored the gazes around him and really retreated a few steps.

Xiao Heshang, who originally recognized Mo Wuji, suddenly said, "Benefactor Mo, did you perhaps obtain treasures on that sea ship? How does even Pu Qian have a storage bag now? This old monk wants to rely on you now. Can you help me get a storage treasure too?"

Just because of this sentence, everyone in the stone hall's gaze was focused on the three of them.

"So you also obtained other opportunities?" The sharp-chinned man who had told Mo Wuji to retreat earlier directly turned his head and focused his gaze on Mo Wuji.

"What's hanging around your neck? Take it out and let me see." The man's gaze moved from the storage bag on Mo Wuji's waist to his neck.

"If you want to fight, then come on, stop talking nonsense." Mo Wuji stretched out his hand, and the Heavenly Machine Staff was already in his palm. He originally didn't want to fight this fight, because this stone mound was even more bizarre. Now that someone had set their sights on his ring, he had no choice but to fight. He was also a little depressed. Even hanging the ring around his neck, people still suspected him.

However, one thing Mo Wuji was sure of was that Xiao Heshang was definitely not just joking around. He had retreated just now, and this fight couldn't have started at all. Xiao Heshang clearly wanted to provoke a fight between him and this Yuan Dan realm guy.

Pu Qian gripped his thick-backed blade and stood beside Mo Wuji. Since they were friends, they would definitely fight together. Zhuang Yan's cultivation was weak, but she also took out a magical treasure and stood behind the two of them.

"And us." A woman finished speaking and landed beside Mo Wuji along with a young man.

Mo Wuji also looked at this man and woman in confusion. He didn't recognize them at all. Why were these two helping him? And it was against such a powerful Yuan Dan realm expert?

"Two friends, I don't recognize you two?" Mo Wuji said in confusion.

The woman cupped her fist and said, "Although Senior Brother doesn't recognize me, we have long admired Senior Brother. My name is Sang Yiping, and this is my senior brother, Nie Zhengnong."

The man standing beside Sang Yiping also bowed and cupped his fist, saying, "Nie Zhengnong greets Senior Brother."

Another Senior Brother? Mo Wuji looked down at the Heavenly Machine Staff in his hand and understood the reason. The other party must have recognized him as the rogue cultivator 2705 who had been given the name Senior Brother.

"Since that's the case, then thank you both. You don't need to take action for now, just help me watch the surroundings." Mo Wuji nodded and said.

This sharp-chinned Yuan Dan realm cultivator's cultivation was higher than Ju Qijian's, but when it came to strength, he might not be stronger than Ju Qijian. He could kill Ju Qijian, so naturally Mo Wuji wouldn't take this guy to heart.

After Sang Yiping and Nie Zhengnong stood on Mo Wuji's side, the sharp-chinned Yuan Dan realm man seemed to have remembered something. He carefully looked at the Heavenly Machine Staff in Mo Wuji's hand and suddenly cupped his fist and said, "I was rude earlier. Friend, whether you want to leave or stay, you are welcome to do as you please."

Hearing this, everyone was a little stunned. This sharp-chinned guy was the strongest one here, at the middle stage of the Yuan Dan realm. More importantly, this guy had a bad temper and looked down on everyone. A Yuan Dan realm cultivator in the middle stage with a bad temper and who looked down on everyone saying such a thing was equivalent to apologizing in a roundabout way. But Mo Wuji didn't show any spiritual rhymes and was young. At most, he was only at the early stage of the Detachment realm. What made a Detachment realm cultivator make a strong Yuan Dan realm expert apologize?

Only Sang Yiping's expression was calm, as if this was a matter of course. If Mo Wuji didn't even have this ability, he wouldn't be called Senior Brother by countless people. He wouldn't have become the boundless rogue cultivator 2705, and he wouldn't have been designated by his adoptive father as the next Heavenly Machine Sect Sect Master.

Since the other party didn't want to fight, Mo Wuji naturally didn't want to fight. He guessed that this sharp-chinned Yuan Dan had also recognized his origin. It seemed that his Heavenly Machine Staff was still too conspicuous.

"Let's go." Since there was no fight, Mo Wuji turned around and left.

Seeing Mo Wuji leaving, Pu Qian and Zhuang Yan quickly followed. Even Sang Yiping and Nie Zhengnong hurriedly followed behind, as if Mo Wuji's attraction was even greater than the Immortal Mansion here.

A burst of "jie jie" strange laughter came out, followed by a voice that made everyone feel uncomfortable ringing out in the stone hall, "Everyone came here with great difficulty, so naturally they can't leave. All of you stay behind…"

Following this voice, the middle of the stone mound slowly cracked open, revealing a fine crack. This crack slowly grew larger, and the stone mound seemed about to open.

All the cultivators surrounding the stone mound quickly retreated. Several people had already rushed to open the stone door, but at this moment, the stone door didn't move at all and couldn't be opened.

"As expected, it's not a good thing. Alas, too greedy." Pu Qian standing beside Mo Wuji sighed and said somewhat helplessly.

On the contrary, Sang Yiping and Nie Zhengnong focused their gazes on Mo Wuji. Both of them were sighing inwardly. The Sect Master's vision was truly golden and shining. They weren't surprised that Mo Wuji took the initiative to retreat when provoked by a Yuan Dan realm expert earlier. It was only after knowing that Mo Wuji was rogue cultivator 2705 that they felt a little strange.

Now the two understood that he wasn't afraid of that Yuan Dan realm cultivator. Instead, he had sensed the problem with this stone mound as soon as he came in. But they had been in here for so long and hadn't seen the problem.

"Senior Brother is indeed insightful. This little brother is willing to follow your lead." Seeing the cracks in the stone mound growing larger and larger, the first to actively stand on Mo Wuji's side was actually that sharp-chinned Yuan Dan cultivator.

Senior Brother?

A Detachment realm cultivator at the Completion stage seemed to have remembered something. He quickly came behind Mo Wuji and shouted loudly, "Senior Brother, this little brother is also willing to follow your lead."

The others hadn't heard of who Senior Brother was and were a little confused. However, the sharp-chinned guy was the strongest cultivator here and also said he would follow Mo Wuji's lead. The others also cupped their fists and called out "Senior Brother" before standing behind Mo Wuji.

As for Jiang Xiaopeng and that pair of grandparents and grandchildren, as well as Qi Wenxuan, they had already secretly stood on Mo Wuji's side.

"Master, this monk has long vowed to inherit your mantle. If anyone dares to attack you, Master, this little monk will be the first to come out and chop him up." Xiao Heshang once again stood on Mo Wuji's side in a sonorous tone.

Mo Wuji was very speechless. He had originally planned to sneak away, but now he had inexplicably become the leader of a group of people.

"Senior Brother, what is inside here?" Sang Yiping was closest to Mo Wuji. She stared at the cracking stone mound and asked in a low voice.

Mo Wuji also paid attention to the cracking stone mound and casually said, "This should be a powerful corpse cultivator. The stone steps here and this area were likely built by this guy before he became a corpse cultivator."

Everyone felt a chill down their spines and their scalps tingle when they heard this.

Corpse cultivators were more difficult than ghost cultivators and Yin cultivators, but among cultivators of the same rank, corpse cultivators were undoubtedly the most powerful. Because they possessed a physical body, and their physical body was tough and poisonous.

"Jie jie, little guy has quite some knowledge…" The voice from the stone mound sounded again, and the cracks in the stone mound grew even larger.

"Senior Brother, what do we do?" The sharp-chinned man asked anxiously. The reason he had thrown his lot in with Mo Wuji was because he had indeed guessed that Mo Wuji was rogue cultivator 2705, also known as Senior Brother.

The fact that rogue cultivator 2705 had helped Shi Jinwen of the True Lake Ninth Level kill an extraterritorial half-step Void God expert was no longer a rumor, but a fact that had been personally confirmed by Shi Jinwen.

No matter how strong he was, he was just a mere Yuan Dan realm cultivator in the middle stage. How could a Yuan Dan realm cultivator in the middle stage dare to oppose rogue cultivator 2705 who had killed a half-step Void God expert? Even if it was a half-step Void God expert who was killed by taking advantage of the situation while Shi Jinwen was suppressing him with all his might, it was still not something he could do.

Just as Mo Wuji was about to speak, the identity jade token in his storage bag trembled.

Mo Wuji quickly grabbed the jade token. This was his identity jade token as an outer disciple of the Questioning Heaven Academy. The fact that it was trembling at this time meant that someone near the Questioning Heaven Academy was asking for help. Without hesitation, Mo Wuji activated the jade token in his hand to tell the other party his location.

He also needed to ask for help, and he hadn't gone to open that stone door. He also guessed that it would be difficult to open.

"Boom!" A terrifying rumble came from overhead, followed by the stone hall starting to shake violently. Cracks appeared in the hall walls, and stone slabs fell off one by one. Mo Wuji directly roared, "Everyone attack together and bombard the stone door!"

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