At this moment, the shocked Qi Xiaoliang finally came back to his senses.
He asked uncertainly, "Dad, that kid just now, is he really the one who's been following us?"
Now, Qi Xiaoliang wasn't even sure anymore.
"It's him," Ren Zixin replied with certainty before Qi Yuanshan could respond.
She couldn't be mistaken about the familiar figure and the jungle attire she had prepared for her subordinates.
"Then doesn't that mean he's not deaf and mute!" Qi Xiaoliang's back was instantly drenched in cold sweat.
He hadn't held back his mockery of the other party these past two days.
Considering the other party's strength, Qi Xiaoliang truly feared that Chen Mo would kill him to silence him!
This statement sent a jolt through Ren Zixin.
It made her recall what she had said beside Chen Mo last night.
Hadn't the other party heard everything?
For a moment, Ren Zixin's small face flushed.
"Miss Ren, are you alright?" Qi Xiaoliang, still injured, managed to approach Ren Zixin and ask.
"N-no, I'm fine," Ren Zixin shook her head nervously.
Due to his severe injuries, Qi Xiaoliang didn't notice the nervousness in Ren Zixin's eyes.
He laboriously picked up the scattered weapons from the ground and aimed the muzzle at He Hongfei and the others.
He Hongfei, who had just regained his senses, sensed the danger and looked at Qi Xiaoliang.
"What do you want to do?" He Hongfei asked.
Qi Xiaoliang sneered, "He Hongfei, you almost took our lives just now. What do you think I want to do?"
He Hongfei chuckled playfully, "Heh, you wouldn't dare kill me."
"I wouldn't dare?" Qi Xiaoliang's eyes narrowed, and he was about to pull the trigger.
"Stop!"
Suddenly, Qi Yuanshan's voice rang out.
Qi Xiaoliang stopped and turned to look at his father in confusion, "Dad, why aren't you letting me kill him!"
Qi Yuanshan replied, "Don't you remember what Chen Long said when he entered the Bronze Gate?"
Qi Xiaoliang retorted, "But they almost killed us, and we helped Chen Long. He definitely won't blame us."
"Heh, is that so? At least I'm working for him now. If you kill me, do you think he'll blame you?" He Hongfei asked.
"Slap!"
Qi Xiaoliang threw the handgun to the ground.
He pointed at He Hongfei with a furious expression, "He Hongfei, we're not done yet! When we get back to Jinling, I'll settle the score with you!"
He Hongfei secretly breathed a sigh of relief, his back already soaked with cold sweat.
However, he still maintained a calm demeanor and replied, "I'm always ready."
With that, He Hongfei ignored them and had the remaining people guard the entrance to the Bronze Gate with him.
Ren Zixin took out a small jade bottle from her pocket and handed it to Qi Xiaoliang, "You're all injured. Take this quickly. It's a healing medicine my father gave me, and it's very effective."
"Thank you, Miss Ren," Qi Xiaoliang took the jade bottle and brought it to Qi Yuanshan.
Qi Yuanshan was setting his own bones and then took a healing pill.
His complexion finally recovered somewhat.
"Dad, should we leave or stay? Other forces will probably arrive here soon," Qi Xiaoliang asked urgently.
Qi Yuanshan pondered for a moment and looked at Ren Zixin, "What do you think, Miss Ren?"
Ren Zixin looked at the Bronze Gate and decided, "Let's stay. Relying on them alone, I don't think they can hold back those forces."
"Moreover, he saved us twice. For both sentiment and reason, we shouldn't leave now."
"Alright, then we'll stay," Qi Yuanshan nodded in agreement.
Chen Mo, however, was unaware of what was happening outside.
The reason he had He Hongfei guard the entrance was precisely to get Qi Yuanshan and the others to leave as quickly as possible.
But to his surprise, Qi Yuanshan and the others chose to stay.
After passing through a long tunnel, Chen Mo finally reached the end.
At the end was a cave. Because the cave was winding and twisting, the situation inside was completely invisible.
However, Chen Mo could hear the faint sound of flowing water.
He could also see some light emanating from the cave.
"Is there an underground river here?" Chen Mo was slightly taken aback and walked towards the cave.
However, as Chen Mo passed through the cave and saw the situation before him clearly, his eyes widened in astonishment.
Because Chen Mo saw that it was not a cave at all, but a secluded paradise with mountains, rivers, and water.
"Old Ancestor, this, isn't this underground? How can there be these things?" Chen Mo asked in shock.
The Old Ancestor was also somewhat surprised, "It seems this secret realm does not originate from any Grandmaster."
"Not a Grandmaster?" Chen Mo was horrified.
"But from a cultivator. These are likely independent spaces he created underground."
"You can create space?" Chen Mo felt a new door opening.
"Of course. Do you think those so-called blessed lands are naturally formed? Most of them are actually created by themselves."
Upon hearing this, Chen Mo was filled with disbelief.
Chen Mo stepped in, and instantly, abundant spiritual energy enveloped his body.
"Heavens, Old Ancestor, the spiritual energy here is so abundant."
Then, Chen Mo looked at the small stream on the ground and was once again astonished, "Old Ancestor, this, this is also a spiritual spring! And I feel this spiritual spring is purer than ours."
"Nonsense, there's a spiritual脉 (líng mài - spiritual vein) down here," the Old Ancestor said impatiently.
Chen Mo asked, "Old Ancestor, what is this spiritual vein?"
"It can rapidly increase cultivation," the Old Ancestor said calmly, without any fluctuation in his tone.
"Huh?" However, as Chen Mo crossed the stream and entered a forest, the Old Ancestor let out a sound of surprise.
"Crimson Flame Fruit!"
"Quick, quick, go to the tree in front," the Old Ancestor urged.
Chen Mo didn't dare to delay and hurried forward a few steps.
"It really is a Crimson Flame Fruit. You kid, your luck is truly incredible to find a celestial fruit like the Crimson Flame Fruit in such an ordinary secret realm."
"Old Ancestor, you say this is a celestial fruit! Then eating a bite of it could make me an immortal?" Chen Mo exclaimed.
The Old Ancestor chuckled, "I don't know if you'll become an immortal, but eating a bite of it might turn you to ashes."
"Do you want to try?"
Chen Mo's face twitched upon hearing this, "Old Ancestor, you're not joking, are you?"
The Old Ancestor replied, "This Crimson Flame Fruit is an extremely yang item, containing fierce fire. How can your mortal body withstand it?"
Chen Mo suddenly realized, "Then this thing is useless to me?"
"Who says it's useless? Take it back, refine the fierce fire within, and one Crimson Flame Fruit can help you step into the Grandmaster realm."
"That powerful!" Chen Mo was stunned.