Despite the many doubts and mysteries in Yang Che's heart, and sensing that the Xuanwu Spirit Beast truly seemed to bear no ill will, he still quietly took out the cyan gourd containing the Sky Thunder Pearl and hung it at his waist.

Should even the slightest danger arise, he would activate the Sky Thunder Pearl immediately.

After his Divine Sense spread out, continuing to cautiously observe the black turtle shell's back, Yang Che turned to look at Xiao Qian, who appeared somewhat bewildered and fearful.

After a slight pause, Yang Che asked, "Xiaoqian Guniang, your brother and sister only have Foundation Establishment cultivation. Why did you come to this dangerous and strange place?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qian quickly said with a hint of panic, "After Senior left that day, Junior, under my brother's urging, diligently studied the characters on the stone tablet every day.

However, although Junior has some knowledge of ancient characters, the characters on this stone tablet are too ancient and truly abstruse and difficult to decipher. So, after Junior's fruitless research, I inquired at some older shops in the market, and even went to many other places in the city to search for ancient texts.

Unexpectedly, my actions were secretly discovered by Su Ziming of the Su Family, and in the end, my brother and I were forcibly abducted here by him, demanding that Junior must help them decipher the secrets of the characters on the stone tablet."

"So that's how it is." Yang Che's eyes narrowed slightly after hearing this.

It seemed his guess was almost spot on.

He just didn't expect that Su Ziming had been hiding in Dark Abyss City all along, and had even mingled with the Wan Family.

Yang Che frowned in deep thought for a moment, then suddenly continued to ask, "Xiaoqian Guniang, why were you tied to that cold stone pillar earlier?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qian's face immediately showed anger, but it quickly turned into sorrow:

"At that time, the gray light gate suddenly opened, and the light emitted from the stone tablet in Junior's hand enveloped both Junior and my brother, as well as Su Ziming, so the three of us appeared together in this place with many scattered stone pillars."

Hearing this, Yang Che understood something, but at the same time, new doubts arose in his mind.

Because although they were all sucked into the gray light gate, their teleported locations were clearly not the same.

However, he did not interrupt Xiao Qian; Xiao Qian paused for a moment, then continued:

"Upon entering this place, the sky was filled with lightning and thunder, and the heavy rain poured down. The corrosive power of the rainwater was truly too strong; my brother and my cultivation could not resist it at all. Su Ziming used a Magic Treasure to help me block the rain, but my brother…"

Speaking of this, Xiao Qian's nose tingled, and tears couldn't help but flow down again.

Yang Che sighed inwardly and said nothing, merely waiting for Xiao Qian's emotions to stabilize again.

"My brother saw that Su Ziming was extremely cold and remained unmoved no matter how much he begged. So my brother tried to find a place to hide from the rain, but who knew that Su Ziming would suddenly strike and kill my brother."

Speaking of this, Yang Xiaoqian suddenly bowed respectfully to Yang Che as a servant:

"Senior has already helped me kill Su Ziming, so Junior will naturally be Senior's servant from now on. Whatever Senior wants Junior to do in the future, Junior will not dare to disobey."

Yang Xiaoqian's face was slightly pale, and her eyes gradually became hollow and lifeless again, as if she no longer held any hope for her future fate.

Yang Che's face showed no expression; he merely nodded gently and said nothing.

Afterward, Yang Xiaoqian continued, "After the strange rain stopped, Su Ziming tied Junior to the stone pillar. He said it was necessary to lure more Cultivators to come, so he could ambush and kill them to obtain more stone tablets."

By this point, Yang Che had a general understanding of the whole story.

Although some details remained questionable, they were no longer important.

His gaze was already fixed on the distant front.

The Xuanwu Spirit Beast's enormous body continued to move forward in this strange, gloomy place; wherever it passed, even if a Yao Beast appeared, they would flee in a panic, not daring to approach at all.

At this moment, a strange building that almost blocked half of the sky gradually appeared in front.

This strange building actually resembled the Xuanwu Spirit Beast; it was surrounded by water on three sides, with a vast Water Domain stretching as far as the eye could see.

When the Xuanwu Spirit Beast stopped, Yang Che realized even more that the building before him was like a terrifying giant beast that had suddenly risen from the ocean.

And at this moment, there was only one straight bluestone road under the Xuanwu's feet leading to the building's main entrance.

Clearly, this should be the place that the ethereal voice said it would bring him and Yang Xiaoqian to.

"You two go in. As long as you have that stone tablet fragment, you can enter this 'Fear Hall'."

The ethereal voice from within the Xuanwu Spirit Beast suddenly echoed in Yang Che and Xiao Qian's minds.

"Fear Hall? What does that mean?"

Yang Che's vigilance immediately heightened, and he quickly pulled Yang Xiaoqian to jump off the huge turtle's back.

"This Xuanwu Spirit Beast cannot enter, and I cannot leave the Xuanwu's body for now, so only you two can go in. Don't worry, I will communicate with you from outside via Divine Sense and guide you to the 'Fear' path."

Yang Che, however, had no intention of entering this 'Fear Hall' at all.

Because at this moment, he was completely bewildered; under circumstances where he didn't understand what was going on, how could he just listen to someone else and foolishly rush in?

This was clearly impossible.

Yang Che gently placed one hand on the cyan gourd, then said very solemnly, "We still don't know who you are, and we know nothing about this. If you can't explain it clearly and plainly to us, we cannot enter this 'Fear Hall' or whatever it is."

The ethereal voice suddenly sighed lightly, then said, "Even if you didn't ask, I intended to tell you."

After a slight pause, the voice continued, "My real name is Shui Tianxin, and now I am only a remnant Soul. I can no longer remember how many years I have been trapped here. Now that I am fortunate enough to meet you two, I seem to see hope of breaking free."

"You must be very curious why I immediately wanted to bring you two here upon meeting you. It's actually very simple. Young man, you possess Ancient God Power, and this young lady's Soul contains a trace of an ancient Cultivator's Soul Power. So many years have passed, and countless Cultivators have entered this place, but only you two can be called 'special Cultivators'."

"Having said this, I presume you two can guess. I, Shui Tianxin, want to use your strength to break free from within this Xuanwu Spirit Beast. As for whether I can leave this 'Five Emotions Hall', it is no longer important to me."

"However, my knowledge of this 'Five Emotions Hall' is limited. I can only tell you everything I know. If you are willing to help me break free, I will naturally help you two obtain the most precious treasure of this Five Emotions Hall."

So, what followed was that this remnant Soul woman named Shui Tianxin told Yang Che and Xiao Qian everything she knew about this 'Five Emotions Hall'.