With a sweep of his Divine Sense, Yang Che was delighted to find that although he still couldn't clearly sense Shui Tianxin's remnant Soul within the Xuanwu Spirit Beast's body, his Divine Sense had indeed strengthened.

With a thought, Yang Che simply took out another Soul Pill, quickly threw it into his mouth, chewed it up directly, and swallowed it.

He had discovered that this Soul Pill could be refined and absorbed at all times, thereby continuously strengthening the Soul and expanding the Primordial Spirit.

It had similar miraculous effects to the soul nourishing wood, but the effect was more intense and faster than the soul nourishing wood.

Yang Che deliberately wanted to try if he could sense Shui Tianxin's remnant Soul after the second Soul Pill was refined and absorbed.

At this moment, the tall Yang Xiaoqian suddenly turned her back to the Xuanwu Spirit Beast, cupped her fists, and bowed to Yang Che.

And with her watery autumn eyes fixed on Yang Che, she said with utmost respect, "Greetings, Senior."

Yang Che suddenly noticed a hint of anxiety in Yang Xiaoqian's eyes, but it was extremely subtle, fleeting in an instant.

If Yang Che hadn't consumed the Soul Pill, it would have been truly difficult to notice.

"Zhang Gu, have you obtained the key of Fear from that bronze box?"

Shui Tianxin's gentle and soft voice quickly echoed in Yang Che's mind.

Yang Che was startled, wondering why Shui Tianxin hadn't mentioned the ancient small jade box sealed by a Talisman.

For a moment, Yang Che didn't know if Shui Tianxin was deliberately not mentioning it, or if she simply didn't know that there was such a small jade box in the bronze box.

Although he was incredibly puzzled, Yang Che showed no unusual expression on his face, cupped his fists, and said, "Thanks to Senior's guidance, Junior was fortunate enough to obtain this key."

"Mm. According to our previous agreement, after you obtain this key of Fear, you will help me escape. Once I escape, I can immediately take you all to the Fear Hall in the Gold Domain."

Shui Tianxin's voice remained gentle and soft from beginning to end, without joy, sorrow, or anger.

Yang Che pondered for a moment and asked, "Then how should Junior proceed to help Senior escape?"

Shui Tianxin said, "It's very simple. Xiaoqian Guniang has now been activated with that trace of ancient Cultivator Soul Power by my secret method, and I have already taught her the Decipher the Seal.

You only need to transmit Ancient God Power into her body, and Xiaoqian Guniang will use the Ancient God Power to strike these Seal Arts into the Xuanwu Spirit Beast's body."

Upon hearing this, Yang Che was slightly stunned, not expecting this rescue method to be somewhat unexpectedly simple?

However, he still asked, puzzled, "Senior Shui, why bother with such trouble? You could just teach me the Seal Art, and I could directly act, wouldn't it be the same?"

"No, no, no, this Seal Art is only useful when performed by 'Ancient Cultivator Soul Power'. Otherwise, I wouldn't have had to wait so many years, only seeing hope of escape after meeting the two of you."

Shui Tianxin's voice remained gentle and amiable.

But to Yang Che's ears, it made him increasingly confused and surprised.

This was perhaps too coincidental and incredible.

And as for the truthfulness of Shui Tianxin's words, Yang Che really couldn't judge.

However, Yang Che was not afraid; even if Shui Tianxin truly had some sinister scheme, he had already prepared a countermeasure.

Yang Che said no more and stepped towards Yang Xiaoqian.

Yang Xiaoqian was still facing away from the Xuanwu Spirit Beast. When Yang Che walked over, that extremely subtle hint of anxiety, which he had seen before, suddenly flashed across her eyes again.

Yang Che's heart immediately stirred, and he instantly guessed that Xiao Qian must want to convey something to him.

However, Yang Che couldn't guess it for a moment.

His mind raced, but his face remained calm, without the slightest change in expression.

At the same time, he did not lower his vigilance or guard in the slightest.

Walking beside Yang Xiaoqian, Yang Che directly placed his hand on her shoulder, sending Ancient God Power into her body.

After a while, Yang Xiaoqian walked expressionlessly to the enormous, mountain-like Xuanwu Spirit Beast, and then, following the vines, she walked to the side of Xuanwu's massive red snake head, rapidly striking out strange black Seal Arts upon it.

As she struck out each black Seal Art, a hint of confusion would appear in the red snake's eyes.

This continued for a full quarter of an hour before Yang Xiaoqian, utterly exhausted, walked to the side of the green turtle's head and repeated the process.

At this moment, a strange look suddenly flashed across Yang Che's eyes. He immediately transmitted a message to the Ancient Blood Corpse 'Mie' in the Void Illusion Magic Stone Space and gave it some instructions.

Afterward, Yang Che refocused his attention on Yang Xiaoqian.

This time, the duration was even longer. It wasn't until Yang Xiaoqian had completely exhausted all the temporary Ancient God Power in her body that she slid down from Xuanwu, utterly fatigued, and respectfully stood beside Yang Che again.

Yang Che showed a very obvious look of 'hesitation' on his face, then took out a Protect Yuan Pill and handed it to Yang Xiaoqian, saying, "Xiaoqian Guniang, this is a Protect Yuan Pill I refined. It's originally a Spirit Pill for treating internal and external injuries, but it also has a certain effect on eliminating fatigue."

Yang Xiaoqian stared at the green pill in Yang Che's hand, and a look of struggle actually appeared in her eyes, as if she didn't want to accept this Protect Yuan Pill.

However, she quickly calmed down, quickly snatched the green pill, and swallowed it without hesitation.

At this moment, the Xuanwu Spirit Beast, which had been docile, suddenly became somewhat agitated.

A powerful oppressive aura abruptly emanated.

Yang Che immediately opened his Ancient Treasure yellow umbrella, releasing a soft yellow light to protect both him and Yang Xiaoqian within it.

The two stared at the Xuanwu Spirit Beast, both revealing looks of shock.

Yang Che saw that on the two massive heads of the somewhat agitated Xuanwu Spirit Beast, strange black smoke mysteriously emerged and rapidly connected, quickly condensing into the ethereal form of a black-robed woman.

The woman's face was strangely indistinct, one could only see her long hair cascading over her shoulders like a waterfall of flowing clouds, and her entire being exuded an ethereal, elusive quality.

Soon, the black-robed woman landed in front of Yang Che and Yang Xiaoqian.

Both instinctively took a step back, feeling an inexplicable sense of 'dread'.

At this moment, the black-robed woman suddenly raised her hand lightly, and Yang Che felt that inexplicable dread rapidly vanish without a trace.

"Are you Senior Shui?" Yang Che asked with extreme caution and vigilance.

The black-robed woman nodded.

Just then, the massive Xuanwu Spirit Beast, both in the eyes of the red snake and the green turtle, showed overwhelming anger.

It seemed to want to attack the black-robed woman, Shui Tianxin, but with a light flick of the black-robed woman's hand, it immediately showed 'dread', and then, as if extremely unwilling, it stepped onto the bluestone path and walked towards the Fear Hall.

Soon, the Fear Hall's gate automatically opened, the Xuanwu Spirit Beast stepped inside with a rumble, and the gate gradually closed again.

"Thank you both for your rescue. Let's go, I'll take you to the Gold Domain's Hall of Sorrow."

The black-robed woman Shui Tianxin's voice remained unchanged, as gentle and soft as ever.

After speaking, she lightly raised her hand, and a faint black light enveloped the three of them simultaneously, making them disappear.

Soon, when Yang Che stood still, he found an incredibly massive palace, shaped like a white tiger, appearing before him.

This palace was built upon countless strange white stones that stretched as far as the eye could see.

Yang Che was still wondering how he could obtain the 'stone pieces' from the Cultivators in the Water Domain when he suddenly arrived in the Gold Domain, when from within the 'white tiger'-shaped palace before him, a sorrowful wail of a woman suddenly echoed.

Immediately following, a sentence from this woman instantly sent shivers down Yang Che's spine.