“Sister Shui, I didn’t expect you to be the first to break free again. But the Physical Body you prepared doesn’t seem to be very good.”

The words spoken by the woman, accompanied by a mournful sob, immediately changed Yang Che’s expression.

He seemed to have thought of something and immediately turned to look at Yang Xiaoqian.

However, to Yang Che’s surprise, after a slight struggle showed on Yang Xiaoqian’s face, she quickly regained her composure, her expression blank.

Looking at the black-robed woman, Shui Tianxin, though her face was still unclear, he could clearly sense that she also seemed very surprised by this.

She was silent for a moment, then still spoke in her gentle voice, “Jin Wuxin, I kindly brought these two Juniors to save you, but you scare them like this. Do you really not want to break free?”

“Sister Shui, what’s the point of breaking free? In the end, I still can’t become myself, so what’s the meaning?”

The mournful voice was full of grievances and complaints. After a light sigh, she continued, “As for you, do you really think you can get what you want? How many times have we failed? Haven’t you despaired of her power yet?”

The black-robed woman fell silent again.

Yang Che, however, was completely confused.

And his emotions, during their conversation, strangely shifted back and forth between ‘Fear’ and ‘Grief’.

Undoubtedly, he smelled a huge ‘conspiracy’ and naturally didn’t want to get involved anymore.

But he also knew that escaping would probably not be so easy.

Just then, Yang Che suddenly saw the black-robed woman, Shui Tianxin, suddenly point at him.

Before he could react, an incomparably cold Qi instantly surged into his body.

“Zhang Gu, I will temporarily place this ‘Ice Spirit Breath’ inside your body. As long as you cooperate with me to get the five keys, I will help you eliminate it afterward. But if you don’t cooperate, I can very easily activate this Ice Spirit Breath to destroy your internal organs.”

The black-robed woman, Shui Tianxin, still spoke in a gentle voice.

But when Yang Che heard it, his heart tightened, knowing that the black-robed woman had lied earlier.

And he had somewhat underestimated the woman’s strength.

Even though it was just a remnant Soul, she still possessed such terrifying strength.

Moreover, it seemed that Shui Tianxin could move freely within the Five Elements Domain, which immediately gave Yang Che a splitting headache.

However, Yang Che did not wallow in self-pity. To obtain great treasures, one naturally had to face equivalent risks.

And since he had entered this Five Elements Domain, with the black-robed woman’s calculated intentions against his unsuspecting state, it was highly likely that he would ultimately have to reach this point.

Fortunately, Xiaoqian Guniang’s subtle eye warning had allowed him to keep a trump card, thus preventing him from being completely passive.

While rapidly calculating in his mind, Yang Che forced all the Ice Spirit Breath in his body into his middle Dantian.

He had tried, and with his current cultivation, he couldn’t easily erase it completely, but fortunately, the Nine Heart Thunder Flame could completely envelop it and slowly refine it.

As a result, the threat of this Ice Spirit Breath to him was not as great as he had imagined.

However, Yang Che did not dare to take such a great risk. To give the Nine Heart Thunder Flame more time to refine this ‘Ice Spirit Breath’ and to prevent Shui Tianxin from noticing, Yang Che decided to ‘cooperate’.

He glanced at Yang Xiaoqian, who still had a blank expression, and Yang Che guessed that she most likely already knew her situation.

“Senior Shui, you don’t have to do this. If you need anything from this Junior, just say so.”

Yang Che showed a ‘fake smile’ and pretended to be very helpless as he spoke.

The black-robed woman, Shui Tianxin, was not surprised by Yang Che’s reaction. She nodded and said, “Let’s go, let’s enter this ‘Sorrow Hall’ first.”

After speaking, she led the way along a golden stone path shimmering with brilliant light, walking towards the ‘Sorrow Hall’.

Shui Tianxin passed directly through the hall door.

As for Yang Che and Yang Xiaoqian, they could only rely on the ‘stone tablet’ and enter after the hall door opened.

Suddenly, a ‘tiger roar’ resounded, making Yang Che’s ears buzz.

Yang Che immediately saw a White Tiger Spirit Beast, comparable to the previous Xuanwu Spirit Beast, standing in the center of the main hall.

This White Tiger Spirit Beast was covered in white scale crystals, emitting a faint metallic luster.

After Shui Tianxin and the two entered the hall, the White Tiger Spirit Beast roared and charged over.

The ‘tiger roar’ released a huge impact force, but it was easily resolved by the black-robed woman, Shui Tianxin.

“Jin Wuxin, don’t be so stubborn anymore. This time, we will definitely succeed.”

Shui Tianxin raised one hand, and the charging White Tiger Spirit Beast abruptly halted its massive body, its eyes showing ‘terror’.

“Zhang Gu, Xiaoqian Guniang, I will control this White Tiger Spirit Beast. You two just apply the same method as you did to help me before.”

Yang Che immediately walked to Xiao Qian’s side…

Soon, white smoke gradually emerged from the huge tiger head and quickly condensed into a woman in a white dress.

Yang Che immediately asked in confusion, “Senior Shui, why can Senior Jin and the White Tiger Spirit Beast enter the Sorrow Hall, while you, Senior, and the Xuanwu Spirit Beast…”

“It’s just a different degree of confinement.”

Shui Tianxin said gently.

Yang Che seemed to understand but didn’t dwell on the question, turning his gaze back to the white-robed woman.

This woman’s face was still unclear, and as soon as she materialized, she exuded a sense of ‘sorrow’.

The white-robed woman glanced at Yang Xiaoqian and said faintly, “Sister Shui, this Physical Body’s cultivation is too low. Are you sure it will work?”

“Cultivation is not important. What’s important is that her Soul contains a trace of ancient Cultivator’s Soul Power. That alone is enough to surpass everyone before.”

After Shui Tianxin finished speaking, she immediately turned to Yang Che and said gently, “Zhang Gu, we cannot step onto the ‘Road of Grief’, so the task of getting the key can only be entrusted to you. The method to enter the Road of Grief is the same as entering the Path of Fear. Go.”

Upon hearing this, Yang Che’s mind suddenly became active.

He secretly thought, “Since they cannot enter the paths of Fear, Grief, Joy, Anger, and Thought, then if I can figure out the reason…”

Yang Che decided that this time he entered the ‘Road of Grief’, he must thoroughly explore what exactly made Shui Tianxin and Jin Wuxin wary of this Road of Grief.

Soon, Yang Che crossed the rope bridge and stepped onto the ‘Road of Grief’.

Golden and white Puppets with sorrowful expressions surged forward.

Yang Che’s expression was indifferent. He immediately summoned ‘Flying Stealth’ and began to cut them down quickly.

His Divine Sense had already spread out, and he had been carefully sensing since the moment he stepped onto the rope bridge.

The only thing Yang Che could think of was that both Shui Tianxin and Jin Wuxin were remnant Souls, so was there something on this Road of Grief that restrained remnant Souls?

Unfortunately, even after he annihilated all the Grief Puppets, again acquiring hundreds of top-grade Magical Artifacts, and reached the end of the Road of Grief, he found nothing.

When he saw the floating bronze box that also appeared at the end of the Road of Grief, and a Level 8 Yao Beast covered in hard steel armor, a light suddenly flashed in Yang Che’s mind.

He found that the Level 8 Yao Beast guarding the bronze box also seemed not to step onto the ‘Road of Grief’.

Could there be some connection here?

Thinking of this, Yang Che simply sat cross-legged on the stone slab of the Road of Grief, not fully stepping out, and just stared coldly at the Level 8 Yao Beast in front of him.

This Level 8 Yao Beast had also undergone the first transformation tribulation, its four limbs were roughly similar to human Cultivators, but its head still resembled a dog, with sharp teeth, making it a canine Yao Beast.

And this Yao Beast even had a Storage Pouch hanging at its waist.

Seeing Yang Che sitting cross-legged on the Road of Grief, the steel-armored canine Yao Beast showed a look of surprise in its eyes.

However, very quickly, its eyes flared with bloodthirsty cold light. It slapped its Storage Pouch, and a golden bone spear appeared in its hand.

At the same time, the steel-armored canine Yao Beast formed a hand seal, controlling the bone spear to grow against the wind. It shimmered with a crystal-like sharp luster and shot straight towards Yang Che.

Yang Che’s expression was extremely grave.

This steel-armored canine Yao Beast was clearly more intelligent, displaying a very difficult-to-deal-with demeanor.