Martial Master

Qin Chen cursed inwardly. That ancestor had no good intentions for them; it was likely he was planning to gift them to the Demon Tribe for possession.

As they traveled further in, Qin Chen paid attention to his surroundings.

However, the deeper they went, the more strictly the patrols became. Moreover, there was the Grand Elder leading the way ahead, with that decayed Demon Lord guarding beside them.

Escape?

Difficult!

"Whoosh!"

The door carved with bizarre patterns opened, revealing a corridor paved with blood-colored crystals. On both sides of the corridor were numerous relief sculptures, and Qin Chen and the others walked straight down this corridor until they reached the end.

Qin Chen had no mind to admire the sculptures.

At the end of the corridor was a grand hall. The Grand Elder quickly opened a mysterious wide passage in front of the hall, a passage made entirely of blood-red ore, exuding a chilling aura that made one’s heart palpitate.

"So cold!" Qin Chen frowned, as if a gust of cold wind had blown past, making his body involuntarily shiver.

Xu Dongsheng and the others were also surprised and puzzled. The Grand Elder smiled and said, "This is the place where my Ji family undergoes baptism; naturally, it has to be a bit mysterious. Just follow me." Saying this, he entered first.

That decayed Demon Lord stood at the back of the group. Qin Chen and the others wanted to retreat but had no chance, so they could only follow along.

At the end of the underground passage, a pitch-black stone door appeared. The Grand Elder stopped at the door. "Ru Ri, Ru Guang, come here." The Grand Elder said, and immediately Ji Ru Ri and the others walked over. The Grand Elder pressed his right hand against the stone door, and with a series of clicking sounds, it seemed some mechanism had been triggered, causing the entire stone door to swing open, revealing a passage.

A refreshing aura spread out from within.

"Is this the Ji family's spirit liquid baptism?"

As everyone felt the aura emanating from the stone door, they were all filled with anticipation and joy. The mere aura radiating from it made their true essence within their bodies stir, as if their cells were about to undergo transformation.

If they directly entered the spirit pool for baptism, how much benefit would they gain? Perhaps, if lucky, they could even break through directly?

"Is there really spirit liquid from the Ji family here?" Qin Chen was slightly surprised when he sensed this aura.

Earlier, after eavesdropping on the Grand Elder's conversation with Ji Hongchen, he had thought that the Ji family’s spirit liquid was completely gone; he didn’t expect there to still be some left.

However, the aura of this spirit liquid was quite thin compared to that of his previous life, much weaker than before. It should be what little spirit liquid the Ji family had left. The aura of the Ji family's spirit liquid in his past life was much more concentrated, at least ten times stronger. No wonder the Ji family was so furious with Wu Xue; losing the spirit liquid equated to losing the ability to cultivate excellent disciples, making it increasingly difficult to contend with the Mo family in the Law Enforcement Hall.

In fact, Qin Chen had obtained some Ji family spirit liquid in his previous life. When he first arrived at the Ji family, relying on his status as an imperial-level alchemist and bloodline master, he was naturally well-treated by the Ji family. Later, at Ji Wu Xue's request, he also received some spirit liquid, aimed at finding a cure for his own useless bloodline.

But in the end, it still failed, so he was very familiar with the aura of the Ji family spirit liquid.

"Ru Ri, Ru Guang, you guys go in; perform the baptism in this stone chamber. Once the baptism is over, I will come to bring you out," the Grand Elder said lightly.

"Yes, Ancestor." Ji Ru Ri and several other direct descendants of the Ji family immediately walked in, and then the stone door slammed shut behind them, cutting off everyone's senses.