If Muli was willing to go with Lin Yun, it meant he had to trust Lin Yun one hundred percent, essentially placing his life entirely in Lin Yun’s hands.
“Still the same words. You once risked your life to save me. Why would I not trust you?” Muli said heartily.
“Very well. I will now take you into this Longevity Gourd. Do not resist, and you will enter directly.”
As soon as Lin Yun finished speaking, he activated the gourd in his hand.
Light burst from the mouth of the gourd, enveloping Muli and then drawing him inside.
After Muli entered, Lin Yun hung the gourd at his waist, left the inn, and set off, heading out of Heart City once more towards the Clear Wind Domain.
…
Ten days later, Lin Yun successfully crossed the border between human territory and the Ancestral Heart Realm.
Carrying the gourd, Lin Yun did not attract anyone’s attention.
In this way, after another twenty days or so, Lin Yun returned to the Clear Wind Domain and arrived at the small ravine.
Lin Yun circulated his inner energy and waved his hand. The branches covering the cave entrance flew away, and he entered the cave.
Since Lin Yun had been here before, he was very familiar with the cave and soon returned to the front of the demon beast.
“Why have you come again? And still alone?” The demon beast looked at Lin Yun.
“Rest assured, I am not alone.” Lin Yun grinned.
“Brother Muli, you can come out now.”
Lin Yun took the gourd and released Muli directly.
“Are we already inside the cave?”
After emerging, Muli looked around, finally fixing his gaze on the demon beast ahead.
Lin Yun said to the demon beast, “I have brought the beastman expert. Now you can lead the way, right?”
Muli also said, “Please lead the way.”
“Hold on. I still need to verify your strength. To obtain the Red Cloud Heart, your power must at least surpass mine.” The demon beast said to Muli.
“Of course. You may strike me with a punch and see if you can move me.” Muli said with a confident smile.
Back in Heart City, Lin Yun had told Muli about the situation here, naturally including the approximate strength of this demon beast.
The demon beast did not hold back and immediately launched an attack on Muli.
Boom, boom, boom!
After several consecutive punches, the demon beast could not harm Muli at all.
“Now will it do?” Muli asked.
“Follow me.” The demon beast directly led Lin Yun and Muli back along the path Lin Yun had just taken.
After walking a distance, the demon beast stopped in front of a wall, then spat out a mouthful of essence blood onto it.
In the next moment, the wall slowly opened, revealing a new passage.
“Follow me.”
The demon beast led Muli and Lin Yun into this passage.
Within the passage, they turned several times, and the demon beast opened two more hidden doors before finally reaching a secret chamber.
After the demon beast opened the door to the secret chamber.
“Enter the chamber to retrieve the Red Cloud Heart.” The demon beast said to Muli.
After speaking, the demon beast sat down directly at the entrance to the secret chamber.
“Hm?”
Lin Yun’s gaze fell on the demon beast. He noticed that once it sat down, its life force began rapidly draining away.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Yun realised it had no vitality left.
“Hey!” Lin Yun called out to the demon beast.
There was no response.
Lin Yun could confirm that it was dead.
“I did not expect it to simply pass away sitting here.” Muli was also very surprised.
It could have waited for Muli to retrieve the item and then left this place to regain its freedom.
Yet it chose to end its life?
“Perhaps for it, this was also a form of release.” Lin Yun sighed.
Having guarded this place for millions of years, perhaps it had long been awaiting the day of liberation.
“Brother Beichen, come. Let us enter the chamber.” Muli appeared very expectant.
Lin Yun nodded and followed Muli into the secret chamber ahead.
The secret chamber was not large, about fifty square metres, though its height was around ten metres or more.
In the very centre of the chamber sat a burly beastman.
However, its skin had completely dried up, like a desiccated corpse. Its body still bore many ferocious scars from old injuries, with holes in both its heart and head.
“This beastman corpse should be the beastman expert you mentioned, Brother Muli.” Lin Yun looked at the tall beastman corpse.
“It should be.” Muli nodded.
“Its body has not decayed after millions of years. Truly terrifying. I wonder how it was killed.” Lin Yun could not help but marvel.
Logically, a beastman expert of this level would be very difficult to kill.
