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Li Yan was surprised, but he didn't hesitate in his actions.

He took out the hook paper from his chest, and as his mind sank into it, the surroundings were immediately enveloped in thick fog.

Li Yan was already familiar with this process.

Wasting no time, he accelerated suddenly and dashed forward, passing through two Owl Vases in a few breaths, arriving at the square in front of the main hall where tasks were assigned.

He secretly glanced at the sky on his way, finding nothing unusual.

Li Yan wasn't surprised. Based on past experiences, Judge Cui wasn't always present, and this place should be some sort of treasure that connects the Dharma Realm and the Human World, capable of operating normally even when empty.

Looking closely, the black water in the stone well indeed belonged to the yin criminal.

He stepped forward, placing his hand on the edge of the well. As the black water swirled, the information about the yin criminal became clear in his mind.

Chen Hui: Known as the "Gutter Snake Lord."

This man was from the Duanping Period of Emperor Li of the Southern Song, and was the Sect Leader of the Snake Sect at the time.

Back then, Lin'an City, despite facing threats from the Golden Tent Wolf Country in the North, was also the most prosperous metropolis, densely populated, with a vast and intricately sophisticated drainage system sprawling beneath the city, resembling another "Mirror City."

These channels were responsible for sewage and flood discharge, but due to their darkness and secrecy, they became breeding grounds for vagrants, criminals, and various secret activities within Lin'an City.

While the authorities managed them, the deepest and most remote channels remained lawless areas. The world documented such matters in the "Dream Record."

Chen Hui's identity was quite complex.

He was the Sect Leader of the Snake Sect, the founder of the largest gang in Lin'an City at the time, the "Snake Eye Society," and a significant figure in the Great Song Ghost Sect, presiding over many horrifying ghost rituals.

After the Southern Song's fall, the demon followers of the Ghost Sect, led by Zhao Changsheng, sought refuge in the Golden Tent Wolf Country, while Chen Hui was besieged by many Mystical Sect experts at that time. Although his Dao was profound, allowing him to escape, he was severely injured.

Originally, he was certain to die, but this fellow had a life-saving trick.

The Snake Sect possessed a secret technique similar to the Tortoise Breathing Art, enabling temporary feigned death. If buried in an extreme yin location and a Fengshui Great Array set with secret techniques performed, it would allow him to shed a layer of skin every ten days.

After shedding seventy-seven forty-nine layers of skin, he could be reborn.

Though he becomes half-human, half-demon, he can at least survive.

Chen Hui hid here, and after several rounds of shedding and rebirth, his power returned to its peak, even cultivating into an Earth Immortal. But the Human World had changed, with Great Xing nearing collapse and Great Xuan newly established.

Not daring to seek refuge with the Mystical Sect for cultivation in the Grotto Heaven, nor reveal himself casually in the Human World for fear of being detected by the Heavenly Court and Underworld, he could only hide in these isolated mountains and wilderness, living as a Wild Immortal.

The Zhang Family's distant relative was his Puppet.

Claiming to be granted wealth by an immortal, he secretly manipulated the capture of children for blood sacrifices.

The Zhang Family massacre was an act of silencing.

Exiting the space, Li Yan opened his eyes, filled with a boiling intent to kill.

When he first encountered the Yellow Springs Organization, he knew about the classification of these Earth Immortal yin criminals.

Those hiding in famous mountains and rivers, protected by the Mystic Sect, are called Hidden Immortals.

Those hiding in deep mountains and wilderness are called Mountain Immortals.

The Yellow Springs Organization's main adversary was the Mountain Immortals.

Without restraint from the Mystical Sect, they were even more lawless, especially being demon followers of the Ghost Sect!

Thinking of this, Li Yan was even more cautious in restraining his Qi. Using the North Emperor Mysterious Water Escape under the cover of night fog, he silently passed through wild grass and bushes, dead vines and dense forests, reaching the opposite mountainside.

There, flickering firelight revealed a strange scene.

Seven or eight Japanese surrounded a central pile of firewood. The wavering firelight reflected their ragged clothes and tired, fearful faces.

Blood crust remained on the swords of the Ronin, the Ninja's mask was torn, exposing a blue-veined half-face, and the Onmyoji, the only one wearing Hunting Clothes, had a lifeless, paper-like face, with his fan drooping powerlessly.

Evidently, this band of pirates had suffered greatly that night as well.

They exchanged brief, suppressed whispers in urgent Japanese, but their eyes always carried an inescapable terror, sneaking glances toward the vacant space on one side of the grave.

On that side were the two escaped members of the Ghost Theater Troupe.

These two ferocious demons were now respectfully kneeling before a grave mound.

Facing the dark, vine-veiled grave door, they prostrated themselves devoutly, chanting something in a strange, twisted rhythm, filled with sliding tonal shifts.

The sound was unlike any known human dialect, with short, overlapping syllables that were occasionally as sharp as a night owl's cry, at times low and guttural.

Li Yan recognized Lv San's usage of it, which was none other than the "Upper Language!"

Seeing this, Li Yan's heart sank.

Hidden in the tomb should be that Mountain Immortal, Chen Hui.

From this distance, the hook paper sensed it clearly.

But the opponent was human; "Upper Language" was usually used to communicate with alien entities.

Could there possibly be something else?

After pondering for a moment, Li Yan took out the hook paper from his chest and held it in his hand.

No matter what it is, as long as the old demon's position is found, use the Yin Department Soldiers to take them all away!

But when he initiated his Divine Skills to investigate, he was dumbfounded.

The underground in this mountain was more complex and winding than he had imagined.

The tomb wasn't enclosed; it was interconnected in all directions, filled with countless forks, resembling a maze.

The emanating evil and strange auras indicated that it was undoubtedly filled with restrictions.

What a cunning old demon!

Li Yan's eyelids twitched, feeling a bit of a headache.

According to the intelligence, Chen Hui was known as the "Gutter Snake Lord," able to stir trouble with the tunnels and channels in Lin'an City, so he must excel at Earth Escape.

Unexpectedly, in these isolated mountains, he managed this setup too.

Hundreds of years, more than a wily rabbit with three burrows.