A million thoughts raced through Xu Yangyi’s mind. Bladevessel’s words were too great of a stir to him. He needed to digest all of this properly. Furthermore, if he was going to head down, he needed to work together with the figure behind Zu Huai’en.

Regardless of whatever solemn oath or words Bladevessel had voiced, Xu Yangyi still didn’t believe him.

“I didn’t know something was being sealed. If you could speak, why didn’t you say so earlier?”

Bladevessel scoffed, “Earlier? You going back and forth was quite out of my expectations. How could I have time to act?”

With difficulty, Xu Yangyi accept this explanation that couldn’t be considered an explanation. After a long time, he nodded and said heavily, “Then I’ll come back in ten years and give you an answer.”

“Ten years?” Bladevessel was dissatisfied. “Too long.”

“Not long,” Xu Yangyi countered firmly, his voice chopping nail and slicing iron. “In ten years, I’ll bring another person. And, ten years will allow both of us to make good preparations. I don’t know what’s down there, is Fellow Daoist not planning on telling me?”

“I do not know either,” Bladevessel said lowly. “I only know that something is being sealed down there, but I am unaware of the surroundings of what is being sealed.”

“What is being sealed?”

“When the time comes, you shall know.”

Xu Yangyi gave Bladevessel a long...