Chapter 1492: Gathering

Gathering

The moment this familiar voice sounded, Jian Changsheng and the other two froze in place simultaneously.

Jian Changsheng looked up in astonishment, only to see that "contact person" boss unhurriedly raise a hand and tear at his chin... As the facial skin dissipated, a familiar face was exposed in the air!

"You... y-y-y-you..."

Jian Changsheng's eyes widened, wearing an expression like he had seen a ghost!

"Hearts!!" Jiang Xiaohua opened his arms in pleasant surprise, "Long time no see!"

Sun Bumian's expression also changed from initial surprise to playful intrigue. He looked at Jian Changsheng, who had just "slandered" Hearts to his face, with an expression of enjoying the show and not minding if things blew up.

"What? Didn't you insist on saying it anyway?" Chen Ling spoke faintly, "I'm standing right in front of you. If you have any dissatisfaction, you can say it directly."

"Hearts... no... actually I..."

Who the hell could have thought that the dignified Red King of the Dusk Society would actually pretend to be a small contact person and play around with them here??

"I... I was just talking nonsense just now." Jian Changsheng forced a smile on his face that looked worse than crying.

Chen Ling laughed.

He pushed the few glasses of wine he had prepared earlier in front of the three of them.

"The reason I didn't contact you guys some time ago was because I was busy with other things... The situation in the Spirit Void Domain was also too complex, so it wasn't convenient for me to go find you guys directly." Chen Ling explained earnestly, "As for what you said about ego and all that... to me, I am first 'Chen Ling', and then the Red King of the Dusk Society."

"I promised you that I would take you to the Ancient Vault of the Ghost Path to find that ancient well... So, I'm here."

Jian Changsheng looked at Chen Ling under the dim lighting. He was dazed for a long time, his gaze incomparably complex...

He had actually always remembered.

That original trace of resentment completely vanished at this moment. Jian Changsheng opened his mouth, a thousand words converging in his heart, but ultimately he only spat out two words:

"...Thank you."

"Wait!" Sun Bumian suddenly spoke up with a strange expression, "You mean to say, our task this time is to go to the Ancient Vault of the Ghost Path??"

"That's right." Chen Ling answered truthfully, "If we want to Reverse the Era and Reboot the World, the Dao Base Shards of the Eighteen Divine Paths are absolutely necessary. We are going deep into the Ancient Vault of the Ghost Path this time to retrieve a Dao Base Shard."

"Leave it to me!" Jian Changsheng suddenly stood up, patting his chest as if injected with chicken blood, "Just do it and we're done!"

"Go rest on the side. Do you know how dangerous the Ancient Vault of the Ghost Path is?"

Sun Bumian directly pressed him back into his seat,

"The Ancient Vault of the Ghost Path, I've been there too many times. Behind the Ghost Gate, crises lurk everywhere. The Special Envoys fighting on their home turf each possess Rank 8 Combat Power! In every Reincarnation Cycle, only after I stepped into Rank 8 did I dare try to brave it... What Rank are you, to say leave it to you?"

Sun Bumian's current Rank was only Sixth Stage. Without stacking Domains, Jian Changsheng was also only Sixth Stage. Chen Ling might be the only existence among the four who had the possibility of taking a Special Envoy head-on, but relying solely on him to slaughter his way through the Ancient Vault of the Ghost Path was almost impossible.

"I know this might be somewhat risky, but we truly have no time to drag this out." Chen Ling said sternly, "After entering the Ancient Vault, we will act together. By coordinating with each other, our chances of winning will be higher."

Every Ancient Vault was fraught with crises. Whether it was the Medicine, Witchcraft, Puppet, or Evil paths, everyone was taking a risk. As the Red King of the Dusk Society, Chen Ling naturally couldn't be the first to back out and slowly wait for everyone to grow to Rank 8.

Actually, Chen Ling had also thought about letting his Senior Brothers and Senior Sister act as escorts, but they were ultimately artifacts of the Ancient Vault of the Drama Path and couldn't enter other Ancient Vaults. Needless to say for the Eighth-Tier Calamity Poison Chiefs, once they entered an Ancient Vault, it would immediately draw the Ancient Vault's frenzied counterattack.

"Exactly! We four have walked this far, what kind of storms haven't we seen? Whether it's a human Demigod or a World-Ending Calamity, have we seen few grand scenes? A tiny Ancient Vault of the Ghost Path, what's there to be afraid of!" Jian Changsheng remained brimming with confidence.

Seeing this, Sun Bumian didn't try to persuade him further, just sighed helplessly, not knowing what he was pondering.

"Hearts... this wine isn't as good as the Five Poison Wine."

While the other three were pondering how to take down the Ancient Vault of the Ghost Path, Jiang Xiaohua had already silently drunk all the wine in front of everyone, and was looking at Chen Ling eagerly with an empty glass.

"When we come out from the Ancient Vault of the Ghost Path this time, I'll bring you a few jars." Chen Ling consoled.

"By the way, did you just say that not everyone has arrived yet?" Jian Changsheng seemed to have realized something, "Besides the four of us, is there anyone else entering the Ancient Vault of the Ghost Path this time?"

Chen Ling nodded slightly. Just as he was about to say something, the tavern door was slowly pushed open in the next second...

Ding-dong——

The rusty bell rang again.

A figure wearing a Woolen Overcoat and a dark blue Scarf around his neck slowly stepped into the dim tavern.

Seeing that person, Jian Changsheng spoke up in pleasant surprise:

"Senior Chu!!"

"Long time no see... everyone." Chu Muyun smiled faintly. The lenses of his Silver-Rimmed Glasses reflected a faint light. His gaze looked towards the figure in the red-based, black-patterned Theatrical Robe behind the bar counter, and he solemnly spoke again,

"Seven of Spades Chu Muyun, greets the Red King."

Chen Ling was startled, then laughed involuntarily, "Senior Chu, what are you doing? Between us, there's no need for such titles... It's better if you just call me Chen Ling."

Chen Ling and Jian Changsheng were both personally brought up by Chu Muyun. Chen Ling also didn't wish for his current identity as the Red King to become a barrier between them.

Chu Muyun also seemed to know Chen Ling's character, and smiled and nodded.

"Senior Chu, you're going to enter the Ancient Vault of the Ghost Path with us?" Jian Changsheng asked.

"Mm." Chu Muyun looked towards Chen Ling again, "Thanks to Red... thanks to Chen Ling agreeing to my request, pulling me out from the Ancient Vault of the Medicine Path team."

Sun Bumian wasn't that familiar with Chu Muyun. After sensing that Chu Muyun's Rank was also only Sixth Stage, his already somewhat worried expression became even heavier... With just the few of them, could they really retreat unscathed from the Ancient Vault of the Ghost Path?

Forget it...

At worst, he would just slaughter his way through the Ancient Vault of the Ghost Path all by himself.

Thinking of his own trump cards, Sun Bumian's back instantly straightened quite a bit.

In Chu Muyun's letter, he didn't mention why he wanted to switch to the Ancient Vault of the Ghost Path, and Chen Ling didn't ask further. He glanced at the time on the wall, then said sternly:

"Everyone is here, let's set off."

"Alright!" Jian Changsheng was just about to stride out of the tavern, but the next second he stood blankly in place, "Uh... where is the Ancient Vault of the Ghost Path?"

"I only know that the location of the Ancient Vault of the Ghost Path is in the Tianshu Domain." Chen Ling turned his head to look at Sun Bumian,

"For specifics, we'll probably have to ask Diamonds."