“Here it is.”

In a deserted courtyard of Dew Garden, Xu Ziyan pointed to the entrance of a cellar in the center of the courtyard.

At this moment, the entrance to the cellar was already covered by several large stones, with two talisman scrolls pasted on top.

“At that time, the people from Yunjing Palace were attacking from outside, and a Hairy Zombie suddenly appeared, snatching the Dragon’s Teeth Fruits from my hands before I could put them away, then it escaped into this cellar.”

Sixth Senior Sister Lu Yuxin said with a face full of guilt.

“It’s not your fault. Even the small booklets of the Nine Mansions didn’t mention that there would be a Hairy Zombie in this garden. It must have appeared in recent years.”

Xu Ziyan gently patted Lu Yuxin’s shoulder.

“Did you and the other Senior Sisters place these stones and talismans here?”

Xu Taiping asked Xu Ziyan.

“The situation was urgent at the time, and with the people from Yunjing Palace outside, we could only seal the cellar first.”

Xu Ziyan nodded.

“As long as that Hairy Zombie is still inside, there shouldn’t be too much of a problem.”

With so many people here, dealing with just one Hairy Zombie shouldn’t be an issue.

“But there’s a problem.”

Xu Ziyan suddenly frowned.

“What problem?”

Xu Taiping looked at Xu Ziyan in confusion.

“When I chased it down earlier, I found that this cellar has restrictions even more formidable than those in the Ruins of the Cloud Dream Marsh. Once you enter the cellar passage, you can’t use any true essence or spiritual power.”

“And I saw that the Hairy Zombie lifted several stone doors along the way. Without using true essence or spiritual power, no one here can do that.”

Xu Ziyan explained to Xu Taiping.

Hearing this, everyone turned their eyes to Xu Taiping.

Because it was clear that among the people present, only Xu Taiping, who was in the Martial Masters Realm, could enter the cellar.

“Then let me go down.”

Xu Taiping nodded readily.

After all, the Sixth Peak had paid him to do this.

Seeing Xu Taiping agree so readily, Xu Ziyan also breathed a sigh of relief.

Facing a Hairy Zombie alone without being able to use true essence was no easy task.

“Here, take these bottles of Recovery Pills and Qi Boosting Pills, Junior Brother Taiping.”

Xu Ziyan handed two bottles of elixirs to Xu Taiping.

“Junior Brother Taiping, I also have two high-grade Yellow-tier Golden Bell Talismans.”

“I have a True Fire Talisman here. It’s not of high quality, but it can still help.”

The other Senior Sisters also took out talismans and elixirs from their belongings and handed them to Xu Taiping.

“Thank you, Third Senior Sister, Fourth Senior Sister, Sixth Senior Sister. The two bottles of elixirs from Senior Sister Ziyan are enough. The restrictions below make talismans and similar treasures less useful.”

Xu Taiping felt a bit overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of the Senior Sisters.

“By the way, Senior Sister Ziyan, can this cellar be found on the Nine Mansions map?”

He asked Xu Ziyan.

“No, this Dew Garden is very large, and many places have been abandoned. If it weren’t for chasing that Hairy Zombie, we wouldn’t have discovered this cellar.”

Xu Ziyan replied.

“So, this cellar might be more dangerous than we imagined. Junior Brother Taiping, if you don’t want to go down, we won’t force you.”

She added.

If it weren’t for the Dragon’s Teeth Fruits being taken, she wouldn’t have wanted Xu Taiping to go down.

“Senior Sister Ziyan, you’re overthinking it. It shouldn’t be that dangerous.”

Xu Taiping shook his head with a smile.

Based on what he had learned from Duan Tianya, apart from the deeper parts of the ruins, there were basically no Flying Zombie-level Corpse Ghosts.

“I’ll go down with you.”

Lin Buyu stepped forward.

Hearing that Lin Buyu wanted to go down, the Senior Sisters immediately tried to dissuade her.

“I have a protective robe passed down from my master. In a critical moment, I can drag him back.”

Lin Buyu insisted.

Hearing this, Xu Ziyan thought seriously for a moment, then seeing Lin Buyu’s determination, she finally nodded and said:

“Then you go down together with Taiping and look out for each other.”

She knew the origin of the robe on Lin Buyu and was aware that as long as they didn’t encounter a Flying Zombie-level ghost, there shouldn’t be too much of a problem.

…

In the cellar passage.

“Junior Sister Buyu, I can handle it alone. Why don’t you go back up?”

Xu Taiping said to Lin Buyu.

“It’s not that I want to come down. It’s Lin Buyan. She said there might be something good in this cellar.”

Lin Buyu replied.

“Dead girl, why did you reveal such a secret to him?”

Lin Buyan jumped out.

“Without him, could you get it?”

Lin Buyu asked calmly.

“Senior Sister Buyan, what exactly did you sense?”

Xu Taiping asked.

He had already gotten used to Lin Buyu’s self-talk.

“The aura of a spiritual herb. If I’m not mistaken, this cellar used to store spiritual herbs for Dew Garden.”

Lin Buyan answered reluctantly.

“A spiritual herb that even a banished Immortal cares about must be of high quality, right?”

Xu Taiping was a bit surprised.

But he didn’t think much about it.

For him, the main task this time was to help the Sixth Peak get the Dragon’s Teeth Fruits.

…

Boom…

Bang!

After lifting three stone doors in succession, Xu Taiping and Lin Buyu finally entered the inner part of the cellar.

“Kid, these stone doors weigh almost ten thousand pounds each, and you lifted them with just your physical strength. What body refining technique are you using?”

Lin Buyan asked Xu Taiping.

“If Buyu wants to know, I can tell her.”

Xu Taiping patted the dust off his body, turned around, and smiled.

He said this because he knew very well that Lin Buyu would never ask.

“That’s right, I don’t want to know.”

Lin Buyu nodded seriously.

“Lin Buyu, whose side are you on?”

Lin Buyan gritted her teeth.

Bang!

While Lin Buyu was arguing with herself, Xu Taiping lifted another stone door.

Whoosh!

As soon as the stone door was lifted, a gust of wind with a hint of corpse stench blew out, and a pair of green glowing eyes appeared in front of them.

It was a long-haired Hairy Zombie.

Swish!

In just an instant, the Hairy Zombie, holding a long sword, lunged at Xu Taiping without any hesitation.

At this moment, Xu Taiping was holding up the heavy stone door with both hands, making it difficult to deal with the attack without putting the door down.

Just then, Lin Buyu charged forward without hesitation and slammed into the long-haired Hairy Zombie.

With a dull thud, Lin Buyu, aided by her protective robe, managed to make the Hairy Zombie stagger.

However, due to the vast difference in strength, her slender body was directly bounced away.