"What's the matter?"

Chen Hao once again flashed a grin, somewhat proudly said, "You could have completely destroyed this map in the beginning, there was no need to go to such great lengths to tear the map into pieces and seal them in different paintings, unless."

"Unless what?"

"Unless you left a reserve," Chen Hao guessed, "because there might come a day when the ancient city loses control, and at that time, this map might play a role in reversing the situation."

"Exactly!" the low voice suddenly became excited, "You're quite clever! The reason I didn't want to destroy the map is to ensure that if one day the ancient city is no longer the same ancient city, my descendants could use this map to locate the ancient city and destroy it."

"Is today's ancient city still the same as the original ancient city?" Chen Hao inquired.

"I don't know, have you forgotten that this Sandrock Demon is merely the incarnation of my sealing power from more than fifty thousand years ago, how could I know what would happen fifty thousand years later!"

Chen Hao sighed helplessly and said, "There's something I should tell you, the Netherworld is now under the control of the Ghost King's forces!"

"The Ghost King?" the voice echoing in the cave suddenly became shocked, "Are you talking about my adopted son Jie?"

"Jie!" Chen Hao was taken aback, "You're saying the Ghost King is your adopted son?"

The Sandrock Demon let out a sigh and said, "If only I had listened to the Crown Prince back then and completely eradicated my adopted son."

Chen Hao was clueless, not understanding a word of what the Sandrock Demon was saying.

After a brief silence, Chen Hao's Yin Soul suddenly left his body, and then he pulled out the main and secondary blades that were personally used to conquer by the Ancestor of the Nether King from his pockets on both sides, which combined into the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade.

"This is the war sword you used to campaign through the Netherworld, isn't it?" Chen Hao lifted the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade in his hand, "Then now I will use it to defeat your sealing power!"

"Ho-ho!" A loud, resonant laugh rang out in the cave, "It seems you have completely won the heart of my great-granddaughter, otherwise these two swords wouldn't have merged into one. You not only possess the Nether King's Heart but also hold my war sword, both of which were one of the important magical weapons that allowed me to triumph over my enemies."

Hearing the Sandrock Demon's words, Chen Hao was quite puzzled but also very pleased, feeling a sense of achievement as if he had been acknowledged by his mother-in-law's family elders. So, he joked, "Then let's consider this sword as the dowry from your family!"

"Oh?" The tone of the Sandrock Demon was full of surprise.

Suddenly, the ground one meter in front of Chen Hao cracked open to reveal a one-meter-wide circular hole, and a fountain of golden sand burst out from the hole, solidifying into a three-dimensional sand sculpture of a person. The sand sculpture was tall and burly, two meters in height, exuding an imposing aura.

Once formed, the sculpture took deliberate steps towards Chen Hao. With each step, countless grains of sand shook off the figure, and each grain radiated a powerful Yin Qi Spiritual Power.

Approaching him, the sand sculpture raised its hand and patted Chen Hao's shoulder, saying, "You're just a mortal, what right do you have to be the son-in-law of our royal family?"

After speaking, Chen Hao's clothes were covered in grains of sand.

Chen Hao chuckled and countered, "Then you should ask your great-granddaughter why she chose to entrust the Nether King's Heart to me, a mere Yin Soul."

"What do you think the reason might be?"

Chen Hao flipped through the pages, thought for a moment, and murmured, "I remember she said it was an emergency at the time, and it just so happened that I was reincarnated, and again into an Onmyoji family, so she entrusted the Nether King's Heart to me."

The Sandrock Demon chuckled and then gently patted Chen Hao's shoulder. Although it was meant to be a light pat, for Chen Hao, it felt like the force of a hammer weighing a thousand pounds smashing down on him.

"Haha, I don't understand my great-granddaughter's thoughts at all," the Sandrock Demon finally moved its hand away from Chen Hao's shoulder, then clasped its hands behind its back and said thoughtfully, "But do you think she would be the type of person to casually entrust something so important to a stranger?"

Reminded by the Sandrock Demon, Chen Hao immediately showed a keen expression and slightly shook his head, "No, she has always been very meticulous, and aside from some things where she indulges me, she's very cautious with everything. This means, before..."

"Haha!" The Sandrock Demon chuckled again and interrupted Chen Hao, "Stop guessing, when she feels it's necessary for you to know, she will naturally tell you! Since you want to take over this dowry, you must learn to respect and cherish her in the future, and not make things difficult for her! You just need to know, if she keeps you in her heart, she naturally won't do anything to hurt you. If you keep her in your heart as well, you should do the same!"

Chen Hao nodded solemnly. However, his face quickly turned into a playful grin, and he laughed, "So it turns out I was right, this blade is her dowry."

"Whether it's a dowry or not depends on you, if you value it, then it is; if you don't, then it isn't!"

Chen Hao scratched his head, feeling that the Great Ancestor of the Nether King always liked to be mysterious and tantalizing.

Suddenly, the Sandrock Demon raised its left hand and pinched the tip of the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade between its fingers, and said, "Actually, I intentionally broke off the tip of this blade in the beginning."

Chen Hao was startled and asked, "Why?"

"Aren't you quite clever?" the Sandrock Demon retorted, "I believe you will discover the secret on your own one day. If one day you find the missing tip of the blade, remember! Unless it is absolutely necessary, never put the tip back on the blade!"

"Why?"

The Sandrock Demon smiled and said no more.

Suddenly, the smile on the Sandrock Demon's face vanished, and once again it slapped Chen Hao's shoulder hard, saying, "Since we are fated to meet, it may mean that the ancient city is undergoing tremendous changes, so I must pass on to you the fragmented map leading to the ancient city, as well as this sealing power!"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!" Suddenly, the mountain trembled and shook, and Chen Hao felt a surge of intense Yin Qi in the air around him, so intense that it made him feel suffocated.

In the moment his consciousness was about to completely fade, with his eyes closed, he saw a surge of black Yin Qi Spiritual Power flowing into the Nether King Orchid Heart blooming in his left eye.

"Ah!" After a sudden sharp intake of breath, Chen Hao opened his eyes and realized he was back in reality.

Just then Lin Huashan was asking, "By the way, where's Chen Hao?"

Ye Yuqiao, with her back to him, let out an annoyed grunt.

"I'm right here," Chen Hao said from the bed, looking at Ye Yuqiao's back.

Ye Yuqiao turned around, her brow furrowed and her face angry.

Chen Hao pursed his lips, thinking bitterly, "Your Majesty the Queen, I was just having a chat with your great-grandfather!"

At that moment, the scroll in front of Chen Hao suddenly began to tremble violently...

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