"Hm, this?"

Though it was a bit far, under the moonlight, Xu Fan could still see what exactly were the four small bottles that guy was holding.

Those were the medicines used specifically for holding Gu insects.

"What's this?"

Kato Bear took the medicine bottles from the other person's hand and curiously looked at him.

He just scolded me for so long, and now he's giving me Gu insects?

And giving me four bottles at once...

"Don't think these four bottles of Gu are yours to mess around with."

As if fearing Kato Bear wouldn't understand, the other person looked at him coldly and explained, "These four bottles of Gu insects, you will use them in the meals of those four old guys."

"I don't think I need to explain how to do it, right?"

"This..."

Hearing the other's instructions, Kato Bear was taken aback!

The four old guys he referred to aren't anyone else but the four Great Elders guarding the Underground Palace Tomb.

The four are the most powerful existences among today's Ancient Cultivators and have been guarding the Underground Palace Tomb all their lives!

Even in the event of a catastrophe for the Ancient Cultivator lineage, they wouldn't take a single step away.

However, their daily meals were indeed taken care of by our side.

Kato Bear had researched this Gu insect, which is colorless and tasteless, and believed that not even the Elders would be able to detect it.

If Gu were cast into the Elders' meals, and they were infected, the protection of the Underground Palace Tomb would no longer exist.

"What... what are you trying to do?"

"Didn't you say you were here to help me become the Sect Leader? Why are you targeting the Underground Palace Tomb!"

Committing such a sinister act, if discovered, would make me a criminal for ages!

Kato Bear glared angrily at the other person!

The initial intention of getting involved with these guys was not this!

"Hmph, Kato Bear, can't you stop being so naive?"

"True, we did promise you we'd take care of Chiba, but shouldn't you give us something in return?"

"Rest assured, within the Underground Palace Tomb, there's something our Heavenly Witch Sect wants, and we are merely here for that."

"As for those martial arts inheritances, you can take them all, and with those, you can have more resources to consolidate your status, isn't that right?"

Their words tempted Kato Bear a lot, even though he knew that working with these guys wouldn't get him much out of the underground palace, but still, it was better than just sitting on a gold mountain doing nothing.

He hesitated for a moment and then said, "Don't you know that the method to open the Underground Palace has been lost?"

"Even if you manage to deal with the four gatekeepers, you can't enter the palace forcefully; doing so would destroy the entire palace!"

The entrance of the Underground Palace Tomb can only be opened using the method passed down by the Saintess, attempting it recklessly would only bring disaster.

If not, the Underground Palace Tomb would have been opened long ago.

"Heh, true, we don't know how to open the Underground Palace Tomb, but isn't there someone who does?"

Obviously, they had already considered Kato Bear's concerns, and they chuckled.

"You mean?"

With their reminder, a face flashed in Kato Bear's mind.

As though recalling some past events, a flash of fear showed in his eyes.

"Yes, it's Igarashi."

"Now, this information is spreading among your Ancient Cultivators."

"We don't know how to open the palace, but doesn't Igarashi know?"

"That's true..."

As an Ancient Cultivator, Kato Bear knew about this information.

If he's not wrong, Igarashi has already prepared everything and at any moment will come to Ohno Temple to open the Underground Palace Tomb.

Then he pointed at the four medicine bottles in Kato Bear's hand and said, "While these Gu insects can limit the power of those four old guys, they won't kill them."

"They've lived so long, surely they have some hidden skills, and when the time comes, surely they'll give Igarashi a hard time."

"Heh, once Igarashi opens the palace door, we'll be the ones catching the cicada while the mantis stalks the cicada!"

"This..."

Hearing the plan laid out, Kato Bear was shocked.

These guys were already prepared to double-cross.

When the time comes, if everything goes according to their plan, they'll be the ultimate winners!

As for himself, he doubted whether they'd keep their promise to make him the new Commander, the Sect Leader of the Ancient Cultivators.

"Kato Bear, working with us is your only option now."

"You have no way out. If they knew the things you've done, do you think you'd survive?"

"If you expose our matters, do you think they'll give you a second chance? Our Heavenly Witch Sect needs friends and is happy to help them fulfill their wishes, you understand?"

Kato Bear's hesitation was seen right through by the other!

With a few words, they made Kato Bear completely abandon his regrets.

A flash of determination crossed Kato Bear's eyes as he put the four bottles into his pocket and said, "Rest assured, I, Kato Bear, know what to do."

"But you better not forget what you promised me!"

Now, he and these guys are like grasshoppers tied to the same rope.

A traitor or not, he had no other choice!

He only had one path now, and as for infamy?

It doesn't exist, as long as he succeeds in toppling Chiba and becoming the Sect Leader of the Ancient Cultivators, who would dare speak a word against him?

"Alright, if there are any developments, I'll inform you first."

"It's getting late, I'll head back now."

It's been a while since he left Ohno Temple, and if he doesn't go back now, it'll surely raise suspicions.

Since it's a critical time, Kato Bear did not dare slack off, said goodbye to the other, and left directly.

"He's a traitor..."

Xu Fan withdrew his gaze from the direction where Kato Bear disappeared and looked at the people from the Heavenly Witch Sect.

The Heavenly Witch Sect was relentless, appearing everywhere.

Earlier, hearing their words, Xu Fan was puzzled as he pondered, could it be the Bronze Box they were after?

Previously, when tracking clues about the Bronze Box in Diannan, they were the ones interrupting.

Could it be that they're here for the Bronze Box again?

This speculation could be possible, but not necessarily.

Seeing that guy's figure disappear into the forest, Xu Fan finally decided not to follow.

The Heavenly Witch Sect hides their capabilities; who knows how many experts they've sent this time.

Chasing them would be too risky.

With all parties here harboring their own agendas, and the Heavenly Witch Sect plotting to act after the mantis captures the cicada, I must be careful not to become that cicada...

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