Not knowing when those four elders guarding the entrance would come out, the time left for Xu Fan wasn't much.

He concealed his presence and quietly headed toward the grand door at the square's front.

The majestic door could be seen, descending from top to bottom, completely sealing off the entrance.

The door had no handle at all, entirely sealed, as if it was never meant to be opened again.

Honestly, with the door's heavy structure, even if it had a handle, an average person couldn't possibly lift it...

"There must be some mechanism."

Such a door can only be opened through a mechanism.

Xu Fan observed around, and his gaze finally landed on the bronze vessels arranged around the square.

If operating a mechanism was required to open the door, then these dispersed bronze vessels must be where the mechanism lies.

However, these bronze vessels had no hidden compartments whatsoever.

No matter how he checked, they were ordinary bronze vessels to the extreme.

"It seems only that guy can open this door."

After confirming there was no method he could find, Xu Fan muttered to himself.

The only one who might know how to open the underground palace door would be Igarashi.

To enter the underground palace and search for treasures, he could only wait for Igarashi to open the door.

Not daring to linger, Xu Fan took a breath and prepared to leave quickly.

He knew that should he disturb the four elders guarding the door, he'd have quite some trouble on his hands.

"How dare you, boy! You dared to poison our food!"

Just as Xu Fan was about to retreat towards the well, he heard an angry roar nearby, like that of a beast!

The voice contained powerful spiritual power, trembling the entrance of the underground palace!

"Damn it!"

The thing he feared most happened, and if he got entangled with this group, he would gain nothing.

Xu Fan, with no intent to fight, rushed toward the well before the four elders could emerge from their chamber.

Boom!

Yet, the opponent had no intention of letting Xu Fan go, catching up before he could escape!

In the void, several streams of spiritual power shot out!

Directly blocking Xu Fan's path!

"Stop, you impudent brat!"

An angry growl came from behind, and Xu Fan felt like prey eyed by a hunter.

He knew very well that any rash move he made would lead this bunch to go all out to kill him.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Fan smiled slightly and turned around.

"Hmm, what?"

Turning around, he saw four elders in yellow robes staring at him angrily.

Black blood continuously flowed from their seven orifices!

This clearly showed they had been severely poisoned!

"This...how could this be..."

The symptoms of the four clearly indicated severe poisoning.

Although it was unclear what poison it was at the moment, Xu Fan was sure it wasn't Gu Poison.

Gu Poison takes time to activate, and as they just ate, it couldn't react so quickly!

"It seems many want you dead."

Most likely, the food was poisoned not only by Kato Bear's Gu Poison.

There must have been another's poison in the food.

These four elders already possessed an Innate cultivation level, and being able to deceive them into ingesting poison that caused such harm was no ordinary feat.

At this moment, a name flashed in Xu Fan's mind.

Igarashi.

Once an ancient cultivator, he knew well that to enter the underground palace tomb, one must pass through these four guardians.

The poison was likely administered by him.

"Boy, come over here and face your death quickly!"

If the four elders died, news would spread the next day, and Xu Fan estimated that tonight would be the night Igarashi acted.

While pondering how to quickly escape and return to Ohno Temple, he heard the four elders growling angrily.

Clearly, they had pinned the blame for the poisoning entirely on Xu Fan.

"Regarding the poison on you, I make no explanation."

Knowing that he couldn't clear his name, Xu Fan smiled, and a longsword formed from spiritual energy appeared in his hand.

"I can give you a warning; soon, someone will storm into the underground palace tomb."

"In your current state, whether to rest and recover to face a strong enemy or to have a good fight with me, you choose."

Although their power was similar to Xu Fan's, the current state of toxin affecting their stamina like flowing water meant Xu Fan wasn't afraid of being outnumbered.

The ones at a disadvantage would be them.

"You!"

Being bluntly reminded of their state by Xu Fan, the four elders weren't in a good mood.

They stared at Xu Fan angrily, wishing they could devour him whole!

Xu Fan met their gaze without any panic.

He already saw the answer they gave him.

"Heh, I won't play with you then. Hopefully, you won't get killed by that guy."

The four had the patience to guard the underground palace entrance for decades, deeming their mission incredibly important.

Fighting with Xu Fan now would not only prevent them from healing but also worsen their injuries from battle.

Eventually, when exhausted, others might seize the opportunity to enter the underground palace tomb!

That was a scene they absolutely wouldn't want to see!

Thus, Xu Fan dared to be sure these four would watch him leave.

Without hesitation, he turned and headed towards the well.

"Boy! This debt will be settled with you properly later!"

Walking rapidly towards the well, he heard the angry shouts of the four elders behind him.

Although the poison constrained them, they hadn't given up on teaching him a lesson.

"You can't even protect your own lives, yet worry about others at this time?"

With this, Xu Fan was fearless.

Ignoring whether they could deal with Igarashi or not, the poison alone was enough trouble for them.

And what poison Igarashi used to even affect Innate experts...

Climbing up the chain, he soon reached the top.

Xu Fan jumped out of the well and looked towards the mountain's base.

In the darkness, he saw flickering firelight within Ohno Temple, with faint shouting and killing sounds!

Most likely, when he followed Kato Bear, Igarashi showed up.

Whether he'd bring Asao Mai along, he didn't know.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Fan quickly dashed down the mountain along the route he used previously!

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