He became the True Lord of Ten Thousand Laws starting from Liaozhai.

Once Xu Yi's consciousness fully returned from the data panel, he felt more confident.

Xu Yi admitted that there was an element of luck involved in his ability to kill the so-called "Seeker of the Dao," but from now on, he would have to rely entirely on his own strength.

This is not the real world, and Xu Yi is not afraid of the depletion of his lifespan. In his current view, this lifespan is no different from the limit mana bar; both are used to fight monsters.

When they reached the entrance of a cave, Zhang Erniu stopped. He lay prone on the bushes, extremely alert, as if he had discovered something dangerous.

Xu Yi approached gently, but Zhang Erniu pulled him down to squat down.

Zhang Erniu gently dipped his finger into some of the sticky sap that had dripped onto the bushes. He rubbed it in his hand for a while, then looked at Xu Yi and said, "Brother Xu, this is what the Seeker of the Dao left behind. It's still quite sticky, which means the Seeker of the Dao is nearby."

After saying that, he looked into the cave with a complicated expression. Generally speaking, seekers of the Dao are solitary creatures, but Zhang Erniu felt that something was not right in this damp cave.

Logically speaking, seekers of the Dao should not enter such a place, but this slime is here. It is a special symbol marking the location left by seekers of the Dao, which was taught to them by Blind Liu.

At the time, Liu the Blind said it was so that if they encountered such a situation in the mountains and forests, they could quickly identify the danger signals and, in case of emergency, evacuate quickly and leave the dangerous place.

Zhang Erniu still felt something was off. The method of avoiding the seekers of the Dao was taught to them by Blind Liu, but the method of capturing and killing the seekers of the Dao was also taught to them by Blind Liu. Even he, a child, could sense the problem, let alone others.

However, it seemed that no one cared much about these things. Thinking of this, Zhang Erniu scratched his head and said cautiously, "Brother Xu, there should be seekers of the Dao in this cave, but I still find it a bit strange."

Xu Yi glanced into the depths of the cave. His body's instinct told him that something was staring intently at him. Xu Yi dared not look away easily, and could only reply, "No need to say 'probably,' there is indeed something in here. It should be the so-called Seeker of the Dao that you mentioned."

Xu Yi had already become wary. He even slowly drew the iron sword from his back. It was somewhat dangerous. This was the first time he had faced a Seeker of the Dao head-on. The last time he killed a Seeker of the Dao, there was actually an element of luck involved.

Xu Yi admitted this point. The previous seeker of the Dao failed in his sneak attack and was killed instead, which was entirely because the previous seeker of the Dao was too weak. As for the seeker of the Dao in the cave this time, Xu Yi sensed a very dangerous aura, which was completely different from the aura of the previous seeker of the Dao.

There must be a hierarchy among seekers of the Dao. It seems that the seekers on the previous path were of a relatively low level, Xu Yi thought. The seekers on this path in the cave should be several levels stronger.

It seems these seekers of the Dao also have their own cultivation methods, Xu Yi thought to himself. These seekers of the Dao are definitely not ordinary demons. According to Zhang Erniu, then these seekers of the Dao do indeed have some background...

Seeing Xu Yi's tense posture, Zhang Erniu couldn't help but feel a little scared. Although he hadn't known Xu Yi for long, this was the first time he had seen Xu Yi act like this.

His eyes were extremely wary and looked quite frightening. He took a few steps back and said in a trembling voice, "Brother Xu, you have to be careful..."

Xu Yi didn't turn his head; he simply said softly, "Okay, move away a bit, so you don't get hurt."

Hearing Xu Yi's words, Zhang Erniu dared to hide behind Xu Yi. It was quite frightening. He was afraid that hiding would offend Xu Yi, since he was the one who brought Xu Yi here.

If he were to dodge right away, wouldn't that be betraying Xu Yi?

However, what he didn't know was that Xu Yi wouldn't think that way. In Xu Yi's opinion, the farther away Zhang Erniu was, the better, because this place was really dangerous, and Zhang Erniu staying here wouldn't be able to provide him with any help. On the contrary, it would only put him in a difficult situation or make him feel embarrassed.

Zhang Erniu's presence here is a potential hazard. If the Seekers of the Dao were to ambush him, it would be very troublesome for Xu Yi to rescue him.

Moreover, since the strength of the seeker within the cave is still unknown, Xu Yi dared not act rashly.

He couldn't protect others in an unknown situation; only someone who doesn't care about their own safety would do that. He wanted to uncover the truth and couldn't just die so easily now.

Xu Yi caught a glimpse of Zhang Erniu hiding behind him out of the corner of his eye, but he still felt something was amiss. Zhang Erniu was getting in the way, so he spoke up again, "Erniu, could you hide a little further away? You're getting in my way here."

At this moment, Zhang Erniu dared not breathe. After hearing Xu Yi's words, he felt as if he had heard some kind of imperial edict. For someone who was terrified to a certain extent, Xu Yi's words could save him.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Erniu hurriedly moved further away. He now believed Xu Yi and was afraid that his presence would affect Xu Yi's performance.

Seeing that Zhang Erniu was so obedient, Xu Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief. Next, it was time for him to compete with the mysterious opponent in the cave.

Despite the chilling gazes, Xu Yi slowly walked into the cave. The creature inside didn't seem to intend to attack; the cave seemed to be an advantageous location for it.

But he was a snake after all, and the smaller the space, the less it would affect the seeker's performance. Xu Yi was very confused. In theory, the seeker should have its own intelligence, so why did it seem a bit dull-witted now?

However, Xu Yi didn't care about any of that. His goal was to subdue this seeker of the Dao, preferably by having Zhang Erniu kill him. Otherwise, let alone extracting his blood, the seeker would probably turn to ashes as soon as he killed him, and be absorbed by the so-called 'system' to drain his remaining lifespan.

If Zhang Erniu were to see this process, he would probably think that he had gone astray and that the good image he had worked so hard to build could not be ruined.

As Xu Yi thought to himself, he continued walking slowly into the cave, sword in hand. The beings in the cave remained calm, so calm that it puzzled him.

It seems the other side is also very patient; it's just unknown who the final winner will be.

Xu Yi dared not act rashly. He had no cultivation, and his trump card was the spell he had just learned: Exorcise Evil, a skill that could only be used by risking one's life.

If he used it now and missed, he would lose a lot. Although he still had sixty years left to live, he still dared not gamble.

Just as Xu Yi was concentrating on his thoughts, the entity within the cave stirred...