In Terra, she is a hunter and a bad woman.

Maria was silent for a few moments, then continued walking forward.

Her ability allows her to completely ignore the surrounding problems in the darkness and move forward steadily, but the old Taoist priest cannot do this.

Although she could vaguely see some things, it was ultimately due to insufficient light, or even no light at all, which caused some subtle signs of blindness.

But at this moment, both of them saw lights in the distance, and finally, they felt the stairs coming down stop...

They...seemed to have stepped into a hole?

The old Taoist priest looked around strangely.

Just beyond them, on the flat ground, a candle was burning slowly on a strangely shaped stone pillar that looked like a human hand sticking out of the ground.

The weak light barely tore through the thick darkness, but could not illuminate the entire underground space.

They could feel the uneven texture of the wall beside them, and the strange touch seemed to be more than just simple stone.

"It's still ore..."

The old Taoist priest picked up a piece, sniffed it, and made a judgment.

Perhaps because it is too close to the underground, the warmth provided by the sunlight is no longer there, and every breath brings a heavy chill.

There was also a strange, unpleasant feeling of muddiness.

The old Taoist couldn't describe what the smell was. He could only feel that it was like a room that hadn't been ventilated for a long time, mixed with the smell of various strange burning incense.

The old Taoist priest turned his head and looked at Maria beside him.

Maria, however, continued on her way without a word.

Unlike the old Taoist priest who could only see a little light, Maria could see the entire underground world.

This underground space...is so vast that it's almost scary.

Looking up, it stands at least thirty or forty meters high, and its area is so large that one can only see a vague boundary line!

In this situation, it seems like someone has hollowed out the entire underground space!

But this kind of behavior surprised Maria even more.

If calculated based on her physical sensation, the ceiling here is still dozens of meters away from the ground.

Such a huge space, even if there are some stone pillars supporting it, it is impossible for people on the surface of Baizao to not notice it at all.

Logically speaking, the landslide here should have occurred long ago.

unless……

"What supports this space isn't some stone pillar, but an unfamiliar force."

Maria whispered, looking into the darkness not far away again.

Among them, many figures also slowly walked out.

They noticed Maria and the others here, and their eyes became serious and cold.

The old Taoist priest also sensed this hostility. Flames in his hands suddenly jumped and flew up in an instant, forcibly tearing the darkness apart!

And at this moment, she finally saw clearly what was going on...

In the darkness, hundreds of people dressed in uniform black were watching this side silently.

Many of them had fallen to the ground, not breathing.

Blood kept flowing along the complex magic patterns on the ground.

And in the center of the entire magic circle, a huge stone statue stood there, supporting the ceiling!

It is so majestic that it is impossible for human beings to accomplish it!

"What the fuck is this?!"

At this moment, the usually calm old Taoist priest could no longer remain calm.

Just one look at the strange stone statue made the old Taoist priest feel the blood in his body start to boil and become violent.

Her breathing became painful, and the wailing sounds kept echoing in her ears.

Countless whispers flooded his brain like an ocean.

The severe headache almost made her think there was a hole in her head!

But fortunately, she was not the only one here.

Maria is here too.

She slowly stepped forward, blocking the old Taoist's view of the stone statue, while she herself silently stared at the people in front of her.

"The Shanhai Clan... and Gedan's people?"

Maria spoke calmly, not caring at all that the other side had several glasses higher than hers.

"Yes."

The leading figure paused, and soon gave his answer.

And its voice...

"It's you, Xu Zhengguan."

The old Taoist priest held his head and stood up, looking at this side indignantly.

At this time, Maria also noticed that at the end of this underground space, some kind of silk thread was faintly visible from the wall. It was completely white, and even a small part of it had a beard-like structure as thick as an adult's arm.

"Of course it is me."

Xu Zhengguan nodded silently as if he had accepted his fate. Facing the old Taoist's anger, he calmly gave his answer.

He took off his cloak, revealing a pale, thin face underneath.

His frighteningly weak appearance even stunned the old Taoist priest for a few seconds.

Because she clearly remembered that the last time she saw him was at a court meeting a few months ago.

At that time, the other party shouldn't look like this, right?

Why now...

"Scary, isn't it?"

Xu Zhengguan smiled as if he knew the old Taoist priest's doubts.

"Not everyone has a life like yours, where almost no change occurs... I will grow old, and everyone will grow old."

"..."

The old Taoist priest didn't say anything, but Xu Zhengguan didn't seem to be looking for him to talk. He just continued to talk to himself and showed his arm.

Compared with the old and bloodless face, his arms seemed too young.

He was sturdy and powerful, and one could even see the blood vessels and muscles squeezing each other on his fair skin. He looked so sturdy that he didn't look like a civil servant at all.

"It's hard for me to imagine that my body has changed so much in just one month... I feel like... I feel like I'm ten years younger."

Xu Zhengguan looked at his hands. Even though he had checked them countless times, he was still fascinated by them.

The older he gets and the longer he lives, the more he feels how good it is to be young.

"I once asked you for the secret to immortality... But what I really want is not immortality, but a better body... Even if it means a shorter life, it doesn't matter."

"Do you know what's the most painful thing for someone like me?"

Xu Zheng looked at the old Taoist priest in front of him and spoke coldly.

"It's the feeling of aging..."

"I need to repeatedly confirm problems that I didn't need to think about before. I need to spend an entire night studying documents that I could easily solve. I used to be able to train a group of students after handling all the things I did... But now, I can't do anything."

"Sometimes I envy you, old Heavenly Master. You were promised by the previous emperor to join the hybrid warrior plan and gain nearly endless life..."

Xu Zhengguan turned his head, looked at the old Taoist priest from afar, and couldn't help but make a sound.

Looking at the old Taoist priest's frown, he continued speaking indifferently.

"I know you'll definitely argue that your life wasn't saved by the Hybrid Warrior Project, but by your own Originium skills... But can you guarantee that your survival to this day has nothing to do with the Hybrid Warrior?"

Xu Zhengguan spoke in a calm tone.

The old Taoist priest also paused at this time.

Although she had long ago declared that her life was the result of the influence of her Originium skills.

But it had to be admitted that even with the most sophisticated Originium skills, it would not be possible for her to live for more than a thousand years.

The blood and strength obtained by the hybrid warriors are the key.

"So... you stole the hybrid warriors' plans and gave them to them? Now you got what you wanted?"

The old Taoist priest snorted coldly.

But Xu Zhengguan shook his head.

"That's what I thought at first... But the plan failed. We were missing the most important piece of information, and it was vague in the plan, until... I met them."

As he spoke, he turned sideways, revealing the person behind him.

Seeing the old Taoist frown, he spoke slowly.

"Of course I know that the so-called Shanhai Clan and the so-called Gedan are not good people... At least, I don't think the emperors of all generations have been wary of them."

"but……"

When the voice reached this point, Xu Zhengguan changed the subject!

"Just because they are not right or good doesn't mean they are useless!"

"Even these people, the knowledge, power, and abilities they possess are..."

"What nonsense!"

The old Taoist priest didn't let Xu Zhengguan continue speaking, and she was too lazy to listen any further.

She just looked at the man in front of her coldly.

The other party's appearance when he first entered the official career and his appearance now that he has reached the pinnacle overlap with each other, and in the end, he reveals a bit of disappointment.

"At the end of the day, you just want life, don't you?"

"……Yes."

Although his speech was interrupted, Xu Zhengguan was not panicked at all. After speaking calmly, he looked at the old Taoist priest coldly again.

Perhaps in the past, he would have shown respect for this living fossil of Yan State's history.

But at this moment, he had no idea.

Even none of the other cloaked figures nearby showed any fear.

They just smiled and looked at the old master.

"What are you laughing at?"

The old Taoist frowned, showing a bit of impatience.

"The evidence is irrefutable. No one of you can escape!"

But Xu Zhengguan just smiled.

"We are laughing...at your stupidity and boredom."

"Did you think we couldn't guess you'd track us down here? Did you think our defenses were so weak?"

"We have put in a lot of effort to deal with you..."

"Especially targeting you, General Zhengxiu..."

As Xu Zhengguan finished speaking, the old Taoist priest beside him was stunned for almost an instant.

In this era, besides myself, is there anyone else who knows about the existence of General Zheng Sui?!

This is impossible, right?

"..."

Maria did not answer, but just looked at the man in front of her silently.

Xu Zhengguan continued speaking nonchalantly.