After a while, Lin Shiqi, Meng Die, and Yitian, led by Yu Ji, also arrived in the stone room. When they saw the monster with a human face and a sheep's body, they were all extremely surprised.

"So, this monster was attacking you earlier. It's indeed quite terrifying, being half-human and half-beast," Lin Shiqi carefully examined the already dead monster and made a comment.

"It's this beast that caused me so much misery..." Yitian's face was extremely grim. He stared fixedly at the monster with a human face and a sheep's body. The thought of losing face because of this monster made him furious. He directly summoned five fireballs to smash into the monster, igniting its body. Soon, the entire body of the monster was consumed by the raging flames.

"Alright, let's not waste any more time here, let's continue on." Qin Yan said.

After that, the group continued to advance deeper into the ancient tomb. Following this, they encountered a significant decrease in the frequency of encountering strange beasts, but the ones they did encounter were much stronger than before. With the combined efforts of the group, they managed to kill or drive away these monsters with some close calls.

The interior of the stone tomb was surprisingly vast, resembling a maze with many branching paths. The fog pervading the tomb made it difficult to see the surroundings. As they walked, the group lost their way inside the tomb.

"What's going on? I feel like we've been here before," Lin Shiqi looked around, puzzled.

"Indeed, we seem to be lost," Qin Yan said solemnly.

"What should we do? If we can't even find our way, how will we find that sword?" Lin Shiqi asked.

"How do we find the sword?" Qin Yan pondered. Suddenly, he remembered the man named Ajun who had given him a red crystal, saying it could help them find the sword. He took out the red crystal, carefully examining it in his hand. The crystal was emitting a dim red light.

"Could it be that we need to follow the strength of the light emitted by this crystal to find the sword?" Qin Yan thought to himself. He aimlessly walked through the tomb, closely observing the changes in the light emitted by the red crystal. He noticed that as they moved deeper into the tomb, the light emitted by the crystal became stronger, and it weakened as they moved away from the tomb's interior.

"I know which way to go, follow me," Qin Yan began to have a clue. He estimated that the closer they got to the sword, the stronger the light emitted by the red crystal would be, and vice versa. Following the light emitted by the red crystal in this maze-like tomb, the others immediately followed suit.

After a while, the surrounding white fog and strange light weakened and faded. Soon after, the white fog and strange light disappeared completely.

"It seems we are on the right path, the white fog and strange light have disappeared," Qin Yan said. At this point, they arrived in a dark, vast stone chamber. Without the white fog and strange light, the surroundings were dim and visibility was poor.

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"It's so dark in here, let me cast a fireball for illumination," Lin Shiqi said, wanting to use her magic to light up the surroundings. But Meng Die interjected, "It's best not to do that, it will immediately expose our position. If there are any powerful strange beasts here, it would be disastrous."

Lin Shiqi agreed with Meng Die's reasoning and refrained from summoning a fireball. The group navigated through the large stone chamber in darkness. The space in the chamber was vast, even larger than the one where the monster with a human face and sheep's body appeared, and it was mostly empty with very few objects.

Suddenly, Lin Shiqi seemed to step on something slippery, causing her to slip and fall to the ground with a cry of pain.

"What is this? It hurts so much," Lin Shiqi complained as she looked at the ground. She discovered a large, slippery substance on the ground, so she bent down to pick it up. It turned out to be a very wide, semi-transparent film-like substance, resembling a carpet.

Yitian exclaimed, quickly walking over to Lin Shiqi and taking the large piece of semi-transparent material from her hand, carefully examining it. His expression became exceptionally serious. Qin Yan noticed his change in demeanor and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Is there something unusual about it?"

"This is animal skin, snake skin to be exact," Yitian said in a solemn tone.

Lin Shiqi questioned, "That's impossible, how can snake skin be this large? How big must the snake be?"

Yitian coldly said, "How is it impossible? Don't forget what the mythical beast of our 'Chiyu' organization is."

Upon hearing Yitian's words, Lin Shiqi immediately recalled the massive feathered serpent of over a hundred meters from the Chiyu organization. She swallowed hard and said, "Are you suggesting that there is a terrifyingly large snake in this vicinity?"

"Yes, judging from the skin it shed, this snake is at least eighty meters long and one to two meters thick," Yitian, seeming very knowledgeable about snakes, confidently stated.

Lin Shiqi couldn't help but feel a chill run down her spine, "Ah, such a huge snake, it could easily swallow us whole."

Qin Yan, with a worried expression, said, "If there really is such a large snake here, then things are complicated. We must find a way to deal with it."

"How do we deal with it? The supernatural abilities of the monsters here are all very high. If it's really that big, we won't stand a chance against it," Lin Shiqi said.

Suddenly, Yitian interjected, "I have a solution for this giant snake."

"You have a solution? Please tell us," Lin Shiqi responded.

Yitian continued, "Our goal is just to find that sword, we don't necessarily have to fight this giant snake. We can simply have one person lure the snake away while the rest continue forward."

Qin Yan pondered and said, "That's a good idea, but the person responsible for luring the snake away will be in great danger. They might be killed and eaten by the snake. If they fail, it could also endanger the others."

Yitian reassured them, "You don't need to worry about that. You don't have to do this."

Lin Shiqi looked at Yitian in surprise, "Are you saying that you will be the one to lure away the giant snake?"

Yitian proudly said, "Who else but me? Can any of you do this?"

Lin Shiqi hadn't expected Yitian to willingly take on such a dangerous and difficult task. She asked, "But what if the snake catches you and kills you?"

Yitian confidently replied, "It won't be able to kill me. Even if something happens to me, you don't need to worry about me. Just keep moving forward."

"You're really putting yourself in a tough spot," Qin Yan admired Yitian's selflessness.

Yitian then let out a heavy grunt and said, "Don't get me wrong, the monster with the sheep's body earlier was defeated because of your efforts. It was also thanks to you guiding us here with the red crystal. If I end up getting that sword in the end, you will surely be dissatisfied, accusing me of taking advantage. I just don't want to take advantage of you, that's why I'm doing this, understand?"