Upon hearing this, Qin Yan felt that Yi Tianchou was still quite principled, not as bad as he had imagined before, so he said, "Alright, then you be careful yourself."

The group continued to move forward, this time much slower than before, and they were constantly alert to any movement around them, afraid that something might come out and attack them. Suddenly, they heard a "hissing" sound coming from the dark space ahead, accompanied by a foul and pungent odor.

The group immediately stopped, and Lin Shiqi timidly said, "Did you hear that, is that the sound of the snake?"

Yi Tianchou said, "Most likely, all of you move aside."

Except for Yi Tianchou, everyone else retreated and hid in a secluded corner of the stone chamber.

"No need to hide anymore." Yi Tianchou thought to himself, summoning several fireballs to illuminate the dark space, and then gazed ahead.

"What is this?!" Yi Tianchou trembled all over, as he saw a nearly two-meter thick black giant snake coiled in the distance, spitting out venom while using its small car-sized snake head to face Yi Tianchou.

"Indeed a giant snake!" Although surprised, Yi Tianchou was not too panicked as he had mentally prepared in advance. Without hesitation, he summoned several palm-sized fireballs to attack the black giant snake.

With several "bang" sounds, the fireballs exploded on the giant snake's body. Due to its massive size, the fireballs did not leave much of a mark on the snake and did not cause much damage. However, Yi Tianchou's goal had been achieved.

The giant snake twisted its body on the ground and quickly crawled towards Yi Tianchou, seemingly enraged by Yi Tianchou's previous actions.

"I've successfully attracted its attention, now the goal is to lead it away from here." Yi Tianchou slowly retreated, walking towards the opposite corner from where Qin Yan and the others were.

The black giant snake suddenly contracted its body, and its car-sized head shot out like a spring, rushing towards Yi Tianchou. It opened its massive mouth, capable of swallowing a cow whole, and lunged at Yi Tianchou. Yi Tianchou quickly dodged out of the way, narrowly avoiding being bitten by the giant snake's head as it sped past him.

"That was close!" Yi Tianchou exclaimed, sweating profusely. He didn't dare to be careless, quickly moving away from the giant snake.

The snake opened its mouth and forcefully sprayed a foul, murky liquid towards Yi Tianchou. Yi Tianchou dodged hastily, but the liquid sprayed too quickly and had a wide range. Yi Tianchou couldn't completely avoid it, getting some of the corrosive liquid on his clothes and arm. Instantly, his arm and clothes began to emit white smoke and make a sizzling sound, visibly decaying at a rapid pace.

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"This liquid is highly corrosive!" Yi Tianchou's face turned pale. He felt a piercing pain in his arm and quickly tore off his clothes to wipe off the liquid.

The giant snake continued to attack Yi Tianchou with its bites and the corrosive liquid. Yi Tianchou used his physical and magical abilities to create a whirlwind around himself to block the venom while maintaining high-speed movement to dodge the snake's attacks.

However, due to the snake's massive size, Yi Tianchou, despite exerting all his efforts to escape, was occasionally splattered by the corrosive liquid and bumped by the snake's body. He fought a thrilling battle with the giant snake, successfully leading it away.

"Now is our chance, let's go!" Qin Yan lifted Dream Butterfly by the waist and ran towards the depths of the stone chamber. Lin Shiqi and Yujie followed closely behind. In no time, they passed through the huge stone chamber and entered a long and narrow passage.

The passage was long and winding, extending to an unknown destination. It took them about ten minutes to exit the passage and arrive in an extremely vast space.

"What place is this?" Qin Yan looked around, seeing a massive cave with several football field-sized dimensions. The plants on the cave walls emitted a faint blue glow, illuminating the space, where numerous stone buildings stood.

"Why are there so many houses here? This is supposed to be an ancient tomb, why does it look like a city?" Lin Shiqi said in confusion.

"No matter where this is, we must be getting closer to that sword." Qin Yan glanced at the red crystal in his hand, which was shining brighter than before. This indicated that they were getting closer to the sword, possibly located in this city.

Suddenly, they heard hurried footsteps behind them. Qin Yan turned around and saw Yi Tianchou rushing out from the narrow passage behind them. He stopped beside them, and Qin Yan looked at Yi Tianchou, noticing his disheveled appearance. His clothes had several holes, and his skin in many places was decaying, revealing the gruesome flesh underneath, making him look terrifying.

"Tian Ge, are you okay?" Yujie asked nervously.

"I'm fine, can't die," Yi Tianchou replied nonchalantly.

"What about the giant snake?" Qin Yan asked.

"Shook it off, the passage was too narrow for it to come through," Yi Tianchou said, surveying the surroundings. "Where are we? How come there are so many houses here?"

"Not sure, but that sword should be somewhere around here."

"Then let's not waste any more time, let's go."

Qin Yan led the way based on the varying brightness of the crystal's light, with Lin Shiqi and Dream Butterfly walking beside him. Yi Tianchou and Yujie followed not far behind.

Lin Shiqi glanced back at Yi Tianchou and Yujie, whispering to Qin Yan, "Is it a good idea to let them follow us? Shouldn't we find a way to get rid of them or lose them? They don't have the crystal, so they won't be able to find the sword."

Qin Yan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Forget it, these two are pretty honest. They haven't played any tricks on us, no need to do that."

Lin Shiqi hesitated, saying, "But what if they find the sword first? Wouldn't we lose out?"

"Well... the sword isn't ours, so it doesn't really matter. There's no rule saying they can't get it," Qin Yan replied.

"But that's the Sword of the Emperor, if they get it, they'll become the Emperor. How can we let such a bad person have that sword?" Lin Shiqi said nervously.

"Good or bad doesn't matter, as long as they don't bother me, I don't care," Qin Yan said, pausing before adding, "And this Emperor must have a lot of trouble to deal with. If it weren't for finding a way back to our original world, I wouldn't even want to go get that sword."

Lin Shiqi was speechless, and at that moment, Dream Butterfly spoke up, "Shiqi, you should respect Qin Yan's decision."

"Okay..." Lin Shiqi, seeing even Dream Butterfly agreeing, decided not to insist further.