Hearing the little girl's words, all the Dead Spirits couldn't believe it. For them, this was simply impossible.
Which expert that came to the Spiritual Lord Residence would take them seriously, let alone save them? Their lifelong wish was to leave this place, but it was an extravagant hope that would never happen.
Now, it was as if their lifelong dream was right in front of them.
Long Chen glanced at each of their expressions. They were all so real, natural, grateful, excited, and also a little afraid of himself. From their trembling expressions and their shallow strength, Long Chen gradually believed them.
He asked Ling Xi and the little cat, "Do you think they are a part of this third calamity, or are they pitiful people who have truly been imprisoned here?"
Lingxi and Kitten looked at each other and shook their heads, indicating that they didn't know either.
"Am I being too cautious? A place like the Spirit Zun Residence definitely wouldn't use a scam to deal with me, but a real disaster."
If it was a scam, then it was too boring.
Kitten said at this time, "It's better to be careful. They are indeed imprisoned here, but I still have a bad feeling in my heart. I always feel that these guys are not simple to survive here. Boss, as long as you are cautious, you will definitely be right. Right, you can make a deal with them and ask them to help you find the exit. After all, they are very familiar with this place."
Long Chen actually had the same idea as Kitten.
Towards the Dead Spirits, although what they showed was basically the truth, they still had to be on guard, and then cooperate with them.
Therefore, Long Chen said, "Everyone, I have indeed talked to this little girl. After seeing you, I have also made up my mind, but I have a premise. You all know why I came to the Spirit Zun Residence. I definitely want to leave this place and go deeper. Therefore, I need your help. If my friends from the Dead Spirit Zun Residence can help me find the exit, I will fulfill my promise and take you all away. You all should know that I can't last long in this Dead Spirit Zun Residence. If I can't find the exit in a few days, it will be difficult for us to leave this place."
Hearing Long Chen's words, the Dead Spirits were naturally extremely excited. They couldn't help but laugh. It was a miracle that they were so close to themselves.
"Alright, all of us will move and look for the exit with our benefactor."
Everyone couldn't help but cheer. The genuine smiles on their faces didn't seem fake at all.
A few of the elders were quite distressed. They temporarily let their clansmen cheer for the time being and said to Long Chen, "Great Benefactor, although … although we also have the intention and are working hard to get out, we are all weaklings. After being here for so many years, we still don't know where the exit is. The only thing we can do is probably lead the way for Benefactor, or find some special places that have existed since ancient times to let Benefactor see what mysteries there are."
If they knew the exit, they would have taken Long Chen there from the beginning. Therefore, what the old man said was very normal.
Long Chen nodded and said, "Alright, since that's the case, let's start. If there is anything strange, you can take me there to have a look."
"Yes."
At this moment, the Dead Spirits were excited. Whether it was the old, the weak, the women, or the children, everyone stood up and spread out. Some people arranged themselves, while others formed teams and began to travel through the endless Dead Spirit Zun Residence.
Long Chen could only trust them, but he was also prepared.
Of course, he had to find the exit himself.
"After so many years, there should be people who have broken through this place in history. Didn't your ancestors tell you where they left from?"
Long Chen walked with the old men and asked.
One of the old men said regretfully, "How would we know? In the past, the experts who came here either killed us directly or didn't dare to come close to us. If they really broke through this place, we also don't know where they came from. Benefactor, we now know a few places that we normally can't get close to. Let me take you there now."
"Okay."
Long Chen nodded.
The little girl named Ling 'er was also following him. She was very excited, and her whole body was very lively. From time to time, she would pester Long Chen and ask all kinds of questions.
"Uncle, what color is the moon? Some people say it's purple, some say it's green, but I've never seen purple or green. I've only heard my mother say that some soil is purple, and some soil is green."
Of course, she was very curious about the outside world.
Even though there were thousands of doubts in Long Chen's heart, everything about the Dead Spirit Clan was so real. His strength was the third in the world, and there really wasn't much that he couldn't see through. Therefore, he gradually chose to trust them. After all, they were a group of poor people.
"There is a very dark place in front of us. We can't even see our fingers when we go in, so we usually don't dare to go in. Some of our clansmen went in before, but they never came back. They must have died in there. Benefactor, do you dare to go in there?"
An old man asked in a low voice.
"Let's go closer and see."
Long Chen looked into the depths of the cave. It was really deep, and it was difficult to see clearly what was inside.
Waves of cold air came from the front.
Fortunately, the Dead Spirit Clan was leading the way. Otherwise, no matter how long he wandered in the maze, he probably wouldn't be able to reach this special place.
Soon, Long Chen arrived at his destination.
Starting from a line in front of him, there was only darkness in front of him. It was chaotic inside, and even Long Chen couldn't see clearly what was inside. He could only feel waves of Yin Qi, which made his hair stand on end. The old men didn't dare to go near, and looked at it from afar with pale faces. The little girl Ling 'er was also hiding behind Long Chen, looking at the dark cave in front of them timidly.
Long Chen was discussing with Lingxi.
"Can you see clearly what's inside?"
"It seems to be the center of the Dead Spirits Virtual Matrix. Haven't you noticed? The power of the Dead Spirits Virtual Matrix is much stronger now, and it has reached an unprecedented level. Your strength has been consumed quite a bit, and if you keep going, you will definitely be exhausted even more. Chen …"
Of course, Long Chen knew that, but according to the logic of the Spirit House, the more dangerous a place was, the more likely it was to be an exit. If Long Chen wanted to leave this place, perhaps there was only one way, and that was to break into the center of the Dead Spirits Virtual Matrix.
He pondered for a while, and then decided to go in and take a look.
Even if the Dead Spirits Clan hadn't brought him here, he would have gone in without hesitation. After all, he had come here to seek a challenge, and only a challenge would give him a way out.
"Uncle, let's not go in. It's too scary in here."
Ling 'er said, trembling.
"You guys wait inside, I'll go in and take a look."
Long Chen looked at the chaotic cave entrance, and said firmly.
"Don't …"
Ling 'er said very nervously.
The old men were also very nervous.
Long Chen smiled faintly. Perhaps it was indeed dangerous in here, but he would come here eventually. The challenge of the Spirit House would definitely force him to go to the most dangerous place.
He suddenly understood.
To be honest, the other party had already acted very well, and there were no flaws. But standing in front of this cave, Long Chen still had an intuition.
He turned around and suddenly asked Ling 'er, "A person like Long Qinglan could easily barge into the Spirit Supreme Residence. When he came, you elders should have been there as well. He is so kind, so why didn't he take you with him?"
"Who is Long Qinglan?" The old men were stunned.
They seemed to be even more nervous.
Long Chen smiled and said, "He's my father. I'm asking you a question. Since you're in such a miserable place, why didn't he take you with him? He was the last person to go in here."
When he asked about Long Qinglan's name, he finally saw a trace of panic in Ling 'er's flawless and innocent eyes.
This slight change was enough.
Long Chen suddenly thought of Long Qinglan, and so he turned around to ask. He didn't expect that he would finally make these guys reveal a flaw. They had already planned to bring Long Chen to this place.
Even though everything before was so real, it might have been the result of countless rehearsals.
In fact, everyone who came here had gone through the same process.
Long Chen smiled and said, "Ling Huang could have manipulated this Dead Souls Cave and made me come directly to this passage in front of me. But he made you go through another process. It was probably because I thought I was extremely smart, but I was suddenly deceived. I panicked and couldn't perform well, which led to a mental breakdown. Then, I was defeated by the disaster here. That should be it."
He knew very well what Sovereign Chen Ling's goal was.
If the passage from the second to the third layer was directly set up in the core of the Dead Souls Illusion Formation, Long Chen would be at his most cautious and his mind would be at its strongest. It would be very difficult to break through. But with the Dead Souls Clan, it would be different. Long Chen would trust them, but in the end, he would find that his trust had been used. His mind would have a major change, which would give the evil spirits an opportunity to take advantage.
Ling Huang liked to play with these self-righteous little tricks.
However, such a method had an unexpected effect in the Spirit Zun Residence. Many people who had entered this place had ended up dying here.
However, Long Chen discovered everything in time.
In front of him, the old men suddenly became expressionless. Only Ling 'er, who was in front of him, became quiet. There was a trace of coldness in her eyes.