"I know the reason you’re here, just like the invaders of old times, you’ve taken a fancy to the unique Yin Qi environment of our world, be it ghosts, Yin attribute ores, or special creatures, etc."

"But regardless of what it is, you all need to find a place rich in Yin Qi, isn’t that right?"

Chu Xiu nodded.

The boy continued, "My request is simple, I need to see ’hope.’"

"As long as you help me find a surviving member of my tribe, even if it’s just one person, I’ll give you the method to find the place where Yin Qi gathers."

Chu Xiu sneered, "Your civilization has long been extinct, you should know that too."

The boy remained calm, "That’s not necessarily true."

"During that catastrophe, every tribe had their own contingency to exhaust everything for the sake of civilization’s continuation. Among those tribes were people of extraordinary wisdom, and I firmly believe our civilization will not be so easily extinguished; there must be survivors."

Chu Xiu said, "Since you are so sure, why don’t you go out and find them yourself?"

"Because I cannot leave," the boy’s eyes showed a somber expression, "The plan our tribe made for continuation was for eight elders, hundreds of guards, and their protective ghosts to willingly imprison their own divine souls here eternally, creating a fixed domain with the array to fend off enemy attacks to shield the tribe."

"Unfortunately, although we repelled the invading ghosts, we ourselves were also assimilated by the array and could never leave this place. As the controller of the array, I was the only one left with Divine Wisdom."

"Two thousand years ago, I watched as my family, lovers, and tribe members were assimilated by the domain in front of me, turning into mindless specters, then absorbed by the domain, becoming completely a part of it, indistinguishable from the Yin Qi."

In the boy’s eyes, intense sadness surfaced, even Jiang Miaoyin beside couldn’t help but show a look of sympathy.

Chu Xiu, however, remained expressionless, "So you want us to engage in extensive, meaningless searches for a possibility? Why don’t we just kill you and then search on our own?"

Faced with Chu Xiu’s pressing question, the boy sneered, "Do you think this domain capable of blocking heroic spirit ghosts can be so easily destroyed?"

"If you are truly confident, why not give it a try."

Chu Xiu paused for a moment, the boy continued, "Even if you have the strength to kill me, I will make sure to destroy the Secret Treasure pointing to the legacy site before I die."

"Without the guidance of the Secret Treasure, do you intend to search through every part of this vast world? Let me tell you, these legacy sites were discovered over ten thousand years of exploration by my tribe. Even if you have artifacts to trace Yin Qi, you absolutely cannot find them in a short time."

The boy’s words made Chu Xiu show a thoughtful expression.

Indeed, as the other side said, the Hundred Ghosts Melting Furnace World is vast, mainly in a three-dimensional structure, which makes the energy needed for exploration exponentially greater than in ordinary worlds.

He also did not doubt the boy’s ability to destroy the Secret Treasure; the domain is indeed extremely powerful; even if Chu Xiu teamed up with two other heroic spirits, it would be difficult to annihilate it swiftly.

What he truly cared about was... two thousand years have passed, is there still a method to find the legacy site?

Could it be that the exorcist in front of him was just deceiving and using him? Although appearing as a boy, Chu Xiu clearly knew the other party was a monster who had lived for two thousand years. Maintaining Divine Wisdom for such a long time is no simple feat.

"I can help you search for hope, but I need some benefits in advance."

After some thought, Chu Xiu replied, "Tell me the location of one legacy site, as both an advance payment and proof that your words are genuine."

"Moreover, I will help you search for no more than three years. In these three years, my primary focus will be exploring various places for my own interests. Helping you search will be secondary, but I can assure you I will not deal with it perfunctorily; if I find any clues, I will investigate deeply."

Chu Xiu’s demands were indeed unreasonable. In fact, he was merely making an exaggerated request, planning to negotiate later. He originally thought that the boy would be furious and refuse in response to such a demand, but to his surprise, after some contemplation, the exorcist nodded in agreement.

"In our civilization, there is talk of Nine Great Sacred Lands and eighty-two Blessed Lands. I can tell you the location of one Blessed Land."

"Once you bring back surviving exorcist tribe members, I will then reveal the locations of another Sacred Land and seven Blessed Lands that I know. If you can’t find any survivors, well-preserved relics can also be used for trade, as I have some things here you might be interested in."

Chu Xiu did not expect this person to be so agreeable and couldn’t help but wonder if there was any hidden agenda. However, he certainly wouldn’t refuse: "Deal, by the way, do you have a map of the nearby city?"

"Yes," the exorcist nodded, "I can give you that, but I also hope you can help me collect some well-preserved items from this city."

"This Holy Altar is simply too desolate; I can no longer endure such solitude."

Chu Xiu paused, after careful contemplation ensuring there was no hidden plot, he nodded in agreement.

Although the entire city was buried, and most items eroded into dust over two thousand years, within this Soul Hall, there are still a few sealed secret chambers containing artifacts that are barely usable.