The entrance to the mansion world was located in the middle of a mountain range. It perfectly matched the Heavenly Thunder Emperor's desire to be left alone.
At that moment, a spatial crack was slowly spreading. It was getting bigger and bigger, and the tip of a dazzling iceberg was slowly revealed.
In front of the spatial crack was an open space that had been cleared out. There were hundreds of people scattered across the open space.
These were the sects and organizations that were about to enter the mansion world to explore.
Sword Ancestor Lin brought Su Ze and finally arrived here. Su Ze wasn't the only one from the Pillheart Sect who had entered the Heavenly Thunder Emperor's mansion. The others had been brought here by the elders, but Su Ze was different. He had been personally sent here by Sword Ancestor Lin.
His high-profile appearance had attracted the attention of quite a few disciples.
Many disciples were also discussing among themselves. After all, Su Ze was already quite famous from the sect competition.
"Is this Su Ze? He looks so handsome!"
"That fellow is also here! With such a genius here, wouldn't it be much harder for us ordinary disciples to compete for the treasures?"
"Is the Pillheart Sect really willing to let such a promising prospect out? Aren't they afraid of him dying young?"
As the people around were discussing, the Golden Light Sect's elder, Zhang Da, was sizing up Su Ze with a glint in his eyes.
After looking for a while, Zhang Da pulled over the core disciple, Zhang Ge, and instructed, "When you go in later and meet the Pillheart Sect's disciples, don't show mercy. Kill as many as you can! Understand?"
Zhang Ge was stunned. He wanted to say something, but when he saw Zhang Da's stern face that left no room for discussion, he subconsciously nodded.
Zhang Da seemed to have thought of something again. His gaze was ruthless as he whispered again, "One more thing. That Su Ze, keep a close eye on him. If there's a chance, make sure he dies in this mansion world! Do you hear me?"
Zhang Ge was puzzled as he carefully asked, "Elder, this... Su Ze easily defeated Yang Yuan. Even if I'm Yang Yuan's senior, I still don't have the confidence to kill Su Ze!"
"Use your brains. Once you enter this mansion world, no one will be able to control you! When the time comes, can't you just get a group to work together? Are there rules in the mansion world? There are a hundred of you, don't tell me that a group of high-level martial masters can't kill a Martial Master!"
Zhang Da bared his teeth.
"I understand."
"Spread the word. I don't want Su Ze to come out alive." Zhang Da's eyes were frighteningly cold.
The bad blood between the Pillheart Sect and the Golden Light Sect had long been known to the secular world. The Golden Light Sect naturally didn't want to see a monster growing up from the Pillheart Sect!
They wanted to nip this monster right in the bud. Monster or otherwise, turning them into a pile of ashes would prevent their growth!
...
Sword Ancestor Lin looked at Su Ze and then at the surrounding excited Pillheart Sect disciples. He sighed and said, "Su Ze, entering the mansion world this time is probably disadvantageous to us. We've fought all we could and only earned thirty seats, while the people from the Golden Light Sect have a hundred seats, so... Take it easy. Find the opportunity, then advance to the Grandmaster Realm."
"Okay, I think so too." Su Ze looked relaxed and nodded indifferently.
Sword Ancestor Lin looked at the other disciples of the Pillheart Sect and said earnestly, "Su Ze! I have a favor to ask of you. Pay more attention to your seniors and juniors. I want all of you to walk out in one piece."
Su Ze was stunned. He hesitated for a moment before nodding.
Sword Ancestor Lin smiled in relief. He glanced at the increasingly large spatial rift and said, "Get ready. We're about to enter the mansion world."
"Okay." Su Ze took a deep breath and recalled the information he had obtained from the system in his mind.
After he entered, the first thing he had to do was to find the secret passage. Then, he had to seize the treasure before anyone else! Of course, Su Ze could not reveal this secret passage to anyone! This was a secret that only belonged to him.
...
The spatial rift grew larger and larger. All the elders seemed to have come to an agreement. They flew up into the air and poured energy into the spatial rift.
The rift seemed to have expanded. In a short period of time, it had grown to be dozens of meters tall and hundreds of meters wide. Everyone could now catch glimpses of the emerging mansion world.
"All disciples can enter now!"
Sword Ancestor Lin shouted.
In the next moment, all the disciples rushed into the rift as if they were in a race.
Su Ze was not in a hurry. He stepped into the rift after everyone else.
After a brief flash of white, the Heavenly Thunder Emperor's mansion world came into full view.
Among the towering mountains, a massive palace-like structure stood right in front of him. There was a winding cobblestone path leading to the palace, and on the left side of the path was a pond and a gray rockery, on the right side of the path was a dense bamboo forest, and behind the bamboo forest was a continuous mountain range.
After Su Ze entered, he stood there without moving. He watched as dozens of disciples made their way to the cobblestone path.
However, many of them were burned into ashes by the purple flames as soon as they touched the cobblestone.
Su Ze smiled. Only the bamboo forest and the pond were safe routes.
Many disciples quickly caught on. When these disciples saw that the cobblestone path in the middle was impassable, they split up and either walked toward the bamboo forest and the pond.
When they completely disappeared, Su Ze silently walked to the rockery without anyone noticing.
He found a deep and invisible pit in the grass. He quietly observed his surroundings without giving anything away in his body language. When he saw that there was no one around, he directly entered the secret passage and hid the entrance of the secret passage well.
A strange flame condensed in his hand, and the surrounding scene instantly lit up.
The well-planned road confirmed that the information in the system had been accurate.
Su Ze smiled and started the treasure-hunting trip along the secret passage.