"Thank you!" Hundred Flowers Contemplation Emperor looked at Xu Lang, stepped forward, and expressed her gratitude sincerely.

Xu Lang caught a whiff of a faint floral fragrance and nodded. "One of my tenants is very interested in martial arts. If we have the chance to go to the Grandmaster Building, I'd appreciate it if you could give her some pointers."

Xu Xiaomeng was very fond of martial arts. Her exclusive gauntlets could reflect enemy attacks, and she herself possessed a special attribute like "psychic power." The development system of Hundred Flowers Contemplation Emperor was actually very suitable for Xu Xiaomeng.

"No problem!" Hundred Flowers Contemplation Emperor returned the favor, taking out a memory crystal. "This contains a wisp of Dragon-Tiger True Intent. After your tenant uses it, she might gain more insights into martial arts."

Han Zhixiu's gaze flickered as she explained, "True Intent crystals from the Grandmaster Building are extremely precious. Dragon-Tiger True Intent should be a very high-level type of True Intent."

Xu Lang wasn't a pure martial artist and wasn't particularly interested in things like True Intent or Intent Realms. However, possessing two Epic-grade melee universal skills, he still had considerable understanding. "This is too precious."

"It's fine. After all, we'll be looking out for each other later," Hundred Flowers Contemplation Emperor said with a smile.

This was the real intention behind her giving such a heavy gift.

Tao Xiu, who had followed them over, felt a stir in his heart, becoming slightly apprehensive.

Sister Nian was planning to continue charging towards the next challenge!

Xu Lang also smiled, accepting the memory crystal. "Then I'll thank you on Little Meng's behalf."

After everyone had chosen their rewards, the Deliverance from Calamity Nether Envoy spoke. "Do you wish to continue on to the Homesickness Terrace, or will you turn back and return home now?"

"Continue to the next level," Xu Lang stated.

"Continue!" Hundred Flowers Contemplation Emperor clenched her fist and gave a slight nod with her head.

"We're continuing too!" Xia Xingyuan said, gripping a string of skull prayer beads, his eyes burning with fervor.

The string of skull prayer beads in his hand was at least level twenty in strength, and its effect was also very special. Even within the Celestial Demon Building, it would be considered a treasure.

This Netherworld was indeed as rumored, filled with countless treasures.

The Deliverance from Calamity Nether Envoy showed neither joy nor sorrow. He turned to face the ghostly mist, bowed, and said, "Grandmother, please disperse the mist and allow us passage."

All the players' expressions changed. There were other NPCs around?!

Before anyone could think further, the ghostly mist ahead parted, revealing the distant Homesickness Terrace.

"This level..." The Deliverance from Calamity Nether Envoy paused briefly, looking at the gathered players. "This level requires you to leave your dormitories and stand upon the Homesickness Terrace. The Homesickness Terrace allows you to see relatives and friends from your past life. Similarly, wronged creditors and debtors from past lives will come to demand your lives... Those enemies you killed will materialize and attack you. Those with excessive bloodshed would be wise not to ascend."

His status was extremely high, allowing him to see a person's karma of good, evil, and sin. While his words were ostensibly addressed to everyone, they were actually meant for Xu Lang.

The souls of others might at most carry a trace of bloody aura, but Xu Lang's soul was a vast sea of blood. The number of lives that had perished by his hand was at least in the five digits!

"May I ask, Lord Nether Envoy, do all members of our dormitory need to go up?" Hundred Flowers Contemplation Emperor inquired.

"Yes. And if you decide to proceed, everyone must stand upon it together. Opening the Homesickness Terrace once is not easy," the Deliverance from Calamity Nether Envoy replied, then asked again, "So, do you still wish to step onto it?"

He actually wanted Xu Lang to decide to turn back now.

"Du'e, since when have you become so long-winded? Since you've already had the old woman open the passage, they have no choice but to go to the Homesickness Terrace, whether they want to or not!" A withered, raspy voice sounded from deep within the ghostly mist.

Upon hearing this, the Deliverance from Calamity Nether Envoy stepped aside, clearing the path.

Cao Yaxuan and the others all looked at Xu Lang, waiting for his decision.

Xia Xingyuan and his group were already heading towards the Homesickness Terrace. After glancing at Xu Lang, Hundred Flowers Contemplation Emperor also led her group of tenants forward. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Xu Lang was currently staring intently at the Homesickness Terrace, a contemplative expression on his face.

Finally, the Nightmare Eye detected some information.

[Nightmare Eye · Homesickness Terrace: One of the Netherworld's foundational facilities. Living beings standing upon it will have their coordinates retrieved, allowing the Netherworld's power to be projected across the myriad realms.]

This thing was actually an item on a level not inferior to the Astral Foundation!

Confirming there was no harm, Xu Lang called out to his group and caught up with the two parties from the Epiphany Abode and the Thousand Illusions Dormitory.

Xia Xingyuan was the first to set foot on the Homesickness Terrace. Seeing Xu Lang catching up now, he couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.

Done too many bad deeds in usual times, and now the ghosts are knocking at the door, huh?

Let's see if you're scared!

Come to think of it, he himself had killed quite a few people and had even schemed to death a powerful being. The people from the Platinum Luxury Apartment and the Epiphany Abode were going to be implicated too, hehe.

"Zhixiu, you haven't killed too many people, right?" Hundred Flowers Contemplation Emperor came to Han Zhixiu's side and asked in a low voice.

"Not too bad," Han Zhixiu thought for a moment and added, "Actually, we've killed more monsters."

The number of monsters Xu Lang had killed could be piled up into several victory mounds; it was simply uncountable.

"That's good then." Hundred Flowers Contemplation Emperor breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Xu Lang look so grave, she had thought he had done many terrible things.

Her eyes flickered with anticipation for which relatives she might see next.

"The Homesickness Terrace opens for only one ke!" The hoarse voice from within the ghostly mist sounded again. Immediately after, the Homesickness Terrace began to glow.

Streaks of starlight exploded across the sky. Upon closer inspection, one could see human figures within them.

"It's Mom!!!" Cao Yaxuan exclaimed in shock.

At this moment, everyone focused all their attention on observing their relatives in the "world of the living"!

The starry sky curtain changed rapidly. All the people the players wanted to see converged into a chaotic mess at this moment.

One tenant from the Epiphany Abode burst into tears on the spot, weeping with joy.

"He's alive, he's alive! My younger brother is still alive!"

"What's going on? Why are there so many tents around Xiao Li? Why does this place look so much like an air-raid shelter? Are they hiding from some disaster?"

"Wuwu... Mom, I miss you so much!"

Xu Lang couldn't empathize with these people and even found them noisy. He noticed the sky curtain would change according to one's thoughts, so he quickly began silently reciting Wu Quan's name.

However, the scene did not change!

"Wu Quan is already dead?"

Xu Lang's heart tightened. He hurriedly tried his best to visualize Xiao Yi's appearance.

The scene of his homeland viewing changed accordingly, and Xiao Yi appeared within it!

He was wearing a straitjacket, bound to a restraint bed, his expression blissful as if he had fallen into an inescapable fantasy.

The moment Xu Lang observed Xiao Yi, the connection between the Taleblade Demon Box and Xiao Yi suddenly became a bit tighter!

Xiao Yi was momentarily stunned, then reverted to his old state, continuing to treat everything in his fantasy as reality, sometimes chuckling happily, sometimes flying into a rage.

"Professor! That box in his eyes seems to have appeared again!"

A nurse guarding Xiao Yi's bedside exclaimed in shock and hurriedly left the room.

The image abruptly ended!

Only one minute had passed since they looked back at their hometowns, and now they had to face a full fourteen minutes of harassment from wronged creditors and debtors!

Before everyone could even process their grief, danger was already upon them!