C823 The Price of Greed!(1)

Qin Xuan's remark stemmed from a chilling inscription on the staircase: "To ascend to the second level, one must sacrifice a person." Upon reading it, he ran his hand over the characters, which then vanished. Under his breath, Qin Xuan murmured, "I see. Does each ascent require a life?"

He hesitated, torn between viewing the situation as a sinister plot or a stroke of fortune. Uncertain