"Mm. Let's go." Liu Ming withdrew his gaze from the snake's corpse, and the two of them continued onward.
Afterwards, the two of them advanced at a moderate pace. Most of their encounters were daunting, but not dangerous.
After clearing out the restrictions, traps, and powerful umbra beasts in the cave, the two of them proceeded with relative ease.
Half an hour later, the surrounding black chilling wind suddenly became a bit more violent. It continuously spun in the cave and issued a series of frightening shrill cries, which made people's hearts jump in fright.
The two of them slowed down and turned a corner. They saw a fork in the cave in front of them. One on the left and one on the right, there were two passageways that vaguely seemed to lead to the depths of the underground.
"There's actually two paths …" Liu Ming's face twitched.
Although there were some twists and turns along the way, it was always the same path. This was the first time they'd seen a fork in the road.
"It seems the illustrious clans and Jackdaw's party split up here," said Zhao Qianying after checking both paths.
Liu Ming nodded. He was quite skilled at tracking, so he could roughly tell that both paths had been crossed.
"Can you tell which way they went?" He thought for a moment and asked.
Zhao Qianying muttered to herself for a moment, then took out the nine-netted raccoon.
The raccoon seemed to be rather fearful of the sinister winds around it. Zhao Qianying had to placate it for a while before it calmed down. It sniffed the two paths, then opened its mouth and let out a shrill cry.
Zhao Qianying listened attentively, then smiled and put the animal away. She turned to Liu Ming and said, "The illustrious clans went left.
"Those from the illustrious clans went left. Jackdaw's group is on the right," said Yang Qi.
"Alright, let's go right," suggested Liu Ming after a moment's thought.
He'd always wanted to avoid the illustrious clans. Back in the Eastern Reed Mountains, he'd killed one of their direct descendants. Although many years had passed, there was no guarantee that they wouldn't find out.
Moreover, the illustrious clans were experts at tracking. Following them was too risky.
Zhao Qianying nodded and said, "Since they've split into two, it means that they're not familiar with the underground tunnels. It's the same whether they go left or right."
A ray of light flashed in Liu Ming's eyes. Then, he waved his hand, and shot out a black light. The light flashed, and transformed into a black magic character. Then, it slowly fused into the ground of the crossroad.
This was a sensing rune. As long as someone passed through here, he would be able to sense it immediately.
Zhao Qianying was startled when she saw Liu Ming's actions. She immediately understood Liu Ming's intentions and secretly praised him for his meticulousness.
"Let's go." After Liu Ming was done, he took the lead and flew to the right. Zhao Qianying looked at Liu Ming's back, her beautiful eyes flashed, and she followed.
Although this passage was a fork, its width did not decrease in the slightest. At this moment, there was a bone-piercing chill in the surrounding wind, as well as a trace of heavy water vapor.
It was unknown whether this was the reason why the visibility in the cave had greatly reduced. Even the eyesight of Liu Ming's Purple Patterned Demon Eyes could only see a distance of around a thousand feet.
"Be careful. The surrounding situation seems to be somewhat different from before," Liu Ming warned. Then, a silver light flashed on his body, and a set of flesh armor emerged.
Zhao Qianying also sensed the changes in the surroundings. So, she nodded with a dignified look on her face.
The two of them walked forward cautiously for a while. Then, the passage took another turn. They had barely turned the corner when they saw two green dots of light in the darkness ahead of them. They seemed to be a pair of eyes.
Then, a black shadow darted towards them like an arrow. Two green eyes glinted with an ominous glint.
Liu Ming snorted coldly. Then, the flesh armor on his body glowed with a silver light. Then, a silver tentacle stretched out of the armor like a lightning bolt, and flew forward. Then, it fiercely lashed at the black shadow's body like a whip.
"Bang!" a crisp sound was heard.
The black shadow was sent flying backwards. Then, it crashed heavily against the stone wall of the passage.
The two of them could see clearly that this black shadow was a grey ape. It was as tall as a man. Its body was covered with thick black hair like steel needles. Sharp purple-black claws could be seen on its fingers. Its face was shriveled and sunken. Its eyes were dark green. And, dagger-like fangs protruded out of its mouth. It looked quite ferocious.
"Water Ape!" Liu Ming exclaimed in surprise. He had seen this kind of ape nether beast in the Styx River. It was a kind of ferocious nether beast of the water attribute.
The grey ape crashed against the wall. Then, it fell to the ground. But, it crawled up as if nothing had happened to it. Then, it issued a resentful hissing sound. Then, it pounced towards the two of them again. It seemed as if it had some kind of deep-seated hatred towards them.
The ape waved its arms. Then, the cold air in the surroundings surged. Dozens of blue ice crystals emerged. Then, they darted towards Liu Ming and Zhao Qianying like arrows.
Liu Ming's eyes darkened. Then, the flesh armor on his body radiated a bright silver light. Then, he stretched out six or seven tentacles, and waved them in front of him.
The eight tentacles intertwined to form a big silver net. Then, the blue ice crystals were smashed into pieces. The grey ape was sent flying again.
Whiz!
Two silver tentacles turned fuzzy. Then, they wrapped around the grey ape's waist.
A small golden sword flew out of Liu Ming's waist. Then, it pierced through the grey ape's glabella with a 'whiz' sound.
A small hole appeared in the grey ape's head. Then, a red and white substance flowed out of the hole. Its body struggled for a while. Then, it became motionless.
Zhao Qianying pressed her hand on the pouch on her waist. But, the battle was already over before she could do anything.
"What kind of strange ape is this? It's not weak. It's equivalent to a Jin Dan stage demon. But, it doesn't look like a Yin beast with low intelligence. So, why is it so brutal?" Zhao Qianying sized up the grey ape's corpse. Then, she asked in a puzzled manner.
"The reason should be in the front." Liu Ming threw away the grey ape's corpse. Then, he retrieved the silver tentacles. Then, his body moved. He flew forward. His eyes revealed a hint of surprise.
Zhao Qianying was startled. Then, she quickly followed after him.
Liu Ming flew forward for a few hundred feet. The water vapor in the air became denser. Then, the cave passage opened up. It was a huge underground space.
This space was several thousand feet in size, and at the top was a dense inverted stalactite. On the ground below was a dark black river that was several hundred feet wide, emitting bursts of black water vapor and Yin Qi. It was a sizable Netherworld River of the Nine Hells.
"Haha! There is an underground Underworld River. No wonder the Water Ape appeared." Liu Ming looked at the Underworld River in front of him. Then, a trace of excitement flashed in his eyes.
He looked around. Then, his expression changed. Then, he looked at the bank of the Underworld River.
There lay another grey ape. It was a bit smaller than the one from before, and a bit more slender. However, its body had already been chopped into several pieces, and it was no longer breathing.
"So that's how it is …." Liu Ming's eyes flashed.
He'd read about the Underworld River in ancient records. Water Apes usually moved in pairs, one male and one female. The one in front of him was probably the female. Jackdaw's group had coincidentally stumbled upon the area and killed her. The male ape probably hadn't been around at the time. When he returned and discovered the female's tragic death, he assumed that Liu Ming and the others had killed her. That's why he'd disregarded his own life and attacked.
Understanding all of this, he sighed inwardly.
At that moment, Zhao Qianying caught up. When she saw the Underworld River, her eyes widened in shock.
The frigid air around the Underworld River suddenly grew several times colder. Even with Zhao Qianying's cultivation, her face paled.
"What kind of water is this? How can it be so bone-chilling?" Zhao Qianying's dark red armor glowed brightly. Only then did her complexion improve.
"This is the Underworld River's water." Liu Ming calmly replied, then ignored her. He muttered an incantation, then waved his hand and summoned the three Beads of Mountains and Rivers. He'd already refined them into Heavenly Abode treasures.
With a wave of his hand, the three Heavenly Abode River Beads glowed with earthy yellow light. In a flash, they flew into the Underworld River.
Liu Ming's eyes flashed. He muttered an incantation and opened the space inside the three Heavenly Abode River Beads.
A moment later, boundless Underworld River water flowed into the three Heavenly Abode River Beads, forming three enormous whirlpools.
Liu Ming's eyes were filled with joy. Although he'd refined quite a lot of Underworld River water when he left the Netherworld Realm, he'd used up most of it during his years of cultivation. He'd originally wanted to buy some Underworld River water in the Land of Demons for cultivation. He hadn't expected to encounter the Underworld River in the Demonic Abyss Secret Realm.
However, he didn't have the time to refine the Underworld River water into Underworld River water. Fortunately, he'd already refined the three Beads of Mountains and Rivers into Heavenly Abode treasures. The space inside them was dozens of miles wide. If it was filled with Underworld River water, it would be enough for him to use for a long time.
Moreover, the Beads of Mountains and Rivers were also refined with Underworld River water. When he upgraded them into Heavenly Abode treasures, the Underworld River water would be of great help.
With that thought, Liu Ming waved his hand again and summoned the other nine Beads of Mountains and Rivers. They flew into the Underworld River and started filling them with water.
Although the nine Beads of Mountains and Rivers weren't refined into Heavenly Abode treasures, they'd already nurtured some space inside them. They could store quite a lot of Underworld River water.
In an instant, there were three large whirlpools and nine small whirlpools spinning rapidly on the surface of the Underworld River, devouring the Underworld River's water in a frenzy.
Soon, the space inside the twelve Beads of Mountains and Rivers was filled, causing the surface of the Underworld River to sink a lot.
Liu Ming's face was filled with joy. He muttered something and waved his hand to form a technique. With a flash of yellow light, the twelve Beads of Mountains and Rivers flew out of the river and back into his hand.
Perhaps because they were filled with Underworld River water, the weight of the twelve Beads of Mountains and Rivers had increased significantly. They were slightly slower to move than before.
Moreover, he estimated that if he used the Beads of Mountains and Rivers to hit someone, the power would be several times stronger than before.
"I seem to have read in the ancient records that the water of the Underworld River should be water quality unique to the Netherworld Realm. Why did Brother Liu take so much Underworld River water? It doesn't seem to be of much use to the Demon Race, right?" Zhao Qianying asked doubtfully when she saw Liu Ming's actions.
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