Following Ye Xiong, Shi Yan sank all the way to the bottom of the cave. There was no beam of light on the gloomy walls around. The moonlight in the sky couldn't shine down either.
The cave was gloomy, with cold wind blowing. The deeper they got, the heavier the wind was.
The cold wind could seep into their bones, as if it could blow the Sea of Consciousness, chilling people's souls to the bone.
Shi Yan had the flaming power of the Earth Flame in his body. He discreetly urged it to counteract the cold air of the cold wind, keeping his mind clear.
Ye Xiong, Zhu Yi, Yue Ying, and Yun Xiu all had profound realms. This kind of cold wind couldn't trouble them much.
Quite the contrary, the juniors like Luo Xiao and Li Mu Yu couldn't endure it. They were shivering, their bodies chilled.
Ye Xiong's group didn't take action to protect them.
In Zhu Yi, Yue Ying, and Yun Xiu's eyes, the cold wind in the cave wasn't too thick, which could be used to train their disciples. They had brought Lin Zhi, Li Mu Yu, Bai Hui Quan, Luo Xiao, and Luo Meng here to help them adapt to the environment of the Shady Firmament Old Mound. They would use danger to motivate them.
Danger and crisis could make a warrior's realm increase fast. To resist the cold wind, they needed to move their energy together with a firm will.
It was the best time to cultivate.
Zhu Yi didn't take action. Lin Zhi's group sank into the gloomy cave. Sometimes, they heard their teeth chattering.
They were frozen by the cold wind.
Shi Yan maintained his slow diving speed, his face calm. He squinted, being more careful.
Ye Xiong was in the front. He was familiar with the cave's situation. Along the way, he constantly shouted to show people the way.
After around two hours, Ye Xiong suddenly shouted, "Guys, be careful. We're about to reach the bottom."
Everybody was shaken.
Shi Yan's eyes brightened. He was surprised. He observed from the top of the cave, releasing his Soul Consciousness.
There was no fluctuation of living beings down there. The aura was gloomy and evil, as if it was hiding a big danger. Misty white light emitted from the cave, brightening the gloomy cave.
Under the white light, he found that Bai Hui Quan was very close to him. She seemed to purposely shorten the distance between them. A sweet fragrance like orchid emitted from that sweet girl.
Sniffing lightly, Shi Yan looked at her in surprise and furrowed his brows.
Under the misty white light, Bai Hui Quan's small face was timid. She was a little embarrassed. She parted her lips and said, "You should be warmer. I just want... some warmth."
Shi Yan was suddenly enlightened.
When he was activating the fire power of the Earth Core Fire, a hot aura overflowed from his body, causing the temperature around him to be quite high.
Gusts of chilly wind blew in the cave. The chilly wind was bone-chilling and extremely cold, and the area around him, because of the fiery aura, caused the chilly wind to be much colder.
Bai Hui Quan moved closer to him because she wanted to reduce the discomfort of her body as much as possible to prevent the cold wind from consuming too much of her Essence Qi.
Shi Yan smiled and nodded at her. "Do as you wish."
"Thank you." Bai Hui Quan stuck her tongue out, expressing her gratitude. "You're a good man. You're not as bad as Mu Yu jie said."
Shi Yan had black lines on his face. He looked at Li Mu Yu, who was a little further away from him. He lowered his voice. "How did that woman slander me?"
Bai Hui Quan giggled, puckered her lips. Her eyes curved into crescent moons. "I don't dare to say it. Otherwise, Mu Yu jie jie won't let me go. You will hate me too."
"Then you don't have anything good to say." Shi Yan beamed a forced smile, shaking his head. "I've never had any dealings with her. I don't know why she's hostile to me like that. It's so strange."
"You don't know?" Bai Hui Quan asked him quietly.
"You know?" Shi Yan was surprised.
"Mu Yu jie likes Yu Le secretly. You've come to the Gods Sect. In the future, you will replace Yu Le's Son of God position. In the selection of candidates for the Secret Territory, you will snatch Mu Yu jie's spot. She won't give you a good face." Bai Hui Quan sneaked a glance at Li Mu Yu. Seeing that Li Mu Yu didn't care about this, she lowered her voice and explained.
Shi Yan was surprised. "Oh, it's like that. How about you? Do you have the same thought as that woman? "
"I won't," Bai Hui Quan squinted, snorting. "Yu Le's too hypocritical. I don't like him. If you don't come to the Secret Territory, it won't be my turn. I won't dislike you because of this. Anyway, my teacher said that you're a pervert. She asked me to stay away from you, to prevent you from taking advantage of me. "
Shi Yan's eyes were strange. He coldly glared at Yun Xiu, snorting. "Women are all gossipy nowadays."
Bai Hui Quan squinted and smiled. She moved closer to him, borrowing the hot aura from him to reduce the side effect of the cold wind to the minimum.
Yue Ying and Yun Xiu were standing together, but they didn't notice Shi Yan. They seemed to be communicating in code. Sometimes, they frowned, and sometimes, their eyes were cold.
Ye Xiong and Zhu Yi stood together. They were the first ones to step on the ground.
Deep underground of the desolate plain, there was a different world. This place seemed to be an underground world, damp and gloomy. Many big, pale mushrooms grew on the ground. Those mushrooms had small black dots, which sparkled with a misty white light. This light didn't affect their vision much.
This underground world had many strange plants. Each of them had thick Yin Qi, and they were as hard as iron, as if they were made of molten iron.
White bones were scattered like withered tree trunks. From time to time, they could see one or two white skulls under the leaves of those plants.
With a closer look, they could see many graves. Some of them were dug up, revealing a vague coffin.
"Those are the Phosphorus Ghost Mushrooms. They're the main lighting plants in this place. Because of them, our vision won't be obstructed. Anyway, you have to be careful of the Phosphorus Ghost Mushrooms! They grow by absorbing the phosphorescence from corpses. They have corpse toxins. If you stay close to them, they will spray the corpse toxins proactively. By killing people, they can collect the phosphorescence from the corpses … "
Ye Xiong waited until people landed by him, then started to introduce the environment below.
"Most of the graves in this area have been dug up. The warriors who came here have collected all the funerary objects. The graves that haven't been dug up yet are hiding great dangers. You guys should stay away from them. Otherwise, you will be dragged into them and die inexplicably. "
Ye Xiong continued to explain.
"Is this place the Shady Firmament Old Mound?" Shi Yan could feel the thick Yin Qi, asking in a low voice.
The Yin Qi here was abundant, similar to the Sound Beast Mountain in the abandoned land. However, the cold wind here was extremely dangerous. It kept howling, as if it could create many dangerous changes.
The atmosphere here was also very creepy. Standing here, one would always feel a sense of fear in one's heart.
"Sort of," Ye Xiong nodded. "To be exact, this is a corner of the Shady Firmament Old Mound. It's still far from the inside. But don't worry. Our destination this time isn't the most dangerous place in the Shady Firmament Old Mound. It's easy to get there. "
Listening to him, Shi Yan relaxed a little bit.
Ye Xiong's visage was solemn. He introduced the dangers and changes of the Shady Firmament Old Mound. "You guys just need to follow me. Before we reach our destination, nothing will happen. Just keep an appropriate distance and pay attention to my position. "
Everybody nodded.
Ye Xiong led the way in the front.
He avoided the Phosphorus Ghost Mushrooms, shuttling between the tough plants. He ignored the scattered corpses, walking fast.
Shi Yan followed him indifferently.
Along the way, he released his Soul Consciousness, but he didn't find any fluctuation of living beings.
He was sure that there was no trace of living beings in this area.
When the Phosphorus Ghost Mushrooms next to him sensed someone approaching, the pale black dots on their bodies looked like pustules, oozing a sticky juice. That juice had a pungent smell. Apparently, it was extremely toxic.
However, the distance that the Phosphorus Ghost Mushrooms could spray was limited. As long as they kept a proper distance, they wouldn't attack.
Ye Xiong understood the characteristics of the Phosphorus Ghost Mushrooms well. He gave them a clear distance. Everybody followed him, and the Phosphorus Ghost Mushrooms wouldn't harm them.
The coffins were empty, and the funerary objects had long been taken away.
According to Ye Xiong, most of the people buried here were warriors from a long time ago. Some of the funerary objects were good stuff. Unfortunately, the warriors who came to the Shady Firmament Old Mound to search for materials had already cleaned up the tombs they could dig up.
Looking at those empty graves, ShiYan knitted his eyebrows with a heavy face.
No matter how strong a warrior was, once he died, he would become a pile of dry bones, unless he reached the True God Realm.
When a warrior cultivated the God Soul, even if his body perished, the soul wouldn't scatter.
As long as it wasn't targeted by special martial techniques or secret treasures, the God Soul could escape easily. It could find a new body to live in and refine it again, or it could enter a pregnant woman's belly to be reborn as a newborn.
Both of these methods meant rebirth, but it was just a change of body.
Only the True God Realm warriors could do this. They were almost at the Immortal Realm.
Looking at the graves around him that had been dug up, ShiYan felt something in his heart. His determination to pursue a higher realm became firmer.
"Shi Yan, come here," Yue Ying suddenly said, her face cold and indifferent.
Shi Yan was astounded for a while. He turned around, hesitating for a while before walking to her. "Elder Yue, what do you want me to do?"
"I gave you the Big Dipper God Arrow. How's your practice?" Yue Ying lifted her head as if she was testing him, her face serious.
"Almost done," Shi Yan answered casually.
"You show me one move. Our Radiant God Cult's Star, Flaming Sun, and Silver Moon techniques can be used at the critical moment. Their power will be doubled. Perhaps we need to pin down the Heaven Thunder Beast, so your Big Dipper God Arrow can play a role. Show me. When we meet the Heaven Thunder Beast, I want to know how you should cooperate with us, "said Yue Ying.
Shi Yan's heart skipped a beat.
Although he had finished cultivating the Big Dipper God Arrow, the seven stars of the Big Dipper in his heart had the Flaming Sun power.
Once he used the Big Dipper God Arrow, the magical ability of fusing with the Sun power would be exposed immediately.
When Yun Hao had invited him to join the Radiant God Cult, he had advised Shi Yan not to let the other disciples know that he had fused with the Sun power.
But now, Yue Ying wanted to test him. Unless he didn't use the Big Dipper God Arrow, she would find out his secret.
Shi Yan couldn't help but have a headache.
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PS: Sorry, I only have one chapter today. Ah, I've finished the road test today. Two months in the driving school are finally over. Tomorrow, I'll start to make up for what I owe! Forgive me ~ ~ ~ (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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