A deep, narrow Gorge stretched ahead, with the cliffs on either side pressed close together. The farther one went into the Gorge, the narrower the fissure became, and the dimmer the light grew.
There were obvious traces of fire on both sides of the Gorge, while the steep Stone Walls were covered in Azure Thorns.
At the end of the Gorge was a cave over a hundred zhang wide. Five enormous stone statues lay sprawled across the ground: a leopard, a flying eagle, a centipede, a giant scorpion, a giant tiger, and more.
Dozens of thick Azure Thorns grew from the walls, winding around three dried corpses.
The Azure Thorns suddenly shuddered, and the three dried corpses fell to the ground.
A green light shone from the wall, revealing a short, plump Green-Shirted Youth whose body was covered in Azure Spirit Patterns.
"Shi Lei, come out! We'll split the treasures, then hide again."
The Green-Shirted Youth ordered.
As soon as his voice fell, a mound of earth bulged from the ground, and a thin Yellow-Shirted Youth, as lean as a bamboo stalk, emerged from it.
The Yellow-Shirted Youth's body was covered in yellow Spirit Patterns, and his eyes were earth yellow.
"Qing Ji, this plan of yours is pretty good. It's like waiting for rabbits beneath a tree stump—we don't need to run around everywhere. We can just wait for them to come to us."
The Yellow-Shirted Youth said with a laugh. They were both members of the Spirit Race.
Compared with the Human Race, the Spirit Race was a minor race and had no choice but to cling tightly to the Essence Fire Race.
The Spirit Race had paid a tremendous price to send five of its members into the Profound Spirit Grotto-heaven on a treasure hunt.
"Hmph. If