A Sky-Supporting Peak that towered ten thousand zhang stood before them, its slopes covered in lush vegetation.
Jin Ye and four other members of the Essence Fire Race stood at the foot of the mountain. A full-figured red-skirted woman held a red formation plate that shimmered with spiritual light, a flame pattern emblazoned on its face.
"What happened?! Where is everyone else?!"
Jin Ye frowned. The Essence Fire Race had sent more than ten Spirit Transformation Cultivators into the Profound Spirit Grotto-heaven, yet only five had arrived.
"They might be trapped somewhere else. Or perhaps they were killed by Human Race cultivators."
The red-skirted woman spoke cautiously. The Profound Spirit Grotto-heaven was vast, and before setting out, Jin Ye had not said where they would meet. He had merely told them to use the Skyfire Plate to contact one another.
They had entered the Profound Spirit Grotto-heaven to search for treasures, and their starting locations had been random. Whether they could meet up depended greatly on luck. Some clansmen had appeared in the lairs of Sixth Order Demon Beasts and had been annihilated on the spot.
Jin Ye's brows furrowed deeply, but he said nothing.
After a while, the red-skirted woman said excitedly, "Two clansmen are coming!"
Two streaks of escaping light appeared on the distant horizon. Before long, they arrived above the group. The escaping light faded, revealing a tall, thin Golden Shirt Youth and a slightly hunched black robed elder.
The Golden Shirt Youth's left arm was missing, and his aura was weak. The black robed elder's face was somewhat pale. The two of them appeared to have suffered severe injuries.
"What happened? Did you run into a Sixth Order Demon Beast?"
Jin Ye asked in puzzlement.
"We ran into a Fifth Order Flood Dragon and only barely