Xiao Chi glanced at the black cave, pondered for a moment, then picked up Xiao Ling and flew out of the lake to the shore.
After a rustling sound, Xiao Ling had dressed herself.
"Husband, why are you here? And this cultivation of yours?"
"Your husband broke the Saint Realm formation here, allowing me to ignore its suppression and enter."
Hearing this, Xiao Ling was relieved. Her husband had always been a monstrous genius, beyond ordinary standards. This was perfectly normal.
"Ling Er, your husband will explore the lakebed again. Wait here for a moment."
"Husband, Ling Er... Ling Er will go with you." Xiao Ling frowned slightly.
"Don't worry, there's no danger. Your husband is a Saint Fifth Stage supreme expert." Xiao Chi stroked Xiao Ling's head.
"But... but... I... I'm scared!" She still trembled at the thought of what had happened just now. Had her husband not arrived at the critical moment, they might have been separated by life and death.
Xiao Chi shook his head with a bitter smile. Since that was the case, he would bring her along.
With a splash, the two entered the lakebed once more.
Upon reaching the black cave, Xiao Chi summoned the Chaos Origin Fire, which he had not used in a long time. The entire cave immediately lit up.
"Husband!"
"Don't be afraid, Ling Er!"
The interior was spacious, unlike the low cave entrance. Corpses littered the ground, and Death Qi permeated the air, making it utterly chilling.
The cave was surrounded by stone walls, without a trace of vegetation, yet it was incomparably cool.
Even stranger, though the cave lay beneath the lake, not a drop of lake water could enter it.
The two slowly walked forward, Xiao Ling tightly clutching Xiao Chi's arm.
A short while later, an