Entering the Cave

A moment later, guided by Xiao Yi Xian, Gu He carried her to the edge of a cliff.

"Teacher, the treasure cave is halfway down this cliff," Xiao Yi Xian said, pointing her jade-like hand below.

Hearing this, Gu He looked down. Dense mist shrouded the bottom of the cliff, and he could only vaguely make out a blurred platform.

"Alright, let's go down." Nodding, Gu He carried Xiao Yi Xian and slowly descended toward the bottom of the cliff.

The crimson wings on his back fluttered slightly as the two gradually entered the mist.

At the same time, Gu He spread out his soul power, probing the mist around them.

A moment later, as the two descended, Gu He's expression suddenly shifted, and he became alert.

"Whoosh..."

The next moment, a faint sound of something cutting through the air rang out in the night as an attack came hurtling toward them.

Sensing the danger, Gu He quickly dodged while holding Xiao Yi Xian.

"Teacher, what was that thing?" Xiao Yi Xian stared at a streak of red light in the mist, fear rising in her heart.

That thing had just ambushed them.

Through his soul power, Gu He instantly saw the attacker clearly.

"Rock Snake."

Gu He was stunned as he looked at the creature before him.

He remembered that in the original story, Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian had encountered this thing when they came down here as well.

As its name implied, the Rock Snake was a serpentine magical beast that lived among rock walls, roughly a first-tier magical beast.

With its long, flat body resembling wings, it could soar through the air like a hawk. Moreover, due to its mutated earth attribute, its body was as hard as stone. Ordinary blades could hardly inflict any