Luck Plunder, Envoy Arrives Again

The last time he had narrowly escaped death at the claws of the Crack-Earth Demon Lizard had truly cast a long shadow over Zijun. Since embarking on the path of cultivation, that had been the closest he had ever come to death.

Had Song Changsheng not been accompanying him this time, he would never have dared set foot in this place again.

The cavern was trembling, and furious roars were drawing ever closer.

Song Changsheng remained composed. With a sweep of his sleeve, he lightly displayed Spatial Power, sweeping away all the spiritual materials scattered throughout the cavern, including the Human King Sword fragment.

Seeing this situation, surprise flashed through Zijun's eyes. Back then, he too had planned to take the Human King Sword fragment with him, but when he tried to remove it, the rust-mottled sword body had suddenly erupted with terrifying power and forced him back.

Yet before Song Changsheng, the Human King Sword fragment appeared incomparably docile.

Unaware of the truth behind it, he could only attribute it to Song Changsheng's profound cultivation, believing that he had suppressed the Human King Sword fragment.

Having collected the fragment, Song Changsheng was about to withdraw when he saw Zijun still standing rooted on the spot. He could not help but shout, "Fellow Daoist Zijun, why aren't you retreating at once?"

Zijun immediately snapped awake and hurriedly exited the Underground Cavern alongside Song Changsheng.

At that moment, the Crack-Earth Demon Lizard finally revealed its savage, terrifying visage.

Unlike ordinary Great Demons, the Crack-Earth Demon Lizard had dwelled underground year-round, making its body considerably more slender than those of Great Demons of the same tier.

Its smaller body granted it even swifter speed. In the blink of an eye, it had lunged before the two of them, its foul-smelling breath practically