"Send the Firefly Gu down to investigate."
"Yes—"
The group came to a temporary halt, and only then did Liu Jin Xian have the leisure to say to Wang Yu, "What thoughts does Junior Brother Wang have regarding the underground beneath Profound Bone Mountain?"
"This one is untalented, without even a ten-thousandth of Senior Sister Liu's ability. It would be better for me not to speak."
"Heh, you do have some self-awareness. A mere Qi Refining Fifth Layer..."
"Shut up!"
Liu Jin Xian's brows slanted and her eyes stood sharp as she gave that disciple a cold look. The other party immediately fell silent, not daring to speak again.
Wang Yu did not care. The matter of him leaving Gu Zheng Shun and throwing his lot in with Liu Jin Xian had long since spread during these five months of waiting for the flowers to bloom.
With the truth not exposed, there were no few senior brothers who were jealous that he had obtained two layers of fine Bone Wood Forest. A few minor verbal disputes were hardly enough to stir his interest.
"They're back—"
Skipping over the little interlude, that disciple spoke as the Firefly Gu with glowing buttocks returned.
"Senior Sister Liu, below is an underground passage similar to a mine tunnel. Where it leads specifically is unknown. It seems to head north, going deep underground toward the Endless Ice Field."
"Enough. Down."
The order was given, and everyone leaped one by one into the bottomless dark pit. Counting silently in his heart, the moment he landed, Wang Yu immediately judged the height of the pit.
Around thirteen hundred meters. If he controlled a flying magical artifact, he would need only five breaths to rush back up. The temperature underground was on the low side, with a biting