Before them lay an underground cavern. It was vast and lofty, spanning six or seven hundred zhang. A thick, rancid stench permeated the cavern. Gusts of wind roared through it, as if a huge, terrifying demon beast were hiding inside.
Amid the rancid stench lingered several strange scents that even the two of them could not describe.
The scent contained a faint fragrance. Wrapped in the damp, fetid air, it was extremely difficult to detect. Yet that fragrance made the two of them feel that some precious spirit herb must be growing nearby.
Although they sensed no powerful demon race aura, the two of them could still determine that a powerful demon beast was present here.
The cavern was not large. With their spiritual senses, the two of them could naturally envelop the entire cave with ease.
After looking around, however, aside from sensing the stench of rotting corpses in the air, neither of them detected any sign of a powerful demon beast anywhere in the cavern.
The two moved their feet and proceeded deeper into the cavern, one to the left and one to the right, carefully investigating as they went.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, come look quickly. What is this strange thing?" The two had just entered two or three hundred zhang into the cavern when the female cultivator's voice rang out.
Shu Yu had stopped before a massive stone. As she stared at the bizarre rock before her, confusion flickered in her eyes.
Hearing the female cultivator, Qin Fengming moved and instantly arrived beside her. Following her gaze, he also looked toward the stone.
The stone was a full zhang in size. Its lower half was buried in the rocky ground, as if only a two-chi-high portion remained above the surface.
At a glance, its entire body was