I absorbed the demonic aura and arrived at the opening that looked like a black vortex. Shao Zi and Xiang Ling spotted this at a glance and flew over, jumping and cheering with delight. Senior Brother Yan could not stop them in time, but because I was absorbing the demonic aura from within, it could not replenish this space for the moment, so it would not harm the two disciples.
Moreover, everyone's resistance to demonic aura varied. Although cultivating demonic aura after birth could strengthen one's resistance, it was like drinking alcohol—the amount one could handle did not necessarily increase through practice. Innate advantages were more obvious.
My resistance to demonic aura was the strongest, followed by Xiang Ling, then Senior Brother Yan, and finally Shao Zi. Although Xiao Jiao was born a flood dragon, she ranked at the bottom before those of us who cultivated the Yellow Springs Slaughter Dao or the Heavenly Secrets Dao. Even so, she could still withstand the demonic aura here. After all, as one's cultivation grew, one's resistance would improve as well.
"Master! You're amazing! You actually found the entrance! How did I not think of it? The most dangerous places are often accompanied by hope of survival in desperate straits!" Shao Zi was astonishingly clever and immediately figured out the reason.
"Mm, it's about what we guessed. This place seems to have originally been the rear mountain of Immortal City. It was cleaved in two by some terrifying True Demon power capable of splitting heaven and earth, then cast into the shattered void. After drifting endlessly, it was drawn here by the demonic aura." I explained.
"So that's how it is. I really didn't expect that." Senior Brother Yan stroked his chin and pondered before saying, "Everything has two sides. This cut created