There was a faint scratch in the corner, its material similar to the lotus mark on the white-robed man's neck. It seemed this was another piece of the White Lotus Sect's handiwork.
He sneered inwardly but did not expose it, simply following in silence. Zhang San and Li Si stayed close behind him, their eyes alert.
The stone steps in the passage were damp.
The light of the luminous pearls overhead spilled down, illuminating the path ahead.
After they had walked for roughly half an incense stick's time, the space ahead suddenly opened up.
A circular platform appeared before them. It was roughly thirty feet high and several hundred feet across, surrounded by five stone pillars carved with coiling dragons. Each pillar held a luminous pearl the size of a fist, illuminating every detail of the platform.
Five stone pedestals stood in a neat row on the platform, each bearing a pitch-black wooden box.
Intricate sword patterns were carved into the boxes, and copper plates lined their corners, giving them an ancient, weighty appearance.
A grandmaster realm martial artist could not resist shouting and was about to charge onto the platform.
"Those boxes must contain Martial Saint Azure Cloud's martial arts manuals."
"Wait."
Master Pure Land suddenly raised a hand to stop him, his eyes wary.
"There are traps everywhere here. Don't rush. Let's inspect things first."
But excitement had already gone to the grandmaster realm martial artist's head, and he shook off Jiang Yetian's hand.
"Master Pure Land, what could possibly be wrong? These are Martial Saint Azure Cloud's possessions. If I don't take them, someone else will."
As he spoke, he leaped onto the platform and reached for the leftmost box.
Su Fei stood below the platform, his God-tier Insight Technique already active.
He clearly saw a miniature