When he reached this conclusion, even Luo Yan was surprised.
However, whether this conclusion was accurate still needed to be verified.
He steadied his mind and continued downward.
After walking for a while, Luo Yan discovered that the stone steps had begun spiraling downward.
As he descended deeper underground, he gradually felt the moisture in the air growing heavier.
Illuminated by the light of Blazing Plains, he could see esoteric Buddhist scriptures and talismans spread across the walls, though some of them showed signs of damage.
Some had peeled away because the stone walls had been corroded by moisture over the years, while others had been scratched into a blur by sharp claws.
Luo Yan descended the steps. Every so often, gray-furred musk rats would dart out from between them. There seemed to be quite a few of them underground, and they were probably the demons' primary food source.
Finally.
Luo Yan reached the underground level. Before him was a straight, short passageway.
Musk rat skeletons could be seen everywhere. Fine gray-white bones nearly filled the passage floor.
There were also large amounts of dark-red bloodstains on both walls. They had long since coagulated into thick, paste-like substances.
Luo Yan raised Blazing Plains and, after confirming there was no danger, used the communicator to ask Captain Bai and the others to come down.
While waiting for the others to assemble, Luo Yan walked to the end of the passage, where there was a stone door.
The stone door was open, and there were some local characters on it. He had no idea what they meant.
Beyond the stone door was another passageway. A Buddha statue was embedded in each side of the passage.
There were also some murals on the walls. Despite their age, their colors remained vivid, and they