The dense fog wrapped around them like something solid, then gradually thinned, revealing a bizarre scene.
Lu San and Wu Ba turned to survey their surroundings. Beneath their feet was an ancient street paved with bluestone slabs and packed earth, stretching in every direction with no end in sight.
The fog was dim, and the dwellings on either side stood in ruin, as though they had entered the netherworld of ghosts.
At the sight, both men felt their hearts tighten.
Wu Ba clenched his iron fists and warily scanned the surroundings, while Lu San formed the Yang Seal with his fingers and listened intently.
Inside the Nine Gates Yin Ruins, divine arts and techniques could still be used.
Some special artifacts, such as Li Yan's Severing Dust Blade, could also be used.
But Wu Ba's Tiger Crouching Cannon could not appear in this space.
Just then, Lu San's ears twitched. He raised a finger to his lips.
Wu Ba hurriedly lowered himself and looked into the distance.
Rustle~
A figure slowly emerged from the fog.
It was a huge rat. It sneaked around, sometimes walking upright and sometimes crawling along the ground, sniffing here and there. It looked exactly like a petty thief.
This thing is still alive...
A faint smile appeared at the corners of Lu San's mouth when he saw it.
This fellow was a rat demon that hid in the Nine Gates Yin Ruins and specialized in stealing offerings of incense from the Land God.
Li Yan had followed it into this place back then.
At the time, the entrance to the Land God Temple had already been discovered and destroyed by the Court of the Imperial Clan. Who would have thought this fellow had escaped and survived until now?
Whoosh!
Suddenly, the rat demon transformed into