Yun Ji asked suspiciously, "What do you mean?"
Yuan Gang looked at Niu Youdao, who gave a wry smile. "Monkey's judgment should be correct. As for why, I'll explain it slowly later. Let's deal with what's in front of us first."
At the mention of what lay before them, Yun Ji seemed to recall something. With a sudden flash, she plunged into the sand and vanished underground.
Yuan Gang became slightly wary. "What is she doing?"
Niu Youdao smiled faintly. "She's checking whether the exit leading to the Fifth Realm still exists. It's good to confirm it."
Yuan Gang understood. He removed the waterskin from his waist, pulled out the stopper, and handed it to him.
After the two had waited for a while, the ground rustled as Yun Ji burst out of the sand and drifted down beside them. She said gravely, "The exit is gone. It seems my judgment was correct. The passage to this Fifth Realm differs from passages to places like the Butterfly Dream Illusory Realm. The entrance here should move beneath the Endless Desert and won't remain fixed in one place."
Niu Youdao nodded slightly. "That isn't unexpected. Otherwise, the Demon Codex wouldn't have said that one needed to find a guide to enter the Fifth Realm. This Scorpion Emperor truly is the guide. It should be able to sense the location of the entrances and exits."
Yun Ji surveyed the surroundings. "What is in this Fifth Realm?"
"I don't know." Niu Youdao said, "The Demon Codex only says that this place contains the passage that closes off the various realms from the human world. Wu Chang obtained the Demon Codex, and to verify whether it is genuine, he should come here to take a look."
"Besides Monkey, can Wu Chang also find the Scorpion