The moment she stepped into the secret passage, the light in the stone chamber behind her and Mo Chen's laughter seemed to be cut off completely by an invisible barrier.
Absolute darkness.
Absolute silence.
Ling Feiyan couldn't even hear her own footsteps, or Han Wuji's ahead of her. It was as if she were the only person left in the entire world, floating in an endless void.
She immediately went on high alert. True essence surged from within her, forming a thin halo around her body, while the tip of the Autumn Water Sword glimmered with a blade of cold light, ready to meet any sudden attack.
"Don't waste your strength."
Han Wuji's voice came unexpectedly from ahead, as if he were right beside her ear.
Ling Feiyan's heart leaped. She jerked her head up, but saw nothing.
"This is the Lightless Corridor. It shuts out all light and sound. If you light yourself up, you'll become a living target in the dark."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ling Feiyan felt a cold, clammy presence winding around her from every direction, like countless invisible vipers desperately trying to burrow through her protective true essence.
Her expression changed, and she immediately dimmed her light.
Sure enough, the clammy presence vanished at once.
In the darkness, she could only rely on her spiritual sense to make out a vague human silhouette a few feet ahead. It was Han Wuji.
Was he... really just leading the way?
Ling Feiyan was full of doubts. She couldn't understand why Han Wuji, who had control over the entire cave abode, was using such a primitive way to move forward. Shouldn't he be able to take them to their destination with a single thought?
"You're wondering why I don't just teleport us there?" Han Wuji's voice