Han Ronglu followed Duan Shuyu into the cave, his heart full of curiosity.
He was wondering just what it could be that had actually made a Core Formation Cultivator like Jiang Zongheng descend in person.
The cave was plain and simple, with nothing unusual about it, and very soon they reached the end. But Duan Shuyu held a spirit talisman and activated it. Golden light enveloped the two of them, and then they passed through that Mountain Wall.
Within the golden light, Han Ronglu felt everything suddenly open up before him. A much wider underground passage appeared in front of his eyes, and the ground had even been paved with slabs of bluestone.
It was as bright as day here, because the walls were inlaid with large night pearls one after another, emitting a soft radiance that illuminated the winding, deep passage.
He followed Duan Shuyu deeper and deeper. The surrounding air also seemed to grow thinner and thinner, and there was an eerie force that made the heart feel oppressed.
In the end, they arrived at the center of a huge cavern. This was clearly the core of the cave.
At the center of the cavern stood a tall stone platform. On the stone platform was placed an ancient, simple, round great cauldron, and inside the cauldron, there was also a complete skeleton.
Jiang Zongheng, whose face was refined and elegant, stood before the stone platform, holding a Jade Book scripture in his hand, his brows furrowed.
"Master, it is a sect disciple."
Duan Shuyu brought Han Ronglu before Jiang Zongheng. The latter immediately called out Teacher Jiang with a respectful expression. When Han Ronglu had been at Longevity Academy, Jiang Zongheng had been the principal at the time.
"This place is where a person of the Eastern Earth