Haotian's heart stirred, but he remained composed. "It's nothing."
"Did the Alliance Leader notice anything?"
The black-robed cultivator shook his head. "I don't know."
"He only said to take precautions."
Haotian asked no more and led Zhunti and Jieyin into the valley.
They passed through the black mist at the valley's mouth, and the view suddenly opened up.
The inside of the Demon Abyss was a world unto itself.
A murky gray sky stretched overhead, with no sun or moon in sight. Only dark red demonic clouds churned above.
Below lay crisscrossing canyons and hills, dotted with crude stone huts and black altars.
Demonic qi hung everywhere like fog. Any ordinary creature that came here would likely fall to the Devil Dao after a single breath.
This was the outer layer of the Demon Abyss.
Black-robed cultivators occasionally passed by. Most were True Immortals or Heavenly Immortals, and they all bowed respectfully when they saw the three of them.
Among the Outer Layer Deacons, Youquan was considered a senior figure.
Following Youquan's memories, Haotian and the others flew straight toward the depths.
A black barrier of light separated the outer layer from the middle layer. Two black-robed elders stood before it, both at the Golden Immortal Late-stage, their auras gloomy. They were the guards stationed at the pass.
"Youquan, you're back?" the elder on the left asked, his voice as hoarse as a broken gong.
Haotian stepped forward and handed over the token. "That's right."
"We inspected three Earth Vein Nodes in the northeast. Everything was normal."
The elder on the right took the token and examined it with a Secret Technique. After scanning the three of them, he suddenly asked, "I heard there were unusual fluctuations in Black Wind Valley. Did you notice anything?"
Haotian's heart tightened, but he