That Would Be Far Too Embarrassing
Bi Fan wanted to laugh, but didn't dare make a sound. He cleared his throat and said, "We're all inside! Let's keep moving!"
Hearing his voice, Jin Shanshan relaxed and continued up the stairs.
They walked for more than half an incense stick's time before the space ahead suddenly opened up. Strangely, there was still nothing here. It was completely empty.
The others followed one by one, all staring at the scene before them in bewilderment.
Bi Fan and Ling Xiaoxiao arrived last. The empty space, as bare as a secret chamber, left them puzzled too.
Jin Shanshan asked blankly, "Big Brother, this place doesn't look much like the Tianyan Sect, does it?"
"Could there be some kind of secret entrance?"
The past two days had given Xi Boyun a good idea of the tricks used by these ancient sects. They set up formations in underground passageways and hid barriers deep beneath the earth—in short, they never made it easy for anyone to enter.
Bi Fan smiled. "There probably is."
He carefully examined the area and walked over to the wall. Sensing it with Soul Power, he indeed detected a faint, subtle fluctuation.
He closed his eyes and erased the wisp of aura covering it. In the next instant, four small triangles and a circle appeared before them.
They looked closer. The triangles pointed toward the four directions—east, south, west, and north—with the circle in the center.
Each triangle had a character carved inside: Xuan, Huang, Zhen, and Ling.
Jin Shanshan came closer and studied them carefully. "What does this mean?"
Ling Xiaoxiao explained, "Legend has it that the Tianyan Sect had four great halls: the East Profound Hall, South Wilderness Hall, West Formation Hall, and North Spirit Hall. These four triangles must represent