The three of them then set off for the sealed cave dwellings.
Xiao Diao's father led the way. Though he had only recently escaped the illusion and his aura still carried a trace of weakness, the dignity and composure of a clan leader had already returned to him.
He led Luo Heng and Lin Dong through the dark passages of the Heavenly Cave, soon arriving at the first sealed dwelling.
"This is Elder Xuan's cave." Xiao Diao's father glanced at the seal and recognized the aura within. "Elder Xuan is one of our clan's most senior Supreme Elders. He entered the second samsara tribulation many years ago and possesses formidable strength. He was already in the Heavenly Cave when I began my seclusion. To think he fell victim to this as well."
He then pressed his palm against the invisible seal. The bloodline power unique to the leader of the Heavenly Demon Mantis Clan surged from his palm, and the seal swiftly faded beneath his hand, revealing the quiet cave beyond.
Inside, an old man with white hair and a white beard sat cross-legged on a stone platform. The Primal Energy fluctuations rolling around him were exceptionally deep and powerful. He was unmistakably a Supreme Elder at the second samsara tribulation.
On the stone wall behind him, seven Eternal Illusory Demon Flowers bloomed silently, giving off an invisible hallucinatory fragrance.
"Those accursed Yimo!" At the sight of the seven flowers, Xiao Diao's father's face turned ashen.
Luo Heng said nothing more. He strode forward and extended his right hand. A stream of dark golden Primal Energy formed two enormous hands that tore all seven Eternal Illusory Demon Flowers out by their roots.
"Screee!"
The seven flowers let out piercing shrieks, black light churning wildly as they tried to fight back.