Yu Sui saw the shock in Xue Mushi's eyes as he looked at her and said softly, "Say whatever you want to say."
Xue Mushi covered the heart still pounding from their rapid fall. As he steadied himself, he asked, "How did you do that?"
In the past, Xue Mushi wouldn't have asked outright, and Yu Sui wouldn't have answered.
"Two-thirds of Zhanlong Cave is artificial scenery. The Five Elements Qi gathered here can be controlled, and the terrain can be changed. I stumbled across it by accident," Yu Sui replied. She wasn't lying; that was how it worked.
She just hadn't mentioned that she'd changed the terrain by counting the mountains.
That was also why Yu Sui could move through Zhanlong Cave like a fish in water. She could monitor everything while changing the terrain to her advantage, giving her a huge edge.
Outside Zhanlong Cave, she really was just a "mediocre" first-realm sorcerer.
The river was wide and winding, its current surging. The roar of the water washed over their ears. Yu Sui moved farther inside, away from the river, to escape the noise.
The cave beneath the cliff was shallow. A few dozen steps in, they reached the end. Fortunately, it was fairly wide and dry, and it offered shelter from the rain.
The two of them took refuge by the cave entrance. As they walked, Xue Mushi said, "So you know all the teleportation points inside Zhanlong Cave?"
"I do," Yu Sui replied.
Xue Mushi asked again, "You just made half a section of terrain collapse this time. Aren't you worried the Grade A Disciples above will get suspicious?"
He wanted to talk things over with Yu Sui, too.
"The terrain in Zhanlong Cave changes constantly. Military Formations and all kinds of spell mechanisms are everywhere.