A clean area had been cleared at the bottom of the cave. Lu Ye had even used the Fire Dragon Art to bake the ground dry.
Several ropes hung down from above, allowing those lower-cultivation cultivators to climb down. Of course, their main purpose was to make escape easier...
Teams holding torches marched deeper into the Insect Cave.
This was Crimson Blood Sect's first time dealing with a Bug Tide, so their current tasks were twofold. One was to locate the Insect Nest. Once they found it, the rest would be easy.
The other was to explore the underground environment and draw a map of the subterranean space.
This would not be the only Bug Tide. There would be another one in the future, though the Insect Nest's location would definitely change. Spending more effort mapping the place now would save both time and effort next time, when they had a map to consult.
When Lu Ye had come down earlier, he had noticed that the underground passageways stretched in every direction, with countless forks—enough to rival the mine veins of Evil Moon Valley. He had no idea how such a complicated terrain had formed.
Exploring such a complex environment would certainly be impossible with too few people.
Lu Ye was sincerely glad that, after the Spirit Stream Garrison War, they had taken in quite a few disciples and affiliated Rogue Cultivators. Otherwise, they would have had no one to use now.
He suddenly recalled that Senior Sister Shui Yuan had mentioned before that, since Crimson Blood Sect had opened its doors to accepting disciples, they might as well open them wider. She had told Lu Ye to take in as many disciples and Rogue Cultivators as possible, since it concerned the sect's future development.
Looking at things now, Senior