The situation had driven Ye Lin into a dead end, and the sudden appearance of the two left him greatly surprised.
"Friend Ye Lin, what the two of us are doing is rather dangerous. You see..."
After understanding what Ye Lin meant, Sanzang revealed a hesitant expression, as though he had something difficult to say.
"It's fine. I'm not afraid of danger. I have a few little tricks to protect myself."
The moment Ye Lin finished speaking, the palace doors behind him were smashed open by brute force. Outside stood three demon corpses shrouded in black qi, their eyes fixed on the three of them.
"There's no time to explain. Let's go."
The instant he saw the demon corpses, Sanzang spoke at once. Then he grabbed Li Jingling and slipped into the underground passage. Ye Lin followed close behind, entering the passage with them.
The three burrowed into the underground passage, only to hear the demon corpses let out a roar before immediately charging toward it.
"Heaven and Earth Wuji, borrow the law of the cosmos—seal!"
Standing within the passage, Sanzang rapidly formed hand seals. Once he finished the incantation, a golden character for Seal appeared at the entrance. No matter how fiercely the demon corpses struggled, they could not break through that enormous seal.
"Let's go. This talisman can only hold them off for three minutes. We need to move."
Having done all that, Sanzang turned and spoke to the two of them. He was the first to twist his plump body and run along the passage. Li Jingling waved at Ye Lin, signaling for him to follow the two of them.
The three ran onward through the underground passage. When they reached a crossroads, Sanzang led them toward the opening on the far left.
"Heaven and Earth Wuji,