This cave was not the small cavern they had imagined. Behind them lay a pitch-black opening, deep and stretching endlessly inward.
Staying here meant they would be found sooner or later, so Ye Lin chose to venture deeper.
There had to be some secret hidden here.
Otherwise, those people above would have long since blasted this mountain range to pieces, leaving him nowhere to hide.
Since they had not acted, it meant that something within this cave made even them treat it with grave caution.
Leading Ye Xin, Ye Lin continued deeper inside.
The farther they went, the lower the temperature fell.
After only a few steps, Ye Lin discovered that the surrounding walls had already begun to freeze over.
A wave of bone-chilling cold sprayed outward from within. Even with Ye Lin's Daluo Golden Immortal cultivation, he could not help but shiver.
Something earth-shaking had to be hidden in there.
With a hint of curiosity, Ye Lin continued onward.
The temperature grew lower and lower, the chill heavier and heavier. Yet to Ye Lin, this cold was merely somewhat chilly; it posed no threat to his life at all.
Tap, tap, tap.
Suddenly, a series of footsteps rang through the previously silent space.
The abrupt footsteps made every muscle in Ye Lin's body tighten, his eyes narrowing slightly. Behind him, Ye Xin remained ready to strike at any moment.
The footsteps drew closer and closer.
Just as Ye Xin was about to make a move, the owner of those footsteps appeared.
"It's good that you're all right."
Zhang Ling'er stepped out of the darkness to one side, looking at Ye Lin and the others with a smile.
Seeing that it was Zhang Ling'er, Ye Lin let out a breath of relief.
"Why are you here? With your speed, you