"Well..."
Faced with his companion's doubts, a barely perceptible flicker of panic crossed Li Houhai's face, but he quickly regained his composure.
He looked into the depths of the tunnel with forced calm and explained evenly, "Perhaps he merely found a few guardians. There's no need to worry too much. If their overall strength truly exceeds ours, we'll simply withdraw. We certainly won't linger to fight."
"Very well."
The burly middle-aged man nodded at this, his expression easing slightly.
Li Houhai had a point.
Judging by his earlier divine sense probe, there were quite a few Fusion Realm auras deep within the tunnel, but none belonged to anyone above the third layer of the Fusion Realm.
Such a lineup hardly posed a life-or-death challenge to their party, which included three experts at the third layer of the Fusion Realm.
"Let's go and see for ourselves first."
Li Houhai raised the locating Compass in his hand and smiled faintly, a trace of certainty in his voice.
The other three nodded without another word and continued alongside him, cutting through the chill winds in the tunnel as they sped deeper inside.
Before long, the four rounded the final bend and emerged at the end of the tunnel outside the cavern.
They were only a few dozen zhang from the cavern entrance. With nothing obstructing their view, they could clearly see the entire cavern-
A massive wall of primal magnetism iron ore towered at the far end like an enormous black curtain, gleaming with a cold, dim luster. A young man stood before it with his hands behind his back, his expression composed.
Li Houhai recognized him at a glance and immediately felt relieved.
The Medicine Sect had sent three experts at the third layer of the Fusion Realm along on this expedition