"Fellow Daoist Ye Hua, are you satisfied with this division?" Yuan Wu asked with a smile.
Yet beneath that smile lurked killing intent that might surface at any moment.
"Naturally, I am satisfied," Song Wen replied with an equally pleasant smile.
"Good." Yuan Wu turned toward the depths of the cavern. "That female corpse cultivator has been gone for quite some time. We should set off quickly as well. Otherwise, she may beat us to all the good things."
"Fellow Daoist Yuan Wu is quite right."
Xu Yi took up the words and immediately swept toward the depths of the cavern.
Yet he was not moving quickly, as though deliberately waiting for the three behind him.
Yuan Wu and Bi Yue flashed forward at once, catching up to Xu Yi.
Song Wen trailed behind, his thoughts racing as he watched the three figures ahead.
In the current situation, merely using the three to scout the way would be somewhat wasteful.
If he could seize some leverage over "Ruan Wu" and force him to obediently hand over the Living Soil after obtaining it, then this trip would truly not have been in vain.
But how could he gain leverage over him?
And what sort of leverage would be enough to make "Ruan Wu" submit?
—Enough that he would rather risk being purged by the Radiant Light Hall than refuse to hand over the Living Soil!
While Song Wen pondered, the group had already reached the depths of the cavern.
Another tunnel, roughly ten feet high, appeared before them.
The female corpse cultivator had fled through this very tunnel.
Judging by their previous experience, before entering a tunnel, divine sense could reach inside, but its perception would be distorted, making it impossible to ascertain the tunnel's true conditions.
Thus, before stepping into