The six passed through the restrictive barrier at the cave entrance and found themselves facing an extremely small plaza, only about a li wide.
At the center of the plaza, someone sat cross-legged, circulating his cultivation to heal his injuries.
That person was Gou Jun.
He had entered Origin Cave a full seven days before Lan Chen and the others, yet they had unexpectedly caught up to him.
Gou Jun was greatly shocked by the six people's sudden appearance.
He hurriedly stopped circulating his cultivation, rose to his feet, and stared at them warily.
"How did you get here?"
"Where did you obtain a method to resist the ghost mist?"
"And how did you make your way out of the labyrinthine maze within Origin Cave?"
Gou Jun fired off a string of questions, his voice filled with incredulous astonishment.
Yang Yu smiled faintly, his face carrying a hint of mockery.
"Gou Jun, before entering Divine Blood Hall, you kept claiming that you did not know what lay within. You proposed that we join hands to explore Divine Blood Hall's secrets and search for the Fallen Immortal Blood."
"But the truth is, you were merely using us to shield you from the various dangers within Divine Blood Hall, so that you could reach Divine Blood Peak safely."
"Yet you never imagined that, relying on your method of resisting the ghost mist, you would enter Origin Cave alone, intending to use the ghost mist and maze within to stop us. Instead, you did us a favor by clearing away the resentful spirits along the path and allowing us to travel without hindrance."
Upon hearing this, Gou Jun was beside himself with rage.
His gaze shifted to Song Wen, flames seemingly spraying from his eyes.
"It must have been you! You taught them