The farther down they went, the fewer people there were around them, while their strength grew increasingly formidable. Among the disciples above, Xiao Yu could sense that they were only Dou Zhe and Dou Shi at most. But as they went deeper, he began to see some Da Dou Shi and Dou Ling. By the time they reached this place, even those with Dou Ling strength had disappeared. Still, he had yet to see any other powerful experts. Then again, true experts naturally could not remain outside at all times.
On the walls surrounding the chasm were densely packed cave dwellings. It seemed that those disciples and experts cultivated within them during their daily lives.
As Eagle Protector came to a stop, Xiao Yu snapped back to his senses. Blackheart Elder had vanished again at some point. Seeing no branching paths nearby, Xiao Yu curiously examined his surroundings, looking for somewhere he could have hidden.
Eagle Protector pushed open the stone door before him and stepped inside. Then he looked at Xiao Yu and said blandly, "Enough looking. If you could discover his whereabouts, then Blackheart Elder would have spent all those years in the Black-Corner Region for nothing."
That was true. For Blackheart Elder to speak to Eagle Protector that way, he was at least a Dou Emperor. With that in mind, Xiao Yu followed Eagle Protector through the stone door. Now, Eagle Protector should finally tell him why he had captured him.
Beyond the stone door were only a few simple furnishings. Eagle Protector casually sat down on a cushion and watched Xiao Yu with an ambiguous smile.
Xiao Yu's gaze sharpened, and he could not help feeling uncertain. Logically speaking, there was no need for Eagle Protector to capture a mere Da Dou Shi like him. What