Good and Evil in Human Hearts (5)

After Shen Yuxi was teleported away, the collapse within the cavern continued.

The shockwaves kicked up by massive falling boulders made the entire space tremble faintly. The three Profound Heaven Sect disciples were blasted several steps apart by the air currents. Though their solid cultivation allowed them to steady themselves, they were still hard-pressed to cope.

Though the premeditated collapse had not completely destroyed this space, it had made the already intricate passageways even more chaotic.

The three had escaped disaster by taking shelter in a previously surveyed safe corner. Seeing that the other three Profound Heaven Sect members had yet to return, they eagerly pounced toward the several luminous white Pearl Fruits at the center of the pool.

"An opportunity! The Profound Heaven Sect people have been scattered. No one can stop us from taking the Pearl Fruits now!" The woman in pink lowered her voice, unable to hide the excitement in her tone.

The blue-robed sword cultivator nodded, his gaze fixed firmly on the pool's center. The Pearl Fruits were sheathed in a thin watery gleam, radiating an enticing luster in the dimness like the finest mutton-fat jade. Such treasures—if they could bring them out safely, whether for personal consumption or sale—their lives would undergo earth-shaking changes.

"Quick! Get the fruits before they come back!"

The gray-robed youth rushed out first. Though his steps staggered somewhat under the not-yet-settled air currents, he was still swift. Only the pearly whiteness of the Pearl Fruits remained in his eyes. His fingertips were nearly touching the smooth fruit skin, and even his breathing had quickened.

But just as his fingers came within an inch of the fruit, the gray-robed youth's legs abruptly gave out, as though every bone and tendon had been pulled from his body. His knees uncontrollably slammed toward