At first, Xu Qiansui did not find the pit.
This made Xu Changqing, who had been watching closely, wonder whether it had been filled in.
But later, he discovered an abnormal area, where grayish-white spider silk blanketed the ground.
His heart stirred, and he immediately gave the order for Xu Qiansui to go over and investigate.
Xu Qiansui's figure flashed, and he silently swept toward that area of spider silk.
The closer he got, the stronger the stench in the air became.
That grayish-white silk was several times thicker than ordinary spider silk. Its surface bore an eerie dull sheen, as though it had been soaked in some kind of venom.
Following the direction where the silk was densest, he soon spotted an enormous web deep within.
The web clung tightly between several large trees, its mesh fine and dense. It was tangled with countless tattered human clothes, scattered bones, and entire skeletons.
Some of the skeletons still bore black blood that had not yet dried, clearly indicating they had died only recently.
Moonlight streamed through gaps in the leaves and fell upon the skeletons, intertwining with the grayish-white silk in a sight too dreadful to behold.
Through Shared Vision, Xu Changqing saw this scene and could not help raising a brow.
Ordinary spiders could not possibly weave such an enormous web, much less prey upon humans. This definitely had something to do with the Lifeless Insect Mother.
He immediately ordered, "Use Sword Qi to break open the web and see what's inside."
Xu Qiansui loosely clenched his right hand, and a condensed azure Sword Qi appeared out of thin air.
He swung his sword, and the azure Sword Qi slashed straight at the enormous web with a shrill tearing whistle.
With a crisp rip, the tough web was cut