"First, let's agree on this: once we arrive, don't leave the Teleportation Array right away. If anything looks wrong, we'll teleport straight back," Lin Yi told Ye Xing.
"Don't worry, big brother. I'll stick right behind you," Ye Xing said earnestly.
Lin Yi led Ye Xing into the Directional Teleportation Array, took out nine thousand Spirit Stones, and fed their spiritual energy into the array.
The spiritual energy in the Spirit Stones was drained dry, reducing them to powder. The array markings lit up with dazzling brilliance.
The Teleportation Array flared, and Lin Yi and Ye Xing vanished.
To Lin Yi, the journey through the teleportation passage lasted only an instant. It was much faster than the Wang Household's Teleportation Array. Before he could even sense the spatial passage, his feet had already touched ground.
The moment Lin Yi landed, he activated his Spirit Eyes and scanned his surroundings warily.
Platinum light shone from his Spirit Eyes in the darkness, sweeping over every corner.
Everything around them was pitch-black, but that made no difference to Lin Yi.
They seemed to be in a cave passage, with murals carved into the rock walls on both sides.
The passage was narrow, though two or three people could still walk abreast. The rock ceiling hung low, and the air smelled of damp earth.
"Big brother, this looks like a passage into an underground palace," Ye Xing said, sounding puzzled.
Lin Yi looked at the totems carved into the rock wall. A faint spiritual glow lingered around them.
The murals' lines were ancient and simple, and most of their colors had faded, but the figures depicted were still recognizable. They looked remarkably like anteaters, with long snouts, thick tails, and long, sharp claws.
Sensing no danger, Lin Yi first put the stone-slab Teleportation Array