Inside the belly of Dao Canon Snow Mountain lay a vast underground palace, huge as a furnace.
Named Ze Fire, it was a special positive spring linked to the earthfire vein, its blue-black waters steeped in deadly poison. Like a streaming ribbon, the spring wound around the entire underground palace, forming a natural line of defense.
The underground palace was shaped like a giant python coiled upon itself, its outer perimeter wrapped in a golden ribbon of positive spring water.
"Move faster!"
At that moment, in a tunnel at the heart of the underground palace, Wang Peng and the others were being escorted by a group of Bronze Armor Guards toward a temporary detention area on the third level from the bottom.
A Bronze Armor Guard impatiently shoved Wang Peng.
"What are you pushing for? I know how to walk myself." Wang Peng shot him an irritated glare.
After being questioned by that Hall Spirit, the three of them had been separated from Lou Xiaofei and brought directly down into this underground palace.
"Where are you taking us?" Qiu Ling asked loudly. All along the way, she had kept glancing around, seemingly memorizing their route.
"Stop wasting your effort. This is the Ze Fire underground palace beneath the Dao Canon. We're not locking you up, only isolating you temporarily. This isn't a prison."
The Bronze Armor Guard leading the group spoke with a mocking sneer.
Hearing that, the three quieted down, and the panic in their hearts eased somewhat.
Thinking back on the Hall Spirit's attitude during the questioning, she truly had not seemed to be treating them as criminals.
They continued downward, and before long, an oval-shaped small hall appeared ahead. One of the Bronze Armor Guards stepped forward and swiftly formed a hand seal. With his back to