Yu Xing, who had originally guarded the Spirit Stone mine, turned pale when he saw that their escape tunnel had somehow been blocked.
Xuan Le and the others refused to believe it. They hacked at the obstruction with their Magical Artifacts for a full minute, only to discover that it was not just the passage ahead of them. The entire tunnel seemed to have been sealed!
Everyone turned to Yu Xing, their eyes full of suspicion.
Yu Xing's aged face flushed, then went pale. He took a deep breath and said bitterly, "I really didn't lie to you. There was an escape tunnel here. When you arrived as reinforcements a month ago, I even checked it myself, intending to use it when this day came."
Xuan Le studied his expression for a long moment and decided he was probably telling the truth.
Nor could Yu Xing be a spy for the Six Demonic Sects. If he were, he would have opened the mine's Ritual Circle a month ago and handed the mine over to them.
"There must be a traitor! Just like when the Spirit Stones in the mine were suddenly dug out!"
Xuan Le spoke without expression.
Everyone's heart sank. They instinctively put some distance between themselves and the people around them.
"Come on. It might not have been a person. It could have been some Demonic Beast skilled at burrowing."
Lu Tianmeng thought it absurd that they were turning on one another at a time like this, so he spoke up.
"Forget it. We can discuss this later. Right now, our only choice is to force our way out of the mine! Take care, everyone!"
With that, Lu Tianmeng flew toward the mine's exit.
The other Cultivators exchanged glances, their faces grave.
The Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators were