In the dark, winding underground caverns, Kong Cheng rode forward on a black panther, his expression grim.
Beside him were Ye Tong, a fellow disciple of the Sacred Palace, and over a hundred elite Human Rank disciplinary officers.
The eerie light of Glowcap Mushrooms filled their surroundings, shining on Kong Cheng's face and making him look utterly gloomy.
Kong Cheng had indeed been in a foul mood these past few days. His master had suddenly sent word ordering them deep underground to investigate the location of an Earth Demon kingdom whose existence had yet to be confirmed.
This was unquestionably a thankless chore, one that hardly required top experts like them to undertake it personally.
Kong Cheng vaguely felt that ever since the Alliance had taken over the grand formation that day, his master's attitude toward him had undergone a subtle change.
Yet he could not put his finger on why, and could only brood and speculate in silence.
Ye Tong, meanwhile, seemed somewhat distracted.
She cared neither about the mission they had received nor whether her master was satisfied with her previous performance.
Her thoughts still lingered on Ye Tianming.
Just what sort of place lay on the other side of the grand formation?
With both direct disciples in such a state, the other Sacred Palace disciples could only restrain themselves, not daring to laugh or joke. The atmosphere was somber and oppressive.
But just then, a sharp gleam suddenly flashed through Kong Cheng's eyes, and he looked up ahead.
They were in an enormous passage over a hundred feet wide. At a junction where it branched like a river, an open space several hundred feet across spread out like a vast hall.
As always, luminous wild mushrooms covered the area, but the insects that usually fluttered around them