The group wound their way down through the passage. Afraid of being discovered by the demon, they used no lights, simply following Suoluo as they felt their way forward.
Just as Suoluo had said, he knew this cave extremely well. As he led them onward, the demonic qi truly grew thicker and thicker. Clearly, they were drawing closer to the demon.
Li Xiaoya and Dong Santong brought up the rear, with Blue Ice just ahead of them. Watching her walk, Li Xiaoya found her increasingly familiar, yet he could not remember who she might be. He knew few female cultivators, and fewer still with such profound cultivation. Judging by her escaping light, she also seemed to practice a water-element cultivation method.
"Hm?" Li Xiaoya suddenly froze. Her cultivation is no lower than mine, she practices a water-element cultivation method, and she keeps her face covered. Either she's terribly ugly or terribly beautiful. Could she be Xian'er? The thought flashed through his mind, sending a jolt through his heart, and that feeling only grew stronger.
Besides, Xian'er's ambition seemed to be slaying demons, vanquishing evil, and upholding justice. From the way Blue Ice behaves, she seems much the same. Li Xiaoya grew increasingly certain that this woman named Blue Ice was Xian'er. But why would Xian'er refuse to acknowledge them? That still puzzled him.
I might as well ask! Having made up his mind, Li Xiaoya was about to send Blue Ice a voice transmission.
Suddenly-
Rumble! A violent roar came from deep underground. In an instant, the earth shook and the mountains trembled, everything shuddering fiercely.
Crash! Great masses of rock and brick showered down from overhead.
"This is bad! The passage is collapsing!" No longer caring about concealment, Suoluo cried out in alarm.
"Everyone, fall back!" Zhang Cai shouted