When that happened, the thing would break free completely.
And with their strength, neither of them was confident they could subdue whatever had been sealed away.
But if they gave up on all this, they would clearly have to abandon the Ice-Cage Flowers.
Perhaps it was not just the Ice-Cage Flowers they would have to abandon, but many of the surrounding spirit herbs as well, because Su Jiu had already guessed what the predecessor who had entered this place had done.
Since Su Jiu had thought of it, Chu Luohen naturally arrived at much the same conclusion.
He quickly skirted several mechanism nodes and approached another spirit herb. Unfortunately, a node had been placed there too. If the herb were pulled out, the seal would inevitably be damaged.
At that moment, Su Jiu felt her heart ache.
But she was so accustomed to keeping a cold face that even her heartache did not show.
She let out a long sigh, then pointed at the fork ahead. "Both paths are giving off very dense ice spiritual qi. Shall we split up and take a look?"
Chu Luohen did not hesitate. After choosing a path, he headed straight off.
After casting one last reluctant glance at the spirit plants, Su Jiu took the other path.
The two agreed that, regardless of what they encountered or saw, they would return to the junction in two hours.
Thanks to the silvery stones on the walls, this was the first time Su Jiu had walked through such a brightly lit cave. The path ahead remained clearly visible, and her surroundings seemed unusually quiet, with only the snow beneath her feet crunching as she stepped on it.
As time passed, Su Jiu could feel the spiritual qi ahead growing ever denser. At the same time, she