At this, Dongfang Yuejian's eyes immediately lit up.
"Could it be that Gu Yu has to act before we can truly slay the Demon Snake guarding this cavern?"
Even as she spoke, the remaining portions of the Demon Snake's body began rotting at a speed visible to the naked eye.
This directly confirmed Dongfang Yuejian's conjecture.
Xuanzhi immediately smiled and said:
"It seems we were right to bring Gu Yu down here this time."
Xu Taiping's eyes lit up as he said:
"If only Gu Yu can break the restrictions beneath this earth vein and defeat the Demonic Creatures within it, then that gate behind us..."
As he spoke, Xu Taiping turned to glance at the enormous Bronze Gate behind him.
Dongfang Yuejian immediately understood, and delight appeared on her face.
"If that's the case, perhaps Gu Yu is also the key to opening this Bronze Gate."
In fact, when they first saw the Bronze Gate, the three of them had already discussed how to open it.
Under normal circumstances, opening such an enormous Bronze Gate would surely require finding its opening mechanism first.
But judging by the current situation, Gu Yu was very likely the key to opening this Bronze Gate as well.
Hearing this, Gu Yu suddenly looked alarmed.
"But, Upper Immortals, with my meager strength, I'm afraid I won't be able to push this Bronze Gate open."
Xu Taiping smiled and said:
"Don't worry just yet. That was merely our conjecture. Let's first examine this Bronze Gate and see what mysteries it holds."
With that, Xu Taiping's figure flashed away, appearing directly before the Bronze Gate.
Then, with his hands behind his back, he spoke to the others without turning around:
"Yuejian, you and Xuanzhi look after Gu Yu. Don't approach this gate for now. I sense