As it spoke, the blood mist blocking the doorway abruptly transformed into a gigantic skull face.
At the same time, a bone-piercing chill howled out from inside the doorway.
Xu Taiping exchanged a glance with Dongfang Yuejian and Xuanzhi beside him, then strode straight forward.
"How dare you!"
The Blood Skeleton roared in fury. Two pale great hands immediately reached out from the blood mist and snatched at Xu Taiping and the others.
Boom!
But before those two pale great hands could come within three feet of Xu Taiping, the 𩙥 Flame surrounding him burned them to ashes.
Xu Taiping continued forward as he told the three behind him:
"Stay behind me."
As they stepped through the doorway, the two enormous Bronze Gates abruptly slammed shut with a bang.
At the same time, the pitch-black cave abode lit up in an instant.
Only then did the four of them finally get a clear view of the cave abode's interior.
The first things that met their eyes were the blood webs covering the entire cave abode and the blood gourds hanging from them.
Dongfang Yuejian felt her scalp prickle as she said:
"How many blood infants must there be in this cave abode?"
As they continued deeper inside, an enormous jade platform carved in the shape of a lotus came into view at the center of the cave abode.
Looking closely, they saw a headless, desiccated corpse dressed as a Daoist seated at the center of the jade platform.
Beneath the jade platform, streams emanating a dense aura of spiritual power flowed outward in all directions from the platform before finally seeping underground.
At the sight, Dongfang Yuejian immediately said in delighted surprise:
"That jade platform must have been fashioned from an Earth Vein Eye. If someone could sit on it