Xiao Yan leaped into the pitch-black passage with Qing Lin in his arms.
He immediately summoned a small bird-shaped Flame Beast to light the way and lead them onward.
The passage was smoother and more even than Xiao Yan had imagined. There was not a single loose stone along its edges. Rather than having been excavated, it looked as though something had forced its way through with tremendous power.
After sliding downward for a full two or three minutes, Qing Lin and Xiao Yan finally landed. Before them, however, lay a dozen or so passages, each leading somewhere unknown.
If Xiao Yan had to search them one by one, there was no telling where he would end up.
"Young master, I can sense that person's presence. Although there are traces of her presence at every entrance, they're strongest in this passage. She probably stayed there the longest."
Qing Lin pointed to one of the entrances. Xiao Yan nodded, then sent a small bird-shaped Flame Beast inside to scout ahead.
Thanks to the little puppy, he could communicate directly with the Flame Beasts and sense what they touched and saw.
This passage was long and narrow. The bird-shaped Flame Beast flew several hundred meters before finally detecting something.
The incredibly dense earth-element spiritual energy surrounding it vanished in an instant, replaced by scorching fire attribute Dou Qi.
"This is it!"
Joy rose in Xiao Yan's heart. He now knew exactly where to go.
"Come on, Qing Lin. Let's keep going."
Xiao Yan picked Qing Lin up again and sprinted into the passage.
Following the bird-shaped Flame Beast's presence, Xiao Yan soon reached the end of the passage.
"This... no wonder all the earth-element spiritual energy disappeared. It was being suppressed by such powerful fire-element spiritual energy!"
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