The Fire Evasion Technique was indeed exquisite. Zhang Xiaohua had spent a full year before he had barely grasped its essentials, reluctantly reaching the most basic level Fire Dragon True Person had described.
Zhang Xiaohua once more came to a corner of the cave and cast a spell to undo the restriction. Once it vanished, a pitch-black gaping hole appeared before him. A desolate, ancient, incomparably scorching fire-attributed origin energy rushed into his face, making him retreat half a step. After adjusting slightly, he leapt down. The hole was not deep, and he reached the ground in the time it took to drink half a cup of tea. Zhang Xiaohua immediately spread out his divine sense, but restrictions seemed to have long been laid all around, preventing it from reaching far.
My divine sense can now cover the entire island, yet here it cannot reach beyond a few zhang. Why did that Old Hu set up such restrictions?
Thinking this, Zhang Xiaohua took out a Luminous Pearl from his robes. By its faint light, together with his divine sense, he slowly made his way forward.
This was a downward slope. Though rugged and winding, it had no forks, so there was no fear of getting lost. Along the way, Zhang Xiaohua had considered using Earth Evasion, but the surrounding restrictions had even locked down Earth Evasion completely. Left with no choice, he could only stagger onward step by step, slowly descending.
After a long while, he still could not see the bottom. Zhang Xiaohua could not help being alarmed. Had he not already reached the seabed?
By now, Zhang Xiaohua's temperament had become steadfast through cultivation, and none of his former restlessness remained. He simply continued downward patiently, without beating the drum of retreat in his heart.
After much longer,