The black Ancient Pagoda glowed.
The gray mist was dispersed.
Three figures kept advancing, seeing corpses strewn every which way.
Finally, they saw a head-sized piece of Source with a red-haired claw sealed inside. The other side of the Source was unmistakably a fossil, connected to the stone wall and not yet excavated.
Vaguely, they could make out an ancient creature with a pair of wings.
"It looks like the problem lies here!" Han Dong's expression was grave, but he could not help breathing a sigh of relief.
As long as it was not a living Primordial creature.
Otherwise, the trouble would be considerable.
"There's something strange about this mining area..." Suddenly.
Taiyi's brow glowed, and Nine Secrets: Shu actually began circulating of its own accord.
A pair of Martial Dao Heavenly Eyes opened and closed, gazing at the mining area.
"Hum..." Under the astonished gazes of Han Lin and his companion.
He suddenly activated the Ancient Pagoda, sweeping a wisp of black light ahead and opening a passage whose depths could not be seen.
"Boom..." The earth shook and the mountains trembled.
A vast area was ruthlessly excavated, reduced to rubble.
But the Ancient Pagoda chimed softly, holding the mine tunnel steady without directly causing a collapse.
Yet a cold, eerie aura seeped out from the depths.
Puzzled, Han Dong asked, "Junior brother, what are you..."
"Let's go in and look!"
Taiyi did not respond.
He charged into the passage with the two of them.
They continued onward, descending several li underground before the space abruptly opened up.
"Hiss..."
"This is..."
All three sucked in cold breaths, their pupils contracting sharply.
A vast cavern came into view, paved with level bricks and stones, with enormous stone pillars supporting it.
At the very center of the stone floor stood a