As everyone continued forward, Xing's voice sounded in Jiang Lan's mind.
"Straight ahead, right at the next fork, and then you'll be there."
Although Xing had lost many of his memories, his directions were undeniably accurate.
Perhaps he had maps of these places in his head?
Twenty minutes passed in a flash.
During that time, they encountered two more groups of Energy Bodies, but neither was strong, and Shen Fang dealt with them without any trouble.
This time, he did not deliberately test the team members or anything of the sort.
He also knew what their objective was this time.
Securing the core came first. Everything else was secondary.
As they ventured deeper, the passages around them grew narrower, but the concentration of spiritual qi gradually increased.
On the panel before Jiang Lan, the progress bar was still moving. Though it was not fast, the gains were considerable.
Jiang Lan narrowed his eyes, in a good mood.
After all, who could turn down a freebie?
When they reached the fork, he spoke up at just the right moment.
"Right."
Without hesitation, Shen Fang turned.
After they walked a little farther, a door appeared at the end of the passage.
It looked much like the doors they had seen before, its surface covered in patterns, except that a six-pointed star was carved in the center.
Xing's voice sounded again.
"This is the entrance. The core is inside."
Jiang Lan asked inwardly, What is this six-pointed star for?
"Don't worry about it. Just open the door."
Jiang Lan was speechless.
Fine. Xing clearly knew more than he did, so he would just do as Xing said.
Jiang Lan stepped forward and pressed his hand against the six-pointed star.
The six-pointed star flickered, and light spread outward.
Hum...
The door slid open to