"Apparently, those Golden Keys shot out of this entrance earlier," Mu Fucheng said, staring at the entrance. Beyond it lay pitch darkness.
But with the strength of Huang Xiao and the others, the darkness made little difference.
"Those people should still be inside. This should be the only exit," Ke Zhenyi said.
"What are we waiting for? Let's hurry inside," Liu Wangtai said.
The entrance passage was long, and rather than leading straight into the depths, it wound around several bends.
The keys that had shot out earlier had most likely done so through the workings of a formation. Otherwise, they must have been right at the entrance.
But none of that mattered anymore, and Huang Xiao gave it little thought.
They could feel the passage descending underground.
"It's a bit chilly," Ke Zhenyi said, looking around. He noticed that the passage's stone walls were damp, and a chill rose from below.
It stood in stark contrast to the scorching heat outside.
"We must be pretty deep underground by now," Huang Xiao said.
"Anywhere else, a place like this would be thoroughly unsuitable for cultivation," Mu Fucheng said. "It looks like a graveyard, whichever way you look at it."
"This is the Central Desert. Unless you go underground, it's still a little too hot," Ke Zhenyi said with a laugh.
"Something's happening," Huang Xiao said, his ears twitching.
Mu Fucheng and the other two also heard a considerable commotion from below-the sounds of fighting.
Clearly, the people below had come to blows.
The four quickened their steps, and before long, they found that the passage ahead grew wider the farther they went.
They had already spotted quite a few corpses along it.
"We're here."
The four saw a vast underground space ahead, large enough to accommodate at least a thousand