The fleet within the demon clouds set sail once more, pressing ever onward through the depths of the underground cave. After descending diagonally for roughly a hundred zhang, Old Ox waved the formation flags behind them again. The rocks and soil above the cave began to wriggle slowly, while the roots of the surrounding vegetation stretched endlessly, completely concealing the upper cave's existence.
However.
Quite a few mortals aboard the ships wept in secret, yet none dared to cry aloud. The demons, on the other hand, were visibly smiling. Having entered this underground cave, they seemed considerably more at ease.
As the great tower ships borne aloft by demon clouds continued deeper, they eventually entered an Underground Cavity and reached an Underground River Channel. Their speed through the water was astonishingly even faster than flying.
Ji Yuan and Old Beggar were both drawn to the Underground Dark River. As the demons used their arts to steer the wooden ships, faint flowing light streaked through the water, as though little waves were pushing them along. Besides water spirits, it contained an even denser Earth Power, allowing Ji Yuan and Old Beggar to experience what it felt like for Mountain and Water Deities to travel through the territory under their own command.
Judging from this Guidance Formation alone, the Heavenly Revelation Alliance—or the demons of the Black Wasteland—were truly not to be underestimated. Whoever had devised such a formation would absolutely be a Master of formations even among the immortal path.
"Wuwuwu... wuwu..."
On the great ship where Ji Yuan and the others were, a child kept sobbing. Yet there were no tears left in his eyes; he had likely cried for so long that he had wept himself dry.
"Stop crying! Keep crying, and I'll eat you first!"
A demon beside