The Underground Cave

Sang Ying jumped into the dark hole so fast that Jiang Zhuoxue and the others didn't even have time to stop her before she disappeared from their sight.

What surprised Lan Fusheng and Bai Kejin even more was that Jiang Zhuoxue didn't even think twice. After realizing that she had failed to stop the person, she jumped down with Sang Ying in the next instant!

Bai Kejin's two exclamations caught in his throat. He bit his cheek hard, furious. "Jumping down without saying a word? Couldn't you have slowed down a bit!"

"What else is there to say?" Lan Fusheng turned around and smiled wryly, "Just dance along."

Although the process was unexpected, all four people made the same choice.

No one could have imagined that Sang Ying would do something so irrational, but by the time the others received the news, Sang Ying and her three companions had already ventured deep into the dark abyss.

Sang Ying only realized how reckless she had been after jumping. She relied on being the Child of the Heavenly Dao and wouldn't die so easily. But the people outside were unaware of her actions. If they sent the news back, she wondered if they would think she had gone mad.

But at this moment, she obviously couldn't care less about that. The abyss was deeper than she had imagined. Sang Ying felt herself falling continuously, surrounded by complete darkness, making it impossible for her to see anything.

But after jumping down, Sang Ying clearly noticed that the suction she had felt near the dark hole had disappeared, and she could barely hear the howling wind anymore.

After falling for an unknown amount of time, Sang Ying finally saw a glimmer of light. Not daring to be careless, she gripped her sword and carefully steadied herself in mid-air before landing gracefully.

Just as Sang Ying had guessed, she had barely landed on the ground and hadn't even had time to stand up when she heard the sound of wind in her ears.

Sang Ying had no time to think and used her sword to block the force that was attacking her. Sure enough, the next second something was cut in half by the Dragon Abyss Sword, followed by a cry of pain like that of an infant.

"It's Desolate Beast." A somewhat childish but cold voice came from the Dragon Abyss Sword.

Sang Ying was stunned for a moment before realizing that it was the sword spirit of the Dragon Abyss Sword speaking.

Although the Dragon Abyss Sword had developed sentience after undergoing a heavenly tribulation, it didn't seem to like talking much. Even after being by her side for so long, this was the first time she had heard the sword spirit speak.

"You... you know the origin of this monster?" Because she didn't quite understand the sword spirit's personality, Sang Ying didn't know how to address it for a moment.

Fortunately, the sword spirit seemed to sense her confusion and offered an answer, "Just call me Dragon Abyss. I feel like I've seen these Desolate Beast before, but I've forgotten exactly where."

The Dragon Abyss Sword has a long history, and the Dragon Race God of War once carried it through many wars. Perhaps the sword spirit had already shown signs of being born back then, which is why the Dragon Abyss still has a faint recollection of these monsters.

He said he couldn't remember clearly, and Sang Ying didn't mean to make things difficult for the sword spirit. She swiftly killed the Desolate Beast that had first discovered her, and only after the surroundings returned to quiet did Sang Ying have the mind to continue asking questions.

Do you know anything else about Desolate Beasts?

The Desolate Beast arrived suddenly, and the black hole appeared just as suddenly.

Gu Huaiwei only told her that she needed to sacrifice herself to fill the loopholes in the Lower Realm, but she didn't tell her about the existence of Desolate Beast.

Sang Ying worried that if she filled in the black hole, but the Desolate Beast still existed, that would be a real problem.

After all, she was already Demigod; even slaying Desolate Beast took her some effort, let alone those cultivators.

The sword spirit didn't know much about this either, but he shared what he did know. "I don't remember the origins of the Desolate Beast, but they usually appear when the world barrier is damaged. These monsters fear water and Spiritual Qi, but everything has its counterpart. Desolate Beast fear water, so their appearance brings sandstorms and heat. Desolate Beast fear Spiritual Qi, so they devour Spiritual Qi that poses no threat to them."

In other words, Desolate Beast have weaknesses, but they can eliminate those weaknesses themselves. Unless they encounter cultivators with greater power than themselves, these Desolate Beasts would probably be difficult to deal with.

Sang Ying felt uneasy upon hearing this, but fortunately, based on what she had seen before, the number of Desolate Beast was not large. The few that had managed to escape had been killed by her on the way. Now, as long as she could close the black hole, the Lower Realm would truly be safe.

After pondering all this, Sang Ying turned around, intending to take a good look at this underground world.

This place resembles a natural stone cave, with countless luminous crystals standing tall, firmly supporting the top of the cave.

The Desolate Beast that Sang Ying had killed earlier quickly turned into a pile of yellow sand. However, the next second, lines that looked like veins extended from the soil beneath their feet, reaching out towards the pile of yellow sand from all directions.

The yellow sand was decreasing at a visible rate, and in its place, the surrounding crystal pillars were becoming brighter than before.

So, do these crystals in the cave also obtain nourishment from the dead Desolate Beast?

Sang Ying became even more wary of the tall stone cave.

She had just taken a step when a voice came from behind her, growing louder as it approached.

Sang Ying's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately moved away from where she had been standing, worried that Desolate Beast might suddenly attack from behind.

A black figure landed after she dodged, and Sang Ying realized something was wrong as soon as she raised her sword.

The figure steadied himself nimbly, and as soon as he turned his head, he met Sang Ying's gaze, who was holding the Dragon Abyss Sword.

For a moment, both of them fell silent.

Sang Ying was the first to come to her senses. She looked Jiang Zhuoxue up and down, and only after confirming that the other woman was indeed unharmed did she angrily scold, "What's wrong with you? Why did you jump down with me? What about Lan Fusheng and Dong Fuzhu?"

Jiang Zhuoxue, however, paid no attention to her anger. He was relieved to have run into Sang Ying so soon. "I don't know what they're going to do. I just want to follow you."

With just those one sentence, Sang Ying's anger immediately subsided by more than half.

However, Jiang Zhuoxue's next words reignited her anger, which had been gradually dissipating. "Besides, do you think I'm the only one who's recklessly chasing after you?"

Sang Ying blinked, but before she could finish her question, she heard another noise above her head.

With a gasp, two figures fell from the height. These two were not as strong as the previous two, and after falling for so long, they were even unable to move.

Just as they were about to fall straight to the ground, Sang Ying and Jiang Zhuoxue stepped in at the crucial moment, each catching one of them.

After safely placing Lan Fusheng and Bai Kejin on the ground, Sang Ying finally understood Jiang Zhuoxue's meaning.

Sure enough, she shouldn't have left those three on the ground without saying anything!