Hiding in the bushes, I overheard the conversation between the two people from Ping'an Village and frowned slightly.

They knew that such a monster existed here.

This shows that the people of Ping'an Village are aware of the underground fluorescent forest and all the creatures here.

Based on the conversation between the bearded man and his companion, I even felt that those hairy monsters were very likely one of the Gu creatures they had created.

Although we know that firearms can be lethal to those hairy monsters, these things were created in ancient times.

In that era when cold weapons reigned supreme, the existence of these monsters meant that the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace would be a forbidden place for humans, and anyone who dared to enter would be put to death!

Most importantly, the bearded man's companion said that the monsters in this place were much weaker than those recorded in the books.

If that's the case, how ferocious must these monsters, created to guard the tombs, have been back then?

Just as I was pondering these things, the bearded man had already shifted his attention from the hairy monster and walked to the center of the explosion behind him, asking his companion, "Those guys used explosives to create an opening here. Looks like they succeeded!"

His companion nodded: "There's no time to lose. Now that we've found the trail, let's keep chasing it!"

Hearing their conversation, a man standing nearby stood up and said, "Gentlemen, I don't think we need to keep chasing them. Since the people ahead have already gone down, we just need to blow up this entrance and block them!"

"No, we don't know the situation ahead. If there's another way out, all our previous efforts will have been in vain."

The bearded man waved his hand: "Besides, you've all seen the terrain here. Even if we stay, we won't have a chance to get out! Everyone here came after drawing lots for life and death, and we were prepared not to return the day we arrived. Since some people have already gone ahead, we can only move forward."

The other person nodded in agreement: "I suggest that after we go down, we blow up this entrance as well. That way, not only will the people below be unable to come back, but the people above will also have nowhere to go. The monsters here are enough to deal with them."

The bearded man nodded: "That's a good idea. Everyone, prepare separately. After we rappel down, we'll blow up this exit."

Hearing the conversation among the people ahead, Jiang Man whispered to me, "What the Wei family members said earlier was correct. We entered the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace in a hurry. Only Duan Jinyan and the people from Ping'an Village carried explosives, which means that Duan Jinyan and the others had already gone down ahead of time."

"We absolutely cannot let them blow up the passage, otherwise, with our capabilities, we won't be able to reopen it."

I quickly made a decision: "Although we don't know what the bottom of that tunnel looks like, if they want to blow it up, they will definitely have to get their own people to a safe distance first. So I think they will definitely use a fuse to detonate it. After they go down, we can rush up and cut the fuse."

Jiang Man asked with some concern, "What if it's an electrical explosion?"

"The more complex the tool, the more prone it is to malfunction. Therefore, the more professional the tomb raiding team, the more primitive the tools they carry. Even if they bring tools like electric picks, they will still carry a set of ordinary tools."

Looking at the group of people busy ahead, I said, "The people of Ping'an Village are all experts, so they will definitely be bringing a lead with them."

While we were talking, the people from Ping'an Village ahead had already made their preparations. The bearded man tied a rope to a tree and then swung it down into the cave. After his four companions descended, he also rushed to the cave entrance, grabbed the rope, and went down as well.

I saw the bearded man disappear on the ground and quickly ran towards him.

Because of the distance, I hadn't been able to see the situation clearly until I got closer. I then discovered that the ground had been blasted into a large crater. At the center of the blast, there was a hole about one meter in diameter, pitch black and bottomless.

Not far from the ground in this large hole, two pieces of plastic explosives have been firmly fixed on it, with a fuse connected to the detonator below.

Before the people below could light the fuse, I lay down on the ground, cut the fuse, and put the plastic explosives into my bag.

Seeing my actions, the monkey asked, "Young Master Duan, do you think that if the people from Ping'an Village lit the fuse down there and didn't hear an explosion from our side, they would stay and ambush us?"

"No! They were attracted by the explosion caused by Duan Jinyan. The reason they rushed down was to hunt down Duan Jinyan and his group. We're just chasing after them. They can weigh the pros and cons themselves."

I shook my head and continued, "Even so, we should be cautious. Everyone wait up here for half an hour before coming down!"

Looking down into the bottomless black hole, Lin Que asked me, "Brother, wasn't it said that this Miao Jiang Immortal Palace has three gates? Do you think Duan Jinyan and his group are carrying out the demolition here because they can't find the gates, or are they seeking convenience?"

"The Miao Jiang Immortal Palace is built on a mountain without a burial mound. Since it has three gates, it must be impregnable, and there is no possibility of even digging a tunnel. If we could bypass the tomb gate by blasting, we wouldn't have to go through all this trouble."

After answering the monkey's question, I continued, "Perhaps Duan Jinyan just searched this area differently than us and found this place first. I don't know where this passage leads, but it's definitely not the main tomb chamber of the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace below."

After hearing what we said, a member of the Wei family stepped forward and said, "Mr. Duan, as we said before, once we find the location of the explosion, I can stay and wait for Miss and the others. So I won't be traveling with you for the rest of the trip."

"No, you have to come with us."

I rejected the Wei family's suggestion: "Although we are from the same sect, we are still competitors. You have already learned too much inside information. If you stay here, our intelligence will be leaked. So please come with us. If you meet Wei Shengnan down there and want to leave, I will not stop you."

When the Wei family members heard what I said, they nodded and stepped aside.

We didn't have a comfortable half hour, after all, there was a hairy monster's corpse lying not far away.

When the time came, I grabbed the rope left behind by the bearded man and became the first to rappel down the passage beneath my feet, descending into the space below the fluorescent forest.