Was that formation a random teleportation system?
Have we stumbled into another secret realm?
Zuan felt a chill; every time he entered the secret realm before, he was randomly teleported like this.
However, he took out a luminous pearl, which illuminated the surrounding environment. Seeing the interconnected tomb passages, the familiar architectural style and atmosphere made him breathe a sigh of relief.
They were still inside the tomb, but they couldn't sense the presence of any other people or living beings, so they were definitely not in the upper levels of the tomb.
However, his eyes quickly narrowed as he noticed scattered white bones on the ground. Judging from their size, they were clearly not human, and he wondered what kind of monster had died there.
A strange wind suddenly blew through the tomb passage, carrying with it suppressed roars.
It was even closer than what I had just heard in the tomb chamber of Baopu Xianjun, and I could feel the oppressive aura even more clearly. This must be the depths of the great tomb.
He recalled that both Baopu Immortal Lord and Jing Teng had mentioned that the truly terrifying monsters were sealed deep within the great tomb, and that neither the Death Reaper nor the Earth Flame Demon were qualified to be in the lower levels.
Thinking of this, his expression became somewhat solemn. It would be best to find Jing Teng and leave this place as soon as possible.
But the tomb passages here are interconnected, like a maze. Which way should we go?
He tried to investigate with his divine sense, but unfortunately, the tomb suppressed his divine sense greatly. This was deep inside the tomb, which made it impossible for his divine sense to leave his body by more than three feet. It was not as far as he could see with his eyes.
He raised the jade cong on his arm, and a fluorescent light appeared on it, but it quickly disappeared. Sure enough, there were no living small animals nearby.
Just as he was wondering which way to go, he suddenly sniffed the air and faintly smelled sulfur.
Since there are no other clues, let's follow this scent and take a look.
At first, the smell was relatively mild, but it gradually became stronger and stronger, accompanied by a stuffy, hot atmosphere, making you feel as if you were in a sauna.
Zuan frowned. Could it be something like an underground hot spring?
He channeled his vital energy throughout his body, and soon his whole body felt cool.
Continuing to explore, they discovered that the surrounding area could hardly be described as a tomb passage; instead, it consisted of many what appeared to be natural caves.
Could this large tomb have been built against a mountain, making use of some natural terrain features?
But what kind of being could build such a large tomb?
There are many forks in the road along the way. You will encounter several forks after traveling for a short while. The key is that each fork is winding and twisting, and there are caves every now and then. They all look very similar, making people dizzy and disoriented, as if they were in a maze.
At first, Zaun secretly memorized the route, but later he completely gave up and couldn't remember the route at all.
He could sense that he wasn't walking on level ground the whole time; the natural caves and tunnels seemed to be descending into the depths, but because the slope wasn't steep, it was hard to get a direct feel for them.
Gradually, a faint red light appeared ahead.
Zuan followed the light and discovered that it wasn't a red light at all, but rather the walls that had been burned red.
The surrounding air grew thinner and thinner, and waves of heat rushed towards us, several times more intense than when we encountered the Earth Flame Demon.
If it weren't for Zu An's current high level of cultivation, coupled with Pei Mianman's flame pendant protecting him, he would probably have spontaneously combusted by now.
"Lava again?" Zaun frowned slightly, but then he understood. The reason why lava appeared at the Earthfire Demon's place above was probably caused by the overflow of fire elemental power from the depths of the tomb.
His shoes became sticky, and even with various protective measures, they still showed signs of melting.
Seeing this, he decided to turn around and leave to find another way. Although he could still hold on, who knew if he would end up as a barbecue if he continued to go further in.
Just then, a faint voice seemed to come from inside: "Help...help...me..."
Zuan's heart skipped a beat, and he looked ahead. The voice did not sound again, but he knew he could not have misheard.
After hesitating for a moment, he decided to go and see what was going on.
Arriving here, I was completely lost, surrounded by a maze. I had no idea where to find Jing Teng. It would be good to ask him for information since I had finally encountered a living being.
He carefully protected himself with his vital energy and walked forward on the red-hot ground.
At this moment, a thought struck him, and he took out the Soul-Burning Fire Crystal from before. It was shining brightly, as if it was absorbing the power of the surrounding fire elements.
With the help of the Soul-Burning Fire Crystal, Zuan felt much less pressure and his speed of progress increased significantly.
He was puzzled. He wondered what the surrounding rock walls were made of, and they showed no signs of melting even after being heated to such a red-hot state.
After walking for a while, a white lake came into view.
However, upon closer inspection, it turned out to be nothing but lava, which was completely transparent white, indicating an extremely high temperature.
Strictly speaking, these are no longer considered magma, but rather the most fundamental manifestation of the fire element.
Let alone ordinary people, even high-level cultivators would be burned to ashes if they encountered it.
This lake is many times larger than the one belonging to the Earthly Flame Demon. It stretches as far as the eye can see, appearing more like a vast ocean than a lake.
However, what shocked Zaun was that in the center of this lava field, there was a small, isolated island, estimated to be less than a meter in diameter.
An old monk sat there, his hands clasped together, muttering sutras to himself. His body shimmered with a faint Buddhist light, barely blocking out the surging lava around him.
However, his clothes were already torn to shreds, leaving only his old and hunched body, on which various scars and charred marks could be faintly seen. There was hardly a patch of intact skin, clearly indicating that he had been injured by splashing lava for a long time.
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