After a while, the two monks came back and reported: "It's the body of a demon ape!"

The tense atmosphere of the entire team was relieved.

When the large army arrived at the demon ape's corpse, Ning Yong exclaimed.

He saw the appearance of the Fire-Melting Demon Ape for the first time.

This monster was sturdy, about three meters tall, and covered with thick, bright red hair. The hair was pure red, as red as fire, and very beautiful.

The Fire-Melting Demon Ape's fangs were bared, and its eyes were wide open, and it died with its eyes open.

Its body is a strange combination of flesh, blood and lava.

Even though it was dead now, its internal structure could be seen from the wounds on its body. It was like magma, still flowing slowly, emitting strong heat, but cooling rapidly.

Ning Zhanji frowned.

This was unexpected.

He would rather be a living Fire-Melting Demon Ape.

Now, things get complicated.

"There was a fierce confrontation here!"

"The Fire-Melting Demon Ape fought hard here, but was ultimately defeated."

"What kind of existence is it that can kill an adult Fire-Melting Demon Ape in a one-on-one fight?"

"From the traces, it doesn't appear to be any kind of demon beast that we know of so far."

Ning Zhanji knew that he had to find out clearly.

Because, if we leave a mysterious monster alone, the family's large forces will make a big move in the future, and without clear intelligence, they may suffer a great loss! Ning Zhanji led the team down the cave this time to investigate the environment and collect intelligence.

That's his job.

Thinking of this, Ning Zhanji stopped thinking, decisively gave up the original route, and followed the traces.

"But the mysterious monster and the adult demon ape had a fierce battle, and their combat power can be estimated. We should be able to deal with it with our current strength."

"Besides, its fighting power must have declined after the fierce battle with the demon ape. This is a very good opportunity!"

Ning Zhanji's eyes were shining as he led his team to track.

Along the way, they found other monsters that had suffered disasters, such as the fire spirits scattered on the ground after the death of the fire snake, the corpse of the flame lizard, and the scattered stones of the lava demon.

As the Ning family monks chased after them, they had more things on hand.

"Boss, what on earth is this thing that is so powerful and has killed so many monsters?"

"Haha, we got the upper hand this time. If we get a few more of these mysterious monsters, we won't have to do any work and will become rich immediately."

Ning Zhanji frowned and estimated secretly: "The other party left these behind instead of cleaning up the battlefield, which shows that they are obviously not cultivators. But these corpses have not been eaten, and resources such as fire essence have not been devoured. This seems to indicate that this mysterious monster does not belong to the volcanic cave, and is not part of the food chain here."

"Perhaps, this is a pet of a certain monk?"

"No matter what, I must reveal its true face this time!"

Ning Zhanji made up his mind and chased all the way.

Finally, they came to a dead end.

"There's no way forward?"

“It shouldn’t be like this!”

"The traces clearly point here..."

The Ning family monks were puzzled.

Ning Zhanji looked around, then he murmured something and performed some kind of magic.

Finally, his eyes fixed on a piece of wall.

"Retreat and form a formation."

"Let's try to blow up this wall." Ning Zhanji ordered.

The Ning family monks formed three small formations, pulled Ning Zhuo and Ning Yong into the farthest small formation, and told them not to run around.

Boom boom boom! The formation was activated, and the monks worked together to continuously bombard the wall.

After the surface of the wall was broken, the brilliance of the formation was revealed.

There is actually a defensive formation hidden here!

The defense formation was laid out in a simple and crude manner. It did not last long and was soon shattered.

“There’s actually a hidden passage here?”

"Is it because it was hidden by someone that it was not discovered before?"

Ning Zhanji frowned deeply.

After following this, his previous guess was shaken.

It was obvious that the one who could set up the formation must be a cultivator. Even if he was not a human, he must be an intelligent demon cultivator.

After hesitating for just a second, Ning Zhanji decided to continue the pursuit.

The Ning family monks began to explore the mysterious passage.

They soon discovered "traces of monsters" similar to the previous ones.

"Perhaps, this is a spiritual pet of a certain cultivator. It is quite intelligent and has the authority to pass through the formation."

"There are traces of human activity in many places along this channel, and the channel was opened up earlier than we are."

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"In other words, our Ning family is the one that came later?"

"What is that?"

“We’re reaching the end of the road.”

"Be careful!"

The Ning family monks followed all the way out of the passage and came to an underground square with a wide view and flat terrain.

There were also two formations laid out in the underground square, both were very crude, like children's graffiti.

Ning Zhanji sent his men to search for clues everywhere. At this moment, the roar of a monster was heard.

Roars and roars came one after another, coming from all directions.

Ning Zhanji was shocked and immediately ordered a retreat.

But hot magma suddenly gushed out from the passage they came from, and they had to retreat.

“Damn it!”

“This is a trap!!”

"Could it be the other two families, or the city lord, who could be so generous?"

Ning Zhanji was both shocked and angry. On the one hand, he ordered everyone to form a formation, and on the other hand, he sent people to investigate everywhere.

The results of the investigation were very bad.

This underground square was like a transit station, connecting many passages. And from these passages, a large number of monsters were pouring out.

The Ning family monks set up a defensive formation in a corner of the square and activated the formation with all their strength.

Fortunately, they were fully prepared for war and brought a lot of formation plates, so they were able to quickly build a defensive formation.

The defensive formation was activated, forming an icy light wall that formed a semicircle and, together with the wall behind the monks, formed a circle.

The tinder rats were the first to charge in. Compared to the outside world, the tinder rats that appeared at this time were already half a person's height! The tinder rats charged frantically, and many rats were directly killed by crashing into the ice wall.

Cracks appeared in the ice wall.

Some lava monsters flew in the air, crossed the ice wall, and killed over.

The Ning family monks cooperated well and were well prepared.

A large number of magical weapons were activated, mainly flying swords and flying needles, which pierced through the lava demon and gained critical time.

The second defense formation was built, forming a semi-sphere that covered everyone.

All of a sudden, the noise outside the formation weakened a lot.

"Continue to build the formation!" Ning Zhanji's face was stern.

The Ning family monks had just completed the third large formation, forming a pillar of light that supported the ceiling of the underground space, and a huge aura suddenly emerged.

The monks looked horrified.

"Golden Core aura, could it be that we are chasing after a Golden Core cultivator?"

"I remember this aura, it's Zheng family ancestor Zheng Shuanggou!"

"Could it be that the Zheng family is going to attack us?!"

(End of this chapter)