Going Underground

Zi Yan poked her head out and looked around the cave entrance, and asked curiously, "Is this the place?"

"Haha, yes. The entrance to the cave here was originally blocked by yellow sand. If it weren't for my powerful soul power and the Golden Emperor Burning Sky Flame in my body being able to detect some residual breath of Heavenly Flame here, I'm afraid it would be difficult for us to discover it." Xiao Ling replied with a smile.

Hearing this, Zi Yan said impatiently: "Then let's go down quickly."

After saying that, Zi Yan took out a moonstone from her ring and threw it into the cave entrance.

The faint light emitted by the moonstone rolled several times in the dark cave and then gradually disappeared completely.

Looking at the rapidly disappearing moonstone, Qing Lin frowned slightly and said softly: "It seems that this passage is not a straight line."

"Well, according to my soul perception, there are more than ten passages below. When we reach the fork in the road, I will use my soul power to find the correct direction leading to the underground." Xiao Ling replied to Qing Lin.

Waving at Qing Lin, Xiao Ling said: "The temperature in here is still too high. Your cultivation is too low now. Stay with me."

Hearing this, Qing Lin nodded obediently and walked to Xiao Ling's side.

Xiao Ling glanced at the charming green pupils, smiled slightly, then stretched out his arms and embraced Qing Lin in his arms while looking at her stunned little face.

Being held in Xiao Ling's arms, Qing Lin's little face gradually turned red. She lowered her head, with a thousand thoughts in her mind.

With a light chuckle, Xiao Ling gestured to Zi Yan, tightened the soft body in his arms, and jumped into the dark cave first.

Seeing this scene, Zi Yan behind him followed Xiao Ling's steps without hesitation, and with a light leap, followed behind Xiao Ling.

In the dark passage, Xiao Ling hugged Qing Lin tightly in his arms. The two of them kept sliding down the slope of the passage. In Qing Lin's little hand, she was holding a moonstone. A faint and soft light emanated from it, allowing Xiao Ling to tell whether there were any obstacles on the road ahead.

Not far behind Xiao Ling and the other man, Zi Yan bent her knees and squatted slightly, maintaining her body balance, with the soles of her feet pressed against the wall of the cave, making a hissing sound that slowly echoed in the passage.

As his body was sliding down, Xiao Ling's eyes swept across the cave walls on both sides of him. After a while, he was somewhat surprised to find that this passage was extremely smooth, with basically no stones protruding from the cave walls. This passage looked as if it had been violently impacted by some extremely huge energy column.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Ling couldn't help but mutter in his heart: "This should be the tunnel that the two-headed fire snake that lives in the underground magma world drilled out. I don't know why it didn't just stay in the magma and live there, but dug a few tunnels here. But it makes it easier for me to find traces of the Heavenly Flame."

After the downward speed continued for nearly two or three minutes, Xiao Ling could already see the bottom of the passage. He bent his feet slightly, and after a moment, with a slight muffled sound, his body fell to the ground in a bow shape. As his body bent and stretched, he completely dissipated the rebound force of the fall.

After landing on the ground, Xiao Ling let go of Qing Lin in his arms, pulled her forward a few steps, and swept his eyes across the road ahead, and indeed, he found that there were more than a dozen dark passages.

Zi Yan, who was following behind Xiao Ling and the others, also walked up to them, looked at the dozen or so passages, gazed at Xiao Ling, and asked curiously, "Which of these dozen or so holes can lead to the underground?"

Hearing this, Xiao Ling released his soul perception from his brows to investigate the specific conditions of the passage. After a while, Xiao Ling's attention was focused on a passage on the right.

According to Xiao Ling's perception, an extremely hot breath emanated from it. If not unexpectedly, the Green Lotus Earth Core Flame was in that direction.

Pointing at that passage, Xiao Ling said with a smile: "It should be that passage. If we walk down along that passage, it won't take long to reach our destination."

After he finished speaking, Xiao Ling took Qing Lin's hand and walked to the front of the passage.

He waved his hand to release a layer of Dou Qi barrier, dispersing all the scorching air currents that were blowing towards him.

Xiao Ling turned around and asked Zi Yan, "The fire energy here is very active. Is it okay for you?"

Zi Yan nodded and replied, "It's a little hot, but it's not a big problem."

After saying that, she took out a moonstone for lighting, passed by Xiao Ling, and walked into the dark passage first.

Seeing this, Xiao Ling also took Qing Lin's hand and quickened his pace to catch up.

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Xiao Ling and the other two, with the help of the light of the moonstone, walked slowly in the dark passage. Since they had no idea what the danger was, the three of them remained silent in unison. Along the way, there was almost silence except for the slight rustling sound of their footsteps.

In the dark and deep passage, there seemed to be no concept of time. Everyone just kept moving forward in a somewhat rigid manner. The passage seemed to have no end, and no light at the end could be seen. This scene... was like constantly walking towards the center of the earth...

As the distance got closer, Xiao Ling suddenly realized that the fire attribute surrounding his body suddenly increased, and the Golden Emperor's Burning Sky Flame in his body also became uncontrollably active.

Zi Yan also felt the change in the fire attribute energy. She slowly paused and turned her head slightly to look at Xiao Ling and Qing Lin. She asked curiously, "Xiao Ling, Xiao Ling, are we almost there?"

Nodding to Zi Yan, Xiao Ling smiled and said, "It looks like we're about to reach our destination."

On the following journey, as the three of them went deeper, the fire attribute aura around them became more and more intense. However, Xiao Ling and Zi Yan had their own Dou Qi to protect them, and Qing Lin had Xiao Ling's protection, so the three of them were not greatly affected.

As he went deeper, the fire energy in Xiao Ling's body became more and more active, because he could feel that the Flame Mantra in his body was automatically driving the Dou Qi without his control, and began to run rapidly. This had only happened when he absorbed the Golden Emperor's Burning Sky Flame since he started practicing. This also proved that the Green Lotus Earth Core Flame was not far away from Xiao Ling.

Afterturning another corner, a red light appeared at the end of the passage not far away, which brightened the originally dark passage a little.