Lu Li rushed forward. Ghost followed him reluctantly. There were so many ghosts outside. Ghost wanted to devour them all but Lu Li didn't give it the time, which was driving it crazy.
Lu Li rushed into the stone cave. There were still more ghosts coming out from the cave.
For average warriors and even the patriarchs, these ghosts were fatal. But for Lu Li, they were like a flock of lambs, not threatening at all.
His body floated forward like an arrow, bringing Ghost Shadow with him as he rushed into the depths of the cave.
The deeper he went, the narrower the cave became. There were so many ghosts in the tunnel that it was like entering an ant's nest.
Lu Li paid no attention to the ghosts and pressed on. After a couple of miles, he found a fork in the tunnel and there were three of them at the same time.
"Well, someone has been here!"
Lu Li glanced over and his eyes lit up. He saw a hidden mark in one of the passageways. There was a faint scratch on the stone wall.
Judging by the scratch, the mark must have been left a long time ago, at least thousands of years ago. If it weren't for the fact that Lu Li used the Mark of Dao, he wouldn't have found it.
"Let's go!"
Lu Li didn't think for long. He followed the marked tunnel. It might be a wrong one, but it had been used before so it should be safer.
After running along the tunnel for hundreds of miles, Lu Li found another fork in the road. The tunnel was extending downwards. Lu Li found another tunnel with obscure markings.
"Let's go!"
Lu Li followed the mark and went down. The tunnel was extending downwards. There were no more forks in the tunnel. It went all the way down.
Lu Li went on for hundreds of thousands of miles. There were specters all along the way. At the bottom, the black haze was even thicker. The atmosphere here was quite uncomfortable. But Lu Li had no other choice. He had to carry on because the way out might be down there.
Another three thousand miles later, Lu Li found a huge underground cave. After he walked around the plaza, he realized something — there was no exit!
Did that mean this was a dead end? He followed the mark and came to a dead end?
There were thousands of ghosts underground, and Ghost Shadow rushed down like a hungry tiger. Lu Li wandered around. He didn't believe that this was a dead end; there had to be an exit.
He activated the Marks of the Great Path and carefully sensed inside. However, after wandering around once, he didn't discover anything. The surrounding stone walls were all ordinary stone walls. He didn't detect any fluctuations of divine runes, and he didn't discover anything special.
"Retreat!"
Annoyed, Lu Li rushed back to the top of the cave. He had wasted a lot of time. The main reason was that he felt his body was being demonized under the influence of the qi and energy.
Although it was just a feeling, this feeling was real. He believed that if he stayed here for a long time, his body would definitely have problems.
"Something's wrong …"
Lu Li stopped. He let Blood Fairy out and said, "Blood Fairy, go and have a look. See if there are any problems in the plaza."
Blood Fairy immediately extended her tentacles into the ground and began to investigate the walls and the ground.
Lu Li had a question. Since this was a dead end, why were there so many ghosts here?
Where did these Specters come from?
Blood Fairy carefully examined the area. After half an hour, she transmitted her voice, "Master, there is something strange underground. There is a spring underground, and there are ghosts coming out of it …"
"Spring?"
Lu Li's eyes glowed. There was a spring underground. Did it mean that there was an exit?
Since there were so many ghosts coming out of the spring, it might be the nest of the ghosts. It might be connected to the tunnel outside.
"Dig ~"
Lu Li took out his weapon and began to dig. What happened next shocked him — he took out a Relic weapon and began to dig. However, what he saw was nothing but regular stones. His Relic weapon could not move them at all!
"How can this be?"
Lu Li couldn't figure it out. If the Cliff of Souls was made of such hard stones, then the entire Valley of Ghosts would have known about it. But he didn't hear anything about it.
"Whoosh!"
Lu Li dashed out after some thoughts. After he was dozens of miles away, he swung his weapon. The mud and stones on the stone wall were crushed into powder.
"So, it must be because of that spring."
Lu Li turned around and walked towards the underground cave. When he reached the underground cave, he swung his fist and smashed at the ground with great force.
The Divine Weapon was very sharp, but the fist contained great strength. It could even shatter a mountain with a single punch.
"Boom!"
The ground trembled violently, and then a big hole was blasted open. Lu Li was astonished again. The stones in the hole were slowly healing up …
When a person was injured, the flesh would grow back. However, when the stones were smashed open, they would recover slowly.
Fortunately, the speed was not fast. Otherwise, Lu Li would not have the courage to go down.
"Let's go!"
Lu Li observed for a moment to make sure that everything was fine. Then, he smashed his way down and created a tunnel in the ground.
Soon, the tunnel closed up. Lu Li was trapped in the stones.
"Master, there is still some distance to go. Three thousand miles below you!"
Blood Fairy said. Lu Li was speechless. He did not expect the Spring to be so deep. He felt he had gone to the deepest part of the sea, to the underworld. Did these specters come from the underworld?
Naturally, Lu Li did not believe in the netherworld. He had a ghost in the Relic. Ghost Shadow was a ghost.
What was so scary about ghosts?
Lu Li dashed down. The three thousand miles were nothing for him. He smashed his way down.
Soon, he found the underground spring. It was a large one, with a radius of over three miles. The spring water was rolling, and a dark fog spread out. Many ghosts came out from the spring. When they saw Lu Li, they came over. Lu Li was surrounded by ghosts.
Spiritshadow was excited to the extreme. He quickly made his way through and then entered the Netherworld Spring.
"What?"
Lu Li was surprised. He noticed that Ghost Shadow was drinking the spring as if he was drinking water. Even though the speed was not fast, the spring water was decreasing. Ghost Shadow had absorbed quite a bit.
"This Nether Spring Water has a very strong energy?"
Lu Li was surprised. He could sense that Ghost Shadow's energy was growing. Just like when Ghost Shadow ate ghosts for the first time, the increase in energy meant that Ghost Shadow's abilities were growing.
Spiritshadow's original strength was already very strong, but now, it was still clearly becoming stronger. This meant that the energy contained within the Netherworld Spring was very strong.
"Good!"
Lu Li did not want to waste time. He did not even give Ghost Shadow time to eat the ghosts.
No matter how short of time was, Lu Li must feed Ghost Shadow. If Ghost Shadow's abilities could be elevated to a higher level, he might be able to inflict harm on a fourth tribulation warrior.
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