It was a stalactite cave with access in all directions. Although it was impossible to know exactly how large it was, it was definitely not small.
After Han Li lifted a moonlight stone and looked around, he came to this conclusion.
In the instant the tunnel collapsed and rocks and soil fell, Han Li quickly activated his protective shield. Although he was buried deep underground in the series of earth tremors, he at least had a chance to catch his breath.
However, the terrain had changed too much during the trembling, and Han Li didn't know where he was, nor could he determine his direction. Helplessly, he had to release several lizard puppet beasts, letting them dig in several directions simultaneously, hoping to find a way out.
At this moment, he greatly regretted not learning the Earth Escape Technique earlier. If he had, he could have moved freely through the earth with just a little spellcasting. Now he had to follow behind the通道 opened by the puppet beasts, crawling forward slowly.
As for the idea of using magical artifacts to clear the way, it only flashed through Han Li's mind; he would never really do it.
In a situation where the direction and location were unclear, squandering spiritual energy carelessly was not a wise thing to do. Moreover, using magical artifacts in the earth was extremely dangerous! One wrong operation and he would fall into another collapse.
This way, Han Li first controlled several puppet beasts to explore a certain area, then selected the direction most likely to be a way out and advanced. After crawling boringly for several hours in this manner, he finally arrived at this unknown stalactite cave, which completely relaxed his tense heart.
The feeling of surviving a disaster was truly wonderful!
Han Li looked back at the cave he had crawled out of, knowing that there must be others who had also survived the tunnel collapse. But whether they could find a way out from the pile of mud and stones was hard to say!
Because in an airtight place, even Foundation Establishment cultivators probably couldn't last too long. Qi Condensation disciples were even more likely to be in danger!
However, Han Li was puzzled while feeling lucky!
How did the tunnel collapse and earthquake happen just after they entered? Was it the work of demonic cultivators? Han Li felt that this guess was probably true.
...
On the surface, the demonic cultivators were destroying the spirit mine entrance, smashing everything inside the cave with magical artifacts.
And high above the spirit mine, the yellow-robed old man was saying to the red-clothed girl with regret:
"Junior Sister Lian. Isn't this a bit of overkill? Why use a Earth-Shaking Talisman just for some fleeing dogs? That's a very rare intermediate talisman!"
"Hmph! Running away from my, Lian Feihua's, face, how could it be so easy! Although sweeping this spirit mine was just an additional mission, letting them escape smoothly from here still makes me feel uncomfortable!" The red-clothed girl pouted, speaking indifferently.
Hearing this, the yellow-robed old man didn't know whether to laugh or cry!
Wasting a rare talisman for such a reason was too ridiculous! But who made her the only daughter of the Flame Demon Gate Master? Ahem. As a protector of the Heavenly Fiend Sect, he should mind less about her business.
Thinking of this, the old man had no choice but to shut his mouth.
Not long after, this group of demonic cultivators who had completely destroyed the spirit mine flew away from the place, gradually disappearing without a trace.
One day later, the huge medicinal herb plantation hidden by the seven sects far from this place was attacked by the same group! All the medicinal herbs about to be refined into pills were looted, and even the seedlings were burned to ashes by the Azure Yang Demonic Fire!
This matter immediately seized the hearts of the upper echelons of the seven sects. In comparison, the spirit mine where Han Li was also being attacked became insignificant. After all, the spirit mine could be restored with some time, but the spirit herbs that were taken and burned couldn't grow back for decades.
The upper echelons of the seven sects were furious and sent experts to pursue and kill, but were ambushed by the other side's接应 on the way, suffering another small loss.
Having suffered consecutive setbacks, the seven sects naturally refused to swallow their anger! Feeling that they had recovered some strength, they and the second large-scale war with the six sects began again.
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Underground, Han Li frowned tightly. Finally, he identified a cave entrance with air flowing through it, and let two puppet beasts lead the way, following behind them.
After passing through dozens of caves, the stalactite cave space became larger and larger, the largest almost able to hold a hundred people without any problem. Similarly, the airflow became stronger and stronger, which made Han Li feel a bit more at ease. After all, wind meant there was a passage leading to the surface.
Just as Han Li stepped into a new cave, he met six or seven people head-on. They were actually cultivators like Xuan Le, Lu Tianmeng, and even Zhong Wu was among them.
When they saw Han Li and his two puppet beasts, they were also slightly stunned.
But when Xuan Le smiled and wanted to say something, suddenly a shrill scream came from the other direction, making everyone's face change, showing surprise.
Xuan Le and Lu Tianmeng looked at each other, and without bothering to ask Han Li anything, immediately walked quickly towards where the sound came from. Of course, all kinds of defensive spells and magical artifacts were deployed as they should be, and no one dared to be careless at all.
Seeing this, Han Li hesitated. Finally, he took out the White Phosphorus Shield and followed slowly. However, he didn't cast defensive spells on his body, but instead applied both the Light Body Technique and Wind Control Art to his body. He had always believed that in narrow places, speed was more important than defense.
When their group passed through three or four large caves and came to an even larger stalactite cave, they were startled by the scene before them.
In the center of the cave, a crystal-clear white spider several zhang long was gnawing on a bloody corpse with its huge fangs. The tattered white clothing on the corpse indicated that this was a disciple of the Moonshade Sect who had escaped from being buried alive. Several broken magical artifacts were also discarded near the corpse.
What was even more noteworthy was that behind the spider, amidst piles of raw spirit stones, there was an extremely ancient hexagonal teleportation formation. On one side of the formation, a five-colored skeleton sat cross-legged, floating three chi above the ground, holding a blue token in its hands, emitting a faint glow.
"What is this?"
A Qi Condensation cultivator swallowed his saliva and asked dryly. No one knew whether he was referring to the bizarre spider, the teleportation formation, or the skeleton and token. Naturally, no one answered him.
Perhaps this person's voice startled the spider. The monster stopped gnawing and looked up with cold eyes at the group of people who had just entered the cave.
This made Han Li and the other cultivators feel a chill in their hearts and quickly prepared for defense.
But after staring for a moment, the monster lowered its head and continued tearing at the corpse, ignoring everyone completely, which made everyone look at each other in surprise!
"Go to hell!"
A disciple of the Moonshade Sect, perhaps seeing his fellow disciple die in this spider's mouth, felt a sense of sympathy for the dead. He suddenly raised his hand and released a fire-red dart-shaped magical artifact, shooting it towards the spider.
This startled Lu Tianmeng and other experienced people, secretly cursing this person for being too rash.
With a crisp "bang", the dart hit the spider's head that didn't dodge at all, but was bounced back, leaving not even a trace on this insect beast, while the dart tip was already slightly bent. This was too exaggerated!
"All attack together!"
Xuan Le glared fiercely at that rash fellow, but had to call for a joint attack, because the spider had already stopped eating and was slowly crawling towards them.