After taking Xu Huan's stone, the group continued forward. Whenever they encountered a fork in the road, they split into two teams, keeping track of who went in which direction, until eventually, everyone was moving alone.
Of everyone venturing out alone, the one they worried about most was Qiushu. Qiushu was only in the Golden Core Realm, but in order to maximize their search area, she insisted on going off by herself.
Separated from Qiu Ji, Qiushu headed down a passage alone. The smell of blood in the air grew stronger and stronger. Just after stepping away from a pool of blood, the lingering stench in the air made the blood pooling by the edge seem insignificant by comparison. Yet, the sight of that pool of blood stirred a dark thought in Qiushu's heart.
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