The night wind rustled the branches and leaves of the old locust tree. When Ye Fan followed Mo Liusu, crouching and slipping into the underground river entrance at the base of the tree, the tip of his nose first caught the fishy stench of rotting mud mixed with moss. He lowered his gaze to the bronze waist token hanging at his waist; the fine scratch made on the brick wall while climbing through the window in the dark was still there, looking like a solidified line of blood. This was the passage certificate Mo Liusu had spent twenty years and traded half his life as bait to trick out of Ye Wuji's trusted subordinate.
"Hold your breath." Mo Liusu's voice was colder than the water of the underground river. He tapped his fingertips against the water's surface, causing two eerie green wisps of will-o'-the-wisp to emerge from the ripples. "Ye Wuji has set up poisonous mist along the underground river. Ordinary cultivators in the Body Tempering Realm will bleed from all seven orifices after taking three breaths."
Ye Fan's Adam's apple bobbed. In his past life, he had also sneaked into a similar underground secret passage. Back then, relying on his cultivation in the Void Breaking Realm, he had barged ahead recklessly, only to trigger three layers of mechanisms and break three ribs before escaping with his life. In this lifetime, he suppressed all restlessness. The Power of the Heavenly Dao within his Inner World had already spread out along his fingertips, probing the surrounding…
Chapter 344