Three days later, at dawn, David and Hu Mazi met Youyue at the entrance of the Demon Palace.
Youyue was still wearing purple clothes, followed by ten demon cultivators with ethereal auras, each carrying a black package.
“These are the resources and pills that have been prepared for you. They are not the best, but they are enough to overcome the erosion of the demonic energy at the bottom of the abyss.”
Youyue motioned to her subordinates to hand over the package. “The entrance is in the rift valley in the middle of Mount Jiupan. I will have someone take you there.”
David took the package and opened it. Inside were several jade pendants carved with exorcism patterns, and a bottle of dark green pills that gave off a faint herbal aroma, different from the strong tea smell before.
He casually handed the jade pendant to Hu Mazi, but kept the pills. His Mind Concentration Technique could absorb demonic energy, so he probably didn’t need these pills.
Following the demon cultivator leading the way, they passed through the dense forest on the outskirts of Mount Jiupan. The deeper they went, the denser the demonic energy in the air became. The trees became twisted and blackened, and occasionally the bones of large animals could be seen on the ground, obviously bitten by powerful demons.
“The rift valley is just ahead.”
The guiding cultivator pointed at the bottomless abyss ahead, where ash-black mist roiled, and faint sounds like the wails of ghosts and howls of wolves could be heard coming from within.
Standing at the edge of the gap, Hu Mazi suddenly shuddered. He took out a broken jade pendant from his pocket. The jade pendant was now emitting a faint white light, resonating with a certain aura within the gap.
“This is my Hu clan’s heirloom jade pendant. It didn’t react before, but I didn’t expect it to move here!”
David looked at the jade pendant and saw symbols engraved on it that were similar to those on the animal skin map. He realized, “It seems like your ancestor has indeed come here. This jade pendant might be the key to opening the outer barrier.”
He took out the map to check again, and pointed to a relatively narrow passage on the left side of the pass: “Go down from here, and according to the map, there will be a stone staircase after passing through the layer of poisonous fog.”
Hu Mazi grasped the jade pendant tightly in his hand and took a deep breath: “David, I will go down and investigate first.”
“Let’s go together.”
David pressed his shoulders, channeling his spiritual energy to form a pale gold shield that enveloped the two of them. “This miasma is poisonous; we have to be careful.”
The two of them jumped into the abyss, covered in thick mud-like poisonous mist, the smell filling their ears and noses. If not for the spiritual energy protective barrier, they would probably immediately feel dizzy.
The jade pendant in Hu Mazi’s hand glowed brighter and brighter, and the mist in front of him automatically parted to the side, revealing a passage that only one person could pass through at a time.
FAQ Novel
Q: What new discovery is made in the chapter?
A: A cryptic warning is found, mentioning remnants of ancient demon souls at the bottom of the abyss.
Q: What preparations are being made for the journey?
A: Resources and pills are provided to combat demonic energy, and the entrance to the abyss is revealed to be in Mount Jiupan.
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