The two monsters from the Longevity Society, who had been locked in a life-or-death struggle with Mother Rat just moments ago, were now dead at the hands of the Twelve Demon Souls.
The surrounding lesser demons and beasts were instantly scattered.
Those who had been lunging at us moments before now stopped, even retreating.
Mother Rat then spoke,
"Everyone, follow me!"
With that, Mother Rat darted to the front.
Her rat son squeaked twice and leaped onto Mother Rat's shoulder.
Then, he led us toward a nearby cave.
Within this cave, the demonic energy was extremely potent.
Beneath the heavenly eye, the dense demonic energy billowed outwards.
Upon reaching the cave entrance, I took a look.
Above the cave, three characters were inscribed, "Wudi Dong" (Bottomless Cave), but in traditional script.
Beside it, there was even a stone carving of a rat.
Mother Rat charged straight in, and we quickly followed, the Twelve Demon Souls guarding me on either side.
As soon as we entered Wudi Dong, we discovered it was a cave sloping downwards, filled with countless corpses within.
All sorts of them, not to mention rats, there were also foxes, horses, oxen, and humans...
These were likely the followers of the Longevity Society.
The cave was vast and deep, with numerous branching paths inside. If an outsider entered, they would certainly get lost.
Along the way, we encountered small demons and monsters from time to time.
But they were insignificant and quickly dispatched.
Fortunately, with Mother Rat leading the way, we continued downwards, feeling as though we had been running for over ten minutes.
It was bottomless.
Finally, at the end of the cave, an underground river waterfall appeared.
It was truly difficult to imagine that Wudi Dong contained a waterfall within.
The water roared "hualala," cascading into a black abyss that seemed to have no end before us.
Mother Rat then spoke,
"Esteemed guests, descending from here will lead you to my Grey Family Shrine. The evildoers of the Longevity Society are below."
Hearing this, we glanced down into the abyss, which appeared bottomless.
How were we to descend from here?
Seeing our apprehension, Mother Rat said,
"There's no need to worry, there's a protective formation below that will prevent you from falling and getting injured! Please follow me."
With that, Mother Rat didn't hesitate, leaping directly from the waterfall's cliff face.
My martial uncle, Old Mo, Xiao Yao, and I exchanged glances and nodded.
Martial uncle took the lead, leaping forward.
The three of us quickly followed, plunging from the cliff face.
Looking down from above, it was a sheer abyss, with no end in sight.
No wonder it was called Wudi Dong; it truly felt bottomless.
As soon as I jumped down, the Twelve Demon Souls swooped down.
Being demon souls, it had no effect on them.
They guarded us on our sides, ensuring our safety...
At this moment, the sensation of rapid descent made our ears ring incessantly.
We kept falling downwards...
After falling a certain distance, the waterfall transformed into mist.
"Old Qin, how deep is this cave? We haven't reached the bottom yet!"
Old Mo shouted to me, as if falling into an abyss...
He revealed a wry smile,
"Who knows! Otherwise, why would they call it Wudi Dong..."
I felt we had fallen for at least forty to fifty seconds.
Finally, in the dim abyss, a green light appeared before us.
The green light surged upwards like a tide.
Immediately, we felt a surge of water, and our descent speed suddenly decreased.
This deceleration placed a great burden on our bodies.
Old Mo, martial uncle, and I were fine, our cultivation levels able to withstand it.
However, Xiao Yao felt dizzy and nearly fainted.
Fortunately, Old Mo noticed in time and grabbed Xiao Yao.
Enveloped by the green light, our speed gradually decreased, and we finally landed slowly.
Looking around, we found ourselves in a much larger space.
A stone statue of a crystal rat stood directly in front of us.
Looking up, we could see a mass of green light.
This green light was projected upwards from the "yang" (sun or opening) of the crystal rat statue.
This was likely some kind of demonic formation.
It prevented people or objects falling from above from being directly smashed to death.
As for how one ascended, that remained unknown.
"Xiao Yao, Xiao Yao..."
Old Mo called out a few times; Xiao Yao was still groggy.
"I... I'm alright!"
Xiao Yao struggled to stand steady and spoke, the last thing she wanted was to be a burden to us.
Seeing that we had all landed, Mother Rat spoke again,
"It's just ahead, follow me!"
With that, Mother Rat continued to lead the way.
Martial uncle followed without a word.
I glanced at Old Mo and Xiao Yao:
"Old Mo, you stay with Xiao Yao and rest!"
After speaking, I took the Twelve Demon Souls and followed ahead.
Not long after moving forward, we saw light.
Not from torches, but from glowing crystal gems.
It was unknown how the wild immortals of the Grey family managed this.
But the brilliance emitted by the crystal stones was like LED lights, illuminating the surroundings brightly.
This was a massive underground karst cave, very regular.
However, at this moment, there were corpses everywhere.
The smell of blood permeated the entire cave.
The further we went, the more corpses there were.
And these corpses were nothing like the small rats outside.
They were all monsters who had attained a certain level of cultivation.
At least over a hundred of them...
Continuing forward, we could already hear sounds of fighting.
Waves of powerful demonic energy and YinSha energy surged continuously from the end of the cave...