Master exhaled upon hearing my inquiry and said:
"Black Flame, a very special kind of fire.
Some say it is karmic fire, others say it is nether fire.
Some also call it talismanic fire.
But this fire is only used by the fiends of the Netherworld Sect.
Once it clings to you, it is extremely difficult to extinguish, posing extreme danger."
Master explained his understanding.
And shielded me, watching the black fire warily.
The black fire was bizarre, flickering continuously.
Emitting a bone-chilling coldness...
As for Aunt Yunxia and Uncle-Master, they couldn't explain it clearly either.
But judging from the scene, this Black Flame was indeed unusual.
In less than ten seconds, it had burned the Black Scaled Snake Demon into a charred corpse.
Although we didn't obtain all the information controlled by the Black Scaled Snake Demon, we did glean some clues.
The Netherworld Sect has seven halls.
Liang Lin, who fought against us previously, was a speaker of one of the seven halls.
Above them, there is someone called the "Netherworld Imperial Advisor."
And the Flying Tiger Hall is located in a place with the character "Tiger."
The clues were rather fragmented, but having something was better than nothing.
Moreover, with our current strength, we likely did not have the qualifications or ability to deal with the Netherworld Sect.
After all, we couldn't even deal with the spirit soul of a hall master of the Netherworld Sect, let alone the entire Netherworld sect?
But looking at Master's and Uncle-Master Tang's attitudes.
Even knowing their opponents were powerful, they showed no intention of giving up.
At this moment, their gaze was locked onto the rat demon not far away.
The rat demon had long been pinned to the ground by a talisman and had fallen unconscious.
As our group approached it,
I directly kicked it awake.
The rat demon, upon opening its eyes, looked at us with terror.
"Esteemed Immortal Masters, a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding.
We can talk, we can talk..."
The rat demon wore a smile, twitching its whiskered nose, appearing harmless.
"Talking is fine, so talk!
What is your origin? Which demon are you from?"
Master spoke calmly.
The peach wood sword in his hand swayed, exerting immense psychological pressure on the demon.
The rat demon's heart grew cold at the sight, and it repeatedly replied:
"This humble demon, this humble demon comes from the Bottomless Cave in Black Mud Ridge."
As soon as these words were spoken, Aunt Yunxia exclaimed in surprise:
"You are from the Bottomless Cave?"
The rat demon chuckled:
"Yes, yes, Immortal Master, you know my Bottomless Cave?"
Aunt Yunxia smiled faintly:
"Of course I know. It's a rat's nest.
But as far as I know, Bottomless Cave has reformed and improved.
Your Mother of the Bottomless Cave has even sent the cave's offspring
down the mountain to establish halls and accept offerings.
You have recruited several spirit mediums by now, haven't you?
How did you, a rat demon, get entangled with these two snake demons?"
Mo and I couldn't interject, so we just watched quietly.
Upon hearing this, the rat demon's eyes darted around.
It continued:
"I was just passing by and smelled the aura of demons on this mountain, so I came to investigate.
Who knew those two snake demons were so wicked.
I was also incited by them to oppose you Immortal Masters.
Actually, actually, I didn't want to offend you Immortal Masters.
If not, if not, I can show you this..."
With that, the rat demon opened its mouth and began to vomit.
Soon, it spat out a black, shiny crystal from its mouth.
The crystal was very strange.
The moment it appeared, I felt waves of special energy fluctuations.
On it, there was also a pattern resembling a rat's head.
Master and Uncle-Master looked puzzled; clearly, neither recognized it.
Only Aunt Yunxia, upon seeing it, exclaimed in surprise:
"Bottomless Stone?"
"Hehehe! Yes, Bottomless Stone, this can prove my identity.
We rat demons of Bottomless Cave are all good demons!
It was just a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding.
Please, esteemed Immortal Masters, spare me..."
The rat demon continued to speak.
The more I looked at it, the more I felt that this demon was not to be trifled with.
It gave off the impression of a smiling tiger.
It had been ferocious towards us just now, but now that it was under our control, it began to make excuses.
Although I didn't know the origin of this "Bottomless Cave,"
judging by Aunt Yunxia's expression.
It was enough to show that this rat demon might have some power and background.
And this power and background had influenced the orthodox paths.
Otherwise, Aunt Yunxia wouldn't have been so astonished.
"Yunxia, what is the origin of this Bottomless Cave? And what is this Bottomless Stone?"
Master inquired.
Meanwhile, Daoist Master Tang beside him spoke directly:
"Whatever its origin, this thing was with these snake demons just now. In my opinion, we should just kill it."
Saying this, he picked up a copper coin sword and was about to strike.
Seeing this, the rat demon was terrified:
"No, no, no, I am a demon from Bottomless Cave.
If my Mother learns that I was killed by human Daoists, she will definitely retaliate.
We rat demons of Bottomless Cave control the construction facilities of several major human cities.
If we fall out.
Your human cities will fall into chaos..."
When Mo and I heard this, we were suddenly shocked.
Did it just say that their rat tribe controlled the construction facilities of several of our major human cities?
Amidst our surprise, we thought about it carefully.
It seemed the demon was right.
Humans and rats basically coexisted; wherever there were people, there were rats.
And these rats lived in underground sewers and other places.
And their numbers were considerable.
If these rats were being uniformly commanded.
And started to sabotage underground facilities and lines buried in sewers, it would indeed affect the entire city.
If that were the case, I would have to re-examine this place called Black Mud Ridge Bottomless Cave.
What kind of special demon power was this, exactly?