"I was wrong, I was wrong." Du Yu reached out and pressed down on the girl's head.
He always felt like he'd seen this skill before...
Where was it?
Oh, right!
Wasn't this Fire LuLu's Demon Skill·Fiery Flame Headbutt?
Although there was no fire on the girl's head, her heart was full of fire!
"Alright, alright." Du Yu switched to holding the girl's head with both hands, performing a "carrot-pulling" move.
Li Mengnan was lifted up and gently put down.
Her face turned crimson as she muttered, "Damn, stupid Du Yu..."
Du Yu: "I'll place you all inside the bell for now. I'll release you when we're near the underground caverns."
"Let's go," Lin Shiwei said softly.
The journey downward was exceptionally smooth, and as Du Yu had mentioned, he cleared a space inside the mountain when they neared the underground cavern.
He then released his fellow disciples from the Mountain Realm and opened a path downward, leading them deeper into the cavern.
Inside the cavern, chaos reigned, traces of Du Yu's previous battle still visible.
Du Yu promptly summoned Little You Ying.
In an instant, the cave brightened, though the ghostly green flame made the underworld more eerie.
"Hmm?" Upon being summoned, Little You Ying clearly sensed the master's combat mindset.
So, it didn't dance in circles but cautiously surveyed the surroundings.
As it looked around, its candle-like eyes suddenly flickered.
A figure suddenly appeared, looking quite friendly?
This was a monk in their mid-thirties, wearing a red cassock that Little You Ying had never seen before.
In their hand was an alms staff with rings, looking heavy yet exquisite.
"Disciple Miaoxiang, I greet...greet..." Li Mengnan's face reflected the outline of Miaoxiang Monk.
But she couldn't even finish her sentence before falling silent completely.
Seeing the familiar face before her, the Seven Treasures Master felt waves of shock within, unable to speak for a long while.
She recognized the image of Miaoxiang Monk.
Hundreds of years ago, in the mountain temple, young Monk Miaoxiang had walked under the Seven Treasures Spirit Tree countless times and had meditated quietly beneath it.
Until one day, she was sent by her master to travel abroad, and after that separation, she was never heard from again.
Meanwhile, the image of the Seven Treasures Master as an artifact spirit struck a resounding memory of Miaoxiang Monk.
The Seven Treasures Master was actually a composite of several master images...
For a moment, the two artifact spirits stared at each other quietly, utterly losing their senses.
"Baojun, this tunnel is rather narrow, hide underground." Du Yu paid no mind to the reunion of the two spiritual artifacts, and quickly summoned the Desolate Silver Lynx.
The massive beast slowly submerged into the ground, and Du Yu said with satisfaction, "I'll share the visuals with you; we will strike invisibly."
"Meow." With a small cat-like sound, the Desolate Silver Lynx vanished without a trace.
Beside them, Lin Shiwei also summoned Ghost Yingluo, wearing it around her neck.
The tunnel was indeed narrow; her Heaven Returning Wood and Rose Four Spirits couldn't move freely.
But no matter, General Lin had the Ghost Skull, and the Spirit Level·Great Success Stage Flame Soul Imprisonment, ready at any moment to burst forth and destroy everything.
Combined with the Purple Gold Dragon Pattern Bracelet on her wrist, it could tear apart General Level beings!
Never forget, Lin Shiwei herself was a "human-shaped fierce beast."
If they really encountered enemies, perhaps... she wouldn't even need the demon beasts within to fight?
The girl wiped the Finger Tiger on her fist, her beautiful eyes looking at Du Yu with an inquisitive gleam.
Du Yu nodded in consent: "I'll have the Desolate Silver Lynx follow at your feet. You retract the Ghost Skull, and we'll infiltrate silently."
Ghost Yingluo: ???
Are we making that much noise?
"Shut up," Lin Shiwei said coldly, and the five skulls dared not transmit a single thought.
The girl retracted the Ghost Skull and then strode briskly toward the tunnel entrance.
Seeing the fierce-looking "Evil Ghost Shiwei," Fu Jianzhou quickly grabbed the Elemental Demon Soldier Sword and hastened to follow his junior sister.
Du Yu suddenly called, "Senior brother."
"What is it?"
Du Yu: "The terrain here is complex, with many tunnel branches. Guard our rear."
Fu Jianzhou: "..."
As the only Demon Taming General in the team, and at the Minor Achievement Stage, he felt he should be at the front clearing the path.
But... well, okay.
His junior brother, as team leader, had quite an aura.
And the overwhelmingly fierce junior sister was even more assertive!
So, it's better to follow orders; after all, safeguarding the back of the team is also important.
Fu Jianzhou thought to himself, stopping in his tracks.
"Master." The Seven Treasures Master noticed the team moving and temporarily gave up reminiscing with Miaoxiang Monk, quickly flying toward Du Yu.
With Little You Ying above his head, Du Yu tightened his grip on the Jade Marrow Bow: "Shall we descend along this passage?"
"Yes." The Seven Treasures Master not only conveyed the message but also let Du Yu feel the turmoil in her heart.
After hundreds of years, to see a familiar face again.
And it was in this dark underworld, in this inescapable sea of bitterness.
In such a situation, anyone would lose composure.
"Seven Treasures Master, steady your mind, the mission takes precedence," Du Yu said in a deep voice, "After the task, there's ample time for reunion."
The Seven Treasures Master placed her palm upright in front of her, slightly bowing her head: "Yes, I take your instruction."
Disregarding any modesty, Du Yu directly instructed, "Lead the way ahead, play your part, and notify us in advance of enemy positions."
The Seven Treasures Master obeyed promptly, her figure disappearing into the mountain.
The not-too-spacious tunnel was illuminated brightly by the Divine Ghost Firefly's flame.
The underworld was indeed a complex environment, with numerous branching paths, but under the Seven Treasures Master's guidance, they advanced without delay.
