Chapter 474: Chapter 464: Beneath the Underground Palace
In the dark depths of the Underground Palace, the Spider Woman came to the side of the Giant Spider, looking at the skeletons scattered across the ground, which finally gave her a sense of security.
This was a very hidden place; she had been hiding here for a long time and had even gone through a long period of hibernation. She had only woken up recently, and prey had delivered themselves right to her doorstep.
Unfortunately, that most luscious prey was a bit hard to handle.
Luckily, she had already had Little Blackie carry out a hunt and had prepared a reserve of food, ready to be eaten at any moment.
The Spider Woman was about to have Little Blackie drag two people over when the Giant Spider opened its mouth and made a sound inaudible to humans.
"What, someone’s come and rescued them? And they didn’t even spare the horses?"
Hearing this news, the Spider Woman was instantly enraged.
This Underground Palace was her territory; since when could humans act so brazenly here!
What infuriated her most was that even the horses had not been spared.
Through the spiritual communication conveyed by the spider’s web, the images of every corner of the Underground Palace passed into the Spider Woman’s mind.
At the outermost area, a horse had reached the entrance to the Underground Palace, waiting for something, while in other places, different groups of people were hiding.
One group was openly searching for something, but they had already roamed the main palace a few rounds.
The other group was lurking in the dark; these were the reserves that she had had Little Blackie capture previously.
The Spider Woman was initially full of anger and couldn’t wait to go out and deal with these people herself, but when she saw the woman holding the sword at the forefront, her eyelids twitched violently, feeling the woman was too dangerous.
The one the Spider Woman feared was Lin Yu.
At this moment, Lin Yu was also bristling with murderous intent. As time ticked away, and they still hadn’t found any trace of Lin Yun, they had already traversed the Underground Palace back and forth.
"If there’s a Giant Spider, there must be a passage. Step back a bit."
Lin Yu said to Fang Yu and Dongfang Hongyue, as for those following behind, she couldn’t manage to care about them.
Lin Yu released her Sword Qi without reservation, which melded with the wind. Soon, the air in the Underground Palace began to circulate; everyone felt a breeze pass by, except Liu Ji, who erected a barrier of cyan light around himself.
It was not only that he was afraid, but his Sword Intent was also stimulated by Lin Yu, showing signs of activation. To avoid disturbing Lin Yu, he had erected a layer of cyan light as a defense.
"Brother Ji really is so considerate!"
Zhang Biyu teased from the side. She seemed convinced that Liu Ji harbored secret affections for Fang Yu, so she observed him more often. The more she observed, the more it seemed true, so she couldn’t help but tease Liu Ji.
Liu Ji usually appeared very upright; the more serious a person, the more fun they were to tease.
At least, that was the case for Zhang Biyu.
"Women really are formidable; even our Brother Ji’s fine steel can be turned into soft fingers!"
Hearing this, Liu Ji replied coolly, "It’s just about not wanting to have one more enemy; it has nothing to do with women."
"What does that matter, Brother Ji don’t be so shy. For cultivators at our level, liking someone or being liked by someone is a rare thing. Brother Ji, you should boldly express your love!"
Zhang Biyu was still giggling while Liu Ji solemnly said, "Being liked by someone, would that make you happy?"
"Of course, but I like manly, powerful, and interesting men to like me, preferably younger ones. I like cute young men."
Zhang Biyu implied crazily to Ji Ye, who was unsightly, old, and undistinguished. It actually didn’t matter if a man was older, but he needed to have talent!
With nothing left but flattery, what use would that be?
Previously, the Demon Sect was weaker than the Righteous Path. For the survival of the White Lotus Sect, as the Demon Lord, she had to be opportunistic, casting her charm everywhere, and she had managed to develop the White Lotus Sect.
Now that the Demon Sect had become powerful, Ji Ye no longer had any value to use.
However, as a goddess of the White Lotus, she wouldn’t kick out her own dog; she just expressed her preferences, letting the dog walk away on its own.
"A boy like Lin Yun is quite good."
As soon as Zhang Biyu said this, all eyes turned to her, and Ji Ye felt as if his heart was being torn.
He had fawned over her for so long; he never expected that Zhang Biyu would like puppy love.
In the end, a dog devoted to flattery ended up with nothing.
Liu Ji’s eyes drooped slightly, but he merely said indifferently, "Lin Yun is frivolous and dissolute; he is not a good match."
"But I find him quite fun!"
If it were not for Lin Yun being in danger, just hearing this conversation would make Dongfang Hongyue want to spar with Zhang Biyu in person — stop targeting my man!
But at the moment, she didn’t have the mood for that, nor did Fang Yu.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Biyu turned out to have the same taste as her; both liked cute young men.
Fang Yu also secretly criticized; where was Lin Yun some cute young man? He was terrifying, downright wicked when he was up to no good.
But still, she liked him very much.
"Found it."
Lin Yu, who was intently searching for an exit, finally sensed something unusual.
Gathering all her Sword Intent, Lin Yu slashed toward the spot she had detected.
Lin Yu felt that there should be a secret passage here.
Since a giant spider could pass through, the secret passage must be large and certainly has venting.
Controlling the power of wind was something Lin Yu was good at; in searching, he finally found the place where air leaked.
With one strike of his sword, the stone shattered spectacularly, and the hidden Spider Woman was so frightened that she trembled.
In Lin Yu’s presence, she genuinely felt terror.
Apart from Lin Yu, each member of this group was not easy to deal with.
If her spider silk could take effect, she could kill quite a few, but Lin Yu could see through her invisible web—she was his natural nemesis.
The webs at the entrance to the Underground Palace were cut down by several slashes of Lin Yu’s sword, and he led this group of fierce people down with him.
No, she couldn’t stay here long; she had to escape.
"Little Blackie, let’s go, to the Divine Temple."
The Spider Woman jumped onto the back of another giant spider; her lower body fused seamlessly with the giant spider, which ran swiftly on its eight long legs and darted into a hidden hole with a swoosh.
The hole was dotted with some You Lan stones, forming a path to the Divine Temple.
No one knew that beneath the Underground Palace lay another palace, and beneath that lay a tunnel, which was a long passage leading to a mysterious and ancient temple.
It was in that temple that she had found divine opportunity, leading to her current achievements.
"Humph, if you have the guts, chase after me. Then, when we swap roles, we’ll show you what cruelty means!"
The Spider Woman’s sense of territoriality was strong; the Underground Palace was her lair. To have humans invade and force her to flee, this humiliation was something she would not easily let go.
She even deliberately left some clues so that if these people were led to the Divine Temple, she could offer them as sacrifices to the Divine Spirit. These ignorant people surely did not know of the existence of a god!
The Spider Woman couldn’t help but imagine such a scene: these arrogant people following the traces she left all the way to the Divine Temple, feeling triumphant, but then, they fall into her trap and are killed by her schemes... then she would devour them one by one...
"Come on, all of you! Ha ha ha ao..."
With a duang, the Spider Woman hit the wall.
She was too excited in her reverie and too fast; she was familiar with this path and hadn’t paid much attention, not expecting there to be a fault ahead and a boulder blocking the way. Without checking, she crashed into it on the spot.
Luckily, her eight legs had a mind of their own, or the injury would have been worse.
"Who did this!"
The Spider Woman stomped her feet in anger; spiders should not be bullied like this!
Not knowing who had blocked the path, the Spider Woman had to forcibly pull away the boulder. Finally, she pushed the stone away and saw an upward crack.
The entire corridor had cracked open.
The Spider Woman’s nose twitched, and she sensed Lin Yun’s aura.
"I must eat you!"
The Spider Woman, furious and humiliated, sped through the tunnel, her resentment towards Lin Yun growing even deeper.
At this moment, Lin Yun had already reached the end of the corridor.
Using the invisibility effect of Dragon Concealment, Lin Yun had sped up his exploration. When he emerged from the corridor, he was startled by the scene before him.
In front of him stood a giant bronze spider, with its mouth wide open, serving as the entrance.
To go through it would be like crawling into the spider’s belly. Lin Yun felt somewhat afraid but was even more convinced that this place was likely the Spider Woman’s lair.
To enter or not to enter?
Lin Yun debated for three seconds then convinced himself with the thought that since he had come this far, he might as well continue.
The Dragon Concealment lasted long enough, and the Spider Woman was so timid that there wasn’t too much to be afraid of.
Lin Yun decided to brave the danger; with enough courage, he felt he could explore any lair. What was there to fear about a mere spider cave!
Lin Yun ran directly into the spider’s gaping mouth; the next second, the bronze spider’s mouth closed.
What’s the rush?
Lin Yun was startled by the mechanism, surrounded by darkness. Not daring to light a fire and having lost his vision, even a cultivator like Lin Yun, could feel a deep sense of unease in such complete darkness. It’s as if some monster was hiding in the dark, ready to pounce.
This is the fear that darkness brings; even for a cultivator like Lin Yun, the unease in complete darkness is profound.
Should he reveal his position with fire, or continue using Dragon Concealment, deceiving himself?
Lin Yun had only thought for a second when a presence in the dark made the decision for him.
Pairs of red eyes lit up in the dark, becoming the only source of light.
Seeing so many red eyes, Lin Yun’s scalp tingled.
This is bad, he thought; the denseness of these red dots caused Lin Yun to instantly release a volley of fireballs.
No matter what kind of ghastly place this was, or whether or not the Spider Woman was hiding behind him, in his world, so many spiders were not allowed to appear so densely together.
All of you can die!
Lin Yun hurled his extra-large fireball towards where the red eyes were, and with the aid of the firelight, he suddenly saw clearly that they were not the eyes of spiders, but human eyes...
