Ding Dabao was taken aback; he truly hadn’t expected Yun Xia to subdue him, as he had initially judged Yun Xia’s entrance as not very remarkable. It seemed he had underestimated Yun Xia...

By the time the other Tree Persons with Ding Dabao came to their senses, Mo Jiuli and the others had already moved far ahead. They couldn’t move and could only watch Mo Jiuli and the others venture forward. As they exchanged glances, curiosity and anticipation filled their hearts.

Curious about how far Mo Jiuli and the others could go, and hopeful that Mo Jiuli and the others were indeed strong enough to defeat the powerful entity within, perhaps granting them a chance at rebirth...

With such hopes, Ding Dabao prayed in his heart for Mo Jiuli and the others to continue surviving.

After Mo Jiuli and the others departed, they encountered continuous array formations along the way, with the difficulty increasing. However, they posed no challenge to Mo Jiuli. Instead, the steadily increasing presence of Tree Persons slowed Guardian Hua and the others down significantly, requiring Di Minghan’s assistance to follow Mo Jiuli securely...

Mo Jiuli and the others gradually noticed that the deeper they went, the denser the poisonous gas became. Clearly, they had traversed from night into daytime, yet the sky was not daytime bright; instead, it remained as melancholic as night. This was entirely due to the surrounding dense poisonous gas. Even with Di Minghan’s strong powers, he had consumed three antidotes in succession, while Guardian Hua, Yun Xia, and the others had lost count of how many antidotes they had taken, nearly needing one every hour as they progressed...

"Jiuli, don’t you feel like there’s someone watching us inside?" Di Minghan asked with a frown.

"Indeed, although it’s unclear whether the observer is human or something else. This intensely dense poisonous gas leaves me unable to fathom how it emanates. The only possibility I can conceive is that the presence has been here too long, resulting in this suffocating black poisonous fog!" Mo Jiuli remarked calmly.

"Lady, I’ve never ventured to this place; you must be extra cautious. Master always believed that there are many secrets within the Yunhai Mountain. If it weren’t for Master’s urgent search for Madam, he might have explored this place..." Mo Wei’s Shadow Ghost Beast, observing from Space, spoke to Mo Jiuli.

"I understand. I will be careful!" Mo Jiuli replied.

Mo Jiuli and the others proceeded cautiously until the third night. Suddenly, the surroundings transformed, and Mo Jiuli and the others felt a sudden shift, stabilizing to find themselves within a strange cave...

Rather than a cave, it seemed they’re possibly inside a Mountain core, given the towering ceiling of the cave, reaching over ten meters high, unattainable at first glance. Thus, Mo Jiuli and the others speculated that they’d either been transported underground or to a small mountain peak’s core.

They suspected a Mountain core because the surrounding walls were rock—black, cold, and shrouded in black poisonous fog everywhere; even the stone walls had become pitch-dark from the oppressive black mist...

"What is this place?" Guardian Hua couldn’t help but shiver and ask, finding the place too chilling.

"Humans, if you wish to survive, obediently answer my questions! Otherwise, you will all perish here today..." Guardian Hua’s words had just settled when a gloomy voice echoed from afar.