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After sitting down, Li You Jie took a deep breath and said to me, "Brother Tian Luo, let me be honest with you, I already felt that this mission was extremely dangerous, after all, we were dealing with unknown creatures. When I first called you over to help, I didn't expect the situation to be this serious, and it even almost caused you to lose your life with us."

"You also said that when I first promised you, I didn't plan to go with the flow. I was just worrying about not having the opportunity to train myself, so when you brought me out, I should be thanking you." I laughed as I drank my water.

Li Rujie patted my shoulder, and said in a pleased tone, "Don't say anymore, I've discovered that you've really brought me too many surprises. Whether it's that Gui Sha, your detoxifying blood, or that Thousand Li Tracking Technique you used, they've filled me with admiration. No wonder Secretary Luo treats you so well, it seems like even the upper echelons of the Wuming Sect have placed great importance on you."

As far as I know, my second uncle, Daoist Master Tian, seems to have a very close relationship with the special task force, and he is their external support. If something happens that the special task force cannot solve, they will send my second uncle out of the mountain, and my second uncle's cultivation is the highest among all of my elders.

However, I don't know much about the rest of the book. There are still several tall mountains separating the two of us, but he is my goal. Sooner or later, I will stand at the same height as him.

In this mission, I have played a lot of roles and truly understood the benefits of being a cultivator. However, the road ahead is long, and I still have a lot of paths to walk. Only by going through enough hardships will I be able to become stronger.

After we had eaten and drank our fill, we rested for a while. After about half an hour, Li Renjie urged everyone to continue moving forward.

At this time, Li You Jie came close to me and asked, "Brother Tian Luo, how far are we from the injured Shan Kui? Can you feel the blood clay man?"

I lowered my head to look at the bloody figure in my hand and nodded. "I don't know how far it is, but I can feel its aura from the bloody figure. It shouldn't be far. It's definitely within a ten kilometer radius. Let's move forward …"

"Yes." Li Renjie replied. Then, he walked with me to the front, continuing to travel through the old forest.

After walking forward for about half an hour, we reached the end of the valley. A large mountain appeared in front of us, and when we reached the top, we saw a lot of rocks rolling down the mountain. A cave appeared in the pile of rocks, and it was pitch black as it let out cold air.

The bloody clay figure in my hand just happens to be pointing towards the entrance of this cave.

I brought the group to a stop near the entrance of the cave. Everyone raised their heads to look at the mountain above us.

At this moment, Zhang Chen said from the side, "A few days ago, it was raining heavily. There was a mudslide on the mountain, and a hole appeared. Look at the rocks on the ground and the marks on the hillside, they seem to be quite new."

I looked at it carefully, and it seemed to be true.

I stopped at the entrance of the cave for a moment to signal them not to act rashly. I held the bloody clay figure in one hand and the wooden sword in the other. I walked towards the entrance of the cave.

The yellow paper talisman on the bloody clay figure's forehead started to flicker slightly as it pointed towards the cave entrance. This Thousand Li Tracking Technique is a secret technique that my senior left behind for Adept Wu Wei, so there shouldn't be any mistakes. In other words, not long ago, Shan Kui had entered this cave entrance.

I squatted down and searched around the entrance of the cave. Indeed, I found some dried up blood on a nearby rock. I wiped it off with my hand and the blood stains on my finger. It seemed that it wouldn't take more than two hours for Shan Kui to enter.

Afterwards, I walked down from the entrance of the cave to the side of the group. "This Shan Kui went into this cave, but I think that there's something strange in this cave. Should we go in now or wait for reinforcements before we go in?"

He frowned and thought for a while before saying, "Last night, I contacted the higher-ups and they said that they would send a large number of people over, but we have already penetrated deep into the Great Yan Mountain so they will probably find us the day after tomorrow. It's very dangerous to stay the night here, so we might as well face the difficulties and see what's so strange about it."

He had already lost more than half of the members of the armed police force he brought, and his heart was filled with fire. He immediately said, "We won't wait any longer, let's go in first. When we find that monster, I'll give it a shot first to avenge my lost brothers!"

Since the two leaders have already spoken, there's nothing for me to say. Big fellow, prepare yourself. Even I had a gun on me in case of need.

Then we went into the open cave.

There was a draught coming from the cave and it was very cold. The temperature inside the cave was at least 10 degrees lower than outside, so walking inside would not be easy.

At the beginning of the journey, there was natural light shining into the cave and everything could still be seen clearly. However, the further they went, the darker it became.

As I walked, I kept thinking about how Shan Kui got into this cave.

It was also possible that this cave had been completely sealed off not too long ago. It was precisely because the mud had been washed away by the rain not long ago that the mountain had been able to escape from this cave, which had been sealed for a long time. The incident that had harmed the people around the Great Yan Mountain Village and the people in this mountain had only happened recently.