Chapter 167: The Bound One
The pit before them was so deep that the bottom couldn’t be seen — even a Light Body Talisman might not be enough to reach it safely.
With no better choice, Yuan Jiang pulled out a celestial artifact and formed a quick seal. The artifact immediately expanded, floating in front of them.
“Everyone, get on. I’ll take us down,” Yuan Jiang said.
They didn’t hesitate and stepped onto the artifact together, descending toward the direction Ye Yuan had indicated. When they reached about three hundred zhang below, they finally touched the bottom — and were met with an overwhelming surge of yin energy seeping from beneath a pile of broken stones. Within it, faint traces of a soul’s aura lingered — the only one left in the entire city.
It seemed… it was trapped beneath the rubble.
The group fell silent, black lines forming on their faces as they turned to Yun Jiao.
“What now?”
Yun Jiao twitched her lips helplessly. What else could they do? “We dig. It’s not like we can blame the Ancestor for… overenthusiasm.”
She massaged her temples and looked to Bai Yu. “Old man, you brought Earth-Penetration Talismans, right?”