The deeper he ventured inside, the denser the chilly air became, to the point where even Ji Yang felt a hint of coolness.
No wonder the villagers dared not come here; the cold air penetrating the body was unbearable for ordinary people.
However, how had the outside world failed to discover such a place?
Soon, Ji Yang approached.
Looking around, he noticed an opening from which a small river flowed, steaming as if it were a thermal spring.
An underground hot spring?
Ji Yang was surprised. Logic dictated that a place suffused with such cold air would not harbor heat, yet here was a stream of warm water bubbling out from the belly of the mountain—truly strange. Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn novel{f}ire.net
Upon further inspection, he found many carcasses of wild beasts laying about with no vegetation in sight.
It seemed the locals treated this place as a forbidden zone and thus, its existence remained unspoken beyond its bounds.
Ji Yang walked over to the riverbank and saw that, after a stretch, the river tumbled over a waterfall and continued down the mountain.
What a bizarre place!
When he touched the water, he found it pleasantly warm.
Hesitating only a moment, Ji Yang stepped into the water.
Having attained the third level in his Qi Refinement, Ji Yang’s courage had grown; he was eager to see what lay inside.
Once inside, Ji Yang’s eyes adjusted.
Most people would have been unable to see anything in the pitch darkness, but as a practitioner of true magic, his vision was sharp even in the darkest of caves.
This was a nondescript cave, but the deeper he went, the warmer the water seemed to become.
Moreover, there were many snakes.
As Ji Yang entered, the snakes swiftly slithered away, as if to avoid him.
At first puzzled, Ji Yang quickly realized that the snakes were frightened by his True Yuan protective energy.
Since even the serpents were wary, he had nothing to be concerned about.
Further on, Ji Yang spotted more skeletal remains, clearly human, resting in the water.
It was easy to guess that some villagers had come here and been finished off by the venomous snakes.
Protected by his True Yuan barrier, Ji Yang was safe, even if there were poisons present.
As he proceeded, Ji Yang suddenly saw light ahead; from the cavern’s ceiling hung an unknown stone emitting a faint glow.
A mysterious place, indeed.
Looking down, Ji Yang’s eyes lit up when he noticed a small-scale Formation.
Previously, even if he had come across a Formation, he would not have been able to understand it. But now, having received a legacy of knowledge about Formations, his vision was keen, and he recognized at once that this was a small-scale Gathering Yin Formation.
Why would there be such a Formation here?
Ji Yang was genuinely perplexed.
Then, Ji Yang saw more human remains scattered around the Formation,
It wasn’t that no one had ever entered this place. Many had, but it seemed they had all been eradicated by this Formation.
Standing there, Ji Yang examined the Formation more closely and realized it wasn’t merely a simple Gathering Yin Formation. It was a layered Formation, incorporating a Yin Fiend Formation designed to kill any person who didn’t understand Formations with yin energy turned fiendish.
Ximu City was becoming ever more incomprehensible!
For some reason, he felt that strange things lurked in every corner of this city.