Everyone had not expected that Jin Zijin’s blood was truly magical and unbelievable. When his blood sprayed out, the monkeys that were splashed with the blood jumped high as if they had encountered the most terrifying thing in the world. They stared at the blood in horror and screamed as they ran away.
The other monkeys also slowed down their movements.
Jin Zijin shouted loudly, "Quick, climb up."
Taking advantage of this opportunity, they climbed several meters up.
But as soon as the monkeys snapped out of their daze, they charged up again.
This time, Jin Zijin didn’t directly sprinkle the blood from his hand but stuck it onto a piece of yellow paper and quickly drew something on it.
Moments later, a talisman paper was completed.
He slashed the talisman paper with a red dagger, igniting fierce flames, and using his Inner Strength, pushed the burning talisman paper forward, making the monkeys on the path quickly move aside.
Xiao Jinyan exclaimed in surprise, "Cousin, it is said that the Dao Sect’s techniques are extremely profound, and today I have really seen it."
Jin Zijin replied indifferently, "What’s profound is not the Dao Family’s technique, but these monkeys and this dagger."
"This dagger is forged from the Celestial Stone and has its unique quirks."
"I’ve told you, my blood is special!"
On Gu Youyou’s side, they had collected various types of plants, filling a backpack to the brim.
The group was also tired and sat down in the middle of the cave, starting a fire.
It wasn’t for warmth, but for light.
Because the cave was uniquely situated, except for a beam of sunlight that could shine through at noon, it was pitch black inside.
After the sun moved westward, no sunlight could enter, and the inside of the cave became eerily dark.
The cold poison in Searcy’s body was almost gone, and her facial wounds had healed a lot, gradually turning into ordinary scratches.
Gu Youyou had applied some medicine to her face to prevent scarring.
Searcy fanned herself with her hand and complained, "It’s getting hotter and hotter; no good, I need to take some cooling medicine."
After taking the medicine, she asked, "When are we going up? It seems there isn’t much else here."
Gu Youyou checked the plants they had pulled out from the backpack and, to be honest, felt somewhat disappointed.
She said, "Let’s rest a bit longer, then we’ll go up; climbing up is going to require a lot of effort."
With that said, she took out the prepared beef jerky and ginseng slices to share with everyone.
Jin Ziyuan ate unreservedly, while Searcy shook her head, "If I eat any more, I’ll get mouth sores, I’ll endure."
Gu Youyou smiled and gave her some water.
But just then, strange noises began emanating from the walls around them, rustling, dense, as if many small things were about to come out.
The noise grew louder,
and it was so disconcerting that not only Gu Youyou and Jin Ziyuan, who had good hearing, but even Searcy, who had ordinary hearing, could hear it very clearly.
"There is something around us."
Jin Ziyuan gripped his short sword.
Gu Youyou and Searcy readied their daggers used for chopping branches.
The noise grew louder, and soon, the sound of stones cracking the soil could be heard.
"They’re about to come out," Searcy shouted, grabbing a bag of poison powder.
The poison she carried was about to be used; hopefully, in this confined space, she wouldn’t end up poisoning herself.
"Let’s wait and see first," Gu Youyou said, grabbing her hand.
"I have the antidote, what’s there to be afraid of?" Searcy confidently said.