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Ye Feng was extremely frustrated to find that the nearby grand halls all had the same hexagonal recesses, and every door was covered with the same anti-rebound Restriction.
With no other choice, Ye Feng could only lead everyone deeper into the Underground Palace.
The surroundings were silent, pitch black, and without the roars of beasts, everyone gradually began to feel uneasy.
The darkness in the depths of the Underground Palace felt like the gaping maw of a ferocious beast, waiting for them to walk into its trap.
Leading the way, Ye Feng had to be more cautious. After walking a short distance, he would pause to think carefully before taking another step.
Huang Yao noticed Ye Feng's unusual behavior and quickly walked over to him, quietly asking about the current situation.
Without a map or any reference clues, everyone felt like headless flies in the Underground Palace, completely unsure of where to start.
This made them extremely anxious because the deeper they went into the Underground Palace, the more oppressive the atmosphere became, even their vision was suppressed.
On the previous narrow path, with the aid of Vital Energy, their vision could reach about fifty zhang. However, upon stepping onto the spacious main road, their vision not only did not increase but instead decreased to about twenty zhang. The further they went in, the more their vision was compressed.
Cheng Ze had suggested using Fire Elemental Energy to cover his Crimson Flame Blade. This way, it would consume very little Vital Energy while illuminating their surroundings with a bright flame.
Ye Feng immediately rejected this proposal.
"In the depths of the Underground Palace, we don't know how many terrifying entities are hidden. If we light up the blade, it will only bring us more trouble. Although our vision is limited now, it doesn't affect us much. I can use Soul Thought to probe our surroundings."
However, the situation changed again.
In response to Huang Yao's inquiry, Ye Feng could only smile wryly and shake his head. "My Soul Thought is being suppressed and is now limited to about one li."
Huang Yao's expression turned cold as he nervously said, "If a beast above Fifth Stage attacks us, we can barely react within one li."
"Having come this far, we must push on," Ye Feng said as he glanced ahead. Unlike the neatly arranged buildings they had passed before, there was actually a range of rolling mountains ahead.
To find a mountain range within the underground structures of the Underground Palace was indeed beyond Ye Feng's imagination.
The vision of others was suppressed to only twenty zhang, but Ye Feng, using his spiritual power, could see a hundred zhang away. When he discovered the outline of a mountain range, the others had no reaction.
"What? A mountain range? How is that possible? We're underground!" Cheng Ze exclaimed.
"The mountain range isn't large; it's only a few miles in circumference. I suspect it's an artificial mountain created by ancient people!" As everyone gradually approached the location of the mountain range, the scene before Ye Feng became clearer. Surrounding the mountain were rows of withered trees, long since decayed and petrified, taking on bizarre shapes that looked like strange sculptures with outstretched limbs from a distance.
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be a garden found within the Underground Palace. I didn't expect them to build such a large mountain range here!" Although Huang Yao's vision was limited, he could still see the general outline of the mountains.
"Regardless, let's go take a look. We might find some clues," Cheng Ze said.
Having wandered between grand halls and watched the Hall Door remain tightly shut without uncovering any treasures, everyone's spirits were already extremely low. Now that they had finally found a breakthrough, they naturally wouldn't let it slip away.
What was hidden within the mountains was something no one wanted to think about because this artificial mountain garden had blocked their path. They had to explore this mountain range to possibly find some clues.
"Follow me, we'll go this way!" Ye Feng suddenly spoke up as he pondered something ahead.
Everyone's hearts jolted, and they hurriedly followed him.
Passing through the grove of withered trees, Ye Feng led everyone directly to the foot of the mountain.
At the foot of the mountain, there was no path leading upward; instead, a grand stone door stood before them, leading directly into the mountain.
To their surprise and delight, the stone door was half ajar, allowing them entry without any restrictions present.
A mass of withered vines tangled around the stone door obscured its original appearance. Without hesitation, Ye Feng drew his Lingfeng Sword and unleashed dozens of sword lights in quick succession.
As the sword lights flashed by, the weathered and decayed vines fell away in heaps, revealing a stone plaque above the door.
The plaque bore three strange characters that were completely different from the ones Ye Feng and his companions currently used. Huang Yao and the others exchanged glances, unable to decipher their meaning after staring for a while.
Ye Feng also found these three characters unfamiliar and speculated that they might be the name of whatever lay behind the stone door. Not particularly concerned about it, he walked straight ahead.
As soon as he approached the entrance of the stone door, a bone-chilling cold wind rushed at him, carrying an eerie chill that sent shivers down his spine.
Ye Feng couldn't help but furrow his brow, quietly channeling Vital Energy to resist the invasion of the cold.
"There's something strange inside, it feels a bit like the Demonic Energy from the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons. Everyone must be careful."
After all, this was the only open door in the entire Underground Palace. Ye Feng hesitated for just a moment before stepping inside, disappearing through the stone door.
Huang Yao quickly followed. As she reached the entrance of the stone door, she shivered from the cold wind, her heart tightening slightly. Gritting her teeth, she activated her Vital Energy and entered.
As Ye Feng and the others stepped through the stone door, they instantly felt a significant drop in temperature, as if they had entered an ice cellar.
The five regrouped and looked around, discovering a spacious and clean corridor. To their surprise, several milky-white Luminous Pearls were embedded in the rock walls on either side of the corridor.
Each Luminous Pearl was about the size of a fist, emitting a chilling white light. Instead of feeling any joy upon seeing these Luminous Pearls, everyone felt a deep-seated chill.
"This is too strange. Why is there no light leaking out from outside the stone door?" Cheng Ze muttered.
"Because this is a passage connecting two different spaces," Ye Feng pondered.
From the moment he stepped through the stone door, Ye Feng felt a slight dizziness, reminiscent of when he used a Teleportation Array. However, it was fleeting and soon dissipated. If he weren't so familiar with this sensation during teleportation, he might have overlooked it and attributed it to an illusion caused by the cold wind at the entrance.
"Different space? No way! Could it be that we are no longer in the Underground Palace?" Cheng Ze exclaimed in shock.
At this moment, Huang Yao seemed to recall something and nodded. "When we entered the stone door just now, I had an illusion of stepping onto a Teleportation Array. Brother Zhou was right; from the moment we entered the stone door, we have already been transported to another space."
"This corridor should just be a connecting passage between two spaces," Ye Feng said solemnly. "Look behind you."
Everyone turned to look back and found that behind them was an identical corridor; there was no sign of any stone door.
"So, does that mean we can't go back?" Zong Nan exclaimed.
"Not at all. If we keep going back, we should be able to see the previous stone door," Ye Feng said optimistically, believing that since this spatial passage was set up here, it likely wasn't one-way and they could return using the same method.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They were unaware that Ye Feng was merely speculating and thought instead that his Soul Thought had already detected the existence of the stone door.
Ye Feng did not inform them that his Soul Thought had been completely compressed within him in this spatial passage, rendering it impossible to release.
Fortunately, there was illumination from the Luminous Pearl. Although the light was dim, it was enough to barely see the surrounding environment.
Under Ye Feng's lead, the group continued forward and soon reached the end of the passage.
Passing through the same stone door, Ye Feng and the others were momentarily dazzled as they entered a new space.
Before them lay a bright scene; within their line of sight was a vast expanse of green forest stretching to the horizon. Above the trees hung a red sun, seemingly at its zenith, casting an intensely bright light that made their eyes ache.
"Where are we? Did we come directly out of the Underground Palace?"
A gentle breeze blew, which should have been uplifting, but no one felt happy. After wandering around in the Underground Palace for so long, they unexpectedly found themselves back where they started, having achieved nothing.
"There's no need to be downcast. We can just take the connecting passage back," Cheng Ze remarked nonchalantly.
However, when they turned around, they found themselves in the same forest with no sign of the stone door they had passed through earlier.
Huang Yao and the others were left dumbfounded, standing frozen in place.
Only Ye Feng remained calm, continuously observing the surrounding forest without any change in his expression.
His Soul Thought had regained its freedom the moment they left the stone door and extended out ten miles away once more.
The forest was vibrant with life; shrubs were abundant, and vines twisted like giant serpents among towering trees that reached dozens of feet high.
Among the bushes, several common small animals joyfully leaped and climbed, completely ignoring the presence of the group.
Everything before them looked no different from an ordinary forest outside.
Ye Feng tilted his head up to gaze at the blazing sun overhead. His pupils contracted like needles as he endured the discomfort in his eyes and stared for a long time.
After a while, he let out a breath and said to Huang Yao and the others, who were feeling downcast, "Something's not right; we should still be inside the Underground Palace!"
Everyone was startled and was about to ask what was going on when a sudden roar came from the bushes.
A massive Bison charged out from the thicket, heading straight for Ye Feng and the others. Ye Feng's gaze turned cold as he prepared to intervene, but then he heard a buzzing sound.
Right behind the Bison was a Giant Mosquito, surprisingly large, about the size of a human head.
The Giant Mosquito flew at incredible speed, quickly catching up to the Bison and swiftly piercing its rear with its sharp proboscis.
With a cry of agony, the Giant Mosquito began to drain blood from the Bison.
The Bison staggered and collapsed to the ground. Astonishingly, despite the Giant Mosquito being only the size of a human head, after just a few sips of blood, the once-mighty Bison shriveled like a deflated balloon, leaving behind nothing but skin and bones.
The flesh and blood of the Bison were directly refined into essence by the Giant Mosquito's mouthparts.
After withdrawing its proboscis, the Giant Mosquito seemed unsatisfied and quickly set its sights on Ye Feng and the others.
Sensing their powerful vitality, the Giant Mosquito screeched and charged at them like lightning, showing no signs of fear.
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