Li Rui just got up and looked at Old Monster's expression, feeling a bit strange. He asked, "Senior, what's wrong?"
Old Monster had already lost the composure he had earlier. He pointed to the opposite side and said, "Look behind you!"
Curious, Li Rui turned around and was startled by the sight behind him.
"Damn, there are so many locusts!"
Yes, that's right. They were unfortunate; after killing one locust, a whole swarm came after them. Why a swarm? Because there were at least a thousand of them.
Li Rui quickly ran to Old Monster's side, holding the last medicinal herb in his hand.
"Senior, let's run!"
Old Monster shot Li Rui a glare. If they didn't run now, when would they?
What was once an endless field of herbs had now turned into an endless sea of locusts.
Some people were quickly escaping through the air using their true energy.
However, the locusts behind them also spread their wings.
"What the hell is this?"
The most terrifying thing was the locusts passing through. Today, Li Rui and Old Monster had witnessed it firsthand.
After running for a while, Li Rui's Dantian energy was almost depleted.
"Senior, I can't fly anymore!"
Old Monster had no choice but to drag Li Rui along.
The swarm of locusts behind them relentlessly pursued, seemingly determined to catch them at all costs.
However, they were not wrong in their assumptions; they had indeed killed the prince of the locusts.
If Li Rui and Old Monster knew this truth, they might have spat blood in shock.
"Senior, what should we do now? If this continues, our vital energy will be completely depleted!"
Old Monster understood Li Rui's concerns and pulled him toward the underground maze they had been to before.
Old Monster's speed increased significantly!
The locusts behind them seemed unwilling to give up until they caught Li Rui and Old Monster.
Finally, the two arrived at the entrance of the underground palace once again.
Returning to this place filled both Li Rui and Old Monster with immense joy.
They both entered the narrow opening. The locusts behind them were too large; although they rushed forward, their size caused them to get stuck at the entrance, unable to enter or exit.
Seeing this situation, Li Rui and Old Monster both breathed a sigh of relief.
"Senior, what should we do now?"
Li Rui looked at the Old Monster beside him and then asked, "Shall we go in? It seems we have no choice but to walk the path we didn't finish before."
Previously, they had been forced to leave due to the evil thoughts encountered with the leader, and now they had to enter again because of the Giant Mantis.
Fate can be quite mysterious at times.
Li Rui and the Old Monster drove deeper inside. Having learned from their previous experience, they did not get lost in the maze again.
They smoothly entered the inner hall and set off further inside.
The previous skeletons had already turned into piles of ashes.
Li Rui followed the Old Monster as they walked forward.
Soon, what they saw was something they had never encountered before.
Under a fiery rainbow bridge was a sea of molten lava.
This scene was quite inconsistent with the power supply outside.
Li Rui admired how the ancestors of the Old Monster could conceive such a structure.
The lava was still boiling, as if anything that fell into it would instantly turn to ash.
To this day, Li Rui still did not know where this lava came from.
Li Rui turned to Old Monster beside him and asked, "Senior, where did all this magma come from?"
Old Monster replied, "Did you not notice that the path we took was continuously descending?"
Hearing Old Monster's words, Li Rui was taken aback. "Could it be that your ancestors dug this out?"
To dig an underground palace only to end up with magma—what kind of profound skill would that require?
Little did Li Rui know, once one reached a certain level, creating such a vast maze would be a matter of a mere wave of the hand.
If he knew this truth, would he be so enraged that he would spit blood?
"What should we do to get across?"
Li Rui looked at the rainbow bridge ahead, engulfed in flames. If it were ordinary fire, he could easily pass through, but this fire was infused with a thick aura of true energy, definitely not ordinary flames.
If he attempted to cross, he would surely be burned to ashes.
"Just fly over!" Old Monster said leisurely.
With that, Old Monster soared into the air, and Li Rui followed suit as they both flew across. However, halfway through their flight, the magma below suddenly erupted violently.
The magma quickly engulfed the rainbow bridge and the flames on it, rushing directly toward the two of them.
They were forced to retreat rapidly and ended up back at their starting point.
"What the hell is this fire?"
Li Rui looked at the slowly calming magma in front of him and couldn't help but complain inwardly.
"Forget it, let's just resolve your poison first."
Old Monster then had Li Rui take out several medicinal herbs.
Out of nowhere, Old Monster produced a dan furnace and began to slowly refine the pills.
Unbeknownst to him, he actually put away his own fire and placed the dan furnace over the fire of the Rainbow Bridge using his true energy.
Li Rui watched Old Monster's bold actions with a feeling of wanting to cry but having no tears. Senior! If this gets ruined, we will have to find the herbs again.
Although Li Rui thought about this in his heart, he didn't say a word and quietly watched Old Monster refine the pills.
About an hour passed. Old Monster retrieved the dan furnace, opened the lid, and a fragrant aroma wafted into Li Rui's nose.
"Hahaha, I was right! The fire of the Rainbow Bridge is indeed extraordinary."
Old Monster seemed very pleased with his own cleverness.
Looking at the few pills lying quietly in the dan furnace, Old Monster knew that these were the best pills he had ever refined in his life. Although he didn't often refine pills, this was indeed the first time he had such a good product.
Old Monster took out the pills and handed one to Li Rui.
Li Rui didn't hesitate and swallowed a pill.
The warm breath slowly spread in Li Rui's Dantian.
The white mist intertwined with the black mist, and soon the black mist was devoured.
Li Rui stood up and looked inward at the condition of his Dantian. A smile appeared on his face; without this ticking time bomb, he felt much lighter.
"Jie jie jie!"
At that moment, two eerie and terrifying laughs echoed in the air.
"Who?"
Li Rui found the laughter quite familiar, and after a few seconds, he remembered it belonged to the two Dwarfs he had encountered before.
The Old Monster, draped in a long robe, swayed with the wind and coldly said, "Who dares to be so impudent in front of me?"
Two black shadows appeared before Li Rui and the Old Monster, but unfortunately, they were not physical entities but rather illusions.
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