After taking a few deep breaths, Jared slowly walked toward the illuminated door. Since Jared had no idea what lay beyond it, he had to tread cautiously.
He steadied himself, preparing to fight in case danger emerged.
Yet, as he slowly stepped through the door, he realized it wasn’t the exit he had expected. Instead, what greeted him was a seemingly bottomless cavern.
“D*mn it…” Jared cussed under his breath.
Just when he thought he could finally leave, he found himself still stuck inside the cave. “Why would anyone install a light door in a f*cking cave and design the rock wall like this? Crazy!”
When Jared planned to turn around and retreat, he discovered that the light portal had disappeared. What truly stood behind him was a solid rock wall.
This implied that Jared could no longer return even if he wanted to.
This left Jared utterly bewildered, his entire body breaking out in cold sweat, his expression incredibly tense.
It was clear both the light door and the rock wall were man-made. Did they set this as a trap to lure people in?
Jared’s unease grew; the mystery of what lay within the cave filled him with a creeping fear.
It was uncertain if he could find his way out.
With no option to retreat, Jared could only forge ahead.
Maurice burst out laughing. “This is a dead end. It’s a dead end for sure! There might be wild beasts waiting to devour you. You’ll pay the price for tormenting me like this!”
The more anxious Jared became, the more excited Maurice grew.
Jared gave Maurice a murderous glare, his voice laced with dismissive amusement. “If we encounter a beast, I’ll throw you out as bait first.”
After speaking, Jared gave Maurice two more lashes before continuing further into the cave’s interior.
Since there were no more diverging paths, Jared continued walking deeper into the natural void.
After an indeterminate amount of time, a shimmering barrier of light unexpectedly appeared ahead. However, this barrier was a formation set up by someone, designed to keep people within the cave.
Upon seeing the sudden appearance of a light screen before him, Jared realized that there might be people around. But who could reside here if it’s within Divine Flame Mountain?
Jared stepped forward, meticulously observing his surroundings. He noticed that the array runes on the formation were incredibly ancient, suggesting that it had been set up many years ago-likely centuries! I wonder who has dwelled here for hundreds of years.
Within this cave, the only source of energy that could be utilized was the extremely faint flame filament. There was absolutely no spiritual energy present. Without spiritual energy, what else could one use for cultivation? Anyone who goes into seclusion wouldn’t have chosen this place either!
Jared tried to project his spiritual sense, as he was curious to see who was behind the light curtain. However, his spiritual sense failed to penetrate through it.
At that moment, Jared wasn’t sure if someone was behind that dazzling light or if it was just the light portal he had passed through, which might eventually lead back to the same cave.
“Sir, I don’t mean to intrude, but I don’t know how to get out of here. Please forgive me if I’ve caused any inconvenience,” Jared shouted toward the light curtain.
If there were people behind that light curtain, they would have undoubtedly heard Jared’s voice.
Jared waited for a brief moment before he began to meticulously examine the arcane array.
This arcane array wasn’t particularly challenging. For Jared, it could be considered a rather rudimentary defensive arr array.
After just a couple of glances, Jared had already discovered the core of the arcane array.
With a flick of his fingers, several streaks of spiritual light shot out, striking precisely at the core of the formation.
Boom!
The light curtain began to quiver intensely before it vanished in an instant. As the light screen disappeared, beams of radiance lit up the entire cave, Within the gloomy cave, the radiant display of colors was truly a dazzling sight to behold.
