The group of weak cultivators marched past the woods until they reached a cave. Or better said, a protruding hole that opened up to an underground cavity.
Gu Shengxia and Wang Chunli took a deep breath to steady their nerves, while the ones behind them gulped and blinked several times to suppress their raging nervousness.
"We are here."
The two cultivators at the front turned to look at their comrades, who quickly parted like an ocean, until Huang Taichen was fully visible from head to toe.
"Huang Shidi, ah, it's your turn. You need to coax the beasts out of the cave. We will handle the rest."
As if on cue, the other cultivators quickly spread, forming half a circle around the ground opening.
Huang Taichen gripped his vessel flute and frowned slightly. Hesitation was clearly written across his face.
"I am supposed to go alone?" he asked.
"Otherwise?" Gu Shengxia gave a skewed smile, as if he were not asking his shidi to do something very dangerous.
