Where does that wicked woman get her conscience?

The blazing sun hung high, making the entire expanse of yellow earth constantly steam.

The five-colored glass lizard was carelessly tossed onto the ground by Chi Rong, its skin scalding from the intense heat, making a faint sizzling sound.

Before long, it stirred, then jumped up with a loud cry, instantly waking up from its coma.

Seeing a poplar tree nearby, just as he was about to go over, he saw Guan Xun, whose gauze skirt was stained with blood, leaning against the tree trunk, staring at it with great interest.

Seeing that the bloodstains on its hands had congealed and that it showed no sign of killing intent, it swallowed its saliva, transformed into human form, and then patted its robes and walked over.

"Thank you for saving my life."

Although it doesn't have a good impression of humans, it understands right and wrong, and ultimately, the other party has saved its life.

Guan Xun looked up at the blazing sun, frowned, and without wasting any more words, asked directly, "Are the Eight Silver Earth Bears really in the Pool Nether Cave?"

The five-colored glass lizard was taken aback and immediately retorted, "How dare you call me Eighth Master?!"

Having said that, seeing the other party's expression darken slightly, it lowered its voice: "Of course it is."

"Lead the way to Tanyou Cave." Guan Xun tapped his chin, making a move to set off.

Upon hearing this, the five-colored glass lizard stood there in astonishment, its eyes flashing with an ambiguous thought: Go to the Pool Cave?

The ruthlessness of the person before it towards demonic beasts lingered in its mind, and what's more, they were accompanied by a divine beast...

Thinking that the other party might be after Eighth Master's beast core, the Five-Colored Glazed Lizard's feet seemed to take root like a poplar tree, unable to move an inch.

"While I'm grateful you saved me, if you're after Eighth Master's beast core, then forget about it." The Five-Colored Glazed Lizard said sternly and righteously, "I won't take you with me!"

Guan Xun glanced at it sideways, finding its appearance quite amusing: "I..."

She paused for a moment, then thought about her current age and appearance as a young girl; she knew her words would be hard to believe. Perhaps it would be better to…

"The divine beast we just encountered is its friend. It only ventured here because of an agreement made many years ago."

His words were flat, revealing no emotional fluctuations.

The five-colored glass lizard paused, as it seemed it had indeed overheard the garrisoned demon beast mentioning something about Eighth Master while drunk.

Now that I think about it... it seems there was something about an agreement or something.

So this person really isn't a bad person?!

"Phew..." The five-colored glass lizard breathed a sigh of relief, its tense body relaxing. "I knew you weren't a bad person. What bad person would save a monster? Haha."

Chi Rong: ... (What a stupid monster)

"The Pool Nether Cave is located in the area connecting the inner perimeter and the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons." As he spoke, the Five-Colored Glazed Lizard roughly surveyed the surroundings. "It's a short walk from here."

The meaning is clear: it's afraid of heights and never wants to fly again...

Guan Xun didn't mind and took the lead.

In the area connecting the inner perimeter and the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons?

She remembered that the Eight Silver Earth Bear's old lair used to be in that area. Could it be that nothing had changed? Why did she give her lair such an elegant name?

Remembering the rugged nature of the Eight Silver Earth Bear, she shook her head, finding it hard to imagine...

However, that old lair is a treasure trove. In the vast sea of ​​loess, there are not only mountains and rivers, but also lush forests and countless rare medicinal herbs. It treasures those herbs very much and would certainly not give them up easily.

Recalling what the lion-like demon beast had mentioned earlier, Guan Xun slowly asked, "What's the story behind the Eight Silver Earth Bears that haven't been seen for over three million years? If they're in the Pool Nether Cave, why are those demon beasts allowed to run rampant?"

"Ah..." The five-colored glass lizard looked dejected as it spoke of this, shaking its head and saying, "To be honest, I don't really know whether Eighth Master is inside the Pool Nether Cave or not..."

"What?" Guan Xun stopped in his tracks.

"But there's a high probability it is! Otherwise, the garrisoned demon beasts wouldn't be guarding the center of Tanyou Cave and preventing anyone from getting close." Seeing the other party's gloomy expression, it quickly waved its hand to explain.

"There is a central area inside the Tanyou Cave, which is a forbidden area. Only the two officials stationed in the central area can freely enter and exit. Other demonic beasts have never been able to get close."

"Everyone says that Eighth Master cultivates inside, but no matter what happens, there is no movement inside. Once, the demon beasts of the Ten Thousand Demon Valley organized a team to try to occupy Tanyou Cave. The two garrison commanders fought to the death to repel the beast tide."

"So close! So close to the destruction of Tanyou Cave! At such a critical moment, there was no sign of Master Ba..." The Five-Colored Glass Lizard became more and more agitated as it spoke.

"Over time... everyone started saying that Eighth Master's presence inside was just a gimmick... If it weren't for the fact that the Tanyou Cave still retains the barrier left by Eighth Master, there would probably be monsters breaking in every moment."

After hearing this, Guan Xun fell into deep thought.

Based on her understanding of the Eight Silver Earth Bear, even verbal offenses could provoke its anger, let alone something as territorial as this.

Therefore, there seem to be two possibilities.

Firstly, the Eighth Silver Bear is not actually in the Pool and Nether Cave. Just as everyone thinks, the title of Eighth Master is just a gimmick.

Secondly...

The Eight Silver Earth Bears are definitely in the Pool Cave. As for their specific situation, the chances of them being dead or injured are about 50/50.

Guan Xun cast a long, unsettling gaze ahead. The towering, rugged cliffs of the Ten Thousand Demon Valley were faintly visible, and a powerful aura of demonic beasts, even stronger than that of the inner area, wafted towards him on the wind.

Suddenly, she took a sniff and smelled a faint medicinal fragrance.

Oh?

It seems that, just as she suspected, this secluded cave was indeed the former lair of the Eight Silver Earth Bears.

The five-colored glass lizard excitedly walked past her, pointing straight ahead: "We're almost there, let's hurry."

Having said that, its body suddenly twisted, transforming into a beast-like form, and it crawled rapidly on all fours...

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The majestic mountains rise abruptly from the sea of ​​loess, standing like giants that suppress the earth, giving people a sense of awe.

"We've arrived. That's Tanyou Cave."

Guan Xun looked in the direction pointed by the five-colored glass lizard and saw a huge cave entrance at the foot of the cliff. The surrounding area was desolate, but there was a lot of green plants growing in that one spot, and you could vaguely see water mist constantly rising from the cave entrance.

The words "Tanyou Cave" are deeply engraved on the huge stone slab above the cave entrance.

"The smell of blood."

A detached voice suddenly reached Guan Xun's ears from the upper left. He turned his head and saw that Xiao Yu had her eyes closed as always, as if she hadn't said a word at all.

She lowered her eyes, her pert nose twitched slightly, her brows gradually furrowed, and her face slowly darkened.

The little fish is right, there is indeed a bloody smell.

It wasn't the scent of blood from the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons or from her body, but rather the scent of blood wafting from the Pool of Darkness Cave.

One gushe after another, like water gushing from a spring, constantly being renewed...