Lin Mingyuan was not surprised by everyone's decision. He had already been prepared to be squeezed out. After all, the Qingyun Sect was weak and the first person to enter the Demon Cave was obviously cannon fodder. Lin Mingyuan couldn't be more suitable.
On the other hand, these sanctimonious monks who came to the Demon Cave under the pretense of exterminating demons only seek their own fame and fortune, and have no sense of responsibility at all.
Lin Mingyuan had witnessed the destruction of the village. Countless mortals inside had disappeared due to monsters. Although the Qingyun Mountains were sparsely populated, there were still many small villages. He did not want to see similar things happen again, or even affect Shahe Village.
"Can."
Lin Mingyuan agreed very simply, which surprised Mr. Zheng. He originally thought that the young boy in front of him would refuse a hundred times, but he didn't expect that he was a brainless fool. No wonder the Qingyun Sect has fallen so bad.
"Uncle Zheng, I want to follow you too!"
When Pan Tian'er heard Lin Mingyuan's immediate response, she felt very anxious. The danger in the devil's cave was inexplicable, and the first person to enter would definitely suffer great risks. Although she had no experience, she could tell that everyone would crowd out and suppress Lin Mingyuan tomorrow.
"Nonsense!"
Mr. Zheng's smiling face darkened and he pulled Pan Tian'er back. He regretted bringing this girl here. It was such a thankless task.
"Mr. Zheng, as the leader of this demon-killing conference, you should also take the lead for everyone!"
"That's right, you can't go down there alone, little friend from the Qingyun Sect. I think we can just let this girl come along and have someone to take care of you!"
The sound of booing could be heard from the side. Originally, everyone was not of the same mind, but now they were happy to provoke Pan Tian'er after seeing her actions.
"Come back here!"
Mr. Zheng shouted in a deep voice, but finally sighed after seeing Pan Tian'er's dissatisfied look.
"How about this, how about I take her and the disciple in second?"
"Okay! Mr. Zheng is indeed a model of righteousness and responsible!"
"Don't worry, Mr. Zheng, we will protect you from behind!"
Hearing these words, Mr. Zheng felt angry in his heart. When entering the Devil's Cave, there is no need for a rear guard. The monks ahead will be in danger. I'm afraid they will run the fastest by then.
"Boy, why don't you go quickly?"
Mr. Zheng's tone was bad and he was in a bad mood, but he still came to Lin Mingyuan and urged him to move forward.
Lin Mingyuan frowned and kept a distance from Mr. Zheng. He could feel Lin Kai looking at him with gloating eyes, as if he wished he would die early.
However, there was a reason why Lin Mingyuan agreed. He had already used the power of spiritual consciousness in the late stage of Jin Dan to explore the cave. Although he could not see clearly, he could still find some clues.
The demonic energy in the air was very thin, which also made everyone lower their vigilance, thinking that it was just some low-level monsters, and didn't take it to heart.
With their golden elixir stage spiritual consciousness, they could not detect anything strange in the cave, so their expressions were relatively relaxed, and no one even thought about why the four monks from the Fengxing Sect had not returned.
Lin Mingyuan glanced at them lightly, said nothing, and just entered the cave silently.
It was very dark inside, and the little bits of light coming from the cave could illuminate the surrounding stone walls. Lin Mingyuan clearly felt a cold breath coming from the depths of the cave. This was a spiritual feeling, which meant that the devil's cave was in front of him.
It's not as simple as imagined.
Pan Tian'er outside the cave saw Lin Mingyuan entering and quickly followed him, ignoring Mr. Zheng behind him who shouted.
"Hey, this girl!"
Mr. Zheng sighed deeply and could only follow quickly.
"Don't worry, master, I will keep an eye on Tian'er."
Lin Kai said proactively from the side, looking very determined.
"You have to make good use of it. My teacher is willing to bring Pan Tian'er with me this time just to create opportunities for you. If you become a Taoist companion with her, you will have a better chance of getting in touch with the senior officials of Lingbo Sect."
"Disciple understands!"
Lin Kai's heart was filled with excitement. He had been in contact with countless women since he was a child. He had no interest in girls with Pan Tian'er's personality at all. He just pursued her shamelessly because of her special status. Now in the Devil's Cave, it was a good opportunity.
When the time comes, let Pan Tian'er see how miserable that boy Qingyun Gong is.
Feeling the people behind him filing in, they seemed to be relieved after seeing that Lin Mingyuan was not in danger. There were sixteen people in the group, representing five different sects. Although they came to eliminate demons, they all had their own thoughts.
As the cave deepened, no more light could be seen, and many people lit the torches in their hands. But strangely, a gust of wind blew from time to time in the cave, extinguishing the flames. Everyone could only rely on their spiritual consciousness to feel the surroundings.
Terrain, proceed carefully.
Lin Mingyuan's pace was steady and was not affected at all. Although there was a calm pressure on his spiritual consciousness in the cave, it had little effect on his spiritual consciousness, which was strong in the late stage of the golden elixir. He was still able to explore the surrounding environment.
On the other hand, the monks behind him all looked heavy, as if they felt something ominous because their spiritual consciousness was suppressed. They took every step very carefully. Fortunately, Lin Mingyuan was scouting the way ahead, otherwise the timid ones would have withdrawn immediately.
cave.
The team suddenly stopped. Lin Kai's body was behind Mr. Zheng. When he saw Lin Mingyuan, he stopped and finally cursed.
"Why did you stop? Could it be that the boy from Qingyun Sect is scared?"
The monk behind him didn't make a sound, as if he was a little nervous because of the oppressive atmosphere in the cave.
"I'm a little scared, how about you take the lead?"
In response to Lin Kai's aggressive words, Lin Mingyuan said calmly, and the latter's expression froze and he quickly lowered his head.
Are you kidding me? With his spiritual consciousness, he couldn't see clearly five meters around him. He was afraid that his front foot would lead the way and his back foot would hit the stone wall.
"snort!"
Lin Kai's eyes twitched, and he finally swallowed what he said. He would definitely not agree if he were to go up there. Even a fool could feel the abnormality in the cave. As everyone went deeper, the originally thin demonic energy also changed.
It became so rich that many juniors with low cultivation levels felt cold all over.
"Little friend, why did you stop?"
Mr. Zheng was the first to speak out. He could not detect the surrounding environment with his spiritual consciousness, so he could only ask Lin Mingyuan.
"There is a fork in the road ahead."
Lin Mingyuan said that he clearly felt that there were several branching tunnels not far away, and it was no longer one road that ended in darkness.
"Mysterious! You alone can see so far?"
Lin Kai muttered softly, because his consciousness was completely dark and he did not believe that Lin Mingyuan could find the way ahead.
"In that case, let's go over and take a look first."
Mr. Zheng's heart was beating. Even he couldn't detect the situation ahead. Why was the junior from Qingyun Sect in front of him so confident that there was a fork in the road?
"That's fine."
Lin Mingyuan was amused by their thoughts, but he continued to walk forward. The sound of wet footsteps on the ground made the entire cave seem even quieter.