The sanctuary was on the other side of the tunnel, like a hidden paradise. Unlike the dark night outside, sparkling light as bright as a full moon would appear as you entered the tunnel.
Even a ray of light the size of a grain was enough to provide clear vision within a dark area for cultivators. Hence, this vast light source was as bright as a sunny day to them.
“Careful, this sect is no easy opponent. I feel like something’s up!” Alex reminded.
“I don’t care what moon they are. I’ll kill everyone who comes forward!” Claudia looked fierce. She’d been practicing Serenity, which made her look kind of similar to Madam Kill-it-all.
The tunnel leading to the inner caves had obviously been widened, and marks were left from the demolishment. Shortly into their walk, they saw the barrier of the sanctuary. On it was an opening, but it was blocked by a scab, as though an injury on human skin.
Luna pointed to the scar-like mark and said, “Past here and onwards is the true sanctuary.”
Xerxes asked, “What’s with that opening? It looks like a scar, though!”
Luna said, “The barrier is very mysterious. It even has self-healing abilities. This opening was made by my dad’s tool. It used to be bigger, but right as I passed through it, I noticed it closing back up as if it was alive.”
“That’s weird.” The young Freya was still rather curious about the world.
Hearing her sister talking about something so special, she immediately stuck out her finger to touch the scar-like mark. She poked it a few times, and to her surprise, she felt something gooey, making her frown in disgust.
“What’s this?” She looked at her finger. It looked like some kind of mucus. It was quite smelly as well.
Luna looked over at her and made a funny face. “Sis, you’re all grown up now.”
“What do you mean by that?”
Freya was confused. At first, she didn’t get the joke, but she finally understood that Luna was making fun of her. ‘Luna’s being so mean, making a joke out of something so disgusting.’
“Damn it!” Freya pouted angrily and casually glanced at Alex.
She just happened to have an iron hammer in her head that she had meant to open the mountain roads with. Yet, now, she hammered fiercely at the opening as if venting her anger.
Despite this, they were here to save, not investigate some blood. Time was very precious, and no matter what was up with this opening, now that the members of the Lunula sect were all inside, the safety of Jade and the others were at stake.
“Let’s attack together!”
Boom… Boom…
The opening widened in an instant.
It felt weird indeed as if some being’s flesh was being torn open. Fresh blood spewed out, but after a little while, it seemed to come to an end, and the opening turned white. It formed a tunnel the height of a man.
“I’ll go in first!” Luna took the lead and went through the tunnel.
The whole process was kind of like going through some sort of enchantment. When she truly entered the tunnel, it was like a large screen separating the two spaces, just like a portal.
“Ah..?!”
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