Chapter 609: The Shadowbane Staler

"Quite interesting," I said as I looked around.

"There is a whole world in here," said Old Fu as he admired the view, the very eerie, dark, and not-so-natural view.

The pillars of light were pillars of stone wrapped up in algae, luminescent ones. And in the far end high above, there seemed to be a light source that didn't dim. I could already guess what that light was. It was a deposit of crystals, refracting and reflecting light from high above into this ginormous cavern. It was feeding the life underground with the light it needed to survive.

There were plants; there was humidity, so there must be water nearby. And that means there got to be life here, which was confirmed by the sound of growling from around us.

"Could it be the Sheng Huo?" asked one of the soldiers.

"No, captain," said another soldier as he backed away, "It can't be the Sheng Huo," he said, almost backing into me.

"What makes you sure of that?" I asked.