His hand rested on the rock, its temperature higher than his body temperature, obviously warmer than the last time he was here.
Comparing with the map, Ji An began to move swiftly downward, occasionally using Earth Escape Technique for verification.
The closer to the ground, the narrower the passage became, but as he descended, it opened up suddenly, occasionally encountering a cavity as large as a house.
From about ten zhang deep underground, black and red patterns began to appear on the passage walls, becoming more evident the deeper he went.
This was the result of erosion from the Fire Evil Spirit Mechanism, accumulated over countless years, and the patterns were extremely chaotic.
Sometimes he would encounter cultivators searching for spiritual objects, and both sides would cautiously avoid one another.
