Can't a girl be a traitor like Cao Cao?

Then, standing in the middle of the road, as the carriage gradually approached, Feng Lingqiu coldly raised his hand to the two and said, "Stop the carriage!"

Because Feng Lingqiu's actions were aboveboard, and he was dressed in black with an imposing aura, he looked like an elder of the sect.

The two quickly stopped the car, and one of them asked, "Is there something wrong?"

Feng Lingqiu casually showed the token in his hand, without letting the other party see the coffin mark on it.

He continued, "Recently, spies from other sects have been discovered around the underground palace. The sect leader is worried about the safety here, so he arranged for me to set up a temporary checkpoint here."

The two exchanged a glance. Although they couldn't see the exact appearance of the token in Feng Lingqiu's hand, their intuition told them it was an elder's token.

So they all obediently stopped their cars and waited for Feng Lingqiu to come forward and inspect them.

After Feng Lingqiu boarded the carriage, he slightly lifted the jar and saw that there were indeed several unconscious children inside.

He nodded and said, "No problem."

Before the two could react, he suddenly made his move.

The needle was applied to acupoints on the necks of both individuals.

Chapter 349 Beneath the Underground Palace

Feng Lingqiu was already quite strong, and his attack was both swift and ruthless.

The two disciples of the Joyful Sect were caught off guard and immediately fell into a coma after being targeted by Feng Lingqiu.

Xiao Yu, who was standing nearby, reacted quickly and ran over. He and Feng Lingqiu each lifted one of them and dragged them into the woods, where they tied them up with their belts.

After the two disciples were brought under control, Feng Lingqiu searched them again.

Then he took out something that looked like a tortoise shell.

Feng Lingqiu guessed that this was the token used to enter and exit the Demon Palace, so he secretly put it away.

Then, at Feng Lingqiu's instruction, the two hurriedly boarded the carriage.

Xiao Yu seemed a little nervous at this point, so he asked Feng Lingqiu, "What should we do next?"

"Enter the Demon Palace."

Feng Lingqiu replied simply and directly.

"Go...in?"

Upon hearing Feng Lingqiu's words, the boy appeared extremely frightened.

He was clearly well aware of how terrifying this underground palace was, a veritable den of dragons and tigers.

The two men, posing as disciples of the Joyful Sect, went in, but they might not come out alive.

Seeing the fear in his eyes, Feng Lingqiu gave him a cold look and said, "What? You think you have a choice?"

Xiaoyu hesitated for a moment, but still said to Feng Lingqiu, "I...I have to bring Xiangxiang in with me, I can't leave her here..."

Xiangxiang, Xiaoyu's natal corpse puppet, was standing blankly near the carriage, like a mechanical puppet waiting for orders.

Feng Lingqiu thought for a moment and realized that if this Corpse Driving Sect disciple lost his corpse puppet, his combat power would probably be greatly reduced, and he would have to be distracted by protecting him.

However, this carriage obviously couldn't fit three people, and this corpse puppet didn't look like a living person, so bringing her along would be too obvious.

So Feng Lingqiu asked, "Is it possible to hide her under the car?"

"It should be possible, I'll give it a try."

As Xiaoyu spoke, he raised his hand, seemingly flicking the silver thread in the air.

The female corpse then crawled on all fours, in a bizarre posture, to the bottom of the carriage.

Then came a scratching sound, as if Xiao Yu had controlled her to grab the carriage floor and fix her there.

"All right."

Xiaoyu nodded.

Feng Lingqiu then said, "Let's go then."

So the two of them drove the carriage back towards the Palace of the Earth.

Before long, the carriage arrived at the gates of the Demon Palace.

Because the two acted so quickly, the disciples inside the city did not suspect anything and soon opened the gates to let the carriage in.

Ahead lies a guard post set up by the Joyful Sect.

The disciple in charge of guarding them seemed very impatient. He walked up to the two of them and raised his hand, saying, "Token."

Upon seeing this, Xiaoyu quickly became nervous.

Fortunately, Feng Lingqiu was prepared and calmly took out the tortoise shell and handed it to the other party.

The disciple glanced at it and confirmed it was correct, then gestured for those behind him to let them pass.

However, Xiao Yu had only driven the carriage for a short while when the Joyful Sect disciple shouted again.

"Hey, hey, which way to go? Turn right."

Seeing this, Xiaoyu panicked again, and his hands and feet became somewhat unresponsive.

Seeing this, Feng Lingqiu took the initiative to say to the other party in a generous manner, "Sorry, this is our first time here, we are not very familiar with each other."

"the first time?"

The disciple came over, glanced at the two of them, and looked suspicious.

At this moment, neither Feng Lingqiu nor Xiao Yu wore masks, revealing their faces.

Fortunately, both of them were quite good-looking, and Feng Lingqiu's cold and beautiful appearance did indeed resemble that of a disciple of the Joyful Sect, which prevented the other party from becoming suspicious.

However, he still spoke up, "To be honest, I've never seen you before. Where are Chunlan and Jieyu? Aren't they supposed to be driving today?"

"Oh, the two of them rushed over and said something came up and they needed us to cover their shift. Then they left, and I don't know what they were going to do."

Upon hearing this, the disciple of the Joyful Sect revealed an unhappy expression and said, "You two are such a scoundrel, not doing your proper business but doing that kind of thing."

Then, turning to Feng Lingqiu and the other two, he said, "Fine, I'll take the loss and lead you in. This way, this way."

Having said that, the disciple led the way.

Before long, the carriage carrying the two of them turned several corners and soon arrived at a palace storeroom.

"Alright, this is it. You can put the jars down and leave."

The disciple then addressed the two of them.

Seeing this, Feng Lingqiu and Xiaoyu got off the carriage together, and then worked together to carry the four jars down and put them aside.

At this moment, Feng Lingqiu saw that besides the carriage, there were many empty cans placed on the side, which were obviously used to hold children before.

She looked around for a moment, then said to the Joyful Sect disciple, "Don't you need to check the goods? We're complete strangers."

The disciple thought about it and felt it made sense.

Then he walked over to the jar, lifted the lid, and took a look.

"Um...no problem."

"Snapped!"

Before he could finish speaking, Feng Lingqiu struck him on the back of the neck, knocking him unconscious.

Then, they tied his hands and feet with a belt and stuffed him into an empty can.

Seeing this, Xiaoyu was secretly amazed at how skilled and daring this elder was.

Not only did he infiltrate the Earth Palace, which was under the control of the Joyful Sect, alone, but he also dared to directly attack the guarding disciples.

If their actions were discovered, they would likely be surrounded and attacked, and die on the spot.

After the Huanxi Sect disciple was dealt with, Feng Lingqiu turned to Xiaoyu and said, "You stay here and wait while I go in to investigate."

If I don't come back for too long, try to escape on your own and go back to the coffin shop.

Another elder will come to find me then; you just need to tell her what happened here.

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyu immediately nodded.

So Feng Lingqiu said no more.

Alone, he followed the road and ventured deeper into the underground palace.

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This palace, which once belonged to the Demon Lord of the Demonic Sect, is not very large. Its interior is simple and rustic, and some places are covered with moss.

Feng Lingqiu walked through it and didn't find the path difficult to find.

Because most of the stone steps were covered in dust, it was clear that very few people passed by.

One of the corridors was covered with footprints, clearly indicating that people frequently carried heavy objects in and out of it.

Unsurprisingly, that was where those children went.

However, Feng Lingqiu followed the footprints forward and soon arrived at the door of a tightly closed hall.

After she pushed open the palace door, she discovered that there was a downward stone staircase.

It appears that someone built a cave here.

Seeing this, Feng Lingqiu carefully made his way up the steps.

They went deeper and deeper, and they didn't know how deep underground they had reached.

She was surprised and didn't quite understand why such a deep staircase passage was built beneath the underground palace.

We don't know where this passage will eventually lead.

But she could clearly feel that it was getting hotter and hotter around her.

Feng Lingqiu couldn't help but wonder if he had unknowingly arrived at the depths of the earth's core.

Chapter 350 The Swordsman, Broken Ridge

Go down the stairs without even a turn or fork in the road.

The path went straight ahead into the depths, then turned into a spiral staircase. Further on, you'll find the stalactite formations typical of caves.

It is clear that the path Fenglingqiu is currently taking is specifically designed to lead to the underground.

They didn't know how long they had traveled, but Feng Lingqiu felt that they had gone deep underground and reached the foot of the mountain.

Suddenly, I saw a bright light ahead, as if a clear view had been revealed.

Feng Lingqiu was puzzled, unable to understand how there could be light underground.

But suddenly I felt a wave of heat coming from in front of me.

It felt like going from the dead of winter to the height of summer in an instant.

She paused, then looked straight ahead.

But what happened next left everyone speechless.

Because this is not a cave.

It's clearly a deep, massive crater filled with underground lava!

Upon seeing this scene, Feng Lingqiu recalled an ancient book he had seen before.

The book once described in detail the geographical features of various places around the world.

One of the descriptions states that when a volcano erupts and lava flows out, the surrounding environment becomes charred black.

Therefore, the landforms around the extinct volcano are all black and rocky.

The Palace of the Earth is located in a dark cliff.

Does this mean that the location of this palace was once an extinct volcano?

Feng Lingqiu felt that this was highly likely.

Moreover, doesn't the deep lava pit in front of us prove that the volcano here has not actually been completely extinguished?

It's unclear how the Demonic Sect discovered this matter and dug a tunnel beneath the palace, leading directly underground to this deep pit filled with lava.

Feng Lingqiu was equally puzzled: what exactly did they want to do by digging this far?

As he was thinking this, Feng Lingqiu walked a little further forward.