Ning Zhan pondered for a moment and sent two cultivators to scout while he led the group to retreat a distance.

A moment later, the two cultivators returned and reported," It's the corpse of a demon ape!"

The tension in the team eased.

Ning Yong cried out in alarm when the large group arrived beside the demon ape corpse.

It was the first time he had seen the Fire Melting Ape.

This demonic beast had a strong physique and was about three meters tall. Its entire body was covered in thick red fur. Her hair was pure and red, and she was very beautiful.

The Fire Melting Ape bared its fangs and widened its eyes.

Its body was a unique existence formed by the combination of flesh and lava.

Even though it was dead now, the wounds on its body showed its internal structure. It was like lava, still flowing slowly, emitting intense heat, but cooling rapidly.

Ning Zhan frowned.

This was unexpected.

He would rather be a living Fire Melting Ape.

Now, things got complicated.

"There's been an intense confrontation here!"

"The Fire Melting Ape fought here, but in the end, it lost."

" What kind of existence could kill an adult Fire Melting Ape single-handedly?"

"From the traces, it's not any kind of demonic beast we know of."

Ning Zhan knew that he had to investigate clearly.

Because if he left a mysterious demonic beast unattended, the clan's large army would make a big move in the future. Under the circumstances where the intelligence was unclear, it was very likely that they would suffer a huge loss!

Ning Zhan had led his team into the cave this time to investigate the environment and gather intelligence.

This was his duty.

Thinking of this, Ning Zhan stopped thinking and decisively gave up his original route, following the trail.

"However, the mysterious demonic beast and the adult demonic ape had a fierce battle. We should be able to handle it with our current strength."

"Moreover, its combat power will definitely drop by a level after fighting fiercely with the devil ape. This is a great opportunity!"

Ning Zhan's eyes sparkled as he led his team to chase after them.

Along the way, they abandoned the other demon beasts that suffered. For example, the Fire Essence scattered on the ground after the Fire Snake died, the corpse of the Flame Lizard, and the stones scattered by the Lava Demon.

The Ning family cultivators chased after him, and they had more things on hand.

"Boss, what is it? It's so powerful that it killed so many demonic beasts?"

"Haha, we took advantage of this time. With a few more of these mysterious demonic beasts, we don't have to do anything and we'll be rich."

Ning Zhan frowned and estimated in his heart,"The other party left these behind and didn't clean up the battlefield. Obviously, he's not a cultivator." However, these corpses were not eaten, and resources such as fire essence were not eaten. This seems to indicate that this mysterious demonic beast doesn't belong to the lava cave and isn't part of the food chain here."

"Perhaps this is a cultivator's pet?"

"No matter what, I have to reveal its true colors this time!"

Ning Ji made up his mind and chased after them.

Eventually, they came to a dead end.

"Is there no road ahead?"

"It shouldn't be!"

"The trail clearly points here…"

The Ning family cultivators were puzzled.

Ning Zhan looked around and muttered to himself, casting a spell.

Finally, his gaze landed on a wall.

"Retreat and form the formation."

"Let's see if we can break this wall." Ning Ji ordered.

The Ning family cultivators formed three small formations and pulled Ning Zhuo and Ning Yong into the farthest small formation, telling them not to run around.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The array formation was activated, and the cultivators combined their strength to continuously attack the wall.

After the surface of the wall shattered, the light of the array was revealed.

There was actually a defensive array hidden here!

The defensive formation was simple and crude. It did not last long before it was quickly shattered.

The wall was pierced, revealing another passage.

"There's actually a passage hidden here?"

" I didn't discover it before because it was hidden?"

Ning Zhan frowned deeply.

When he reached this point, his previous guess was shaken.

It was obvious that those who could set up formations were definitely cultivators. Even if he wasn't a human, he was still an intelligent demonic cultivator.

After hesitating for only a second, Ning Zhan decided to continue pursuing.

The Ning family cultivators began to explore the mysterious passage.

They soon discovered traces of demonic beasts similar to before.

" Perhaps this is the spiritual pet of a certain cultivator. It is quite intelligent and has the authority to pass through the array formation."

"There are many traces of people in this passage. They opened it earlier than us."

"In other words, our Ning family is the later party?"

"What is that?"

"We're about to reach the end of this road."

"Be careful!"

The Ning family cultivators followed him all the way out of the passageway and arrived at a flat underground square with a wide view.

There were also two arrays laid out in the underground square. They were very simple and looked like children's graffiti.

Ning Zhan dispatched his subordinates to search for clues. At this moment, the roar of demonic beasts could be heard.

Roars and roars came from all directions.

Ning Ji was shocked and immediately ordered to retreat.

However, hot lava suddenly gushed out of the tunnel they came from, so they could only retreat.

"Damn it!"

" This is a trap!"

"To be able to do this, could it be the other two families or the City Lord's side?"

Ning Zhan was shocked and angry. On one hand, he ordered everyone to form a formation, while on the other hand, he sent people to investigate everywhere.

The results of the investigation were very bad.

This underground plaza seemed to be a transit station, connecting many passages. And from these passages, a large number of demonic beasts were pouring out.

The Ning family cultivators placed a defensive array in a corner of the square and activated it with all their might.

Fortunately, they were fully prepared and brought many array disks with them. That was why they were able to quickly build a defensive array.

The defensive array was activated, forming an ice colored wall that surrounded half a circle. Together with the wall behind the cultivators, it formed a circle.

The tinder mice were the first to strike. Compared to the outside world, the Tinder Mouse that appeared at this moment was already half the height of a human!

The tinder rats rammed wildly, and many of them died directly on the ice wall.

Cracks appeared on the ice wall.

Some Lava Devils floated in the air, crossing the ice wall and charging over.

The Ning family cultivators cooperated well and were prepared.

A large number of magic tools were activated, mainly flying swords and needles. They pierced through the lava demon and bought some critical time.

The second defensive formation was completed, forming half a sphere and covering everyone.

All of a sudden, the noise outside the array weakened a lot.

"Continue to build the formation!" Ning Zhan's face was solemn.

Ning Ji's cultivators had just completed their third formation, forming a pillar of light that supported the ceiling of the underground space when a vast aura suddenly emerged.

The cultivators were shocked.

" Golden Core aura? Are we chasing Golden Core cultivators?"

"I remember this aura. It's Zheng Shuanggou, the ancestor of the Zheng family!"

" Could it be that the Zheng Family is going to attack us?!"