Published: March 2, 2025
What seemed to be a path was actually a pipeline.
Peeking through the pipe, Wen Yu could envision the length of the pipeline. The main pipeline split into three, with three streams of energy orderly transferring into the depths of the Entrance to the Negative 999th Layer of the Demon Palace. As for whether the leftmost pipeline, which transported origin power, led to the origin pool, Wen Yu was uncertain.
At this moment, Wen Yu and Bai could only take things one step at a time. Fortunately, the anticipated pursuers did not appear, and there were no enemies here either. Overall, as Bai’s plan entered its final stage, everything remained under their control.
The group had been walking along this pipeline for an unknown length of time when they suddenly heard the sound of wind, a “whoosh” nearby. Wen Yu and Bai exchanged glances and immediately quickened their pace. Soon, they reached the end of the pipeline.
At the end was a pitch-black cave. No, it shouldn't be called a cave; it was originally an entrance passage of a certain building. However, due to years of neglect, the markings, patterns, and textures that once adorned the entrance had completely decayed, leaving it unrecognizable.
Wen Yu observed briefly and discovered that the materials used for the entrance were likely the same as those of the pipeline. Furthermore, as the pipeline delved deeper into the cave, transporting origin power inward, Wen Yu could even sense some origin power mixed in with the wind, rushing out from the cave and drifting away, eventually disappearing from sight.
This cave entrance was clearly problematic. At least one percent of the origin power being transported through the pipeline was dissipating from this entrance. Although the proportion was not high, origin power was an incredibly precious resource. To put it bluntly, given the current state of the Demon Realm, even if the amount dissipated in a day was not significant, over the years... it would be a number that would pain anyone’s heart!
Moreover, this was just one entrance—one entrance corresponding to one pipeline. According to Wen Yu’s speculation, there should be many such pipelines in the Entrance to the Negative 999th Layer of the Demon Palace.
If every entrance continuously released origin power like this... just the thought of it made Wen Yu’s heart tighten.
He didn’t know if this was an isolated case or a common issue, but now that the passage was like this, the Demon Palace had not sent anyone to check or repair it. There were evidently some problems here.
As Wen Yu pondered these chaotic thoughts, Bai had already become impatient. He directed Ye Nan to go ahead first, then nudged Wen Yu.
“What are you thinking? Hurry up!”
Bai’s tone was urgent, while Wen Yu shook his head, saying, “I was just thinking about what the demon lord is considering…”
The demon lord had no reason to ignore the situation here.
But then Wen Yu realized—what was he worrying about here...
As the group advanced into the cave, the surrounding light gradually dimmed.
In the pipeline, there were “stars” flickering in the night sky as a source of light, but here, there was not a glimmer of brightness—this was beyond being dark, as if some kind of restriction existed that devoured all light entirely. At the same time, the perception abilities of anyone entering this place were suppressed. Even with Wen Yu’s capabilities, he could only extend his perception about a hundred meters, while Bai was clinging to Wen Yu’s sleeve, stumbling along and unable to see the path beneath his feet.
Ahead, there came the sound of “thud thud,” that was Ye Nan bumping into the wall under Bai’s command. Fortunately, unlike the pipeline, where both sides were void, there were walls here. However, the material of the wall was still similar to that of the pipeline—tight, solid, and most importantly, capable of isolating various perception abilities.
For a moment, Wen Yu and Bai felt like sardines trapped in a can, lost and confused.