After the elite cultivators siding with Xu Que finished bashing up the two cultivators, they became very frantic upon realising that that Xu Que had disappeared.
The female cultivators blamed the men for being too rough and scaring away their brother Fujiwara. The men faulted the women for being so overly warm and friendly towards brother Fujiwara that he had been frightened away!
Whilst the group of them squabbled relentlessly, they also continued their search for the whereabouts of Xu Que!
Xu Que was already inside another tunnel, advancing to the depths of the Sword Catacomb. He finally reached the centre, where he was instantly startled!
In this lava cave, the chilly air formed by sword will was almost like mist, enveloping the whole place.
