After a while.
Ji Yuan felt that he had been walking down for the time it takes an incense stick to burn, estimating that he had reached dozens of meters beneath the surface.
In a trance, Ji Yuan took a step forward, and the cold disappeared instantly, the surrounding air becoming extremely hot.
He paused for a moment, then stepped back, only to find it still hot. Unconvinced, he retreated several more steps, finally feeling the coolness again.
He understood that the cold air was being pushed out by the heat.
With a slight delay, he was somewhat distanced from the Ice and Fire Elder, so he hurried to catch up.
The two descended dozens of meters underground again, until Ji Yuan couldn't bear it and was forced to activate the protective effect of his Spirit Robe, finally revealing a vast, spacious stone hall before his eyes.
No longer the cramped and narrow passageway, but a huge, wide stone hall.
