Chapter 88 Mysterious Soil and Underground Palace(1/2)
Su Hu's five hundred iron cavalry entered a mountain range called "Wangfengling" for dozens of miles and picked a relatively hidden open space to camp.
The next day, Su Hu didn't leave.
Every day, I sent cavalry to and from the mountains and forests, as if I were looking for something important.
Zi Xing found something strange. He finished the "learning" that day. He found an opportunity to ask Su Hu what the purpose of this move was?
Su Hu was very unrighteous and said a lot of nonsense, and finally asked him to ask Zhu Ye'er.
Zi Xing had to ask the little girl again. The answer given by Zhu Ye'er was: "I told the Marquis of Jizhou that I learned a secret from my master's sect: the palace ruins of ancient demons are buried in this 'Wangfengling Mountains'. In fact..."
"Actually you lied to him? The ruins of the ancient underground temple are nothing and do not exist?" Zi Xing acted smartly.
"The existence of the ancient temple should be 70% possible. Because my master personally arrived at the ancient temple twenty years ago to explore. This 'Wangfengling Mountains' still has a cave passage he dug out back then. However, the Wangfengling Mountains are so long that even if I have the map given by my master, it will take time to find the entrance to the ancient temple."
"Why don't your master take action in person?" Zixing asked curiously.
"Master, she fought against the powerful enemy in the ancient palace twenty years ago, and both sides were injured. Master, fled seriously and blocked the way out before leaving. The powerful enemy was not injured at that time, and probably died in the ancient palace long ago... Shortly after the family master returned to the Shadow Valley, she accepted me as her disciple. But her injuries have never been healed... I left the Shadow Valley for training this time, Master, told me that I had the opportunity to go to the Wangfeng Mountains... It was a coincidence that we had to pass the Wangjian Mountains on our way to Chaoge..."
Zi Xing confirmed from Zhu Ye'er that there was such an ancient temple, with his eyes emitting from him, and he looked like he was "willing to be obsessed with money".
Zhu Ye'er of course saw his unconcealed greed and smiled: "However, I am not sure about the many treasures I have collected in that ancient temple. I agreed with Su Hu that if I find the ancient temple to dig out the treasures, I will leave them all to him. I don't want any of them..."
"Then aren't you at a loss?" Zi Xing asked. He said: Actually, I'm at a loss too. Why don't I have the share?
However, he expected that Zhu Ye'er was not the kind of person who was willing to "make wedding dresses" for others. There must be follow-up actions!
"Hehe, if I can really find that ancient temple in this Wangfengling Mountains, I just need to bury the ten-meter-thick soil around the ancient temple." Zhu Ye'er revealed some information to Zi Xing again.
After hearing this, Zi Xing felt that this time was really strange.
Even the immortal land is not as valuable as the treasures collected in the ancient hall.
Think about the soil in my "game space", which is of the quality comparable to that of "immortal soil", but there are so many that it can fill the East China Sea and turn it into land.
Thinking of this, Zi Xing's heart was suddenly filled with the pride of the nouveau riche; the look at Zhu Ye'er also added a little "arrogance".
"What are the uses of those soils? Can it speed up the growth rate of precious medicinal materials?" Zi Xing remembered a fairy tale novel he had read in his previous life.
"Those soils can lead to something as rare as me." Zhu Ye'er said: "That kind is something I hope you will conquer."
"What is it?" Zi Xing asked tightly. After saying that, he said a little depressed: "Is the time not coming? I can't tell me?"
"No, the time is now. It's time to tell you." Zhu Ye'er smiled.
"Then why don't you tell me quickly? What's the point of keeping me?" Zi Xing gave her a blank look.
"Those soils can attract the legendary 'Nine Night Divine Thunder' created by the Taoist Zhunti himself." Zhu Ye'er's face was solemn, and she said word by word.
Zi Xing has heard of the Nine Night Divine Thunder. However, he did not hear about it in the Romance, but he accidentally heard "Princess Longji" after coming to this world.
It turns out that the reason why Taoist Zhunti is so famous in the heaven is entirely because he created a peerless killing weapon, "Nine Night Divine Thunder".
The "thunder tribulation" thunder that cultivators must experience and overcome if they want to ascend to become immortals are all thunder chips dropped from the "Nine Night Divine Thunder".
Just imagine, some "thunder chips" can make the chance of "becoming an immortal" of cultivators who have overcome the tribulation sharply reduce to only 10%. How can cultivators who know the inside story not hate "Zunti" in their hearts? And the respect they expressed towards Zunti was because of fear.
The "Lei Xiao" that fell from the surface of the "Nine Xiao Divine Thunder" can kill the hope of countless cultivators becoming immortals! Zhu Ye'er actually wanted him to conquer the "Nine Xiao Divine Thunder" for his own use, and his appetite was too great.
Moreover, when Zhu Yeer said that those "soils" could attract "Nine Night Divine Thunder", Zi Xing also found it difficult to understand?
Zhu Ye'er further explained: The ancient temple that is likely to be buried in this "Wangfengling Mountains" is actually an amazing magic weapon from the prehistoric period. However, it belongs to the peak powerhouses of the demon cultivator.
Somehow, the ancient magic weapon caused the "Nine Sky Divine Thunder". The divine thunder actually came to destroy it in person.
As a result, the ancient palace was destroyed and left to somewhere in the world. The "Nine Night Divine Thunder" was also severely damaged and escaped.
The "purple lightning" surrounding the surface of the "Nine Night Divine Thunder" was also knocked down by the magic light released by the ancient palace, turning into soil to bury the ancient palace.
The "Nine Night Divine Thunder" does not really abandon those "purple lightning".
The purple electric power turns into soil and "stagnates" in the human world, which can better absorb the vitality of heaven and earth and accelerate recovery. The "Nine Night Divine Thunder" may plan to wait until the "Purple Electric" is restored before retrieving it.
Zhu Ye'er hopes that Zixing will get the "Nine Night Divine Thunder". First of all, the mysterious "Nine Night Divine Thunder" must be made available.
Her method is direct and effective: remove the "soil" that buried the ancient temple, and in nine out of ten will alarm the divine thunder. Then, the "mine capture" plan can be implemented...
Zi Xing was stunned when he heard this.
After a while, I said something: "It turns out that the underground ancient palace is a damaged magic weapon. What good things can be stored in the magic weapon? There must be no valuable things in the palace. You coax Su Hu and say that he will deal with the things in the palace. It's really cunning."
"That palace should have some treasures. For tens of thousands of years, there have been many powerful people who have mistakenly entered the ancient palace in the cultivation world. Sometimes, when many forces gather in the ancient palace, they fell to collect the incomplete magic weapon and then fell; then, aren't the treasures on the corpse still left in the ancient palace?"
"It makes sense. But after you are sure that the 'purple electricity' turns into soil, it has no lethality?"
"Of course. Will I harm you?" Zhu Ye'er said righteously: "I helped you with all my heart. You must know that after returning to Chaoge, your opponent is so powerful that you have no ability to fight back..."
Speaking of this, Zhu Ye'er strengthened his tone: "Nuwa can not be afraid of the power of the 'Shenxiao Shenlei', but she has to worry about the maker of the divine thunder, "Zhunti Taoist", who has mastered the 'Nine Night Divine Thunder' with his fragile mortal body, and Nuwa must guess your relationship with 'Zhunti'. At that time, you can deceive her, call herself a disciple of Zhunti, or simply say it is the illegitimate son of Zhunti... So, only if you attract the divine thunder and subdue it, the saint of Nuwa will not dare to touch you. Haha, my plan is so wonderful."
Zi Xing was depressed and muttered, "You seem to be too optimistic. You forgot the most critical issue: it really attracted the 'Nine Night Divine Thunder', and I was not sure to conquer it."
"Don't be discouraged. I let you soak that black medicine liquid for several days to make you become a special physique close to the "Nine Night Divine Thunder". Be at ease. You use the method I provide to subdue the divine thunder. Even if you don't succeed, at least you won't be hurt by it! Such a good thing that is completely unsafe, don't you have the courage to give it a try?"
Speaking of this, what else can Zixing be? Of course, he obeys Zhu Ye'er's arrangements.
However, he was still in a state of great difficulty and did not dare to believe the promise Zhu Ye'er had made.
Things are as simple as she said? Let's lie to the child!
The woods were always wet in the morning, with dewdrops hanging on the leaves, grass, and rocks. The nightworms that had been chirping for a day finally stopped and sucked on the dewdrops.
Suddenly, there was a light sound, which scared the grasshoppers, mole crickets and other insects in the grass so much that they flew around.
The sound became closer and closer, and it became louder and louder, and eventually turned into a sharp sound of "roaming" iron hooves hitting the ground; and the "bang" sound of stirring stones and mud hitting the roadside.
This mountain range is far away from people. The roads are all deserted mountain paths that have been abandoned for many years, and people may not pass by them for several months.
The roads are winding and you must constantly cross mountains and ridges. It is quite dangerous for large convoys to travel here.
However, the hundreds of iron cavalry that appeared at this moment were lightweight, well-trained, and there was no such concern at all.
It is already the seventh day to enter the "Wangfengling Mountains" to find treasures.
Suddenly, Zhu Ye'er, who was walking in the front of the team, nimbly into the dense forest next to him, jumped onto a huge rock, took out a map from his arms, and spread it on the stone surface.
While looking, he frowned and thought.
The map was drawn by Zhu Ye'er's master according to his memory, and focused on marking out more than a dozen locations with cinnabar. Those more than a dozen are possible locations of the cave passage leading to the underground "Ancient Temple".
When Zhu Ye'er found a possible location, Su Hu's subordinates were responsible for verifying everywhere whether there was a "pass" to lead to the underground ancient temple.
It is summer now, and it is the most rainy season.
Reeds grow by the river. People and horses walk slowly against the reeds.
After walking for more than twenty kilometers, a fork appeared on the river. As soon as it entered the fork, it became much more hidden.
The terrain here is a limestone structure, which has also become weird and steep after erosion, with a vegetation area of up to 90%.
The war horses were tied outside the jungle.
The sun rose and set again, and the sky was getting darker.
The road was easy to walk at the beginning, but the road became more and more difficult to walk.
Fortunately, Su Hu's subordinates are all one in a million, and they have unparalleled climbing and jumping abilities.
Everyone is now more like they are doing a military training in a valley.
After a long journey, there was no open space in the narrow valley for tents.
Until dawn, the team finally stopped again.
But this time it was not a discovery, but a place marked with red sand on the map was once again.
Zhu Ye'er directed several soldiers to pry open a huge rock full of vines that acted as a "cover".
An iron door covered with rust powder appeared in front of everyone.
There is such a place in the Wangfeng Mountains that is so secretly arranged that hunters who go into the mountains will definitely feel extremely surprised when they see it.
Most of the soldiers were left outside to watch. Su Hu only selected ten people to follow him into the cave to observe.
Zi Xing and Zhu Ye'er then entered this hidden cave.
Zhu Ye'er shook a handle beside her, restored the disguise outside, and then closed the door.
Once the door was closed, there was no darkness inside. Because experienced soldiers had already lit the torches.
With a light sound, Zhu Ye'er took out the sketch again and looked at it in the light of a fire.
After a while, her voice echoed in the cave: "Come with me. Remember not to run to the end of this passage recklessly."
As she said that, she took the lead.
The cave is very long, one by one, like a sausage; each section is two or thirty meters long, and there are gates between the sections.
Those iron-cast door frames obviously also play a supporting role, just like pillars.
Zi Xing heard Zhu Ye'er say: Twenty years have passed since her master escaped from this passage.
If there were no uninvited guests, the cave should still remain as it was when it was abandoned.
The more you go inside, the more unconventional the traces on the ground appear.
To be continued...