Chapter 428: Encountering evil in a deserted village
Watching the pop-up messages slowly disappear from his field of vision, Wang Chen's eyes gained a hint of solemnity.
Even though he killed the black snake easily, it actually took a lot of effort.
And this was the first underground palace monster that Wang Chen encountered.
There are countless weird and evil creatures living in the Kowloon Underground Palace, and they are undoubtedly the biggest threat to explorers.
Over the past hundreds of years, countless sect disciples and casual cultivators have come down and never returned.
Most of them were killed by these monsters.
He could deal with three to five or more than a dozen of these black snakes that Wang Chen couldn't even name.
But if the number increases to dozens or hundreds, it will be quite dangerous.
The underground palace is forbidden to air, and the cultivation of Zi Mansion is suppressed. It is not easy to escape. If you are not careful, you will fall into the bottomless abyss!
While warning himself, Wang Chen began to dig out the broken star grass beside the pond.
He estimated that the black snake he had just killed was the guardian of these broken star grasses, equivalent to the elite monsters guarding the gates.
Earn hundreds of moral points from just one piece.
As for the aged broken star grass here, Wang Chen found that there were as many as six. Calculated based on an inch per century, the oldest among them was over 500 years old!
Wang Chen didn't know how many spiritual stones such a piece of broken star grass could be sold in Wanling City, but it probably wouldn't be a small amount.
He carefully dug out the broken star grass by the roots.
The roots, stems, leaves, and stamens of broken star grass can all be used as medicine, so the value of the plant is higher when it is kept intact.
Although Wang Chen has not done much collecting work before, he is a monk of the Zifu after all, and he can master all methods, so naturally he will not make novice mistakes easily.
After the six Broken Star Grasses were unearthed, Wang Chen put them all into the jade box and deposited them into the Sumeru Ring.
This ensures that the efficacy of the medicine is not lost to the greatest extent.
In fact, there were still some broken star grass growing by the pond, but he did not touch those that were not old enough.
Hunting is endless, there are fish every year, leave it to those who come after you, follow the natural cycle!
With the harvest in hand, Wang Chen continued to move forward.
He doesn't know whether the direction he has chosen is correct, but once he has made a choice, he will not change it at will.
There is no difference between morning and dusk in the underground world. Without clocks and clocks, it is difficult to estimate the passage of time.
Wang Chen climbed over hills one after another and encountered many monster attacks along the way.
Mainly alien species such as snakes, scorpions, foxes and rats.
These guys like to hide in piles of rocks, under the soil, or in weeds. When someone passes by, they will get angry, snapping and biting, or spitting venom and poison.
Quite difficult to deal with.
Wang Chen also discovered many magical herbs and elixirs.
When he encounters monsters, he punches them with his fists and kills them with his sword, reaping the rewards of human virtue.
When he discovers spiritual objects, he collects them into bags and fills his storehouse.
With the passage of time and battle after battle, Wang Chen gradually adapted to the special environment here.
But Wang Chen never found a way out, and the "Kowloon Underground Palace Map" never showed the location.
Wang Chen calmed down and prepared for a long exploration.
He walked like this for probably three or four days, but he still didn't leave the hilly area.
On the contrary, the collection in Xumijie is much richer.
Even if he continues like this, Wang Chen can persist for a long time.
But the psychological pressure is always there.
After walking for another two or three days, a deserted village appeared in Wang Chen's sight.
His eyes suddenly lit up.
The most fearful thing about such aimless exploration is that there is no change. What you see along the way is mostly the same. It is lonely and boring, as if you are trapped in a dead end, and it is easy for people to have a mental breakdown.
Wang Chen's will is certainly not that fragile, but he is not willing to fall into trouble.
The appearance of this deserted village ahead might be a change!
Wang Chen couldn't help but speed up.
The deserted village is right in front of you.
This village has been abandoned for an unknown number of years. Most of the buildings have collapsed, but there are a few rock-built houses that still maintain their basic framework.
It's just that the front and back of the house are covered with weeds.
When Wang Chen approached, a weasel-like monster suddenly jumped out.
He immediately turned around and fled out of the village.
Wang Chen did not take action to intercept and let this guy go.
He walked around the deserted village and found no other weird and strange creatures.
Then I chose a stone house that was in the best condition.
The door has long since rotted into mud, but the body of the house is still solid, and even the roof has not collapsed.
The room was quite large and empty, with a thick layer of dust on the ground and a smell of decay.
Wang Chen scanned the area with his consciousness, and after making sure it was safe, he cast a cleaning technique.
Clean all the dust out.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Chen took out some items from the storage bag and set up a fire in the room.
The aroma of barbecue soon filled the air.
In fact, based on Wang Chen's cultivation level, there is basically no difference between camping in the wild and camping here.
Such a stone house cannot provide much defense.
But some habits are probably engraved in genes. Living in a house makes you feel safer and more comfortable.
With the spirit wine, Wang Chen had a hearty barbecue meal.
After filling his stomach, he used mud and stone magic to build a stone door for the stone house.
Wang Chen's mud and stone skills have long been cultivated to the level of Dzogchen, and his ability to control animals has also reached its peak. Rubbing the stone door by hand is really simple for him. The final product can not only open and close, but also has movable stone bolts.
Although it is not necessary to do this, it is still fun.
After sealing the door, Wang Chen took out the array disk from the Sumeru Ring and arranged it in the room.
This set of portable arrays captured from Taoist Xuanyi, which integrates spirit gathering, defense and concealment, is the fundamental guarantee for him to rest and practice in unknown areas.
The formation disk was of a very high grade and required mid-grade spiritual stones to drive it. Wang Chen first activated the spirit gathering formation and practiced it for three weeks. After completing today's practice, he replenished his Dantian mana and then opened the defensive formation.
He sat cross-legged on the futon, closed his eyes and began to rest.
Although monks can stay awake for long periods of time, sleep can eliminate mental fatigue to a large extent and restore one's own courage and vitality. Therefore, even Jindan Zhenren and even Yuanying Zhenxian will sometimes fall into deep sleep.
Just as Wang Chen's consciousness fell into chaos, his heart suddenly began to throb.
He suddenly opened his eyes.
The sparkling light in his eyes has inspired the Dongzhen Technique!
The defensive array was triggered.
The next moment, Wang Chen saw black tentacles emerging from the bottom of the stone door in front of him.
It silently extended towards where it was.
An evil and cold breath actually penetrated into the magic circle, and the temperature of the surrounding space suddenly dropped.
The fire beside Wang Chen quickly dimmed and was on the verge of extinguishing!
