Chapter 93: Sadness Cave, I still have something to do (Xie Baili Tongyun's Alliance Leader, 7k)
Outside Yuanci Mountain, No. 4 sat on the ground and closed his eyes to rest.
On the seventh floor, he saw Yu Ziqing's message. After thinking about it, he felt that the mountain of mourning sounded familiar. He must have heard of it before.
"I've heard about Mourning Mountain. I need to go home and check the information. I'll get back to you in a while."
Yu Ziqing was a little surprised when he saw the message.
He didn't expect No. 4 to give him any information. For a guy like this who takes risks every day, if you ask him about the Dali Court, he will definitely not know.
He probably knew something related to the adventure, so he asked casually.
Unexpectedly, No. 4 had actually heard of it.
This means that the cave that Lei Yu wants to explore is definitely not simple.
Cave Heaven and Blessed Land are also resources that many big forces control.
Many of the special products in the Cave Heaven Paradise are not available outside. Minerals, elixirs, gems, monsters and other creatures, even ghosts, zombies and other undead spirits, everything can be regarded as resources.
Just like the flying boat produced by the Tianji Sect, the core part, some of the minerals and gems needed, can only be produced in a large cave under their control.
However, Cave Heaven and Blessed Land are not that rare. The only ones that are rare are Cave Heaven and Blessed Land that are of high value and suitable for development.
Just like the previous Jinlan Village, it can be regarded as a blessed place, but the only thing valuable to outsiders is the Jinlan Mine.
Before the Daqian Langya Institute had thoroughly studied the uses of Jinlan ore, Jinlan ore was just a useless product that was expensive, had extremely low yield, and could be completely replaced by low-priced ore.
Coupled with the supernatural power shrouding Jinlan Mountain, it can be said that it has no development value on the whole.
There are many similar blessed places, and every now and then someone will discover a new blessed place.
Most of them are of no use and have no development value. If they are shrouded by supernatural forces, their value may not be as good as the wasteland in the wilderness. At least some wasteland can be used to grow something after it is developed.
Blessed lands are generally smaller, but caves are generally much larger. They generally have a complete water vapor cycle, and some have even evolved unique creatures.
There will be relatively more caves worth developing, but their dangers will far exceed those of ordinary blessed places.
In addition to environmental dangers, there may also be dangers caused by the living and undead inside.
Generally speaking, Cave Heaven Paradise is not that rare.
Why did Lei Yu end up with a cave? That's because a cave with such protection is most likely to be much more valuable than a cave like a public toilet where anyone can come and leave as they please.
Similarly, because the caves are not that rare and there is too much garbage, other people are not very interested.
After all, that kind of protected cave must have been left behind by our ancestors.
Among our ancestors, there are quite a few who are evil-minded, have evil tastes, and like to do things that are harmful to others and not beneficial to ourselves.
I specially found an extremely dangerous cave, then built a lot of protection and sealed the entrance to trap people.
It's not like this has never happened before.
There are also some ancestors who did not have any burial objects when they died. They just used a cave as a mausoleum. Therefore, the arrangement of killing one step at a time and killing each step at ten steps was also a normal operation.
Yu Ziqing was not very interested in Lei Yu's invitation to form a team, and the reasons were related to the above.
At home, I went to Bai Yu Hua Tomb every day to maintain my health. After I was done, I continued to practice and practice. Almost a month passed in the blink of an eye.
There are no years of practice, and Yu Ziqing only feels that time is like running water, passing by in the blink of an eye.
Today, I finally received the message from No. 4.
"The information you want is a bit complicated and a lot. How about an interview?"
Yu Ziqing thought for a while and entered the seventh floor.
Number 4 is already sitting in his seat waiting.
"I dare not say anything else. If you ask about forbidden places, caves, blessed places, etc., I will definitely know more than others."
Yu Ziqing stretched out his hand to signal, asking the other party to start performing.
"In the Hengduan Mountains where the earthquake occurred, there are many caves and blessed places.
However, blessed lands are basically useless. They have been eroded and infected by the cold air of the Hengduan Mountains. They are not much different from the environment in the Hengduan Mountains.
Although there are fewer caves, they are generally some of the most extraordinary caves.
You should know that in the ancient times before the Great Earthquake, Great Li, and Great Qian were established, it was very popular to use the cave sky as one's tomb.
For those strong people, turning a cave into their own resting place is the most basic configuration.
They will specifically find some caves that are inherently dangerous and strengthen them before they die, turning them into a place of death and no life."
Yu Ziqing nodded seriously and motioned for No. 4 to continue.
He knows shit about history.
What he knew most about the past history was actually the things he had seen while tracing back the memories of Our Lady of the White Sun.
Study history and want to understand what can be accomplished in a short period of time.
"Originally, after I got home, I looked through the information and asked the elderly at home.
It is almost confirmed that the Mourning Mountain you mentioned does have a cave.
And it is most likely the tomb of a powerful man from ancient times.
The protection of the portal there is very strong, connecting the power of the entire cave and turning it into a whole. If it is forcibly broken open, the entire cave may be destroyed.
Am I right?"
Yu Ziqing nodded, Lei Yu indeed said that.
Therefore, unless the Li Ancestor of the Lei family takes action himself, he can control his power to the extreme and only penetrate the protection without harming the cave.
Or, use Wu Shuangge's Hunyuan Golden Dou to use foul air and toxins to corrode and dissolve part of the protective power.
As long as the erosion is rapid enough, a hole can be opened before the power of other parts is transferred, allowing people to enter.
And this kind of power will not allow the entire cave to bear all the blows like a forced blast.
"That's right, it's a place of mourning.
I advise you not to go. More than one wave of people have been there a long time ago.
An ancestor of my family went there a long time ago.
According to the records, there is a strong supernatural power permeating the place, which makes it difficult to refine the energy. In addition, the evil energy is rampant and evil spirits are everywhere.
The ancestor of my family left his ancestral precepts and mourned in the sky. It is the tomb of a terrible and powerful man. The descendants are not allowed to go and disturb it."
Yu Ziqing almost laughed out loud.
You can tell from you what your family is like.
How can a person who travels to forbidden areas every day, explores caves and blessed lands, and is away from home all year round, say such a thing?
The ancestor of No. 4 must have been taught how to behave there.
So I told you not to disturb me when you come back.
If you hadn't been severely beaten inside, your ancestors might even have dug up the ashes of that strong man to see if they were of any use.
What No. 4 said was a bit embarrassing. His family knew about his family affairs, so he immediately changed the subject.
"Of course, that's because my ancestor was only at the sixth level when he went to explore the Cave of Sorrow.
Otherwise, there must be more than just this bit of news.
Although no one has ever been to our house again, this cave of sorrow has been paying close attention to it.
I know that Lei Shi, who suffered a major earthquake recently, seems to be preparing to explore.
They were not the first wave to go either.
As early as more than a hundred years ago, Dali Lihuoyuan had reached a cooperation with the prince of Daquan and went to explore it together.
But that time, they all suffered heavy losses, and two ascetics died among them.
It is said that a shadow user died in Dali, as well as a chief who was second only to the shadow leader at that time.
The rest of the people were also injured.
Later, people who heard about the earthquake said that a dead spirit was disturbed there and almost killed them all.
They paid a huge price to seal the undead spirit.
After they came out, they also specially strengthened the protection of the entrance to the cave.
For more than a hundred years, no one has been there again.”
After No. 4 finished speaking, he thought about it.
"That's probably it. I don't know the more details."
"Thank you." Yu Ziqing cupped his hands to express his gratitude.
"You're welcome, the information you gave me saved my life, but the information I gave you is actually not worth your information.
If you have similar questions in the future, feel free to ask me. I may not dare to tell you anything else, but I will know more or less about this kind of question."
Adhering to the principle of speaking as little as possible, Yu Ziqing said goodbye to No. 4 and left the seventh floor.
Yu Ziqing opened his eyes and put away the ring on the seventh floor.
He was a little puzzled. More than a hundred years ago, Da Zhen had already cooperated with Li Huo Yuan.
It stands to reason that there would be a lot of information on the Great Earthquake, but Lei Yu doesn't seem to know this.
Is there any other information that even Lei can't get?
Or perhaps, Lei Yu actually knew this, and he still wanted to enter the Cave of Sorrow for other purposes.
Standing up, Yu Ziqing went to find the old sheep who was stretching his muscles with Li Chang.
"There's something I want to ask you."
"Is it still a formation problem?"
"No, do you know how to mourn in the cave?"
"I don't know, I've never heard of this name."
"Ha, is there anything else you don't know?" Yu Zi was happy.
"There are as many things in this world as stars. Even the cave heaven and the blessed land are as numerous as a cow's hair. How can I possibly know them all?"
Yu Ziqing burned the news he just received from No. 4 onto a jade slip for archiving, and then let Lao Yang read it.
The old sheep frowned when he saw it.
"More than a hundred years ago, Dali Li Huo Yuan returned home defeated due to the Great Earthquake.
The number two figure in the Shadow Division actually died.
Why don’t I have any impression of this kind of thing?”
Lao Yang immediately realized something was wrong and closed his eyes to think about it.
"More than a hundred years ago, I happened to be in the Imperial Capital of Daqian. If such a big event happened, I couldn't possibly have no impression at all.
The current chief of the Shadow Division, Ye Jiuyuan, came to the position nearly a hundred years ago. He is still several decades away from what you are talking about.
According to the tradition of the Shadow Division, the previous chief is most likely dead, and there will be no news about that person again.
If what No. 4 said is true, it means that the Dali Shadow Division and the Da Zhen Prince worked together to suppress the news.
To be able to cover it up so hard must have the intentions of Emperor Li and Emperor Zhen behind it."
After Lao Yang finished speaking, he looked at Yu Ziqing. He always felt that Yu Ziqing was going to commit suicide again.
"You must not go to that mourning cave.
If you can cover up the news so tightly that even Lei Shi doesn't know about it, then you can't get involved in this matter.
If that Lei Yu knows this but doesn't tell you, it means that this kid didn't hold it in well, so don't go either."
"Ha, do you think I'm going on an adventure?" Yu Ziqing laughed out loud.
"Even if I agree to Lei Yu, the most I can do is take Wu Shuangge over there and help him break through the protection.
To explore or something, I might still go there in the past, hoping to get more benefits.
Now, I will definitely not go in. I will just take the benefits that I deserve when the time comes."
"That's okay." Lao Yang breathed a sigh of relief.
…
The one-month period has arrived, and Yu Ziqing went to Busi Town again to receive the newly delivered filthy gas barrels.
When the procedure goes smoothly in the future, he will stop coming and just let Wu Shuangge come.
This time, the main reason for coming here is to see if Su Li will come.
Unsurprisingly, Su Li's men successfully found an excuse not to escort the filthy gas barrel. Su Li, a weak shadow user, could only do such a simple task in person and come to see Yu Ziqing openly.
"Brother Su, what's the result?"
"Brother Qing, there is something I want to tell you." Su Li was a little embarrassed.
"Brother Su, there is no need to do this, just say it."
"I didn't take out the evidence and confront the teacher to see how he would react.
After these days of contact, I feel that the teacher has indeed been framed.
And if I take out the evidence and someone finds out about it, he will definitely have no chance of survival."
"It's okay, I trust Brother Su's judgment." Yu Ziqing smiled, shook his head, and poured him a cup of tea.
Seeing Yu Ziqing's attitude, Su Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brother Qing, please forgive me, I think I'm a little out of my mind."
"It doesn't matter, I can make friends with Brother Su, I don't care about these things."
Yu Ziqing smiled quite happily, but Su Li felt very good when he did this.
To be honest, if Su Li was so calm that he would do whatever it takes to achieve his goals, and he could address Ji Bochang respectfully as a teacher and then turn around, he would be able to sell Ji Bochang without changing his expression.
Then Yu Ziqing really didn't dare to make friends with him.
This kind of person is so terrible.
I can sell my teacher today and just a friend tomorrow, what a big deal.
Yu Ziqing followed Su Li's tone and said.
"Let's put aside your teacher's affairs for now. I have something I want to ask you.
More than a hundred years ago, the Shadow Division cooperated with the Lihuo Yuan and Prince Da Zhen to explore a cave called Sorrow in the Sorrow Mountain in the Hengduan Mountains.
At that time, a shadow user died in the Shadow Department, and the then chief also died."
"This... is impossible." Su Li blurted out, but after saying that, his brows knitted together.
"I don't know what you're talking about, but it's about how the previous generation of chiefs died.
But I just happened to have seen the record.
The previous generation of chiefs did go to a major earthquake to do a mission, but he came back after being severely damaged.
More than twenty years later, he died due to serious injuries that did not heal and his foundation was damaged.
and……"
Su Li slowly raised his head, hesitated for a moment, and continued.
"Furthermore, it was also at that time that the new chief took over and the teacher was promoted to Shadow User."
"So, did Ji Bochang also go to the mission where the previous chief suffered a heavy blow?"
"I'm not sure, but it should be so, because the chief of this generation, Ye Jiuyuan, was promoted from the Shadowbringers.
After he was promoted, the teacher had the opportunity to occupy the shadow user position that was vacated.
Moreover, before that, a new Shadowbringer did take over."
The more he talked, the more Su Li felt that what Yu Ziqing said was not false.
The positions of the top leaders of the Shadow Division can basically be fixed for a long time.
Most of the members of the Shadow Division have worked hard to death since they came in, and very few of them can escape alive and die a good death.
In the past few hundred years, most of the changes in the top management of the Shadow Division were concentrated between a hundred years ago and more than 120 years ago.
During that time, a total of four Shadowbringers were replaced, and the chief above the Shadowbringers was replaced.
Calculating the structure of the Shadow Department, under the head, there are the chief and the second, and below that there are eight shadow envoys, and those serious shadow envoys who have been slowly promoted are not parallel imports like Su Li.
In the past twenty years, half of the top management of the Shadow Division has been replaced.
Even if I can cover up the matter of living in a cave of sorrow, I can't cover up the matter of substitution.
And the people who were replaced all disappeared, or all died.
And this somewhat corroborates the now widely circulated rumor that there is no happy ending in the Department of Shadows.
Just thinking about this, Su Li felt that he seemed to know something extraordinary.
"Brother Qing, I'm afraid I can't investigate this matter at the moment. As long as I do it, someone will immediately know what I'm investigating."
"It's okay, I just asked casually.
Mr. Lei wants to invite me to explore the Cave of Sorrow. He needs to use Wu Shuangge's ability to pry open a little bit of protection.
I will find someone to learn more about it and ask more questions. It has nothing to do with your Shadow Division.
Since we can't find out, Brother Su just pretends that he doesn't know."
"It's just that I can't check it for the time being. Brother Qing should understand my situation in the Shadow Division.
I'm not in a good position to dig up the secrets of the Shadow Division right now."
"I understand, it's okay. This matter is not urgent. Brother Su, it's better to stay calm and establish your footing first before talking about anything else.
Also, you’d better not tell anyone about our affairs, do you understand?”
"I understand this, brother Qing, don't worry."
After the chat, Su Li left with Kong's magic weapon, and Yu Ziqing stood there with a deep look.
He is very interested in digging for secrets, but not interested in danger.
So, he sent a message to Lei Yu.
"I'm not free recently. I can help you break through the protection, but let's explore together.
When you finish exploring, if you have gained anything, just let me choose three things, and don’t need the others."
No matter what Lei Yu or Lei Shi wants to do, it doesn't matter.
I'm just going to help pry open the door. I don't care about anything else. You can explore whatever you like, and dig whatever you like. I'll just wait and eat.
The flying boat headed north from Busi Town again.
On the second night after Yu Ziqing left, a man in black robes appeared on the side of the detoxification and beauty club.
The man in black robe made a seal with his hand, and silently made a base point of the formation's protection slowly expand to enough for one person to walk together, but this did not affect the movement of the formation itself.
He walked in the air without touching the ground, three inches above the ground. When he came to the stone table in the backyard, he stopped and took out a jade mirror from his arms.
Then he reached out and grabbed it in his sleeve again. A fourth-level ghost was compressed into a ball by him and turned into a round ball with a grimace.
He pressed the ghost on the back of the jade mirror. The ghost's face showed fear and despair, and it slowly disappeared into the jade mirror.
Then, I saw ripples spread out on the front of the jade mirror, reflecting the scene inside the small courtyard.
Those scenes were regressing rapidly, until the reflection inside turned into daytime, and Yu Ziqing appeared inside, sitting in the courtyard, drinking tea alone.
The clearly visible reflection on the jade mirror began to become blurred, and circles of ripples appeared. The entire surface of the jade mirror began to be stained with black.
And the power in his body was like opening a floodgate at this moment, being drawn out crazily by the jade mirror.
His expression changed slightly, and he exerted force in his hand, immediately shattering the jade mirror into powder.
At this point, the terrible feeling suddenly stopped.
He looked around. The yin energy was thick, and a large amount of hungry ghost aura still remained. Almost every inch of the place was covered by the hungry ghost aura.
He didn't feel any special power, it just meant that what he was looking back on touched some kind of power that he couldn't even sense.
The man in black robe quietly retreated and slipped away from the side garden.
After the man in black robe left, a skinny hungry ghost climbed out silently from a well in the garden.
The hungry ghost came to the place where the man in black robe had been, and there was a trace of breath leaking out. He opened his mouth and swallowed the breath that was about to dissipate.
Then he stretched out his hand and collected all the jade mirror powder scattered on the ground little by little.
It climbed back into the well and waited quietly.
When you wait for Xianxian to come back, give these things to Xianxian.
At least you can get a drop of sweet rain.
The hungry ghost closed his mouth with joy, holding the breath in his mouth, for fear that it would dissipate. This is the most important thing.
Only the hungry ghosts who are smart and sensible enough are qualified to guard the gate here, while those stupid guys can only live in the abyss, waiting for the occasional person to come to donate, so that they can have a full meal.
After finally seizing an opportunity, this hungry ghost is not willing to give up.
…
Yu Ziqing came to the south of the earthquake again. When he passed by the thousands of miles of fertile land that Lei Yu wanted to give him, he found that the land was full of people and livestock.
There are gathering places dotted all over the land, making this place more popular.
Just looking at it made Yu Ziqing feel a lot better. At least these people didn't have to starve to death.
Lei's work is quite grand.
Before they even got there, Lei Yu sent his personal guards to lead the way.
When we arrived at the place, many people were already stationed here.
Next to it are the snow-capped mountains. Looking from a distance, it looks like a girl in white, squatting there and crying.
This is Ai Si Mountain, and the entrance to the Ai Si Cave is on the mountainside of Ai Si Mountain.
There is a hundred-foot-high cave there. Divine light surges inside the cave, but no fluctuations can be felt. Formations have been arranged outside the cave.
Obviously Lei Yu has been preparing for a long time and has been stuck here for a long time.
"Brother Qing, you came just in time, come quickly."
Lei Yu laughed loudly and flew out of the cave.
"Looking at your complexion, have you found a breakthrough?"
"The breakthrough has been found a long time ago. When I saw Brother Qing coming, I knew that I could finally go in, and I naturally felt very good."
"Let's talk about it first. I have a lot of things going on recently and I don't have time to accompany you in." Yu Ziqing shook his head and explained it to him face to face.
"It doesn't matter, just let Brother Wu take action when the time comes. As long as the protection is broken, Brother Qing can go about your business. When I come out, no matter what I get, I will never hide it privately. Let Brother Qing choose three things first.
, let Brother Wu choose one more."
Yu Ziqing didn't care, he didn't even plan to go, why would he care about what good harvest he would get.
If he really got a treasure that could conquer the mountain, he didn't believe that Lei Yu would openly lay it out for him to choose from.
He just wanted to see if Lei Yu really went in, who would be impatient, who would care, and who would jump out when the time comes.
This cave of sorrow is, at best, just a straw in the eye.
And this snake might be someone from the Department of Shadows.
For example, the person who captured him.
Another example is No. 2 on the seventh floor.
It's also possible that the person who captured him was No. 2.
After all, according to Su Li, in the Shadow Department, except for the first master, who has been working for a long, long time, half of the remaining people were promoted a hundred years ago.
Yu Ziqing glanced at Wu Shuangge next to him.
"Gege, go ahead and follow Master Yu's instructions and help them break through the protection."
Wu Shuangge nodded, stretched out his hand to grab it, and the companion magic weapon appeared out of thin air.
It's just that the appearance is still the same as before.
Yu Ziqing laughed hoarsely, this guy learned very quickly.
The group of people came to the depths of the cave. The interior space was huge. On a mirror-like stone wall, divine light surged, vaguely taking the shape of a jade.
The looming reliefs above depict the mountains and rivers in the cave, but they are constantly changing, making it hard to see them clearly.
That's why it can't be forced open.
First, the entire mountain might collapse, and second, the jade at the entrance might be shattered, and the cave inside would either fall into the void or begin to collapse.
Lei Yu already knew this place very well and pointed out the places where Wu Shuangge needed to be broken.
The filth and toxins accumulated in the magic weapon spurt out, constantly washing away the areas that need to be eliminated.
The light at the eight points on the giant wall was dimming rapidly, but the power added from other places could not match the speed at which the foul smell and toxins were dissipated.
An hour later, a hole began to appear in the divine light flowing on the giant wall. The hole continued to expand until the entire divine light flowing on the jade wall dissipated, and Wu Shuangge also took back the magic weapon.
Lei Yu's face was filled with joy and he bowed his hand to Wu Shuangge.
"Thank you Brother Wu for your help."
"Thank you very much for your righteousness, Brother Qing. If it's convenient for you, why don't you come in with me?"
"No, I have something else to do."
"Well, how about we rest here for a few days. When I come out, I can let Brother Qing choose a few things first."
"No, after you come out, just send someone to inform me. I really have something important to do, so I won't stay any longer. I'll take my leave."
Yu Ziqing smiled, waved his hand, and left directly with Wu Shuangge.
Lei Yu was slightly startled, a little surprised.
He had thought before that maybe Yu Ziqing wanted to order more.
Unexpectedly, now that the protection was broken, he actually turned around and walked away without stopping at all.
It seems like something really important is going on.
Then the other party is a bit too helpful. He only chooses three or four items first. Doesn't it look stingy on his part?