The cave under the magma is very dark, and there is not a trace of light. I don’t know what the stone slabs under my feet are made of. When you step on them, you will make a low sound. It doesn’t sound like footsteps, but like hitting the stone with a small hammer.
the sound of.
Wu Jie walked a few steps and heard the echoes surging inside the cave, spreading farther and farther. He couldn't help but feel his heart move, and the Gang Qi surged around his body, trying to lift him up.
Unexpectedly, he had just activated his Gang Qi when he felt a strange force surging around him, which instantly turned into a thunderous noise, roaring in his ears, making him dizzy and almost falling over.
Fell down. What happened?! Wu Jie hurriedly removed the strong energy, and sure enough, the loud noise gradually subsided. He calmed down for a while and carefully observed the surrounding rock walls, and sure enough he saw small lines that he had not noticed before.
These lines were not eye-catching at first glance, but when he tried to gather Gang Qi again, they suddenly emitted a faint dark red light, and then made a deafening roar.
This time he was well prepared and naturally did not fall for the trick. However, he immediately became interested and observed carefully.
After observing for a while, he determined that this was indeed a formation design that he had never seen before. This confirmed his suspicion - this place is the relic left by an ancient monk, and the ancient monk's orthodoxy has been preserved for a long time.
It has been annihilated and cannot be passed down.
Otherwise, this method, which is usually very inconspicuous, but can sense Gang Qi and make loud noises, can be used to trick people at critical moments. It is impossible not to remind this in our records about formations!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask Du Xin, who was in a daze next to the sacred spring, but Du Xin had never heard of this method.
"This is really an unexpected surprise! I didn't expect it to be a relic from before the Holy Emperor era!" Wu Jie couldn't help shouting, "It's like planning to hunt a pheasant for dinner tomorrow, but ended up encountering a tiger..."
Of course, with Wu Jie's ability, even if he encounters a tiger, he will only eat the tiger, not him.
However... the ruins of this ancient monk are obviously well preserved and have not been completely destroyed over the long years. This is indeed an unexpected surprise.
Among the monks, many are keen on studying history, especially the study of ancient monks, which is an absolutely high-end and foreign-style hobby. If Wu Jie can find something valuable from this ruins and take it out, the profit may be
It will be higher than catching one or two monsters!
With this thought in mind, he took out the jade slips used to preserve information and carefully photographed the formations around him.
When I was holding the jade slip, I couldn't help but think of Bai Youcai who was guarding the crater. That guy was indeed very talented. The jade slip he took out at the beginning was actually very simple, almost like a catalog!
If anyone sees the jade slip and grabs it, what he will get is an extremely rough information with errors in key places.
After Wu Jie gave them some elixirs that could help Jingchun Qi, Bai Youcai made a temporary jade slip for him. The jade slip contained very detailed information, especially about this cave.
material.
However, Bai Youcai and others are not monks who practice martial arts, so they did not discover this trap specifically targeting monks who practice martial arts or higher realms, which is reasonable.
The formations on the rock wall seemed complicated, but in fact there were traces to follow. After walking about a hundred feet, the formations began to repeat. In order to ensure that nothing was missed, Wu Jie took photos of more than four sections of the formations.
, in order to conduct research.
This formation alone should be of considerable value...
He thought secretly while cautiously moving forward in the cave.
According to Bai Youcai, there is no danger in the cave. But he emphasized that when passing by this cave, he always felt a kind of frightening feeling, as if there was some great danger hidden. So he reminded Wu Jie
Be careful and be on guard at all times.
Wu Jie's abilities far exceeded Bai Youcai's imagination. Ordinarily, since even Bai Youcai and others could survive, he would definitely not be in danger. However, based on the principle of being cautious, he still used it one after another.
Several protective spells, then slow down and move forward carefully.
Inside the dark cave, low echoes continued to sound, spreading all the way into the distance.
On a branch road in the cave, there is an inconspicuous crack. The crack is winding and has countless branches, just like a maze.
Deep in the crack, there is a cave about the same size as an ordinary woodshed. On the ground in the center of the cave, there is a crystal stone as red as blood, which constantly emits a warm light.
Next to the spar, two ferocious-looking figures were confronting each other.
These two guys are monsters at first glance. The one on the left has a squirrel-like head and rat eyes, a short and wretched figure, and a few beards on his mouth. His front teeth are very big, even protruding from his lips, and a pair of them are habitually placed on his chest.
Its claws shone with a cold light. Not to mention that there was a long and thin tail hanging down behind it.
Compared to this one, the one on the right is even less human-like. Its body is slender and long, with more than a dozen pairs of claws on both sides. It is clearly a big centipede! But upwards from the chest, it has a slightly human shape.
In the armor made of carapace, a pair of thick and powerful arms each held a sharp dagger. Its head looked more like a human, except that the eyeballs were protruding and turning in circles from time to time, it was almost a bald head.
The look of a man.
A low echo came along the cracks, and the two monsters turned their heads in unison and looked at the direction from which the sound came.
"Another...someone is coming..." The monster, who was probably a rat spirit, showed a ferocious look on his face, "I...I'm going to kill him!"
"Don't act rashly!" Centipede Jing advised, "We just concentrate on cultivating here, no matter who passes by, what does it have to do with us!"
"I'm...hungry!"
"In our current state, the desire for food and drink has no bearing on life and death, so why risk it for a little blood!"
"I...I...I'm hungry!" A look of struggle appeared on the rat spirit's face, but it was soon replaced by a look of greed and ferocity. It transformed into a big gray rat and ran out along the gap.
Centipede Spirit wanted to stop him, but was a step too late. He watched his companion leave and sighed deeply.
"Ah Xing! If we monsters want to succeed in cultivation, our biggest enemy is not external disasters, but the instinctive desires in our own hearts!"
There was a melancholy look on his human face, and he looked at the red crystal with helplessness in his eyes.
"Although this treasure has greatly speeded up our cultivation, it has also strengthened the evil thoughts in our hearts a lot... I really don't know whether it is a benefit or a disadvantage!"
Although this monster is described as terrifying, its speech and behavior appear to be very graceful, and there is no trace of evil in its voice. If you don't see it in person, you may even be regarded as a wise man.
"I really don't know what evil I did in my previous life. I was reincarnated as a centipede, and it was still a centipede living in an underground cave..." The centipede spirit leaned against the rock wall and sighed in a low voice, "It's a shame that I'm not cultivated enough.
, I can only remember that I have to work hard to practice, but I can’t remember anything about my previous life! If I can remember something, even just a little bit, it would be better than fumbling around like now!"
He said Siddhartha walked to the crystal stone and gently stroked it.
"Stone, Stone, I feel a sense of intimacy as soon as I see you. Could it be that you are a remnant of my previous life? But why didn't I leave any information about spiritual practice at the beginning?"
He sighed and looked at the crack leading outside again, his eyes full of hesitation.
"This crack leads to a ruins. That ruins gave me an uneasy premonition, so in these years, I rarely stepped into it, and even restrained Ah Xing from going there. But... recently, it seems that people come here often...
…”
He remembered that in the past, he didn't know whether it was hundreds of years or thousands of years. In short, in this lonely underground, he was the only one who practiced silently. Later, several other monsters came here. He had a big battle with these monsters and killed them all.
The next little rat spirit was left to talk to him. Of course, as a reward, he also gave him some pointers on some cultivation methods.
It's a pity that the rat spirit he named "A Xing" is really naughty. Not only does his cultivation progress very slowly, but he also has an innate vicious temperament that he doesn't like from the bottom of his heart. If he hadn't killed this guy
There is no one who can say a few words to him, he has already thrown this stupid and treacherous thing into the lava!
Originally, he thought that his days might go on like this until he achieved enlightenment or died unable to overcome the catastrophe. But recently, he didn't know what had happened to the ruins over there, and people were passing by one after another.
At first, he restrained Ah Xing not to join in the fun. But two days ago, Ah Xing took advantage of his meditation to sneak out, killed a monk, and dragged the body back to eat slowly!
After he woke up, he was so angry that he almost couldn't help but kill this idiot. None of those monks who came down to hunt for treasures had any special abilities! And they probably had fellow disciples and friends... If so
If you cause any trouble, you will suffer even yourself!
Fortunately, after practicing for many years, he finally suppressed his murderous intention and just asked Ah Xing to throw the half-eaten corpse back without even touching anything on the corpse.
Maybe the monk had something valuable with him, but compared to the trouble he might cause, he would rather have nothing!
The key to cultivation lies in oneself after all. As for external things, it’s good to have them, but it doesn’t matter if they don’t exist.
What's more, he has already received a great opportunity, so why should he be greedy?
Greed and insufficiency are always the greatest enemy of a practitioner!
While he was sighing, he suddenly heard a distant voice coming from the crack, but it was a conversation between Ah Xing and another monk.
"Are you a local monster? How come the first batch of people who came down haven't seen you before?" The voice sounded quite friendly, and he shouldn't be a vicious person, but the voice contained strong self-confidence and a sense of self-confidence.
Come calmly.
"Eat...eat you!" Hearing Ah Xing's words, Centipede Spirit couldn't help but cover his face with his hands. This idiot! There's no way he can be saved! Sure enough, next he heard the sound of Ah Xing's claws charging on the ground.
This is its usual method of rushing in front of the enemy and killing it with one bite.
But obviously, this method was not enough for the monk. He only heard a sigh, and then the sound of flames burning.
The sound of burning flames subsided in a moment. Centipede Jing was stunned for a while, and finally sighed deeply, knowing that Ah Xing had been killed by the monk.
He couldn't help but feel a little sad that his subordinate who had been with him for many years died like this, but he knew that since Ah Xing would not change his evil ways, this was the inevitable outcome.
"Alas! I have long said that you should cleanse your mind and get rid of evil thoughts... but you just don't listen! Now that you have finally died under your own evil thoughts, it is really pitiful!"
"You are very reasonable." The voice that spoke to Ah Xing before suddenly sounded next to him. Centipede Jing was startled, and turned around to look, only to see a young monk standing at the door of the cave, stepping on the flames, smiling.
