After listening to Lin Zheng's words, the old wizard and Ji Li Meiyue couldn't help but stare blankly. Then the old wizard nodded excitedly and said: "Mr. Lin, your guess is very reasonable. We haven't thought about this for so many years."
Pass."
"The question now is, what exactly is this patron saint?
And what does it have to do with the poison in you?"
Lin Zheng continued.
The old wizard thought for a moment, then called to Lin Zhengdao: "Mr. Lin, come with me."
Lin Zheng was surprised in his heart, but he still followed the old wizard to the stone wall on the other side.
The stone wall was also made of bluestone and looked very solid. Lin Zheng and the old wizard walked to the stone wall and stopped.
Before Lin Zheng could ask more questions, the old wizard fumbled with the stone wall for a while, and then the stone wall in front of him sunk in. With a roar, a portal appeared in front of him again.
"Mr. Lin, please come in!"
After the old wizard finished speaking, he walked in first.
Lin Zheng did not hesitate. Although everything here was mysterious and strange, he had no enmity with them and they had no reason to harm him.
Behind the small door is a small space, which contains household items such as beds, tables, and stools. There are even bedding neatly spread out on the bed, but it looks a little dirty.
This is in line with what the old wizard said before, she hasn't been here for several years.
And this is a forbidden area for the entire village. Except for the old wizard, no one can come in at all, so no one will come to clean it. It is not surprising that it is dirty.
"This is my retreat.
I used to stay here for a month every year, but my health has been very poor these past few years, so I haven’t been here for a long time.”
The old wizard said.
Lin Zheng nodded and asked: "Old man, why did you bring me here..."
"You open the drawer under the table and there is an ancient book inside."
The old wizard instructed.
Lin Zheng walked to the desk, then opened the drawer and took a look. Sure enough, there was an ancient book with yellowed pages. It looked very thick, just like the Great Cihai.
The cover of the book seemed to be made of the skin of some kind of animal. It was very tough. The content inside was very rich. It recorded many poisonous insects and beasts, some of which Lin Zheng had never heard of.
And if you scroll further, there are some methods of cultivating voodoo.
"Ding! A basic Gu technique has been detected. Do you want to consume thirty merit points and learn it instantly?"
"study!"
Listening to the system prompts in his mind, Lin Zheng agreed directly without thinking.
Immediately afterwards, the system prompt sounded again: "Ding, congratulations to the host for learning the basic Gu technique."
It was at this time that Lin Zheng already had a lot of Gu skills in his mind, and his achievements in this branch were already even more powerful than those of the old wizard.
"Mr. Lin, please turn to page 236. There is a passage in it that seems to be related to the stone statue outside."
The old wizard did not tell Lin Zhengming that this was the most precious secret technique of their wizard lineage.
Of course, Lin Zheng did not expose it, but followed the old wizard's words and turned to that page.
With a quick glance, Lin Zheng had already read the contents above. In fact, these contents had already been engraved in Lin Zheng's mind.
"Old man, if the stone statues outside are really consistent with what is recorded here, I may be able to guess what your strange disease is."
Lin Zhengyu said, not surprising.
"What?
Did you guess it?"
The old wizard said in surprise.
Lin Zhengdao: "This ancient book says that the stone statues are carved from black ore, but as far as I know, black ore is not something in this world, it can only be found in the secret realm of Cave Heaven.
As for your strange disease, it is probably caused by the toxins from the Human Face Mushroom."
"Human Face Mushroom?
What is that?"
The old wizard said in confusion.
"Human Face Mushroom is also one of the treasures for refining Gu, and it is the main poison for refining Tiandao Gu. They usually grow in Xuan Mine.
If I guessed correctly, there should be a human-faced mushroom inside the stone statue outside."
Lin Zhengdao.
After hearing this, the old wizard hurriedly walked out on crutches, followed closely by Lin Zheng. The two came to the stone statue, looked at it for a moment, and said, "Mr. Lin, where do you think the human face mushroom is?"
"Of course it's in the belly of the stone statue.
The reason why it cracked for no reason actually had nothing to do with the mysterious disappearance of your master. The human-face mushroom needed space to grow, so it opened the stone statue.
As for the loud noise you heard back then, it was probably just a coincidence."
After Lin Zheng mastered the elementary Gu technique, he learned not only the content in the ancient books, but also completed a lot of the contents of the elementary Gu technique.
That's why he knew about the existence of the Human Face Mushroom, and the fact that the Human Face Mushroom is associated with the black ore.
"Then...what should we do now?
Can you detoxify the human face mushroom?"
The old wizard now has a kind of respect for Lin Zheng.
She had never heard of the Heavenly Dao Gu, but Lin Zheng could actually tell it, as well as the Human Face Mushroom, the Mysterious Mine, and the Cave Heaven Secret Realm. These were the core secrets of this world, and only those who could step into that circle
Talent knows.
The old wizard was one of them, so she felt that Lin Zheng was extraordinary even more.
Lin Zheng smiled and said: "To untie the bell, you must tie the bell. Although the poison of this human face mushroom is rare, what is even more rare is that it can undo its own poison.
But most people don’t know this.
But there is a problem now. If you want to get the antidote, you must smash the stone statue."
"Break the stone statue?"
The old wizard was a little embarrassed for a moment.
This is a statue that has been worshiped in their ancient village for hundreds of years. Although it is cracked now, if it is smashed, it will be destroyed.
But if the stone statues were not smashed, everyone in the village would be dead sooner or later.
After pondering for a moment, the old wizard nodded with difficulty and said: "Although the stone statue is a sacred object of our ancient village, in comparison, human life is more important."
"The old man is a man of great wisdom and knows how to choose!"
Lin Zhenggong cupped his hands and said.
“Although I am older, I still understand the importance of things.
If the person is gone, even if the statue of the god is still there, who can worship him?
I believe it will forgive me."
The old wizard said.
Lin Zheng nodded, and the old wizard asked Ji Li Meiyue to go out to find tools. Not long after landing, Ji Li Meiyue brought an axe.
"Old man, Meiyue, please stay away first."
Lin Zheng held the ax tightly, and after the old wizard and Ji Li Meiyue retreated a distance, he smashed it with all his strength.
There was only a muffled bang. The stone statue was safe and sound, but a few sparks came out. Lin Zheng's hand was sore and numb from the shock.
"Hiss! So hard?"
Lin Zheng was taken aback.
"What should we do?
Can I use explosives?”
Ji Li Meiyue was stunned and asked.
Lin Zheng shook his head and said: "No, the explosive is too powerful and may damage the human face mushroom inside."
"This stone statue is extremely hard. I'm afraid it can't be broken open by ordinary means."
The old wizard also saw the secret and said in a deep voice.
"Let me think of a solution."
As Lin Zheng said this, he started looking for suitable tools in Gongde Mall.
But at this moment, the stone statue in front of him suddenly made a subtle clicking sound, and a dazzling golden light burst out from the crack...