Half an hour later, the Xinfeng Palace was underground.
The dark tunnel was covered with mud on all sides, and the wooden support frame was crooked.
Holding a torch and walking in the tunnel, Wei Changtian walked slightly slowly and asked Xu Suisui behind him:
"Did you find someone to dig it up?"
"Well, we started digging two months ago."
Xu Suisui nodded: "It can lead directly to the core of the Qi gathering array."
"Hasn't it been discovered by the Buddhists?"
Wei Changtian frowned: "You dug such a long tunnel under their noses, and they didn't notice it at all?"
"Huh, you think I'm the emperor for nothing."
Seemingly dissatisfied with Wei Changtian's questioning, Xu Suisui muttered in a low voice: "Of course I have a way to hide it from them."
"It's not like they stay beside the underground formation all day long. Besides, who would have thought that someone would come and steal the golden relic."
"Too."
Looking back, Wei Changtian didn't get too entangled in this matter.
Anyway, he must take away this golden relic.
Even if it may not help him break through to the first level, the inner strength contained in it can make him have the strength of the first level in a short period of time, which is particularly critical whether he is facing Qin Zhengqiu or Chu Xianping.
Of course, normally speaking, you shouldn't be in such a hurry. At the very least, you should "step on the ground" a few times and designate a plan.
Unfortunately, time was too tight. In order to reach Fangcun Mountain before the second day of February, Wei Changtian couldn't stay in Fengyuan for too long, so he had no choice but to take action directly.
"No matter what happens later, don't run around."
Thinking of this, Wei Changtian warned again: "Follow me, we will retreat after we get the golden relic."
"If you cause any trouble yourself, don't blame me for not saving you when the time comes."
"Ok, I know."
Xu Suisui also knew that this matter was not trivial, so he did not argue with Wei Changtian, but gently pulled the latter's sleeve and responded very seriously:
"If an accident does happen, just run away and don't worry about me."
"..."
Just as he glanced at Xu Suisui, Wei Changtian said nothing.
The two quickened their pace and walked along the tunnel in silence for about one stick of incense.
Then, when Wei Changtian carefully pushed open a stone slab at the end of the tunnel, an underground "tomb" many times larger than the Yun'an Temple's Qi Gathering Formation appeared in front of the two of them.
...
...
"boom......"
The stars and moon are in the sky, and the night is dark.
At midnight, accompanied by a muffled sound that came from an unknown source, the entire Fengyuan City suddenly shook.
It was like an extremely brief earthquake. After just a moment, the vibration disappeared, and only the shaking candlelight proved that this was not an illusion.
"Master! Wake up! Why did you shake just now?"
"Huh? Why are you shaking? Are you confused by your sleep..."
"Oops! The bed was shaking really hard just now!"
"Okay, I have to go to work tomorrow morning, don't make any noise..."
"..."
For a time, countless similar discussions resounded in every private house in Fengyuan.
Some people who had not slept deeply felt the shaking, but they did not know why it happened. They often fell asleep again after being confused for a while.
Indeed, for ordinary people, this is not a big deal.
However, the expressions of the several eminent Buddhist monks inside the palace suddenly changed, and they quickly rushed out of the room, turning into black shadows and running in the same direction.
In less than a quarter of an hour, four solemn-looking Buddhist monks stood in front of a huge lotus platform, their eyes alert and confused.
"There must have been something strange in the Qi Gathering Formation just now."
After careful inspection, someone frowned and said, "But the golden relic is still there, and the formation is still running smoothly."
"But the concentration of internal force nearby is obviously not right."
Another person leaned over and took a few glances at the lotus pond: "It means that some of the internal energy stored in the relics just now has indeed leaked out."
"Could someone be trying to steal the relic?"
"It's possible, but this person didn't succeed for some reason."
"It's also possible that there's something wrong with the formation."
"That's it, let's take turns staying here for now..."
After a brief discussion, the four of them found that there was nothing unusual about the Qi Gathering Formation except that it was leaking some internal energy, so they decided not to act rashly for the time being, but to report the matter back to the White Horse Temple first.
While they were discussing countermeasures, Wei Changtian and Xu Suisui had already returned to the latter's palace.
Contrary to the judgment of the four Buddhist monks, the two of them had actually succeeded.
And the reason why it didn't cause a big explosion like the one at Yun'an Temple, and the Buddhists didn't notice that something was wrong, was because Wei Changtian used a trick to "change the pillars."
While taking away the golden relic, put the golden relic obtained in the Yun'an Temple Qi Gathering Formation into its original position to complete the "package swap".
Because the functions of the golden relics are the same, in this way, except for a small part of the internal force leaking out during the package swapping process, causing a brief shock, the entire Qi Gathering Array was not damaged and can still continue to operate.
This not only temporarily deceived the Buddhists, but also prevented the entire Fengyuan City from being blown into ruins.
Therefore, through "the civet cat exchanged for the prince", Wei Changtian easily "exchanged" for a gold relic that contained a large amount of first-grade internal power.
"Well, the internal strength is indeed about double that of the previous one."
In the palace, Wei Changtian nodded to Xu Suisui and carefully put the golden relic into his arms.
Now that he has got the things, he will naturally not waste time in Fengyuan.
"I'm leaving. Buddhists won't suspect anything for the time being."
"But you still have to fill up the tunnel soon."
"If they really come to you, just deal with it first and wait until I finish the Fang Cunshan matter."
After giving Xu Suisui a few brief instructions, Wei Changtian grabbed the teapot on the table and took a sip of water before preparing to leave.
But before he could take a step forward, he heard Xu Suisui suddenly say:
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "I want to go to Fangcun Mountain too."
"Um?"
Wei Changtian was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand impatiently: "What are you going to do? Make trouble for me?"
"I won't cause any trouble for you."
Xu Suisui came closer and answered seriously:
"Wei Changtian, if you die this time, then I will never be able to go back."
"It will be meaningless for me to live by then. I might as well go with you and die together."
"And I also have a system that can help you better than anyone else."
"..."
Staring straight at Wei Changtian, Xu Suisui's tone was particularly serious, even a little stubborn.
The impatience on Wei Changtian's face gradually faded away, and he looked back at Xu Suisui's eyes, seeming to be thinking about something.
In fact, Xu Suisui is right.
Although she is not a martial artist, she can provide more help than any other person just because of her system.
But Xu Suisui insisted on following him just to help himself...
"Do you think it's possible for me to ascend directly to immortality this time?"
After a long while, Wei Changtian asked slowly: "So you don't want to let this opportunity go?"
"yes."
Xu Suisui did not hesitate and admitted readily.
"Wei Changtian, if the story of ascending to immortality is true, this is actually an opportunity for us."
"If you defeat Qin Zhengqiu and Chu Xianping in the end, then maybe you can take me back."
"And if you lose, then as you said, we may never be able to go back in this life."
"So I must go with you. I will help you as much as I can. I won't regret it even if I die."
"..."
The dim candlelight swayed slightly, illuminating Xu Suisui's calm face.
To be honest, this is the first time Wei Changtian has seen her so determined to do something.
To put it bluntly, in Xu Suisui's view, if Qin Zhengqiu or Chu Xianping ascended to immortality this time, she would never have the chance to return home.
That's why she doesn't hesitate to take risks.
In fact, compared to Xu Suisui, Wei Changtian has more escape routes, because his obsession with "going home" is indeed not as strong as the former.
The same goes for going to Fangcun Mountain this time. If he really can't defeat Qin Zhengqiu and Chu Xianping, Wei Changtian will not fight to the end. There is a high probability that he will save his life first and then slowly think of a solution later.
Even if he may never be able to go back because of this...
From this perspective, Wei Changtian is undoubtedly more rational and Xu Suisui is more "silly".
But this time, Wei Changtian didn't think there was anything wrong with Xu Suisui's "silliness".
After all, everyone's pursuit is always different.
"Okay, you can go if you want."
Sighing in his heart, Wei Changtian reminded him for the last time: "But you have to be clear, you are really likely to die this time."
"Well, of course I know."
Xu Suisui still didn't hesitate at all: "I won't regret it."
"...Then pack up quickly and leave."
Wei Changtian shook his head and said nothing more.
In fact, he really wanted to ask Xu Suisui why he had such a big obsession with "going back" that even transcended life and death.
But until Xu Suisui ran behind the screen, changed into casual clothes, and stood in front of him again, he didn't ask any questions.
Perhaps, this question can only be answered when he and Xu Suisui really meet again in that world.