At dawn the next day, Xu Zhiqiong set out again with heavy luggage on his back.
As if nothing happened last night, Qiongqi even stepped forward to help Xu Zhiqiong hold his backpack.
Hearing the rumble in the backpack, Qiongqi asked in surprise: "What are you doing carrying so much water?"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "I don't know if there is any water source here."
Qiongqi said: "Do you still need to drink water?"
Xu Zhiqiong actually still needs to drink water, and it is best to drink it once a month. If he encounters special circumstances, it is okay not to drink water for a year.
If you encounter an extremely special situation, like Long Xiulian being trapped in Xingxiu Corridor, he will not die without drinking water for several years.
But Qianniang couldn't live without water. Her cultivation level was still a bit vague, and she could barely tell her grade, which seemed to be around the sixth grade.
Under the fourth level, people's bodies are still subject to many restrictions. They need to drink water and eat food.
At noon, Xu Zhiqiong caught some fish, sprinkled some seasonings, grilled it directly using Yin and Yang techniques, and had a full meal.
Chaos ate half of it, it didn't seem to be to his liking.
Qiongqi also ate a fish, which surprised Xu Zhiqiong that Yuanshen could still eat.
Seeing that Xu Zhiqiong had eaten five sticks, Qiongqi was puzzled: "Do you still need this much food?"
Xu Zhiqiong smiled but did not answer.
This is his habit, he has to eat some smokey food every day.
Qiongqi saw another clue.
I ate, drank, and went through all kinds of trouble all the way, all because of this woman.
Why did Xu Zhiqiong have to take this woman with him?
In the afternoon, everyone walked to a cave. There were many caves like this along the way. Xu Zhiqiong had not noticed them at first, but Qiongqi suddenly said: "Since you are here to investigate, this is the place you should go."
Xu Zhiqiong was startled and turned to look at Chaos.
Huan Chaos remained silent, his gaze always staying on Qiongqi.
Seeing that Xu Zhiqiong was suspicious, Qiongqi smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't lie to you about this kind of thing. I will accompany you into the cave. If there is an accident, I won't be able to escape."
Xu Zhiqiong ignored Qiongqi and wanted to continue on his way.
Qiongqi looked at Qianniang, pointed at the entrance of the cave and said, "What do you think that is?"
As he spoke, Qiongqi rubbed a ball of flame in his hand and threw it into the cave.
Looking along the flames, there seemed to be sculptures deep in the cave.
Qianniang's pupils shrank, these sculptures seemed very important.
Xu Zhiqiong stared at the sculptures carefully for a moment. These sculptures did exist and were not an illusion created by Qiongqi.
Chaos said aside: "There are indeed a lot of things here."
Xu Zhiqiong took out the copper coins and divined a hexagram. There were four yang and two yin, and the hexagram was acceptable.
After careful consideration, Xu Zhiqiong took Qianniang into the cave, followed by Qiongqi and Huan Chaos.
The cave was very slippery, and after taking just two steps, Qianniang staggered and almost fell.
Xu Zhiqiong stepped forward to support him. Looking at the backs of the two of them, Qiongqi confirmed one thing.
Of the four people on this trip, no matter in terms of cultivation or skill, Qianniang is really a burden, and is several levels behind everyone else's strength.
There must be a special reason why Xu Zhiqiong has been taking her with him.
She was sure that the silver bell was on Qianniang's body.
You can escape if you get the silver bell. As for Chaos, don't worry about it. He hasn't done anything yet. He must have been restricted by Xu Zhiqiong.
Qianniang walked in the cave with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and soon saw the first statue.
It was a middle-aged man, wearing a long robe and a turban on his head, holding a square stone in his left hand.
Looking at the size, the statue is 1.45 feet tall, twice as tall as an ordinary person.
Judging from his expression, the man was smiling, slightly sarcastic, and his lips were slightly open, as if he had something to say.
The statue had aged over time and was mottled and broken in many places, but Xu Zhiqiong did not find anything common on this land.
barnacles.
There are no barnacles on this statue.
According to Xu Zhiqiong's previous speculation, this entire piece of land was once submerged in the sea, but now because of the chaotic clone's awakening, it has crawled from the bottom of the sea to the surface.
It stands to reason that this cave must have been soaked in the sea for many years, and barnacles should also be growing on this statue.
But not only were there no barnacles on this statue, there were also no barnacles on the surrounding rock walls and ground.
Looking towards the entrance of the cave, Xu Zhiqiong found that the barnacles growing everywhere stopped abruptly at the entrance of the cave, as if some force prevented them from swimming and growing into the cave.
As you can imagine, when the entire continent was still under the sea, this cave was isolated from the sea.
"This is a star official!" Qianniang said with joy.
"Which Taoist star official?" Xu Zhiqiong asked casually.
Qianniang didn't say anything, just looked at Xu Zhiqiong silently.
"Don't you dare to say it?" Qiongqi smiled, "Do you want me to say it for you?"
"Senior..." Qianniang wanted to stop Qiongqi, but she didn't know how to speak.
"Oh, it's my fault for talking too much," Qiongqi smiled, "It's okay not to mention him here. Let's see if your husband can guess it."
Qianniang blushed and continued walking forward. Along the way, she saw sixteen statues one after another.
The statues have different expressions and behaviors, but the only thing that remains unchanged is that they all open their lips slightly, and they all seem to be talking.
Every time she passed a statue, Qianniang would always stop for a long time. She looked at Xu Zhiqiong happily, but she did not dare to reveal the mystery behind it.
Xu Zhiqiong did not ask further questions, but just watched silently.
He looked at Qianniang and also glanced at Qiongqi from time to time.
This is the old land of Daqian, and these statues are obviously relics of Daqian.
Since Qiongqi wanted to enter this cave, it was definitely not to help Qianniang search for the ruins. She must have her own purpose.
Her purpose is to escape.
There should be something hidden in this cave, something that can help Qiongqi escape. It may be an item or a certain being.
Everyone continued to move forward. According to Xu Zhiqiong's estimation, everyone had walked for at least two hours from the time they saw the sixteenth statue.
During this section of the journey, there were no statues or other things in the cave, only smooth and slippery rock walls and endless darkness.
Xu Zhiqiong held a guiding lantern and helped Qianniang move forward carefully.
When she saw the seventeenth statue, Qianniang quickly stepped forward and saluted respectfully.
"This is the constellation!"
Qianniang only said four words, and her voice shook violently.
Xu Zhiqiong looked at the statue carefully.
The statue is estimated to be five feet tall, resembling an old man in his sixties, with a solemn face and a majestic expression.
Unlike other standing statues, this old man is riding on a horse, holding the reins in his left hand and stroking the horse's mane with his right hand.
Perhaps because of the different materials used, this statue has no spots, no damage, and no trace of time.
And this statue has color changes.
The old man's skin is fair, with slightly dull wrinkles. Between his beard and hair, and on his robes, the color tone changes with light and shadow, soft and smooth.
The most vivid color is the horse under his crotch, which is a snow-white horse.
"This is the constellation!" Qianniang repeated excitedly.
Although he didn't say it clearly, Xu Zhiqiong had already guessed the identity of this Xingxu.
Xu Zhiqiong stepped forward and bowed deeply.
He should perform this ceremony. He has learned the techniques of this sect and is considered a half disciple of this sect.
While saluting, Xu Zhiqiong seemed to hear someone whispering in his ear:
"Horse is the shape of life."
"White is the color of life."
"The color of destiny is not the shape of destiny, so it is said that a white horse is not a horse."
No wonder Qianniang insisted on landing on this land.
From the moment she landed on this land, Qianniang has been very excited because she felt the call, the call from her Taoist ancestor.
There have always been traces of cultivation on Qianniang's body. It was not obvious when they first met, but when they entered the palace, they could be seen as a mess of clouds.
Nowadays, a vague sense of rank can be seen, which proves one thing: the famous patriarch is slowly recovering.
The whispers in my ears became stronger and weaker, and after a while, only a hazy whine was left.
Qianniang looked excited and was still praying devoutly. When she saw her lips trembling, she seemed to say the word "ancestor".
She has always avoided mentioning the Patriarch, and even dared not mention Taoism.
When she arrived on this land, she told clumsy lies, made stupid mistakes, and performed a series of abnormal behaviors, all to hint one thing to Xu Zhiqiong, that she had found her Taoist ancestor.
When she saw the statue of her ancestor, Qianniang could no longer restrain herself and mentioned things she shouldn't have mentioned.
This is a very serious mistake, which may have very serious consequences.
The whining sound kept approaching, and Xu Zhiqiong suddenly hugged Qianniang.
Qianniang looked confused and said: "Grandmaster, the Patriarch has arrived."
Before he finished speaking, a strong wind suddenly rose. Xu Zhiqiong's feet lifted off the ground, and he and Qianniang were blown into the air.
Although the cave is spacious, under such a strong wind, if it is blown onto the rock wall, it will be smashed to pieces.
Xu Zhiqiong was not worried. With his cultivation and strength, he could maintain his balance in the strong wind and skillfully avoid the surrounding rocks.
The Chaos clone was even more relaxed, standing in place as usual. Except for his hair and clothes swinging in the wind, the strong wind did not seem to have any impact on him.
Only Qiongqi was a bit exaggerated. His body floated in the cave, sometimes lying flat, sometimes standing upside down, like dead leaves in the wind, undulating and swaying.
Xu Zhiqiong held Qianniang in his arms and was about to go to a corner to take shelter from the wind, when his thoughts suddenly struck him, and there was gravel above his head that was about to fall.
Xu Zhiqiong kicked the rock wall and hurriedly dodged, and gravel as big as his fist rained down.
In the gap between the gravel, Xu Zhiqiong hugged Qianniang and evaded deftly.
Chaos still stood there, letting the gravel fall.
All the gravel that fell on him turned into snowflakes, and Chaos dusted them off without any harm.
This guy is too strong.
This is just a clone.
Qiongqi was in a really miserable state, with gravel hitting him from time to time, causing blood to splash everywhere and making him wail repeatedly.
Is she acting?
There’s no need to spend such a huge amount of money on acting!
Xu Zhiqiong was thinking about Qiongqi's intention when his thoughts came to him again. A huge boulder was about to fall from his head.
He hurriedly stepped away, looked up again, and saw no boulder in the sky.
Is it an illusion?
not good!
Xu Zhiqiong suddenly lowered his head and saw Qiongqi had arrived in front of him.
Qiongqi smiled ferociously, and Xu Zhiqiong's thoughts were suddenly confused. He didn't know whether to defend or counterattack.
Qiongqi took the opportunity to take action and snatched Qianniang from Xu Zhiqiong's arms.
Xu Zhiqiong was shocked and hurriedly snatched it from Qiongqi.
Qiongqi adjusted his body shape, took advantage of the wind, and quickly moved away.
There was no boulder falling just now, it was Qiongqi who injected an evil thought into Xu Zhiqiong's mind.
When Xu Zhiqiong came back to his senses, he was hit by Qiongqi's random skills again.
Qiongqi flew further and further with Qianniang in his arms, and Xu Zhiqiong tried his best to catch up. However, Qiongqi was more familiar with the terrain and wind, and quickly left Xu Zhiqiong behind.
"Little pump girl, tell me where the silver bell is?"
Lin Qianniang was still unconscious and murmured: "Grandmaster, my Taoist sect's grandmaster."
Qiongqi smiled and said, "If you don't tell me, I'll find it myself."
She gathered her energy and was about to search Qianniang's body when she suddenly saw Chaos appearing in front of her eyes.
What is he here for?
He probably didn't come to kill me, otherwise he would have done it on the way.
"You and Xu Zhiqiong have an agreement that you can't kill me." Qiongqi was very sure of his judgment.
"Five hundred steps later, I can kill you now." Chaos raised his head and showed a smile with five curves.