Things went surprisingly smoothly, and the unknown creature clinging to the outer wall of the grotto did not move at all during the process.
But just when Chen Ziyan was about to go down, a larger black shadow suddenly appeared in his sight that he had not yet fully recovered.
This caused Chen Ziyan's movements to freeze instantly. When he took a closer look, he found that the new black shadow appeared right in the middle of the two previous black shadows.
At this moment, one of Chen Ziyan's legs had already stepped into the stone well. He was thinking that he would go to the bottom of the well later, and it didn't matter whether he would alert the other party. Even though his heart skipped a beat, he aimed at the newly appeared black figure and pressed the button.
Turn on the flashlight switch.
The moment the flashlight beam lit up, Chen Ziyan could see clearly the specific situation above his head.
The first thing that catches the eye is the full view of the top wall of the grotto. This top wall is the same as the surrounding cave walls. They are both filled with that incredible sense of distortion. It is precisely because of this factor that the three black masses on it are
The shadow is very blurry. Even with the blessing of light, you can only see the specific outline, but not the whole shadow.
However, it was not without discovery. Chen Ziyan discovered that the black shadows on both sides did indeed look like palms, but they had a few more obvious characteristics of beasts, and the black shadow that appeared behind was a giant face. This giant face
Because the face was a little out of shape because it was pressed against the outer wall, it was impossible to see it more clearly, but Chen Ziyan saw some familiarity in the vague outline, as if he had seen it somewhere before.
But for a while, he really couldn't remember where this strange feeling of familiarity came from.
After Chen Ziyan deeply remembered the scene he just saw in his heart, he didn't dwell on this issue too much. He used a little force on his arms to support his body, and he entered the stone well.
The passage in the well is about 45 degrees, and overall it is quite spacious. However, there are some stone steps at the beginning, and there are almost no steps below. If you are not prepared, you will not be able to stop the car, and you can only go straight to the bottom like taking a slide.
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However, this is for ordinary people. With Chen Ziyan's balance ability, he naturally does not have such troubles. He regained his body's balance with just a slight exertion on his legs, and stopped on the severely worn steps in an inclined posture.<
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After he stabilized his body, Chen Ziyan discovered that the passage underground was also an underground natural geode, with an overall arc shape.
After he completely stood firm, Chen Ziyan discovered that there was an underground geode with a narrow mouth and a wide bottom. The stone wall of this geode was different from the previous one. It was smoother than a mirror. Chen Ziyan looked around and found that
There are my own figures in all directions, and I feel like I have entered a mirror tunnel.
When Chen Ziyan came out of the passage, he saw that everyone who had come down first was blocking the outside, apparently wanting to catch him.
This made Chen Ziyan puzzled for a while. He is not a child, so he doesn't need to be so cautious, right?
Seeing the puzzled look on his face, Hu Bayi explained to him the reason. It turned out that the location they were on was a long and narrow platform. There was a right angle turning downwards a few meters outside the entrance of the passage. If they were not prepared, it would be very dangerous.
It is easy to rush down due to inertia.
Wang Kaixuan almost got hit just now. If Chen Wenjin hadn't had quick eyesight and quick hands, and used a nine-claw hook to catch him at the critical moment, the fat man might be somewhere now.
In order to prevent Chen Ziyan, who was unaware of this, from making the same mistake again, they waited for him at the exit of the passage after they recovered.
After learning that everyone was thinking about himself, Chen Ziyan first expressed his gratitude, and then came to the edge of the platform to check the situation.
It can be seen from the edge of the fault that this is probably caused by stratigraphic fractures. Their current location is the edge of an underground geode, and there is an extremely vast space in front of it.
In this regard, Chen Ziyan guessed that this is probably a deeper underground space.
Looking into the distance, on the dome that is tens of meters high in this underground space, there are clusters of spar extending downward. Water droplets will seep from the sharp edges of the spar from time to time, just like a lake hanging upside down.
Same as above the head.
In addition to the fault cracks under their feet, they could not see the specific situation clearly in front of them, because outside the geode they were in, they were filled with white clouds. This cloud looked like white mist, but also had the characteristics of water vapor.
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Shirley Yang observed it for a while and said: "This should be the stone smoke produced by the dissimilation of crystals during the orogeny. The density is lower than ordinary crystal dust, and it is odorless and tasteless. It condenses but does not disperse. It can remain for a long time.
Height will never change without external influence."
"Is this special stone smoke harmful to the human body?" Chen Ziyan asked.
He is more concerned about this than the principle of this substance.
"That's not clear. This kind of substance is basically invisible to the outside world." Shirley Yang shook her head first, and then said after thinking: "The molecular structure of stone smoke is very stable, and it should be the same as ordinary dust.
There may be damage to the respiratory system."
Although the latter point is her guess, Shirley Yang feels that this is something that does not need to be verified.
The density of this kind of stone smoke is lower than that of ordinary crystal dust, so it should have the characteristics of other stone powders, and there is no distinction between good and bad.
"If that's the case, then everyone should put on their masks and be prepared," Chen Ziyan said after thinking for a while.
Since it is just a physical hazard, there is no need to use an oxygen bottle. The respiratory filtration system that comes with the mask is enough to handle it.
After getting ready, everyone came to the edge of the stone platform.
The upper part of this underground space is unobstructed, and there is nothing of value. Moreover, even if there were them, they wouldn't be able to get through. After all, they don't have wings.
So they naturally placed their next exploration target in the lower half of the space obscured by stone smoke.
"Eh? Mr. Chen, Lao Hu, look over there, is there something there?" Just as Chen Ziyan and Hu Bayi were studying where to fix the climbing rope, Wang Kaixuan, who was doing nothing next to him, suddenly shouted
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The two of them looked in the direction he pointed, and saw a very conspicuous yellow dot in the white sea of clouds.
The color of this sea of clouds is so pure that any abnormalities are easily discovered.
Chen Ziyan saw a little yellow in the white sky, and suddenly thought of something he had ignored, that is, they didn't seem to need to go down to the sea of clouds. There was a yellow jade peak in the center of the sea of clouds, and there was a road leading to the stone platform where they were.
The road to Topaz Peak.
After recalling this, Chen Ziyan looked at the edge of the stone platform. He wanted to find the road leading to Huangyu Peak.
But after scanning back and forth several times, Chen Ziyan found no trace at all, and there was no extraneous part on the edge of the stone platform.
This made him a little confused, and he began to wonder if there were changes here again.
Shirley Yang noticed Chen Ziyan's situation, came over and asked: "Did you find anything?"
"There is a point, but it needs to be verified." Chen Ziyan pointed to the yellow jade peak that Wang Kaixuan discovered in the distance and said: "That place seems to be on the same level as the platform we are on, so I suspect there is a direct road from here to there." Chen Ziyan turned the information he got from his memory into his own guesses. He wanted others to help him think of a solution.
It would be great if we could find a way to Huangyu Peak. Although the distance between the two is not that far, it is a straight-line distance.
If they can't find the passage here, they need to go down to the bottom of the underground space first, and then go from the underground to the location of Huangyu Peak, which is equivalent to several times longer distance.
And if the terrain along the way is more complicated, or if they encounter some vicious creatures, the time they need to spend will undoubtedly increase.
"The road leading over there?" Shirley Yang looked at the edge of the stone platform with some doubts.
She didn't doubt Chen Ziyan's words, but she needed evidence to completely believe him.
If there is really a passage connecting the two, then even if the passage is destroyed due to accidents, some traces should be found on the edge of the stone platform.
"Wait a minute..." Just after this thought flashed through her mind, Shirley Yang's eyes suddenly fixed on the edge of the stone platform.
According to what she knows, this is most likely caused by stratigraphic fractures. Coupled with the thick stone smoke here, it undoubtedly supports this guess.
But what if things are really not like this?
She had overlooked one point before, that is, in addition to stratigraphic fractures, there is another situation where such fractures occur.
That is, the edge of the stone platform was originally a whole, but it broke due to some unknown reason. It is also possible that such a break will appear.
Combining Chen Ziyan's guess, Shirley Yang suddenly felt that there might have been a passage here before, but this passage was much wider than she imagined.
"Are you saying that the width of that passage is probably the same as this stone platform?" Chen Ziyan was also a little speechless after hearing Shirley Yang's words.
This is a bit exaggerated!
In his memory, it was just a beam in the sky, not this kind of avenue to the sky.
But thinking about it carefully, Chen Ziyan suddenly felt that this setting was more reasonable than the narrow sky beam in his memory.
After all, one of the main functions of this road is to transport slaves as sacrifices. The kind of narrow road that needs to be passed one by one and some may fall down accidentally may look more mysterious at best, but the actual effect is not
It’s easier to use a wider road.
"Use a signal flare!" Hu Bayi thought of a way at this time.
He remembered that Shirley Yang said that if there is no external force, these stone smoke will remain in the same state and height forever, but this also means that these stone smoke will be affected by external forces, and they do not need to let the stone smoke form
The sea of clouds has changed forever.
We only need to clear the area between them and the yellow object in a short period of time, so we can know whether there is a road between the two?
Chen Ziyan immediately understood what Hu Bayi meant and nodded: "This is a good method. Fatty, you are right. Let's try it and see the effect."
"Okay!" Wang Kaixuan naturally would not refuse such a thing. He immediately took out his flare gun, looked at the location of the yellow object and pulled the trigger.
Chen Ziyan said that his aim was accurate. This was really not a compliment, but his marksmanship was indeed very impressive.
I only saw the signal bomb draw an arc in the sea of clouds, and then hit the yellow object directly.
Due to the high temperature carried by the flares and the airflow caused by the flight, the sea of clouds in front of them easily began to move to both sides.
When the signal bomb fell into the depths of the sea of clouds and no shadow could be seen anymore, the specific appearance of the Huangyu Mountain Peak also appeared in front of Chen Ziyan and the others.
Just like in Chen Ziyan's memory, it was a yellow jade mountain peak. The platform at the top of the peak was level with the platform they were on, and there was indeed a suspended stone bridge between the two, but the stone bridge had already broken.
There is still a part left on the Huangyu Mountain Peak, but there is nothing left on their side.
Chen Ziyan frowned slightly when he saw this. This was in line with Shirley Yang's conjecture. The break at the edge of the stone platform was the width of the stone bridge, but where did the sky beam in his memory go?
If the suspended stone bridge can be used, then everything will be fine. But now that the stone bridge has obviously been scrapped, it is very important whether the sky beam exists.
At least with this Tianliang, they can go directly to the Huangyu Mountain Peak in the sea of clouds opposite, without having to go down to the sea of clouds.
There is a huge difference between the two.
Just when Chen Ziyan was looking for Tianliang, he suddenly heard Hu Bayi say: "Is this... the legendary Dragon Pill?"
These words attracted Chen Ziyan's attention. He looked at Hu Bayi and asked: "Old Hu, what is this dragon pill you are talking about?"
He has an impression of Huangyu Mountain Peak, but he really doesn’t know about Long Dan.
"There is a saying in the Dragon Searching Jue that there is a dragon elixir condensed under the Ancestral Dragon Peak, which means that at the source of the dragon vein with strong vitality, there will be a chance to give birth to a strange peak that is blessed by heaven and earth. You see, this peak looks like jade but not jade. It must not be ordinary.
I think this is most likely the legendary Dragon Pill." Hu Bayi organized his words and said slowly.
Although there is no clear evidence yet, he feels that the yellow jade peak in the sea of clouds in the distance is the dragon pill mentioned in the ancient dragon-seeking formula.
And he is now 80% sure that the Demonic Kingdom altar they were looking for along the way is there, because even if it is not the legendary Dragon Pill, this strange peak must be a top-notch Feng Shui treasure, and it is definitely the first choice for setting up an altar.
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"Then let's find a way to get there quickly!" After hearing Hu Bayi's words, Wang Kaixuan immediately said impatiently.
He didn't expect that much, and his knowledge reserve didn't allow it. He just felt that something could be discovered in such a treasure land, and it shouldn't be missed.
Hu Bayi said helplessly: "I can get there in just one step, but the problem now is that the road has been cut off. We have to think of another way to get there."
"Otherwise, let's go down. Since the direct way is gone, let's find another way." Chen Ziyan said decisively after searching to no avail.
Since the Tianliang in the memory has not appeared, they cannot stay here all the time. Even if it takes more time, it is better than continuing to do nothing.