The ice cave is deeper than expected, and the lower you go, the colder it gets.
Before it reached the bottom, the horse couldn't bear it anymore, so Bai Qi had to let him go up and wait.
The remaining four people finally landed smoothly at the bottom of the ice cave.
Lu Ze took out a parchment scroll, which looked like a map. He then held out an ever-bright lamp, suspended it above his head, and illuminated a large area in the ice cave.
"Go this way..."
Lu Ze walked along a narrow passage, followed by Bai Qi and others.
The terrain under the ice cave is somewhat like a cave. The further inside you can see more icicles and strange-shaped ice cones.
Bai Qi felt that the road was sloping downward, but the angle was very small, and it was usually difficult to detect it without careful attention.
Along the way, the four people walked in silence for nearly two hours. Suddenly, a wide underground ice cave appeared in front of them.
In the southwest corner of the ice cave, an arched stone door appeared. The stone door was completely embedded in the ice wall, and the two doors were tightly closed. Not far from the stone door, a small cave was dug into the ice wall.
"Have you seen that stone door? After entering that door, you will find the Zifu Cave that everyone is looking for, and Yan Yuling's remains are in the cave next to it."
Lu Ze pointed at the stone gate, and what he said just confirmed several people's guesses.
Walking closer, everyone found a circular vacancy on the stone door. Needless to say, this location is used to place the Feilong Heart Lock.
Jiang Shangzhou and Yu Moran looked away from the stone door and looked at the ice cave not far away. There were the remains of the former head of the Taiyi Sect there. They needed to go and see it before they felt at ease.
"Fellow Taoist Luze and fellow Taoist Bailang, can you wait a moment before entering the Zifu Cave?"
Jiang Shangzhou saluted Lu Ze and Bai Qi, indicating that he wanted to go to the ice cave first, and then enter the stone gate together.
Lu Ze and Bai Qi looked at each other and said, "Okay, let's go together."
After saying that, the four people walked towards the ice cave.
There is no door to the ice cave, but there is a transparent barrier that blocks the steps of several people. From the outside, the cave is not big, and a middle-aged man is sitting cross-legged on a futon, with a lifelike appearance.
However, these people are all extraordinary people who have achieved great success in cultivation. A brief observation can reveal that this person has died long ago.
"My people found this place, but failed to enter the ice cave. The half piece of the Flying Dragon Heart Lock was found on the stone door. Now it seems that everything is the same as the statement of my ancestors."
Lu Ze opened his mouth and explained the origin of the original half of the Feilong Heart Lock on his body.
Jiang Shangzhou nodded, took a few steps forward, and tried to enter the ice cave.
But as soon as he got close, he was ejected several feet away.
"The ice cave is protected by a formation. If the formation is not broken, it may be difficult to enter."
Bai Qi has activated [Breaking Delusion], but with his strength, he still cannot see through the formation in front of him.
It seems that Yan Yuling's realm back then was definitely above hers.
"Let me try."
Yu Moran doesn't talk much, but he is the most powerful formation master in the sect. He took the initiative to ask for help, and even Jiang Shangzhou's eyes were full of hope.
It's a pity that he can't get close either.
Later, Yu Moran thought of many ways, but still couldn't break the formation.
"Ahem, everyone, why don't we go to the Shimen first? How about we finish exploring the Zifu Cave and then find a way to break the formation?"
Time slipped away little by little, and Lu Ze finally lost his patience.
Bai Qi didn't say anything. He also kept looking for the weaknesses of the formation, but also found nothing.
"Okay! Mo Ran, let's go."
Jiang Shangzhou pondered for a while and stopped Yu Moran's attempt to break the formation.
As long as Yu Moran starts delving into the matter of formations, he will forget everything. If he doesn't stop the other party, everyone doesn't know how long they will have to wait.
"This is unreasonable. I have used all the formation-breaking techniques passed down from my sect, but none of them have any effect."
Yu Moran was obviously unwilling to give in, and was finally dragged away by Jiang Shangzhou.
Back in front of the stone gate, Lu Ze quickly took out two and a half pieces of Feilong Heart Lock and placed them in the vacant positions.
After waiting for a while, Shimen remained motionless and showed no reaction.
It was only then that Jiang Shangzhou took a step forward and said with a smile: "The most precious treasure of our sect naturally needs to be opened."
After speaking, he created a rather complicated set of seals.
A dazzling light suddenly emitted from the stone door, and the two doors slowly opened inward. The clouds were steaming, making it difficult to see the scene inside the door.
Lu Ze no longer hesitated and took the lead and walked in. Jiang Shangzhou followed closely, then Yu Moran, and at the end was Bai Qi.
Stepping in, Bai Qi felt like he was sinking into the viscous liquid, and it was difficult to move even a little bit. However, this feeling did not last long, and soon he felt relaxed and found that he had arrived in a valley. The valley is lush and lush, but there are no animals, not even insects.
Lu Ze, Jiang Shangzhou and Yu Moran were just a few steps away, especially Jiang Shangzhou and Yu Moran, the expressions on their faces looked strange.
Bai Qi immediately noticed something strange. His strength seemed to be suppressed, which was roughly equivalent to when he first condensed the demon pill. No need to guess, the reason why Jiang Shangzhou and Yu Mo Ran had the expressions was that their realms were also suppressed. p>
Only Lu Ze didn't react at all. His strength was infinitely close to that of the Condensed Demonic Pill, but he would not be suppressed.
"Fellow Taoist Bailang, shall we act separately or together?"
Regarding this point, we have not agreed in advance.
According to Jiang Shangzhou's idea, he is more willing to split up. After all, Yan Yuling is the former head of Taiyi Sect. He and Yu Moran must know more about Zifu Cave Heaven than Lu Ze and Bai Qi.
But he was not sure whether Bai Qi had been suppressed and still had room to speak.
"It's better to act together. I always feel that it will be safer if we are together."
Bai Qi thought for a while and gave the answer.
Lu Ze also felt that it would be better to act together. He didn’t have many ideas about other things, but he must find the inheritance of his family.
Jiang Shangzhou nodded helplessly, he didn't want to fall out with Bai Qi yet.
So, the four people headed towards the center.
The area of the Zifu Cave is not small. Even if they are all extraordinary beings, they would not be able to complete the exploration in not more than seven or ten days.
So I might as well go to the central area first, maybe I can learn something.
Bai Qi didn't have a horse to travel with, so he used the magic of "Cun Everywhere", walking and stopping, looking here and there as he hurried on.
"This cave should not be perfect. There are plants, flowers, but no animals. There is a sun in the sky, and there must be alternation of the sun and the moon. It is hard to say whether there are reincarnations of the four seasons."
He only had a superficial understanding of Zifu Cave Heaven, and he only saw a few words about it in the library at the outer gate.
But the world here seems lifeless, with only plants and no animals. Some basic conclusions can be easily drawn.
After most of the day, several people stopped in unison. Because a group of buildings appeared in front of them. In Jiang Shangzhou's opinion, they were somewhat similar to the architectural style inside Taiyimen.
Lu Ze is not stupid either. Although he has never been to the inner gate, it must be similar to the structure of the outer courtyard.
So, he accelerated his progress and planned to find the library first.