"There is no breath of life in those scientific research stations. In other words, there are no overwintering expedition team members staying at the scientific research stations. You go around first, and I want to carefully study what this place means!"
As soon as these words came out.
Xia Haoran didn't take a few steps before he jumped directly onto a rock and sat on the ground. At the same time, the consciousness in his mind poured out like sea water, instantly covering the entire snowless dry valley.
"This weird place is really interesting!" Xia Haoran murmured to himself in his heart.
His intuition told him that this snowless dry valley was very abnormal and contained too many secrets!
The breath of death!
And the refreshing breath he felt before was clearly the aura of life!
But, how could the aura of death and the aura of life appear in this mysterious valley at the same time?
After a while.
Xia Haoran stopped suddenly. He stood up and couldn't help but look around Wuxue Dry Valley.
That’s right!
The Snowless Dry Valley is surrounded by glaciers and snow-capped mountains of about one or two kilometers.
Xia Haoran couldn't help but have a trace of doubt in his eyes, and murmured to himself: "It's really strange! The breath of death and the aura of life here seem to be imprisoned by something, and they are always there.
Wandering in this snowless dry valley, condensing and not dispersing?"
What a heck!
Xia Haoran hesitated for a moment, then dodged and his people appeared in front of an "ice waterfall" on the edge of the valley.
Seeing this giant "ice waterfall" disappearing silently in front of his eyes, Xia Haoran's eyes were full of curiosity and exploration. He grabbed a slender wooden stick and carefully
He explored the location where the icefall disappeared.
next moment!
A magical scene happened!
The first half of the wooden stick gradually disappeared from the tip at a speed visible to the naked eye. It was an extremely weird situation, as if it had been cut in half!
"What the hell! It turns out that's what it is..."
At this point, Xia Haoran finally understood.
He had made some guesses about this magical snow-free dry valley before, but he was not sure about it. Now after seeing the scene in front of him, he finally confirmed his guess.
This snowless dry valley should be a sealed place!
Xia Haoran has also painstakingly studied the formations, but unfortunately, with the poor basic knowledge of formations he currently has, he can't see the reason for the current sealing formation.
Xia Haoran was not discouraged by this.
Compared with the big guys in the world of cultivation, Xia Haoran is still very young and still has a lot of time to study and study. What's more, since he entered cultivation, Xia Haoran has only practiced for a few years.
In just eight years, Xia Haoran has grown from scratch. Today, he has achieved excellent results in his own cultivation, alchemy, weapon refining, and formation.
honestly!
If Xia Haoran's extraordinary cultivation speed, as well as his super comprehension and talent were really known to those cultivation masters, wouldn't they all be shocked?
Those who are content are always happy, and those who are aware of their shortcomings can make progress!
Seeing his own gaps and shortcomings further aroused Xia Haoran's unwillingness to admit defeat.
So convenient!
Once there are no challenges in life, where will the passion and fun come from?
Because this sealing formation is too old, the power of the seal here has gradually been eroded and weakened by the power of time. But it is undeniable that the power of the seal here has not completely disappeared, so an endless formation has been formed.
Such a strange spectacle in Snow Dry Valley today!
"But, what exactly is sealed inside?"
Xia Haoran groped his chin and narrowed his eyes slightly, lost in thought.
As of now, Xia Haoran knows that there are not a few ancient sealing formations on the earth. For example, the bloody formation on the unnamed island outside the East China Sea, and the sinkhole deep in Shennongjia...
However, sealing formations like this one either seal some folded spaces, which are often referred to as small secret worlds in the world of cultivation; or they seal some treacherous and evil demon giants, just like the small secret world in Shennongjia that sealed the
Like a dragon.
After figuring this out, Xia Haoran finally figured out why the aura of death could coexist with the aura of life.
Usually, there will be more or less magic left near a sealing formation like this... like the breath of death, which is an invisible protection of the sealing formation; as for the spiritual energy of life, it is not surprising.
.
Under the erosion of endless years, the sealing formation has been weakened too much. Therefore, why not be able to escape a little spiritual energy from the formation?
In this way, it is easy to explain why these seals would break into the snowless dry valley one after another and die.
To know.
The distance between the Snowless Wadi and the nearest coastline is at least ten kilometers; even the farther coast is hundreds of kilometers away.
Seals who are accustomed to living in the sea or on the coastline will usually never leave the place where they live and go all the way to snowless dry valleys. This goes against the living habits of seals.
The seal's unusual behavior must be related to the aura of life!
Most wild beasts are naturally sensitive to smells. It must be that the aura of life in the snowless dry valley completely attracted them, so they traveled a long distance to come here.
And when these seals came to this dry valley, they tragically found that there was no ice and snow, so they lost their way. Finally, due to lack of drinking water, they could not climb out of the valley until they ran out of strength, so they had to become
Turned into piles of bones.
Only this explanation, in Xia Haoran's opinion, is the closest to the perfect answer.
However, there is still a problem.
That is, why are the bones of seals piled up in the snowless dry valleys instead of the bones of penguins, the Lord of Antarctica?
actually!
Animals are born to be very sensitive to smells, but this is by no means all of them. There are many wonders in the world, and there is always a very small part of everything that is special.
This is what is called a variable!
There is no doubt that the penguin, as the master of Antarctica, is the variable that Xia Haoran said.
Living in the ice and snow all year round, in order to better withstand the severe cold, penguins can survive and reproduce in this extremely harsh environment. Therefore, during hundreds of millions of years of natural evolution, penguins no longer use their precious
Energy is wasted on sensory organs that are of little use to itself.
This point has scientific basis.
Researchers have discovered that during hundreds of millions of years of species evolution, many penguins have successively lost their sense of taste such as sweet, sour, and bitter. In other words, these sensory-like organs have already affected the survival of penguins at ultra-low temperatures.
There is no gain in reproduction.
This is species evolution!
Just like an ostrich.
You know, the ostrich is also a kind of bird, but how did it become what it is today? In fact, this has a very close relationship with its living environment.
As we all know, ostriches live in vast savannahs and deserts. When people mention this kind of place, they usually think of tall species that are good at running, such as horses, wolves, lions, leopards...
What about birds?
There are indeed birds in places like this, but not many.
Looking back at penguins, penguins are a kind of marine bird, and they are one of the oldest swimming birds.
To know!
Flying in the vast snowfield not only consumes a lot of calories, but is also very dangerous. In addition, switching from flying to crawling on the snowfield not only saves the calories stored in the body, but is also safe!
…
When Xia Haoran arrived, Ye Shanhe and Li Youjiang were standing in front of a frozen lake, having a heated discussion and argument.
"Brothers, what are you talking about?" Xia Haoran asked with a smile.
"Brother Haoran, this is the legendary Fanda Lake!" Li Youjiang pointed to the lake in front of him and said: "The water temperature of this lake is very weird. Under the ice layer three to four meters thick, it is about 0C, and it is between 15 and 16 meters.
The temperature rises to 7.7C in deep places, and below 40 meters, the water temperature is equivalent to that of seawater in temperate zones, reaching 25C."
"It's interesting!" Xia Haoran scanned the frozen lake with his consciousness and said with a smile.
honestly.
He had never heard of a lake with such a strange water temperature!
Li Youjiang continued: "Scientists have two explanations for this: one is the geothermal theory, and the other is the solar radiation theory. Scientists who insist on the geothermal theory believe that there are two Merbencan and Erebus near the Snowless Wadi.
It is an active volcano, so the magma activity in this area is intense and will produce high geothermal heat. Scientists who adhere to the solar radiation theory believe that under long-term solar radiation, Lake Vanda has accumulated a large amount of radiation energy. In other words, the bottom of the lake
The water absorbs and accumulates a large amount of radiant energy from the remaining sunlight, and the ice layer on the lake surface becomes a good isolation barrier, preventing the heat in the lake from dissipating, thus producing a greenhouse effect."
"Bullshit science!" Ye Shanhe glanced at his mouth and said lightly: "There is no geothermal activity near the Snowless Dry Valley, so the explanation of geothermal is very pale; in addition, the solar radiation theory is even more untenable, because the thermal
The sinking of water will inevitably increase the water temperature of the entire water layer, and it is impossible to only increase the temperature of the bottom water."
Li Youjiang shrugged and said: "Some people say that this is because the bottom layer of Fanda Lake has a high salinity, so the density is high, and the bottom layer will not rise. As a result, the high temperature characteristics are retained. At the same time, during the winter season, the surface water has
Severe heat loss, while the bottom water is protected by the upper water layer and loses less heat, so it can maintain a particularly high water temperature."
Xia Haoran shook his head gently, then nodded, and said with a smile: "Brother Ye is right, there is indeed no sign of geothermal activity here. In addition, the explanation of solar radiation is obviously nonsense."
After a slight pause, Xia Haoran continued: "As for the last statement, it does sound reasonable, but it is not correct!" After saying that, he took a few steps forward and slapped a palm towards the frozen lake.
"Bang..."
With a loud noise, the ice covering several feet in radius shattered, revealing the true face of Lake Vanda.