After settling down the old patriarch Bai Yi who stayed behind, Bai Luo went to his precious son.
As soon as he entered, he saw him fiddling with the mask in his hand. Seeing this, Bai Luo snatched it off.
"You're crazy, you dare to cause trouble at this time!"
Being scolded by him, Bai Zangfeng smiled disapprovingly.
"Father, times are different from the past. That old guy only has a few days left to live. With the help of our friend, why do you have to look at their faces anymore, right?"
Bai Zangfeng turned his eyes to the side as he spoke. A man wrapped in black clothes sat quietly aside.
After taking a calm sip of tea, he spoke.
"I think it's better for you to listen to your father and cause less trouble."
"..."
Seeing him saying the same thing, Bai Zangfeng frowned slightly, but the mysterious man spoke again.
"Your old patriarch came here personally, he must have discovered something, right?"
"No, it's just that the younger member of the family has a little problem, so I came here to take a look."
"That's best, then...have you brought what I want?"
"certainly."
Bai Zangfeng said as he handed out a scroll and saw the fox head mark on it.
"Fox Moon Immortal Palace, hum hum hum, I finally found it. I'm sorry to trouble you two about this."
"I dare not take it seriously. From now on, my Bai family will still have to rely on the members of the 'Golden Eyes'."
Bai Luo said that the rapid rise of the branch family he led was naturally inseparable from the help of external forces, and this help, apart from the Li family in the capital, was the world's leading chamber of commerce, the 'Golden Eyes'.
After the purpose of coming here was achieved, the mysterious man stopped staying any longer and left after saying "see you later".
Only Bai Luo, Bai Zangfeng and his son were left, the latter said with some apprehension.
"I really don't understand what use these guys have for such old antiques."
"Whatever, after all these years, haven't you seen how the Bai family has risen, my father? As long as you follow them, it's only a matter of time to replace those old guys."
Bai Zangfeng said, Bai Luo opened his mouth after hearing this, but in the end he remained silent.
I hope I'm just worrying too much.
However the fact is...
…
In a dark room somewhere, a man wearing a god mask sat down. Suddenly he sensed something. When he opened his eyes, six ripples appeared in the purple eyes, and his ability was triggered.
The magic of the lantern body!
The mysterious man who was at Bai's house just now appeared and showed the scroll to the masked man.
"You actually got the inheritance of immortal magic."
"With this, you should be able to enter 'there' easily."
"nature."
"Very good, those idiots will soon find a way for us, so we should be ready to take action."
With that said, the Magic Lantern Body Technique ended, and the two began to quietly prepare, and all this was heard by Scorpio, who was wearing a Scorpio mask.
Not long after...
…
Among the underground ruins of Nolanx.
Leng Lin was eating compressed dry food when he suddenly saw a formless mask rising from the ground. He took off the note from its mouth and checked it.
"It's actually like this!"
He understood that the situation was getting worse, so he was about to pass the message to Leng Yue, but he just looked at his phone.
"There's no signal again."
Leng Lin complained and looked around, only to see a huge rift valley in front of him. Its broken walls were dotted with various ancient ruins, most of which had been damaged long ago and few were preserved.
It is roughly estimated that underground, there are at least one huge city ruins that are not inferior to the current central capital.
The legendary Sand King is sealed here. He is the god who controls yellow sand and magnetism. For this reason, all surrounding electromagnetic signals are blocked and interfered, making it difficult to complete the most basic communication.
But even so…
"Hey, did you find anything over there?"
"There is a complete stone tablet here, which seems to record something."
"Oh, let me see."
Under the escort of psychics, several archaeological team members came over. When they leaned over to take a look, Leng Lin had also approached.
"Captain, what's written on it?"
"The handwriting is a little blurry, but it seems that it can be seen... Tianriyuan Sand Burial Cave?"
"Sand Burial Cave! Wait, let me look for it."
A young Chinese youth in the archaeological team rummaged through his labeled notes. After a long time...
"We found it. Burial Sand Cave, Fox Moon Mountain, Thousand Silk Cave, Earthbound Palace, Xiao Yue Yuan... These are the five holy places of the immortal clans. The so-called Nolanx ruins are the legendary place where immortal arts are inherited."
The young man said excitedly, and an archaeological team member from the Welsh Alliance said sarcastically.
"Oh, forget it, how could your Chinese legendary land appear here? Moreover, the so-called demon clan is just a story to coax children, and this is just a city buried by an earthquake."
As he was talking, Zoe, the captain of the archaeological team, denied it.
"No, it's probably true. Look at that!"
He pointed not far away, everyone looked at the sound, and then a huge gourd appeared in front of them.
And there are two Chinese characters visible to the naked eye engraved on it, and its name is...shahu!
"Oh, it's so new. Could it be left by tomb robbers?"
Someone guessed this, and Zoe was about to get close to touch him, but Leng Lin suddenly grabbed his wrist.
"what are you doing?"
"As I said, I am only responsible for bringing you in and ensuring your safety. On the other hand, you are not allowed to touch anything here to avoid accidents."
Leng Lin reminded, upon hearing this Zoe retorted.
"This is not possible. I can feel the spiritual energy flowing on it. Such an exquisite handicraft must be brought back to the museum. Do you understand its value?"
"I don't understand, but if you insist on doing this, it will be equivalent to tearing up the contract between us, and I will no longer serve as your bodyguard."
Leng Lin said, everyone was shocked when they heard this.
You must know that it cost a lot of money for them to hire a team leader like Leng Lin. If they let him leave.
Not to mention the powerful monsters such as sand scorpions and red flame centipedes that we encountered in the ruins before, the mechanisms here are enough to kill these half-hearted adventurers, and this young man saved them from several accidents before.
got them.
Desire now drove them to spend four days entering the deepest part of the ruins. Having lost contact with the outside world, they had no choice but to follow this experienced and powerful psyker if they wanted to get out. If they were abandoned by him...
"Oh, okay, let's just put him here and announce our achievements together when all the exploration is completed."
Zoe said, upon hearing this, the Welsh Alliance archaeological team member immediately retorted.
"Captain, this is a stupid decision. Now that the ruins are open, there are six archaeological teams entering here alone. In addition, there are countless adventurers. They are not as selfless as you."
"Really, but in comparison, I prefer to keep the way out."
Zoe said, looked at Leng Lin, and he also said.
"We have less than half of our food and water supplies left, and we need to return now."
"I think you're right, so let's do this for now."
The reasonable Captain Zoe issued an order to evacuate the ruins and took photos to prove that he discovered it first.
In response to this, Leng Lin breathed a sigh of relief.
Originally, he wanted to find someone who could translate ancient texts to explore the ruins, but he didn't expect that these were the only suitable candidates left, so he became their adventure leader.
And thanks to their blessing, Leng Lin has also obtained most of the information about the ruins.
As long as the information is sent out, Xiao can use it to bring back the Sand King's seal first.
Of course, there are many unanswered questions.
For example, why was the Sand King sealed here? And by whom?
At present, they have only explored less than 10% of the ruins. What is hidden in the depths of the ruins?
There are no answers to these questions yet, but we can only wait until we meet up with Akatsuki's people.
But he hasn't gone very far yet.
"Strange, where has Charles gone?"
"Um!"
Leng Lin instantly became alert. Looking around, he saw that among the team of more than a dozen people, the Welsh Alliance archaeological team member named Charles had disappeared. He cursed secretly when he thought of something.
"That idiot!"
Divine power!
Leng Lin suddenly disappeared, causing everyone to marvel.
"What is this, magic, or mysterious space psychic energy?"
Everyone was confused, but Leng Lin had instantly appeared at the sealing location of the sand gourd. There, Charles had already climbed onto the sand platform holding the sand gourd, and was about to touch the sand gourd with his hands.
"stop!"
Leng Lin stopped loudly, but the man said something.
"Believe me, you will thank me when you get out. This is our honor!"
As he spoke, he took off the sand gourd as if he was possessed by a demon, and then only heard a sound...
Boom!
The ground shook violently, and Charles panicked while standing on the sand platform.
"How is this going?"
While he was wondering, he suddenly saw yellow sand flying out of the sand gourd, and at the same time, the sand platform under his feet also turned into loose quicksand.
He shouted in panic as he watched his body sink into the quicksand little by little.
"Oh no, save me, Mr. Leng Lin!"
But as soon as he finished speaking, a big claw of sand poked out from under the quicksand and swept Charles down in an instant.
And coincidentally, this scene was witnessed by everyone in the archaeological team who was driven back.
"Charles!"
"That greedy fool, he paid the price for his actions, and now he wants to drag us with him!"
Zoe cursed, because the yellow sand was flying, and the sand layer above the canyon began to collapse.
Seeing this, Leng Lin took the opportunity to pick up the sand gourd and put it back to its original position, but it had no effect.
Instead, the Sand Claw appeared again, along with a sound.
"Death to the intruder!"
Hearing this sound, Leng Lin immediately woke up.
"Sand King!"
It is not sealed, but is active in the ruins, and judging from its meaning, it seems that he is guarding it here.
Before Leng Lin could think more, the claws of sand had already covered everyone. As a last resort, Leng Lin rushed in front of the archaeological team with a powerful force.
"Susanoh!"
The cyan giant appeared, and the Kirikūtaka slashed through it, and the sand claw was immediately split into two. At the same time, the sandstorm hit Susanoo's Crow Tengu armor without causing any damage.
"This miraculous power, are you a messenger of God?"
"If it were, I would have sent you to see his old man long ago."
Leng Lin cursed, but he watched helplessly as the yellow sand was about to bury Susanoo.
"Stand still and don't move."
Divine power!
The space vortex pulled everyone into the Shenwei space, and then they wanted to use Shenwei's ability to teleport away from the ruins, but...
"Well! Space...is isolated!"
Leng Lin was surprised to find that this place had been stripped away from the original space and formed an independent space, so that its divine power could not break through the barriers of space.
And when he was in trouble, a huge civet cat stood on the yellow sand, covered by a sandstorm.
"Buried here!"
Sandstorm burial!
The Sand King is also a Shukaku with one tail.
The chakra was released, and the surrounding yellow sand rolled around as if it was alive.
Knowing that the behemoth of disaster in front of him was invincible, he calmly thought about it.
"Let's get rid of these burdens first."
After confirming, Leng Lin hid directly in the Kamui space, leaving Shukaku looking around with a confused look on his face.
At the same time, Leng Lin didn't know that that idiot Charles had not only implicated them, but also...
…
"Is this the ruins of Nolanx?"
Looking at the huge cave hanging on the cliff in front of her, Fang Yunke took off her sunglasses and sighed.
Later, Leng Ningru and Leng Nianshui, who had signed the adventure agreement, followed up. As newcomers who had never performed any mission before, they were sent over as Fang Yunke's partners.
Using the academy inspection as an excuse to come here, they successfully sneaked into this area where many sparrow teams disappeared.
"Yunke, according to the intelligence, there is a signal interference area ahead."
"Well, let's talk about it after we go in first."
Fang Yunke said as everyone entered the ruins.
"This time, we must make a fortune!"
"The treasures in the ruins belong to us!"
At the entrance of the cave, the adventurers and scientific expedition teams who came later were sorting out their equipment. Ignoring them, Fang Yunke and others clicked on their glasses, and then the terrain map obtained by the sonic detection appeared on the lenses.
"It's very deep, and I can't see the bottom yet."
"Where's the signal from Sparrow Squad?"
"There is a device signal, it's very weak, but I'm sure it's inside."
"Very good, then let's..."
Fang Yunke was about to say something when she suddenly noticed the strange looks from the adventurers and scientific expedition teams around her.
Those people looked at them and whispered from time to time.
"There is a situation, but I don't know how many people there are."
"It doesn't matter, they don't dare to act rashly here, let's go in."
Fang Yunke said and took the two of them to organize their equipment and then headed towards the depths of the cave. Upon seeing this, an adventure team followed them pretending to be unintentional.
...after turning a corner...
"Hmm? Where are the people?"
"Are you looking for me?"
Fang Yunke jumped down from the top of the wall. Upon seeing this, several adventurers wanted to retreat, but Leng Ningru and Leng Nianshui had already cut off their escape route. Seeing this, a villain came to complain first.
"What do you mean, robbery? You know we are... uh!"
There was a groan, because Leng Ningru stepped forward to grab her, and the tactical panel in her hand fell into her hands.
And on top of that, there were photos of the three of them.
Seeing this, Leng Ningru's first reaction was to look at Fang Yunke and tell her with her eyes.
"We're exposed!"
The next second, a mysterious man wearing a mask appeared behind them. At the same time, several adventurers also took action and shot out countless wooden thorns from their bodies.
puff!
"Sister Ningru!"
Leng Ningru was caught off guard and was scratched on her lower abdomen. Seeing this, Leng Ningru kicked the man out with a flying kick. Then, a surprising scene appeared.
The man's body instantly softened into a ball of white material after hitting the wall. Although it maintained the outline of a human, there was no problem calling the pale body a monster at this time.
It’s Bai Jue!
"What is this?"
The three people were surprised, and the other adventurers no longer hid. After the disguise faded, a man named Bai Jue stood still holding a wooden thorn.
"Ready to fight!"
Fang Yunke said this and was about to take out the weapon behind her, but the masked man held out his hand.
Swish, swish, swish!
The short knife was pulled out by a suction force and fell into the man's hand. This made Fang Yunke and others look in disbelief, and then...
"People from the Alliance, you really don't have a long memory."
Aiming at Fang Yunke and others with one hand, the ability was activated and powerful repulsion was launched, but suddenly.
puff!
The spores bloomed, and a wriggling white substance appeared behind Fang Yunke, but...
Wood escape·Wooden spindle wall!
The white substance formed a human form, and he released the Wood Release with one hand to block the impact, but the subsequent aftermath still took the three of them flying out.
only…
"How is this going?"
Seeing Bai Jue appearing on Fang Yunke's body, the masked man frowned tightly.
But before he could react, the ground suddenly shook violently, and the masked man was startled.
"what's the situation!"
While he was speaking, the ground suddenly collapsed, and when everyone fell, the masked man controlled the repulsion force to float steadily in the air, but Fang Yunke and others were not so lucky.
"ah!"
After a burst of panic shouting, everyone fell into the bottomless crack.
Seeing this, the masked man immediately chased after him and came to the bottom of an abyss composed of yellow sand.
only…
Apart from Bai Jue's body, the figures of the three girls could not be seen anywhere. He was about to inspect deeply when he suddenly sensed something.
"The breath of the disaster beast!"
After confirming that the Sand King had appeared, he knew that he had to act as soon as possible, and as for the three little mice.
Sensing the closed space, he hesitated for a moment, then opened a purple space vortex, and several phaseless masks floated out.
"What are your orders, chief?"
"Find them and imprison them with 'those people'. I can still use them if I keep them."
"As commanded."
Scorpio responded, then separated out several masks and started looking for the person he called the leader.