Since practicing martial arts over the years, Lu Chen has gained extensive knowledge, experienced various underground things, and walked through countless underground passages, but this is the first time he has gone up an underground passage.
The slope of this strange passage is quite steep, and walking up it is not fast. Some of the slopes are so steep that you have to use your hands and feet to crawl along.
Although, this upward passage is winding and long, and I don’t know where it leads.
However, there are no crossroads in this passage. Either keep going or turn back...
It is impossible to turn back. Since you have chosen this passage to enter, you will keep exploring unless it is a dead end.
Although this passage goes up, it gets closer and closer to the center of the mountain. It also gets hotter as it goes forward, almost catching up with the high temperature of Long Yan.
The Tianyan Secret Realm is full of volcanoes, and Dragon Tomb is a large volcano with high temperatures lingering for a long time.
On the other hand, the areas on the left and right sides of the Dragon Tomb were not as hot as the outside and were relatively refreshing.
However, deep in this strange passage, which is close to the center of the volcano, is there any reason why it should not be hot?
"It's getting hotter and hotter, can you still support it?"
Lu Chen turned to look behind him and saw beads of sweat starting to appear on Miao Shi's forehead, so he asked.
"This little bit of heat is nothing. It's far worse than Dragon Flame. It's not even as good as walking on a volcano."
Miao Shi shook his head and said.
"As long as you can hold on."
Lu Chen nodded, carried Wan Yan on his back, and continued to move forward.
I don’t know how many thousands of miles I have walked, but the temperature inside the passage is getting higher and higher, and it is getting drier and drier. Even the entire passage is charred black, as if it has been burned by a fierce fire.
Finally, a faint light came from the front, and the exit of the passage appeared.
Although the exit is in front, it is visually estimated that there is still nearly a hundred miles to go, and it still takes some time to climb to reach the bright exit.
But Lu Chen's face didn't look good when he came here. He wasn't looking for an exit, he was looking for the True Dragon Burial Cave!
The burial cave is underground, inside the dragon's tomb, and cannot be above the dragon's tomb.
"I really didn't expect that this upward passage actually has an exit. If nothing unexpected happens, the exit will be at the top of the volcano!"
Seeing that Lu Chen was not happy, Miao Shi couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Deputy Sect Master, I don't think that the True Dragon Burial Cave is up there. It is not only the top of the volcano, but also the crater."
"Now that we're here, there's only a little distance left from the exit. It's impossible to turn back, right?"
Lu Chen sighed helplessly, and then said, "We have basically finished walking this strange passage, and we have not found any clues or traces of the real dragon burial cave. We have walked through the three areas of the dragon burial cave. I guess we are
If you can’t find it, you might as well get out from the top of the volcano.”
"No, let's get out of the crater?"
After hearing what Lu Chen said, Miao Shi's expression became solemn, and he said, "The hottest place in a volcano is the crater. The lava and flames there are more intense. I don't know if I can survive it."
"You misunderstood. The direction we are going is to the top of the volcano, not the crater."
Lu Chen glanced at Miao Shi and said with certainty, "If the exit from Zhifang is a volcano crater, then there would have been molten flames falling from above, and we would never be able to walk so comfortably. But nothing fell from above.
, it has been calm and uneventful. I believe that the exit is not in the crater, but on the side of the crater, which is also on the top of the volcano."
"The deputy sect master pays close attention to every detail, and it turns out to be the case. His subordinates admire him!"
After listening to Lu Chen's explanation, Miao Shi suddenly understood. While admiring him, he accidentally flattered him.
"Work harder and climb to the top of the volcano, then take a good rest."
Lu Chen said.
"The volcano in Tianyan Secret Realm is special. It is different from the volcano in our fairyland. The whole mountain is burning, and the whole mountain is at high temperature."
Miao Shi shook his head, then pointed to the exit above and said, "The higher you go, the higher the temperature. It is estimated that beyond the exit, the temperature is even greater, and there may even be molten magma burning. The magma fire here is particularly powerful.
It’s not much worse than the Dragon Flame of Dragon Soul, I don’t know if I can get through it.”
"What do you care about? If you can't make it, Wan Yan will continue to carry you."
Lu Chen said this.
"Actually, it doesn't have to be so troublesome. If we want to go to the Dragon Tomb, we can just go to the entrance of the Dragon Tomb at the bottom."
Miao Shi looked at the exit above, swallowed, and said, "I don't know what the situation is like on the top of the volcano. I have never been up there. Anyway, I feel that the fire temperature of Longfen volcano is higher than that of other volcanoes."
The volcanoes are much higher, so I always have a bad feeling."
"Even after walking through this weird passage, we still can't find the real dragon burial cave, so there's no need to waste time looking for it. Let's just leave."
Lu Chen thought for a while and then said, "No one knows about the passage leading to the top of the mountain inside the Dragon Tomb. It is safer to go out from the top. If you go through the entrance of the Dragon Tomb, you are guaranteed to encounter another surprise attack.
If this guy from the Dragon-Severing Alliance doesn't give up, he will really lie in ambush outside despite the heat, waiting for us to walk out from there."
"I follow the deputy sect master's instructions and go to the top of the mountain. At least it's safer."
Miao Shi nodded and did not refute Lu Chen's opinion.
"However, there is some truth to what you said. No one knows what the situation is like on the top of the mountain, and we can't guarantee 100% safety."
Lu Chen thought for a while, glanced at Wan Yan on his back, and said, "Let's take a rest here while there is still some distance from the exit of the mountain top and the temperature is not that high."
"Boss, put me down and I'll adjust my breathing on the spot to help the injury recover faster."
Wan Yan, who was lying on Lu Chen's back, spoke at this time.
In fact, if he could walk on the ground, he would have left on his own a long time ago, and he didn't want to be carried by Lu Chen.
Firstly, it’s a matter of face, secondly, it’s because I feel uncomfortable, and thirdly, Lu Chen is the boss!
"There seems to be a fork ahead. Let's go over there and take a look first to see if there is another passage."
Lu Chen saw the shadow of a fork in front of him, so he didn't put Wan Yan down yet, but walked away while talking.
Sure enough, after walking for several miles, a three-way intersection appeared. There was actually a new passage on the right, but I didn't know where it led to?
It was a small passage, the passage was relatively narrow, and people had to bend down and lower their heads when walking in.
But Lu Chen didn't mind. He bent down and carried Wan Yan on his back, and walked directly into the small passage. After walking about ten feet, a corner suddenly appeared.
Turning the corner…
I'm going!
It turned out to be a small cave, about three feet square, with no other passages or exits. It was a dead end.