Lu Feng woke up from his coma and opened his eyes warily, only to see darkness all around him, without any light at all.
Subconsciously, I wanted to run my evil-dispelling spiritual eyes to peer into this darkness, but I found that I couldn't lift even a trace of spiritual energy around my body, and even my soul consciousness couldn't spread even a little bit out of the soul sea.
The whole person seemed to have turned into an ordinary person who was not familiar with spiritual practice.
This made Lu Feng feel a panic subconsciously, and he couldn't help but think to himself: Could it be that his soul disk was completely shattered and he had become a useless person?
This depressed mood lasted only a moment;
Years of life and death danger and experience made him calm down quickly.
Lu Feng first verified his body and found that his limbs were intact and could still move. The feet he stepped on were solid stone bricks. He immediately began to explore in the darkness to capture more information.
Judging from the fact that the clothes on his body were mostly dry and the only thing left in his shoes was a damp feeling, it was obvious that he had been unconscious for some time.
Both the Qilin Ring and the Na Ring were there, and there was no sign that they had been touched. But at this moment, it was difficult for him to sense them and take out lighting objects from them.
I groped around along the surface and found that the stone bricks under my feet were generally smooth. The occasional scratches did not appear to be caused by man-made fighting, but more natural cracks.
Lu Feng groped around and called softly around him, but neither Jiang Ruoyun nor Tang Yuan responded to him;
The sound that came out was a bit ethereal and there was not much echo, which made him understand that he should be in a small and medium-sized confined space at this moment.
As we groped toward the border.
Lu Feng suddenly felt a sharp pain in his palm, and when he subconsciously retracted it, he could already feel the signs of scratches on his palm.
This closed space is surrounded by razor-type fences to prevent escape?
Lu Feng was secretly surprised, but at the same time he felt a sense of hope in his heart. From the moment his palm was scratched, he was inspired by the pain, and he clearly realized that there was still spiritual energy in his body. At that moment, he instinctively
Got mobilized.
However, it was difficult for him to sense and mobilize this spiritual energy at this moment.
Is it based on poor physical condition? Or is it due to environmental constraints?
Lu Feng was not sure, but his intuition was still leaning towards the latter. Although he had never experienced a soul disk completely shattered, he felt that he should not be in his current state, and should not feel any pain or even discomfort at all.
Therefore, he felt that there was some kind of restriction in this space that restricted his movement of spiritual energy and soul consciousness.
At this time, a dull sound of stones rubbing against each other came from behind.
Lu Feng suddenly became alert and looked warily at the still dark space behind him. Judging from the movement of the rocks rubbing against each other, it looked like there was something like a stone door being moved.
The movement lasted for a while, and then a faint light came from the opening and closing gap.
It looks a little bit eye-catching.
Lu Feng took advantage of this ray of light and subconsciously glanced around. After discovering that it was a closed stone cave-like space as expected, his attention shifted to the object on the edge that had previously scratched him.
Different from what was expected, it was not a razor blade fence, but some kind of special thorn plants, which were tied together to form a chain-like enclosure, wrapping the entire space.
For some reason, Lu Feng instinctively felt a kind of inner resistance and disgust towards these thorns at a glance.
As the stone door was slowly moved away.
A figure walked straight in. Through the candle lantern held in the figure's hand, one could see that it was an old woman who looked to be in her seventies or eighties.
The old woman is a bit stooped, but she is very well-dressed. She wears a delicate tassel headband on her head. The white pearl pendant tassels on the headband hang on her old forehead, like a curtain.
The bangs make the old woman look quite noble and dignified.
He was wearing a long gown made of no discernable material, with tassel-shaped pendants hanging from it. From a distance, it looked like rain curtains. As he walked, the tassel pendants collided with each other and made crisp sounds.
The sweet sound is very melodious.
Lu Feng considered his situation and thought to himself that the old woman's appearance might be unique to the Tianyu tribe, so he was not too surprised at the moment.
Seeing the old woman walking straight in front of him, she casually placed the lamp on the thorn pile in the middle.
Lu Feng took advantage of the situation and asked quickly: "Senior, this is the realm of the Tianyu clan? I wonder if the people who came here with me are all well at this moment?"
The old woman nodded in acquiescence and said nothing. A pair of eyes that seemed to see through everything were fixed on Lu Feng, making Lu Feng feel a chill in his heart for no reason.
After a long time, the old woman said: "Are you here for the water of Beijing?"
Lu Feng was startled, as if he was a little surprised that the old woman in front of him could actually tell his purpose of coming, but then he thought that the old woman had already met Ruoshui, and it was not surprising that Tang Yuan and the others knew this.
At that moment, he respectfully replied: "To be honest with you, senior, I have indeed come here for the Northern Essence Water. I have collected four-fifths of the profound energy of heaven and earth, and I am only missing the Northern Essence Water of the nobles; but..."
Lu Feng paused for a moment and then changed his words: "But compared to my own cultivation, the noble Northern Essence water is of greater use to one of my companions. I want to ask for it to save his life."
The old woman said bluntly in a deep voice: "I have already met your partner, but with the remaining part of the Northern Essence Water Aura in the clan, it is very difficult to save her. There will never be any left for you to refine.
Absorb, so, do you still insist on saving me?"
A trace of disappointment inevitably appeared on Lu Feng's face. This was an expression that could not be concealed. After all, the importance of the Northern Essence Water to him was self-evident. However, in just an instant, this disappointment was resolved and he became calm;
Lu Feng chuckled as if the enemy he had been chasing all his life was suddenly relieved, and said with emotion: "Maybe this is my fate. The water of Beijing is gone. I just continue to look for it. There is always hope for people living; but if the water...
It's different. If she doesn't have this opportunity, she won't have a future."
When the old woman heard this, her indifferent expression seemed to soften slightly, but just for a moment, it darkened again, and she said sternly: "You have a good character, but it's a pity that I can't keep you."
Upon hearing this, Lu Feng's expression that had just relaxed suddenly became tense again, and he looked at the old woman warily: "I wonder where did you offend senior?"
As he spoke, he tried his best to mobilize the spiritual energy in his body, but there was still no reaction at all.
The old woman's voice sounded at this time: "Don't waste your efforts. You are in the unique thorns of our tribe, and there is no way you can resist forcefully."
Lu Feng was startled, and finally became convinced that the limitations of his strength were indeed related to these strange thorn grids in front of him.
At the same time, knowing that his strength was not completely lost, the frightened impatience in his heart also calmed down a lot.
After calming down, Lu Feng vaguely guessed the old woman's intention and asked: "Senior, you are targeting me, but are you worried that Ruoshui is unwilling to consume the Northern Essence Water?"
"That's right," the old woman did not deny it, but said bluntly: "After she woke up, she refused to accept our treatment. She insisted on seeing you well and asked you to refine the Northern Essence water first."
The tip of Lu Feng's nose couldn't help but feel sore, and he said anxiously: "Her physical condition is so bad that she won't be able to hold on for a long time. Please take me there quickly and I will persuade her."
The old woman waved her hand, "She will be fine for the time being, but if you don't make a choice, she will die."
Seeing the old woman's decisive attitude, Lu Feng couldn't help but darken his face. At the same time, he was a little puzzled: "Senior, what do you mean by repeatedly asking me to choose? Apart from my concern, senior could have just taken action while I was in a coma, so why bother talking so much here?"
The old woman sneered and said: "It's two different things if you die by yourself and if you die at the hands of our clan, it will leave a grudge in the saint's heart. You have to cooperate with me and put on a show."
Hearing the old woman calling her "saint", Lu Feng couldn't help but feel a little relieved for Ruoshui.
With such high regard, I thought that his life would no longer be in danger.
At that moment, he catered to the old woman and said, "Senior, do you want me to die in front of Ruoshui? So that she can stay in your clan with complete peace of mind?"
"Not bad," the old woman did not deny.
Lu Feng fell into silence for a long time, and then said sadly: "I can agree with you, but there is a condition. Your clan must ensure that my other companions leave safely."
The old woman took out a black pill and warned: "This is the secret medicine refined by our clan. If you swallow it and look back at the saint, I will activate the pill's effectiveness and completely shatter your soul disk.
In this way, it can be considered as catering to your current state of being broken but not broken, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the saint."
"As compensation, I can promise you that after the incident is completed, I will not only escort your companions to leave safely, but also nurse their bodies to their peak state before leaving, including the pharmacist who was infected with the undead poison."
Lu Feng was delighted, "Your clan actually knows how to deal with undead Gu?"
The old woman laughed arrogantly: "After all, after fighting with the Gu Yan clan for so long, I understand."
Lu Feng was shocked, and without any worries at the moment, he took the pill and swallowed it.
I think about what I care about and the many regrettable things I want to do but have no time to do in the future.
Lu Feng said melancholy: "Senior, can you please allow me to write a few suicide notes?"
I saw the old woman frowning.
Lu Feng continued: "Leaving a suicide note will make my unexpected death more convincing."
The old woman responded and took out a set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
Through the weak candlelight, Lu Feng noticed that the tip of the brush handed over by the old woman was actually moist, as if someone had just written on it.
The old woman's face condensed slightly, and she said smoothly: "Our clan is in short supply of supplies, and there is not much pen and ink left. I usually only use it to record important moments. This time, the return of the saint has just been recorded.
In the family history.”
Although the old woman’s explanation is well-founded and very convincing;
But there was more suspicion in Lu Feng's eyes. Judging from the previous contact, the old woman was obviously not so enthusiastic about explanations;
This move somewhat feels inconsistent with the fact that there are no three hundred taels of silver in this place.