Ying Wuji had an indescribable strange feeling towards this casual cultivator who claimed to be awesome. Apart from anything else, this person and he had quite a tacit understanding at certain times.
Take this moment as an example, facing this unknown portal, with just a simple word and a look, he and I have already decided on a plan to deal with it.
Without much elaboration or anything else, the two of them already understood each other's thoughts.
Ying Wuji led the people from the front to explore the road, while Niu Meng watched from the back.
It is undoubtedly very easy to cooperate with such people.
If there wasn't such a powerful person here, he might not have the intention to investigate deeply. The main task he led the team to this time was to protect his Yunhe realm people to collect earth fire, and he had the responsibility to ensure their safety.
The road ahead is unknown, either by chance or in danger. Ying Wuji cannot take this risk. The most likely possibility is to immediately summon the people inside the pass and ask the people from the True Lake Realm sent by the pass to come over and cooperate with him in the investigation.
But with Niu Meng by his side, there is no need to delay things like this.
Scanning his gaze across all the Yunhe realms under his command, Ying Wuji ordered half of the men: "Come down with me, and the others will stay outside to respond. If there is anything unusual, send a message back immediately!"
"Yes!" Everyone agreed, and now even the most coquettish female cultivator looked extremely serious.
Normally, Ying Wuji is approachable and they can talk and laugh with him, but now, when an order is given, they have no choice but to obey it.
"Master Ying, I'll go in first." A cultivator at the eighth level of Yunhe came forward and walked into the dark pit as he spoke.
"Get away!" Ying Wuji pulled him aside and jumped into the hole on the stone platform first.
The mouth of the cave was like the mouth of an animal, swallowing his figure.
"Follow up." A voice came from below, and the few who were pointed out in the Yunhe Realm hurriedly followed Ying Wuji's pace and jumped into it one by one.
Lu Ye walked at the back.
After he walked in, there were only a few monks left behind, and they all spread out and were alert in all directions.
Below the Shitai portal is a series of stone stairs, going all the way down to who knows where.
The stone stairs were obviously man-made and were smooth and smooth. Even after years of erosion, they were still as solid as ever.
There were seven or eight people in the group, the two Zhenhus were in front of each other, and the Yunhejing people were in the middle. They all tiptoed like cats, making no sound as they walked.
The passage going down is not crowded, enough to accommodate seven or eight people walking side by side. The further down you go, the darker the light becomes, but everyone is considered to be successful in cultivation. They use enough spiritual power in their eyes to activate their eyesight, which does not affect their observation of the four directions.
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Ying Wuji, who was leading the way, did not hide his figure. He walked around and seemed to have made some discoveries.
Lu Ye, who was following behind, soon knew what he had discovered. Passing by the place where he had stopped, Lu Ye clearly saw some strange stone carvings on the stone walls on both sides of the passage.
The patterns of the stone carvings are not uniform and appear arbitrary. Some are flowers, some are swords and guns, and some are human figures and beasts.
It seems to be something left casually by the owner of this place a long time ago, and it does not contain any special information.
However, among all the stone carving patterns, the one that appears most frequently is the big sun in the sky, and in this pattern, there are many figures kneeling on the ground and worshiping.
Regardless of the origin of the owner of this place, judging from this pattern alone, it seems that he is worshiping the great sun in the sky.
All the way down, I don’t know how far it goes.
Until a certain moment, a low cry suddenly came from the front, and Lu Ye, who was walking at the back, couldn't help but speed up his pace.
The moment he stepped out of the stone staircase, Lu Ye couldn't help but feel a little dazed when he saw where he was.
Looking around, there is a huge cave nearly a thousand feet deep underground. This cave is so big that you can't see the end at a glance. In the ditch-like positions, the fiery red magma flows like a river.
The shining light clearly imprints the scene inside the cave into everyone's field of vision.
What amazes everyone is not the vastness of this cave, but the fact that there is a city-like existence inside the cave!
Rows of houses of different heights and rough styles are scattered in various locations in the city. These houses are all carved from hard stone. Many have collapsed due to disrepair, and only a few are intact.
There is an ancient city in this underground cave!
The city is criss-crossed with ditches flowing with magma, which is like the moat of this city.
Judging from the scene before us and previous experiences, this city has been uninhabited for many, many years.
But what everyone can hardly imagine is who would live in such an environment!
Even if he is in the true lake realm like Ying Wuji, he cannot stay here for a long time. He has to mobilize his spiritual power at all times to resist the intense heat of the surrounding environment, which consumes a lot of spiritual power.
It is really unbelievable to see a dilapidated city in such a location.
"What's up there?" Suddenly a monk raised his head and looked above his head.
Above everyone's heads, there was an underground rock wall. However, due to the environment, it was all burnt red. However, on the rock wall, at intervals, little rays of light were flickering.
Ying Wuji and Lu Ye flew up at the same time, and soon they returned, each holding an irregular crystal the size of a fist in their hands.
"Fire Spirit Stone!" Ying Wuji was stunned.
Most things like spiritual stones have no attributes, but there are also many special circumstances that can breed spiritual stones with special attributes.
In this way, the environment is extremely hot and the fire spirit power is strong and active. Over time, it is possible for a fire spirit stone to be born.
This kind of thing is of no use to ordinary monks, but for a monk like Lu Ye who has practiced fire-based exercises and whose spiritual power belongs to fire, using this spiritual stone to practice is much more efficient than using ordinary spiritual stones.
Not only that, the attribute spirit stones also have other uses, which cannot be replaced by ordinary spirit stones.
Therefore, in terms of value, attribute spirit stones are much more valuable than ordinary spirit stones. Under the premise of the same quality and size, one attribute spirit stone can be exchanged for three to five ordinary spirit stones.
This kind of thing is generally used as a strategic reserve by the two major camps.
Lu Ye once tried to find the Fire Spirit Stone in the Tianji Treasure House, but he didn't find any. It wasn't that the Tianji Treasure House didn't sell them, but that even though it was in stock, it was snapped up by monks from the two camps.
It’s the same treatment as today’s Earth Core Fire.
There is a fire spirit stone in the rock wall above the city here, which means that there is a complete fire spirit vein above, otherwise it would be impossible to breed such a thing as a fire spirit stone.
Looking up, the glowing fire stones on the rock wall were as numerous as stars, and they were obviously huge in number.
No one has set foot here for thousands of years, so it is not surprising that such an abundance of fire spirit stones can be produced here.
"Master Ying, do you want to mine?" A monk asked, not sure if he was excited or not, his face flushed.
Faced with such an opportunity, everyone was naturally tempted. If all the Fire Spirit Stones above were mined, even if they were divided equally, everyone would benefit greatly.
Ying Wuji pondered for a moment and said, "Now that I've encountered it, I naturally can't miss it."
"Then we...are we going to take action now?"
"Go ahead, but be vigilant at all times!" Ying Wuji waved his hand.
Several monks immediately rose into the sky and swept towards the rock wall above.
"Brother Niu, what are your plans?" Ying Wuji turned to look at Lu Ye.
I can't help but feel a little strange in my heart. Faced with this wealth that is easily available, Brother Niu in front of me seems not to be very tempted.
"I'll look around to see if there's any danger."
Only then did Ying Wuji understand Lu Ye's intention, and he felt grateful: "Then Brother Lao Niu will be here!"
As expected, he is someone he can rely on! This Brother Niu is not uninterested in the Fire Spirit Stone, but he is just a little more cautious in doing things.
"Don't worry, Brother Niu's share will not be less." Ying Wuji added that people are willing to look around and take unknown risks, and of course he will not be stingy. Everyone is now cooperating. Although the division of labor is different, when the time comes
When sharing the benefits, one cannot leave out others' share.
Lu Ye nodded and walked into the city. After taking a few steps, he suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "It's best to let them hand over all the mined fire stones to you for safekeeping. This will also facilitate the final statistics.
Free from final suspicion."
During the collection process, if someone hides something secretly, you cannot check other people's storage bags.
Rather than making everyone lose face by making such a fuss, it would be better for Ying Wuji to keep it under unified custody and eventually share the benefits among everyone.
Ying Wuji immediately understood what Lu Ye meant, nodded and said: "Brother Niu has considered it carefully and will follow Brother Niu's wishes."
Lu Ye then ducked away and entered the city.
Ying Wuji then flew into the air, joined up with his Yunhe Realm people, and gave an order to them to hand over all the mined Fire Spirit Stones to him.
In this regard, several Yunhe Realm monks did not reject it much and understood Ying Wuji's intention.
The monks were very efficient. Pieces of fire spirit stones were mined. Whenever a certain amount was accumulated, they would come to Ying Wuji and hand them over for counting.
The business here was in full swing, and Lu Ye also made a discovery.
In a half-collapsed stone house, Lu Ye looked at a stool in front of him with a strange expression.
Otherwise, this stool... is actually carved from fire spirit stone. The workmanship is not fine, but very rough, but it cannot stand up to its special material!
The reason why he took the initiative to invite Ying to come and explore this underground city was because this place was unknown. Although no one had visited it for many years, it was not certain that there was any danger hidden there. It was not too late to explore it first and then think about the benefits.
There are many thorns on the road of spiritual practice, so it is always right to be cautious.
But he didn't expect that he would gain something like this just by taking a casual walk.
Who were the people who lived in this city before, who used such a good thing as a stool and were not afraid of burning their buttocks?
Or is it that the people living in this city all practice fire-attribute techniques?
It is a legacy from a long time ago that can no longer be verified without special clues.
Lu Ye stepped forward and put away the stool, looked around again, and made sure there was nothing else good before leaving.