Wu Sheng's fingers were like flying, and he was digging hard towards the frozen hard soil. From time to time, he encountered rocks and ice. He punched down with one punch and smashed them all.
Seeing the lives of the people who escaped together with him disappearing rapidly, Wu Sheng also tried his best, punching and digging, even if his body was made of copper and iron, blood would ooze out from both sides.
One hand and both arms were almost stained red.
In the frenzied pursuit of excavation speed, Xuan Mingzi's small blade was no longer of much use, so he no longer expended any effort. Together with Tian Da and the Qiu brothers, they helped Wu Sheng clean up the excavated soil.
It was the most difficult to dig at the beginning. Years of severe cold and freezing had made the ground as hard as iron. But after digging three feet down, the soil below became softer and softer, and the progress gradually increased. Wu Sheng soon made it.
He dug a deep pit that could accommodate one person in and out, got in and continued working hard. Then Xuan Mingzi followed in, followed by Tian Da and the Qiu brothers.
Wu Sheng dug in front, and they took over from behind, digging out the excavated soil, and the hole gradually took shape.
The cave sank seven feet and then flattened out, extending in for about ten feet. Then it was opened by Wu Sheng and turned into a cave with a radius of about ten feet.
Before the cave was completed, Song Laoliu, Wu Shiyi, Wei Laojiu, Yao Laoqi and several others who were extremely weak were immediately sent in.
The baggage that Yao Laoqi was carrying had long been wet when he was diving in the icy lake and had frozen hard. Wu Sheng's big bag was taken from Yinlingluo's treasure house and was waterproof, so he untied the bag and prepared it for himself.
He took out a piece of firewood and lit it. He also took out spiritual wine and preserved meat and distributed them to everyone.
Qiu Shouzi also wanted to vomit out the food stored in his stomach, but Wu Sheng stopped him: "Keep your brothers' food as a final reserve, don't use it lightly."
The Qiu brothers nodded in agreement like chickens pecking at rice, with firm and solemn expressions on their faces. They wished they could wrap their arms around their abdomens several times to protect the contents of their stomachs.
Song Laoliu and others were given a few sips of spiritual wine one by one, and they lay beside the flames. Their breathing gradually calmed down. Wu Sheng found a bottle of spiritual elixir from the bag, sniffed the smell, and then changed another bottle and sniffed again.
After several attempts, I finally found the elixir that strengthened the spirit and strengthened the body. I gave one pill to everyone, including Song Laoliu and several of the injured.
A few of the injured fell into a deep sleep, while the others gathered around the firewood, eating dried meat, drinking spiritual wine, watching the flames dancing on the firewood, and listening to the cold wind whistling outside the cave, feeling extremely warm.
Long Er stared at the burning firewood in ecstasy, watching the blue-white fireworks rising from the flames floating out of the cave, and couldn't help but said: "This is the Fanshan sacred wood. Yin Lingluo used the Fanshan sacred wood to make two desks.
I thought it was already an extremely extravagant and wasteful act, but I didn’t expect that I, Long Ping’an, would still be able to use the Fanshan sacred wood to warm the fire one day.”
Wanbaochang also sighed greatly: "It turns out to be the sacred tree of Fanshan. This thing is almost extinct in all worlds. It can only be seen in the earliest ancient and broken worlds. With this section, whether it is refining a whisk or a wooden sword, it is possible
Achieve high-level magic weapon."
Xuan Mingzi asked: "Don't Shopkeeper Wan own a pawn shop? Can you estimate the price?"
Wan Baochang said: "There are still five hundred colorful stones available." His pawn shop charged 500 yuan, which was at least double the price outside!
Wu Sheng was stunned for a moment when he heard it, and suddenly felt that the flame seemed to be beating on his heart, which made him panic.
He opened his pocket and looked inside. It was okay, okay, there were seven more sticks left, but they couldn't be burned any more.
Fortunately, the Fanshan sacred wood has a long burning time and is more durable than the torch Yao Laoqi brought before. Otherwise, it would be a real loss.
When everyone was resting in the cave, Wu Sheng went out to check many times. He was worried that the newly dug soil would reveal his whereabouts, and he was also afraid that the fireworks would drift out and point the way for Yin Lingluo. Fortunately, the heavy snow soon covered the soil, and Qing Lingluo
The smoke will be dispersed by the strong wind as soon as it exits the cave, so there is no need to worry for the time being.
I don’t know if Yin Lingluo has discovered their escape. I think she must have discovered them. How will she search for them?
Wu Sheng climbed up to the top of the nearby mountain and tried to identify the direction in the vast white sky. He first found the gap into the mountain, then recalled the route he walked, determined the hole he had broken in the ice lake, and then pushed back to find the outlet of the underground river.
Then recall the trend of the underground river, and finally infer the approximate location of the Frozen Gorge.
I don’t know if the inference is accurate, but at least the general direction should be correct. With the location of the Frozen Gorge, the next thing to do is to move in the other direction.
Wu Sheng stayed on the top of the mountain for a while, felt that he couldn't bear it anymore, and quickly returned to the cave.
The effects of the elixirs taken before were gradually revealed. Half an hour later, Song Laoliu and the others woke up one after another and began to eat.
After resting and recovering for another half an hour, Wu Sheng asked: "Can I leave?"
Everyone's eyes were on Song Laoliu, Yao Laoqi, Wei Laojiu, and especially Wu Shiyi.
Song Laoliu asked pleadingly: "Can you dig it out from the ground?"
Wu Sheng shook his head: "It's too far. It's best to rush back within three days, otherwise I can't guarantee that the barrier is still there."
After escaping from the Frozen Gorge, it is estimated that they will not be able to recover for a hundred miles. They have already walked forty or fifty miles, and there are still five or sixty miles to go. If there is no time limit, of course they can follow
His suggestion was to dig all the way out without suffering from the wind and snow. However, Wu Sheng's barrier could not last for a few days. No matter how amazing his physical fitness was, it was impossible to dig dozens of miles of tunnels underground in a few days.
Yao Laoqi said: "Then let's try it."
Wei Laojiu nodded, and Wu Shiyi weakly replied: "Okay."
Wu Sheng opened the bag, returned the fly whisk to Xuan Mingzi, and returned the silver stick and five-tone scale to Wan Baochang. The two were immediately happy.
Wu Sheng asked the other people one by one what the magic weapons they had lost were, and then searched for them, comparing them with the more than ten magic weapons he had swept into the bag, and found two by chance, one was Tian Da's measuring star ruler, and the other was
It’s Long Er’s clutch inkstone,
Although they have lost all their cultivation and cannot use it temporarily, they can use magic weapons to help dig holes. It would be good to be a little faster.
Wu Sheng quickly collected the unburnt Fanshan sacred wood. Only less than a third of the wood was burned, so it could not be wasted.
Wu Sheng retied the bag and put it on his back. He felt a little lighter and walked forward in the wind and snow. The others followed closely behind Wu Sheng one by one. In order to prevent him from getting lost, they still used the previous method of holding hands.
rope.
After walking for about three miles, someone finally shook the rope, which showed that someone could no longer hold on. So Wu Sheng took the lead, and everyone helped him, dug a hole similar to the one before, got in, lit a fire, warmed himself, and recovered his strength.
They just walked out step by step, and by night, they had left the Frozen Gorge for more than sixty miles.
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