This cave is not man-made, it is more like it was dug out by some kind of giant worm. There is moss at the entrance, but deeper there is only a bare rock wall.
Gordon, the blond man, held a torch forward, while others behind him held firearms, flashlights, etc. to illuminate the surroundings.
"These are made by some strange and magnificent creatures. They are one of His dependents, trying to hollow out the entire mountain to release their master. Unfortunately, the seals of the Old Ones are not physical in the sense of
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As Gordon spoke, the brown-haired man John and Dai Yuanyang behind him listened silently.
"But these caves have become clues for geological exploration. By analyzing the seismic waves emitted by the entire mountain, we can quickly obtain the relevant address structure and discover a core."
"All worm passages have failed to reach here. Perhaps it is a cognitive bias or some kind of physical protection. In short, this should be the core of the seal."
Hearing Gordon's words, Dai Yuanyang swallowed.
He had a strong bad feeling.
"Mr. Gordon."
He said in English.
"I think we'd better not move forward. According to Jiuliu legends, Jiangcheng Mountain contains great power and is the residence of immortals. Although I don't believe in those legends of gods and ghosts, my intuition tells me that if we continue
If you come down and continue forward, there will be big problems."
"Do you want to make your abilities stronger? Do you want to gain more wealth, money, and power?"
Gordon asked.
"Can......"
Dai Yuanyang was about to speak but stopped.
"The reason why humans can become the masters of the earth and the leaders of all things is because of curiosity."
"If we lose the spirit of exploration, then human beings will be bound to the earth forever, unable to touch the deep sea and the sky. Similarly, if we stop studying the gods because of fear of their power, then we will only compete with the past.
People are just as ignorant and superstitious."
Gordon's torch moved forward, lighting up the dark road.
The fire suddenly became much smaller, which was due to lack of oxygen. In this kind of cave, the air must not circulate.
The moment the flames went out, the cave suddenly became quiet.
The light of the flashlight shone ahead, and there seemed to be some kind of call ringing out in the dark forbidden area.
Dai Yuanyang's eyelids kept twitching. He held a flashlight in his hand and looked around the edge of the cave. The cave was silent except for the gentle breathing of the explorers.
Under the brilliance of the flashlight, Dai Yuanyang suddenly saw a human face.
The face was like a mark on the wall, numb and cold.
His heart skipped a beat and he stopped immediately.
But soon, Dai Yuanyang discovered that it was just his hallucination.
When a person keeps looking at certain shiny things in a dark environment, projections will appear in his eyes. This phenomenon of visual persistence will cause the original things to still appear in the dark.
And that face belongs to the person next to Dai Yuanyang.
Just as he felt relieved, Dai Yuanyang found Gordon in front of him stopped.
"What's wrong?"
he asked.
"The rock here is hollow...get a shovel and dig in here."
Gordon pointed to the rock wall on one side.
His men immediately took the engineering shovel and started digging here. About a quarter of an hour later, with a clicking sound, the shovel fell into place.
This means that the wall has been dug through, and there is a cavity on the other side of the wall.
Is this the seal?
Dai Yuanyang used a flashlight to illuminate the opposite side of the cave. He saw that it was a dilapidated space, but there were traces of human heartbeats inside.
The tables and chairs did not decay because they were isolated from the air. There was a coffin carved from stone in the center, and beside it were numerous corpses.
The coffin, which looked like it was covered and buried by stacks of bones, exuded a strange texture that made people afraid to approach it.
"here it is?"
Beside, the brown-haired John seemed to be aware of it, but did not say anything.
"This is the place of seal."
Gordon's eyes flashed with enthusiasm, he smiled excitedly, took the flashlight, and immediately entered the cave.
Click——
Following the rope, Gordon landed next to the coffin filled with bones. He took a look at the skeletons at his feet. Almost all of them were human. It is conceivable that at least dozens of people died here.
The tables and chairs nearby were empty. It seemed that something had been placed there, but it had been taken away long ago.
There were countless words engraved around the sarcophagus that Gordon didn't recognize, which seemed to be describing something.
The cave has no exit and is blocked on all sides. I really can’t imagine how this place was built.
"Do you recognize the writing on this?"
Dai Yuanyang couldn't help but ask.
"No, I don't know him, but it's obvious that being in the mountains and having such a coffin, Fang Geng's secret may be in it."
Gordon's eyes showed a feverish look, and his cheeks were tense, like a convulsion.
He put his hands on the sarcophagus and instinctively tried to push it, but unfortunately, the weight of the stone was beyond human reach.
"You guys, together."
Gordon called a few people to push the sarcophagus.
With a burst of noise, the sarcophagus cover, which had been covered in dust for who knows how long, slowly moved, revealing the things inside.
...
Lu Tiao walked into the cave and felt a strong pollution.
This black mist penetrated Lu Jian's respiratory tract in an instant, soaked into his lungs, flowed into his throat and stomach, and penetrated into his bone marrow from every pore.
"With this kind of pollution, if other people from the Nine Legends came in, they would probably fall into a state of losing their minds in an instant. Is it always like this, or has something changed this time?"
Lu Jian was slightly confused.
According to what the Seventh Master said before, those who became Xuanjun did not die, but at least they walked out and lived a normal life for a few years before dying of illness. They did not look like they were crazy.
But this pollution...
Lu Jian saw that the token in his hand was emitting the same pollution. The two resonated and entwined with each other, but they seemed to be diametrically opposed to each other.
Pollution from different sources is incompatible and will only assimilate and cover each other.
"Is this pollution from two groups of people?"
Lu Tan had some guesses in his mind and continued to move forward.
To ordinary people, the black mist is no different from poisonous gas, but to him it is just a slightly unpleasant stench.
Maybe it's not as smelly as some people secretly farting on the subway.
After walking for less than three minutes, Lu Tiao arrived at a relatively empty cave.
He saw that the pollution here had faded a lot, with only a little remaining.
He saw tables and chairs carved from stone, and there were some books there.
Lu Tan glanced at it. These books were written in foreign languages. He could vaguely tell that they were probably the language of the abandoned capital.
Behind the table, in the center of the cave, sat a man.