The fingertips of Tian Jihong, who was full of strength, grasped one side of the fragment. The crystal fragment that looked like it had been weathered into particles looked dim in the darkness underground, and seemed to be no different from an ordinary piece of glass. But when this fragment came into contact with the spiritual seal on the stone slab, the effect was far beyond Tianjihong's imagination. In the perception of his palm, this magical fragment seemed to have a strange effect of resolving spiritual power. He originally planned to test it when he was not sure of the situation, so he took the fragment and punched it in the middle of the door panel, but when his fist Before it came into contact with the stone slab, the fragments at the front seemed to have removed all the spiritual energy that held the stone slab firmly together, and the cracked stone slab disintegrated on its own without much effort on its part. The block rolled to the ground.
At this time, there was no time to study the new function of this magical fragment. Seeing that there were no obstacles in front of him, Tianjihong hurriedly walked towards the inside of the cave. I just regretted not bringing some lighting tools, but as the passage in front of me gradually became wider, the cave in the distance was not as dark as Tian Jihong imagined. At this time, he walked into the end of the passage, into a stone cave space about five feet wide. Although a cave of this size seems a bit crowded for humans, for the size of the snake and turtle, this place is enough. Called a spacious habitat. On the surrounding stone walls, you can vaguely see a faint blue fluorescence floating continuously, bringing a weak light to the cave that was originally invisible. Tianjihong stared at this somewhat illusory light pattern for a long time and could not figure out why. In the end, he could only roughly judge that the fluorescence was caused by a strange powder smeared on the wall, which was also mixed with There is spiritual power, and this powder seems to be able to preserve the spiritual power for a long time without being erased. It is probably the snake and turtle that injected spiritual power into it for lighting in the cave.
The uneven ground was covered with rocks like the walls. When Tianjihong first stepped into the cave, he almost tripped over the sharp rocks under his feet and fell to the ground. Fortunately, the space here is not very big. After carefully groping the walls and walking around the cave for a week, Tianjihong finally determined that there should be no other dangers here. The snake skin and tortoise shell fragments shed by the snake and turtle can be seen everywhere in the gaps between the stones on the surface of the cave. But what caught Tianjihong's attention at this time was the sudden wisp of fragrance wafting from the corner. You must know that the ground two to three feet deep is surrounded by wet rocks. The only thing that can be smelled is the stench left by the rotten soil and snakes and turtles in the cave. At this time, there is actually something far away from Another refreshing smell came out, there must be an unusual treasure hidden there.
Tian Jihong carefully avoided the rocks on the ground, and slowly moved to the corner at the end of the cave. After lifting a few rocks, what appeared in front of him made him so excited that he almost made a sound. I saw dozens of spiritual herbs neatly placed in the pits and crevices of the rocks. Even under the dim firelight, I couldn't distinguish the various types, but the fragrant fragrance of the herbs was overwhelming. Don't deceive yourself, these must be all kinds of elixirs that contain spiritual energy and can cure diseases and heal injuries. The most eye-catching among them are the seven complete Spirit Snake Grasses placed in the center, and a spiritual fruit of unknown origin wrapped in the latter. This dark gray spirit fruit looks quite unfamiliar to Tianjihong, but the fluctuations it releases are stronger than those of the seven spirit snake grasses next to it. Needless to say, this thing is definitely beyond the ordinary yellow-level elixir. The rarest elixir is probably worth more than all the other elixirs combined.
Tianjihong, who was overjoyed, didn't want to let the duck fly away, so he quickly stretched out his hand and quickly scooped up all the spiritual herbs in one pot. The seven spirit snake grasses were packed into a piece of canvas that had been prepared; as for the gray spirit fruit, which was only half the size of a fist, Tianjihong put it into his pocket and prepared to take it home to find Master Li. Help identify. At this time, he was satisfied and finally showed a rare smile. Even he himself could not believe such incredible luck. This large pile of spiritual grass was obviously left by the snake and turtle for him to absorb and use for breakthroughs, or for healing after the battle. Today, he accidentally bumped into it, causing the two major lords in this world to fight for their lives and both sides suffered losses. , but he so smoothly took the back road and took over the hometown of a spiritual beast, and he also happened to complete part of the task assigned by his master. The proud Tianjihong relaxed his vigilance at this time, and even subconsciously felt that it was not difficult to hunt for treasure in the mountains. As long as he was bold and careful, he could easily fool them with his wisdom far beyond that of these savage beasts. In the palm of your hand, this is much simpler than the tough battle with the fourth master yesterday.
Tianjihong, who was somewhat dazzled by the wealth he obtained, still did not choose to escape as soon as possible. Instead, he searched the cave for the whereabouts of the fragments with some dissatisfaction. In his opinion, the body of this fragment must be a very rare treasure in the world. Since two fragments can be found at the same time in this small area today, it is very likely that the location where this treasure broke into pieces was right here. There is a high probability that other similar fragments will drop nearby. Unfortunately, after a careful search, Tianjihong almost pressed his face to the ground in the dark to search, but still could not find any trace of the third fragment.
At this moment, the danger behind him quietly approached Tianjihong, who was focused on searching. Under the dim blue light between the walls, Tianjihong, who was immersed in turning over the stones in the cave, vaguely heard the sound of rustling footsteps coming from the distance. The sound was very subtle, and seemed to be constantly changing its position from all directions. came. If it weren't for the silent space underground, I might not be able to detect such movement. Tianjihong thought at first that he might be too vigilant, and that the sound was probably just the sound of soil collapsing in a damp cave. After all, in my opinion, the snake and turtle had disappeared far away, and would definitely not dare to return to the vicinity of its territory until it recovered from its injury; and the soil salamander that disappeared on the other side was several times his size, so according to its clumsiness In terms of its movements, if it was approaching here, I might be able to feel the vibration of its footsteps from a long distance away.
However, for the sake of safety, Tianjihong finally decided to get up and find out the source of the sound. Although he did not think that apart from the two creatures that had just fought, there were other existences around this area that could threaten him, but as he slowly walked out of the grotto and came to the mud cave passage, the dense sounds came from all directions. It began to become clearer and clearer, and every time I took a step forward, the tension in my heart couldn't help but increase. At this time, Tianjihong's footsteps were getting faster and faster, and in a few blinks he was at the bottom of the hole he had dug. The sound of footsteps on the grass around his head was dense enough to be heard. Without the slightest hesitation, Tianjihong already understood that something was wrong with the situation, so he immediately gave up the idea of continuing the search, and directly used all his strength to fly up to a height of more than ten feet, and landed steadily on the edge of the exit above his head. .
However, what made his scalp numb was that after looking around, Tian Jihong discovered that there were originally bare open spaces and swamps within a hundred meters of the stream, but now it was covered by thousands of brown-furred creatures. He and the hole beside him were surrounded in the center. Individually, these rat-like creatures are no bigger than your fist. However, upon closer inspection, you can see that they have two upright long ears on their heads, and their tails are not like those of ordinary rats. The slender tail is actually as fluffy as a hare, and the two protruding incisors on the upper jaw are also more similar to a rabbit.
At this time, there were only two words that echoed in Tianjihong's mind - rabbit and rat. This creature is also a mutation of ordinary rats. It is unknown how it has the appearance of a rabbit. It is probably caused by consuming some strange spiritual herbs. The reason why Tianjihong had heard of this rabbit and rat was that this creature was relatively common in the mortal world and he had seen it with his own eyes. But generally in villages and towns with a large flow of people, you can often only see one or two scattered rabbits and rats among the ordinary rats stealing food. Although Tianjihong had heard from the villagers that this rabbit and rat preferred to live in groups, seeing countless rabbits and rats swarming towards him like a tide in the mountains like today still gave him goosebumps. .
Tian Jihong's thoughts were spinning rapidly, and he began to nervously recall the habits of this rabbit and mouse. He still vaguely remembered that these one or two rabbits and mice alone did not pose any threat to humans. At most, they could only be regarded as a little more intelligent than ordinary mice after taking the spiritual grass. In terms of the strength of spiritual beasts, rabbits and rats really don't have very strong fighting power. Just one or two adults can easily deal with a group of more than a dozen rabbits and rats. What the latter is really good at should be speed. Compared with ordinary mice, the rabbit rat may not be as destructive as the former in terms of biting due to its teeth, but its movement speed is far faster than that of ordinary mice. It can escape quickly. I'm afraid even ordinary spiritual beasts can't compare. Apart from this, Tianjihong could only hear about the other habits of rabbits and rats. For example, today's scene of rabbits and rats gathering all over the place had only been mentioned by outsiders.
