There are twenty-three immortal cultivators in Xu Mochen's group. Except for his small team, which has the largest number of people, most of the others act alone.
There are also a few groups that are small teams, but there are only two or three people.
In terms of realm, they are also pretty good, average to mid-stage Nascent Soul realm.
They were not familiar with each other and were always alone, so everyone did not speak and just moved forward according to the formation assigned by the task.
At the beginning, there was nothing unusual.
This cave is very similar to the stalactite cave Xu Mochen saw before.
However, it is much bigger inside than it looks from the outside.
"Your Majesty," Tang Derun reminded in a low voice, "I'm afraid it will take a long time to form such a huge cave."
Xu Mochen nodded. A cave the size of Blue Star would take tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years. Here, it would not have taken millions of years to form.
So the question is, why did something of this scale suddenly appear?
Of course, this is the Upper Cloud Realm, where the immortal cultivators are located, so there may be other factors that promoted the formation of the cave.
After continuing to move forward for a while, Xu Mochen frowned.
Even the other immortal cultivators in the team also said "Huh".
Spiritual energy, quite strong spiritual energy.
The spiritual energy in the Yunshang Realm itself is more than that in the mortal world, and here it has increased several times.
There is a feeling of entering a thick liquid.
"Is there a spiritual vein below?" Some cultivators couldn't help but express their opinions.
After listening to the words, Xu Mochen and others also exchanged glances.
Spiritual veins were originally the target they were looking for.
The only explanation for such a strong spiritual energy is that there is a treasure like spiritual vein or spiritual spring below.
But until they reached the bottom, no one found anything similar.
However, Xu Mochen could clearly see that the faces of the immortal cultivators around him were filled with joy.
Although there is no shortage of spiritual energy in the Yunshang Realm, high-quality ones are still in high demand.
Otherwise, how could those heavenly paradises attract powerful immortal cultivators to occupy them for a long time?
Of course, it is also related to immortality.
At the bottom, the space is even larger. Looking around, the cave is tens of meters high and extends forward.
The cultivator in front still thoughtfully left a light source.
The light sources are also different, some are candles, some are glowing talismans, and some are small beads.
On the contrary, the cave was illuminated with colorful colors, and Xu Mochen felt like a tourist.
Not long after proceeding, we reached a fork.
The cultivator in front stopped, as if he had discovered something.
After Xu Mochen and others got closer, they saw seven or eight skeletons around the fork.
These skeletons were all sitting cross-legged and did not appear to be non-accidental deaths.
The clothes had long since decayed, but the entire skeleton was perfectly preserved.
"This is a military solution, right?" I could hear the immortal cultivators arriving in front discussing.
"It's the soldier's solution. From the looks of it, it must be the moment of the Nirvana Tribulation, and he finally chose the soldier's solution."
"Looking at the level of ruin, it's at least three to five thousand years old."
"Hey, maybe the senior who came here to hunt for treasure died here."
When cultivating immortals to overcome tribulations, if they do not have the support of immortal fate or are unsuccessful, they still have a small chance of re-entering reincarnation if they choose to fight.
Although the memory of the previous life will not be retained, what if.
It's better than disappearing completely.
This situation is very common in the world of treasure hunting and ruin exploration.
The group of people didn't react much. They watched for a while and then hurriedly discussed which fork to go to.
Xu Mochen stared at it without looking back: "Ai Qing, can you see anything strange?"
"Your Majesty," Tang Derun said, after all, he was experienced. "Judging from the bones, it is indeed the Calamity of Nirvana.
The calamity fire started from the Qizang Divine Mansion
It started to burn, and there was no immortal fate to refine it to overcome the tribulation, so I finally chose to fight on my own. "
"No," Xu Mochen noticed that there was some distance between him and the others, and then whispered, "According to what they said, this is the remnant of the predecessors, which is thousands of years old.
I don’t understand much about this, but have you noticed that the clothes of these people are actually similar to those of our time? "
Qian Ling and others also paid attention to what he said.
This world undergoes a cycle of three thousand years. Although the overall social structure has not changed much, there are always some changes before and after three thousand years.
In every era, aesthetic concepts are definitely different.
Xiao Nanyan had the most information, and she scanned it carefully several times with her consciousness: "What the young master said is true. It's really a bit strange. Their clothes are no different from our times."
"Maybe it's just from the three thousand years ago," Luojia thought about the possibility, "because the eras are very close."
That's the only way to explain it.
Over there, the immortal cultivators found one of the forks that they thought was the correct one, and someone had already entered it first.
Xu Mochen and others also came over, but when they saw a few forks, they had already done various tests with formations.
The truth is that there is strength in numbers.
Considering safety issues, the entire team still maintains its previous formation.
Xu Mochen and the others were the backbone, and soon it was their turn to go in.
There is no other feeling, the only difference is that the spiritual energy inside is more intense.
"It's a bit... strange..." Even Xiao Nanyan couldn't help but frown this time.
When his consciousness swept away, everything around him was normal, but the aura was so strong.
Qian Ling said calmly: "The reason for the strong spiritual energy is not the spiritual veins, but the time here has slowed down."
Time slows down, which means that the natural dissipation of spiritual energy and even the absorption by immortal cultivators also slows down, which is why there is such a rich result.
Xu Mochen took a breath of air: "Could this be..."
The intersection between the Azure Dragon Capital and the real world they discussed.
"No," Qian Ling judged calmly, "It's not to that extent yet, it's just that the change of time is not enough.
But I'm sure it's somewhat related. "
When a problem is discovered, everyone becomes cautious.
Fortunately, only the time is different, and the space has not changed.
But Xu Mochen reminded: "Time and space are inherently one, and they influence each other, so you must pay attention."
There is a saying that a word becomes a prophecy.
Sure enough, after walking around for a while, Xu Mochen and others found that there were fewer and fewer people traveling with them.
The original distance between them was only a few breaths, and for the immortal cultivator, it was simply within reach.
But just like that, when he turned a corner and followed up, Xu Mochen found that the person in front of him had disappeared.
"Something's wrong," Luo Jia also noticed the problem. His habitual smile disappeared. "I didn't feel the formation or teleportation."
"Go back!" Xu Mochen frowned, "The deeper you go, the richer the spiritual energy inside, but the connection between them seems to be broken faster."
I don't know if others felt it, but Xu Mochen and others immediately turned back.
Following the original way in, he turned around and went back. Tang Derun, who was walking at the front, stopped.
"That's..." He couldn't believe his eyes.
The previously empty cave passage was now filled with five skeletons leaning against the wall.
The appearance of the skeleton was exactly the same as what they saw at the fork.
Sitting cross-legged and fighting.
It can also be said that for every immortal cultivator, this is the most helpless end.
"Your Majesty..." Tang Derun stepped forward and looked carefully. He paid special attention to some of the initial hints, and soon he was sure, "This is the immortal cultivator walking in front of us!"
Coming to such a conclusion, Xu Mochen only felt his scalp tightening.
just
The immortal cultivators who were still in front of them turned a corner and disappeared. When they reappeared, they were behind them, and each of them had turned into a skeleton.
It seems like a long time has passed.
"The passage of time is different," Qian Ling frowned. She quickly formed seals with her hands, then raised her fingers, and a few starlights flashed and fell on everyone.
I saw a clock dial appearing on everyone's body, and the second hand on it was beating "ta-da-da".
It can be clearly seen that the second hand rotates at a different speed for everyone.
Xu Mochen frowned: "Is there a way to eliminate the difference in time?"
Qian Ling shook his head: "There is no way. This doesn't look like a fake time and space created by magical powers, but a real time incoherence."
"Is our time faster or slower than those of the immortal cultivators who disappeared in front of us?" Luo Jia looked at the clock dial on his body, and the second hand was spinning rapidly.
"It should be faster," Qian Ling thought for a while, "I guess the further you go inside, the slower time will be.
We got in late so time went by faster.
This is tantamount to saying that we're ahead of them.
So when we came back, we saw that they had been defeated. "
It is equivalent to saying that thousands of years have passed since they lost contact with the immortal cultivators in just a few seconds.
But their thousands of years are only relative. Compared to the reference system of Xu Mochen and others, it is only a few dozen seconds.
There are no other people around who came in together. Everyone's depth is different and they are all trapped in different time streams.
The time has changed, so naturally I can’t see it.
For example, Xu Mochen and the others stood here and said a few words. To others, tens of thousands of years have passed and they have long since perished.
Xiao Nanyan sighed: "No wonder no one has solved the secret of the Flame Mountain.
The immortal cultivators who came in before should all have the same fate. "
"Are the cultivators after the war useful?" Xu Mochen asked.
Tang Derun thought for a while: "When the soldiers are eliminated, it means that the physical body of the soul disappears. Normally it is useless."
"If it's not a natural phenomenon," Qian Ling looked back and forth, "then the immortal cultivators here can control time.
However, the range that he can control is limited. In addition to his own abilities, he should also borrow the influence of the time and space between the ascension channels. "
If they wait any longer, they will have to go through thousands of years, and then their immortality will be exhausted, and they will eventually have to choose to fight.
Qian Ling stepped forward, pressed his right hand on the wall of the cave, and began to sense the subtleties of time and space.
She has not mastered the theory of relativity for a long time, and she is not yet able to control it freely.
However, cultivators with time and space abilities are very rare in themselves.
Xu Mochen was thoughtful: "Blue Star... I have read ancient books.
It is said that in ancient times there was a place called Buzhou Mountain, which was a passage connecting heaven and earth.
Buzhou Mountain is guarded by Zhulong.
I thought if it was true..."
Xiao Nanyan stepped forward: "It is said that the Zhulong clan lives in the Flame Mountain, absorbing the power of the remaining fire from the sky and the earth to practice.
If that's what Young Master said, then the rumor is wrong.
What Zhulong really relies on is the power of time. "
Xu Mochen nodded: "Zhulong, there is also a legend that Zhu Jiuyin can see day and night, and the four seasons pass between breaths. Isn't this the manipulation of time?"
No matter what the original ability of the Zhulong clan was, Xu Mochen currently speculates that it is very likely that they can control time.
In other words, it just so happens that this place is connected to the Azure Dragon Emperor, and it is in a position where different time and space overlap with each other, making them like a fish in water.
"Wei Chen doesn't understand," Tang Derun shook his head, "If our time passes quickly, we won't be able to catch up with those cultivators in front of us."
"This is different from walking," Luojia, as a natural sect, knows more about time.
, "There is a minimum indivisible time interval.
Once time starts to pass in the past, even if it is slow, it will continue to pass.
Even if we are fast, we cannot go beyond the limit, so we will always be in the backward stage. "
Xu Mochen nodded, similar to the Achilles paradox.
Now I can only be thankful that among them there is Qian Ling, a big boss who also controls the power of time and space.
"Weichen thinks..." Tang Derun felt something strange first, and his Qizang Divine Mansion became restless, "Weichen, is it possible that the five-hundred-year-old longevity catastrophe has come?"
Xiao Nanyan also sat down cross-legged: "Sir, I seem to be too..."
These two people are from the Monster Clan and have a long lifespan. They reach the critical point faster than the three Xu Mochen from the human race.
Fortunately for Tang Derun, he kept the Immortal Fate Pill that Xu Mochen gave to him before, and now he took it out: "Miss Xiao, you can share half of this Immortal Fate Pill."
Xu Mochen opened his Six Paths Eyes and could see the calamity fire appearing in the Qizang Divine Mansion of the two of them.
This calamity fire is born from heaven and earth. No one in the six realms can avoid it. It is more terrifying than the thunder and fire of heavenly calamity.
The two of them did not dare to slack off, so they hurriedly took half of the Immortal Fate Pill each and began to extract the Immortal Fate to resist the Shouyuan Zhoutian Tribulation.
The surroundings were filled with the unique aroma of immortality, blending into the spiritual energy of the two people and pouring on the calamity fire.
The calamity fire gradually grew stronger, like a single spark starting a prairie fire. Soon, the Qizang Divine Mansion of the two men was filled with flames.
The Immortal Fate Pill is almost gone.
What Tang Derun took out was the inventory Xu Mochen had given him before, which was only the second-grade Immortal Fate, and some of it was used.
If he was alone, he should be able to support it.
The situation was urgent and Xu Mochen had no time to take care of it. He sneaked into the Vipassana world and took out a fourth-grade Immortal Fate Pill from his Qizang Divine Mansion.
After upgrading, it took so long to condense two grains.
Luo Jia looked shocked and said: "You...you..."
"Hurry up and help," Xu Mochen glared at him, "I'm not very good at overcoming tribulations."
Luo Jia realized that he had not survived the longevity tribulation, but at least he knew, and hurriedly stepped down a small formation to envelope Tang Derun and Xiao Nan in smoke.
Xu Mochen threw the Immortal Fate Pill in, and as soon as it fell between the two of them, it immediately touched their respective auras. The Immortal Fate Pill rotated around, spreading out traces of the Immortal Fate.
This is like a sudden heavy rain when a wildfire is raging!
