Jiang Yichen didn't know how he got out of the stone room.
He didn't even know how long he had been following Ye Shang.
Although everything seemed to be normal for him on the surface, he had no doubt that the disguise on his face was nothing in Nightmare's eyes.
Along the way, the light was unstable, which made Jiang Yichen feel confused.
He had two "face-to-face confrontations" with Ye Shang. Not only did he fail to gain any advantage, but he couldn't even figure out his opponent's tactics. He was always led by the nose. If this continues, he can still be "in the Nether Sect" "Fooling around" for how long?
Recalling Ye Shang's look just now, Jiang Yichen couldn't help but shudder.
The turmoil in my heart gradually calmed down.
He began to sort out his thoughts in his mind, recalling what he did after coming to the Netherworld Cave, as well as his words and actions when the Nightmare was present four times.
After thinking about it over and over, he was sure that even if he couldn't do it in a watertight manner, it would still be enough to conceal the truth.
However, in the two direct conversations with Ye Shang, at the end of the conversation, Ye Shang always made surprises and made surprising remarks, which caught him off guard and made him look a little flustered.
But this panic is because he feels uneasy about putting himself in the identity of a craftsman. If he really regards himself as a member of the Nether Cult, how can he have such a mentality?
As an elite of Netherworld Cult, it is a great achievement to be a savior in times of crisis, and it is reasonable for him to be promoted to Incense Master.
The two judges "Ghost" and "Wolf" saw that the newcomer was a malleable talent and wanted to promote him. It was understandable that he would ask more questions.
If he really regards himself as a member of the Nether Cult, he should feel lucky that he is appreciated. If he feels uneasy, he should feel flattered. If he is afraid of failing to live up to expectations, he should never feel overwhelmed and flustered.
After some self-comfort, Jiang Yichen felt much better.
Fortunately, Ye Shang didn't ask any more questions on the way. When the road was over, he had adjusted his mentality.
In front of them was a stone door.
The stone door is tightly closed, nearly two feet high, and appears to be extremely thick, and it cannot be opened with extraordinary human power.
There is no door plaque indicating where this is, but judging from the scale of this stone gate, this is definitely not an ordinary stone chamber.
Could it be that this is a stone palace used to store various techniques of the Nether Sect? Jiang Yichen thought to himself.
"No one has set foot here for several years." Ye Shang said calmly, still not saying where this place was.
Jiang Yichen was stunned when he heard this. He had some doubts in his heart, but he didn't dare to say anything casually. He seemed to have made up his mind. Unless Ye Shang asked him something, he would never say a word.
Nightmare didn't care about the reaction of the person behind him, and walked straight to the side of the stone door, put his hand on the stone wall, activated his internal force, and pushed in.
A palm-sized circular indentation appeared on the stone wall, and the stone door slowly opened, causing a rumbling sound and a slight rustling sound.
The rustling sound came from the falling dust attached to the stone door. Just as Ye Shang said, no one has been here for many years.
The wind is like a torrent that has been accumulated for a long time, flowing out from the cracks in the door.
The cold wind was biting, which instantly chilled people's spirits.
Following Ye Shang into the door, Jiang Yichen discovered that behind the stone door was an open-air grotto.
There were no lights in the grotto, but fortunately there was still a faint light from the stars and the moon, so the scene inside could still be clearly seen.
The grotto is huge, but very empty.
The two of them had walked hundreds of steps. Jiang Yichen looked around, but still found no target worthy of attention.
Until Ye Shang stopped still, Jiang Yichen finally saw a deep and large pit a foot ahead.
This big pit is at least three feet deep and five feet in diameter. No matter how deep or far it is, it will be impossible to distinguish clearly.
Just as Jiang Yichen was investigating intently, he heard Ye Shang say "come with me" and jumped into it.
Jiang Yichen didn't dare to neglect and jumped up.
As soon as he stepped into the pit, the feeling was the same as the stone path he walked when he followed Liandie into the Grip of Hades, and his feet were bone-chilling.
Jiang Yichen realized that the cold air under his feet was comparable to the extremely cold air he had practiced. If he didn't move his feet, he would be frozen to the point of losing consciousness!
He quickly mobilized the true energy in his body to counteract it.
There was a soft sound next to his ears, and there seemed to be something living on the ground approaching him and Nightmare.
Jiang Yichen then took stock of his surroundings and saw the "dark clouds" beginning to flutter as if they were given life.
The clouds moved very fast, and in an instant they gathered like a tide towards where the two were standing.
After understanding what the "dark cloud" was, Jiang Yichen's eyes twitched and he took a breath of cold air.
It turned out that this "dark cloud" was actually composed of various snakes, scorpions and insect spiders, including legless ones, four-legged ones, eight-legged ones, and hundreds-legged ones. Some of them were recognized by Jiang Yichen, but most of them he did not recognize.
They are not necessarily big in size, and some can even be easily crushed to death.
If any of them were placed in front of Jiang Yichen alone, he would probably not blink an eye, but when they appeared in hundreds or thousands, the spectacular sight of layer upon layer and denseness alone made his scalp numb.
Fortunately, these "dark clouds" only surrounded the two of them, leaving less than a foot of land behind them and no longer moving forward.
Jiang Yichen stood blankly for a long time, not taking his eyes away from the "dark clouds", he saw spiders, centipedes, and unknown reptiles, crawling on the ground, ready to attack, but their trembling limbs were exposed Their fear.
What are they afraid of?
Nightmare!
Jiang Yichen quickly turned his gaze to the person beside him.
And Nightmare was also looking at him.
"How much do you know about the Nether Sect?" These words came out of Ye Shang's mouth.
Jiang Yichen was stunned and didn't know how to answer.
Nightmare added: "For example, the "Frost and Snow Qi" you have learned."
""Frost Snow Qi"?" Jiang Yichen asked in surprise. He had never studied the origin of this technique in detail, but before he practiced it, Weng Zhenhuai and Cheng Yin from Tai Chi Village were already familiar with "Frost Snow Qi". After some research, they only said that this technique was somewhat evil, but they did not explain to him where this technique came from. Presumably, this "Frost Snow Qi" has not had much reputation in the world in recent decades, right?
Jiang Yichen could only guess: "Could it be that this technique is still the internal force of the Nether Sect's former suppression sect?"
Ye Shang smiled and said: "It is not an exaggeration to say that, the Nether Sect originated from outside the territory, and this "Frost and Snow Qi" was created by an expert from outside the territory a hundred years ago."
Jiang Yichen murmured: "Outside the territory?"
He is very willing to learn about things outside the territory. After all, the current chaotic world cannot be separated from the catastrophe in Zhongzhou more than ten years ago.
And the initiator of this catastrophe is a country outside the territory.
It was precisely this catastrophe that took him away from his parents, so that he would one day set foot on the world alone.
Ye Shang said: "The rise of any martial arts force today is not a day's work. They have decades or even hundreds of years of accumulation behind them. The Nether Sect originated more than a hundred years ago. At that time, the Nether Sect was not famous, and it was It was just a small nest where a group of disabled people huddled together for warmth. Until later, a nomadic herdsman from the Northland joined it."
Jiang Yichen asked: "Is this herdsman also disabled?"
Ye Shang said: "The climate in the North is harsh, and the people of their tribe have also developed their skills in that environment. They are all like iron men, able to cope with all kinds of hardships."
Listening to what Ye Shang said, Jiang Yichen couldn't help but think of the Yuluo Tribe. Feng, Hongye and others were like this. Could it be that the nomadic tribe that Ye Shang mentioned was theirs? But more than a hundred years ago, this nomadic tribe had not yet come. To the northern border of Zhongzhou?
"Unfortunately, something unexpected happened. It was originally a harsh and bitterly cold place, but there was freezing rain that year. The rain fell to the ground and turned into ice. For this nomadic tribe, it was even worse. They could ensure that their people were safe, but the cattle and sheep suffered. Rice, cattle and sheep were the basis of their livelihood, so they had no choice but to migrate south as a family."
Hearing this, Jiang Yichen was certain that this nomadic tribe was the predecessor of the current Yuluo tribe.
"It was during this migration that the herdsman had an accident. He was driving dozens of sheep alone and got separated from his companions in the ice and snow. Under the white snow, it was difficult to distinguish anything. He and the sheep were buried in the snow." Nightmare. The words continued.
The night was deeper and the wind was cooler. Jiang Yichen seemed to be able to feel the despair in the herdsman's heart.
Nightmare said: "All the sheep were dead, and he was the only one who survived. His strong desire to survive brought him to the leader of the Nether Sect. He was finally lucky to survive, but unfortunately, his legs were damaged due to After being immersed in ice and snow for a long time, the muscles are completely necrotic."
Jiang Yichen sighed: "He lost his legs."
Ye Shang said: "Not only that, it is said that one move can affect the whole body. The muscles in his feet became necrotic and had to be cut off, and the muscles all over his body also atrophied. In less than a month, he, who was just in his thirties, was , but his hair is gray and his body is thin, like a centenarian who is dying."
Jiang Yichen was a little unbelievable. It was hard for him to imagine that such a dying man with no legs could actually create a technique!
