"Is this an underground cliff? Is there an underground river below?" Fang Li looked at the scene in front of him and stopped. The field of vision here was quite wide. He used the power of his spiritual consciousness to look down, but he couldn't see the end. The bottom was pitch black, like an abyss.
On the side, Qianqiu threw a stone, but the two of them could not hear the response for a long time.
"Is it bottomless down there? It's so deep..." Qianqiu said softly.
"There is still a way, keep walking." Fang Li pointed to the front. There was a suspension bridge that went straight forward, leading into the darkness ahead. It was impossible to see where the road was leading.
"Well, be careful." Qianqiu nodded slightly. After all, he had already come here and it was impossible to return the same way. So, keep moving forward!
So, Fang Li held Qianqiu's hand, and the two of them stepped onto the suspended suspension bridge cautiously, one after the other, and kept moving forward.
After walking for an unknown distance, the surroundings were completely dark. Even the cliff they came from could no longer be seen. The two of them could only move forward in the dark.
Fang Li took out a crystal for lighting, but the light emitted by the crystal was extremely weak and could only illuminate two meters around it. Walking on this rather strange road, he didn't panic much, and his dark eyes were full of calmness.
"If it hadn't been for the five-year battle test, I'd be so scared that my legs would be weak now." Fang Li sighed softly in his heart. This relic was a bit unexpected.
Behind him, Qianqiu's steps were quite firm, following Fang Li as he moved forward.
After the two walked for an unknown amount of time, a faint light appeared in front of them, and the suspended suspension bridge seemed to be coming to an end. At the end of the road, there is a huge underground palace, with a stone road leading straight forward. Purple flames rose from the stone pillars on both sides of the stone road, providing some brightness.
From this moment on, there were faint whispers throughout the world, and the energy of heaven and earth seemed not to be so pure, as if it was contaminated with some impurities.
The darkness around the underground palace is different from the darkness on the road ahead. The darkness ahead is pure darkness; but the darkness here reveals a trace of weirdness.
If you stay for a long time, I'm afraid you will feel cold all over your body.
After stepping into the underground palace from the bridge, there is a large square not far ahead. Around the square, there are thirteen dark stone statues, each with a ferocious face and holding a weapon, as if they are guarding something.
After the Thirteen Stone Statues, there is a road leading deeper.
"It's so dangerous here." After entering the underground palace, Qianqiu's expression became serious, and the spiritual mark between his eyebrows lit up. The fused soul-nourishing crystal was also constantly emitting a faint light at this moment, trying to dissipate some of the strangeness around it.
"This task... is really difficult to accomplish." Fang Li said softly. This feeling of darkness reminded him of the feeling he had when he was around the sea outside the Dark Abyss that day three years ago.
Staying there for too long will make you feel crazy.
Boom——!
After the two stepped into the square, a loud noise suddenly sounded. The two of them were startled. They immediately stood back to back, their nerves became tense. Around them, marks were forming one after another.
Soon, they discovered the source of the loud noise. The thirteen stone statues actually took a step forward at the same time!
"Isn't this stone statue alive?" Fang Li made a bold guess.
"No way..." Qianqiu's voice was a little nervous.
Just when Qianqiu finished speaking, the stone statue in the center moved again.
"Wow! It's really alive!" Qianqiu was immediately frightened.
"Don't panic, it probably doesn't mean anything malicious." Fang Li patted Qianqiu and said. His eyes were fixed on the stone statue in the center. The aura of the stone statue had just been revealed. He felt that it was a very powerful aura. If it really had any malicious intent, it would have killed them long ago.
So, both of them stared at the stone statue in the center with wide eyes.
After a while.
"Haha, the two little guys are quite interesting." The stone statue couldn't help it and spoke first, "There were several waves of little guys in front of us, but when they got here, they were all frightened and ran away without looking back. ”
"We are just bolder and more careful, senior." Fang Li scratched his head and smiled cheekily.
"No matter what, being able to stand here and talk to me proves that your character is far beyond ordinary people." The central stone statue said. He took two steps forward, sat down, and continued: "You two little guys, please sit down first. , you must have a lot of questions, please listen to me in detail."
After hearing this, Fang Li and Qianqiu sat down in the square obediently and listened to the words of the stone statue.
"Before you came in, you must have encountered a large guardian formation. That is the guardian spirit formation of the entire underground palace - the Zhoutian Star God Formation. This formation is located in the endless void corresponding to Cangtian Mountain. Cangtian Mountain is considered a member of it. Small entrance.”
"The guardian spirit array will be opened every once in a while, forming a wave similar to the ruins, which can provide you and other young people with a place of experience and opportunities. The spiritual array mainly tests your character. The various difficulties you encountered when you came, They are all transformed by the spiritual formation."
"If you pass the experience of this kind of mind and reach us, and dare to face us directly, you can get an opportunity in this underground palace. However, there are conditions for obtaining such opportunities." He said, The stone statue paused and looked at the two people sitting on the ground.
"May I ask, senior, what conditions are required?" Fang Li asked after a slight hesitation.
"Do you know why this underground palace exists, and why do we sleep here?" the central stone statue asked. However, before Fang Li and Qianqiu could answer, he continued on his own: "Ten thousand years ago, the people of our clan A war between heaven and earth broke out in the world, and the aura of world destruction appeared. At that time, demons and monsters appeared, trying to use the power of world destruction to overthrow the rule of the protector. Fortunately, a powerful man took action at that time, and after a hundred years of war, the aura of world destruction was finally sealed. , and some of the stronger demons and monsters were also suppressed and sealed by the people of [Star Palace] with great means."
"The underground palace here is a place of suppression. The one who suppressed under the underground palace was one of the six elders of [Blood River Palace] back then. And we are all strong protectors who fell here during the war, [ In order to commemorate our achievements, the people of the Star Palace used special means to resurrect us in the world. The price is to stay in the underground palace forever to suppress evil spirits."
"So, you can call us - the Thirteen Dead Soul Generals."
As the stone statue narrated, scenes of light and shadow seemed to appear in front of Fang Li and Qianqiu. Everywhere people lost their homes and were displaced, and the vast auras collapsed one after another... Even though it was just a corner of the battle, it was enough. A glimpse of the horror of that battle.
"Thank you, senior, for protecting the common people in this world." Fang and Li stood up and bowed heavily to the thirteen stone statues.
The central stone statue was not pretentious and accepted their courtesy. If their sacrifices hadn't brought stability to this side and benefited future generations, these two little guys might not even exist.
"This is the truth you should know. If you want to get an opportunity, you should take on the responsibility corresponding to the opportunity. Of course, this responsibility may be illusory. Maybe you will spend your whole life and not be able to wait until the war starts again. Maybe in In the next three to five years, war will break out again."
"And what you are going to do is when the war starts again, no matter where you are or what position you are in, you will all bear the responsibility of defending the country and resisting the war, whether life or death. Do you dare to come down?!"
Fang Li and Qianqiu looked at each other, and then they both held their hands and said: "If the war starts again, we will do our best to protect the common people!"
The central stone statue seemed to snort when he heard the words. He stretched out his hand, and a piece of light paper appeared. He said: "Integrate a portion of your two spiritual consciousness sources, essence and blood into this paper. If in the future, If you regret it, you will die when your body and soul disappear."
When the two heard this, their expressions did not change. They didn't waste any time, and immediately two streaks of light and two balls of essence and blood fell into the light paper.
However, Qianqiu's blood essence and blood had some golden glimmer coming out.
Seeing this, the stone statue nodded slightly, put away the light paper, and said: "In that case, I will send you two to a place of opportunity, and we will meet again by chance."
As he spoke, he stretched out his huge stone palm. Holding the two of them in the palm of his hand, he turned around and left. The remaining twelve stone statues all took a step back and stood in their original positions.
When the stone statue put them down, they were in a cave again. Behind him is an abyss like the Tathagata, and in front of him is a slightly heavy stone door.
"Having spent so much effort, are we finally going to find the opportunity?" Fang Li rubbed his palms and stared at the stone door.
"Indeed, I'm a little tired." Qianqiu nodded.
The two of them stepped forward directly, reached out and pushed open the stone door. They quickly walked into the stone room.
This stone room is extremely spacious, with a stone statue standing in the center, which should be the owner of this stone room. In front of the stone statue, there are five stone boxes, each of which is engraved with complex patterns. On both sides of the stone room, there is a cabinet on one side and a nursery on the other side.
"Is this a treasure hiding place? Is there really no danger at all?" Fang Li hesitated and did not dare to touch the things here. Qianqiu also had some doubts on his face, looking at the stone statue warily.
When he was in the Xiang family, every time a ruin appeared, it would almost attract a large number of people. Compared with the Xiang family, there would be casualties every time. How could he have seen such a safe ruin?
"Little guys, don't think about it. Ordinary people can't get in here." Just when the two of them were puzzled, an illusory figure appeared in the stone chamber and chuckled.
The two of them were startled and immediately set up their formations, with awe-inspiring sword light and thunderous fire surrounding them to prevent the phantom from suddenly attacking.
"You should be careful." Upon seeing this, Xuying laughed and said: "I am just a spirit. I am just waiting for the destined person to arrive. Although you two are slightly different in strength, your temperament is not bad. .”
Qianqiu's eyes flickered slightly, and he asked hesitantly: "Senior, is the owner of this stone room?"
"That's right." The shadowy figure nodded and said, "There are many similar stone chambers in this ruins. This is just a group of tombs."
"Since you two can break through the Zhoutian Star God Formation and the Thirteen Dead Soul Generals, you must be exceptional. However, what kind of treasure you can get today depends on your own abilities." He looked at the stone box and said : "The things in these five stone boxes are made from what I have obtained in my life. There are spiritual seals on the stone boxes. Each person can only try them once."
"If it fails, it means that you have no chance to get the contents in the box, so don't force it. As for the two sides, they are some gadgets, you can take them as you like." After that, Xuying looked at them meaningfully and disappeared into the stone room. middle.
