As Qian Chao and the five of them continued to go deeper, the number of sparkling blue fluorites on the stone wall gradually increased. At the same time, as they continued to go deeper, although Qian Chao's feeling was not obvious, the other four Everyone noticed that the heavy feeling on their bodies had become a bit aggravated, especially since the temperature here seemed to be getting colder and colder. Lu Pingchuan, who had the best spiritual talent, might not care, but Yanxuan, whose qualifications were second only to Lu Pingchuan, did not. I felt like I was wearing a thick, cold, heavy cotton robe. This was of course caused by the chaotic spiritual veins here. Fortunately, five people could still cope with this feeling.
The pace quickened a bit, and as they walked forward for nearly an hour, the vast and deep river turned a few more times under their feet. At this time, there were more blue fluorites, not only in On the top of the river above their heads and on the stone walls beside them, and even on the hard river bed under their feet, there were little blue lights. This made Lu Pingchuan even more happy, and he couldn't help but pick out a few more from the river bed. block out.
The further they walked, the more blue fluorite glowed. Gradually, the blue fluorite they saw actually showed a tendency to become densely packed. This caused the originally dark river to begin to glow unconsciously. A faint blue glow filled the air, and eventually even the light from the yellow talisman papers hanging above their heads for lighting was not so obvious.
Qian Chao had been matching the places the five people had walked and the corners they had turned with the map drawn by Chu Yuan. In his opinion, the five of them were almost close to the entrance to the second floor.
Finally, in front of them, the river gradually began to narrow, and there were more turning places. With the help of the blue light in the river, they discovered that there was a sharp bend in front of them. From that corner, they actually saw a brilliant blue light. When you come out, it's like there's a door open, with lights on inside.
Qian Chao understood that it was finally coming.
Such a wonderful sight surprised them all. They didn't know what was ahead. After seeing Li Jian indicating that there was no danger there, they immediately quickened their pace and excitedly wanted to go over to see what was going on, but when they really turned the corner After that sharp bend, I was not only stunned by what I saw!
Countless blue fluorites cover the entire river. The tall stone walls on the left and right sides, the riverbed above the head and under the feet are full of these stones that emit blue light. The light of a blue fluorite is not conspicuous, but here The abundance of blue light shows that the four walls here are almost covered with blue fluorite, which makes people mistakenly think that the river is passing through a large piece of unimaginably huge blue fluorite.
Different from the subtle blue light they had seen in the river before, the riverbed under their feet was completely bright blue, as was the stone wall beside them. The blue light of the stone wall on the other side in the distance could also be reflected on them, and The blue light above the head is brighter, and the robes and faces of the five people are dyed with a strange blue sheen. As far as the eye can see, the blue light is full, giving people a dazzling feeling, as if they have stepped into A magical place.
The five people stood in a daze at the entrance of this corner. This was a strange sight they had never seen before.
Lu Pingchuan squatted down and looked at the river bed at his feet, while Yanxuan and Tang Ping groped carefully on the cave wall beside them. Li Jian raised his head and looked up, but in addition to the shining blue light, the river had not been covered before. There are all the traces washed away by the water.
"These...are all blue fluorite?" Tang Ping squinted at Qian Chao in disbelief. It was indeed a bit too dazzling.
"Hey, it's a bit irritating to the eyes!" Lu Pingchuan stood up and rubbed his eyes.
"Yes, they are all blue fluorite." Qian Chao also looked at the stone wall carefully for a while.
When they first descended into the river, they were shocked by the darkness and emptiness here, and felt very uncomfortable. Now, even if they close their eyes, they can feel a dazzling blue light in front of them through a layer of eyelids.
This is actually even more uncomfortable. When the river was dark, they used their eyes and the glowing talismans to walk safely, but they could still walk safely. But what they saw in front of them was only a blue light, and even the direction of the river was blocked. The blue light was blurred, and after entering it, they were so confused that they couldn't even tell which was up and which was down. The blue light was all they could see.
Qian Chao opened his mouth and said:
"Senior Brother Chu Yuan told me about the situation in this river. When we get here, we are not far from the entrance to the second level. After walking for so long, we are finally almost there."
"It's too dazzling," Tang Ping said with a frown and squinted eyes. "It was pitch dark when we first came down, but that didn't matter. But as we walked, there was some light, and I felt a little better. Now I'm feeling better, a little bit." It’s not dark anymore, it’s bright enough, and it’s starting to hurt your eyes. When you really walk in, there’s a blue light in front of you and behind you, and you can’t tell the difference between up, down, left, and right.”
Lu Pingchuan didn't care. Thinking of the few pieces of blue fluorite he dug out from the stone wall at the beginning, he chuckled and said:
"I didn't expect that there are so many stones here. If I take more of them back, Lujiazhuang will be rich."
Yanxuan said:
"Brother Lu, if you make too much of it, it will become less valuable. Things are more valuable when they are scarce."
"Well, that makes sense." Yanxuan's words made Lu Pingchuan give up the idea.
Qian Chao said:
"Let's continue. Since it's dazzling our eyes, it's safer to walk close to one side."
In this way, the five people clung to the cave wall and carefully walked into a dazzling blue light.
The river began to become narrower here, and the height also dropped a lot, and there were more turning points. It was unclear whether they were heading towards the source or the end of the underground river. The speed of the five people walking in it Slower than before, he walked for a while, and after turning another corner, Li Jian in front of him had the sharpest eyes. Something in front of him suddenly caught his eye, and he said:
"Look there!"
"That is……"
"Be good!"
"what is that?"
Qian Chao sighed. What he saw in front of him was the same as what Chu Yuan said to him. He looked forward and said to several companions:
"That should be the place where Elder Xiang and Gan Bu died together in the inner hall of Chengqi Hall. What we see are the traces left by their last fierce fight!"
…
In front of Qian Chao and the five others, the blue light was actually weaker, but the weakness was not obvious. At another corner not very far along the river, there was a bright blue shining stone wall like a huge wall. A huge dark scratch suddenly appeared, and the three thick dark lines from diagonally up to down on the blue glowing stone wall were very eye-catching, like some huge and powerful beast waving its claws at it. It was left behind when he hit the stone wall in anger.
The blue fluorite on the stone wall was pulled out of three deep ravines along the way, exposing the non-luminous rocks deep in the cave wall. Therefore, three special streaks were left on the bright blue cave wall. Eye-catching, heavy and full of traces of violence!
"Where is that?" Tang Ping looked back at Qian Chao in surprise. She remembered what happened between Gan Bu and Elder Xiang.
"Yes, it should be there," Qian Chao nodded. "Senior Brother Chu Yuan said that after seeing the traces left by the two alchemy monks who fought to the death in the end, they also reached the entrance to the lower level of the cold pool. .”
Li Jianze said:
"Is that what the alchemy monk's methods left behind?"
"Hey, let's go and have a look and we'll find out. What are we waiting for? Let's go and have a look!" Lu Pingchuan said.
When they walked over, they only had to look straight at the claw mark from a distance, but when they got closer, they had to raise their heads to see the full picture of the claw mark. As they got closer to the claw mark, the oncoming The feeling of oppression became more and more intense. Even before they reached the front, the five of them were all suffering from heart palpitations and uneasiness due to the relics caused by the attack of the alchemy monk many years ago. Yan Xuan was even worried from time to time when he walked over. Looking back, they seemed to be afraid that the beast that had delivered the blow would suddenly appear behind them.
The river here is much narrower and lower, but even so, the stone wall is still nearly twenty feet high. The scratches are made from top to bottom, and they are not muddy. At this time, they can clearly see the hole. The blue fluorite on the wall is more than a foot thick, but the claw marks are more than ten feet thick. Inside the scratch marks are dark, non-luminous rocks. It is precisely because the rocks inside are non-luminous that it caused the strong contrasting impact before. feel.
The five people walked up to the scratches and looked up blankly.
"Oh my God, what kind of big guy can leave such claw marks?" Yanxuan asked.
No one knew and no one spoke.
Lu Pingchuan suddenly thought of a question and said:
"Hey, whose life is going to be killed right now? Didn't it mean that two monks who formed pills had a fight here?"
Li Jian's eyes were stunned at a glance, and then he said to everyone:
"This is definitely not the decisive blow. Look over there..."
The river turned a corner here, and the five of them were at the corner. After Li Jian finished speaking, they all looked in the direction where the river turned, and suddenly everyone was stunned at the same time!
As mentioned before, at this corner of the river, the blue light became a little weaker, and after the river turned around, the dazzling blue light turned out to be much dimmer. The five people saw that in the next river, no matter on either side of the river, The stone walls on the side, or the river bed and the roof of the cave, were covered with huge scratches similar to the ones in front of them, as if the huge beast had fought fiercely with the same opponent here. Not only that, there were many Large areas of blue fluorite were completely missing, which made the blue light in that section of the river appear much darker.
"Go and have a look." Li Jian said.
As they slowly walked forward, huge claw marks crisscrossed here, and the ground was also pitted with gravel. Not far ahead, there was a large pit dozens of feet deep. Except for the most eye-catching claw marks that crisscrossed the area, , they also found an astonishing number of thin sword marks on the cave wall. Although the sword marks are not conspicuous here, if you look closely, you will find that the stone walls here are almost full of people who have been chopped or stabbed by sharp blades. There are more traces than those eye-catching claw marks. All the traces are intertwined. It is not difficult to think of how tragic the battle must have been when Elder Xiang and Ganbu fought hard here. It was so tragic that there were even human-shaped shadows left on the stone wall. Next, it must be someone who was hit hard against the stone wall.
"My dear, it looks like the beating was very strong!" Lu Pingchuan murmured.
Qian Chao looked at this shocking scene, sighed and said slowly:
"The alchemy monks should not have come here in the first place. Gan Bu escaped and Elder Xiang chased him in anxiously. Affected by the chaotic spiritual veins here, the two of them were greatly restricted in using their own spiritual energy. Forcibly using it even It would hurt themselves, and under such circumstances, they still had to fight with their lives, which showed how difficult the battle was. Alas, no one knew how fierce the battle was. Several foundation-building monks who followed also died. Now, according to the senior brothers in the inner hall, after chasing Elder Xiang, there were still people who wanted to enter, but they were all stopped. Later, they couldn't wait for the news to come out from inside, so they ordered people to find a few people from the sect. A bold, careful and skillful Qi Refining disciple ventured in to check, but all they carried out were corpses, including Elder Xiang and Gan Bu. Only then did people know that these two people died together in the cold pool."
