The experience of Qian Chao and the five people on the second level can be said to be almost accident-free. What brought them the biggest trouble was not the bursts of strange power caused by the confusion of spiritual veins. Although it also made them unbearable, they endured it. After doing it more times, the five of them got used to it, and the worst they could do was stumble a few steps. The biggest trouble is still the kind of mushrooms called red umbrella caps. The red light they emit is too weak. As the five people walk forward, they have to stare at their feet with wide eyes as if they have lost their money bags. This made Tang Ping complain for a while. Fortunately, Li Jian had very good eyesight and could always find the faint red light at one fork in the road, so that the five of them could move forward along the correct path.
Along the way, Qian Chao discovered several more remains of the Five Spirits disciples. After sighing, Qian Chao and Lu Pingchuan carefully collected the remains of those people and stored them in a special storage bag. Prepare to bury them after they get out.
The thing that made them most uneasy and panicked in the second level was when they were about to enter the entrance of the third level passage. As mentioned before, the spiritual energy in this second level was the most chaotic and disorderly, and the spiritual veins changed very frequently. , the five people walked all the way, staggering like drunken drunkards. When they were approaching the entrance of the third floor passage, Li Jian in front of them was the first to notice something strange. As soon as he spoke a warning, the five people seemed to be Wrapped into a hurricane, it became a mess.
It felt like five people were suddenly in a crowded, noisy and lively market. They were surrounded by black heads of people, crowded together, and they were huddled together randomly. Five people were squeezed into the crowd and unable to move. In some prosperous places, especially during the New Year period when there are the most people, the innermost people among the shopping crowd can be carried forward without even touching their feet. This is what the five of them are experiencing now.
But their feeling is more uncomfortable than being trapped in the flow of people.
The figures of the five people froze almost instantly, and each of them immediately felt pressure from all directions. The top of their head, their faces, the back of their heads, their chests, their backs, and their shoulders were like countless pairs of big hands pressing down on them. When the whole body exerts force forward at the same time, it feels like being tightly bound by a long and invisible rope. It is impossible to move the legs, lift the arms, and twist the neck. There was some difficulty, and there was even a pressure on their eyelids that made their vision blurry.
Li Jian walked at the front of the five people. Although it was his first time to experience such a thing, there was a cluster of red umbrella covers on the ground less than three feet in front of Li Jian with a faint red light, which meant that they The five directions are correct. He has had many experiences of being pushed around by the strange forces here. Although this time it was strong, Li Jian was not afraid. As long as he went in the right direction, there was no danger. After all, The people who are entrenched here, both casual cultivators and Yu Nianhui, are all Qi refining practitioners. If they can enter the third level of the cold pool, it means that what they are experiencing now will not kill them. Therefore, Li Jian His expression remained unchanged, without any panic.
Lu Pingchuan didn't seem to care about this. His body was strong and strong. Although he couldn't move, the strange and chaotic force pressed on his body like it was tickling him. He even tried to stand on tiptoes, and suddenly he was He felt a force dragging the soles of his boots to push him upward, and at the same time, the force on his head immediately became stronger to prevent him from getting up. Lu Pingchuan even found this very interesting, but he was a little unable to move. Legs, both legs seemed to be tightly hugged by a dozen big men.
Qian Chao was a little uncomfortable. He was already thin and weak, and he couldn't use spiritual energy here, so he could only resist with his own strength. Compared to Li Jian and Lu Pingchuan, he was the most embarrassed. , I only felt that my chest and back were being compressed, and the breath I was holding in my body was about to be squeezed out, and I could only hold on there.
The other two girls, Tang Ping and Yan Xuan, didn't know whether it was discomfort or fear. Their faces turned red and they held hands and endured silently.
After the five people stood frozen like this for a moment, the strength seemed to become a little weaker, as if the rope tied to their legs was loosened. They quickly took this opportunity to step forward, but the strange force after taking one step He immediately returned and imprisoned the five people, as if to punish them for not moving around.
"Hehe, it's quite fun!" Lu Pingchuan from behind shouted inappropriately.
"Qian...boy Qian," Tang Pingze said with difficulty from behind, "Has Chu Yuan ever said anything about this situation?"
"I told you," Qian Chao actually didn't want to speak, because as soon as he spoke he was worried that his chest would be crushed, "After here...it will be fine..."
"After here? How far is it?" Tang Ping asked again.
"A total of..." Qian Chao said with difficulty, "...three times."
three times.
As soon as Qian Chao finished speaking, the feeling of being tightly imprisoned suddenly disappeared, and the five people simultaneously felt a sense of lightness that they had never experienced before.
"Three times?" Tang Ping gasped and asked Qian Chao to confirm.
"Yes..." Qian Chao nodded feebly, "It will be fine after three times."
"Is there only one time left?" Lu Pingchuan seemed to have some unfinished thoughts.
"Brother Lu, if you do this a few more times, it will really kill you." Yanxuan said this with the redness on his face still not fading.
The third time it came, it was more powerful than the previous two times.
The five people were unable to move as if they were frozen in a large block of ice.
Li Jian frowned slightly, still moving forward, and his face turned slightly red.
Lu Pingchuan tried to break free when the force was strongest, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break out of the invisible shackles, and finally had to give up.
Qian Chao looked the ugliest. His face was swollen and red as if he couldn't breathe, and his eyes were wide open. He felt as if his body was squeezed between two mountains that were about to close together. Even if he wanted to call for help, he couldn't even open his chin. Neither could move.
Tang Ping and Yan Xuan still held each other's arms, silently bearing the strange force with red faces.
After a moment, Li Jian stumbled forward and grabbed a few steps before regaining his balance. Lu Pingchuan only shook his body a few times. Qian Chao, Tang Ping and Yan Xuan almost collapsed to the ground, panting heavily. .
After a while, Tang Ping and Yan Xuan supported each other and stood up.
"Okay..." Qian Chao reluctantly straightened up with Lu Pingchuan's help. "Three times have passed. The entrance to the third floor is ahead."
Lu Pingchuan suddenly thought of a question and asked Qian Chao excitedly:
"Brother Qian, are we going to go through this again when we go out?"
"That's right..." Thinking of this, Qian Chao nodded feebly. He really didn't want to experience it again.
The front is indeed the passage into the third floor. In front of the cave entrance, the last red umbrella cover is emitting a faint red light. Li Jian's body is considered strong. The experience just now is nothing to him. At this time He had already walked to the entrance of the cave and looked inside.
Tang Ping looked at Qian Chao, who was panting, and then at the hole not far away, and said:
"The next floor is the third floor, which is where the casual cultivators used to gather. Apart from the uncomfortable situation here, everything has been safe. I don't know what is going on on the third floor. If there are any fish that slip through the net, we have to deal with it with caution. In my opinion, it’s better for us to rest here for a while and wait until we have enough mental strength before going back down, how about that?”
Everyone nodded in agreement, and Lu Pingchuan helped Qian Chao sit down against the stone wall to rest. As soon as Qian Chao sat down, he took out a small bottle from his arms and started drinking.
Li Jian looked at Qian Chao's face with concern, then at Tang Ping and Yan Xuan, whose faces were still flushed, and asked:
"Junior Brother Qian, do the casual cultivators who are entrenched here and the people from the Yunianhui within the sect have to go through this every time they enter the cold pool?"
Qian Chao replied:
"There are other passages, but the remaining passages are still blocked by the formation and cannot be used..."
"Then why don't you open another passage? This road is really torturous!" Tang Ping said from the side.
Qian Chao smiled and continued:
"It was Senior Brother Chu Yuan's suggestion to only open this passage. There are indeed many other passages, and it is also convenient to enter the third floor of Han Pond. However, those passages were built by those people little by little over many years. The main reason is that each such passage is specially prepared for a certain person or a certain group of people. Its biggest function is to escape, once something happens here, for example The Qi Refining disciples of the Wuling Sect only used it when they were about to escape after attacking. In order to prevent others from being discovered and chasing them through the passage, they would also lay out heavy ambushes in their respective passages. It is said that there are many dangers, even the passage that Senior Brother Chu Yuan used when he escaped from here. Moreover, after Chu Yuan escaped from here, he did not know whether his whereabouts were noticed or whether the passage was still safe, so I suggested that I Only open this first and most common passage. In fact, even the casual cultivators who are entrenched here and the people from Yu Nianhui usually use this road to enter and exit the cold pool. The other secret passages are used for escape. I don’t dare to show it to others on weekdays.”
Tang Ping nodded after hearing this.
Yanxuan said:
"It is said that only Qi Refining disciples in this cold pool are not affected by the chaotic spiritual veins here, but didn't we suffer a lot just now?"
Before Qian Chao could speak, Tang Ping replied:
"Sister Yan, although I felt uncomfortable just now, please feel it now. We are just a little tired, and we will be here after a short rest. My sixth grandfather said that the chaotic spiritual veins here can be regarded as a huge magnet. It What attracts us is the aura of the monks. We are Qi refining disciples, our cultivation is not high, and our own aura is not much. We here are like a small iron nail on a wooden stick. In fact, under the influence of the magnet, we It's not big and can still be swung, but monks who are building foundations or forming pills are equivalent to small or large iron rods here, and the impact will naturally be much greater than that of us, so we can The impact here will not be big. If monks who were building foundations or forming pills came here, in the situation just now, they would probably die suddenly here."
Yanxuan nodded after hearing this.
After resting for a while, Qian Chao's complexion basically recovered. He stood up and said:
"Okay, we can't delay too long. I think we can continue."
"good."
