After some spiritual exploration but with no results, everyone's eyes instantly turned to Cheng Yang. If he hadn't insisted just now, no one would have even planned to come down.
"Yang'er, did you remember it wrong?"
"Impossible!" Faced with his father's inquiry, Cheng Yang was very firm and continued,
"This is the result I deduced based on my past memories. I can't say 100%, but I'm still 90% sure. As for why I can't find it, there may be other reasons."
Seeing that his tone was so sure that he was probably not lying, everyone had no choice but to let go of their senses again and investigate carefully. On the island and under the water, almost every inch has not been spared.
This island does have some characteristics. First of all, it is extremely desolate, even a bit dead, and completely barren of grass. Secondly, there is the real size of the island. It is indeed not big above the sea surface, but it looks different under the sea surface. It becomes larger as you go down.
But apart from these, there seems to be no other abnormalities.
"Huh?" But at this moment, Qin Luan, who was investigating, suddenly changed his expression slightly, and even subconsciously let out a soft sigh.
"Have you found the sect master?" The man surnamed Zhou beside him asked softly.
"No." Qin Luan shook his head slightly and then said,
"I just feel something is wrong. Do you feel that this island looks unremarkable, but it contains some kind of strange fluctuations. It seems to be some kind of energy, but it doesn't look like it."
"Is there such a thing?"
After hearing Qin Luan's reminder, everyone began to sense it carefully. The energy does exist, but it is too thin. Unless the consciousness is strong enough, it will not be noticed at all.
This naturally included Mo Juren. In fact, he had already noticed it from the moment he landed on the island, but he was not sure, so he didn't say much. After some perception and testing, he had a vague intuition in his heart that this energy did not seem to be a serious thing, with a hint of 'evil'.
He couldn't help but frown and looked at everyone's faces, but he didn't see anything strange. Suddenly I felt a little strange in my heart. Could it be that I thought wrongly? This is just some kind of intuition, which seems to exist or not, and it is indeed difficult to be sure.
Soon after, several more people sensed the existence of this energy, but unfortunately, that was all. As for the so-called ruins, there is no clue at all.
Just when everyone was in trouble, suddenly, a burst of exclamation suddenly sounded, alarming everyone instantly.
It was Cheng Yang who made the sound. The other person looked at his hand in surprise. A half-foot-long strange key was emitting a faint light at the moment.
"Key!" Qin Luan, the leader of the Corpse Jade Sect, finally reacted and flipped his palm quickly. Suddenly, two identical keys appeared. Just like the one in the former's hand, these two keys lit up with a cold brilliance the moment they appeared.
Not only that, after all three keys appeared, they began to float slowly as if controlled by some invisible force, and finally gathered and hovered in the air more than ten feet above their heads.
"This..." Everyone looked surprised, but they almost guessed in their hearts that this must be some way to open the ruins, and it had already begun to activate at this moment.
The three keys kept circling and flying, and the light they released became more and more dazzling.
In an instant, the position in the sky began to change again, and a gray light curtain covered with unknown runes suddenly emerged, like a huge gray cover, enveloping the entire island.
Mo Juren frowned, and there was a faint feeling in his heart. He couldn't tell why exactly, but he always felt that this so-called ancient ruins might not be what he thought.
"The entire island is blocked!" Everyone also felt a little strange. They were not exploring the ruins, but they seemed to have fallen into a trap. I don’t know what kind of formation the gray mask is caused by, but it actually has extremely strong shielding ability, and the spiritual consciousness can no longer detect the situation outside. Some people even cast spells. The magic weapon tried to attack several times, but it was of no use. The light curtain was unexpectedly strong.
Everyone couldn't help but look at each other, and there was a hint of retreat in their hearts. No matter how you look at it, the scene in front of you is not normal. Instead, it is indescribably awkward and weird.
Attack the light curtain with all your strength and leave? Forget it, no one wants to give up halfway at this time. Even if there is danger, you must at least try it out. Otherwise, if you make a wrong judgment, won't you regret it to death?
While thinking about it, the three keys had stopped turning and merged directly with the light curtain.
A sudden change occurred, the light curtains flickered one after another, and the entire island began to shake violently. The next moment, a black vortex with a diameter of two feet appeared in front of everyone out of thin air. It was a passage leading to an unknown area.
The moment they saw the whirlpool, everyone was surprised and happy. This must be the entrance to the ruins, but they didn't expect it to be opened easily in this way.
This saves everyone trouble. I thought it would take a lot of effort, but now it seems that it doesn't.
The only uncertainty is, what is behind the whirlpool? Safe or dangerous?
Out of caution, everyone did not rush in immediately, but instead let go of their consciousness to explore the inside of the passage.
"Quiet and cold!"
This is a feeling shared by everyone, and there are no other abnormalities other than that.
Once here, everyone no longer hesitated and began to enter the inside of the whirlpool one after another. Mo Juren and the others were at the end, hesitating only slightly, and then followed closely.
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"Is this the case?" After entering the whirlpool, everyone was a little surprised to find themselves in an unknown cave somewhere. It was empty and cold. Except for a slightly worn stone door on one side of the cave wall, there was nothing else. things.
Everyone couldn't help but be a little confused. When they were on the island, they had used their spiritual consciousness to explore the bottom of the ground. At least within their limits, they did not notice the existence of the cave.
From this, we can know that this place is either deeper underground, or it has been teleported to another area.
Perhaps due to the passage of time, the stone door was already fragile, and there were no restrictions. It could be pushed open with just a little force, revealing a sloping downward staircase.
Everyone looked at each other without hesitation, and then walked towards the stone gate.
The stairs spiral down, extending directly to the depths of the earth. And as we go deeper, the cold feeling becomes stronger and stronger, as if it can invade the mind, and some of the weaker foundation-building disciples can't help but tremble slightly.
Halfway through the journey, all the accompanying Foundation Establishment Stage disciples had to take out various magical weapons and start activating them in order to resist the cold invasion.
In comparison, monks in the Dan Formation stage are very relaxed. Just a layer of body-protecting divine light can offset most of the severe cold. As for Mo Juren, it had no effect at all. He didn't need any magic power to resist it. This bit of chill couldn't even penetrate his skin.
"How are you?" Looking back at the three Wang Ying women who were following closely, especially the two envoys on the left and right, it was obvious that they were not feeling well and had already activated their magic weapons.
"Thank you for your concern, senior. It's nothing serious." Fan Jingmei replied immediately after hearing the inquiry.
It can be seen that the two women do not have any problems for the time being and can still hold on. Mo Juren waved his arm lightly, and two red rays of light flew out and flew into the hands of the two men.
"This is the scale armor of the sixth-level fire-attributed monster, the Extremely Flame Python. You two should take it with you."
"Thank you, senior, for the treasure." Looking at the crimson scales that were half a foot long in their hands, the two women couldn't help showing joy.
Come and try it quickly. 】
Naturally, they knew that Extremely Flame Python was quite famous among the sixth-level monsters. There are countless scales on its body, and each one is a top-grade weapon refining material.
There is also the legendary reverse scale, which is the most precious part of all scales. The quantity is very small, but the quality is several times higher?
Such good things are basically priceless and can only appear in some auctions.
Although the two scales they obtained were just ordinary scales, they were equally valuable. The fire-attribute energy they continuously emitted was enough to show that they were extraordinary.
Naturally, there are Nilin Mo Juren, but they are not many in number. However, there are countless such ordinary scales, so it doesn't hurt to give away two.
He didn't say anything more, nodded slightly and continued to move forward. However, when the three Wang Ying girls behind him secretly looked at his back, a soft light flashed in their eyes.
After about a quarter of an hour, we finally reached the bottom of the stairs. However, the scene that caught their eyes immediately shocked everyone.
This is an underground cave with a large space, more than a hundred feet square, but the ground below is covered by ice that is more than several feet thick. The most shocking thing is that there are countless densely packed bones left under the ice, including humans and monsters, covering the entire ground.
"This..." Everyone couldn't help but look at each other, but their hearts were filled with shock. Sure enough, my previous intuition was correct, this place was most likely not a good place.
I thought it was just a simple exploration of the ruins, but now it seems that things are far from simple as imagined. Looking at this situation, who knows what dangers we will encounter in the future?
Of course, he couldn't care about that at the moment. The bones on the ground in front of him were not just bones, but pieces of fat. Through the ice, one can clearly see the storage bags left behind by the dead monks, numbering in the hundreds.
This is an ancient monk, and the resources he possesses are far from what they are now. Thinking about what will be in the storage bag makes you feel hot in your heart.
There are also those monster beast bones, which can be determined to be above level five. Even if only the bones and scales are left, they are also excellent materials for refining weapons.
Everyone was still a little wary. Both Corpse Jade Sect and Kamikaze Island just ordered the accompanying Foundation Establishment Stage disciples to explore first, and only then followed after confirming that there was nothing abnormal.
Naturally, Mo Juren has not fallen behind. The legacy of the ancient monks will not disappoint anyone. Together with Wang Ying and the three girls, they also started to get busy.
The reason for the hard ice on the ground is unknown. It is much stronger than imagined. Even though the personnel of Kamikaze Island and Corpse Jade Sect have begun to dig, the progress is extremely slow. Just to dig out one area requires an alchemy-level person. The monk spent a full quarter of an hour, not to mention the consumption of mana and magic weapon.
This is really beyond everyone's expectation. If it is just an ordinary ice layer, it shouldn't be so hard even if it is tens of thousands of years old?
After some careful inspection, we found out that there was some kind of gray energy contained in the ice. Once the broken ice left the ice surface, this energy would quickly pass away and turn into ordinary ice cubes.
What's even more peculiar is that this gray energy is exactly the same as what was noticed on the ground before, but it is much richer here than it seems to be there and nonexistent above.
From here, we can guess that we should be deeper in the island now, and not being teleported away.
No one knows what gray energy is. But one thing is certain, this thing is definitely not simple, otherwise it would not change the properties of ordinary ice cubes?
Everyone did not delve into this matter. Just breaking the ice was enough to make everyone exhausted. How could they waste time and energy on this? Moreover, a lot of harvest is right in front of us, and everyone enjoys it.
In about a quarter of an hour, Mo Juren took out the first storage bag first. There is no doubt that this method alone is not used by monks today.
He couldn't wait and immediately used his spiritual consciousness to explore it. After taking a look, his expression changed slightly.
As his mind moved, a dagger-shaped ancient treasure appeared, followed by a second, a third, a jade bottle containing elixirs, and so on.
Having so many things can be said to be a "rich harvest", and it also makes everyone nearby feel excited. However, there was no joy on his face.
After some inspection, Mo Juren couldn't help but sigh, then waved his arm, swept everything in front of everyone and said:
"I don't know if this is a special case, but everyone should take a look."
what's the situation?
Everyone was a little confused. They should be happy when they have gained something. Why do they look dissatisfied? It wasn't until after checking the various items flying that I finally understood the reason.
Whether it is magical weapons, spiritual materials, spiritual stones, or even the elixirs in jade bottles, etc., everything has no aura and is completely useless.
Everyone was dumbfounded, but they couldn't figure out the reason.
According to common sense, not to mention things like ancient treasures, but elixirs, as long as the preservation method is perfect enough, the spiritual power can still be preserved even after tens of thousands of years.
The situation here is even more special. Although it has not been specially preserved, it is still frozen. Ordinarily, this shouldn't be the result, at least it shouldn't be that everything loses its spiritual power, right?
No matter how hard everyone racked their brains, they couldn't figure out the reason, and they continued to dig unwillingly.
Unfortunately, as one storage bag after another broke through the ice, the situation inside was no different. There was no spiritual power left in any of them, as if they had been specially sucked away.
It's not just the storage bags, the monster bones, scales, etc. encountered in the process are also in the same situation.
Faced with this reality, everyone could only helplessly look at each other and smile bitterly. They had no choice but to accept it.
Fortunately, it is not that there is really nothing to gain. At least there are also a lot of various types of jade slips left behind. Among them are skills, secret techniques, etc. Although they originate from ancient times, many of them are no longer suitable for the current environment, but they still remain the same. It is an extremely rare good thing and has great reference value.
