Zhang Yan had never heard of something like Xuanshi Mountain before, let alone seen it with his own eyes. There is no such record even in the legendary era of Earth.
Therefore, Zhang Yan also knew nothing about what was on Xuanshi Mountain.
However, relying on the ability of Yuan Shen Guyang, Zhang Yan would not be disturbed by the properties of the black stone, allowing him to approach this strange black stone mountain to investigate.
"despair."
The boots made a crisp sound when they stepped on a flat spot on the dark stone. Looking down, they could see a crack mark similar to the sole of the shoe on the place where they landed. Just like stepping on a mirror and cracking it.
Zhang Yan looked around curiously, but there was nothing strange in his perception, so he squatted down and brushed his hand across the surface of the mountain at his feet. He pressed hard from time to time. It didn't take much force to crack the surface of the mountain.
"Is this a mirror effect caused by weathering?" Zhang Yan didn't remember that Xuanshi had a "brittle" property. But what I feel in my hand is indeed black stone. The only possibility is that the mountain has existed for too long or the environment that once existed was unique, which resulted in the mirror-like phenomenon on the surface of the black stone. Otherwise, it would not be so brittle.
After making this judgment, Zhang Yan looked around again. Whether it was steep or slightly gentle terrain, except for the cracks where he was standing, the other places were as smooth as a mirror.
"So it seems that I am the first entity standing here?"
With the mirror-like brittle surface of the mountain, any solid step on it should leave traces. And those creatures that are too small will be unable to come because their vitality is disturbed.
Zhang Yan didn't really walk step by step, he was worried about stepping into some pitfalls. So he launched his flying technique and began to fly slowly, a few inches off the ground.
Zhang Yan landed near the top of Xuanshi Mountain and continued walking down in circles.
If you ask me if I have discovered anything, I have. That is Zhang Yan's perception that he can always find some holes in some cracks along the way. It's not the kind of smooth and regular holes, some of them look like they were formed by themselves on Blackstone Mountain. The big one is about the size of a fist, and the small one is no bigger than a walnut.
The reason why these caves attracted Zhang Yan's attention is that they are extremely deep, and they all go deep into the center of Xuanshi Mountain. When Zhang Yan's perception went down these holes, he would always be blocked by a strange force at a similar position.
When Zhang Yan circled around halfway up the mountain, he finally discovered a characteristic of those holes. That is, these cavities should be dispersed radially from the central mountain of this black stone mountain. Think of it like frozen tofu full of holes, except that the holes are twisted but eventually end up in one place.
There is a "sphere" formed by strange forces in the center of the mountain. Zhang Yan's perception cannot penetrate it, and he cannot detect the situation further inside.
But these discoveries alone have shown that this black stone mountain is definitely much more complicated than it appears on the surface.
Zhang Yan continued to wander down. The closer to the middle and lower part of the mountain, the more holes there are, and a "smell" that Zhang Yan is very familiar with begins to appear in the air.
It's the smell of ghosts!
If the smell of ghosts had appeared here before, Zhang Yan would have been a little surprised, but after hearing Zhou Cang talk about it in advance, he just said "sure enough" in his heart. He didn't care, but continued to focus most of his attention on sensing the mountain.
However, when Zhang Yan continued to turn in circles and went down for less than half a cup of tea, he stopped, his nose twitched frequently, and his brows wrinkled into the character "Chuan".
"The Yin Qi has not changed much, but why is the residual Yin evil spirit and soul aura here so strong?" This is the reason why Zhang Yan frowned.
Zhang Yan is extremely familiar with the ghosts that he uses as a way to obtain meritorious spiritual energy. Whether it is a wild ghost or a fierce ghost, or even a ghost that has touched the threshold of ghost cultivation like the Ghost King, the essence is the same. Although it cannot be said to be a living creature, it is still an alternative existence. It relies on the intertwining of soul, hostility and evil spirits to form an independent soul body.
The special residue of Yin Qi is the "traces" left by ghosts, indicating that ghosts have been here. And the strength of the ghost and the time it passed through this place can be judged by the intensity of the remaining Yin Qi. There is a book dedicated to "ghost hunting" in the Longhu Mountain Gate, which contains detailed descriptions of tracking the whereabouts of ghosts. Zhang Yan once browsed through it and was deeply impressed by some of the passages in it.
For example, it is said in the book that ghosts will leave some evil spirit behind when they use their methods. The stronger the residual Yin evil spirit is, it means that there have been fierce battles between ghosts here. Or maybe it's a ghost that has been destroyed.
Reason is like human blood. Fighting and fighting hard to heal wounds will leave blood stains. If someone had his head cut off, there would be even more blood stains left behind.
In the same way, the evil spirit here is a bit too strong.
It would be fine if it were a ghost lair or a haunted place that has been haunted all year round, but this place is a special place that has just appeared. Can ghosts make a home here?
If he didn't settle down here, then he encountered some kind of trouble here, which caused such a strong evil spirit to remain.
The further you go towards the foot of the mountain, the stronger the lingering residue of evil spirits becomes. It's even richer than the ghost's lair. It was like entering a killing field, a killing field dedicated to killing and dismembering ghosts.
Moreover, Zhang Yan did not see anything related to the demon clan on the mountain. You must know that Zhou Cang said that a large number of monsters rushed forward risking their lives.
Where are they?
After that, Zhang Yan escaped underground again and found that the entire Xuanshi Mountain seemed to appear out of thin air. It was not deep underground, more than twenty feet deep. This depth was actually not stable for such a high mountain.
There is no difference between the surface of this part of the mountain that is underground and the part that is exposed on the ground. The same thing is that the surface is extremely brittle, but it no longer has a smooth surface due to the backlog of soil and rocks underground. And it is also full of holes of different sizes, and these holes also extend towards the center of Xuanshi Mountain. Once you enter the sphere enveloped by mysterious power, you can no longer use your senses to explore it.
Zhang Yan also tried using Earth Escape to enter the mountain. But in the end it failed. Xuanshi does not belong to "earth" or "gold". This kind of thing is very repellent to escape techniques. Zhang Yan has no way to escape inside, at least now.
Such a large circle was completed above and below ground. Zhang Yan had a preliminary idea about this black stone mountain. But it's not enough. He set up the skylark shuttle and flew to a high altitude, then sat cross-legged and meditated, waiting for night to fall.
Maybe at night, Xuanshi Mountain will have another scene.
(End of chapter)
