Time is tight, and if one person is watching and the other is digging, it will definitely not be possible to make progress. Wu Sheng simply went to invite Wan Baochang over and asked him to help lookout, while he and Xuan Mingzi started the work.
The second piece of granite encountered was cleared by Wu Sheng, and the next step was much easier. Xuan Mingzi took the broken blade, dug out the soil and gravel, and washed it away with the running water. In less than half an hour, he had advanced nearly ten feet. , this progress greatly increased his confidence. While digging, he considered the problems after escaping.
"Fellow Daoist Wu, Pindao calculated on the way here that he will be unable to perform cultivation for at least fifty miles. Only after walking out can he return to the way he was at the beginning of his cultivation. It will take him a hundred miles to return to the peak of Qi refining. Only in this way can he have the power to withstand the violent wind and snow. .How should we get through these one hundred miles? Has Daoyou Wu thought about it..."
"I don't know if there is an underground river below. If there is, where will it drift along the underground river..."
"Fellow Daoist Wu, how cold will it be in the underground river below? Can the water survive being frozen for a long time..."
"Fellow Daoist Wu, is it time to change shifts? Let me take a break..."
Realizing that Wu Sheng had not answered her question, Xuan Mingzi lay down, raised her butt, and tried her best to look back from between her legs, but did not see Wu Sheng, so she stepped out with her butt raised, only to find another person. The newly dug tunnel went in another direction. Wu Sheng was digging hard inside, and it was already three feet deep, at an alarming speed.
Xuan Mingzi asked Wu Sheng inside: "What are you doing? Why did you dig another one?"
Wu Sheng continued to fight inside and replied: "The Cunning Rabbit has three caves. One of them is easy to be blocked, but two are much safer."
Xuan Mingzi said: "I'll go up and rest for a while, and I'll come back in exchange for Wanbao."
Wu Sheng said: "It's up to you."
Xuan Mingzi came out of the tunnel and handed the short blade to Wan Baochang, asking him to go down and continue digging. Wan Baochang was very surprised, looked at the short blade in his hand and said: "Is this made from Xuan Iron? No, the mother of Xuan Iron?" Just such a piece, worth at least a thousand colorful stones, how did you bring it in?"
Xuan Mingzi sneered: "Thousands? A thousand colorful stones are enough for you to take a look at! Go down to work!"
After Wanbaochang went down, Xuan Mingzi stepped out of the ice cave, carefully looked at the terrain and direction of the canyon, and squinted his eyes in thought. He was also an expert at digging holes in the ground. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly realized: Fellow Daoist Wu is going to dig a hole in Yin Lingluo's main cave!
How brave!
After thinking about it, Xuan Mingzi was also a little impressed. If it were him, he really wouldn't dare to think about it. If he could really get through it...
Xuan Mingzi immediately thought of the many Hedao imprisoned in the Frozen Gorge. Their treasures should all be in Yinlingluo Cave, right? It's just that wherever treasures are hidden, they are either guarded by spiritual beasts or defended by formations. Even if they are dug to the bottom, how can they sneak in?
And...the direction seems to be off.
Xuan Mingzi returned to the cave and chased Wan Baochang up again: "You, go up and watch the wind."
"I've just dug a few times, and it's less than a foot. Let me dig a little longer..."
"According to the arrangement, no one is watching from above. Hurry up. I have something to discuss with fellow Daoist Wu... Huh? Give me the Black Iron Blade!"
After blasting Wanbaochang up, Xuan Mingzi came to the entrance of the hole dug by Wu Sheng, rushed inside and said: "Kanli Xiangji, Jin Sanshui Si, Wu Daoyou, you dug wrong, turn one and a half feet toward the water level...one foot from the upper right corner Half!"
Wu Sheng had already dug in for more than four feet. After listening to Xuan Mingzi's reminder, he thought that Niubi was an expert. I couldn't ignore the expert's words, so I withdrew, discussed with Xuan Mingzi for a while, and went up to take a look again. I was sure that Xuan Mingzi's opinion was correct, so I changed the direction of the excavation.
"Yes, Taoist priest, the calculation is accurate, almost as good as Wu. Taoist priest, have you practiced in Lanxiang Sect?" Wu Sheng made a joke.
"Lan Xiang Sect? Is it also a sect that digs for treasures and robs tombs? I've never heard of it... I encountered a huge boulder again..."
"It's not a boulder, it's ice... Look, the ice flowers... have turned into water..."
"Wu Daoyou's skills... are really... Pindao used to sneer at physical training, but now it seems that he is just ignorant, arrogant and ill-informed.
From now on, I don’t dare to underestimate the world’s heroes anymore…”
"Taoist Master Xuan Mingzi, I suggest you hurry up and ask the Taoist Master to continue digging the tunnel and try to open up the underground river as soon as possible."
"Yes Yes Yes,
Seeing fellow Daoist Wu digging tunnels, I was truly amazed by the novelty of his techniques and the sharpness of his fingertips. The poor Taoist almost forgot the time..."
One night passed, and the downward escape tunnel had been dug to a length of twenty-eight feet. Judging from the depth, it was probably about six feet downward. Although I still haven't seen the underground river, the soil below is getting moister and my hope is rising.
The tunnel leading to the main cave house did not encounter hard granite, but more ice, so it was relatively easy. It also dug 17 to 80 feet, and about one third of it was completed.
When the daylight penetrated into the bottom of the canyon, Wu Sheng stopped and emerged from the tunnel. He found Xuan Mingzi resting on top and asked him how the situation was. Wu Sheng said: "I'm a little unsure."
"How to say?"
"Do you still remember, Taoist Master, how wide is the stone hall on the first floor of Lord Yinlingluo's cave?"
Xuan Mingzi recalled: "It's about ten feet. The separating stone peak is on the left rear side of the high platform. The stone peak is about seven feet deep, and then there is the third floor, separated by stone lotus."
Wu Sheng asked: "Can the Taoist priest confirm that the stone peak is on the left side?"
When he asked, Xuan Mingzi immediately became unsure: "Huh? That's right. At that time, Pindao was wiping, and his head was directed towards Yin Lingluo... Please lie down, fellow Daoist Wu, you are Yin Lingluo now. Lingluo...yes, I am like this..."
"Taoist Priest, can you speak without spitting? You're spitting on Mr. Wu's face!"
"Ah, I'm sorry, sorry... my left rear side is... it's really wrong... When I looked at it, where was it? I should have wiped it from this direction? By the way, that's this posture. Looking to the rear left side from this angle..."
"Taoist Priest, you should pretend to be Yin Changsheng. When you pout, Wu pushed you from behind..."
"No, no, that direction is wrong..."
After analyzing for a long time, neither of them could adjust the correct posture. Since the posture is incorrect, the direction cannot be determined, and the hole will naturally be inaccurate. This is linked to each other.
After staring at the small eyes for a long time, Wu Sheng concluded: "We have to go in and confirm again, as soon as possible."
Xuan Mingzi agreed: "I will ask Tian Da if I can be the envoy again today."
Xuan Mingzi left happily. Wu Sheng turned around and found Wan Baochang scratching the wall of the hot spring pool. He didn't know when he came up from the tunnel and watched for a long time without saying a word.
Wu Sheng asked: "Tired? Shopkeeper, come up and take a rest if you're tired."
Wan Baochang came out of the pool. He wanted to say something but didn't say it. He seemed very hesitant.
Wu Sheng said: "If the shopkeeper has anything to say, just tell me."
Wanbaochang made up his mind and suggested to Wu Sheng: "Fellow Daoist Wu, after returning to Woye, I will find a way to introduce you to a female fairy from Yongcheng."
Wu Sheng was stunned: "Why are you talking about this suddenly?"
Wan Baochang sighed: "Is that the deal?"
Wu Sheng shook his head: "No need."
