Chapter Fourteen Underground Encounters
Xue Xiangdong opened his eyes from trance. He would go underground every once in a while. When he came up, his whole body became as scary as a dry bone. He would not return to normal until a day later. When he came up this time, he told Xue Xiangxi to hide in the village courtyard.
Xin Qiaoer, who was in the secret room at the back, was moved underground.
When he walked out of the secret room, it was already dawn outside. He covered the sun with his hands, a look of disgust on his face.
Xue Xiangxi came over. He had been coming every tea time since an hour ago, because he knew that his sinister elder brother was very concerned about the situation of those Cang Yue Sect disciples.
Sure enough, the first thing Xue Xiangdong asked when he saw him was this matter.
"The 'explosion of the pond' has caused those people to be buried underneath. So far, they have not been seen out." Xue Xiangxi said flatteringly.
"Oh, are you sure?" Xue Xiangdong raised his eyebrows and said brightly.
"Absolutely, our people really see it."
"How did it 'explode'?"
"It is said that the guys from the Cultivation Alliance are here, but the specific situation is not clear yet."[
"You continue to send people to keep an eye on me. If anything happens, tell me as soon as possible. Is the next batch of goods ready? Don't delay. Otherwise, my father will blame me, and I won't be able to bear the blame."
"Don't worry, Xiaosan and Xiaowu will pick them up in person. They will arrive in two days at most."
When Xue Xiangdong was about to speak again, he suddenly frowned, then waved his hand and said, "You go and do your work first, I have something else to do."
Xue Xiangxi responded and went down. He had experienced this kind of situation many times and didn't take it seriously.
Seeing him walking away, Xue Xiangdong returned to the previous secret room and saw that there was already one more person inside. It was the middle-aged monk who was selling Yin and Underworld materials and magical weapons on the black market.
"What's going on?"
"Someone was paying attention to me, and it didn't feel good, so 'Zhaotan' left first." The middle-aged monk said.
"You are right to do this. Go down and take shelter first, and then come back up after the incident is over." Xue Xiangdong said.
"Thank you, young master." The middle-aged monk bowed his hands and left.
The corners of Xue Xiangdong's mouth raised slightly, and he murmured to himself: "It seems that those people are really buried down there. It's best this way. If there's no movement in two days, we can consider bringing the girl up. There's nothing wrong with those guys down there."
There’s nothing sane about it!”
Rumbling sounds could be heard from time to time in the dark cave, and the aftermath of the 'explosion of the pool' did not really subside until half a day later.
There are three intersections on the opposite side, the right one goes upwards, the middle one is level with the current passage, and the left one goes downwards.
Xuan Shikai and others meant to take the upward passage on the right. Shen Conghu and Xue Bing didn't have any ideas, but they thought what they said made sense. Going up would at least be close to the ground!
Jingyi and Xie Ling didn't see it that way. Jingyi said, "What if we encounter a fork in the road again?" [
"Just continue to choose the upward passage!" Jiang Qiao said.
"Then what if it reaches a certain point and it faces down? Should we go back from the original path?" Jingyi continued.
"This" Jiang Qiao said for a moment. If they really encountered this situation and went back all the way, it would be a waste of time and energy. They couldn't afford to be trapped down there.
As soon as the seven of them practiced earth-based skills, their magical powers were completely useless down there. Xie Ling also regretted why he didn't choose to practice the earth-based skills 'Great Wilderness Technique' first, otherwise he wouldn't have been trapped down there with nothing to do.
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"Then what do you think we should do?" Jiang Qiao said.
"I don't know either," Jingyi said with a bitter smile.
"In this case, why not try your luck and go to the right? At least the probability is higher." Shen Conghu said.
Several people nodded. Although Jingyi knew that such words might not be useful, she couldn't just sit back and wait for death, so she had no choice but to nod in agreement.
So Xuanshi Kai went in front, and the others followed behind, and walked towards the passage on the right. When Liuguaizi saw it, he followed him, for fear of being abandoned.
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When he was approaching the entrance of the cave, Xie Ling suddenly stopped and turned towards the middle entrance.
"What's wrong?"
"Liuguaizi, is the wind below flowing upward?" Xie Ling asked.
"Well, the mine is deep. If there is no ventilation, then the miners will have no way to dig underneath. To solve this problem, they will build a ventilation channel under the mountain and connect it to the mine, so that it can circulate air like a chimney. Get up." Liuguaizi then added: "But because the mine is too big, the effect is not particularly good, and the flow of air can hardly be sensed."
"That's for others. If I remember correctly, Junior Brother Xie has practiced the 'Wind Blade Technique' of the wind system, and his sense of wind is far superior to others!" Shen Conghu understood and smiled.
Xie Ling smiled, he was not stupid, just a little bit would reveal the truth. He turned around and walked to the passage on the left. Now everyone knew that he was sensing the wind direction, so they all held their breath and waited for the result.
"The passage here should be upward." After a while, Xie Ling pointed to the downward passage on the left, and then walked straight in.
Jingyi didn't think much about it and was the first to follow. The others hesitated for a moment and turned to the left passage. After all, Xie Ling was also in authority and could not fool herself.
The slope of the passage on the left became smaller and smaller as we walked, and after traveling for more than thirty feet, it started to go upwards. This made everyone happy. It seemed that Xie Ling made the right choice!
After walking forward for about twenty feet, Xie Ling in front suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" Jingyi asked from behind.
"There's someone ahead!"
Xie Ling's words made everyone nervous. Xuan Shikai and others stepped forward to gather with Xie Ling. By the light of the moonstone, it turned out that there were several people coming towards this direction faintly in front of them.
It was dark here, and they didn't know who was coming. They didn't dare to be careless, and each took out their best magic weapon, just in case.
"It's you!"
A young monk over there blurted out in surprise when he saw Xie Ling.
"What, Rongfang, do you know them?" asked an old man in rich clothes next to him.
"I don't know him. I only met one of them when I bought the enchantment bell just now." The young monk said.
There were seven people in the party of the old man in rich clothes, and three of them seemed to have been seriously injured. Their bodies were scorched black, and blood stains were soaked from their clothes.
"The top has collapsed and it's impossible to pass. You come from below. Are there any other passages below?" asked the old man in rich clothes.
Xie Ling and others could not see his cultivation level, but they could feel the aura that only a superior person exudes from him. They did not dare to neglect, Xie Ling cupped his hands and said: "Senior, there are some below, but Not the upward direction."
"There is no other way. There is only one path on it, but it has collapsed, leaving only a thin crack. If you have the cultivation level of the Golden Core stage, you can turn it into a escaping light, but we can't! We can only try our luck. Let's see. Can you find the air duct used for ventilation in the mine below?" said the old man in rich clothes.
"It's collapsed." Xie Ling and others' hearts suddenly became cold. They thought they could go out, but they didn't expect that their efforts were in vain.
"What, you don't believe it?" The old man in rich clothes frowned, and the powerful force of the weather came towards his face.
"No." Xie Ling and others were shocked. Even if this old man in gorgeous clothes was not a monk at the Golden Core Stage, he at least had the strength of a late-stage Foundation Establishment monk. He felt even more powerful than Cui Sixiu, the dean of this academy!
"Come with us! There are people on the left and right to take care of you." Seeing the shocked expressions on their faces, the old man in rich clothes smiled slightly and put away the pressure he unleashed.
Chapter completed!