Right outside one of the 81 holes, Zhang Tie saw the mark that he saw just now. However, that hole was spurting out dozens of meters high scorching flames. A lot of knights were surrounding that hole as if they were waiting for the right time. The moment Zhang Tie and Bai Suxian appeared, a knight of Lord Guangnan's Mansion had long been waiting there had flown towards them.
"Bai Yuanan pays my respects to Miss and son-in-law …"
As the relationship between Zhang Tie and Bai Suxian had been fixed, the myrmidons and knights of Lord Guangnan's Mansion called Zhang Tie "son-in-law" instead of Qianji Hermit. The latter appellation sounded intimate.
Zhang Tie had seen this knight in the banquet that day. He was indeed a myrmidon of Lord Guangnan's Mansion. Bai Suxian's third uncle was in the underground space. After knowing that Zhang Tie and Bai Suxian had arrived, he especially had a knight wait for them here.
"Is that the tunnel leading to the underground space?" Bai Suxian asked as she pointed at the hole which was spurting flames.
"Yes, that's the tunnel leading to the underground space!" Bai Yuanan nodded as he said, "Previously, some people had explored here; however, they could not imagine that the entrance of the secret tunnel leading to the Dongtian of Great Wilderness Sect is one of these underground flame spouts …"
"Only one?"
"There's only one entrance. Besides that one, even if the fire stopped for the time being, all the other 80 entrances would be dead ends. Only in this entrance, when the fire stopped, we could rush in rapidly. There are 9 forks over 20,000 m below the crater, one of which is safe. All the others are dead ends. As long as we take the wrong one, when the fire spurts out again, even knights would be burned into ashes!"
"Ahh, it's so dangerous!" Bai Suxian drew in a cold breath after hearing that knight's words.
"That passageway spits fire for an hour every time, and there is a two-minute gap. That two-minute gap is the only chance to enter. It is precisely because this place is somewhat dangerous that Third Master is afraid that something might happen to Miss and Young Master, so he specially sent me here to lead the way!"
When Bai Yuanan spoke, Zhang Tie had already started to observe those underground fire-spurting holes using his lotus-flower eyes.
There were 81 caves on the ground. After entering each cave, Zhang Tie found that each cave started to form complex forks and branches when he reached 10,000 m in depth. Those forks and branches were as complex as the roots and rhizomes of underground old trees. The deeper he went, the more complex the forks would be. Many forks were connected to each other. Zhang Tie found that there were at least tens of thousands of forks within tens of thousands of meters underground. Only one of these forks was correct. It meant that even a shadow knight could only find the entrance of the Dongtian of Great Wilderness Sect if he entered one of the forks rashly.
This was the best protection. If one didn't know the correct way, he or she was basically seeking for death by jumping in.
As Zhang Tie deepened his lotus-flower eyes, the more he looked at the terrain at his foot, the weirder he felt. The underground was a piece of bizarre metal; however, the dense fire-spurting tunnels reminded Zhang Tie of human lungs. Those tunnels would spurt out flames sometimes; sometimes, they would stop. It was like a huge lung that was breathing.
The uncanny craftsmanship of nature was really awe-inspiring.
"How did people discover such a place?" Zhang Tie asked Bai Yuanan.
"It was the Four Sage Freaks of the Southern Border who found this place?"
"Four sage freaks?"
"That's their nickname …" Bai Suxian answered Zhang Tie's question, "Four sage freaks are four black iron knights. As they have similar interests, they're one of the eccentrics in South Border. Others call them four sage freaks; however, they call themselves four sage freaks. The four people call themselves Mr. Plum, Mr. Orchid, Mr. Bamboo and Mr. Chrysanthemum …"
After hearing Bai Suxian's explanation, Bai Yuanan continued, "When Great Wilderness Sect was still there, the four people were on good terms with an elder of Great Wilderness Sect and knew something about Great Wilderness Sect. After Great Wilderness Sect was exterminated, the four people were most interested in finding the Dongtian and treasures of Great Wilderness Sect among the knights in South Border. Over these years, although they didn't find the Dongtian and treasures of Great Wilderness Sect, some places that they discovered were indeed related to Great Wilderness Sect, such as the courtyards and secret caves of Great Wilderness Sect in South Border. I don't know how the four people knew that this was the Dongtian of Great Wilderness Sect and the secret tunnel leading to the Dongtian of Great Wilderness Sect. When the four people stealthily came to Centralpillar Mountain, they had long been noticed by their two opponents. As a result, they followed them inside. However, they didn't gain any benefits; instead, they suffered some losses. After escaping out, they made up their minds to expose the news about this place. Apparently, they didn't want four sage freaks to enjoy the benefits alone. Otherwise, I'm afraid that nobody knows that the Dongtian of Great Wilderness Sect is hidden here …"
"What's the situation inside?"
"Mr. Bamboo of four sage freaks has already entered a tower of time. The other three are guarding outside. These days, all the representatives of major sects and clans have arrived here. The situation down there is a bit complex …" Bai Yuanan hurriedly said as he watched the flame gradually die down, "The moment the flame dies down, we have to enter it. We only have a few minutes. If we miss it, we would have to wait for another hour …"
"Fine, let's go …"
The three people arrived at the entrance of the fire-spurting hole. Only after waiting for less than 1 minute, the white flame had become smaller and smaller. Finally, the white flame shrunk into the fire-spurting hole and died out completely. After waiting for another 10 seconds, all the knights outside the fire-spurting hole rushed downwards.
The diameter of the entrance of the fire cave was over 30 m. Although the flames inside had died out, it was still very hot inside the fire cave. Zhang Tie and Bai Suxian followed Bai Yuanan. In less than a couple of minutes, after flying over 20,000 m, they indeed saw 9 forks. Bai Yuanan took the lead and flew towards one of the forks, closely followed by Zhang Tie and Bai Suxian, followed by the other knights. In less than 30 seconds after they arrived at the forks, white flames had appeared behind them and filled all the forks behind them once again …
In such a situation, as long as they wasted half a minute or took the wrong forks, they would be burned into ashes in a split second. Therefore, some knights really oozed sweat.
(To be continued.)
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