Seeing that Zhang Yan had agreed, Yang Xi was overjoyed. He immediately turned around and called the people in the distance over. Each of them tied a loop of rope around their bodies and connected them to each other. Then, with a blunt knife in one hand and a rope in the other, they walked into the deep pit together.
As they walked, Yang Xi explained, "There are some Demonic Ghosts in this pit, and they like to dig holes in the ground. There are many places that look normal on the surface, but the ground is hollowed out. That is a pit. If you accidentally step into it, it will really be a disaster." As he said this, he shook the rope in his hand. "With this hemp rope, you can save your life."
Zhang Yan nodded slightly. He noticed that the rope was tied in a very particular way. It was not a dead knot. In times of crisis, one only needed to pull it, and it could be undone. Perhaps there were other uses for it. It seemed that this group of people was indeed very experienced.
At the beginning, the journey was very smooth. As they gradually went deeper, they found that the area was very vast. There were many fine crystal jades under their feet, and at a glance, it was obvious that they had been carefully refined by someone. They could actually hide their senses. Just Now, the Qi activity that they felt had become faintly discernible, as if it would disappear without a trace.
He looked in the direction where the Qi activity was the strongest, pointed, and said, "Can we go there?"
Yang Xi looked in the direction he was pointing, and his expression changed. He said, "I have been there a few times, but there are many Demonic Ghosts in there. Every time we go, we lose a few people. If Sir Gao wants to go there, I will have to trouble you to eliminate them."
Zhang Yan said with a smile, "Don't worry. I will protect you."
Yang Xi said good. At this time, a short-haired man came over and whispered, "Leader Yang, you trust this person so much? If he can't deal with those Demonic Ghosts, won't all of us die here?"
Yang Xi glanced at him disdainfully and said confidently, "When have I ever misjudged people? I can tell at a glance that this person is capable."
The short-haired man scratched his head and said, "Leader Yang, but …"
Yang Xi kicked him and scolded, "Stop talking nonsense. Hurry up and go back and watch carefully."
The short-haired man retreated in embarrassment.
Zhang Yan did not care about these small details. Instead, he used his heart to sense. The pit here was winding left and right, and the path was very complicated. If there was no one who was familiar with the way in front, he could only destroy it with his supernatural powers. But if he did that, the Qi dynamic of this place might be disturbed, and it would be even more difficult to sense that place. At present, it seemed that searching for it step by step was the safest way.
The group walked for more than two hours. Most of the time, they were silent. Zhang Yan was a Daoist cultivator. Even if it was only his avatar here, he could still endure the loneliness. To him, it had only been a short while.
However, Yang Xi couldn't hold it in any longer. At this moment, there was still at least half a distance to the destination. He didn't want to be so stifled, so he said, "Gao Shi, do you know the origin of this pit?"
Zhang Yan glanced at him and said, "Does Hero Yang know?"
Yang Xi raised his head and said, "Of course. I'm Just Now saying that I lived here in my generation. I know the ancient rumors very well."
Zhang Yan smiled and said, "Oh, then how about Hero Yang tell me about it?"
Yang Xi suddenly became spirited, and his saliva flew everywhere as he said, "I heard that tens of thousands of years ago, this place was once a vast expanse of fertile land. However, a fierce monster named Crimson Glory appeared in the human world. He was originally a celestial being in heaven, but he was banished to the lower realm. He was unwilling to be punished, so he wreaked havoc in the human world. It was said that he could eat a hundred thousand people in one meal. The celestial being saw the suffering of the human world, so he also came down to the lower realm. He intercepted Crimson Glory near this place. The two sides fought, and that battle was really earth-shattering. It is said that it is currently buried in the deepest part of this pit! "
Zhang Yan's eyes flickered. The so-called rumors were definitely different from the truth, but there was still some truth in them. For example, the great battle that happened in the past was not fake. There was indeed a battle between supreme experts here. Saying that the ferocious monster was still underground might have something to do with the Qi Ji that came out.
After walking for a while, Yang Xi's expression suddenly became serious, and said, "Gao Shi, that's the Demonic Ghost."
Zhang Yan had already seen these things before they came. The so-called Demonic Ghost was a creature with a hunched body, an unusually long upper limb, and a curled lower limb. It was covered with greyish green moss, and it looked like an ape. Its face was shriveled, and it had facial features. Its steps were slow, and the distance between each step was short. It looked like it was floating slowly on the ground. In his field of vision, there were about a dozen of them scattered around.
He could tell that these things were the result of the corpses' resentment infecting the corrupted Spiritual Vigor, and finally mutating.
It was easy to get rid of them. He did not need to use any supernatural Dao techniques, he only needed to disturb the internal Qi dynamic of its body. Hence, he did not do much, and only blew out a breath of fresh air. This breath was like a strong gust of wind blowing out from the flat ground, and it blew through the blood hole in the pit. The dozens of Demonic Ghost first froze, and then one by one, they turned into dust and scattered on the ground.
Yang Xi and the rest looked at everything with their mouths agape. Although the Demonic Ghost looked slow, it was extremely difficult to deal with. Even if they were to chop it with knives and axes, it would be useless. Moreover, it could spit out filthy Qi, and anyone who came into contact with it would fall, without exception. However, in the blink of an eye, they were all cleaned up. Were the rumored cultivators this powerful?
The short-haired man was stunned at first, but then he ran over excitedly and grabbed Yang Xi, saying, "Leader Yang, we've really earned big this time."
Yang Xi knocked him and glared at him, saying, "Don't talk nonsense. When the time comes, if there's a reward, Gao Shi will have the first pick. Do you understand?"
"Understood, understood." The short-haired man nodded repeatedly. "Since we've put in a lot of effort, we should get the bigger share. This is a rule that I understand."
Yang Xi sucked in a deep breath. This time, he had really bumped into an incredible person. The most troublesome thing in the depths of the Crimson Pit were these unclean things. Normally, he would try to avoid them as much as he could. But in this case, he would miss out on many good things. It was not that no one had tried other methods, but they all failed without exception. Other than the Morality of cultivators, there was no other way to restrain these Demonic Ghosts.
However, he was not knowledgeable. Although those cultivators had strange skills, the most they could do was make the Demonic Ghosts retreat. He had never heard of someone who could take care of more than ten of them in one go. Perhaps only the Imperial Preceptor, who was in charge of the capital city, could have such abilities.
Zhang Yan sensed for a moment. It was just a breath of fresh air, but the Qi activity was clearly weaker. It seemed that he had made a wrong judgment earlier, so he had to use as few Divine Powers as possible. He turned to look and saw that everyone was stunned. He smiled and said, "Let's continue forward."
Yang Xi said, "Alright, let's go." His tone was no longer as casual as it was Just Now. Instead, there were hints of admiration and respect in his tone.
After that, the journey did not encounter too many obstacles. After another hour or so, they had eliminated several Demonic Ghosts along the way. Finally, they arrived at the mouth of a pit about ten feet wide. The ground was covered with broken jade pieces and gold and bronze fragments.
When Yang Xi arrived, he was obviously much more excited. He asked, "Gao Shi, everyone must be tired. Can you allow us to rest here and pick up some things?"
Zhang Yan nodded and said, "Hero Yang, feel free."
He gave the order, and everyone spread out, desperately putting these things into their bags.
Yang Xi grabbed hold of the short-haired man who was about to leave and said, "Tell the others to only pick the valuable ones and the light ones. Throw away the big ones."
The short-haired man was a little impatient. He quickly said, "Yes, yes, Chief Yang. I understand."
Yang Xi scolded him with a smile and let him go. Then, he turned to Zhang Yan and said, "Gao Shi, do you have anything you want? Tell us so that we can help you look for it."
Zhang Yan said, "There's no need."
Yang Xi did not say anything more and retreated tactfully.
Zhang Yan took a few steps forward. His eyes glowed faintly. Finally, his gaze settled on a spot. He reached out and grabbed an item from the sand. It looked like a piece of Profound Jade the size of a fingernail. However, its material was exactly the same as the jade pendant worn by the Imperial Advisor. The only difference was that this was a fragment.
There were many similar items around. From the looks of it, they had all fallen from a single object. He pondered for a while and vaguely had an answer in his heart. He looked up at the depths of the pit. Whether it was true or not, he would have to go down to verify it.
He found Yang Xi and said, "If we go down further, how far will Hero Yang go?"
Yang Xi thought for a moment and said, "At most half a day's journey."
Zhang Yan said, "What about the path?"
Yang Xi said, "It's also a thousand ravines, nine bends and ten turns. It's even harder to walk than going up."
Zhang Yan said, "What if we go down further?"
Yang Xi said with some difficulty, "It's not easy to walk further down. It's not that there weren't brave ancestors who went down before, but out of ten, it's already good enough that one came out. Moreover, I have never been there before, so I don't know the way."
Zhang Yan grunted and said, "If that's the case, Hero Yang can take me to that familiar place later."
Yang Xi said, "Okay.
After being delayed here for an hour, everyone reluctantly continued on their way. They continued to walk deeper into the pit, passing through many complicated tunnels. Six hours later, they stopped in front of a ravine that looked like the mouth of a giant beast.
Yang Xi said, "Hero Gao, this is the place. If we go any further, I won't be able to lead the way."
Zhang Yan stood there, but he could feel that the Qi activity had become clearer. Since they had found the entrance, it was just a little more effort to go down. He said, "It's fine. I can go down alone. You can go back later."
Yang Xi hesitated for a moment, then used a knife to cut open a scar on his arm. Without changing his expression, he took out a small leather scroll and said, "This is a map of the cave left behind by the predecessors. I wonder if it can help Hero Gao."
Zhang Yan took it and glanced at it. He had already memorized it. He smiled and said, "You gave me something, so I'll give you something in return." He pressed his fingers together and a Talisman appeared out of thin air. He said, "From now on, you carry this talisman with you. Those demonic ghosts won't hurt you again."
Yang Xi was startled, then he excitedly took it and said, "Thank you, Hero Gao." He bowed repeatedly and asked, "May I know Hero Gao's name?"
Zhang Yan didn't answer. He only smiled and walked down. Very soon, his figure was covered by a faint layer of smoke. Finally, he disappeared into the depths of the pit.
To be continued.
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