"This thing, if it's full, I'm afraid it's worth tens of billions, right?" Shan Gu's mouth twitched as he spoke.
"I'm not sure, but I'm guessing it's not enough." Liu Zhiyuan took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. He said, "This kind of thing is simply priceless! Those who can obtain it are basically martial artists, and as long as they're martial artists, it's unlikely that they'll sell it, unless the person who obtains it has no hope of ever stepping into the realm of Grandmasters. "
"That's right, for the truly wealthy, I reckon they'll be willing to spend hundreds of billions," Ji Chae Yi said faintly. "This thing not only increases one's cultivation level, but it can also increase one's lifespan!"
"So we've obtained an invaluable treasure?" Li Min had yet to recover from the shock, and asked in a daze.
This kind of shock was too much for a young girl to handle!
It was simply inconceivable, and completely beyond her understanding of wealth.
"For us now, it's just a fortune, but for us in the future, it represents our future." Ji Chae Yi looked at her and said.
The green low-grade Spirit Pearl was passed around in everyone's hands, and finally returned to Shirō Makino's hand.
"Xiao Bai, this is yours," Ji Chae Yi looked at Shirō Makino intently. "We've already agreed on this."
Shirō Makino shook his head. "It belongs to all of us, whoever steps into the realm of Grandmasters first!"
Is the realm of Grandmasters that easy to step into?
The group of youths looked at each other, but did not say anything.
How could it be so easy to break through the shackles of a Level Nine Spiritual Warrior? Otherwise, wouldn't there be Grandmasters everywhere?
Even if one's family had a mine, and could spend money all the way, one would still need to have the ability to do so!
Furthermore, they could not even imagine how much this Spirit Pearl was worth, but it was definitely worth tens of billions.
Such an expensive thing, even Ji Chae Yi did not dare to be as generous as she was in the Intercity Variant Instance Dungeon, and loudly declare that this thing belongs to her, and she would pay everyone later.
Even a rich lady could not afford it!
It was too expensive!
"After being activated once, I don't know how much Spiritual Energy is left," Shirō Makino said regretfully, "but it's still better than nothing."
It was still very impressive, okay?
The other five turned to look at Shirō Makino. Even Si Yin had a cute expression on her face.
Everyone's spirits were completely uplifted by this low-grade spiritual bead.
Even Si Yin wasn't that afraid anymore.
It was so refreshing to use this thing to refresh oneself.
"If we can find a large amount of these things, we can use them to continuously expand our Spiritual Seas. Using one to level up, haha, and using three to level up, we can probably sweep through the Flying Deity High School League!" Shan Gu was fantasizing.
"Stop dreaming. We don't even know if there are that many low-grade spiritual pearls in the entire underground palace." Shirō Makino poured cold water on him.
"People always have ideals and pursuits, don't they?" Shan Gu said with a smile.
A low-grade spiritual bead made everyone excited.
But Liu Zhiyuan calmly reminded everyone, "Don't forget what just happened."
Of course, they would not forget that a group of vicious adventurers had schemed to harm them. If it weren't for the captain's calmness and Xiao Bai's decisiveness, they would have been tricked by them!
This incident was imprinted in everyone's hearts.
The third floor was too big. For the next two days, they searched the third floor.
Unfortunately, they couldn't find a second low-grade spiritual pearl. They didn't see any other ancient inheritances either.
On the contrary, he had fought many terrifying underground creatures.
On the fourth day in the underground palace.
The group finally decided to go to the fourth floor.
When they arrived at the entrance of the third floor, they found traces of battle.
There was a lot of blood on the ground, but nothing was left here.
Shan Gu volunteered, "I'll go first."
Liu Zhiyuan said in a low voice, "I'll do it."
Saying so, he took out his shield and put on his protective armor. He looked at the others and said, "I'll go first, then Shan Gu, then Xiao Bai. The three of you follow behind. Let's go together!"
Saying so, Liu Zhiyuan walked down the passage to the third floor.
The passage was very long, and … there were no lights.
The lighting equipment here had been destroyed.
Even if there had been a battle here, it wouldn't be necessary to destroy all the lighting equipment. It was obvious that someone did it on purpose.
So everyone was very cautious.
They tried to hold their breath and not make too much noise. But there were still light footsteps.
When they reached the bottom floor, the light from below made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
Shan Gu reminded Shirō Makino in a low voice, "Be careful!"
Whoosh!
Clang!
Before Shan Gu finished speaking, they heard a loud sound.
An arrow struck Liu Zhiyuan's shield.
Then, a series of piercing sounds came from the air, and countless arrows were shot at Liu Zhiyuan, who was holding the big shield.
The sound of metal clashing formed a series of explosions, as if there were thousands of soldiers below.
Liu Zhiyuan's path forward was completely blocked.
Because of the angle, no one could see what was happening below. They could only see a large number of arrows shooting at them through the gaps.
Liu Zhiyuan had no choice but to retreat.
He didn't retreat too quickly, giving the people behind him enough time to react.
The arrows finally stopped.
Before they could react, a series of rapid footsteps could be heard. They moved in unison.
Everyone's expression changed when they saw this.
Hundreds of skeleton soldiers wielding weapons and shields walked towards them in an orderly fashion.
"Retreat!" Liu Zhiyuan said in a low voice.
Then, they began to retreat to the third floor.
But they didn't get far before they heard a similar series of footsteps behind them.
There were people behind them!
This time, everyone was quite shocked.
They had almost explored the entire third floor. Moreover, before they came down, they had all done a lot of inspection work.
They only came down after ensuring that there were no mistakes.
Why did a group of enemies appear behind them in such a short time?
What was going on?
"Charge out!" Liu Zhiyuan suddenly increased his pace, raised his shield, and rushed down. He waved the Berserk Dragon Sword in his hand, and directly fought with the group of Skeleton Warriors that rushed in.
Crack!
Crack!
He waved his Berserk Dragon Sword and used Wind and Lightning Slash. Liu Zhiyuan was like a berserker, rushing down.
A large number of skeleton soldiers were chopped into pieces.
Shirō Makino kept throwing spirit energy replenishment talismans at Liu Zhiyuan.
Shan Gu kept shooting arrows.
Si Yin's face was tense. She hesitated, her hand holding the Sky Splitter Hammer was trembling.
Finally, she stepped forward and shouted, "Shan Gu, get out of the way!"
In the time that Shan Gu was stunned, Si Yin had already rushed forward. Using Liu Zhiyuan's shield as cover, she raised the Sky Splitter Hammer and smashed it at the skeleton soldiers.
Crack!
Crack!
Crack!
A series of bone cracking sounds could be heard. These intermediate warrior level skeleton soldiers were smashed into pieces one by one.
At this time, the skeleton soldiers behind them also started to show their heads.
Shan Gu and Ji Chae Yi immediately turned around and protected Li Min.
Ji Chae Yi used Specter Flash and quickly killed the skeleton soldiers in front of them.
Shan Gu supported them from the side.
Li Min also used spirit energy replenishment talismans to replenish their spirit energy.
Just like that, the six of them quickly rushed to the fourth floor.
When they saw the situation on the fourth floor, their scalps went numb.
As far as the eye could see, it was densely packed with skeletons!
Some of the skeletons were especially bright, and some were even glowing. Others were dimmer, and a few were missing arms or legs. It was unknown what happened to them when they were alive.
The empty eye sockets of all the skeletons were burning with flames.
The entire scene gave them a very strange feeling.
"Is this an illusion or real?" Shan Gu asked Shirō Makino as he continuously shot arrows to block the skeletons behind him.
Shirō Makino said, "They are all made of energy. If we can't find the eye of the formation, they are all real! Unless we can find that place. "
"Then hurry up and find it! If we find it, we can still get a bead! "Shan Gu shouted.
Shirō Makino was speechless. Do you think it's that easy to find a bead?
But for an illusion to appear here and be activated, someone must have triggered the mechanism here.
In that case, there should really be a bead here.
Shirō Makino began to search diligently.
It was easy to say, but in reality, it was not.
They could find it before because the mechanism was in the room where they were temporarily resting.
Based on the formation, they could deduce it.
But the fourth floor was different from the first three. All of them were huge palaces. Who knew which palace the mechanism would be in.
Moreover, everywhere they looked, there were skeleton warriors armed with weapons and shields. They were so densely packed that it was not easy to kill a path.
Although these skeleton warriors did not have a high cultivation base, there were thousands of them.
With so many intermediate warrior level skeleton warriors, even if they were to force their way up, it was not something that the few of them could handle.
If Shirō Makino's spiritual power was not sealed, it would not be difficult. But now … it was too difficult!
"We can only search one by one."
Shirō Makino calculated according to the eye of the formation and said, "Go to the palace on the left!"
On the left side of the entrance to the fourth floor was a huge palace. At this moment, the door was wide open, and a steady stream of skeleton warriors walked out.
Liu Zhiyuan raised his shield and slashed as he smiled bitterly. "Even the instance dungeons in the virtual world don't have such a crazy scene."
"That's why reality is always illogical and unreasonable," Shirō Makino, who was replenishing his and Si Yin's spiritual power, replied with a depressed expression.
The six of them finally killed their way into the palace on the left.
At one glance, they saw a huge shining golden throne at the end of the palace.
"F * ck … is that made of gold?" Shan Gu couldn't help but complain as he shot arrows. "Why didn't the city guards move it away?"
The throne did look like it was made of gold. The color was too pure!
There were not as many skeleton warriors here, but they felt that their combat power was higher than outside.
After fighting their way in, Liu Zhiyuan said, "Close the door!"
The door of the palace opened inward. Shirō Makino and Shan Gu immediately rushed over to close the door.
Liu Zhiyuan and Si Yin did their best to fend off the skeleton warriors outside.
Ji Chae Yi and Li Min worked together to fend off the skeleton warriors inside the palace.
The gate of the palace creaked heavily and was slowly closing.
When there was only a gap of about two meters left, Liu Zhiyuan and Si Yin retreated at the same time. Shirō Makino and Shan Gu each pushed a door and slammed it shut.
Bam!
Bam!
With two loud bangs, the palace door was slammed shut.
On the other side, Liu Zhiyuan casually picked up the heavy metal bolt and locked the door.
Heavy bangs could be heard coming from outside.
They didn't have time to rest as they began to clear out the skeleton warriors inside the palace.
Ten minutes later, the skeleton warriors were finally cleared out.
They were so tired that they almost collapsed to the ground.
"Brother Bai, quick, look around, can you find the eye of the formation here …" Shan Gu sat on the ground, panting heavily.
Shirō Makino looked around, using his psychic power to probe bit by bit.
Finally, his gaze fell on the throne.
"It can't be there, right?" Shan Gu was surprised and followed Shirō Makino's gaze.
The throne seemed to be one with the earth, and there was no sign of any mechanism.
Shirō Makino shook his head and walked step by step towards the throne.
Kaboom!
A loud sound came from outside the palace door.
The door trembled violently from the impact, and everyone subconsciously turned around to look.
Shirō Makino ignored it and patted the armrest. Finally, he found a spot and patted it lightly.
The noise outside instantly disappeared.
In an instant, it became so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.
His companions didn't know how many times they were shocked.
"Wait, aren't you … too amazing? Is this the study of formations? "Liu Zhiyuan was speechless.
"Are all Talisman Artists like this?" Ji Chae Yi looked at Li Min.
Li Min's beautiful face revealed a look of confusion that was even more intense than Ji Chae Yi's. She shook her head and said, "No … I've never learned these things!"
At this time, Shirō Makino dug out a green pearl from under the armrest of the throne.
However, as soon as the bead touched his hand, it immediately turned into powder and disappeared.
"This is a pearl that has completely lost its energy. This pearl was placed under the armrest of the throne. It should be used to control these skeleton warriors." Shirō Makino sighed regretfully.
Until now, he still didn't know how these skeleton warriors were awakened, and who triggered the mechanism here.
But it was a pity that the pearl no longer had any energy. It was probably released too quickly.
Liu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Alright, don't feel regretful. It's impossible for all good things to happen to us."
Although everyone felt a little regretful, they knew that their luck was good enough.
They rested in the hall for a while. There was no longer any movement outside.
Liu Zhiyuan unlocked the door bolt and carefully pulled open a door to look outside.
It was empty outside. There was nothing at all.
It was as if those densely packed Skeleton Warriors had never appeared before.
"It seems that the place where these skeletons appeared should have a pearl. But it's hard to say how much energy is left in the pearl." Liu Zhiyuan analyzed.
"The key thing is, who was the one who summoned these skeletons?" Ji Chae Yi had a puzzled look on her face. "At that time, the city guards told us that a few teams had already arrived. We actually only saw one team these few days. Where did the other teams go? "
"You suspect that these skeletons were awakened when someone came down to search for something?" Shan Gu looked at Ji Chae Yi and asked.
Ji Chae Yi nodded. "I think so. They accidentally activated the mechanism. When they realized something was wrong, they immediately ran away."
Shirō Makino looked at the other palaces. Almost every one of them looked exactly the same.
The fourth level was incomparably huge. It would probably take more than half a month to go through every single one of the palaces.
Who had lived in these palaces in the past?
Could they have been arranged according to the order of the array?
Shirō Makino thought and glanced at Shan Gu. "Climb up to the top of the hall and take a few pictures for me to see."
Shan Gu: "…"
Although he didn't know what Xiao Bai was up to, he obediently climbed up.
This height was child's play to him. After a while, all kinds of pictures were sent to Shirō Makino.
Shirō Makino looked at the pictures and compared the information they had obtained previously.
"What are you doing? Looking for a pattern? "Shan Gu couldn't help but ask.
Shirō Makino nodded and didn't say anything. He continued to compare the pictures.
"I suddenly feel like I'm illiterate," Shan Gu said self-deprecatingly.
After a while, Shirō Makino indeed found a pattern. He stood up and said, "Let's go to the next palace."
Based on his guess, Shirō Makino and the others went through five or six palaces in a row. However, they didn't find anything.
There was a throne in each palace. They looked like they were made of pure gold. However, after Liu Zhiyuan's car inspection equipment, he found that these thrones were only plated with a layer of gold.
"If it's really made of gold, those people who came in before wouldn't have let it go," Liu Zhiyuan said after the inspection.
Gold was still a precious metal. It was formed under very harsh conditions, but it was very good for magic conduction. It was one of the indispensable materials used to make some spiritual-type weapons.
"I guess there must have been a king in each palace back then," Shan Gu guessed.
Although they searched a few palaces without finding anything, they didn't lose heart.
With a low-grade spirit pearl as the foundation, they had made a big profit on this trip.
When they reached the ninth palace, Shirō Makino finally found something!
This time, the mechanism wasn't on the throne, but on the wall painting.
The drawing should be of a prehistoric giant beast that looked like a lion. Its entire body was covered in fiery red fur, and its eyes were like copper bells that bulged outwards. Its bloody mouth was wide open, revealing sharp fangs.
The mechanism was set on the tip of the red-haired lion's tail. Only people like Xiao Bai, who were proficient in formations and mechanisms, could find a clue.
If it was someone who didn't know, they probably wouldn't be able to find it.
Shirō Makino walked over and gently pressed the tip of the lion's tail. Suddenly, there was a loud roar under everyone's feet.
Then, the ground in the middle of the palace split open, and a device that looked like a lift slowly rose from below.
Buzz!
There was a buzzing sound in the hall. The device seemed to be in operation, and it made a buzzing sound.
At this moment, Shan Gu suddenly shouted, "Everyone, get down!"
Boom!
A violent wave suddenly exploded from the device. It wasn't something like a bomb, but a pure energy wave.
But it was very turbulent!
None of the six people could stand still.
If the energy wave was any stronger, the defensive talismans on their bodies might have been activated.
"What is this thing?" Shan Gu lay on the ground and asked Shirō Makino, "Do you know what it is?"
Shirō Makino smiled bitterly and shook his head. Although he had a lot of knowledge about the ancient civilization, he wasn't a true encyclopedia. There would always be things he didn't understand.
For example, Shirō Makino had no idea what this device was used for.
He couldn't pretend to understand even if he didn't.
After the ripple, the device lay there quietly, motionless.
The six of them slowly walked over and saw the specific appearance of the device.
It was a polyhedron, like a crystal, sparkling and translucent.
The powerful energy wave just now came from this thing.
Shirō Makino reached out and carefully placed a hand on it.
Then, he used his mental power to sense it.
Suddenly, a large number of strange words appeared in his mind.
Even though he had done some research on ancient texts, he still felt powerless in the face of these texts.
At this time, energy waves came from the crystal-like device again.
More strange words appeared in Shirō Makino's mind.
"Is this communicating with me?" Shirō Makino was speechless and smiled bitterly. He couldn't understand it!
He tried to use his mental power to establish a connection with the device, but it didn't respond.
"This should be some kind of artifact from the ancient civilization, similar to our current artificial intelligence?" Ji Chae Yi looked at the device in confusion.
Da Mei suddenly said to Shirō Makino in the headset, "Try to connect me to it."
"Ah? Isn't that too dangerous? "Shirō Makino didn't want to try something so uncertain.
"It's not dangerous, don't worry," Da Mei said.
If Da Mei, who was as timid as a mouse, said so, there shouldn't be any danger.
Shirō Makino then connected his AI to the device, and in the next moment, Da Mei exclaimed in surprise.
"Good stuff!"
"It can help me level up!"
Da Mei said, and then immediately went silent.
'F * ck!
Where is she? '
Shirō Makino almost shouted.
His companions didn't know that Da Mei existed.
All of them stared blankly at Bai Muye's actions.
Da Mei didn't say much, and Shirō Makino could only wait for her.
After about ten minutes, Da Mei's excited voice sounded in Shirō Makino's ear, "It really can help me level up, my calculation speed is faster than before!"
"What is this thing?" Shirō Makino asked doubtfully.
"I don't know, but it's useful to me. If you can find more of this, my ability will improve by leaps and bounds. I should be able to easily break through the defense of a Rank 2 Main City! "
Da Mei said confidently.
'But … why do I need to break through the defense of a Rank 2 Main City?
I'm a law-abiding good citizen, I shouldn't always think about doing bad things. '
Shirō Makino retracted his AI, and watched as the crystal device, which obviously didn't have any energy waves, slowly sank down.
"That's it? We didn't get anything? "Shan Gu's face was full of dissatisfaction.
The other companions also looked on with reluctance as the crystal device completely sank into the ground.
The ground returned to its original state.
"Let's go." Shirō Makino didn't explain about Da Mei's leveling up, it was better not to talk about it.
In the next few days, Shirō Makino kept deducing according to the operation of the formation, and found four more things that were similar to the crystal device.
Every time, he would ask Da Mei to secretly level up.
Until the last time, Da Mei said that she wanted to sleep for a while.
"I have a feeling that after I wake up, I'll be many times stronger than before!" Da Mei said confidently, and went into a deep sleep.
Other than that, Shirō Makino and the others didn't find anything.
It had been twelve days since they entered the underground palace.
In terms of harvest, they were still the true victors. Even if the low-grade spirit pearl didn't have much spiritual energy, it was still a top-grade treasure.
"If only we could find an ancient deity statue that can increase spiritual energy," on the morning of the thirteenth day, Shan Gu said as he looked around in boredom.
At this moment, he suddenly stopped, and said in a low voice, "Be careful!"
Suddenly, a group of people walked out from the corner over there.
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