However, they did not notice that just as they left, a swallowing sound came from the depths of the cave. It was mixed with an angry voice. "Damn it, why is this cave so small? It smells so good, so good, so good. Forget it, I'll go to sleep. The food made by a few bugs can't be that good. Yes, it definitely won't be good. Sleep, sleep … "
After resting for three whole days, everyone's injuries had improved. The injury on Nian Bing's shoulder had already healed. However, this wasn't a good thing for him. His bones and tendons had been broken, and the superficial healing didn't mean anything. His arm was temporarily crippled. The better news was that Zi Qingjian was awake. Because he had not used up all his energy, he was still as lively as ever after recovering.
"President Carlo, I think we should explore the cave first. The injured should stay here first. When we find a way out, we'll come back to get them," Nian Bing said.
Carlo nodded and said, "Nianbing, your injuries aren't light. Why don't you stay as well? The few of us and Lady Phoenix will be enough."
Nian Bing shook her head. "I'm fine. I still have many scrolls on me. Who knows, they might be able to help you. Master Li Hua, how's your mana recovery?"
Li Hua said, "It's fully recovered. I'll go with you. Everyone can look after each other."
After some discussion, they decided that Feng Nu, Zi Qingjian, Carlo, Jia Te Lin, Nian Bing, and Li Hua would enter the cave to search for a way out. The others would rest and wait for news.
They would leave their extra items where they were. Nian Bing and the rest of the six moved forward lightly. Feng Nu walked at the front, followed by Zi Qingjian. Nian Bing was injured, so she walked at the back of the group. She used her flame technique to illuminate the way for everyone. Before leaving, Nian Bing had asked about Feng Nu's injuries. Feng Nu told her that she had recovered about 50%. However, her vitality was severely damaged. It would take several months for her to fully recover.
The cave was indeed very deep. Its size fluctuated between large and small. At its smallest, one had to bend down to pass through. In a large area, six people could walk side by side. The deeper they went, the higher the temperature became. Fortunately, the ventilation in the cave was smooth. Although it was a little hot, it was still bearable.
After walking for an hour, the cave ahead was still deep and serene. Feng Nu turned around and glanced at Nian Bing, who was at the back of the group. Nian Bing nodded at her, indicating that she was fine. At this moment, they suddenly discovered that there was a turning point in the deep cave ahead. There seemed to be some kind of light flickering behind the turning point.
They looked at each other silently and raised their vigilance at the same time. Feng Nu pulled out the Parting Heaven Sword. Zi Qing Sword also took the heavy sword from his back. Nian Bing and Lychee both recited the magic they were best at, ready to react at any time.
After turning the corner, everything in front of him changed drastically. The six of them exclaimed softly almost at the same time and all stopped in their tracks.
What appeared in front of them was an indescribably huge cave. The cave went from the bottom to the top, and the sky directly penetrated it. Just by looking at it, this huge cave was probably at least ten thousand feet high. It was completely hollow in the mountainside, and the spacious space was enough to easily accommodate ten thousand people. But what surprised them most were the two mountains in front of them. One was a treasure mountain shining with colorful light, and the other was a mountain of flesh formed by a huge creature.
The seven-colored treasure mountain was piled up to a height of thirty feet. All kinds of treasures sparkled under the sky. The treasures were mainly gemstones, but there was no lack of strange objects. There were even some weapons that seemed to be of excellent quality. What attracted Nian Bing the most was a few boxes made of jade in the military alliance's treasure mountain. Based on his knowledge in the library, it was clearly used to store books. If Carlo's information was correct, he was afraid that the ancient magic book he wanted to get was in there.
Carlo swallowed a mouthful of saliva and murmured, "Oh my god! I'm afraid this pile of treasures can be compared with the national treasury of any country. Fortunately, I didn't let Hua Rui come. Otherwise, I'm afraid she couldn't help it. "
Nian Bing walked to Feng Nu's side and whispered, "Is, is this really a dragon? Why does it look like a real dragon? "
Feng Nu smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that our luck is really good. You're right. This is a real dragon, a fire dragon."
Although Nian Bing had already vaguely guessed it, he couldn't help but tremble, and his eyes showed a look of horror. The gigantic body lying beside the book was exactly the same as the Wind Attribute Giant Dragon he had seen before, except that its body was a bit bigger. Its dragon scales were red in color, and its body was nearly thirty meters long. Two gigantic dragon wings were spread out, covering its gigantic body on the ground. It had a pair of antlers on its head, whiskers on the corners of its mouth, and pearls on its forehead. Its entire body was covered in golden-red scales. Although its eyes were closed, its formless aura told everyone that it was definitely an extremely dangerous creature. The Dragon Master that the Fire Dragon Humans referred to was not a SemiDragon, but a true Fire Dragon. Nian Bing could not help but feel fearful of it.
"Feng Nu, what should we do now?" Nian Bing's gaze fell on the beauty beside him.
Feng Nu chuckled, pointed up, and said, "Since there's a way out, of course we should leave."
Nian Bing stared blankly and said, "You don't seem to be worried?"
Feng Nu smiled and said, "What's there to worry about? A real dragon is even more thirsty than a dragon. As long as you don't touch its treasures and don't have any ideas about it, even if you shout beside it, it won't wake up. Our luck is really good. Don't worry, to us, a real dragon is not as dangerous as a dragon. Of course, that's when it's not awake. I'll remind you again, no one should touch those treasures. Otherwise, the dragon will kill us as easily as crushing an ant. "
Carlo saw Feng Nu looking at him and hurriedly said, "Being able to see a real dragon is already a good experience for us. You can rest assured that I don't have any ideas about these treasures. Although I'm not young anymore, it's not a big problem to live for another twenty years. I still want to go back and enjoy my retirement. What should we do now? We should think of a way to get out, right? "
Nian Bing said, "I'll go out first. However, this hole is much higher than we thought. I'm afraid it won't be easy to get a long rope. Feng Nu, my magic should be able to support the two of us to get out. We'll think of a way after we get out."
Feng Nu nodded. Just as Nian Bing was about to use Blizzard, a change suddenly happened. In the blink of an eye, a black shadow rushed to the pile of seven-colored treasures at a speed that was difficult to see with the naked eye. With a boom, the treasures exploded and scattered in all directions. The black shadow reached into the pile and pulled out a black bottle. A strange laugh sounded. "Haha, thank you for opening the way for me, you idiots, for being my scapegoat."
Nian Bing and the others reacted at this time. They saw that it was a person covered in a black cloak. They couldn't see his appearance from the outside at all. The whole person was wrapped in a black fog. The light in his eyes shone brightly. "Dark Mage."
An angry roar suddenly sounded. Strange things happened on the ground. The Fire Dragon let out an incomparably angry roar. "Who touched my treasures? Go to hell." A dark red light shot out from one of the dragon's claws and went straight to the body of the man in black. The man in black didn't dare to fight directly. His body was wrapped in the black fog and floated to the side. With a loud bang, a hole with a diameter of three meters appeared in the solid mountain wall under the angry attack of the dragon. The whole interior of the cave rose sharply. Even the debris didn't scatter. The place where the explosion hit was completely dark.
"You can play with the dragon. I won't accompany you." The cold voice was full of excitement. They watched as he crushed a scroll. A white hexagram appeared under his feet. With a flash of light, he disappeared completely. Not even a trace of breath was left.
Nian Bing and Li Hua sucked in a breath of cold air at the same time. They discovered that the scroll used by the other party was actually a tenth rank spatial magic scroll that shouldn't have existed — Distant Call. Nian Bing had seen an introduction to Distant Call in the top floor of the Ice Moon Empire's Magician's Guild library. It was known as the best escape scroll. However, this scroll was something that even an archmage couldn't make. Not to mention that there were no spatial archmages on the continent. This scroll could allow the user to instantly reach a place with a guiding magic array thousands of miles away. It was a long-distance transmission magic. If there was a spatial archmage, chanting this spell would take the time of a meal. It would also consume all of their magic power to succeed. Such a precious scroll couldn't be described in terms of value.
The six of them stood there in a daze. Right now, they weren't thinking about where the black-clothed man had come from or why he was doing this. Instead, they were thinking about how to deal with the infuriated Fire Elemental Dragon that had completely stood up.
Chuan An stood there like a mountain. His huge dragon wings were spread out to both sides, spanning over a hundred feet. The fiery-red dragon breathed freely in and out of his mouth. His dark red eyes were filled with intense anger. They had all seen the power of the attack just now. Even if Feng Nu was in peak condition, she probably wouldn't be able to withstand it. Facing the most powerful creature on the continent, the six of them were ashen-faced. They looked at the dragon, not knowing what to do.
Nian Bing was the first to react. She coughed and said tentatively, "Respected Mr. Dragon, we, we are not in cahoots with that thief. If you don't have anything else to say, we won't disturb your sleep."
The dragon lowered its head. "Despicable human, are you talking to me? However, that person clearly said that it was you who brought him here. Moreover, he stole the Sealing Bottle of Moordas that was under my care. This is all your fault. Do it. I'll give you a chance. As long as you can damage one of my scales, I'll let you leave. "
"Let's do it. If we shrink back, we'll be stabbed. If we stick our head out, we'll be stabbed." Zi Qingjian roared angrily. Wielding his heavy sword, he charged towards the giant dragon. Carlo sighed inwardly. Together with Gatling, he charged towards Zi Qingjian as well. Li Zhi had already prepared his Water Dragon spell. They could only hope for a fluke now.
"Don't do it." Feng Nu's cry of alarm interrupted Nian Bing, who was preparing to cast a spell. The fiery red figure blocked in front of the dragon like lightning. Flaming Sky Godly Sword transformed into a dazzling sword shadow. With a clang, Zi Qingjian, Carlo, and the Gatling Gun were knocked back, and then met Li Hua's eighth-grade attack spell. Flaming Sky Godly Sword was swung without leaving a single gap. Feng Nu was afraid that she would miss something.
The spell was controlled by Li Hua. Based on Feng Nu's performance of bravely saving everyone a few days ago, Li Hua was very convinced of her words. The Water Dragon Spell had just come into contact with Feng Nu when it was immediately withdrawn. Even so, the weak Feng Nu couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood. She staggered on the ground and almost fell.
Nian Bing hurriedly ran forward to support Feng Nu. "Feng Nu, what are you doing?"
Feng Nu gasped for breath. "I'm saving your lives." She turned around and faced the fire dragon. "Who would've thought that even someone as powerful as you would use such tricks to deceive us."
The fire dragon snorted. "You're the descendant of the little damned bird, right? No wonder you know the rules."
Feng Nu calmly looked at the fire dragon and said, "So it's true. I was just guessing, but now you've confirmed it. The Dragon God left you seven giants to guard the human world. In order to prevent the balance of the human world from being affected by you, he set the rules. Unless humans attack you or invade you, you're not allowed to take the initiative to attack humans. I'm not wrong, right? You know that it's not our fault that the black bottle was stolen, but you just lured my companions to attack. You wanted to kill us. "
Hearing this, Li Hua and the others realized that their lives were saved by Feng Nu. If Feng Nu hadn't taken the risk of being injured to block their attacks, they would've been destroyed by the fire dragon's powerful counterattack.
"Don't call me a giant dragon. I'm the Dragon King, the great fire Dragon King Garamandis. You're very smart, but do you think you can escape your fate like this? If the Dragon God knows that the sealing bottle of Moordas was stolen, he will also blame me. Although I can't take the initiative to kill you, it's easy to trap you here and let you starve to death. Don't think that I don't know anything just because I'm sleeping. I know the situation when you fought with my servants. You came here for my treasure. You gave it up because you wanted to live. It can be seen that you are also despicable humans. Leaving your lives is the right choice. "
Nian Bing supported Feng Nu and said in a clear voice, "Garamandis, although I don't know what the sealing bottle of Moordas is, I think it should be very important to you. If we promise to help you find this bottle, will you let us go?"
"Despicable humans, I won't believe what you say. The Sealing Vial of Moodas was stolen by you cunning humans. Do you think I will believe you humans? I won't let you go. "
"Honorable Dragon King, I know that the black-clothed man just now is very cunning. He deliberately let us lead the way to steal your black bottle. But I swear, I will definitely retrieve the sealing bottle of Moordas for you! "Nian Bing said in a clear voice.
"Yes, as long as you give us a deadline, we will definitely retrieve the sealing bottle of Moordas for you. I swear on the blood of the phoenix, "Feng Nu followed Nian Bing and said.
"Don't think that swearing on the blood of that lousy bird is amazing. If the sealing bottle of Moordas is opened, even if the phoenix blood disappears, it won't be able to bear it. No, I have to contact the other six old guys quickly. Recover the sealing bottle of Moordas and don't let its seal be undone. Otherwise, this world will probably never be peaceful again. Sigh! Forget it, for the sake of that lousy bird helping me back then, I won't pursue the matter. But in the human world, you must pay attention to the news of the dark mage and don't let the sealing bottle open. I'm leaving, don't have any ideas about my treasure. Get up and call your people over, I'd better take you out! "
"Thank you Dragon King, thank you Dragon King! Big Brother Zi Qing, please go and call everyone. "Nian Bing took over from Dragon King.
"Alright, I'll go right away!" Zi Qingjian quickly ran back to the small path he had taken.
After a few minutes, everyone came to Dragon King's hall one after another. Looking at the mountain of gold and silver treasures, everyone's eyes lit up. Before anyone could react, Hua Xin screamed loudly and rushed to the treasure mountain.
"Don't! Don't ~ ~ "Carlo stretched out his right hand and stopped her repeatedly. But it was too late. Dragon King's left wing fanned, and a powerful whirlwind blew. Hua Xin's fat and dry body had already hit the rocks around the hall. At this time, the mercenaries discovered the mountain of flesh on the side. Her entire body trembled and she was no longer moved.
"Okay, let's go." Dragon King released a dark red light and blocked everyone's path. He spread out his wings and a strong wind swept everyone up to the cave above them.
When they came out of the cave, they were already halfway up the center of the Tian Dang Mountain Range. Nian Bing looked back. The huge cave faced the sky and was surrounded by faint trees. Thick clouds floated in the distance. From afar, the color of the cave and the green forest complemented each other. With the cover of the clouds, it was no wonder they couldn't see it when they came.
Nian Bing said: "I don't know any martial arts. That was only a low-level ice magic, the Ice Arrow Technique. I can't kill people, but killing a pigeon isn't a big problem. Feng Nu, you have to know that in the eyes of a chef, as long as it's edible, it's an ingredient. Since you don't have any ingredients here, I can only make some myself. "
Feng Nu looked at Nian Bing with dissatisfaction: "I didn't expect you to be such a cruel person."
Nian Bing smiled and said: "Am I cruel? Then you just don't eat them later. " As he said that, he walked to the corner and picked up the two pigeons. After eight years of cultivation, his spiritual power had reached a very high level. The Ice Arrow he shot earlier had directly shattered the two pigeons' heads and didn't cause them much pain.
Holding the two pigeons, Nian Bing walked past Feng Nu. Seeing her somewhat sluggish expression, he smiled and said: "Pigeons are very nutritious and have the effect of strengthening the body and kidney. Since you said I'm cruel, you don't need to see how I deal with them. "After saying that, he directly walked to the kitchen.
"No, I want to see." Feng Nu stubbornly glared at Nian Bing and followed him into the kitchen.
Nian Bing took a basin and poured some water. Returning to the courtyard, he quickly removed all the feathers on the pigeons, took out their internal organs, and washed the pigeons.
Looking at the bloody scene in front of her, Feng Nu repeatedly frowned. She reluctantly insisted on staying beside Nian Bing and continued to watch. Nian Bing smiled slightly. With a flip of his wrist, he took out the Morning Dew Dagger. Under the command of his spiritual power, his magical power easily froze the blood and internal organs in the basin into ice. He turned the basin upside down and gently knocked the ice out of the basin. Nian Bing held the two washed pigeons in one hand and softly chanted: "Scorching fire, burst forth the passion in your heart and explode between heaven and earth. Bursting Flames Magic." A solid fireball appeared in front of him. Nian Bing's eyes flashed and the fireball with a diameter of five inches exploded. With a bang, the entire piece of blood ice completely disappeared. Other than a faint flow of water vapor, there was no trace left.
Feng Nu stared blankly at Nian Bing. "You, you know two types of magic? Ice and fire, how is that possible? "
Nian Bing smiled and said: "Nothing is impossible in this world. As long as you dare to think and dare to do it, your fantasy can become reality. When I was learning cooking from my master, I often used this method to destroy garbage. How about it, it didn't leave any trace on the ground. Ice and fire will turn into water vapor. When I froze the blood, the pigeons' internal organs have already been completely integrated with the ice. Under the bombardment of Bursting Flames, they naturally disappeared. "Bursting Flames was a level three magic. It required the strength of an intermediate magician to cast, and its explosive power was extremely strong.
After returning to the kitchen with the pigeons, Nian Bing grabbed one of the pigeons by its leg and lifted it up. Because of Nian Bing's cruelty to the pigeons, Feng Nu's good impression of him had already dropped by a lot. She leaned against the kitchen door, waiting to see what he was going to do. She was surprised to find that Nian Bing seemed to have completely changed when he held the pigeon in his left hand. He stood there as steady as a rock, and his sharp eyes were completely focused on the pigeon, as if he was observing something. Suddenly, he moved. Feng Nu only saw a cyan blue brilliance floating out. The brilliance was so gorgeous. Nian Bing's right hand was like a phantom, constantly flipping and flashing. One after another, almost identical strands of flesh were constantly piling up on the chopping board below. Although she couldn't see the shadow of the knife clearly, Feng Nu was surprised to find that under the flickering cyan blue brilliance, the pigeon in Nian Bing's hand had gradually turned into a skeleton. In just a few blinks of an eye, Nian Bing had already changed to another pigeon. The cyan blue brilliance was still flickering. When the two skeletons appeared on the chopping board, there was already an even pile of flesh beside them. Nian Bing took out a white handkerchief from his bosom and wrapped it around the knife. Frost swirled on the Morning Dew Knife, leaving no trace behind.
Nian Bing smiled and walked to the front of the stove. With a point of his left hand, a fireball hit the firewood and the flames started to burn. The pot on the stove was still considered clean. The two pigeon skeletons were directly thrown into the pot, and he poured in some water from the side. But just as the water reached the skeletons, he stopped. He closed the lid of the pot and said with a smile, "The original soup melts the original food so that the nutrients can be completely absorbed."
Feng Nu looked at Nian Bing with a dumbfounded expression and muttered, "You really don't learn martial arts? Your knife is so fast. "She was very clear that although she cultivated Dou Qi, the speed of her wrist was definitely not as fast as Nian Bing's.
Nian Bing smiled and said, "My knife technique can only cut vegetables and meat, and it's just a simple knife. It's not like you, who cultivated Senior Hua Tian's Nine Abandonment Dou Qi. Unfortunately, I want to focus on cultivating magic. Otherwise, I might ask you for some knowledge on Dou Qi. You only have salt here, so I won't make pigeon stew. I'll just make pigeon meat rice for you. " As he said that, he took out a small square cloth bag from his waist and opened it on the chopping board. Inside the cloth bag were small cloth bags, and on each bag was an object of different sizes. The largest was a small knife, and the smallest was a long needle. There were a total of ten objects, and most of them were needle-shaped objects.
Feng Nu curiously asked, "What are these things for? Why do they look like doctors? Could it be that you also know acupuncture? "
Nian Bing smiled and said, "Needles are not only used for acupuncture, they are also good for cooking." As he said that, he took out a basin from the side and scooped some rice. After washing it with water, he placed it beside him. His left hand picked up a grain of rice, and his right hand picked up the second thinnest needle from the cloth bag. As soon as the needle entered his hand, the tip of the needle immediately turned red and emitted a trace of heat. With a shake of his wrist, the fire magic needle directly pierced into the grain of rice that he picked up with his left hand. At the same time, with a flick of his left hand's little finger, a tendril of meat passed through the hole at the end of the needle. Unexpectedly, it was like a silk thread, and the needle came out from the other end of the rice. The rice grain was actually pierced by the tendril of meat. Following that, Nian Bing's movements began to speed up. One grain of rice after another was continuously pierced by the needle, and unexpectedly, the tendril of meat was cleverly pierced into a string. Miraculously, the surprise in Feng Nu's eyes became more and more intense. How was this cooking? It was clearly like making a perfect piece of art.
The complicated project was continuously performed by Nian Bing. His hands were like illusions, and there was not a trace of delay, and there was not a trace of error. However, even with his speed, when all the tendril of meat had completely pierced through the rice grain, an hour had already passed. Looking at the rows of rice grains, Nian Bing smiled. This technique of using tendril of meat to pass rice was something that he had combined with magic. Without a burning fire needle, it was simply impossible to pierce through every grain of rice so evenly. The rice grains were like a curtain of beads that were placed flat on the chopping board. Nian Bing turned around and opened the lid of the pot. The soup boiled from the pigeon bones emitted a faint fragrance amidst the steaming steam. He took a ladle from the side and carefully picked out the pigeon bones from the pot. Looking at the milky white soup, he slightly hesitated for a moment before turning around and muttering a few words. A faint blue light enveloped the rice grains on the chopping board, and unexpectedly, the rice that had been pierced by the tendril of meat was frozen into a block. Taking out the Morning Dew Dagger, he gently picked up the frozen rice and directly placed it into the pot. After sprinkling a thin layer of salt on the ice cubes, he covered the pot with the lid and returned the Morning Dew Dagger to its sheath. Turning around, he said to Feng Nu who had already sunk into a daze, "Alright, it will be ready to eat after cooking for about an hour. Although the pigeon meat rice tastes good, it's a pity that it's a waste of time. I'll have to trouble you to wait a little longer. "
Feng Nu looked at Nian Bing with a strange gaze. "You, are you cooking? If this was made by an ordinary chef, I'm afraid that it would take more than a day to finish. "
Nian Bing laughed in spite of himself. "A day? If it took a day, the shredded pigeon meat would already be inedible. Just making it looks good doesn't have any practical significance. You can come to a conclusion after tasting it. "
The two of them walked out of the kitchen. Feng Nu's previous unhappiness had already vanished into thin air after witnessing Nian Bing's miraculous cooking skills. Moving two wooden stools, the two of them sat down in the courtyard. Nian Bing appeared to be a little tired. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the tall ancient tree outside the courtyard wall. Piercing the rice with tendril of meat required complete concentration. Doing so much at once was like controlling a huge magic spell. Even he himself could not explain why he would make such a complicated pigeon meat rice for Feng Nu. Although it sounded simple, the simpler the cooking, the more it showed the chef's skills.
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