A warrior was squatting in front of the corpse of the "middle-aged warrior". At this moment, the mouth of the "middle-aged warrior" was half open, and in the hand of the warrior beside him was a small emerald green leaf, which seemed to have been taken from the mouth of the warrior.
"What's this?"
Wang Chong blinked as he came back to his senses, his attention immediately drawn to the leaf in the martial artist's hand.
"Look, there's one here too!"
At this time, the other warrior also found some other things on the man's body.
It was a cloth bag hanging from the man's waist, and the inside of the bag was densely packed with small green leaves.
In an instant, everyone looked at each other and were speechless.
Wang Chong and Young Master Qingyang glanced at each other and frowned. In the end, it was Young Master Qingyang who stepped forward and picked up a green leaf from the cloth bag. He first sniffed it, but he didn't seem to notice anything. Then, like the middle-aged martial artist, he stuffed the leaf into his mouth.
"How is it?"
Wang Chong asked.
Young Master Qingyang shook his head, his brow furrowing even deeper. But a few moments later, his eyes brightened and a strange look appeared on his face.
This subtle change immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Good stuff! No wonder he can move so freely underground. "
Young Master Qingyang took the leaf out of his mouth, a look of amazement on his face.
"When mixed with saliva, this leaf can produce a large amount of air. Thus, even if the air around them is thin, they won't be affected in the slightest. The Boundless Thousand Worlds are truly full of wonders! I've read many books and read many unofficial histories, but I've never seen anything like this. "
As Young Master Qingyang spoke, he took two more leaves from the bag and handed them to Wang Chong and Sword Dragon.
Wang Chong said nothing, only suspiciously stuffing the leaf into his mouth. At the start, there was no change, just a slight bitterness in the leaf's mouth. But soon, as the saliva moistened the leaf, tiny bubbles began to appear on its surface. At first, there weren't many of them, but as time went on, they became more and more concentrated.
What was even more bizarre was that a considerable portion of these bubbles actually passed through the oral cavity wall and flowed along the blood vessels to the rest of the body.
This underground cave was completely dark, and it was at least 16,000 to 17,000 meters from the surface. The air here was thin, and it was difficult to breathe. Even Wang Chong had to do his best to control his breathing, and he only inhaled and exhaled once every minute. But even so, danger still followed them like a shadow. Everyone's strength was greatly weakened, and their chests felt heavy, as if there was a huge rock pressing down on them.
However, as the emerald green leaf in his mouth released a large amount of gas, that oppressive feeling was swept away. Not only that, Wang Chong felt that his essence, qi, and spirit had become much more abundant. Even the Stellar Energy within his body had become much faster. Even his injuries had become much better.
"It's an extremely high concentration of oxygen!"
Wang Chong's eyes flashed and he immediately understood.
Young Master Qingyang only knew that leaves could produce air, but Wang Chong immediately determined that this was a high concentration of oxygen. Although there wasn't much of it, the high concentration allowed a martial artist to fully supply their energy needs. With this supply of oxygen, Wang Chong's strength would increase by at least one or two levels. More importantly, he wouldn't be restricted by the lack of oxygen.
In a flash, Wang Chong realized the immense value of these small leaves.
"Wonderful! With these leaves, we will be able to move freely underground without any restrictions! "
The group was instantly overjoyed.
"Wait a moment!"
Just as everyone's attention was focused on the bag of leaves, an old voice suddenly sounded.
In the next moment, under everyone's gazes, an old man dressed in a silver-white robe with snow-white sideburns suddenly walked out. He seemed to be a person of virtue and prestige. The sight of this elder instantly silenced the entire cave.
"It's Elder Zhao!"
"Everyone, listen to Elder Zhao!"
Suddenly, the crowd began to back up, their eyes filled with respect as they looked at the elder.
A hint of surprise flashed through Wang Chong's eyes as he turned to Young Master Qingyang and gave him an inquiring look.
"This person is called Zhao Qianwei, an elder of the Clear Sky Sect. He has always been famous for his ability to mediate the disputes of the martial arts world, and he has extremely great seniority in the martial arts world. Even figures like Song Yuanyi and the Black Yin Ancestor will sometimes give him some face."
Young Master Qingyang lowered his voice and explained. After a pause, a smile appeared on Young Master Qingyang's face.
"In addition, Zhao Qianwei is skilled in alchemy, especially healing medicines. You should understand why he is so respected in the martial arts world, right? "
With these last words, Young Master Qingyang gave Wang Chong a profound glance, a smile on his lips.
Wang Chong immediately understood. Whether it was in the Imperial Court or the sects, all Alchemists were extremely respected. As martial artists, they experienced storms of blood and all sorts of life-and-death battles every day. No one could say when they would be able to request help from an Alchemist. Thus, it wasn't hard to understand Zhao Qianwei's status in the martial arts world.
"Everyone, please listen to me. If it wasn't for Young Master Wang, I'm afraid that all of us would have died in this cave. Moreover, this person was captured by Young Master Wang, so in my view, this bag should belong to Young Master Wang! "
Zhao Qianwei's words instantly silenced the crowd.
"Correct! These things should belong to Young Master Wang! I agree with Elder Zhao! "
Someone quickly stepped forward to support Elder Zhao. The others also began to come back to their senses and agree.
"That's right! These things belong to Young Master Wang, so they should go to Young Master Wang!"
If not for Wang Chong, who knew what would have happened to them in the cave? And there was no way to divide up the spoils. Compared to Wang Chong's life-saving grace, this bag of leaves was nothing.
Even Wang Chong was surprised that the situation had developed in this manner. After experiencing the mutual deception of the martial arts world, he was rather flabbergasted at the sight before him.
"There's no need! I only need ten pieces. You guys can divide the rest among yourselves. "
After a few moments of thought, Wang Chong reached out with his palm and took out ten leaves.
Wang Chong had meticulously calculated this number. For an expert of Wang Chong's level, although the air underground was extremely thin, it wouldn't affect him much if he merely moved about. What he truly needed to consider were the traps and the battles against powerful foes.
In the absence of oxygen underground, this sort of battle couldn't last long. Moreover, the lack of oxygen would greatly weaken a martial artist's strength.
In this sunless underground world, Wang Chong estimated that seven leaves should be enough for him to calmly deal with any battle he might encounter. The remaining three were just in case.
"This …"
Zhao Qianwei exchanged glances with the others behind him, all of them momentarily stunned. He had originally believed that, given the situation they were in, Wang Chong would take away all the leaves, but in the end, Wang Chong had only taken ten. Zhao Qianwei had not expected this from the start.
"Heh, since Young Master Wang has spoken, there's no need to be polite. Take it!"
Young Master Qingyang immediately said.
"Young Master Wang is truly a benevolent person. We have misunderstood. We will engrave Young Master's kindness in our hearts. In the future, if Young Master has any requests, Zhao Qianwei will not hesitate to go through fire and water. "
Zhao Qianwei respectfully said.
"Count me in for this!"
"Count me in!"
"And me!"
… …
Everyone in the cave began to excitedly call out to Wang Chong.
Wang Chong chuckled, and just when he was about to say something, he felt a familiar heat in his bosom. Wang Chong instantly paled. At this moment, everyone in the cave was focused on Wang Chong. Wang Chong's sudden change in expression attracted everyone's attention.
"Brother Wang, what's wrong?"
Young Master Qingyang stepped forward and asked in surprise.
But Wang Chong seemed not to hear. With a solemn expression, he thrust a hand into his bosom and took out a square box.
At this moment, in the darkness of the cave, the green light at the top of the box was constantly flickering. This weak light seemed extremely bizarre in the darkness.
Everyone stared at Wang Chong and the blinking box in his hand, confused as to what was going on. But Wang Chong's heart instantly sank to the bottom of the lake.
The men in black!
In the blink of an eye, a thought flashed through his mind.
Wang Chong was extremely familiar with this metal box's glow and heat. The iron box would only have such a reaction when the mysterious, bloodthirsty, and brutal men in black approached it.
Although the surroundings were quiet and empty, Wang Chong sensed an unprecedented danger. No one understood better than him just how terrifying and cruel those men in black were.
"Run!"
Just when everyone was focused on Wang Chong, a panicked roar tore through the darkness and resounded through the cave.
Boom! It was like a thunderclap had descended, and the atmosphere in the cave became extremely tense.
"What's wrong? What's going on?! "
Everyone in the cave was in chaos, and even Zhao Qianwei was a little flustered. No one knew what was going on, but they had all heard Wang Chong's roar.
Panic and unease were contagious, and no one knew what Wang Chong had sensed. After all, he had defeated the Darkshadow Spider. But everyone could sense the intense danger in Wang Chong's voice.
"Hahaha, you reacted quite quickly, but will you be able to leave?"
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