"Not good!"
When the bamboo hat man saw the fifth-generation successor, his heart sank to the bottom of a lake.
Bang!
The pale-faced successor crossed several dozen feet in a single leap and appeared in front of the third bamboo hat man.
With a single palm, he unleashed a vast wave of golden light.
Behind him, the ancient building that towered into the clouds was also floating behind him in a dazzling golden light.
However, it was different from the Fifth Generation Successor. This building had sixteen floors and was quite a shocking sight to behold.
"Now is the time! Run!"
Jili Laozu's voice rang out in the darkness. While the men in black were battling the fifth-generation successor, Jili Laozu had silently jumped down like a fish.
Wang Chong froze at first, and then he used his Psychic Energy to scan the area below and quickly discovered a dark and gloomy path. He could faintly smell the scent of water in this path. Wang Chong instantly understood.
He followed Jili Laozu down.
"It really is an underground river!"
As he looked down at the river that flowed silently to some unknown place, Wang Chong's eyes brightened and a smile appeared on his lips.
Earlier, Wang Chong had heard Jili Laozu mention that there was a hidden underground river in this area, and Jili Laozu was an expert in controlling water. Wang Chong hadn't expected him to actually dive into the underground river after entering the cave and sneak all the way here.
Whoosh!
As he was thinking, the underground river got closer and closer. Wang Chong's body went taut as he fell into the river.
In the blink of an eye, he felt a bone-chilling sensation. This underground river was even colder than he had imagined. But for some reason, the moment Wang Chong entered the water, there was not a single ripple in the river.
All the water gently wrapped around Wang Chong like weeds. It was like this underground river had always been one with Wang Chong.
Jili Laozu's ability to control water truly is formidable!
Wang Chong said to himself.
With such a strong ability to control water, even if he fell from a great height, he would not cause any splash. Only Jili Laozu could do this.
A person who could control the weather and cause torrential rain would naturally be able to control an underground river.
"Let's go! The battle on the surface will end at any moment. If we don't leave now, they'll notice us. Moreover, we're in the range of the fifth-generation successor. We can't stay here for long. Follow me! "
A spiritual force entered Wang Chong's mind, and Jili Laozu's voice quickly echoed in Wang Chong's mind. While swimming in the icy river, he beckoned to Wang Chong behind him.
Wang Chong nodded and quickly chased after him.
"The underground river here is too deep, and the oxygen is thin. We won't be able to stay here for long. I'll take you out of here first, then we'll go to the surface to get some fresh air. "
In the darkness, Jili Laozu's spiritual force penetrated through the void and entered Wang Chong's mind.
In this airless place, it was most convenient to communicate through spiritual force, but due to the ubiquitous spiritual force seals underground, they couldn't be too far away.
"This is for you!"
Wang Chong swam to Jili Laozu's side and handed him a green leaf.
"What's this?
Jili Laozu looked back and asked in surprise.
"Hehe, you'll know once you try it!"
Wang Chong smiled and didn't explain in detail.
Jili Laozu and the others used all kinds of methods, passing through the underground river or other methods to pass through the checkpoints guarded by the Vicious Beasts. Although they avoided a lot of danger, they also missed a lot of things.
At the very least, Jili Laozu and the others didn't know about this kind of leaf that could produce pure oxygen.
Putting the pure oxygen leaf into his mouth, Wang Chong felt the air slowly being produced in his mouth. In the bone-chilling underground river, Jili Laozu's body trembled, his eyes looking at Wang Chong with shock for the first time.
"There's actually such a thing!"
Jili Laozu's eyes were filled with shock.
"Where did you get it? With this leaf, we can really swim freely in the underground river, and don't have to come up to the surface to breathe. "
Jili Laozu knew how important this kind of leaf that could produce oxygen was. In this place where the air was thin, this was a heaven-defying divine item! It was much more practical than any other weapons or treasures.
More importantly, for a magnate like Jili Laozu who had great control over the water element, this leaf could perfectly make up for his last weakness. No matter how big the risk was, it would not be able to threaten him.
— — This leaf was enough for him to last for a long time.
"Hehe, this is also an unexpected gain from encountering those Vicious Beasts."
Wang Chong smiled and didn't explain too much.
Taking out two more leaves from his pocket, Wang Chong handed them to Jili Laozu.
With these leaves, the two of them could last for a long time in the underground river.
"Let's go, I'll bring you to the front to have a look!"
Jili Laozu waved at Wang Chong and quickly swam forward.
This underground river was more than four meters wide, and could accommodate seven to eight people swimming side by side. The water was cold, but very clear. Because there wasn't enough oxygen, and the oxygen content in the water was also very low, there were no seaweed or other microorganisms in the surroundings.
But when Wang Chong spread his mental power out, through the underground river, and into the surrounding ground, he immediately felt something strange.
"Hehe, as expected of the Demonic Emperor's disciple, your mental power is very strong!"
At this moment, Jili Laozu's voice sounded in his ear, as if he had noticed Wang Chong's action.
"Senior, what is going on? Above this underground river seems to be … "
Wang Chong looked at Jili Laozu in front of him with a questioning look.
"Hehe, a mineral vein, is it?"
Before Wang Chong could finish, Jili Laozu interrupted him.
"This is also why I've been swimming in this underground river for so long, but I've never been able to get around it and enter the final floor to seize the Origin Immortal Art.
"It's said that the Origin Immortal Lord was extremely knowledgeable, skilled in divination, and able to foresee the future. When he chose to bury his treasure here, he had already prepared all possible ways to get around the traps. As expected of a legendary person from the ancient times! "
Jili Laozu had a look of praise on his face. Not only was there no regret, there was even a hint of respect and admiration for the ancient Origin Immortal Lord.
But Wang Chong's mind was completely focused on the 'mineral vein' that Jili Laozu had mentioned.
Unlike Jili Laozu, Wang Chong had far more Psychic Energy. As Jili Laozu was speaking, his Psychic Energy had already begun to radiate through the air toward that … mineral vein.
Although it was called a mineral vein, it was completely different from the vast majority of mineral veins.
The vast majority of mineral veins were primitive ores that needed to be purified before the metal within could be obtained, but the mineral vein above Wang Chong's head contained extremely pure metal.
And Wang Chong could sense that this metal was so dense that it was even harder than refined steel.
To be more precise, the Origin Immortal Lord had probably built his cave in this exceptionally tough metal vein.
Buzz!
As this thought flitted through his mind, Wang Chong's mind trembled as he seemed to understand something.
But Wang Chong's Psychic Energy couldn't tell where this metal vein came from or where it led. All he could sense was that this metal vein was so vast that it seemed to envelop the entire cave of the Origin Immortal Cave.
"I've already searched the underground river and discovered that other than the secret passage in the hall, the entire underground river seems to go around the metal vein and extend in another direction. The distance between the two is getting farther and farther, making it impossible to enter the interior of the Origin Immortal Cave. I've even carefully inspected the passage I used for you. There's an eighty to ninety percent chance that the Origin Immortal Lord, or perhaps one of his early disciples, intentionally left this passage for the purpose of drawing water when they built the palace. After all, there's an eighty to ninety percent chance that the successors of the Origin Immortal Art used this place to cultivate. "
"The northwest lacks water, and cultivation requires a clear mind, so they couldn't often go out to get water, so the underground river was their only source. In addition, if my guess is correct, there should have been a natural crevice between that place and the underground river. That's why they chose it as a water source and continued to expand it, even placing a mountain cauldron on it to conceal it.
"But getting water is a problem that has to be solved. The Origin Immortal Lord couldn't have left behind a second water source, so it's very difficult to find a second passage. The only way to obtain the Origin Immortal Art is to enter the underground palace and defeat all the Origin Immortal Lord's sixth-generation disciples. "
Jili Laozu explained as he swam forward with Wang Chong. His voice was tinged with unconcealable disappointment.
Wang Chong had personally witnessed just how powerful the sixth-generation successors of the Origin Immortal Art were. Even the weakest of the sixth-generation successors could easily kill the Four Ends Martial Lord, so one could easily imagine how powerful the other successors were.
Jili Laozu was only on par with the Four Ends Martial Lord, and even with the power of the underground river, he couldn't get much stronger. If he tried to force his way through, he would probably die.
Given the strength of several generations of the Origin Immortal Lord's successors, he wouldn't be able to easily escape.
"Senior, can you take me on a tour of this underground river?"
Wang Chong suddenly asked.
Wang Chong was weaker than Jili Laozu, but if Jili Laozu couldn't get through, Wang Chong was even less likely.
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