The feeling of being spied on from all directions disappeared as quickly as it came. By the time Hao Ren came to his senses, the feeling of being spied on had already disappeared. All that was left was the goosebumps that reminded him that it was not an illusion. Lily was a girl with keen senses. She came up to Hao Ren and stared at his face. "Oh, Mr. Landlord, you can also explode? Go ahead and explode another one... "
Hao Ren felt that he could not communicate with the husky who had a weird train of thought...
He pulled Lily aside and recalled the feeling he had when he first entered the Gnarled Grove. Finally, he was sure that the two were the same thing. He looked at the huge, tangled and tangled roots in the cave and felt that they were emanating endless thoughts. He recalled the legend of the dwarf miners who dug out the roots and went crazy. He then thought about Vivian's speculation... An ancient creature that had transcended the distinction between plants and animals might have really noticed their arrival.
It was thinking and observing, but it had not taken action yet.
"What's wrong?" Vivian noticed Hao Ren's movement and looked at him worriedly.
Hao Ren repeated what he had felt and looked at the others strangely. "You guys didn't notice it?"
"No," Becky scratched her body with goosebumps. "Don't scare us. This place is weird enough..."
Exploring in such a gloomy underground cavern had already made everyone nervous. Now that Hao Ren mentioned that there was a huge consciousness that shrouded the entire cavern and was spying on them, everyone felt goosebumps all over their bodies. Lily felt her hair standing on end — because she was about to explode again.
The husky was really unlucky. Since she came to The Plane of Dreams, she had always encountered shocking things. If it continued to explode, she really felt that sooner or later she would have a big fluffy tail like a fox spirit... Well, that seemed to be a good thing. A big tail!
"Anyway, this place is very strange. Be careful," Big Beardy said thoughtfully. He did not regard this place as a safe place just because it was the origin of the church's sacred cavern. The more ancient and mysterious a place was, the more dangerous it was. He still knew this truth, but as a devout believer, he regarded the crisis here as a test of the goddess. "Everyone has an emergency escape method, right? We have teleportation. "
"I brought the teleportation stone." The old werewolf Elson nodded and replied.
Of course, Hao Ren and the rest of them were not worried at all. Their public identity was that of a grand scholar specializing in spatial magic, and their hands were especially sharp.
The team left the large cavern in a dull mood. Big Beardy used the knowledge he had learned from the ancient inheritance to determine the next step forward and led them into one winding cave after another. Shadows of the giant roots could be seen everywhere in the cave ahead. Some of them emerged from the rocks, some of them penetrated the stone walls, and some had even completely occupied the surrounding soil and rocks. The whole cavern was entangled by the roots.
This was an underground world completely ruled by the roots. Hao Ren felt that he was gradually walking into the heart of an ancient plant. He could almost hear some kind of pulsation from the thick roots around him.
At this moment, there was a sudden light in front of them. A stone door with obvious man-made traces suddenly appeared at the end of the cave.
The stone door was integrated with the surrounding cave walls, almost giving the illusion that it was carved directly from the rock stratum. It should be the result of the stone door being integrated with the surrounding rock by a magician who was good at earth magic. The stone door was five or six meters high and nearly ten meters wide. The door frame was carved with chaotic patterns of different shades. Even after thousands of years, these patterns had not faded. When Hao Ren saw these patterns, the first thing he thought of was the "sacred painting" of the Disciples of Glory that he saw in a small church. He guessed that this pattern was used by the Disciples of Glory to symbolize the goddess. The most special thing about this stone door was that it did not have a door panel at all. There was only a cloud of white light in the doorway, and it was hard to see what was on the other side of the door. She could only vaguely feel a sense of spatial disorder.
Hao Ren had tried many brands of teleportation devices, including magic and technology. He was also known as the little prince of spatial magic, so he still had this little sense of perception. There was a teleportation door in front of him, and this was probably the core of the sacred cavern.
Hao Ren and the four people had already expected this. The old werewolf Elson, who was kept out of the circle, could not help but exclaim, "Man-made? This... "
"I'm afraid we've come across the ruins of the early days of the Disciples of Glory," the young ascetic said firmly. "This is the sacred lake. It's not surprising that there are ancient ruins here. When the sect was founded, it was during the turmoil of the world. Underground strongholds were built in many places. Maybe this is one of the abandoned ones."
With this reason coming out of their mouths, Hao Ren got to know the ascetics' glib talk. Don't be fooled by them, they were really religious people. If they really wanted to talk, even seven or eight crosstalk comedians would not be able to beat them...
The old werewolf did not suspect anything. He just looked at the magic door that was still in operation with some fear. "This may be a spatial device. It has not been maintained for many years. If you touch it... I'm afraid you'll be teleported to some abandoned space and never come out."
Big Beardy nodded and went forward to check the spatial door with a serious expression. At the same time, he was surrounded by a layer of pale golden light, faintly resonating with the relief on the stone door. Then he stood up and said, "The spatial door is operating normally. It should still be usable. This is a sacred ruin. As believers, if we shrink back in front of the door, we will be ashamed to face the Goddess. You can find another way, but we must go in and have a look. "
As soon as this was said, of course, everyone wanted to go in and have a look. Big Beardy took this opportunity to "remind" everyone, "Most of the internal teleportation doors left by the Vatican in the early days are a little special. They may randomly send people who do not pass a certain test to another place, but they are basically harmless. If you find yourself teleported away alone, don't be nervous. Follow a specific marked route and you should be able to come back here."
Hao Ren immediately knew that this sentence was meant for the old werewolf... Big Beardy was not being kind!
It turned out to be true. When everyone walked into the teleportation door, Hao Ren only felt a slight dizziness. After the dizziness subsided, only Big Beardy and his friends were left in front of him. The old werewolf, Elson, had been tricked into teleporting to some unknown place...
"Is it appropriate for us to trick our elders like this?" Hao Ren had a strange expression on his face. He did not mind getting rid of Elson, but he felt that the dignified Blue Wolf General had been tricked into teleporting to some unknown place by a few words from Big Beardy. He did not know whether to laugh or cry.
However, Vivian just waved her hand nonchalantly and said, "Anyway, I don't feel pressured. Just treat it as fooling a little kid."
Elson, who was hundreds of years old, should have just learned to walk upright here with Vivian...
Hao Ren was suddenly speechless. Big Beardy smiled and said, "It's okay. According to the heritage records, the cavern he was sent to is very safe, and with his strength, he will not encounter any danger. Now we can hurry to the depths of the sacred cavern. "
After everyone passed through the teleportation door, they arrived at a strange cave. This cave was obviously several times wider than the tunnel they had passed through before. Huge roots and glowing fungi could be seen on the surrounding stone walls, making the surroundings bright and with a very strange atmosphere. Hao Ren could not help but reach out and touch a passing root. He did not know if it was an illusion, but he felt that the root was slightly trembling, and at the same time, it was expanding and contracting as if it was breathing.
But when he carefully felt it, it seemed that there was no movement at all.
"Why can only the pope and a few ascetics come here?" Becky looked nervous. She was born a small person, and she did not dare to come into contact with this kind of secret that she used to think was extremely dangerous. Now, as she gradually approached some ancient secret, she became more and more worried. "This is a secret that even the bishop can't come into contact with... Is it okay for us so-called 'chosen ones' to know about it?"
"What are you worried about?" Big Beardy asked without turning his head.
Becky had a bitter face and said, "I'm afraid I'll be beaten to death when I go out..."
Big Beardy said, "... You're thinking too much. The main reason why this matter is kept a secret is that the sacred cavern seals the secrets of the goddess, and many of these secrets are not suitable to be directly disclosed. Only very strong believers and 'chosen ones' from outside the world can accept these inheritances. They are likely to subvert your understanding, and even bring enough power to change the world — just like how the first pope shocked the whole world when he obtained the divine arts as a mortal three thousand years ago. Maybe this time, we will find some new miracles in the core of the cavern. We are here to excavate them, and at the same time to 'test' them, to say something extreme... "
Big Beardy paused here before continuing, "Even if we can't bear the inheritance of the goddess and die, it will be enough as long as a few of us die."
Hao Ren now understood why Big Beardy would boldly lead such a team to the sacred cavern: the people at the scene were either ascetics with firm faith or "travelers" from outside the world. Whether there were great benefits or secrets in the cavern, he did not have to worry about them being leaked.
If it were any of the natives of the Plane of Dreams, even the king of Holletta, they would probably have to go through layers of tests. But for a group of passers-by who did not belong to this world... the word 'foreign residency' was the most trustworthy reason!
For the first time in his life, he felt that foreign residency was a good thing...
At this moment, he noticed that they had reached the end of the cavern, and there was a brighter light ahead. At the same time, there was a faint sound like a heartbeat.
Thump... thump... thump...
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