In the middle of a mountain range, a few figures were quickly moving forward. Occasionally, they would stop and reconfirm their direction before continuing forward.
"We should be there soon. Although they have set up a defensive formation there, my people have already opened up a passage. They won't discover us." Pang Chao pointed to a mountain in the distance and said.
"Looks like the other party did not station anyone nearby to observe. This is a little less troublesome." Gu Zheng by the side looked around and nodded as he spoke.
For some reason, there were very few plants on this half of the mountain range. There were only sparse plants here and there, and there were bare hills everywhere. However, the other half was lush and dense, and there was almost no space for people to walk through.
Pang Chao's explanation was that there was a kind of natural crystal below. It was an excellent material for forging weapons. However, it was poisonous.
In any case, Gu Zheng didn't believe it. Even if it was poisonous, it shouldn't be so serious.
After five days of rushing, they finally arrived at the edge of the mountain range. On the way, they passed by three cities and spent another two days to take a detour.
A total of seven people came here together, including Gu Zheng and Leng Chao.
Kun Yu, Leng Xin and the others, a man who said that he understood formations, and a woman who was good at scouting for information, formed a relatively large team.
At this time, Gu Zheng looked around. In the vicinity of the mountain that Pang Chao pointed to, Gu Zheng saw that under the sky, there were basically warning formations everywhere. There were almost no living creatures here, so there was no need to worry about the possibility of other unrelated people intruding.
However, in Kun Yu's eyes, they could only discover one-third of the traps. The rest were hidden very well.
They observed the small mountain for a while and couldn't see anything different. Pang Chao then led them in another direction.
The further they went, the fewer warning formations there were. However, on another mountain not far away, there was a huge seal blocking the entire mountain. It was as if the other party was afraid that no one would know that there was something inside.
Compared to before, it was simply trying to attract attention here.
"This place used to be my territory, but that is all in the past!" Pang Chao looked at the huge cave entrance and couldn't help but sigh.
The outer layer flickered with golden light. Without a certain amount of strength and time, it would be impossible to break through. However, with such a huge commotion, even a fool would know that someone was here.
"What should we do next?" Leng Xin looked at Pang Chao and asked. At this moment, there seemed to be no gap in the surroundings, and there was no way to enter the place where he used to be.
"Of course. We walked in openly. Don't be fooled by how tight the other party's defenses are. Truth be told, my men had long since swapped out the guards. Back then, we had to use a precious Magic artefact in order to retrieve a batch of ores hidden below," Pang Chao said smugly. At the same time, he walked towards the main entrance.
The group did not speak. Their eyes seemed to pass through a layer of water, and they had already walked in. However, they did not attract any attention from the spirit design.
"Don't worry, the other party is too conceited. He didn't even check," the past Pang Chao said again.
"Let's go!" Gu Zheng said and walked inside.
Despite Pang Chao's words, Gu Zheng had already taken control of everything. Thus, everyone had to listen to him.
As Pang Chao had said, the barrier appeared to be connected to its surroundings. However, it was in fact a separate existence. It was just a facade.
After passing through the barrier, they followed Pang Chao into the underground mine.
The mine was very big and the passageways there were like a maze, extending in all directions. The deeper they went underground, the more forks there were. It felt as though the entire mine was on the verge of being hollowed out.
Occasionally, they would see blue crystals the size of a fingernail. They did not appear too valuable and were not worth mining.
"You should know, I only found this mine bit by bit. It took me tens of thousands of years. However, it is all worth it." Pang Chao, who was in front, began mumbling to himself. At any rate, this was where his path to riches began.
"That fellow is starting again." Xiao Ying whispered into Gu Zheng's ear. Pang Chao was like a chatterbox, talking non-stop. Even Xiao Ying was getting tired of listening to him.
Gu Zheng smiled and did not interrupt Pang Chao's conversation. Pang Chao had some fear in his heart and could only use this to vent it.
After half an hour, they did not know how many passageways they had taken. They were probably hundreds of meters deep underground. Finally, they arrived at a dead end. There were no more passageways on the messy walls.
"This is the place. This place is connected to the edge of that place. As for whether there are other passageways, I don't know. "Pang Chao said with a sigh of relief.
As he said this, he began to form seals with his hands, sending them to the edge of the wall. Many rocks continued to fall from above, and soon, a huge green stone tablet appeared in front of everyone. However, at the upper left corner of the tablet, there was a black crack that ran from the top to the bottom.
"Yi, there are words on it! Why does it feel so familiar? "After Pang Chao finished his actions, Xiao Ying pointed at it and exclaimed.
"I have never seen these words before. I don't even know what is written on it!" Pang Chao shrugged and retreated.
"I thought we could directly go through a cave entrance. In the end, it is just a stone tablet? Don't tell me we have to jump in? "Kun Yu also went over and looked carefully. He shook his head and said to them.
"You are right. There is an independent space below. I also don't know why there is such a thing here. However, we can go in and out of it. I have been in it once." Pang Chao replied truthfully.
At this time, Xiao Ying's eyes flashed with golden light. She scanned the entire stone tablet like a searchlight. Then, she nodded slightly at Gu Zheng.
The two of them recognized the words almost at the same time. It was exactly the same as the words on the golden scroll. They just memorized it first and waited for an opportunity to do so.
"In that case, let's not dawdle. I'll lead the way and wait for you inside." Gu Zheng took the lead and walked forward as he spoke to the crowd.
After saying that, he jumped into the dark crack and disappeared from the place.
After Gu Zheng left, Xiao Ying also jumped down without saying anything.
"I will go down first!" Kun Yu said and also jumped down.
The black crack was like a big mouth. It swallowed three people in a row. Traces of black fog emerged from it.
"This stone tablet actually has a restriction!" Leng Xin suddenly said.
The originally green stone tablet was visibly whitening, and the crack on it seemed to have widened a little.
"Then I will wait for you. I said that I will go down. I cannot go back on my words!" Pang Chao said and disappeared.
"Kacha!"
An extremely loud shattering sound rang out in the cave. The black crack actually split open a little more right before their eyes, almost reaching the edge of the cave.
At the same time, a large amount of black fog emerged from the crack. This made the other three people's eyelids twitch. They felt that the space inside was somewhat unstable.
"Let me do it. If the entrance collapses, go back and tell the others. Continue to wait for our good news." Leng Xin took a deep breath and disappeared in front of everyone while resisting the black fog.
"Rumble!"
A thunderous sound suddenly came from the stone tablet. The entire stone tablet suddenly shook rapidly. Pieces of fist-sized stones began to fall from the top. It was obvious that it could no longer bear and was about to collapse.
"What are you doing? Are you crazy?"
The woman saw her companion rushing over without any care for his life and directly jumping into the unstable stone tablet. She could not help but shout.
Unfortunately, the other party did not hear her at all. Because the other party also disappeared, leaving only the woman behind.
At this time, the stone tablet had completely collapsed. Even the base below it had been shattered. The ground was filled with green stones.
No one would know what had happened if they came here.
"Is it here? I heard some movement. Did someone barge in? "
Suddenly, the woman heard a voice coming from outside the passage. It seemed to be coming from above. Although the voice was very soft, her whole body trembled. It was obvious that there were Shura people approaching.
"But this is killing me. Didn't you say that there was no one here?"
However, she did not expect that as the stone tablet shook, the energy waves that leaked out would still attract the Shura people who had been gathering nearby to check it out.
.....
In an unknown space, in a spacious hall, Gu Zheng was frowning as he looked around.
The surrounding walls were mottled with moss growing on them. There were also many cracks on the ground. It was like a house that had not been repaired for a long time. It looked somewhat dilapidated.
However, every so often, there would be a faint candle flame burning, illuminating the entire place and reducing the gloomy atmosphere by a bit.
There was a special aura around him. Not only was there the aura of the Shura people, but there was also the aura of Gu Zheng chasing after Black Water. There was even a hidden killing intent. All of these auras were mixed in here and almost messed up his Divine Sense.
There were a few doors on the side that only had frames. He did not know where they led.
There were even a few red tables and long red stools in the middle. They were still as clean as a mirror, as if someone had been maintaining this place and keeping it clean.
There was even a layer of red carpet on the ground. If it was not for the emptiness around him, he would feel like he was in a rich family's restaurant.
When Gu Zheng entered, he already knew that this place was an independent space. As for the mausoleum that was rumored to be outside, it was likely another stable entrance to this place.
Even if it was an independent space, it still seemed to be underground. This was because there was also an impenetrable wall above. It was more than a hundred feet tall and looked very wide.
When Gu Zheng came in and was still observing, figures suddenly fell from the sky. Soon, all of them appeared here.
"What happened to you? Zhou Xuan, where's the other person? " When the last person landed from the sky, Gu Zheng saw that there was a rather deep wound on his chest. His stomach had almost been cut open, so he immediately asked.
"The stone tablet outside collapsed. I was the last one to force my way in. She can't come in anymore." Zhou Xuan was the one who was proficient in formations. After swallowing a medicinal pill, he said briefly, "That's right."
"I was wondering why I couldn't find the whirlpool after looking around for so long. I was scared to death." Pang Chao, who had been tense since he came in, said with a sigh of relief.
Because he had said that he could enter and leave, but when he came in, he found that he could not leave at all. This made people suspicious.
"It's not your fault. No one thought that the stone tablet had a limit. In other words, we need to find another exit. This is troublesome." Gu Zheng said with a frown. After all, if there was only one entrance, they would have to break out.
"There's a familiar smell here. It seems like someone of the same kind has been here before. However, the smell is much fainter now. Maybe it's time to leave." Xiao Ying suddenly said in a serious tone.
"You should be talking about the Ghost Qi. What does it have to do with us?" Kun Yu looked at Xiao Ying in confusion. He did not understand what she was talking about. However, he could feel the dense Ghost Qi in the air. It seemed like there were many demons in here.
"En, I understand. Everyone, be careful. We are here to save people, not to search for treasures." Gu Zheng nodded to Xiao Ying, indicating that he understood what she meant.
"So what should we do next?" Kun Yu asked Gu Zheng after everyone had gathered.
"We will try our best to walk through every place. We don't know where the other party is locked up, so we can't miss any place. I will take a look at the side. You guys just follow behind me." Gu Zheng said solemnly as he looked at the surrounding passages.
Gu Zheng said and walked to the right. There were a total of four doors, one in the north, south, east, and west. There was no need to look at the door at the back. They could see the situation inside clearly from the outside. There were some things piled up inside.
"En? This is a defensive barrier? It's so tough! " Gu Zheng was approaching that side. Suddenly, a pink fog gathered at the door, blocking Gu Zheng's path.
Gu Zheng tried to test it. This gave him a headache. Although the pink fog did not have any power, he could not break through the barrier.
"There is also a pink fog here. I will go over there to take a look!" Xiao Ying turned and flew to the left. However, when she approached, she found that there was also a pink fog blocking her way.
"We can pass through here." When they reached the passage above, Xiao Ying shouted to everyone in a low voice.
It was as if the two sides of the hall were dead ends. There was only one passage for them to pass through.
"Zhou Xuan, check the surroundings. See if there are any traps." Gu Zheng suddenly ordered.
This pink fog was obviously created by the tomb. It was not set up by outsiders. It was impossible that there was no backup.
Zhou Xuan immediately responded and started to work in the hall.
"Kacha!"
Soon, Zhou Xuan seemed to have opened something under a bench. Accompanied by the sound of a mechanism being activated, the pink fog in front of Gu Zheng slowly dissipated, and a passage appeared in front of them.
"Wow, that's amazing. Is there anyone else? Open that mechanism too." Xiao Ying quickly flew back and said with some surprise. At the same time, she also began to search the surroundings carefully, as if she wanted to find another mechanism.
The others also moved and looked for it together.
Unfortunately, when Zhou Xuan stopped searching the hall, they still did not find the location of the other mechanism.
"Don't look for it first. Follow me in and see what is hidden in here." Gu Zheng said after seeing that everyone had searched the hall and even the storeroom, but still did not find anything.
Everyone followed behind Gu Zheng, and the group of people walked into the tunnel.
They walked along the straight passage. After a few steps, they found a hall that was about the same size as the previous one. After that, there was no more passage. They had reached the end.
Gu Zheng looked around. The layout was almost exactly the same as the previous hall. The only difference was that there were some empty red jars in the corner. Some of them were sealed, and some of them were scattered on the ground. The opening on them had disappeared.
"It seems like there is nothing here. Let's go back." The group walked in one by one. Seeing that everything was empty, Kun Yu suggested to Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng nodded. He also did not find anything wrong. Perhaps it was an unused room. Just as he was about to leave, Xiao Ying flew inside.
This caused Gu Zheng to be rooted to the ground. Although he did not know what was going on, he saw Xiao Ying's expression. She seemed to have discovered something.
"There is something in this jar?" Xiao Ying picked up a jar with a seal and said to herself. She shook it with all her strength. However, no sound came out.
Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Xiao Ying's face turned slightly red. She raised her hand and threw the jar down.
"Crash!"
The jar instantly fell to the ground and broke into pieces. It was also empty inside.
This caused Xiao Ying to lose her composure. She shouted in a fit of anger.
"If you don't come out, I will break all these things."
Unexpectedly, just as her voice fell, in another corner, a jar with a seal on it shook slightly. A wisp of black gas slowly came out from it. Then, a ghost figure appeared in front of everyone.
Everyone saw that it was just a Celestial Immortal level ghost. They subconsciously took out their weapons, but they silently put them away.
"You little ghost, why are you hiding here? Tell us the truth. Otherwise, I will beat you until your soul scatters. " Xiao Ying shouted in surprise. She did not expect that her casual threat would really cause the other party to come out.
"Why did you break the jar we were hiding in?" Seeing Xiao Ying's pretentious tone, the ghost figure actually cried out to Xiao Ying. It looked very wronged.
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