amaotonovel Chapter 643 Underground Blood Pool
Chapter 643 Underground Blood Pool
The secret passage was extremely deep, with no end in sight. The walls were made of "god-avoiding stone", so it was difficult to detect even if the divine consciousness swept through it. Generally, second- and third-rate forces have means to detect divine consciousness, not to mention first-rate and top forces. This is really common, and Li Changxiao has long accepted it. In places such as relics, ruins, and ancient sects, eyes are more useful than divine consciousness.
But in the first half of the secret passage, the wall made of "God-avoiding Stones" collapsed a little, perhaps due to geological changes, so Li Changxiao was able to find this secret passage when he scanned it with his spiritual sense. But deeper into the secret passage, it was difficult for his spiritual sense to penetrate deeply, but he could see farther with his naked eyes.
On both sides of the secret passage, there were candlesticks embedded in the walls, with half-burned candles hanging on them. The whole body was azure blue, and the wicks were like little snakes. It was obvious that they had extraordinary origins. Li Changxiao waved his hand, and the candle flew into his hand. Zhao Qing saw it and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this is a meditation candle, made from thousand-year-old corals and sea pearls in the sea... It has the function of calming the mind."
Zhao Qing gritted his teeth, his mind was in turmoil. It was not difficult to guess who in the entire Mu Mansion depended on this item the most. If the Mu Patriarch was still on the Island of Questioning the Heart, then the probability that he was hiding at the end of the secret passage must be very high. Whether the Dao Fruit could be found by then would definitely be determined by this.
Zhao Qing didn't want to die, and she was still in a state of anxiety. Li Changxiao was considering whether to take Zhao Qing in. The danger in the secret passage was unknown, and Li Changxiao couldn't guarantee it. But the outside world was also unsafe, and Zhao Qing was now a mortal. She had no power to resist any cultivators or even dangerous things. If she was left alone outside, she would be in even more danger.
After hesitating for a long time, Zhao Qing said: "You should take me down. It's not like you don't understand me." It's not difficult to guess what Li Changxiao is thinking. He stayed at the entrance for a few breaths. The reason why he didn't enter for a long time was nothing more than that he cared about himself.
After hearing this, Li Changxiao nodded, "Okay." He immediately pulled Zhao Qing and walked towards the depths of the dark passage. Zhao Qing said, "I'm not coming down to cause you trouble. If the enemy is strong and you have no time to take care of him, then don't worry about it. I am willing to die."
Li Changxiao chuckled and said, "What discouraging words! If I can't beat you, will it be hard for me to run away carrying you?" Zhao Qing was stunned and said shyly, "I didn't expect that I could still run away."
The darkness swallowed the two of them. Perhaps it was because there was no light and their five senses were blocked that magnified the fear in people's hearts, but Zhao Qing was "frightened and terrified" and hugged Li Changxiao's waist tightly, holding on very tightly, afraid to let go even a little.
Darkness can frighten people and also magnify their hearts. Zhao Qing's face was red. Only in the dark could he dare to act so boldly. It was like a dog-skin plaster, sticking tightly. Li Changxiao was also stunned at first, but later accepted it calmly. In this darkness, he couldn't let go of Zhao Qing's hand. He whispered a few words to comfort him and slowed down his pace to take care of Zhao Qing.
Zhao Qing felt that the road was very long and dark, as if surrounded by wolves and tigers, but she didn't care about anything. She was quite nostalgic for this feeling, and her mind was racing, "If I had never practiced Taoism, and found a good man in the mortal world, and we would be together for life, I would definitely feel the same way. Mu Qin's Taoism has dissipated, and only Zhao Qing is left, so let's enjoy this moment of peace."
Just as he was thinking, he suddenly heard the sound of wind. When the two took the next step, the candlesticks on both sides suddenly lit up, as if they had touched a mechanism? Li Changxiao was guessing, but Zhao Qing had already given the answer.
Zhao Qing said, "There is an ingredient in the Shenxin Candle, called deep-sea heart-climbing fish oil. This fish oil emits a strange fragrance when burned, and it is extremely difficult to extinguish. Even if a Yuanying cultivator uses all his magic and summons a bone-scraping hurricane, it is difficult to extinguish it."
"It's not that it's really difficult to 'extinguish', but this kind of fish oil is extremely sensitive to changes in airflow. Whenever there is a slight change in airflow, it will reignite. Therefore, when a Yuanying cultivator's skills are just beginning, they often act superficially and cannot see the essence of things. Even if they summon a strong wind, no matter how hard it blows, the fish oil will go between 'extinguishing' and 'reigniting' over and over again."
Li Chang laughed and said, "So, the Shenxin candle here was reignited because of our arrival, which caused the airflow to change?"
Zhao Qing nodded, frowning, his expression visibly solemn. "That means someone frequently enters and exits this route. We just need to follow this candle and we will surely find something. But I'm afraid there will be dangers as well."
Zhao Qing frowned slightly, thinking that something was wrong, but he hesitated to speak. This secret passage was complicated, and at their speed, they might not be able to find any traces even if they walked for four or five days. At present, they had walked for half a day, and they might have explored less than one tenth or one twelfth of the way. But the candlelight rekindled, giving them instructions, saving most of their time and speeding up the process.
Sure enough, after walking more than ten steps, they came to a fork in the road. There were seven branches ahead. Li Changxiao blew a breeze, and a candle slowly lit up on the right branch. The two walked towards that branch.
The Shenxin candle is expensive and should not be used as a road lamp. Li Changxiao gradually realized that the layout of this place is similar to the Tiandi Plate. However, the two are not related, just a few similar designs.
It is impossible for Ancestor Mu alone to create a luck-suppressing device. A luck-suppressing device is not an ordinary magic weapon. It requires the accumulation of hundreds or thousands of generations and the participation of countless people to create it successfully.
But because this place was hidden from the divine sense, Li Changxiao could not see the whole picture, so he could only follow Shen Xinzhu. After walking for an unknown period of time in the dim light, Zhao Qing's legs and feet became sore, so he had to sit down and rest for a while.
The two of them sat down under a candle. Zhao Qing pounded his calves and rubbed his ankles. His face was flushed and his front shirt was stained with sweat. It was because he was pressed too tightly against Li Changxiao, and their body temperature was transferred. Li Changxiao himself was not hurt, but Zhao Qing was very hot.
Zhao Qing said, "I am too weak now." Li Changxiao suddenly thought, "Yes, you have no cultivation, and you can't even use incense. If there is a chance, I will teach you some martial arts." Zhao Qing smiled and said, "Okay. But in this case, can't you become my master?"
Li Chang laughed and said, "It's just teaching skills. But if you take back the Dao fruit, I'm afraid you will look down on the martial arts path." Zhao Qing said anxiously, "Who said that? Even before the Dao was dispersed, if you taught me martial arts, I would definitely learn it seriously. How could I look down on it?"
As she spoke, she seemed to have accidentally revealed her past feelings, and she suddenly felt restless and uneasy. Fortunately, it was dark and I couldn't see her expression clearly.
When Zhao Qing had rested for a while, the two continued to move forward. After walking for about half a day, they finally saw a large room. There was no one in the room, but in the center, there was a pool of blood.