Chapter 321: Underground Caves, Trading Event (First Update)
Li Qing and the other three helped the migrating Snake Clan capture the Rat and Rabbit Spirit Beast for three days.
Three days later, the oasis was not found, but under the leadership of the human-faced snake, they came to an underground river cave.
The secret cave is located deep in the sand, and the entrance is diagonally underneath a stone wall, making it very hidden. It's hard to find without someone to guide you.
In it, they will trade with other intelligent groups in the desert to exchange what they have.
Only then did Li Qing realize that this journey was said to be to help catch rats and rabbits, but in fact it was a test of a snake with a human face.
If they had not shown hostility throughout the whole process, the other party would definitely not have brought them here.
Three days of getting along with each other made Renmian Snake put down his guard against the three of them, and offered to establish contact through "one-thought telepathy".
Of course this kind of magic was brought in by outside cultivators. Now it has become a powerful tool for communication between intelligent races in the secret realm.
"Sorry, this dark cave is too important. You must be very cautious when bringing people here." The leader of the Man-Faced Snake explained sincerely.
"It's okay, it's just human nature." Li Qingsan naturally didn't care much.
But as an apology, the leader still gave them his Yuanci Orb.
With the humility of Li Qing and Niu Xinjing, this orb was given to Sang Yuwan. After all, it was thanks to him that I could date a snake with a human face.
But the strange thing is that even though they have expressed friendship. But the human-faced snakes still haven't shared their names with them.
As if there is no such thing as a name.
Then, with the human-faced snake in front and the three people behind, they cautiously entered the dark cave.
"Clatter..." The sound of the underground river rushing from far to near.
Soon, a river one foot wide appeared in front of everyone.
Sparse weeds grow on the gravel beaches on both sides of the river. Many have aura responses.
Li Qing collected some and found that they were all varieties he had never seen before, so he kept them properly in jade boxes.
Further away from the gravel beach, there are jagged stone walls full of cracks, with many fluorescent mushrooms growing on them, most of which exude aura.
Seeing that Li Qing was very interested, the leader of the human-faced snake straightened his neck and warned seriously: "Don't pick it. This kind of mushroom is highly poisonous and can pollute the true essence and spiritual consciousness. Then follow the connection to kill people." Poisoned to death."
After a pause, she added: "We had a third-level strong man here before, and he was poisoned to death for picking mushrooms..."
Li Qing originally wanted to use other methods to pick in roundabout ways, but after hearing this, he immediately gave up.
A third-level powerhouse is equivalent to the real person Jiedan. This could kill him with poison, and Li Qing was unwilling to try it himself.
Fortunately, this kind of mushroom does not emit spores and only reproduces with root hyphae. Otherwise, this dark cave will definitely be extinct.
They moved along the river and saw many herbivores and predators along the way.
The kind of rats and rabbits that human-faced snakes like to eat are relatively abundant here, allowing them to eat to their fullest.
In the river, big fish jump out of the water from time to time, causing violent splashes. In addition, shrimps, crabs, snails and clams are also found.
Sang Yuwan even discovered a second-level spiritual fish with foundation-building ability and the aura of dragon blood on his body.
Unfortunately, this fish is very slippery. Even with the help of Li Qing and Niu Xinjing, Sang Yuwan still failed to capture him.
Fortunately, the leader of the human-faced snake found the egg belt of this spiritual fish. There are more than a dozen second-level quality fish eggs on it, and the remaining hundreds are all of first-level medium or upper quality.
The three people divided the fish eggs, and they all got something.
In this way, after walking for almost another day, a cave with a wide view appeared in front of Li Qing and the others.
This cave is about ten feet high and covers an area of more than ten acres. In addition to the road they walked, there are more than a dozen other passages.
High up in the cave, there is a crystal stone that is integrated into the stone wall. It is about one foot square. It emits a soft halo and illuminates the cave like daylight. Sang Yuwan had a few words with the leader of the human-faced snake.
“This is actually a holy place for many intelligent races to communicate in the Yellow Sand Secret Realm?” The three of them looked at each other.
This is information that has never been exposed before.
Sang Yuwan has entered the secret realm twice, and Niu Xinjing has also entered it once, but they have never seen the underground river, let alone the holy land of the cave.
"I have communicated with several deacons in Xuan Palace, and I have never heard of this." Niu Xinjing said firmly.
The more the three chatted, the more enthusiastic they became: Could it be that they have encountered a great opportunity?
As soon as the human-faced snakes arrived in the cave, they sprayed out their own magnetic orbs to build a special magic circle.
A mysterious wave spreads far and wide along every passage in the cave.
Soon, the roars of various beasts and the sounds of birds came from various passages.
The leader of the human-faced snake listened with his ears pointed, and finally said in disappointment: "Now, there are only brothers of six races left."
Not long after, footsteps came from six of the passages.
Li Qing and the others were secretly on guard while looking curiously.
Walking towards each other along the underground river were a group of cat-headed and human-like races, with strong bodies and light steps.
If it weren’t for taking long strides when walking, it would be difficult to detect it just by listening to the sound.
From the two passages on the left, a group of golden scorpions and a group of white beetles came in respectively. They were all shining and very eye-catching in the cave.
From the three passages on the right, a group of frogs, a group of guys with fish heads and human bodies, and a group of big spiders came out.
The leaders of them all have strength equivalent to the foundation building stage.
Especially the leader of the group of cat-headed men, whose energy and blood are almost boiling, is clearly a strong person close to the third level of physical cultivation.
Currently, there is only one person in the entire cave, Sang Yuwan, who can rival him in strength.
"Hey, there's actually a human being coming in?" The cat-headed leader looked slightly surprised. His voice is clear and has a childlike sound, which makes people feel good.
But Li Qing and the other three were equally surprised: what the other party spoke turned out to be Yuanhuang language with a clear accent.
The human-faced snake hissed and introduced Li Qing and his party.
The leader of the cat-headed people didn't care much: "You are born with a clear mind and can distinguish good from evil. Since you think there is no problem, you can bring it in."
Li Qing suddenly understood, Why did the other party take the initiative to approach the three of them and complete the test in a very childish way?
The leader of the fish-headed men on the other side said gruffly: "The human monks have a lot of good things. Unfortunately, many of them only know how to rob and are not very good at communicating."
The other four groups, and the human-faced snakes Neither can speak human language, but the three of them can also feel their disgust towards the human monks through their spiritual senses.
Li Qing couldn't help but feel ashamed.
In the short half-month exploration period of the secret realm, if Sang Yuwan had not understood the language of the human-faced snake, they would not have been so patient in contacting each other.
Time is limited. If you want to obtain the opportunity of the secret realm, it is difficult to use drastic means. Naturally, conflicts with the native races are unavoidable.
Fortunately, there was a human-faced snake in the middle to coordinate, and no unnecessary conflicts occurred.
The seven intelligent races each found an open space and started this simple but important "trading event".
(End of this chapter)