Chapter 286 There may not be treasures in the ruins, but there must be legends
Following the faint light of the torch, a huge stone that resembles a door soon blocked the way.
“Is this right here?” Ning Tianchen asked.
Tian Qihua stepped forward, confirmed the condition of the boulder, nodded and said: "Yes, this is the location of Ruin No. 18."
"How to get in?" Ning Tianchen asked again .
Tian Qihua said: "There is a vessel next to it. Soul masters who are under thirty years old and whose soul power exceeds the soul king's cultivation level can drop blood into it, and the door will open automatically. Moreover, only soul masters who have dripped blood can enter it. , if the strength and age exceed this range, the way will be blocked by an invisible barrier."
Tian Guozhen said: "Don't rush in, there are some things that need to be discussed in advance."
This is mainly for Ning Tianchen and Ning Rongrong.
“There are unknown dangers in the ruins. When our sect opened the No. 7 ancient ruins, there was a hundred thousand year soul beast in the ruins, which caused heavy losses to our sect.”
“In In the ruins, once you find any clues related to the soul beast, collect the samples first and then exit the ruins immediately.”
"You can only enter after deducing the accurate strength of the soul beast; otherwise, you must retreat. This is the iron law of the sect. Of course, this is also for the safety of everyone."
Ning Tianchen and Ning Rongrong Nod in agreement.
As a team, of course we must put the interests of the team first.
"As for the treasure inside, we can discuss how to get it. In this world of ice and snow, any greed will kill everyone."
Ning Rongrong said dissatisfied: "Our Seven Treasures Glazed Sect How can you be greedy when you don’t lack anything?”
"It's the best."
After explaining the precautions, the next step is to enter.
Tian Guozhen took off his gloves and prepared to cut his palm and inject blood into the vessel.
"Wait." Ning Tianchen stopped him: "Don't cut your palms. In the ice and snow, the body's metabolism is very slow, and the wounds on the palms are difficult to recover. Moreover, the palms are also the parts with the least heat preservation. Once the cold air enters the body, it is very likely that the entire palm will be completely frozen."
As he spoke, he lifted off his tiger skin and coat and made a small wound on his arm.
The flowing blood was frozen instantly. Ning Tianchen used a knife to pick the freeze-dried blood into a vessel. Then, the huge stone door slowly moved, and a passage appeared in front of everyone.
Air was poured into it, and fire candles lit up on both sides of the passage.
After doing all this, Ning Tianchen immediately put on his clothes. Others followed his example, one by one.
Then, enter the passage together.
This passage was unusually long and narrow, but Ning Tianchen did not drop the torch in his hand.
"There are lights here, why do you still keep the torch?" Tian Guocheng asked in confusion.
Tian Guozhen and Tian Chao think it makes sense, but they don’t know why.
"Damn, you guys are primitive enough. The oil lamps here may not need to be exposed to air to burn, but the torches definitely need air. If the torch goes out, we must retreat as soon as possible, otherwise we may suffocate. . ”
Carbon dioxide is denser than air and will concentrate at the bottom of the cave.
When they came down, the cave went all the way down. It was already at the bottom of the cave, and it was easy for a large amount of carbon dioxide to accumulate.
Ning Rongrong didn't know what carbon dioxide was, but he knew why Ning Tianchen did what he did.
She smiled and said: "As for you, you should learn more knowledge. Knowledge can help you avoid fearful casualties."
Tian Guozhen and the other three scratched their heads in embarrassment.
Indeed, the teaching of this knowledge within the Snow Mountain Sect is particularly lacking. Even the collection of books in the sect is pitiful.
Not long after, everyone walked to a corner of the passage, turned into it, and saw a secret room.
At first glance, there was only a fragile futon placed in the middle of the secret room, and nothing else.
Going inside and searching carefully, no trace of the treasure was found.
Ning Tianchen noticed the mural in the secret room and looked at it carefully.
"Damn it, this place is actually empty. Did someone come here in advance?" Tian Guozhen cursed.
Ning Tianchen continued to look at the mural without looking back, "If there really is a treasure, then it will only take a hundred years for the treasures to be piled up in one place for a long time. There will be traces of the treasures on the ground. Even if someone Moved away, the traces will still be clearly visible for tens of thousands of years.”
"So, there was no treasure here from the beginning. Even if we are not the first ones here, the result is the same."
According to his idea, everyone searched in the secret room for a while, but found nothing. Any trace of the other party’s treasure.
Tian Guozhen analyzed in a deep voice: "There is no treasure, but using such a good soul guide to guard the ruins does not make sense."
Ning Tianchen pointed to the wall and said: "Treasure It could be gold, silver, treasures, materials or treasures, or it could be the murals and texts here. "Murals?" Everyone came over.
There are eight murals in total on three walls of the secret room, with ancient writings left on both sides of the murals.
From the text style, Ning Tianchen can tell that this building is estimated to have a history of 40,000 to 60,000 years ago.
The Qibao Glazed Sect has teaching courses on ancient characters. Learning ancient characters is not just to learn about past culture; more importantly, you can use ancient characters to identify some ancient relics and gain opportunities.
Tian Guozhen and others also recognize these characters.
“There may not be treasures in the ruins, but there must be legends. Future friends, please listen to my story.”
"Haha, there really is no treasure." Tian Chao smiled bitterly.
He didn't think this sentence was false, because there were no corpses in the secret room, and the person who left this sentence had no scruples.
You must know that the place where some powerful soul masters are buried will place their lifelong treasures in a conspicuous position, so that future generations will only take money and not destroy their remains.
“I don’t know what future generations of words will evolve into, but the method of murals can allow future generations of friends to understand the story of my life experience.”
Ning Tianchen finished reading As for the content in the text, my eyes immediately turned to the first mural.
It records that the place where this person was born is a small fishing village with the sea on its back.
The person in the second mural is dressed in a very ancient costume, but it can be seen that this person should be a ranger or explorer. There were rolling waves in front of him (the person in the mural), and an octopus-like spirit beast appeared in it, trying to attack him.
"What is this? How can there be such a spirit beast in the river? Could it be that it is extinct?" Tian Guocheng asked doubtfully.
Ning Tianchen interpreted: "This is the ocean. I guess this person wants to express that there is a violent wave on the silent sea. To him, this seems to be pursuing surprises and excitement.”
The third mural is also the sea, but it is the deep sea. A huge whale is opening its bloody mouth and swallowing everything in the ocean.
Ning Tianchen knew who the soul beast in the mural was, and it must be the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
Poseidon was a god who was established more than 30,000 years ago, and the ancient ruins are far more than 30,000 years old.
In other words, the owner who left the mural had contact with the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King before Poseidon.
The eyes of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King were blinded by the God of the Sea. It is completely reasonable to have two eyes in the mural.
The next few murals are all desperate places that this explorer has visited.
After seeing the sixth picture, Ning Tianchen concluded, "Obviously, starting from the second picture, this person's strength has at least reached Super Douluo, and he is still the best among Super Douluo. He is not even excluded. The strength has reached level ninety-nine.”
You must know that it is impossible to escape from the mouth of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King without being a powerful Extreme Douluo.
Tian Guozhen said: "With such strength, he is still exploring on the mainland. There is only one possibility. His lifespan is coming to an end. He needs to explore the unknown to find a way to go further or extend his lifespan."
Ning Rongrong disagreed with his point of view, "Extreme Douluo theoretically has a thousand years of life, which is the limit of a soul master. Even if he is unwilling, he can only wait for death to come. After all, no one can reach it. At the level of 100."
Tian Guozhen and others couldn't think of a reason.
Northerners are straightforward by nature, so they don't know how to figure out other people's thoughts.
As for becoming a god at level 100, Ning Tianchen did not speak directly. Gods have always been the biggest secret on the continent and should not be revealed casually.
“Keep looking, maybe you can find out the purpose of this man’s adventure from the murals.”
After saying that, Ning Tianchen focused his eyes on the seventh mural. This time, the protagonist in the mural is no longer a young man, but an old man with gray beard and hunched back. The cave in the mural should refer to this place.
"At this point, at his age, he should have reached the end of his life." Ning Rongrong said: "But, why is his body not here?"
Ning Tianchen pointed to the wall behind him, "Why is it still here?" There is an eighth mural, let’s talk about it after reading it. This mural shows his state of mind at that time, that is, he was ready to die here, but for some reason, he did not die here and left the eighth mural.”
All the mysteries can only be known after reading the eighth mural.
Turn around, Ning Tianchen held up the torch and looked at the eighth mural carefully.
The information content of the eighth mural is a bit large, or it can be divided into three murals.
After the split, the first mural, when his life (the person in the mural) was about to come to an end, some special symbols appeared in his mind.
"What kind of symbol is this? It seems to have no meaning." Tian Guozhen complained.
Ning Tianchen did not feel strange.
This statement on the mural proves that the protagonist does not know where the voice comes from, and what the voice says is extremely confidential, and he cannot record it at will.
To be able to hide from the perception of an Extreme Douluo, the source of this sound can only be a god. Moreover, the voice in his head is most likely related to gods.
My eyes turned to the second mural after the split.
The door to the secret room was opened, and a graceful female figure walked towards the light.
Ning Tianchen said: "I think it should represent moving towards the light and towards rebirth."
Tian Guozhen looked solemn.
Noticing his expression, Ning Tianchen asked: "Do you have any unique insights?"
"The outline of this figure is that of a snow girl, the most terrifying existence in the far north." Tian Guozhen said solemnly: "The strength of the snow girl is unfathomable. Anyone who challenges her will never survive under her hands."
"The last time, during the Soul Master Competition, I failed to leave in time and met the Snow Girl in the middle. Although I only glanced at her from a distance, my body could not move at all."
"Elder Tian Qing and I hid nearby for more than half a year before escaping from the Far North Icefield."
The legend of the Snow Girl is familiar to people who have been in the Far North all year round.
The reason why it has spread so widely is that the strength and beauty of this snow girl are deeply imprinted in the hearts of everyone who has seen her.
"Ice Snow Girl, Snow Emperor." Ning Tianchen made a judgment in his mind.
There are three heavenly kings in the far north, and the strength of this snow girl will be extremely high even in the ranking of ferocious beasts ten thousand years from now.
But what does the appearance of a snow girl in this mural mean?
With doubts, Ning Tianchen looked at the last part of the mural.
There are no characters in the mural, only a secret room buried in the snow and a road map to get there.
"There are new ruins. According to the order of discovery, this should be the ancient ruins No. 29." Tian Guozhen was eager to try. He seemed to want to go to this ancient ruins and learn about this person's life.
Ning Tianchen agreed: "The ruins mentioned in the mural should record the last life of this person. It is not even ruled out that his body and treasures are hidden in it."
More importantly, he wanted to find out what kind of divine inheritance this person had received.
The far north is dominated by ice attributes, so it is very likely that it is the ice god, but the possibility of it being other gods cannot be ruled out.
In short, until you see it with your own eyes, everything is just a guess.
Tian Guozhen didn't rush to make a conclusion and made a rubbing of the route map in the mural, and Ning Tianchen also made a rubbing.
Tian Guocheng suggested: "Is it possible that the treasure was hidden by this person in the wall of the secret room? Maybe he knew that he was going to die, but he didn't want his body or the treasure to be taken away by others, so he painted it with murals Way to mislead us?”
Tian Chao thought about it and agreed with his guess.
Ning Rongrong also felt that it was very possible, but Tian Guozhen was hesitant.
Ning Tianchen said firmly: "Absolutely impossible."
Because he had obtained the divine inheritance, this person could only die during the training and would not have time to leave any murals.
And he left another ruins, which proves that he probably completed the divine test and ascended to the divine world.
However, Ning Tianchen would not talk too much about the gods, nor would he speculate casually. Instead, he explained: "Because most people who come to explore ancient ruins don't want to return without success."
"Even if I didn't say it just now, you wouldn't care about the murals here. When an ordinary explorer sees that there are no treasures here, he will definitely break open all the walls and floors here. Therefore, it makes no sense for him to do so. ."
Tian Chao said: "I'm here anyway, just smash it and leave."
Ning Tianchen stopped him and said, "Have you forgotten the first sentence?"
There may not be treasures in the ruins, but there must be legends.
They already know the legend here. Breaking open the wall may not necessarily reveal treasure.
“Since this senior has made it clear that there is no treasure here, any unnecessary actions may cause us to be buried in it. The soul guide at the entrance is so powerful, I don’t think there is a self-destruction mechanism in it. The triggering condition is likely to damage anything here. "Besides, we are not without gains. Maybe all the treasures are hidden in the next ancient ruins."
Everyone nodded thoughtfully.
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After withdrawing from the ancient ruins No. 18, Tian Qihua anxiously asked everyone about the status of their exploration.
After learning about the situation, he strongly agreed with Ning Tianchen's cautious approach.
The most correct choice is to do nothing if you are not sure whether there are any agencies around.
"Third Elder, shall we go to Ancient Ruins No. 29?" Tian Guozhen asked.
Tian Qihua smiled and said: "Of course I want to go. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a failure of this senior's good intentions?"
We can't set off directly now. We must first check the map printed by Tian Guozhen. , determine the route.
The Arctic ice sheet is so vast that there is no end in sight. Once you get lost in it, there is only one way to die.
For a long time, he pointed at the map and sighed: "Guozhen, look here, is it similar to the terrain at the farthest distance between us and the sect's current exploration route map?"
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Tian Guozhen nodded.
The topographic map in the mural has no scale, and they don't know how far it is.
According to the current situation, the route represented by this topographic map has far exceeded the limit of the Snow Mountain Sect's currently explored location.
It would take them at least half a year to follow this topographic map.
Ning Tianchen said in a deep voice: "This ancient ruins is tens of thousands of years old. After tens of thousands of years of vicissitudes of life, who can guarantee that the landforms on the topographic map will not change!"
"If we follow this path, we are likely to get lost."
They can go to the limit of the currently discovered location, but should they take the rest of the way?
It doesn’t mean that if you keep walking and drawing a map, you will not get lost.
You must know that it is impossible for people to walk in a straight line without being able to identify the direction and without reference objects. If you really want to do this, you will keep going in circles until you starve to death on the ice sheet.
To go or not to go, now became a difficult problem before everyone.
If you don’t want to get lost, you must not go there. But if they don't go there, the treasures in the ruins will always arouse their curiosity.
After being silent for a long time, Ning Tianchen said: "I think we can go there. But when we pass the limit of the proven location, we must slow down the pace and draw a detailed topographic map. Even because of the changes in the terrain , causing us to be unable to find the location of the ruins, at least we can gain a more in-depth road map."
Tian Qihua smiled bitterly: "Your idea is good, but human nature is greedy as we get closer to the ruins. , we will unconsciously speed up the pace, and even gradually forget to draw the map. In the end, even if I get the treasure in the ruins, I will not be able to get out of the Arctic Icefield."
"Guozhen and the others are still here. The two of you are the pillars of each other's sect. I can't take you on such an adventure. Now that the 18th ancient ruins have been explored, our mission is considered completed. Let's return to the sect."< br>
It is definitely the best choice to return to Snow Mountain Sect at this time and make long-term plans.
However, if that ruins is really the inheritance place of the gods, of course the fewer people entering it, the better. If the Snow Mountain Sect uses all the strength of the sect to enter, it is still unclear who will win in the divine test.
(End of this chapter)