"It's really gone..."
As soon as I entered it.
A few people felt it carefully.
I was sure that the strange footsteps had disappeared, and I felt refreshed. At least I no longer had to endure the unspeakable torture.
Listen to Yang Fang’s cheers and the subconscious sighs of relief from Kunlun and the old foreigner.
Chen Yulou did not dare to relax too much.
Thunder Mountain is unpredictable, and even he doesn’t know how much danger there is, so he subconsciously reminded it.
“This tunnel is not that simple.”
“Don’t delay, it’s business to leave first.”
He didn’t mean to throw cold water on it.
Since according to ancient legends, this mountain is considered to be an evil god.
It’s definitely not as simple as it seems.
What's more, except for him now, because the refined consciousness can replace the eyes, the four of them, including Partridge Whistle, can only rely on their ears to hear.
“Brother Dao, I will lead the way.”
“Follow me closely.”
Chen Yulou stepped forward and appeared at the front of the team in an instant.
The darkness seemed unable to stop his steps at all.
“Okay!”
Partridge Whistle did not hesitate.
Although he has been wandering in the night all year round, this is the first time his eyes have been blinded.
You know, people are always full of fear and uneasiness about darkness and the unknown.
Not to mention that I had just experienced an indescribable weirdness.
The most important thing is that if you lose your sight, you will inherently lack a huge advantage. It is extremely risky to travel through the tunnel with hidden dangers.
Since Chen Yulou took the initiative to lead the way, how could he refuse?
"You go first, I will come from behind."
He signaled aloud.
Kunlun, Yang Fang and the old foreigner silently bypassed and quickly pursued them.
Feeling the movement beside him, Partridge Whistle followed closely behind without delay.
Along the way, Chen Yulou issued reminders from time to time so that those behind him could determine their location. This tunnel in Thunder Mountain was completely different from the one he experienced when he came down.
It doesn’t seem like the hill is big.
It seems that it can be crossed in a few minutes at most.
However, the tunnel was winding and winding, with twists and turns. After hundreds of steps, Chen Yulou suddenly stopped.
In the deep fog ahead.
Another door appeared.
Standing in front of the door at this moment, even he couldn't help but have a flash of astonishment on his face.
"Brother Chen, what's wrong?"
Sensing his sudden stop, several people behind him also stopped, and Partridge Whistle, who was at the end, asked with a puzzled expression.
"It's okay."
Worried that they would feel uneasy, Chen Yulou hesitated but did not say anything.
Just using his spiritual consciousness, he scanned the stone door in front of him up and down.
It was almost exactly the same as the one when they came in. It was carved from the same mold. The stone door was about one person tall, and the ancient and thick atmosphere hit them.
The same groove style with stone balls embedded underneath.
You can push it open with a gentle pull.
But...
When his 'eyes' swept across the pair of eyeballs on the door, his eyebrows couldn't help but jump heavily.
The eyes on the door were all closed.
"Opening your eyes is yang, closing your eyes is yin..."
What he said that day appeared subconsciously in Chen Yulou's mind.
From the previous inference.
He has actually guessed that when he opens his eyes and closes them, the yin and yang are out of order.
Now that they are all closed, it means that the next folding door will most likely be...a very dark place!
After taking a breath, Chen Yulou briefly stated his guess.
It is also to remind a few people to prepare early.
After hearing what he said, Partridge Whistle suddenly remembered the scene he saw half way up the wall.
Thunder is rolling on the thunder mountain.
Think of this.
He immediately asked thoughtfully.
"Brother Chen, are those eyeball totems outside the mountain...all open?"
"Open?"
Chen Yulou is still thinking, the door situations you may encounter later.
Suddenly hearing his question, I couldn't help but fall into deep thought for a while.
“It should be.”
Kunlun, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke.
I saw several people looking towards me.
He added.
"I can see very clearly. Except for the closed eye on the stone door, the other totems are open."
The voice was not loud.
But the conviction revealed in his words was extremely profound.
"If it is as the Kunlun brothers said, then it should be right."
The Partridge Whistle nodded, "It is extremely yang on the outside and extremely yin on the inner mountain. Between opening one's eyes and closing one's eyes , Yin and Yang are out of order.”
After some analysis.
Chen Yulou suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.
Deep in his mind, there seemed to be a pair of invisible hands, sorting out his chaotic thoughts bit by bit.
Things that I had not understood just now suddenly became clear to me.
Where there is yin there is yang.
But...
According to the previous situation, it may not be that simple behind this door.
"The extremely gloomy place may be a snake's nest."
These thoughts together made his face look ugly.
From the moment we entered the ancient city of Jingjue, except for the yellow sand, those weird black snakes were almost everywhere.
Where exactly they come from has never been determined.
Now, he finally had a guess in his mind.
"Be careful."
"There should be some unevenness behind the door."
"But...no matter what you hear, don't take off the black scarf easily."
Chen Yulou warned again.
He actually didn’t say a word.
That is, from beginning to end, the evil god Mahakala never appeared.
Is it just a rumor, or is it hidden behind the door?
“Okay.”
"Yes, it's from the shopkeeper."
"Don't worry, shopkeeper Chen, I'm going to walk in the dark today."
A few people agreed one after another.
Hearing this, Chen Yulou breathed a sigh of relief. Without further delay, he reached out and grabbed the door leaf and pulled hard to the left. The stone ball that pushed the mechanism rotated in the groove.
The closed stone door suddenly opened.
A longer and narrower tunnel was exposed behind.
The rock walls on both sides are almost glued together, and can barely accommodate one person to enter and exit. At the narrowest point, one needs to squeeze through sideways.
But that’s nothing.
The most terrifying thing is.
As soon as the stone door opened, a bone-chilling wind howled in, carrying a rich and deep smell of dampness and decay.
To be honest, the cold wind and wild sand were just the most insignificant problem during the trip to the Western Regions.
Water, food, wild animals, army ants, black snakes.
What is not more terrifying than the cold wind?
No matter how cold the monsoon is, the most you can do is add thicker clothes to keep out the cold.
So, except for the time when everyone first stepped into the desert of the Western Region, which was a little unbearable, they gradually got used to it as time went by.
But at this moment...
The dark wind came from behind the door.
But it seems as if the bones have been scraped and the marrow has been corroded.
Even though several people were full of energy and blood, and their lives were burning, they felt like they were falling into an ice cave when they were blown by that sinister wind.
“So cold?”
"No, this is the breath of extreme yin."
"It is the cold wind blowing from hell in ancient legends."
Even if you guess that there is extreme yin behind the door He was prepared in his heart, but when he really felt all this, an indescribable panic and uneasiness could not be restrained from growing and spreading in his heart.
The wind of hell.
They have heard this word many times. I first learned from Oona that the Turkic tribe was one of the first people to discover the ancient city. Wizards of all ages would go deep into the city to look for sacred trees.
In their records.
This is how the dark wind is described.
Under the setting sun, when the sky turns dark, demons and evil spirits wake up from their slumber. They ride on the evil wind that can kill people and rise into the sky from the depths of the earth.
The entire ancient city was shrouded in the cold wind.
Once the wind blows, even the most ferocious beasts in the desert will flee in panic in order to survive.
Because as long as it is blown by that wind.
Whether it is a human or an animal, the flesh and blood will be peeled off and blown off, leaving only a white skeleton.
Except.
They have seen similar descriptions in the murals of Xiye Kingdom and Gumo State.
The ancients could not understand it.
So we all blame it on the anger of the gods or the resurrection of the devil.
Having heard many rumors, they finally saw it now.
"Stimulate Qi and blood...protect the heart."
Chen Yulou's face changed slightly, and he shouted in a low voice to remind.
If there is any need to remind, the five people in this group are all veterans of the martial arts world. They have experienced the horror between life and death countless times. Almost as soon as they noticed something was wrong, they immediately started to circulate their energy and blood.
At this moment...
The sound of qi and blood gurgling like a spring and rushing like thunder came one after another from under several people.
In the overlap, it is like a big tide is about to rise.
Among them, Kunlun and Yang Fang, who cultivated their bodies through horizontal training, had the most astonishing aura, especially Kunlun, who had a faint ray of black gold luster on his body, making him look like a god descending to earth.
The two brothers, Partridge Whistle Master, had Qi flowing throughout their bodies, and a ray of spiritual energy was traveling among the eight extraordinary meridians.
As for Chen Yulou, he is still as quiet as still water.
It seems like nothing has been done.
But...if you look carefully, you will find that when the dark wind blowing from behind the door passes in front of him, it splits into two and flows from his side.
However, several people were blinded.
So no one saw this amazing scene.
"Follow me."
After confirming the status of several people.
Chen Yulou didn’t waste any more time and crossed the stone gate in one step.
Boom——
The moment he landed.
The gloomy wind that was originally just like a gurgling stream suddenly broke out and turned into a thunderous and surging movement, sweeping straight towards it.
It seems that there is no crack behind the door.
It is a wind tunnel.
He still feels that it is difficult to maintain his body shape, let alone ordinary people. It is no wonder that people from the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions are as afraid of this place as a tiger.
Ordinary people enter here rashly.
The lamp of life will be blown out in an instant.
A body of essence, blood, flesh and bones turned into ashes.
It is really hard to imagine that this is just an extension of the ghost cave, and we have never even reached the cave. How did the ancestors of the Demon Kingdom thousands of years ago descend into the cave and take away the eyes of the snake god.
Dong dong dong——
Heavy footsteps came.
The four members of Partridge Whistle also stepped into the tunnel.
Obviously they were somewhat powerless, and they resorted to methods such as falling from a heavy weight to force themselves to stand firm in the cold wind.
“What the hell is this place?”
“Hurry up.”
"Shopkeeper Chen, have you reached the edge of the ghost cave?"
"Is there a cliff ahead of you?"
Feeling the howling wind, making the figure stagger around, along with Partridge Whistle, the faces of the four people in the group changed drastically.
Subconsciously, he arched his body and grasped the stone walls on both sides with both hands, his face full of surprise and uncertainty.
Now that both eyes are covered and unable to see, the fear in my heart is undoubtedly aggravated.
In their understanding, the tunnels under the mountain are generally just the flow of wind. There is only one possibility for such a terrifying wind.
That is the precipitous cliff, close to the abyss.
The scene in the sky brick corridor mural appeared in several people's minds.
A bottomless hole.
It's like leading to the depths of hell.
"No."
Unfortunately, facing the suspicion of several people, Chen Yulou just shook his head calmly.
“How is that possible?”
Listening to his answer, the old foreigner couldn’t help but widen his eyes, as if he wanted to see clearly everything in front of him through the thick black scarf. .
Unfortunately, he has neither night eyes nor consciousness.
Although the five senses and six consciousnesses are far beyond ordinary people.
But it can’t be penetrated.
It was still pitch black in front of me.
"There are still dozens of steps."
A subtle ray of spiritual consciousness came out, and the situation in the tunnel had no secrets in Chen Yulou's eyes.
Go forward thirty or fifty steps.
It is endless darkness.
Dozens of steps?
Hearing this number, those who were originally worried about being unbearable now feel less worried.
For this distance, if you walk faster, it won’t even take you half a minute.
Yang Fang breathed a sigh of relief, "Then what are you waiting for? Shopkeeper Chen, just leave, we can definitely follow you."
"Then there will be no delay."
Chen Yulou thought the same way.
Chi Zesheng changed, he didn’t want to stay in this ghost place for a second.
Subconsciously speeding up the pace, walking through the narrow mountain crevices. Although the people behind him were shocked by the narrowness of the crevices, they all agreed in a tacit understanding and did not speak.
It’s just...
It’s less than ten steps away.
A sound of interlacing iron leaves suddenly sounded.
Yang Fang, who was leaning sideways to squeeze through the crack, couldn't help but frown.
“Old foreigner, why did you bring those two armored beasts with you?”
He had seen the armored beast several times, and every time it woke up, it was accompanied by the sharp sound of iron leaves interlacing.
What he just couldn't figure out was.
We are not going to fight upside down and open a coffin now. Even if the armored beast turns into a demon, it is not good at fighting.
Bringing it on doesn't seem to have much effect.
On the contrary, I am still distracted.
"Leave it to Yuan Hong to take care of you before coming down."
Listening to his joke, the old foreigner was confused for a while and responded subconsciously.
"You... didn't bring it?"
Yang Fang's sideways movements suddenly froze, "What's the matter with the sound of iron leaves?"
"What iron leaves? …”
Seeing that he didn't seem to be joking, the old foreigner also frowned.
But the sentence is not finished yet.
There was a strong friction sound above the head, which was clearly the movement of iron scale blades interlacing. In addition... there was also the sound of rustling and hissing.
Those voices are intertwined.
So familiar.
During this time, he had heard it countless times.
What kind of armored beast is it? It’s just that kind of black snake.
"Hush, be quiet, snakes seem to be above our heads... No, they seem to be everywhere on our sides and on the ground."
Listen attentively with your ears.
The rustling sound has become like boiling water in a copper furnace.
Even the cold aura unique to the black snake appeared outside of him.
Suppress the evil wind.
He came to the table unreasonably.
Feeling the terrifying Yin Qi, Yang Fang instantly felt like he had fallen into an ice cave, his scalp was numb and goosebumps appeared all over his body.
At the moment of distraction.
The snake tide seems to have arrived.
His hand on the stone wall clearly felt a cold, greasy, and disgusting thing slowly crawling across.
"It's a snake."
"Damn it, we fell into a snake cave!" (End of this chapter)