Father's love is like a mountain

Chapter 164 Within the Ruins
"Sure enough, it's the relic left by Senior Tiannan Yijian." The senior swordsman Yu Xiu who presides over the Tongcheng Mountain Sword Sect here is Yu Xiu.He has done enough homework and is very familiar with Tiannan Yijian's handwriting and so on.

He held the torch, his eyes were piercing, and he looked at the surrounding buildings, sculptures, inscriptions and other details, "Brother Tang, in which direction do you think the most precious treasure of Senior Zhong should be?"

At this time, they were in a large square, about two feet high, one hundred feet long and one hundred feet wide, and it was more than enough for seven or eight hundred people to stand there.

Each of the four corners of the square is supported by a very thick stone pillar.

Outside the square, there seemed to be rocky mountain walls, and there were no other passages or buildings except the passage they had come from.

So... Actually, rather than saying that this is a square, it is more like a big fish tank?

On the square, there are many exquisite sculptures. The contents of the sculptures are mostly various monsters, and they should be carved according to the scale.

Some are easily recognizable, while others seem to exist only in legends.

It looks like a venue for an art exhibition, and I don't know who has this kind of leisure.

Tang Shilu drooped his eyelids, and anyone who saw him would think, "Isn't this just a senile old man?"

Who would have thought that just yesterday, he looked like a hale and hearty middle-aged scribe, with a beard and smile that could charm a lot of young girls in Huaichun.

A master like him doesn't need makeup at all, he can easily control his muscles and even his heartbeat speed, making himself look older, it's so easy.

Even his voice was a little trembling, "This... I don't know. But according to the records that the old man has learned, the treasure should be under this square."

Tang Shilu's affectation, of course, is to hope that others will not pay too much attention to him, or even ignore him.

Yu Xiu stared at Tang Shilu, but of course he didn't stare for too long. After all, Tang Shilu is a master of the same level and reputation as him, so he should not be insulted lightly.

"Brother Tang," Yu Xiu said with a smile, "Why don't you show that record to everyone? Brainstorm together so as not to miss anything good."

Tang Shilu said tremblingly: "It's a pity that I can't get it out. What I learned was only revealed to me by others many years ago. It's a pity that I didn't see the original text with my own eyes."

As he spoke, he sighed heavily.

"Hey!" Yu Xiu also sighed, I don't know if he believed it or not, at least he believed it on the surface, "It's really a pity. If there are records, this exploration will go much smoother. Since Brother Tang said that the treasure is under your feet..."

He stomped his feet, the surface of the square was covered with a layer of stone bricks.

And the voice that came, was a little dull, and it didn't sound hollow.

But Yu Xiu didn't judge by hearing the sound.

With his skill, he could feel his true energy coming out, and he could feel that there was indeed an empty space below.

"How about we ask someone to dig this place? There shouldn't be any dangerous traps." Yu Xiu asked tentatively.

Tang Shilu was impeccable, smiling, "This, I don't know, maybe there is, maybe not? Even if there is, with your and my strength, it shouldn't be a problem."

In fact, Tiannan Yijian Zhong Chusheng's notes contained a few words, saying that a very powerful monster was sealed underneath.

However, after discussing with the members of the temporary alliance, they thought that if even Zhong Chusheng, who was in the subtle state, felt very strong, then the monster must be really strong.

But Zhong Chusheng has been dead for decades, even if there are monsters below, they have been hungry for decades.

Even if he didn't die, it wouldn't do anything wrong.

And this monster is still sealed, as long as they don't try to die, provoke them, and break the seal, nothing will happen.

Taking a step back, even if this monster can still cause trouble, there are seven or eight hundred people from Jianghu here after all.

They don't need to be the fastest, they just need to be faster than most people to survive.

As for running faster than most people... As a pulse opener, I still have some confidence in this.

So they unanimously agreed to guide the people of the three alliances in this direction, and use this place where the monsters were sealed to attract the attention of the three alliances, and they took the opportunity to take out the real treasure.

Yu Xiu cursed secretly, old fox, if you say it, it means you didn't say it.

After deliberating for a while, he went to discuss with the leaders of the Liusha faction and the Qinghu faction, and decided to dig on the spot.

As for organs that may be dangerous...

These seven or eight hundred Jianghu people are still too many, it is best to eliminate some of them.

After a while, the three sects organized people to excavate on the spot.

Everyone came to excavate the ruins, and I still brought some digging tools.

There is no guarantee that everyone will have a copy, but they can be dug in shifts.

Soon they were pushing all the sculptures into corners, prying open the stone bricks, and digging the hard dirt below.

Although some people are not willing to work... But in this kind of matter, no one is going to form a group. The three sects have easily formulated the rules. Except for the masters who open the pulse, those who do not participate in the excavation will get out and cannot participate in the next step. exploration.

Even Xia Zhong and Wei Jiang didn't bother. When it was their turn, they picked up the hoe and did it.

Not to mention them, Xia Yongchu didn't reveal his cultivation level in order to conceal his identity, and when it was his turn, he still picked up the hoe to work.

If there weren't those few immortal monks around, he would still be playing tricks, not bothering to get his hands dirty.

But now he didn't dare to expose himself, and went to work obediently.

Those immortal cultivators did what Xia Yongchu wanted to do: they used the trick of blinding their eyes.

Let others think they are working, but they are actually chatting there.

In fact, they all have breath-holding techniques. If it weren't for the fact that they used several spells in secret, Xia Yongchu would not have been able to discover their identities as immortal monks.

Of course, they can't be blamed for this. Most of the immortal monks are high-ranking, and they don't have much experience in getting along with ordinary people, so they don't think about details at all.

Like Xia Yongchu, who used to be a mortal for a long time, knew how a mortal should behave, and then honestly pretended to be a mortal, they couldn't see through.

But thinking about it this way, Xia Yongchu became even more vigilant—would there be other immortal monks who flooded into this ruin?

An immortal monk who is as low-key as himself, has the breath restraint technique, and has never used other spells, so he has never been exposed?

"How long are we going to dig here?" While working, Wei Jiang sent a voice transmission to Xia.

Xia Qiqi hurriedly sent her a voice transmission: "Don't talk! Your voice transmission can easily be heard by experts. If I speak, just nod and shake your head."

Wei Jiang was a little upset, but he didn't refute, after all what Xia Zhong said was the truth.

After much deliberation, she still felt uncomfortable, so she stepped on Xia Zhizhi's foot hard.

"Ouch!" Xia Zhiqi looked in pain.

Wei Jiang was a little worried that he would really trample on him, but when he took a closer look at his exaggerated expression, he knew he was pretending, so he sneered, and said via voice transmission: "If I can trample on a pulse-opening expert, then I will also hurt him." He is no longer a second-rate master in the rivers and lakes."

Xia Qiqi laughed: "Then if I act like I don't feel any pain at all, wouldn't you be even angrier? Then step on me a few more times. I won't ask for trouble."

"I can't tell you! Don't talk about it, just dig." Wei Jiang gave him a blank look.

Xia Zhong waved his hoe a few times, and said via voice transmission: "We have been digging here, and when we have dug through here, we will go down with most of the Jianghu people and pretend to be in the ruins below. Wait until no one notices our When the time comes, we will quietly retreat and go to the real treasure."

Yes, the real treasure is certainly not under this square.

When designing this treasure place, the designer obviously took human psychology into consideration.

But even Xia Yongchu didn't know this, because although he monitored Xia Zhongzhong, he couldn't overhear every detail.

And what Xia Yongchu has to do is not to explore it himself, but to be a hidden guardian and protect Xia Zhongzhong.

After Xia Qiqi successfully seized the treasure, he went to "borrow" it again.

At this time, he was paying attention to the interaction between Xia Zhong and Wei Jiang, which belonged to the flirting between young lovers.

But no one eats dog food. Everyone's focus is on the ruins and the hidden treasures of Tiannan Yijian. Who has the time to pay attention to this young couple showing their affection.

The other half of Xia Yongchu's mind was on those immortal monks.

If there were no more hidden ruthless characters, then these few would be the strongest forces in the ruins, and Xia Yongchu didn't dare to say that he would be able to take them down.

Since they came here for the hidden treasures in the ruins, it meant that they would inevitably become enemies.

So if some useful information can be collected through observation, it may become a key factor when dealing with them in the future.

He hasn't collected enough information so far, but he can tell that these immortal monks are probably not kind, and they have a certain style. It can be seen that they should be cruel and ruthless people.

Maybe it's the evil cultivator.

In other words, what are the evil cultivators doing here?

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Seven or eight hundred Jianghu people, this is not a small number.

If you really want to work hard, you may dig three feet in the ground in a few hours.

However, although they were requested by the alliance of the three factions, everyone took turns to fight, but everyone didn't want to contribute. Some felt ashamed, and some wanted to save their energy for the future competition...

From time to time, some people make excuses to eat, drink water, breathe fresh air, can't hold back their excrement, etc., and even a more open reason-to send the excavated soil to the ground.

For these reasons, many people from the rivers and lakes went to the top and stayed there for most of the day, which seriously affected the efficiency of excavation.

Although the alliance of three factions can strongly require everyone to participate in the excavation, it cannot be effectively organized.

Moreover, there are dozens of torches burning below, plus the breathing of hundreds of people, it is indeed very stuffy.

A master of opening the pulse can still bear it, but an ordinary master of strong energy and strong orifice can't bear this hardship.

Everyone took turns to rest outside for a long time, but it was actually helpless.

So, after three days, they still haven't dug through, and haven't found a way to the more protruding ruins underground.

During this period, Xia Qi and others also returned to the ground many times.

And take the opportunity to return to the ground to observe the real entrance to the treasure.

Yes, the real treasure is in the tunnel leading from the cave to the square!

The designer of this underground ruins took advantage of people's psychological blind spots.

Everyone sees a long corridor, and after stepping into the corridor, they will definitely only keep guessing where the corridor leads, worrying about encountering traps and obstacles, thinking that the treasure is hidden at the end.

Everyone only cares about the destination, who cares about the process?
But on the contrary, the designer placed the real entrance of the treasure land in the corridor, which is the most easily overlooked place.

When Xia Yongchu saw Xia Qizhong coming in and out frequently, he just felt a little strange, and didn't think of it.

Xia Zhongqi and his allies gradually grew impatient.

They have already determined the approximate location of the real entrance, but at this moment they can only continue to endure. There are too many people going up and down the corridor now, if they move, they will definitely be discovered.

Only when most people have gone to explore the ruins under the square is their chance.

On the fifth day, the square had been dug three feet into the ground.

The soil dug out was piled up into several small hills outside.

The originally neat and beautiful square has become a field that has been plowed several times horizontally and vertically by several oxen.

A downward bluestone step is revealed, which can accommodate three or four people walking side by side.

Dozens of rivers and lakes are working hard to clean up.

"It's coming soon. According to this progress, we will be able to dig through it in half an hour." Yu Xiu held up a torch and lit it for a while.

Tang Shilu looked up and smiled old-fashionedly: "Everyone is pretty neat, everyone seems to have come down, and no one is staying on top. Are you not bored? Are you not tired?"

Some Jianghu people showed polite but awkward smiles, some looked at their toes embarrassingly, some simply ignored him, and looked away--I dare not scold him, who dares to scold a master of pulse opening?
Don't think that people will not be able to catch you if you hide in the crowd.

I can only slander in my heart.

Tang Shilu smiled inexplicably.

Xia Qi and other members of the temporary alliance will all agree, and they are ready to wait for everyone to enter the lower floor, retreat back to the tunnel, pass the real entrance, and harvest Tiannan Yijian's hidden treasure.

Xia Zhongzhong grabbed Wei Jiang's hand tightly.

He thinks it is not difficult to get the hidden treasure.

The hard part is, after getting the hidden treasure.

If someone is not satisfied with the distribution plan?
If someone wants to go all alone?
If he wants to keep it all to himself?

There is a high probability that it will be done once.

He had a plan in mind, even if he wanted to turn his back on him, it was best to wait until everyone left the ruins, so as not to attract other experts in the ruins.

If he really wanted to do something in the ruins, he could only reluctantly use the few talismans presented by his adoptive father, and he didn't know if the harvest could make up for the loss.

After all, in his opinion, the talismans that belonged to the category of the immortal family were much more valuable than any magical weapons or skills in the mortal world.

"What is this?" When the last soil was dug out and transported away, a metal door without the slightest rust was revealed.

There is a simple pattern on the door, and it seems to be engraved with writing.

Yu Xiu asked the rest of the people to come out, and he, the other two principals of the Three Factions Alliance, and Tang Shilu walked down to the door, pushed aside some of the last dirt, and stared at the exposed handwriting.

(End of this chapter)