Cataclysm King

Chapter 246 The Bai Family’s Fox Fairy Statue

"Hey, why is this skeleton golden?"

"Ji Xun, do you feel weird? It seems... like looking at the skeleton makes you breathless?"

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Ji Xun pushed aside the gravel and the three people behind him came over.

Song Yu's eyes were immediately attracted by the metallic luster of the skeleton.

The golden light shines under the light. To the naked eye, it looks more like a pure gold handicraft than the remains left behind by human beings after death.

What's even more weird is that looking at this skeleton gives people a sense of being in a trance, and their breathing is faintly heavy and oppressive.

If he hadn't met Gong Wu, Ji Xun might not have known what was going on.

But after seeing the peak scenery from the old man before, he confirmed that it was a human skeleton.

This metallic luster is the expression of the skeleton being condensed to the extreme.

And that pressure is the remaining "divine power".

This means that this is the corpse of a super-level card master.

Even though at least three thousand years have passed, the remaining coercion on the bones still makes people feel heart palpitating.

Can you imagine how high his rank was during his lifetime?
  Ji Xun also saw the "ancient super level" in the true sense for the first time. He felt inexplicably filled with emotion and expectation. The sixth level was indeed not the ceiling for card masters!

Song Yu is a first-level card master, and his skeleton can barely support it, but he is just a little uncomfortable.

The little turtle dove on the side looked at it curiously. After a few breaths, its eyes suddenly turned white and it went limp.

Old man Xu on the side had quick eyes and quick hands. He helped him, took a look, and muttered: "It's not a big problem, he fainted."

Ji Xun also felt that he was careless. He didn't expect that the little turtle dove couldn't bear the afterglow of this divine power.

However, Song Yu blinked, seeming to be more curious about why Ji Xundu looked solemn, while the old man looked completely unaffected?
  Ji Xun didn't look at the bones more, although he found a small box next to the bones.

Because he clearly saw that the words carved on the wall were more important.

Ji Xun understood it when he saw the beginning. It looked like the ancestors of the Bai family came here to seal some "broken catastrophic object".

The following text on the wall reads:
  "That existence cannot be killed, it can only be sealed. Fortunately, after spending several years searching for it in the Eastern Wasteland, I finally found this mithril vein. Our Bai family has finally prepared everything at a huge cost. It's a pity. , I have tried everything, but I never thought that the sealing ring had become 'spiritual'."

"At the most critical moment of the seal, the Ring Spirit suddenly burst out and escaped from the seal."

"Don't be curious about what the source of the disaster is, because even his name cannot be mentioned. Let's call it 'Scarlet Corruption'. After infection, people will turn into bloodthirsty monsters."

"I see."

When Ji Xun saw this, he suddenly understood.

Similar to what he had guessed before, the source of vampire pollution was the source of pollution sealed in the cave.

But what is the [ring]?
  He continued to watch.

"Although the Ring Spirit was severely injured by me, and it will be difficult to recover spiritually without a thousand years, it is still a hidden danger. And I know that I have been polluted by it, and I can never leave. I can only kill myself here. When it gathers its spirit again, it will inevitably Find me again. When the pollution leaks out, it will definitely become a danger to civilization."

Ji Xun frowned as he looked at it.

This person actually committed suicide?
  What is it that makes even super-powerful people treat it with such caution?
  "Unfortunately, the seal this time is top secret. I have used all the experts from the Bai family to ensure that the contamination is not leaked. They are all buried here to solidify the seal. No outsiders will know about this place. I know that the future troubles have been avoided, so I will stay here." [Prospecting Map] A copy, someone will pick it up when the time is right. You can see the information I left behind and want to know what I said."

"Leave it to my descendants of the Bai family. Only members of my Bai family can open this box, so as not to suffer bad luck. If my descendants get it, they will know the message I left when they open the box, and they will be greatly thanked;"

"This thing is a keepsake of my Bai family. It is entangled with cause and effect. You took it from me. The Bai family is grateful for your kindness. It is also a small sustenance I left to the descendants of the Bai family. It may be a big chance for you. It's just that I hope you won’t be surprised then;”

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In the cave, a very strange scene quietly unfolded.

Ji Xun, Song Yu, and Old Man Xu all tilted their heads and looked at the words carved on the wall.

It’s not just Talungu, but also some “ancient Talungu” mixed in.

It is the kind of simplified devil language that contains laws and needs to be understood.

Ji Xun could barely read it intermittently.

Occasionally there are a few words that I don’t recognize, but I can guess the meaning based on the context.

Song Yu's pretty face on the side was full of sadness.

She is still just an "ancient language apprentice" who can understand [-]% to [-]%, but no more.

So I was confused.

Old Man Xu had a casual look on his face, but he seemed to have seen more information, and his eyes were slightly dark.

Not long after, Ji Xun finished reading, and the frown on his brows not only did not disappear, but became tighter and tighter.

The above content clears up the confusion.

For example, the origin of [Prospecting Map].

Ji Xun had previously found it strange that a prospecting map could have such a clever encryption method and use the ancient Talung language.

After all, the number of polymaths in this era who are truly fully proficient in ancient writing can be counted on one hand.

Looking at it now, it turned out that it was not an ancient saying made by the mapper to make it more difficult to decipher, as he thought; rather, the person who left the map was originally a super-level person from the Talon period.

However, more doubts followed.

For example, what is a [ring], and what is a ring spirit?
  What exactly is the source of pollution, and why is it a civilization-level threat?
  Fortunately, if he doesn't understand, there may be someone here who does.

Ji Xun didn't want to be curious about the "source of pollution" that even super-level people avoided talking about, so he asked another question: "Senior Xu, what is the 'Nether Spirit'?"

As expected, the old man knew this question.

Old Man Xu casually replied: "Well, there is a saying in ancient books called 'all things have animism'. It is said that as everything in the universe has existed for a long time, it will gradually have its own spirituality. But the more extraordinary the characteristics, the more It is easy to produce spirituality. It seems that a certain ring has spirituality?"

"???"

Ji Xun and Song Yu both blinked when they heard this, not quite understanding.

The explanation was indeed a bit obscure. The old man made another analogy and said: "Well, you can understand it as a similar existence to the human soul to the body."

When Song Yu heard this, he blinked: Wow, the old gentleman knows so much.

Ji Xun also gained some understanding.

This explanation coupled with the words on the wall means that a spiritual [ring] escaped from here?

"So, this ring should be the source of those vampires?"

Ji Xun also thought of some causes and consequences.

But now that the whereabouts of the ring were unknown, he didn't think much about it.

Then he looked at the small box at the feet of the golden skeleton that he had discovered before.

According to the information on the wall, there are things left in this box for the descendants of the Bai family.

And if it can be treated with such caution by super-level card masters, it must be an incredible secret treasure.

Ji Xun watched and walked over. He looked around and found no danger.

He did not forget to turn around and ask: "Senior, can I take this thing?"

Old man Xu was picking out earwax with his little finger. He was stunned when he heard it, and said casually: "Since I left a message to take it, you can take it."

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Ji Xun raised his eyebrows and then reached out to the small box.

The moment of contact, it seemed as if the soul was trembling.

It felt like some kind of contract had been signed.

"Is it enough to return it to the descendants of the Bai family?"

Ji Xun felt that the contract seemed quite simple.

Now that the Bai family is one of the five largest members of the federation, it is not difficult to find them.

When the time comes, just find a descendant of the Bai family and pay it back.

According to the above statement, the descendants of the Bai family will be "deeply grateful".

But in the end, I said, "Don't worry about it then."
  Did I understand it wrong, or was there some hidden information that I didn't write out?
  Ji Xun also thought that there was no need for this super-level person from three thousand years ago to set up a trap to trap a warm-hearted person who helped him fulfill his last wish, right?
  The moment Ji Xun picked up the box, the contract consumed the last remaining extraordinary characteristics, and the "divine power" lingering on the golden corpse suddenly collapsed.

The bones turned into golden particles and disappeared into thin air in front of Ji Xun and others.

Ji Xun's eyes were full of thought, and he looked deep into the cave again.

At this time, he also noticed Song Yu looking over, as if asking: What should we do now?
  The mithril mine has been found, and it is definitely under this cave.

But here comes the problem.

There seems to be something terrifying sealed underneath.

If it is not solved, it will be impossible to develop the mithril mine.

And there will be endless troubles.

Ji Xun didn't dare to be careless.

He and Song Yu looked at each other and looked at the bored old man in tacit agreement.

Fortunately, there is this one.

Otherwise, even if Ji Xun likes to take risks, he would not dare to commit suicide blindly in a place like this that involves super-level secrets.

Ji Xun still wanted to go down and have a look. He hinted: "Senior. There seems to be mithril down here. Can we go down and have a look?"

Song Yu also wanted to go on.

She had no idea about super levels, so of course she was fearless and full of expectations.

Old Man Xu felt a little uncomfortable being looked at by the two people. He was also itchy and said in an uncertain tone: "How about I do some divination?"

Ji Xun nodded in approval and said, "Then I'll bother you, senior."

From the looks of it, the old man hasn't thought about his big size yet.

But at least if he dares to go down, it means that no one will die.

As he said that, Old Man Xu took out the poker he was eating with, which was so old that it had rough edges.

He was mumbling something in his mouth. Did he draw out a few cards? The old face was delighted: "Hearts 12345, yo, a flush."

Song Yu asked curiously: "Senior, is there any explanation for this divination?"

She knew from Ji Xun that the old man was an expert and believed him.

So I'm more curious about whether this person's divination is accurate.

Old Man Xu explained: "A single card is a small card, but when combined, it is a big card. There is no danger."

Ji Xun: "So, we can go?"

He understood what he heard. The four people in their team were all old, young, sick and weak. Aren't they all small cards?
  Old Man Xu's tone was as timid as ever, and he suggested: "Yeah. How about giving it a try?"

The three hit it off.

Ji Xun originally felt that they would not die.

Now that this person says you can try it, there is nothing to worry about.

After a while, the little turtledove also woke up.

The four of them walked towards the depths of the cave.

It is surrounded by passages dug by humans, leading all the way to the ground.

This is not a mine, but a specially dug tunnel. The surrounding area is not only reinforced, but also engraved with various incantations.

Based on Ji Xun's current knowledge, many of the incantations are actually complex incantations that have never been seen in any classics.

But I also understood a little bit. The effects of most spells have terms such as "seal", "imprisonment", and "restriction of spread".

The further you go, the more complex the incantations on the surrounding rock walls become.

It’s almost to the point where your head feels swollen if you look closely.

Those mantras already contain super-level runes that are beyond the current understanding of the brain.

This is almost a relic that has never appeared in the Eastern Continent.

Extraordinary knowledge is priceless.

Song Yu watched and marveled all the way: "Just these incantations, if the [experts] from the Card Master Academy knew about them, they would definitely go crazy with joy."

Ji Xun also felt that this kind of place that sealed the "pollutants" would most likely be in danger of being banned by some agency or something.

But nothing unusual happened along the way.

Not even monsters.

After descending for several hundred meters in the winding tunnel with no side roads, they finally saw something special.

The four of them stopped.

In addition to the incantations, the tunnels here also have two sculptures of gods with fox heads and human bodies.

If you look closely, you will see that this sculpture is lifelike and the details of the hair are very detailed.

After looking at it for a long time, it seemed as if they were two living creatures standing quietly on both sides of the corridor.

Ji Xun observed his surroundings carefully.

At this time, Song Yu also felt that the two fox statues looked familiar and said, "This seal may have been built by the ancestors of the Bai family. I have classmates from the Bai family in the academy, and they will be proficient in all kinds of weird things." Shinto secret arts. One of my classmates, the form she took after the goddess was the 'Fox Fairy'. Although it is a little different from these two sculptures, it should come from the same source."

As she said that, she didn't know what she thought of, and the girl's cheeks turned slightly red.

"Ah."

Ji Xun nodded as he listened.

He had met a descendant of the Bai family before, Bai Wei who he met at the ruins of Xia Mucheng.

That woman is good at controlling snakes and insects.

The method is really different from that of ordinary card masters.

He was thinking about the special purpose of placing these two statues here. At this time, old man Xu, who had not spoken for a long time, sighed with emotion: "It's a very clever arrangement. It uses the original natural power of the mineral veins to gather energy to maintain this restriction for thousands of years." It keeps running year after year. But unfortunately, it was damaged before. That’s the end of it.”

Ji Xun has become accustomed to this kind of sudden science popularization.

The old man's memory is a bit like a conditioned reflex. Only when he encounters a certain situation will he remember relevant things.

With that said, Old Man Xu didn't feel any danger at all, and led the little turtle dove towards the space between the two fox statues.

Ji Xun watched the old man Xu, who always shrank back, move forward, so he and Song Yu followed.

The path chosen by this "humanoid deminator" must not be fatally dangerous.

The four of them had just passed two statues of gods, but they didn't see the eyes of the statues suddenly light up with red light.

A corridor is still a corridor. But the further we walked, the quieter it became.

This place is already very deep underground, and no noise can be heard at all.

There were only the sounds of four people's footsteps and breathing.

There is also the weak prospecting light that illuminates a small area in front of each person.

However, as he walked, Ji Xun found that not only could he not hear any sounds, but his vision was becoming increasingly restricted.

The darkness seemed to have turned into a light-eating monster, swallowing up all the light.

Before, one light could clearly see four people in a row.

Old Man Xu, Little Turtle Dove, Song Yu.
  The last one is Ji Xun.

Suddenly, Ji Xun found that he could only see Song Yu's back in front of him.

And the light is getting darker and darker, as if being forced into the lamp by darkness.

Not only that, but the voices from the outside world can no longer be heard.

Only the sound of his own breathing and heartbeat became more and more obvious.

Ji Xun was surprised to find that he had been tricked without realizing it, and thought to himself: "Have your vision and hearing been stripped away?"

But it's normal to think about.

The restrictions in this ruins are so clever that they are completely beyond comprehension.

It is expected to be hit, but it would be strange not to be hit.

Vision and hearing are the most important sensory means for humans to perceive the outside world. Once stripped away, hallucinations are most likely to occur.

In an absolutely quiet environment, even when you speak, you will suspect that you are hallucinating, and you cannot tell whether you are really speaking.

That feeling evokes the most primitive terror deep in the human soul.

What you think in your heart will be infinitely magnified in this environment.

As soon as this thought flashed, Ji Xun realized that he could no longer see the front.

However, he could still sense the "qi" of the three people in front of him.

"This corridor is really not that simple."

Ji Xun had encountered similar restrictions when he went to Shangbang Prison before, so he didn't panic.

With old man Xu here, the problem shouldn't be fatal.

When he was thinking about whether to remind him of what was ahead, his heart suddenly beat violently for a few times, and he fell into a trance.

"Illusionary?"

Ji Xun's mental power is now very sharp, and he is very familiar with this feeling of being disturbed.

But he didn't see Enlightenment, which meant that he had been caught unprepared.

"So, what kind of illusion is it?"

Ji Xun was a little worried in his heart, but more out of curiosity.

A dozen "selves" are all guessing.

He was prepared to face all kinds of horrific scenes.
  But suddenly, one of them became restless: "Tsk, tsk. This feels great."

Ji Xun suddenly understood the functions of the two previous fox statues.

Did that mental illusion arouse one of the instinctive desires of human beings - lust?
  However, it happens that he has the strongest resistance to this illusion.

Previously, I practiced the "Kongyue Shenxiang" of the Silver Moon Sect, and my major was the secret art of pleasure.

Ji Xun had more than a dozen thoughts in his heart, and he saw one of them stirring, and some pictures of beautiful spring scenery emerged.

It's quite exciting.

Although he obviously felt that his body was getting hotter, his reason could still suppress it absolutely.

Under normal circumstances, people who are infected will ignore other things and be dominated by desires.

But Ji Xun now knows his situation very well.

It was like he was watching a little movie he had made in his mind. Although he was restless, he knew clearly that he was in a spiritual fantasy.

This is not a place to "dream."

Ji Xun thought and continued walking forward.

He didn't take two steps, and his arms were full of warmth.

Song Yu walked carefully in the corridor.

Gradually, she also noticed that the surroundings were getting darker and darker, and the sounds that could be heard were getting smaller and smaller.

She doesn't have as much mental strength as Ji Xun.

Without even noticing what happened, I felt the surrounding scene change.

In front of you is a small white spire auditorium, surrounded by a sea of ​​white roses.

There is a faint fragrance in the air.

Song Yu lowered his head and saw that he was wearing a plain white dress.

"Oh, so I'm married?"

In the fantasy world, Song Yu didn't feel anything was wrong at all.

It was like a dream, everything in the dream was what she liked and expected.

She looked at the relatives and friends who were surrounded by blessing smiles, and walked into the auditorium with her father in a black dress on her arm.

Song Yu saw the back of a man also wearing a white suit. Is that the one I want to marry?
  When she came to her senses, she had already walked behind the man.

The man in the white suit turned around, and Song Yu saw the slightly raised corners of his mouth, which seemed very handsome.

But the strange thing is that I can't see his face clearly.

Song Yu felt that the person in front of him was very friendly, and he hugged him with laughter.

Um.
  Very warm, very safe feeling.

So familiar.

The embrace became passionate, the kiss became hot, and the body gradually melted.

Happiness and love are in the air.

It doesn't seem impossible.

Ah, he is my husband.

Of course!
  Until I heard that familiar voice calling softly: "Miss Song Yu?"

Song Yu suddenly felt that the appearance of the person in front of him became clear and he recognized who it was.

The little deer in her heart was confused: "Mr. Ji Xun?"

This mental illusion was the most incomprehensible Ji Xun had ever seen.

Ji Xun couldn't find any way to escape.

As I was walking, thinking, suddenly a warm body bumped into my arms.

Ji Xun reached out to hug the girl who almost fell down, and then he saw clearly that the pretty face was Song Yu.

Song Yu in his arms also showed unusual enthusiasm and took the initiative to stick to her.

The adventurous outfit she wore today, a green vest and deerstalker pants, was already cool, with her slender waist exposed and a large area of ​​smooth skin.

The girl was uncharacteristically active and reached out to guide Ji Xun's hand into his vest. Ji Xun instantly felt that his hand was filled with warm jade.

The curvature does not look too majestic at first, but when you touch it, you will find it to be delicate and full.

Ji Xun knew that he was in an illusion, and he was also confused: "Illusion? Or is it really Song Yu?"

He really couldn't tell the difference at the moment.

Brilliant mental illusions can simulate all human senses and touches. He is not sure what this completely real touch is.

Moreover, his thoughts seemed to be guided by some high-level law, and his thoughts were immersed in tenderness.

The light was subtly dim.

Both of them could only see a corner in front of them, and the rest of the surrounding area was completely dark.

My ears and temples are grinding together, hot air rushes into my ears, and I feel numb and numb.

Quietly, Song Yu's tight vest didn't even take off.

I don't know if the girl took it off by herself, or someone pulled it off, but no one cared.

The extreme darkness became the best background. Song Yu's beautiful half-fruit carcass seemed to be glowing, so white and flawless that the cyan blood vessels on the skin were clearly visible.

Ji Xun could feel her skin against his chest gradually turning from warm to hot, and her heartbeat became clear and strong.

He looked at the confused girl in his arms and smiled.

Reason allowed him to finally distinguish it.

Ji Xun chuckled: "Miss Song Yu?"

Just like waking up from a dream, Song Yu's sense consciousness suddenly returned to reality from the light and illusory spiritual world.

It was no longer just the trance of warmth and infatuation, but the real heat of skin-to-skin contact.

Is he being held by that person?
  Oh, no, it seems I took the initiative to hold him?

This posture is ambiguous and intimate.

There is no privacy at all.

Song Yu realized something instantly and woke up immediately.

She remembered the scene of the wedding in her previous dream, and immediately realized that she was under a mental illusion, but the vivid fact was also before her eyes.

He was cuddling closely with that person, and he was still half-naked.

Where are the clothes?
  Ah, it seems I took it off myself?
  Song Yu suddenly became extremely sober.

She clearly felt her heartbeat "thumping" and "thumping" as if it was about to jump out.

The key is that she doesn't dare to "wake up" yet.

I can only lie on my shoulders and pretend to be dead.

At this moment, Song Yu was muttering to himself in an extremely intense and contradictory manner: "Ah, what on earth did I do? Mr. Ji Xun must think that my behavior is very rude. Why do I feel rude when I shouldn't?" Embarrassed? Well, it’s also embarrassing. How can a lady be like this? It’s so embarrassing.”

For a moment, the thoughts were in chaos.

She didn't pay any attention at all and could only hold her like this, expecting time to stop like this.

Oh, it had better be a dream now.

However, although Song Yu said nothing, her heated skin and accelerated heartbeat betrayed her.

Ji Xunqing clearly felt that she must have woken up from the hallucination.

"There are very clever mental illusions in this tunnel. Let's think about how to get out first."

Ji Xun did not embarrass the girl and directly changed the subject and got down to business.

At the same time, he gently patted Song Yu's bare and smooth back, and said in a very calm tone: "Come down."

While speaking, he lightly grabbed it with his left hand, and the green vest on the ground was pulled into his hand by gravity.

In a convenient move, it covered Song Yu's head.

The chaebol lady lying on her shoulder knew that she was pretending not to be able to sleep, so she timidly responded: "Oh."

She had just plucked up the courage to come down, but when she raised her head, her clothes were already covering her neck.

With the cover, she felt relieved and quickly put her hands into the cuffs.

All of a sudden, it covered the large area of ​​spring light exposed in the air.

The awkward atmosphere at that moment had dissipated before it became too intense.

But after all, they had a very close contact. When Song Yu's feet landed, he glanced guiltily from the corner of his eye.

Ji Xun saw her gaze, as calm as ever, and touched her head: "Let's go, let's find a way out first."

"Oh."

Song Yu saw that there was no hint of ridicule in his smile, and he felt that most of his shame disappeared instantly.

No matter how dark it is, the rosy glow on her pretty face is also quietly hidden.

She didn't dare to wander around, so she followed Ji Xun.

It seemed that all of a sudden, my heart felt inexplicably peaceful again.

In addition to being embarrassed and making people blush,

I don’t think too much is bad.

Somehow, Ji Xun and Song Yu walked out directly.

When they came out, Old Man Xu and Little Turtle Dove seemed to have been waiting for a while.

"Hey, why did you come here just now? There's obviously no fork in the road, so I thought you were on the wrong track."

"Didn't you encounter a spiritual illusion just now?"

"No. You disappeared as we walked."

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Song Yu didn't dare to look directly at others, but he was also confused.

Ji Xun is used to it.

Old man Xu is here.

Any strange encounters are no longer strange.

Ji Xun was more concerned about what was in front of him.

Because there are two more statues here.

Two statues that look like weird insect shapes.

Ji Xun knew that the Bai family was good at controlling insects.

(End of this chapter)