bookrebus Chapter 217 Underground
Chapter 217 Underground
Chapter 217 Underground
"It's my own fault for being so useless. There were already very few people left in the clan, and yet I still caused them to come looking for me and die for me!"
Han Jun held his head in his hands, looking extremely pained.
Their leader has disappeared without a trace, and they are guarding this unknown place. If the news gets out, who knows which forces will fight to divide up southern Anhui, and then they won't even have this last place to live.
The shepherds left the sea to search for their leader, but they could not find him. The shepherds at the bottom of Mount Sumeru disappeared for a thousand years.
"What time is it now?"
"When I entered, it was 94,311 years ago in Yuanzhou. I wonder if the sun and moon are the same here as in the outside world?"
Ling Qian's gaze was somewhat unfocused: "So, so much time has passed... Three thousand years, such a long time..."
It's hard to imagine that he was imprisoned and tortured for so long.
Liu Jun was silent for a moment: "Rest for two days to recover, and leave here when you're better."
"Don't leave this yard unless it's absolutely necessary. I can't save you a second time."
Having said that, he ignored him and picked up the clothes on the stone table before going inside.
Since the shepherds can use their abilities here, she's not worried about him freezing or starving. If he tries to go looking for death again, she can't stop him.
……
The pills were very effective, and he had been obedient for the past two days, not leaving the courtyard. However, he didn't know where Liu Jun had buried the shepherd's body that he had carried back; it certainly wasn't in the courtyard.
"Do you have any way to get me out of here? The place I came in through is most likely locked now. I'm not as well off as you are now."
Han Jun was in much better spirits and had tidied up his messy hair and beard. Only then did I realize that he was just a handsome young man, though only his face was young.
A hint of worry appeared in Han Jun's eyes: "There is only one path I know of, but I don't know if you can walk it."
"How will you know if you don't try."
"Alright, then you'd better stick with me."
Liu Jun broke off a branch from the floating tree, took a few more glances at the ordinary little courtyard, and then left.
Following Hanzhen, they left the city and headed outwards, not knowing where they were going.
Although it is a place with land but no sky, it is not just a flat area, but also has places with high and low terrain.
Although the place looks big, it doesn't feel like you can walk very far. Even if you keep walking and walking, when you look back, you haven't really gone very far at all.
Liu Jun followed Han Shen all the way to a strange and rugged mountain peak, and then entered a small cave at the foot of the mountain.
As soon as Liu Jun stepped inside, he could clearly feel the difference between the inside and outside of the cave.
If the outside world feels like being trapped in a strange, indistinct space, then the feeling inside the cave is real, as if you can truly feel that the stones and the ground beneath your feet are real, rather than feeling like you're trapped in a magic circle where everything is an illusion.
That elation of impending departure, that real joy, was abruptly extinguished when she wandered into a vast, empty cavern, beneath which rolled a huge expanse of golden-red waves, and was met with a scorching heat that jolted her awake.
Can anyone tell her why there's such a huge, seemingly endless expanse of lava here?!
The sweltering heat wave confirmed that the lava was indeed real, and Hanqian, who was walking in front, pointed to the lava below.
"The exit to leave here is just below."
His expression was so serious it didn't seem like he was lying, it was like...
As soon as they entered, they saw Yan Zhi standing on the other side of the rock.
So that's why he'd been missing for so many days. I thought he'd died out there.
"How did you get here?"
Yan Zhi's brows were so furrowed they could trap several mosquitoes.
"Hanru said there's an exit down there, so why are you here?"
"Hanyu?"
Yan Zhi's gaze shifted forward: "Is this the Immortal Shepherd boy?"
Han Ru looked at him with a puzzled expression: "I think I've seen you before. You were with Miss Liu, but you shouldn't be..."
Yan Zhi didn't respond to his question: "You want to leave?"
"Otherwise, can you stay here forever?"
Liu Jun spoke calmly, without any hint of sarcasm.
But to Yan Zhi, it sounded particularly jarring. He looked dejected and remained silent for a while before leaping in front of the two of them to look at Liu Jun. When he saw the branch she was holding, he fell even more silent.
After a long pause, he finally spoke: "Trees can't protect against the scorching heat of melting water, especially..."
"The melting flow of Crimson Fire Peak".
Red Fire Peak?
Isn't that where the Nine Nether Glazed Fire was formed?
Moreover, Chiwuhuo Peak is located far to the east, so how could it possibly be related to the underground magma in the "secret realm" of southern Anhui? There are still tens of thousands of miles between them.
Liu Junmu then thought of the lighting equipment that was everywhere in the city, and it suddenly made sense.
The Nine Nether Glazed Fire can scorch one's soul; no wonder those sinful immortals quickly lost all their cultivation and died. How could they not die with something like this roasting them every day?
The lava could flow here, but the Kongruo Cave shouldn't be here. Since it's lava from the Crimson Fire Peak, it can't be treated like ordinary lava flow.
Liu Jun smiled lightly: "Then how does Master plan to send me out?"
Yan Zhi remained silent for a moment, then produced a jade pendant and handed it to Liu Jun.
Liu Qun took it without any hesitation, looked it over, and noticed that the carvings on the jade pendant looked very familiar; she also had the same carved items.
"Master...does he really like this carved design?"
Yan Zhi looked up at her, his eyes flashing with countless unreadable emotions.
"...Little Willow, do you like it?"
Liu Jun put away the jade pendant he was holding, his brows relaxed, but he said, "I don't like it, just like the new clothes Master gave me, I don't like them either."
Yan Zhi's eyebrows and eyes were slightly lowered, and his fingertips were slightly tucked under his sleeve.
"...Little Willow, do you really want to do this?"
He meant that this was probably their last meeting, so why say such hurtful things?
Liu Jun turned his head: "Han Jun, what about you?"
"The Immortal Shepherd Clan is not only skilled in water, but they are also not afraid of this flowing water."
"That's good. You lead the way."
Han Xun looked down at the sea of rocks, nodded to Liu Jun, and then leaped into the air. Liu Jun followed closely behind, paused for two seconds at the edge of the rocks, turned around, and smiled brightly at Yan Zhi:
"I was just kidding. Master has fallen for it again. Master is always so easily fooled."
Liu Jun's expression became more serious: "I really like the Flowing Leaf Star Orchid, and I also really like..."
Liu Jun raised her eyes slightly, looked into his eyes, and leaned back.
The moment she came into contact with the magma, the jade pendant in her hand suddenly shone, forming a protective shield that firmly enveloped her.
Standing on the edge of the rock, Yan Zhi stared silently at the scorching surface of the molten metal, at the spot where she had jumped down. After a long while, he suddenly let out a self-deprecating laugh.
Wasn't he afraid of this outcome back then? But now that it's happened, why is he so reluctant to let go...?
Once a choice is made, there is no going back.
He's really selfish, leaving this person he's watched grow up here, here forever.
Beneath the sea of rocks, thousands of miles away, what exactly is being kept in that place called Kongruo Cave?
Nobody knows, and nobody ever will know.
The sea of rocks beneath Crimson Fire Peak is truly vast, stretching for tens of millions of miles, but no one has noticed this.
The exit beneath the rocky sea was hidden very deep. Liu Jun followed Han Qian down nearly a thousand meters before finally seeing a place that resembled a trench, as well as a three-meter-long crack that looked like it had been carved out by a knife.
Han Xun placed his hand on the crack, and the crack seemed to sense it and began to tremble violently. Then, a misty vortex appeared.
Liu Jun felt a sudden dizziness and when he opened his eyes again, he was met with pitch-black darkness and a bone-chilling cold as if he were being submerged in seawater.
Just as Liu Jun was about to grab something to provide light, someone else produced a luminous pearl before she could.
"Hanyu? Where is this?"
"We've emerged from the Sumeru Sea!"
Hanqian was clearly very excited and circled around her several times.
After being imprisoned for so many years, once they returned to the sea, they were as joyful as fish that had finally returned to water.
"Miss Liu, let me take you to see our home."
"it is good."
She always remembered her purpose.