Speaking of which, Shi Mu and the others have encountered two or three sandstorms along the way, but none of them are as large as this one.

"Look at the scale of this sandstorm, I'm afraid it won't stop today, everyone is going to rest here for one night, and then continue to rush tomorrow." Jin Xiaochai looked at the entrance of the cave and said.

When the others heard this, they answered, and each found a place to sit down.

Shi Mu looked at the cave in front of him, there were obvious traces of human digging, and the black hole inside could not see the bottom, and he didn't know where to go.

There was a slight look of surprise on his face, this seemed to be a mining cave.

Not only here, but also on the outskirts of the Blackstone Mountains, there are many similar caves along the way, and the traces here seem to be mines from a long time ago, and they have been abandoned for at least hundreds of years.

The others also looked at the cave with some curiosity.

"This is an abandoned spirit stone mine, and along the way, I saw the same as the other mines. Jin Xiaochai noticed everyone's expressions and spoke.

"Spirit Stone Mine!" Shi Mu was slightly stunned.

According to the fact that he had read some barbarian classics in the Barbarian Holy Snow Palace, the Barbarian Wasteland was rich in various metal deposits, but he had never heard of the abundance of spirit stones.

If the barbarians were rich in spirit stones, how could they be in such a barren state as they are now.

"Is this happening?" Mo Ning's faces were also full of surprise.

"These things are recorded in some hidden histories in the door, and only the elders can consult them, so it is not surprising that you have not seen them. Jin Xiaochai said.

"According to the hidden history of the door, thousands of years ago, the barbarian wasteland was also a rich land, especially rich in the five elements spirit stones, and even the major sects in the center of the continent also sent people to mine here, and later the spirit stones here were gradually dug up, and the land gradually lost its vitality, so it became the barren appearance it is now. Jin Xiaochai continued.

Hearing this, Shi Mu and the others nodded thoughtfully.

Shi Mu couldn't help but think of what he saw in the Barbarian Warrior Gate, and he couldn't help but sigh a little in his heart.

Thousands of years ago, the Barbarian Wasteland was probably exactly what it looked like in the Forbidden Land. The vegetation is flourishing, the mountains and rivers are verdant, but thousands of years have passed, and the sea has also turned into mulberry fields.

Although everyone is said to be successful, they are all successful in cultivation. But it's just a hundred years longer than ordinary people, and it's too small compared to this world.

The sand and dust were whistling outside, and everyone was a little depressed.

Hu Yanxi mourns,

Qiang Guanxi,

The days are full of wrath.

Kill all and abandon the wilderness.

Honesty is both brave and martial,

In the end, it is strong and invincible.

The body is dead and the spirit is the spirit,

The soul of the child is a ghost.

The earth is depressed and sad,

The old garden is no longer empty.

Bai Shuixiu, who had been sitting on the side without speaking, suddenly hummed softly and sang, although the song was tactful, but it revealed a sense of impermanence of life and ruthless artistic conception of the avenue.

Everyone was infected by the singing and followed suit.

Only Jin Xiaochai's eyes looked out of the cave in a bit of a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

Sing a song. Several people looked at each other and smiled, and the atmosphere in the cave was a little more lively.

"Hehe, I didn't expect Senior Sister Bai not only to have superb skills, but also to sing so beautifully, speaking of which, this is the first time I have heard Senior Sister Bai Shi sing. Qian Xiong smiled and praised.

Senior Brother Qian laughed, this is just a minor tune in his hometown, and when he touches the scene, he can't help but hum a couple of sentences. Bai Shuixiu smiled and said.

"I see. Speaking of which, I still don't know where Senior Sister Bai's hometown is?" Qian Xiong's body moved, and he got a little closer to Bai Shuixiu.

The two chatted softly, Qian Xiong looked rough, but he was very good at talking. The witty words are full of words, and the white water show who will be amused after a while giggles, and the flowers and branches tremble.

Mo Ning saw the two of them like this, but a hint of gloom flashed in his eyes, and he turned his head to the other side.

Shi Mu looked at the expressions of the three of them in his eyes, and a smile appeared on his face. Then he got up and walked deeper into the mine, a little farther away from a few people, and sat down cross-legged.

Cai'er squatted on his shoulder, squinting and seemingly asleep.

Soon it was completely dark outside, and Qian Xiong and Bai Shuixiu also stopped chatting and found a place to rest.

Time passed slowly, and the cave was completely silent, except for the sound of soft breathing.

Shi Mu, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly opened his eyes, and a picture appeared in his mind.

A huge underground cavern with a river of hot and red magma flowing slowly, and heat waves bubble up from time to time in the magma.

In the midst of the hot magma, there are some fiery fish swimming.

"Stone, hurry up, there are good things in the depths of the mine!" the parrot's voice sounded in Shi Mu's heart.

Shi Mu raised his eyebrows and looked at the surrounding people.

Although the surroundings were dark and could not be seen, it had no effect on him in the slightest.

Jin Xiaochai, Mo Ning and others are already asleep or meditating at this moment.

He quietly got up and walked silently towards the depths of the mine.

Shi Mu's figure disappeared into the depths, but Jin Xiaochai, who was leaning against the stone wall, suddenly opened her eyes and glanced in the direction where Shi Mu was walking, a hint of different color flashed in her beautiful eyes, and then she also stood up and quietly followed.

Shi Mu stayed away from the resting place of everyone, and immediately quickened his pace.

The depth of the cavern was beyond his expectations, and he walked for a quarter of an hour, and there was still no sign of the end.

The mine gradually descends and stretches towards the ground, and the road is full of twists and turns, but fortunately there is only one path, and you will not go the wrong way.

The further down you go, the warmer the air becomes.

It's no wonder that the depths lead to a land of underground magma.

Shi Mu walked for another half an hour, and the passage was blocked by a huge stone block in front of him, only a few small holes, and there was a faint red light shining through, obviously Cai'er passed through here.

These stones naturally couldn't stop him, Shi Mu flicked his hands, and the boulders were easily pushed aside, and an entrance was quickly vacated.

Shi Mu walked over and came to the underground cave, and a heat wave that was so hot that it was almost maddening.

It is as if every breath you take is hot when you breathe in your body.

"Stone, why are you here!" Cai'er flew over from the side, landed on Shi Mu's shoulder, and shouted impatiently.

Shi Mu didn't answer, and with his physique, he also felt a little hot and unbearable standing here at the moment.

With a thought in his mind, he ran the Red Ape Fire Sutra, and inhaled the rushing heat into his body, and the burning sensation disappeared immediately.

Shi Mu's face suddenly became happy, and when he inhaled the hot magma gas here, the qi embryo in his dantian suddenly felt a little impatient.

"Quack, it's too hot here, Cai'er can't stand it, you suck the heat away, it's much cooler!" Cai'er flapped her wings and shouted.

"Cai'er, what was the good thing you just said?" Shi Mu asked without paying attention to Cai'er's nonsense.

"It's really visionless, it's a shame that you are still the first true disciple of the Black Demon Sect. The parrot squinted at Shi Mu and said.

Shi Mu glared at the parrot.

"Okay, okay, I said it's not okay, no, do you see those swimming fish in the magma? They are spiritual creatures produced by the convergence of the fire essence and the evil qi accumulated in the magma for thousands of years. The parrot shrunk its neck and said with a slight smugness.

"Huo Yuan Jing ......" Shi Mu raised his eyebrows, and his eyes lit up.

As far as he knew, the Fire Yuan Essence was a rare thing that both fire attribute warlocks and martial artists who cultivated fire system exercises could dream of, and only among the fire attribute spirit stones above the top grade could there be Fire Yuan Essence.

"Don't talk so much, Stone, catch me a fire fish first. The parrot said anxiously.

"You can also absorb the Fire Element Essence?" Shi Mu was a little surprised.

"Of course, don't look at Ye like this, Cai'er is also a fire-attribute spirit animal, and compared with Vermilion Bird and Phoenix, it is actually about the same......" The parrot boasted without blushing and without a heartbeat.

Shi Mu ignored the parrot's boasting, chanted a spell in his mouth, waved his arm lightly, and a white chain flew out of his hand, it was the Qi Ring Pile spell.

The white chains pierced into the magma like lightning, and with a flash of white light, it swept a chopstick-long swimming fish and flew over.

The parrot let out a cheer and was about to open its mouth to bite.

A burst of red light flashed on Shi Mu's hand, and he grabbed the swimming fish in his hand.

Shi Mu ignored the parrot's dissatisfied scream, carefully looked at the swimming fish in his hand, and raised his eyebrows.

The body of the swimming fish is red and translucent, but it is as light as a feather in the hand.

He looked at it twice, then threw it to the parrot with a wave of his hand.

Cai'er bit the fire fish with one mouth, and swallowed it with a few strokes of her neck, and a faint red light suddenly appeared on her body, and the color of the feathers on her body seemed to be a little more fiery red.

After Shi Mu threw the fire fish to the parrot, he immediately caught another one.

He quickly ran the Red Ape Fire Sutra, and the red light in his hand shone brightly, enveloping the fire fish.

The fire fish kept struggling, but it couldn't break free at all, and after a while, its body shattered with a "snap", turning into a hot red fire, which was sucked into Shi Mu's body.

Shi Mu's eyes lit up, and when the fire qi entered his body, he urged the Red Ape Fire Sutra and quickly integrated it into the dantian qi embryo.

The qi embryo in the dantian suddenly surged, the volume increased slightly, and the color became much darker.

He was suddenly overjoyed in his heart, he didn't expect that a mere fire fish transformed by a fire element essence would be so nourishing, enough to catch up with his half-month penance.

"Stone, don't patronize yourself to make a profit, I found it first, let me catch a few more fire fish first." Cai'er exclaimed.

Shi Mu glanced at Cai'er angrily, and the white chain **** came out again, rolled out a few fire fish, and threw them to the parrot to eat slowly.

The white chains continued to stab into the magma, grabbing firefish one after another.

There were a lot of fire fish in the magma, and Shi Mu's movements were very light, so he didn't alarm the other fish.

He simply sat down cross-legged on the ground and urged the Red Ape Fire Sutra to refine these fire fish.

One after another, the red fire qi flew into Shi Mu's body and merged into the dantian qi embryo.

The qi embryo grew stronger and stronger, and its shape gradually changed from oval to round, as if a fireball was rolling slowly, rather than bursting out one or two powerful mana fluctuations.

(The lyrics in the article, partly excerpted from Qu Yuan's "Nine Songs: The Death of the Nation") (to be continued.) )