In the thick fog, it is always late in the morning. By the time there was a little light, all the people on board had been concentrated on the deck.

After several days of sailing, especially after getting lost in the fog, they desperately wanted to get back on course. And what lies ahead also makes them full of expectations.

When Ding Qin came out, it was already dawn. It's not that he doesn't have this kind of mentality of these people, but he knows that the more times like this, the more he has to calm down.

Through the fog, there is a darkened area in front of you. This area is vertically upwards and somewhat resembles a column of smoke that soars into the sky.

"Keep going, slow down, and be observed. Qing'er, you go to the highest point and pay attention to any wild beasts. After Ding Qin gave the order, he also went to the front of the deck.

As the ship moved forward, the darkened area gradually revealed its true nature.

An iceberg.

Or strictly speaking, an ice tower.

The bottom of the ice tower is about four or five miles square, in the shape of a platform, and after two or three meters upward, it quickly shrinks into an octagonal shape with a diameter of about 100 meters, and then pierces the sky. It is impossible to tell exactly how high it is due to the presence of dense fog.

Ding Qin asked most of the people to stay on the boat, and he took Qing'er, Cheng Ying and Song Renqing to climb the iceberg.

The wind whipped up faint snow particles, which further affected the range of people's vision. However, after floating on the water for a few days, and now landing again, everyone has an inexplicable sense of steadiness in their hearts.

Walking around the ice tower, Ding Qin found that on the north side of the tower, there was a door. Due to the snow and ice, the door froze with the surroundings, but after a little cracking, it was revealed.

Judging from the degree of engagement between the door and the door frame, the door can be completely sealed. There was an antique lock on the door, but it had been violently broken. With a slight push, the door opened, revealing a diagonal downward passage.

A few people observed first, especially after Qing'er gave the information that there was no sign of a beast, Ding Qin began to walk down cautiously.

As soon as he took a step forward, the formation patterns on the wall slowly lit up and extended inside. After that, with a few soft sounds of "poof", the darkness in the tower receded, and several hidden light sources on the four walls turned on one by one.

Under the light, several people stayed in place for a while, carefully observing the surroundings. The building materials in the tower are like metal materials, the whole body is dark, and the luster is not obvious due to the similar treatment of frosting. Further on, there is a hall, or a platform.

Ding Qin was at the front, slowly walked inside, and found that it was an octagonal hall. The hall was empty, with no rows, but in the middle there was a metal ladder that could be used to move up and down.

"Let's go up there and have a look. Song Renqing, you and I will go, and Cheng Ying and Qing'er will stay here for the time being. Ding Qin looked up and down and gave a decision.

Qing'er was somewhat unconvinced, "Why do I have to stay here?"

Ding Qin said, "Because you didn't cultivate." The space around this ladder is enough for us to jump up, so it doesn't take long to reach the top of the tower. But if I take you with me, I'm afraid the time will be extended a lot. You stay, and the warbler is here to protect you. ”

Qing'er pouted somewhat reluctantly, "Okay, okay, it feels like I'm a burden." ”

Ding Qin didn't explain anymore and jumped up from the ground. In the middle, the ladder is used as the focus point, and it goes straight up. Song Renqing followed, and his speed was basically the same as Ding Qin's.

After rising about 200 meters, the space inside suddenly narrowed, and then up there was a small hall. The hall is basically circular, about 10 meters in diameter, and there are no superfluous furnishings. Due north, there is a platform on the wall, but it is more than half broken, and the ground is littered with scattered stones.

The two walked to the front of the stage and found that the stone platform was divided into two parts. The lower part is carved with obvious formation patterns, but due to destruction, it is impossible to study further. On top of it, there is a flat surface, and the unbroken places are as smooth as a mirror.

In the middle of the mirror, there was a groove, but it was empty, and it was obvious that something had been taken.

Is it to destroy this thing? This is the unanimous idea of Ding Qin and Song Renqing.

Once it was determined that there was no more information to find, the two began to go down. But when they fell to the ground, they were greeted by a cold word.

"If you want them to live, don't act rashly and obediently hand over the Zhenta Spirit Stone. ”

Ding Qin's heart trembled. On one side of the hall, there were two people around forty-five years old, one on the left and one on the right, controlling Cheng Ying and Qing'er respectively, holding knives to their necks.

Actually subdued the two of them in such a short period of time? Cheng Ying is now also a second-order and eighth-layer cultivator......

Ding Qin was secretly shocked in his heart, but he still said calmly, "I don't know what the two of you are talking about?"

"Less garlic! You raised the Earth Tree Tower, and walked up from below, not for the Zhenshui Spirit Stone, what else could it be? Besides, there is such a fog here, it must be the theft of the Zhenshui Spirit Stone, did you take all these things?"

Ding Qin was confused, "We just got lost here, and found that this place was strange and came to investigate, and we didn't know anything about the spirit stone." You two are mistaken. ”

The gray-clothed man's eyes flashed with a little doubt, but the control of Cheng Ying in his hand did not weaken by half a point, "How can you find the Tuling Tower? Just a trek, in the fog, there would be such a coincidence? We have been looking for this place for several months!"

"But that's how it happened. Ding Qin smiled bitterly, "We are all from Tianshu Prefecture, and later went to the Beibing Lake, and only arrived in the Drunken Lake region a few days ago. But I just caught up with this thing. ”

The gray-clothed man frowned, "I don't know where you are talking about. But what are you doing in the Lake of Hearts?"

Ding Qin told the truth, "We want to find the living stone." ”

"Then you still said that you didn't take the spirit stone!" The strength in his hand was a little stronger, and it had even pierced into Cheng Ying's skin, "You must have done it! Including the other four people from the Five Elements Tribe, you also killed them!"

"Five Elements Tribe?" Qing'er suddenly said, "Why are you so familiar." Are there big rocks?"

The white-clothed man who held him hostage also put his knife against it, "Don't talk nonsense, what a big rock." Every tribe has big stones!"

As soon as he said this, Ding Qin's heart suddenly brightened a lot. Qing'er is a person from this neighborhood, and has always said that there are big stones at home, does it have anything to do with the Five Elements Tribe?

But Qing'er was yelled at by him, but she was so frightened that she no longer dared to say anything, and her body couldn't help but feel excited.

Ding Qin didn't want the situation to develop like this, and said in an extremely polite tone, "Two, have you ever heard of the Vein Guardian Tribe?"

The gray-clothed man's face changed slightly, "Where did you hear this name?"

When Ding Qin heard the drama, his heart relaxed a lot, and he smiled, "The girl in green that you kidnapped is a member of the Ore Vein Guardian Tribe. It's just that she doesn't remember how to go back, and we can only help, but we can't help. ”

The gray-clothed man looked at Qing'er suspiciously, "You are from the Vein Guardian Tribe?"

Qing'er wanted to nod, but was stabbed by the tip of the knife, and said "ouch" in her mouth, and then said with tears in her eyes, "It hurts! Yes, I'm there!"

The gray-clothed man's gaze was obviously a lot sharper, "Then tell me, what does your tribe have?"

Qing'er thought for a while, "Didn't you say it, there are big stones." ”

Both latecomers showed considerable disappointment on their faces. The man in gray asked, "So, what color is your stone?"

"Golden. Qing'er didn't even think about it, "The big golden stone." ”

The gray-clothed man's gaze softened slightly, and he asked again, "Well, the Ore Vein Guardian tribe has always been famous for women's ability to distinguish beasts by hearing and hearing. Do you know this technique?"

Qing'er's face was a little dissatisfied, "Why wouldn't I! You ask them, the discovery of the Spirit Claw Tiger in the early stage, and the discovery of the Drunken Soul Snake in the water later, are all my credit!"

"Drunk...... Drunken Soul Serpent?, did you escape its attack?" the man in gray was a little unconvinced.

Qing'er smiled smugly, "What do you mean by escaping." Tell you, the two of them are amazing. We've won, and we've eaten the crown of the serpent. ”

The man in gray turned his head to look at Ding Qin, and then returned his gaze to Qing'er, "Okay." Then I'll ask you again. Do you know what's on me?"

Qing'er didn't even think about it, "A green-eyed snow rabbit." Two boiling frogfish. A blue-scaled pine snake. And a colorful squirrel. But your colorful squirrel is sick and has a faint breath. ”

Hearing her say this, the gray-clothed man's brows furrowed again. He took a deep breath, "Are you really from the Vein Guardian Tribe?"

Qing'er gave him a blank look, "Is this still fake?"

"And what do you have to do with them?" the man in gray still didn't seem to want to let his guard down.

"He's my brother, he'll take me home!" Qing'er seemed a little annoyed, but then there was some disappointment in her tone, "Although he doesn't seem to want to recognize me." Also, after I gave them the crown of the serpent, they all fell asleep, and then they got lost, and they didn't say it, but I could feel that they were blaming me. ”

The man in gray and the man in white glanced at each other, the man in gray let go of Cheng Ying first, and the man in white also let go of Qing'er. The man in gray didn't put away the knife, but turned to Ding Qin, "So, did you really stumble into this place by mistake?"

Ding Qin nodded.

The man in gray asked again, "What do you want to do with the living stone?"

Ding Qin said, "I have amnesia. I wanted to see if I could use it to get some of my memories back. ”

"I'm afraid, you won't be able to find the Death Stone. The gray-clothed man shook his head, "According to our observation, the Five Elements Spirit Pagoda should have been activated, and the mechanism formation for taking out the Death Stone may have been broken." In this way, the rebirth stone may have been stolen. ”

"If you steal it, the Death Stone will also be stolen?" Ding Qin's heart trembled slightly.

The man in gray nodded, "That's right. What has happened in the last few years may all be related. We didn't realize this until we felt the Tuling Pagoda rising from the water. It's a pity that after the Water Spirit Pagoda was raised, the lake was filled with thick fog, and we wanted to explore the Earth Spirit Pagoda, which took several months. ”

Ding Qin saw that there was not much hostility between the two, so he saluted, "Under Ding Qin." What should I call you?"