Chapter Eighty-Six: There Are Still People
Without warning, Aretha suddenly stopped.
Everyone followed Aretha's gaze, and there was nothing in front of them except a huge broken stone tablet.
"Is there any problem?" asked Charlene.
"I remember here, we used to clash with a little adventurous team here, but it seems to have changed there?"
Aretha took a few steps forward and pointed to a sword mark on the broken stone tablet, "This sword was cut by Keynes back then, but this stone is no longer where it was, and the bodies of those people are gone." ”
Everyone was stunned, could it be that there was anyone else coming in here?
"I'm sure no one else has broken in before us since that seal loosening event that happened eighteen years ago, because the Alliance will be alerted once the outer seal is attacked. Saran added.
"Could it be an accomplice of the gang?" Joan thought of another possibility.
"I hope so, there were a lot of people who broke in that time, and maybe someone they knew collected their bodies for them. Aretha whispered as if comforting herself.
Shalene also added: "Don't worry, even the people who came in back then are all dead now." Did you find out, there's no food here, and no one can stay here forever. ”
After this little episode, and half a day's journey, Arthur and the others came to the palace where Aretha and they harvested the Starfall Sword and the Danyang Divine Refining Technique.
It can be inferred from the collapsed stone pillars that the palace was 100 meters high before it was destroyed, and there was a vast square in front of the hall, which was paved with huge cyan marble bricks, many of which had slight depressions and cracks.
Arthur and Huey, who were martial artists, instantly judged that this was the trace left by years of martial arts practice, and it was likely that this place was originally a martial arts hall or a place to pass on martial arts, and it was not surprising that Aretha and they found the Starfall Sword and Dou Qi Gong here.
In the corner of the palace's collapse, a falling boulder just covered the entrance to the tunnel in the corner. Drill under the boulder and go through dozens of stone stairs to find a small underground secret room.
The magic lamp was lit, and the golden words on the wall facing the entrance first came into Arthur's eyes, which was the "Danyang Refining God" fighting spirit that he had already mastered.
On the other wall, there is a vivid portrait of a handsome middle-aged man in a golden robe, standing on the top of a mountain in the setting sun, with a hint of sadness in his heroic eyes.
Looking closely, the man seemed to be carrying the Starfall Sword in Arthur's hand.
"Who the hell is he? Could it be that he was also the owner of the Starfall Sword?" Arthur's heart churned.
As if guessing what Arthur was thinking, Aretha took the initiative to explain, "Your Starfall Sword was originally laid flat on the table against the wall, and I think it must have been something he used in his lifetime. As for who this person is, Keynes later deliberately checked a lot of classics, but no record of this man was found in the history of the mainland. ”
Arthur didn't say anything more, and instead began to search the underground chamber, carefully sparing not an inch.
No matter how meticulous Arthur's search is, the result is doomed to be futile. Eighteen years ago, Aretha and Keynes searched this place carefully, how could there be any more omissions?
Arthur was inevitably disappointed, and his hopes of finding perfect exercises here were ultimately disappointed.
"Go back, this is not a place to stay for a long time, there is always a way for your cultivation problems. Aretha whispered reassuringly.
Arthur didn't insist anymore, took one last look at the man on the mural, and went out of the secret room with Aretha.
Arthur and the others are still very far away from the center of the city, but Aretha has no intention of exploring further, she has a deep fear of this uninhabited city from the bottom of her heart, and it is even more risky to throw her life here if she goes any further.
Although they still have a strong curiosity about this legendary city, Arthur and Joan have no intention of going against Aretha's wishes. There may be a secret hidden in the heart of the city, but for their current strength, any secrets related to the Protoss are not something they can touch.
The crowd had already made up their minds to leave, and it would take at least three days to return the way they came. Aretha said she knew a place less than a day's journey from which the three of them had escaped.
Aretha led the way, and the group hurried all the way, reaching a continuous group of stone temples before dusk.
Most of the stone halls in this place have not been destroyed, and these undestroyed stone halls are very different from the architectural styles in the city, not only the stone halls are low, but the buildings are even older, and many stone pillars and walls are mottled and leave traces of magical bombardment. Not only that, but there were still magic arrays on the ground of the stone hall, and these ancient magic arrays were not even recognized by the great magician Sha Lin.
Saran guessed that this place might have been a place for magical research or experimentation back then, which is why so many magic circles remained. Salene couldn't help but pause and write down some relatively well-preserved formation diagrams for later study.
Aretha led the group straight to a central area surrounded by five stone halls, where there was a large courtyard courtyard.
The ground of the entire courtyard courtyard is engraved with magic arrays, and here is a huge magic array, but some of the formations were cut off by a huge sword mark, thus destroying the magic array.
Aretha came to the eye of the magic circle, where a platform in the shape of a palm rose up.
Salene circled around the center twice, then looked up at Aretha, "How did you get out back then?"
Aretha untied the space pendant around her neck, "If you put the pendant in the palm of the platform, you can activate this magic array, and a spatial portal that is not very stable will appear, and we will escape from there." At that time, there were two mercenary brothers with us, but they couldn't stand the pull of the power of space when they passed through the magic gate, and finally exploded and died. ”
At this moment, Arthur finally understood why Aretha insisted on waiting for them to be promoted to the war school before coming here, because he was worried that their bodies would not be able to withstand the power of space when they went out.
"I think I understand, although the sword on the ground destroyed this large spatial teleportation magic array, because the formation was too deep, the magic array did not completely fail, and when you went out, it was just in time for the weakest seal. However, it is impossible for you to use the same method to get out now, because the alliance has strengthened a super forbidden spell-level sealing circle on top of the original seal. ”
"What should I do then?" Aretha was stunned for a moment, she thought of all possible situations before she came in, but because of her habitual thinking, she only missed the Star Moon Guardian and added a layer of seals.
Shalene smiled, "If you only rely on the spatial power on your space pendant, you will naturally not be able to break through the double seal, but now that Arthur is here, there is not so much trouble." ”
As she spoke, she reached out and asked for the "Seal Breaking Stone" from Arthur, and pressed it to the palm of the platform, and the huge magic array flashed, and a stable magic door appeared in front of everyone.
It's just that as soon as the magic gate appeared, two figures rushed over from the stone hall next to it......