There is no concept of time in the cave, and Cao Xuan doesn't know how long it has been since he came in, and as of now, he still has few clues, and he has no clue to escape at all.

And the passage in front of him began to be difficult to walk, there were large stalactites on the road, and continued to move forward, Cao Xuan no longer knew how many forks he had walked, and these forks were not repeated, indicating that each one was real, not an illusion of circulation.

"It's hard to do now, if all the roads were the same straight line at the beginning, it's okay to say, now it's twisted and crooked, it's a huge natural labyrinth."

"The interior of the cave is getting wider and wider as you go deeper, and if you go down in this position, if you can't find the right route and want to escape tentatively with your legs, I'm afraid you'll die of exhaustion."

Cao Xuan felt that the dangers encountered at the beginning were drizzling compared to the complexity of the labyrinth, and what was really difficult about this mission was not only the strangeness hidden in the dark, but also the complexity of the cave maze itself.

What is that?

The white fog limited Cao Xuan's visibility to a very low level, and he could only see a vague scene in the distance.

"It's really strange that there is a pool of stagnant water here, and it will take many years of accumulation to turn into such a big puddle."

In the middle of the open road, stalactites are surrounded by a group of stalactites, encircling a puddle of stagnant water in it, forming a small lake.

What surprised Cao Xuan the most was not the natural lake, but the circular stone pillar connecting the top of the cave in the middle of the stagnant water.

The whole body of the stone pillar seems to be made of crystal, and under the reflection of stagnant water and white light, it is crystal clear, the scales are shining, and there is no trace of impurities in the transparency.

Because of the transparency, Cao Xuan could see inside the crystal at a glance, sealing what was there.

It was a young girl, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a delicate Western face, very white, and very beautiful.

She is like a sleeping beauty sleeping in crystals, with both sides closed, so that people can quietly appreciate her beauty.

"Sure enough, anything can happen in the mission world, crystals appear naturally, and it takes countless years of accumulation to form such a large piece."

"There are no traces of excavation on the surface of the crystal, which means that this woman grows directly in the crystal, which is a bit unbelievable."

A woman even if she keeps standing still, waiting

With the formation of crystals, this long time was enough for her corpse to decompose, and it could still maintain such a face.

Cao Xuan wanted to wade through the stagnant water, look at the crystal up close, and try to find something else.

As soon as the body stepped on the edge of the stalactite, the stagnant water inside began to surge wildly, and the waves continued to lap, and large splashes overflowed to the ground.

For Cao Xuan's violation, Jishui had a fierce resistance, as if to tell him that this practice was wrong, and it was forbidden to set foot here.

"It's interesting, this reaction has made me want to find out."

"I'd like to see why you don't let me get close."

The surface of his feet fell into the stagnant water, and the biting cold soaked in from the roots, but with Cao Xuan's physical fitness, this cold could still be resisted.

Bang la, bla blah.

The sound of a strong stream of water sounded from the surrounding melted stones, and Cao Xuan saw a scene that transcended the common sense of physics happen.

Infinite water flows at the top of the cave, converging in pools from all directions, and water is poured into it endlessly.

The water level of the pond is rising, and in order to protect the water from overflowing, stalactites on all sides begin to grow wildly.

If Cao Xuan didn't stop and chose to go deeper, he would be trapped alive in the completely enclosed stalactite water prison.

Such a scene made Cao Xuan's determination unprecedentedly high, and he took out the blade of light, and he was ready to directly blast open the crystal stone pillar in front of him and let the woman inside out.

"I don't believe that no matter how fast the water rises, it can be as fast as my knife."

Cao Xuan's feet stepped heavily, and the stagnant water splashed on both sides, facing the flying splash, Cao Xuan swept through the air with a knife and ran towards the crystal.

Suddenly, an old shout came from the front.

"Stop, you're going to kill us all."

The sound was still a step too late, and the blade of light slammed into the surface of the crystal, and the crack spread along the point of defeat to all sides, almost disintegrating the entire crystal.

The water rose very quickly, and it had risen to half of Cao Xuan's waist, because of the sudden reminder, he did not rush to launch the next wave of attacks, but quickly withdrew from the vicinity of the crystal.

As soon as he landed on the ground, the stalactites just closed, draining the entire crystal wrap from the outside

Look, it's like a large group of spectacular rocks connecting up and down.

Cao Xuan looked at the owner of the voice, an old man in his 60s, wearing a shirt made of coarse cloth and long underwear typical of medieval peasants.

"Who are you? Why are you stopping me? ”

The old man didn't answer Cao Xuan's question first, but walked around the closed stalactite, and let out a long sigh after a long time.

"The new Chosen One, you have caused a big disaster, but you haven't completely released the devil, there should be a remedy."

Cao Xuan was puzzled by these words and asked, "Who are you?" Does the devil mean the girl in the crystal? ”

The old man explained himself simply: Bergman, just call me Old Berg.

"As for what's in the crystal, you should be glad you didn't break it, or we'll all have to finish it."

"Damn! Now the sacrifices outside are becoming more and more unreliable, and no one has told you when you come that you should be in awe of everything in the land of happiness? ”

These words made Cao Xuan perceive a lot of things, and this old Berg may know a lot of secrets about the cave.

So Cao Xuan took the opportunity to say:

"It's very irresponsible, and no one told me what to pay attention to before we came to the 'happy place'."

"We were pushed off unprepared, and even when we got here, we didn't know where to go."

"On the way forward, I was almost killed by something dangerous, and I don't know how hard it took me to get here."

Old Berg seemed surprised by this kind of thing and asked, "No one told you the way forward?" ”

When I get back, I will pray to my mother, and the guys outside will be shaken in their faith, so that my mother will punish these irresponsible Juras severely.

After avenging Cao Xuan's grievances, Old Berg said: "Young man, you are really lucky to have found this place, you should have chosen the right path of enlightenment, otherwise you would not have come here." ”

The enlightening choice in Old Berg's mouth refers to the three forks in the road that Cao Xuan's people face, two of which are dangerous, and only one is the right path to the land of happiness.

And Cao Xuan's second choice is one of the births.