Chapter 5: Ancient Mine Rusty Sword
{3339 Royal Mining District, Fourth County of the Burning Heaven Kingdom}
As the miner team continued to go deeper, the call in You Haochen's sea of consciousness became stronger and stronger, and he could even occasionally see a vague illusion, judging from the general appearance, it seemed to be a child! Haochen secretly thought: If you want to see clearly, you will have to go deeper into the rock wall. But a few days later, You Haochen gradually found that something was wrong, the breath of that call was getting weaker and weaker, as if it was about to disappear, and the bearded man also found that the light from the compass in his hand was getting darker and darker, and he couldn't help frowning slightly, he walked around, but it was still to no avail, and in the end he had to consult with Fan Lao, but Fan Lao still shook his head. It is clear that they have lost their bearings to their targets. "Didn't they sense the call?" You Haochen asked himself secretly. He originally thought that the bearded and black-faced Fan Lao also sensed that mysterious call and came in this direction, but now it seems that this is not the case. Because, although You Haochen also felt that the caller's aura was slowly weakening, he was clear about the direction he was in. And the two of them searched everywhere like headless flies......
Although You Haochen didn't know what they were looking for, he vaguely felt that it must be a very precious thing that would be of great benefit to the monk, but since he was on the opposite side of the bearded man, he naturally wouldn't tell the bearded man. "Sir, there is a sudden rainstorm outside the mine without warning, and at that rate, it will not be long before the water will flood into this mine, please order the miners to be evacuated and the mouth of the mine closed!" said a soldier outside who hurried in. "What! it's raining?" asked the bearded man, startled. Fan Lao next to him also thinks this is nonsense, you know, a large area of land in the Fire Country is covered by deserts and Gobi, and only a few places are oases, so its climate is very dry, and it rarely rains in a year, even if sometimes the precipitation is just a few drops scattered and scattered, not to mention heavy rain, which is almost not encountered for decades.
The bearded man quickly regained his composure, but he fell into deep thought, on the one hand, the thing was around here, and it would be a great achievement if he found it. But on the other hand, if the pit is flooded, there is a high risk of collapse, a consequence that he cannot afford. But just as he gave the order to retreat, the faint light from the compass in his hand suddenly went out, and You Haochen suddenly couldn't feel the existence of that thing.
Just when the group of people were about to reach the entrance of the cave, You Haochen, who was running last, quietly stopped, he had felt very close to that thing before, and wanted to explore it one last time. He quietly ran back, without alerting the others. You Haochen stood quietly in front of a stone wall and felt it silently, but he still didn't feel a trace of breath. There was really no way, so You Haochen groped on the stone wall with the mood of giving it a try. The fiery red stone wall was very rough and slightly hot, and he carefully felt every inch of the rock wall. Suddenly, a chill came from his fingertips, and he couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, and then he put the whole palm on it, and sure enough, the temperature of this small stone wall was much lower than that next to it. You Haochen chiseled up with excitement, "Click~" There was a crisp sound, and the stone wall under the chisel suddenly revealed a small dark hole, silent, nothing appeared, nothing was felt. You Haochen picked up the chisel and hesitated slightly, but finally chiseled it down. Soon, a small square alcove appeared in front of him, and vaguely saw a long strip of something inside, You Haochen couldn't help but wonder: "Could it be that the previous call was made by this thing." Then he reached out and grabbed it.
It feels rough when you first start, similar to a stone wall. You Haochen lifted it slowly, his hand felt very heavy, and even he was a little reluctant. He carefully took it to a miner's lamp and looked at it, and couldn't help but be stunned, this turned out to be a sword! The sword was three feet long, and the rust spots all over its body showed its age, and some patterns could be faintly seen on the sword, but it had been washed away by the tide of time and could no longer be distinguished. "Is this the thing?" You Haochen thought to himself, and then looked at the alcove again, only to see that there was nothing inside. "Is there anyone else in there!?" shouted the soldier outside, the mine was about to be sealed, and without further ado, he responded and mixed the rusty sword with the other mining tools and ran towards the mouth of the shaft.
"What are you doing in there!" a soldier yelled at You Haochen as soon as he arrived at the mouth of the mine. "I'm sorry, sir, but I forgot to take my chisel and turned around and took it. He replied with his head bowed. The soldier saw that he was still young, and he did not feel too embarrassed about him. "As a rule, bring me the tool bag for me to check. You Haochen was shocked when he heard this, and suddenly raised his head to look at him. This is the rule of the royal mining area, anyone who leaves the mine must be inspected, this is also to prevent someone from stealing ore, You Haochen thought that today's special circumstances would cancel this process, but he was unfortunately met a very "responsible" soldier.
"What should I do, if he finds out, will he be handed over to the bearded, and will he be handed over to the empire for disposal?" You Haochen thought anxiously in his heart. But there was no way, even if he had a lot of strength and had cultivated to the realm of Source Consummation, but he couldn't use the source power, he didn't think he could beat this strong imperial soldier. You Haochen slowly untied his tool bag, and the soldier got closer and looked inside. Thankfully, it was raining outside, and the sun was obscured by dark clouds, and the light was no different from the night, and the soldier took a few glances at the faint light in the mine, then nodded to him and signaled that he could go. You Haochen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and almost knelt down and kowtowed to the sky twice.
Looking at the torrential rain outside, You Haochen gathered his clothes, took a deep breath, and stepped into the rain. The raindrops hit the body, bringing a slight coolness, constantly washing themselves, washing away the dirt on their bodies, saying that they have never taken such a pleasant bath since they can remember.
But suddenly, You Haochen felt the rusty sword in the tool bag behind his back vibrate violently, as if trying to pull him back and make him retreat. At the same time, he felt a devastating force coming from above him, as if a mountain was pressing down on him. Raising his head suddenly, he saw that the dark clouds in the sky lit up, and a bolt of lightning rushed out, as if a silver dragon was rushing towards him with its teeth and claws! You Haochen's mind suddenly went blank, and it was even more difficult to move an inch under his feet, "It's over!" he muttered to himself, unwillingly closing his eyes, letting tears mixed with rain fall down his cheeks......
The surroundings suddenly lit up, and the thunder of "Boom~" and people's screams sounded in his ears, and You Haochen lost consciousness