A day later.

The Black City Lord's Mansion.

Somewhere there is a secret room where a large number of jade slips and books are stored.

Su Xing squatted down, took out the last jade slip on the bookshelf, and put it on his forehead to carefully browse the contents.

After a while, Su Xing put the jade slip in his hand back on the bookshelf, and there was a look of disappointment in his eyes.

In order to confirm whether what the city lord said is true or false, and at the same time, it is also to solve the negative effects of the 'flesh and blood mushroom'.

After subduing the city lord of Heicheng by force, Su Xing spent a whole day reading all the documents in the city lord's mansion.

However, to his disappointment, there was no mention of an unspeakable creature 'spirit' in these documents.

The high-level officials of the Black City City Lord's Mansion really don't seem to know how to solve the pollution of the 'spirit'.

Through these documents, the only thing Su Xing can be sure of is that the city lord did not lie yesterday.

First of all.

The 'Crystal Mushrooms' outside the Black City, as well as the 'Flesh and Blood Mushrooms' cultivated by the Celestials in secret, are indeed from the depths of the earth.

Secondly, the reason why the celestials came to the Black City was really to guard the secrets deep underground.

As for what secrets are hidden deep underground, there is no record in the literature, and no one in the entire Black City knows about it.

Forced into desperation, Su Xing decided to venture deeper into the underground in order to solve the pollution of the 'spirit' as soon as possible.

According to rumors in the city.

As you go deeper into the earth from the Black City, the rocks around you will gradually turn scarlet.

Therefore, deep underground, it is also called the 'Scarlet Zone' by the inhabitants of the Black City.

In the Black City, there are often monks or celestials who venture into the depths of the earth because they are curious about the secrets of the depths of the earth.

But without exception, none of these people ever came back alive.

Over time, the 'Crimson Zone' has become a forbidden area recognized by everyone, and if you enter, you will die.

Although the 'Crimson Zone' was extremely dangerous, Su Xing had no choice now.

As time passed, the whispers that kept echoing in his ears had an increasingly serious impact on Su Xing's mental state.

The whispers of the Spirit are triggered by the Flesh Mushroom, which in turn spreads from the depths of the earth.

Therefore, going deeper underground to find a solution is the only glimmer of life that Su Xing can seize at the moment.

In the secret room.

Su Xing's whole person turned into a translucent state, and after sweeping away the spirit stones, talismans and other materials stored in the City Lord's Mansion, he left the black city by himself.

When leaving, considering that he might return to the Black City at any time, Su Xing dispelled the idea of killing the city lord and the Celestial Brothers.

He had to leave a way out for himself.

Su Xing's wanton looting of the property in the City Lord's Mansion was not a big problem.

But if he kills other celestials, his nature will be very different.

The former is just to make the City Lord's Mansion suffer some economic losses.

For the celestials and foundation building monks who are in the upper echelons of the Black City, these losses can be completely passed on to the low-level monks and mortals.

They themselves are not affected in any way.

But killing people is a big problem.

If Su Xing killed the city lord and the celestial brothers, then the rest of the celestials in the black city would also be killed.

This will make the celestials lose their sense of security, and then hug together to deal with Su Xing.

No matter how strong Su Xing is, he will never be able to fight against the celestials of the entire Black City with his own strength....

Outside the gates of the Black City.

As soon as he left the Black City, Su Xing directly injected spiritual power into a 'Spiritual Light Talisman' and attached it to his chest to prevent the attacks of the shadow monsters.

With the light source emitted by the 'Spiritual Light Talisman', Su Xing explored all the way deeper underground.

As he went deeper, the light beneath him began to get dimmer.

At the same time, the walls and rocks of the cave gradually glowed with a burst of scarlet light.

This means that Su Xing has gradually entered the 'Crimson Zone'.

Unlike the rumors in the black city, Su Xing walked deep underground for several hours, but he never saw any monsters and ghosts.

And that's not all.

After walking near an underground river, Su Xing also found a huge mushroom colony.

The mushrooms emit a faint glow on their own, each three or four meters tall, and people come and go from time to time, apparently living in the mushrooms as a house.

In the depths of the earth, not only are there not many strange haunts, but there is also a village.

A village made of giant mushrooms.

in the village.

Seeing Su Xing stopping to watch, a villager took the initiative to step forward and asked, "This friend, you must have escaped from the Black City, right?" ”

Su Xing was stunned when he heard this, and asked rhetorically: "Could it be that the people in this village all ran out of the Black City?" ”

"Yes."

The villager replied, "The people of our village have fled to live in the depths of the earth because they can't survive in the black city. ”

"Isn't it better to live in this village than in the Black City?"

"That's a lot better." The villager explained: "Our village is called 'Mushroom Village', and the people in the village live in mushrooms that emit light, so the people in our village don't need to work hard every day to buy 'spiritual light charms'. ”

In Moro, the high-ranking monks controlled mortals through housing and food, forcing them to work.

And in the Black City, because of the abundance of edible 'crystal mushrooms' growing in the wild, mortals are not short of food at all.

Therefore, the high-ranking monks and celestials used the 'aura talismans' to control the mortals and force them to work.

In a way, the 'aura' of the Black City is equivalent to the necessities of life such as food and housing in Morotian.

In this mushroom village, the villagers solved the problem of light source with the help of the 'luminous mushroom house', so naturally they no longer need to work hard.

From this point of view, it makes sense that this deep underground would develop into a village.

In the Black City, the monks and celestials are in the ruling class, so naturally they will not run to the 'dangerous depths of the earth'.

And the mortals in the enslaved class, after risking their lives to escape to this mushroom village, will not choose to return to the black city because of the abundance of food and light in the place.

As for those high-ranking officials in the Black City who have committed crimes or killed people, they will also choose to stay here for fear of punishment from above.

Take another 10,000 steps back.

Even if the secret of the Mushroom Village really spreads in the Black City, the Black City City Lord's Mansion will use various means to completely block this news to prevent population loss.

As a result, there was a rumor in the black city that "after entering the depths of the earth, no one will be able to come back alive"....

In this mushroom village, there is only one place that Su Xing can't understand.

In his cognition, light is also a manifestation of energy, and the act of 'glowing' is actually consuming energy.

Su Xing asked the villagers, "Are there any growing conditions for these mushrooms?" I guess you need to fertilize or something, right? ”

"Naturally, there are conditions for growth."

The villager replied, "Although these mushrooms do not need to be watered and fertilized, they need to be recharged every once in a while by a high priest who lives in the ground. ”

"Who is the High Priest?"

"The High Priest is the High Priest, and it lives in the depths, and it comes to our village almost once a month."

There is no such thing as a free lunch.

Hearing what the villagers said, Su Xing took the opportunity to ask, "Then the high priest helps you charge the mushrooms, there should be any additional requirements, right?" ”

"Really."

The villager hesitated for a moment, then said with a strange expression: "Every time the high priest comes, he will take away people in our village who have lived less than a month. ”

"Do all the people in your village go with the high priest of your own free will?"

"That's nature." The villagers yearned, "Those who follow the high priest will be able to ascend to the heavenly realm after death and work in the heavenly court." ”

Ascension to the Heavenly Realm....

The words of the villagers made Su Xing think of the spirit stone veins in Heicheng.

The High Priest probably knows the secret of the 'Flesh Mushroom'....

Thinking of this, Su Xing said to the villager, "Do you know where the high priest lives deep underground?" ”

In order to get more information from the villagers, Su Xing did not forget to take out precious materials such as dough cakes, dried meat, and 'spiritual light charms' from the storage bag while asking.

"If you can help me find the High Priest, then I'll give it all to you."