The dark area is layered and boundless, with countless underground caverns with different environments. or cold and dead silence, or magma flowing, or desolate as desert, or water...... Some underground caves are places of death that all ethnic powers dare not explore, and some underground caves, although they are not considered a paradise for living beings, can barely survive.

Li Ding has now found an underground cavern that can barely survive.

This underground cave is about a thousand miles in circumference. The dome is more than 100 feet above the ground, and there are many spars with shimmering light on the top, so that the cave is not dark. Although it is not bright, it is only slightly brighter than before the sky is completely dark on the surface, but this little light is enough for the vast majority of orcs with night vision ability to see clearly.

The terrain in the cave is undulating, but not rugged. An underground dark river, gushing out from one end of the underground cave, formed a river on the cave floor, stretched for dozens of miles, and then plunged headlong into the ground, nowhere to be found.

The water is not cold, but rather warm, and I think it flows through an underground channel that is rich in geothermal heat.

To Li Ding's surprise, there were fish in the river. They are all barracuda-shaped fish with long rulers, transparent and scaleless, and eyes as small as the eye of a needle.

He scooped up one with his mental power, took out the spirit talisman to test the toxin, and after confirming that it was not poisonous, he cut it with a knife, removed a piece of fish fillet, and put it in his mouth to taste it carefully.

Dozens of miles long, more than 20 zhang wide, deep in the heart of the river there are seven or eight zhang in the river, such fish in groups, dense, simply without using a net, pull up the trouser tube and stand by the river, you can reach out and fish.

"There are no predators, no one fishes, the water temperature is comfortable, the water is luscious, so the fish are thriving......? However, it must be fished in a planned manner, otherwise with the big belly of the beast clan, if it is fished openly, I am afraid that within a year, the fish in the river will be extinct. ”

Because of the water and the glimmer of light, there are many strange underground plants growing in this underground cave. Of course, there are aquatic plants and algae at the bottom of the river, and the fish in the river are supposed to live on the plants in the water.

The underground plants in the cave, although they look more terrifying than the purgatory plants in the Demon King Valley, are actually serious plants and do not have attack power.

Li Ding tested it with spirit talismans and found that all the plants did not even have toxins. Presumably, if there are no pests in this cave, the plants have not evolved a toxin to defend themselves against.

Li Ding explored the underground caves in a radius of thousands of miles, and never spared every inch of land. He also walked through the three tunnels that connected the underground caverns. One of them connected the road that led to the three-thousand-mile tunnel that led to the underground Flame Mountain.

One is a dead end, and after hundreds of miles, there is no way out. Dozens of feet of stone walls were collapsed with mental power, and there was still no underground space or tunnel communication.

The third, after going out for more than 100 miles, is a medium-sized underground cave. There are seven tunnel openings in the cave, each leading in different directions. Li Ding explored them one by one with his mental power, and found that the tunnels behind the seven tunnel entrances were all deep and long, and with his current mental power value, he couldn't find out where it led and what kind of territory it was connected to.

"These seven tunnels will also be explored one by one in the future. If you lead to some dangerous realm, or a colony of dangerous underground creatures, you have to take precautions in advance......"

Li Ding has no time today. The orc brigade, which had entered the dark region two days ago, was now stationed in a cave that could barely accommodate more than 8,000 people, sending several teams to look for a habitable cave everywhere.

The environment of the cave where the brigade of people and horses is stationed is not ideal, dark and cold, and the humidity is extremely high. Most of the orcs in Huangsha City are old people and children, and they can't withstand that kind of environment for a long time. Therefore, they must be relocated to this habitable cave as soon as possible.

Li Ding returned to the earth cave, closed his eyes, contacted his spirit pet dragon power rat Duoduo, let it lead the way, and led Alba and the orcs of Huangsha City to live in this earth cave.

Although Duoduo can't speak, he can compare the sign language of orcs and clearly convey Li Ding's meaning to Alba.

After arranging, Li Ding came to a high ground not far from the river, walked around the high ground, stepped on the ground under his feet, and said to himself: "This is it!" After speaking, his thoughts moved, and his strong mental power swept out, and the entire land of the highland was scraped up by him. All the plants were swept up by the roots.

With just one sweep, the top of the entire highland within a radius of more than 20 miles has been swept evenly.

This high ground is the place where Li Ding chose to build the city.

Spreading the news to Duoduo, Li Ding left the underground cave and continued to go to the Flame Mountain to collect food and cut down strange trees.

Two days later, he received news from the Dragonpower Rat that Alba had arrived in the cave with a large orc brigade and was preparing to build a city on the high ground he had chosen. Li Ding took the fruits and strange trees that he had collected in the two days, left the Flame Mountain, and went to the big cave.

When Li Ding arrived, the orcs were already in full swing. With rudimentary tools, they dug waterways on the high ground and rammed the foundations of the city. It's busy, but it's organized and extremely efficient.

As soon as Li Ding appeared, the orcs temporarily stopped what they were doing and collectively saluted him. After that, I continued to get busy.

At this time, Alba was working with Zhao Ling'er, Lu Jianke and a team of orcs to assemble the God of War Tower. The location of the Tower of the God of War is located in the middle of the high ground. Li Ding came to the middle of the high ground and saw Alba and the others, the foundation had been laid, and the base of the God of War Tower had been assembled.

"Li Ding!" Seeing Li Ding coming, Alba wiped the sweat beads on his forehead with his little hands stained with mud, jumped in front of Li Ding like a cheerful kitten, and said happily: "This place is really wonderful! There is water and light, it is neither hot nor cold, and it can also be cultivated and farmed, which is exactly what we live in! I knew that there was such a good environment underground, we should have moved here earlier, in that case......"

Speaking of this, a gloom flashed on her pretty face: "In that case, my father, brother, sister, and the four thousand elites of Huangsha City don't have to fight with that flying demon lizard......"

"Alba, the past, let it pass, don't think about it. Li Ding gently hugged her into his arms and said softly: "The spirits of your father and brother and sister in the sky, I don't want to see you depressed. Besides, although the environment of this cave is good, it can't actually feed too many people. Not to mention the 12,000 people in the past, even the current 8,000 people can't be fed!"

He pointed to the undulating ground below the high ground and said, "This is a place where plants can grow, where food can be grown." However, the plants on the ground are completely different from the plants in the ground. Planting here may not survive. Even if they survive, they may not be able to produce food. Even if grain is produced, the yield will certainly not be much higher. After all, there is no sunlight here. If you want to wait for the food on the ground to adapt to the environment here, I really don't know how many young people it will take......"

Alba sighed and nodded lightly in his arms, "You're right. The grain of the ground may not be grown here...... It takes too long to wait for the food plants to adapt to the environment, so long that we can't wait. And if we didn't have you, we wouldn't have been able to go to the Flaming Mountains to gather food. Even the fish in the river can't eat for long. Therefore, it is simply impossible to move underground earlier. I'm talking nonsense......"

Li Ding smiled, didn't speak, only kissed her lightly on the cheek, and then said, "Next, you build a city here, and I will continue to collect grain." Also, I cut down many strange trees that bear fruit, and they are so tough that they are used to build cities and houses, and even to make weapons, armor, and tools......"

He said the special surname of Qishu again, and said with a smile: "Don't look at our new city, it will be mainly built of wood. In fact, the defense power of this new city is far greater than that of the old city. It's just that the strange tree is too tough to be processed with ordinary tools. So I had to figure out how to build some tools that worked. ”

Alba didn't ask him how he could build the tools, but said, "Then won't we build walls and houses for a while until the tools are made?"

"Yes. It's safe here, and for a while, there will be no danger. The climate is not bad, just live in the tent for the time being. Anyway, lay the foundations of the city first, and wait for me to come back. ”

Kissed Alba lightly again, Li Ding greeted Lu Jianke, arranged for Zhao Ling'er to stay and help, and left with Lu Jianke.

When heading towards the Flame Mountain, Li Ding said to Lu Jianke: "Senior Sister Lu, I can't help but delay your sword refining by suddenly happening so much. ”

"It doesn't matter. Lu Jianke said with a smile: "You asked me to accompany you to the Flame Mountain alone this time, just to let me take the opportunity to refine the sword, right?"

"That's right. Li Ding smiled and said, "Refining swords in the Flame Mountain is absolutely safe and will not be disturbed by anyone." When the time comes, I will collect the fruits and strange trees by myself, and Senior Sister Lu, you will practice swords in a cabin under the deck of my big ship. Twenty days should be enough, right?"

Lu Jianke communicated with the ancient heroic spirit in the Shadowless Heavenly Escape Stone for a while, and nodded: "Twenty days is almost enough." ”

Li Ding said again: "Actually, I still have one more thing, I want to ask Senior Sister Lu and that ancient heroic spirit. ”

Lu Jianke guessed his purpose without waiting for Li Ding to explain: "Are you trying to ...... Please ask the Ancient Heroic Spirit to help you refine some tools that can cut and process strange trees?"

"Yes. I know that refining is a very expensive job. If the Ancient Heroic Spirit wants to help Senior Sister Lu refine your immortal weapon, it will inevitably be extremely tired and consumed a lot afterwards. I shouldn't have made such a presumptuous request, but ......"

"I see what you mean. Lu Jianke smiled: "Li Ding, you are not a ruthless bastard after all, you are a responsible man." I'll ask the Ancient Heroic Spirit to help you with this little thing. Refining some tools that can't make magic weapons is not a big burden for the ancient heroic spirits. ”

Li Ding was overjoyed, and slammed his face at Lu Jianke: "Thank you, Senior Sister Lu, for your success." ”

"Yo, it's rare to see you talk about etiquette like this!" Lu Jianke looked at him with a smile: "I heard that I was willing to help your little lover, so you gave me such a big courtesy, you have never been like this before." Why, are you really in love with that little lioness?"

"It's not about being dead. Li Ding sighed: "It's just ...... I really can't harden my heart and live up to the deep grace of the beauty. ”

Lu Jianke's eyes flashed, and he asked, "What about Ling'er?"

Li Ding said: "She was born and died with me, although she was forced at first, but later she was willing, and I naturally will not let her down." ”

Lu Jianke asked again: "So, what about Xiao Han's fiancée?"

Li Ding rolled his eyes and complained, "Uh...... I do have a pure classmate relationship with Little Leopard Girl, why don't you believe it?"

The corners of Lu Jianke's mouth showed a slight smile, and said, "Don't talk so nonsense, answer my question directly, otherwise I won't ask the ancient heroic spirit to refine the weapon for you." ”

"Okay, okay, I said yes. He frowned, thinking back to the scenes of interacting with the little leopard girl after going up the mountain, and he felt like a world away. Since leaving Shenjian Mountain, he has experienced too much and changed too much, and he is long gone. I don't know if I can still maintain the mood of the past when I return to Shenjian Mountain and reunite with the little leopard girl.

It's just that he still remembers the promise he made, no matter how things change in the world, no matter how he changes, the promise of those little leopard girls to get rid of Xiao Han will never be invalid.

"I ......" Li Ding raised his head, looked at the dark dome of the tunnel, and muttered, "I won't let her down." ”

Lu Jianke was silent for a while, and suddenly sighed: "You guy, you are really an amorous seed." Messing around with flowers and grass, provoking so many girls, see how you end up in the future. ”

After a pause, she added, "We cultivators are asking for immortality and freedom. Your luck is soaring to the sky, and the speed of your cultivation is like a flaming crane soaring into the sky, and the dragon horse is stepping into the air, a thousand miles. If you continue like this, as long as you don't die young, I'm afraid you will really be able to climb to the top in the future. But you are too involved in love, and the people you care about may not be able to accompany you to the end...... Seeing that your face is getting old, your lover is gradually withering, and your heart is not hard enough, you will definitely be sad. Under the emotional injury, the cultivation is greatly damaged!"

Li Ding smiled bitterly, felt something, and said: "I am afraid that I will hurt the Tao, and I am afraid that I will fall into the city by mistake." The world is safe and perfect, and it lives up to immortality?"

"The world is safe and perfect, and you can live up to your longevity and live up to your ......" Lu Jianke silently chewed the verses read out by Li Ding, and his heart couldn't help but be a little trance-like.

Shaking her head, expelling that strange emotion, she glanced at Li Ding, the illusion that disguised Li Ding as a pig-headed man was activated by an ancient heroic spirit, and Lu Jianke could see the essence clearly through the appearance.

At this time, Li Ding was not yet seventeen years old. But on his face, he couldn't see half of his childishness. After repeated training, he has repeatedly overcome strong enemies, and now he is depressed, and between his eyebrows, there is still a sharpness that he can't give up.

It is like an iron embryo, which has gradually been refined into stainless steel and cast into a sword embryo. Although there is no peerless edge, the prototype of the peerless sword can still be seen.

"What a good man!" Lu Jianke sighed in his heart: "It's a pity that it's too late to start...... Huh, how could I have that thought? I like it, but ......."

When he was thinking wildly, he heard Li Ding say, "Senior Sister Lu, you're going to the Flame Mountain." It's time to restrain your mood and get ready to refine your sword!"

(To be continued)