Chapter 65: Into the Cave
At this time, Tianji's first thought was of course yesterday's Huoyun Luan, but after careful analysis, he shook his head again. Although Huoyun Luan had a powerful beast skill of spitting flames, the wide range of flames covered by it was obviously not consistent with the scene seen in front of him. If you use Huoyunluan's skills to shoot here, the surrounding soil and vegetation must also be covered by the flames, and it is impossible to preserve them so well.
Now the broken bones at his feet seem to have been hit by the flames very precisely at the joint joint, and in an instant, they will fall apart and crack in the heat. It was not so much that the spirit beast that shot it used to spew flames, but it was similar to manipulating the flames to condense into sharp blades, and then cut the bones of the corpses. The high temperature released around the body when the flame knife cut caused the edges of the broken bones to be so round and smooth, as if they had been melted into a liquid and then solidified.
Thinking of this, the vigilance in Tian Jihong's heart rose again. In the depths of this jungle, no one knew how many other beings existed that were similar to or even stronger than the Eastern Wolves, and now that I thought that it was indeed a bit inappropriate for me to spend all my energy to fight against the Eastern Wolves, I never paid attention to the other dangers that might exist.
Fortunately, this cliff is located in a remote and barren area, and there is not much room to hide in between, so that the fierce battle between himself and the Dongyun wolf just now was not disturbed by the outside world, nor did he alarm other beasts or spirit beasts further away. The current Tian Ji Hong also quickly came to his senses, and he knew that if he faced the situation of going deep into the core of the basin in the future, he should still follow his master's instructions to avoid frontal battles as much as possible, so as not to provoke a more powerful existence in the dark.
On the way down, Tian Jihong, who has extraordinary arm strength, was able to achieve smooth sailing with the help of ropes, and it did not take long to reach his current position. But it is not easy to climb back to the upper platform at this moment, not only because the terrain of the cliff on the west side is steeper, and there are far fewer places to land than on the opposite bank; At the same time, because Tianji Hongdu is always on guard against enemies that may appear at any time overhead, whether it is the Dongyun wolf that was trapped above before, or the newly discovered other strange beasts that may be hiding nearby, it is possible to launch a surprise attack on themselves in the process of climbing.
Therefore, with all these concerns, by the time Tianjihong finally returned to the opposite shore of the previous granite platform with great difficulty, the scorching sun above his head had already risen to the right sky. The scorching summer afternoon sun hits the lava fields, making the ground even hotter than it was before the battle. Fortunately, it was the time when the smoke had stopped, and the cave had not yet had a heat wave, and the view of the entire granite platform was quite clear.
After looking around, Tian Jihong didn't see the presence of Dongyun wolves or other creatures around the cave, and the entire black area was as desolate as he had arrived an hour ago, and if it weren't for the fact that a gap had been cut alive on the platform at the far end, he would not have thought that there was a fierce battle just now. Tian Jihong, who could not see the Dongyun wolf, could only infer that the latter should have found another path to escape from here, and it was very likely that he had followed the rock wall infested by the firespinal sheep above to the other end of the mountain.
However, what surprised him was that after carefully searching the platform, not to mention the footprints of the Dongyun Wolf when he left, even the traces caused between the platforms during the previous fight between the two sides seemed to have been deliberately erased. Just now, the Dongyun wolf wreaked havoc here in order to get rid of himself, and the rubble accumulated by the collision between the ground and the cliff wall has disappeared cleanly at this moment, and even the claw marks on the rock wall have obviously been deliberately cleaned up.
Tian Jihong also frowned when he saw this strange scene, if it wasn't for his own personal experience, he would have doubted that the battle he had just had with the Dongyun Wolf was a fantasy in his mind. However, under his eagerness to find out the truth, after several inspections of the surrounding environment, the careful Tianjihong still found some clues. Just like when he first arrived, he eventually found the marks of the wolf's paw in a few very hidden corners, which were obviously the paw prints that the other party had not had time to clean up in a hurry.
There are all kinds of indications that the Dongyun Wolf has put a lot of thought into it before leaving this place, sweeping away all traces of his own presence in this platform. Such a strange move of course once again raised the vigilance of Tian Ji Hong, before he saw the East Luck Wolf, Tian Ji Hong has been wondering why the other party would do so hard to cover up his existence on this platform, and now it seems that the other party even after the war, regardless of the weakness of the body, has to take risks to leave a little more to erase the traces of the battle, which means that it must be afraid of something else.
Combined with the scene he saw between the cliffs on the west side not long ago, Tianjihong could roughly surmise that in addition to the Dongyun wolf in this lava area, there must be some other spirit beasts with strength that surpassed the former, but I don't know if they inhabit the depths of the cave in front of me as I guessed. Looking at the cave not far away that began to spew heat waves again, Tian Jihong unconsciously felt a little fear in his heart, thinking that there might be a terrifying existence lurking in the darkness ahead that even the Dongyun wolf was afraid of, and now he really began to hesitate about his next plan again.
It's just that it's close to noon, and it's been two or three hours since I left home. Before the deadline came, Tian Jihong only had half a day left to complete the task assigned by the master, and he had spent nearly half of his time but he hadn't even seen the shadow of the elixir, so it was of course impossible to say that he didn't have anxiety in his heart.
Thinking that he had already spent so much effort to go deep into the Dongyun Mountains, if he gave up so easily and returned in vain, it would be a waste of so much effort in front of him. So in the end, Tian Jihong still made up his mind, no matter what, he had to go down to the cave to find out, even if he couldn't find the fire fruit he wanted, he had to at least find out what secrets were hidden in this area.
Of course, with sufficient preparation time, the first thing he should do is to leave as many means as possible to ensure his safety. For the sake of prudence, Tian Jihong first destroyed all the passable paths in the ten zhang area above the cliff and stone walls on both sides, and he only needed to rely on the rope left when he came to climb up, and did not need to leave any other place to stay.
In this way, except for the birds, all the beasts that resemble the Dongyun wolf are blocked in the lava area, and the entire granite platform is also completely isolated from the rest of the cliff, and only Tianjihong himself can come and go freely through the rope. Of course, even if he did this, he didn't dare to say that he could guarantee that the other beasts would not be able to find another way to approach the cave, but at least he could still delay the other party's arrival at the platform and leave enough time for him to go down the cave. After some exploration before, Tian Jihong understood that with his strength, even if he had the resistance of spiritual power in such a high temperature, the time left for himself to explore would not exceed a quarter of an hour. Therefore, it is enough to make sure that no other person or beast will sneak up behind you during this time.
Next, Tian Jihong found a solid sharp stone, loosened the rope around his waist, and tied the end firmly to its surface. Although he didn't dare to expect the rope behind him to help much in that dark cave, if he was really facing a crisis and was about to flee for his life, even a little help from the rope could be the difference between life and death. According to Tianjihong's calculations, it is very likely that there is a fire in the depths of the cave, which means that the terrain of the cave will most likely continue to decline, and with the help of ropes, you should be able to climb above more freely when you return.
In the end, when he was not sure whether the existence in the depths of the cave was going out, Tian Jihong still used his wisdom and used the wood and stone around him to create some simple mechanisms. Of course, with the simple materials around him, he naturally wouldn't expect these organs to pose any threat to the existence of the Dongyun Wolf whose strength far exceeded that of the East Luck Wolf. He just hoped that even if the most unfavorable situation occurred, he would be able to be alerted in time when he was outflanked by the East Luck Wolf or other creatures, so that he would not be unaware when the other party was approaching behind him unknowingly.
He planted a series of traps around the perimeter of the cavern, and as soon as a larger creature approached the passage, he would trigger the trap to push a piece of dead wood that he had left at the entrance of the cavern and roll into the cavern. Even if the cave didn't extend downwards as Tian Jihong had guessed, the sound of dead wood crashing against the walls alone was enough to warn him.
With such adequate preparation, Tianjihong basically no longer needs to worry about the safety behind him, and now he only needs to concentrate on dealing with the threats that may arise in front of him. Since the escaped Dongyun wolf still didn't know where to stay, Tian Jihong didn't want to waste more time waiting for the other party to adjust from the weak period; So when everything was ready, Tian Jihong loosened the rope around his waist and walked briskly towards the darkness ahead.
Without knowing anything about the environment around him, it was certainly not Tianjihong's intention to move through the darkness at such a speed. But the cruel truth is in front of him, even if Tian Jihong chooses to enter the cave without smoke spewing, but the temperature between the stone walls around him is also rising day by day, if he doesn't urge the spiritual resistance, maybe the clothes on his body will start to spontaneously combust.
The passage in the cave was indeed as he had expected, and after less than five feet of travel, as he walked around a bend to the right, the road in front of him was actually a dangerous slope towards the center of the mountain below. At the end of the bottomless cavern, Tian Jihong could already vaguely see the crimson light flecks shining, but he didn't know whether it was the earth fire in the center of the mountain, the magma, or the light emitted by the dormant spirit beast.