Chapter 268: Guardian Snake
After Ling Jiuhao filled Li Mu with gas, he urged Li Mu to go to the lake again to investigate. "Probe, report. ”
Li Mu glanced at Shen Li, took off the clothes he was wearing, and once again dived into the water.
Ling Jiuhao stopped Li Mu, and then said, "Remember, find the gate at the bottom of the lake and come back immediately." Li Mu was noncommittal and dived directly into the water.
This dive, with Ling Jiuhao's true qi as a support, Li Mu suddenly felt that the pressure in the water was much less. However, Li Mu did not have any intention of letting down his vigilance. Because he kept remembering the snake shadow he had just seen.
Ling Jiuhao told Li Mu the origin of the snake shadow and mentioned the legend of the Wu clan as evidence. But after Li Mu found out, he didn't feel at ease, but became even more worried. In the legend of the Wu clan, there is a big snake surrounding the sky, so how big does this snake have to be? Even if this is just a legend, the tomb in the mountain is obviously too big to be big. The lake is the nine heavens, and there is a heavenly palace in the mountain. The big snake was swimming in the lake to cope with this legend, then this snake was probably bigger than he imagined.
Li Mu didn't dare to use fireflies to illuminate it at this time, and it was pitch black in the depths of the lake. Once Li Mu takes out the firefly beads, he will become the most shining existence in the dark. The whitebait in the lake gathered in schools and surrounded Li Mu, also because of this light.
The firefly beads were hidden in Li Mu's chest, and after a few layers of clothing, they finally covered up the light.
In the darkness, Li Mu gave up his vision, and his perception strengthened a lot. He felt the change in the flow of water with his skin. If there is a change in the water, he has to deal with it.
The lake was quiet, and Li Mu kept diving in the dark. Originally, Li Mu planned to perceive the depth of the dive with the change in water pressure, but because of Ling Jiuhao's true qi, Li Mu's perception also deviated. When Li Mu felt that he had come to the position he had just visited, his hands touched something.
Li Mu dived in a head-down position, and when he touched something, Li Mu turned around and landed on it. Li Mu thought that he had finally reached the bottom of the lake, so he took out the firefly beads and bent down to investigate.
The cold light of the fireflies shone on the ground, and Li Mu narrowed his eyes. Because he noticed that something was wrong. The bottom of the lake is usually full of mud, sand and stones, but the place where he landed was like a stone. And it was also divided into pieces and stacked on top of each other. Each piece is about five feet long.
"This pattern, is this the door at the bottom of the lake?" Li Mu took a step forward and illuminated the left and right with fireflies. But around Li Mu, there are such stones. Confused, he bent down and grabbed the edge of the stone. After reaching out and touching it, I found that the stone was flake-like and thick. Li Mu touched it with his hand, which was about the thickness of two palms.
"It's all built up piece by piece? But it feels weird. Li Mu pinched the firefly beads with one hand and touched his chin with the other. He took a few more steps forward and noticed that the stone was bending downward. "It's like a huge cylinder, eh, wait, no. ”
Li Mu suddenly took a few steps backwards, and a stone pillar with scaly stones A huge chill rushed from the soles of Li Mu's feet to his heart. Li Mu slowly remembered his head, and above his head, two huge red rays hung there, condescendingly, looking at Li Mu.
Li Mu's body froze there, and where was the bottom of the lake under his feet! It was obviously the body of the big snake! The stones that Li Mu had broken were clearly the scales on the big snake's body! He was stepping on the body of the big snake without knowing it.
The firefly bead was pinched in Li Mu's hand, but he didn't dare to take it back. Overhead, the waves move. The head of the big snake slowly appeared in Li Mu's sight.
Li Mu said before that this big snake could swallow itself in one bite, which was an exaggeration. But looking at it now, Li Mu feels that what he said is not wrong at all. The head of the snake in front of him must be at least ten zhang wide, and it is not enough to stuff his teeth by himself.
A pair of red snake eyes stared at him tightly, and Li Mu didn't know if it could see himself. But being stared at by such a behemoth will make anyone fearful.
However, what shocked Li Mu the most was that there was also a sarcoma-like snake crown on the top of the snake's head. The crown of the serpent is a sign of the dragon!
Seeing this sarcoma, Li Mu's fear completely turned into shock.
The snake's head stopped in front of Li Mu, and the big snake seemed to be looking at Li Mu. Li Mu knew that his life was now in the hands of the big snake, oh, no, it was in the mouth of the big snake. So he didn't dare to move in the slightest.
However, what was surprising was that the big snake spit out the snake letter, only rolled it up a foot in front of Li Mu, and then took it back. Then, the big snake rolled and directly overturned Li Mu in the water. The water was so fierce that Li Mu rolled back and forth in the water several times before he could stabilize his body. The big snake churned above Li Mu's head, and seemed to be leaving.
Li Mu let out a breath in the water, and his heart beat violently at this moment. "Damn, such a big snake ......" Li Mu clutched his chest to soothe his heartbeat.
Although I don't know why the big snake doesn't eat Li Mu, the heart that Li Mu has been carrying finally let go. Perhaps, as Ling Jiuhao said, this big snake is just a guard, and it will not pose a threat to people? In short, Li Mu was finally able to continue to dive with peace of mind.
About half an hour later, Li Mu finally bottomed out again. This time, Li Mu had a heartfelt look and took out the firefly beads to confirm again and again. After making sure that this was not another big snake, Li Mu stood at the bottom of the lake with his feet. He looked up, and the light on the lake was already like the stars at night.
Li Mu suddenly had some realization, "If you call this the starry sky, it doesn't seem to be an exaggeration." No wonder the lake is the nine heavens. He withdrew his gaze and scanned the bottom of the lake. If this was the connection between the Nine Heavens and the Heavenly Palace, then he should be standing at the very top of the Heavenly Palace by now.
Li Mu took the firefly beads and walked at the bottom of the lake. The resistance of the water was far greater than Li Mu imagined, coupled with the fact that the water pressure was rapidly consuming the true qi in Li Mu's body, Li Mu knew that he would not be able to stay at the bottom of the lake for long. Once Ling Jiuhao's True Qi in his body was exhausted, he would most likely be crushed to death by water.
Now Li Mu only has two choices, first, immediately float up and return to the shore. Second, hold on a little longer to see where the gate at the bottom of the lake is, and then he leaves. Li Mu checked the true qi in his body and decided to choose the second option. I can still hold on for a little time, anyway, I have already come to the bottom of the lake, if I don't look for it, wouldn't it be a waste of this opportunity? Next time I come down, I still have to look for it again.
With such thoughts, Li Mu continued to check at the bottom of the lake. He used his foot to remove the sand from the bottom of the lake, and there was a hard feeling underneath the sand. Li Mu touched it with his hand and carefully distinguished it. That should be bronze. This discovery made Li Mu happy. There is bronze, which means that it is man-made. In other words, you have found the right place.
"Door, door, where will the door be?" thought to Li Mu as he continued to walk at the bottom of the lake. The true qi in the body is running at full strength, resisting the pressure of the water. True Qi was consumed rapidly, and he could stay for three breaths at most. However, at this time, the cold light of the firefly beads suddenly shone on something. It was a stick standing at the bottom of the lake. To be exact, it's not too long, and it's covered with algae-like sticks.
Seeing this thing, Li Mu suddenly remembered a story. This story comes from a book of Zhiwei, Li Muyu remembers that he loved this book the most when he was a child, and specially copied the whole book from Zeng Xiaopu.
In the story of this book, there is a Monkey King, who returned from the blessed land of the gods, and in order to get the weapon in his hand, he went to the sea to find the Dragon King and took the Dinghai God Needle. How similar is the scene in the book to Li Mu's eyes?
Li Mu walked over and reached out to hold the stick. It was a little slippery on it, Li Mu held him tightly, and then pulled it hard.
Motionless.
Li Mu was stunned for a moment, and added another force, and even used his true qi. This time, Li Mu finally felt the stick light and was lifted half a foot. Then, a muffled sound came from under Li Mu's feet, as well as a series of very distant sounds of machine running.
Li Mu listened attentively, but he hadn't yet judged what the sound was coming from. The bronze under his feet spread out like a lotus flower, and the stick he held in his hand seemed to be like the stamen of a lotus flower, leading Li Mu to sink down.
Where Li Mu was standing on his feet, a space suddenly appeared. The space is empty, and no lake exists. This caused the lake water to pour directly into it, and Li Mu was sucked into the swarthy hollow under the stick by this irreversible lake water at once.
The lake pulled Li Mu, and Li Mu couldn't control his body. He could only subconsciously hold the stick in his hand firmly and prevent himself from being swept away by the lake. However, the rod, along with the bronze ground on which it stood, was slowly descending in the water of the lake.
The ferocious waters of the lake rushed downwards to occupy the last shred of space. Li Mu's true qi was rapidly consumed under the washing of the lake. He only felt as if there were countless hands pulling at him, letting his strength disappear little by little.
Finally, Li Mu's hand was no longer able to grasp the stick, and could only be washed away by the water.
Li Mu's heart was cold, he didn't really have much qi in the first place, and now he used it to resist the flow of water, and it had reached the point where the oil ran out. At the bottom of the lake, if there is no true qi, it only takes a moment, and he will die. "Am I going to die here?"
As soon as Li Mu's idea came to him, he felt that he had slammed into a hard object. Li Mu barely opened his eyes and found himself in a room that emitted a ghostly light, and a large hole was exposed above his head, which was slowly closing.
The lake filled the entire room, and the hole was finally completely closed, locking Li Mu inside.
Li Mu's mind was a little confused now, because he hadn't had time to digest the changes in front of him.
At this time, Li Mu heard the sound of the machine running again, and Li Mu suddenly felt that the water in the room was slowly decreasing. In the four corners of the room, drainage is being drained outward.
Li Mu didn't know where the lake had gone, but he breathed air.