Chapter 17: The Mystery of the Abyss (1)
Zhenhai County, Kim Han Peak.
On weekdays, this place is already inaccessible, and the mysterious disappearances that have caused a lot of noise in the past year have made this place even more invisible.
But today is different, in a dilapidated stone pavilion on the mountainside, more than a dozen people came to sit or stand, and it was very lively.
These people are all radiant and extraordinary, especially the two men and one woman sitting in the middle, faintly at the head of everyone, calm and calm, showing their superior demeanor in their gestures.
These three people were none other than the Jindan Ancestor among the three major sects in the vicinity: Sang Yao of the Divine Hand Valley, Chang Yuande of the Imperial Sword Villa, and Zhong Gutai of the Qingfeng Palace. Behind each of them stood five young men and women in different costumes, all of whom had condensate realm cultivation.
Half a year ago, when Qingfeng Hall held an exchange meeting, the head of Fu Ruimen came to report that there had been many mysterious disappearances of immortal cultivators near Niuzhuang Village. After discussions between the three parties, it was decided that each sect would send a Jindan senior to jointly investigate the matter.
Zhong Gutai coughed lightly and said with a smile: "Two fellow Daoists, we have been searching carefully for more than two months within a radius of hundreds of miles from Niuzhuang. There is no other place except this Jinhan Peak. Listening to my disciples, there is a hidden ravine at the foot of this mountain, and if there is anything strange, it is probably in this abyss. ”
Then he paused, looked at the other two, and said slowly, "What do you two think?"
Sang Yao frowned slightly, and hesitated: "Having said that, that abyss is bottomless, and it is filled with black gas, which actually has a concealing effect on the divine sense, and can only perceive things within ten zhang. In this way, the risk of probing is greatly increased. ”
Zhong Gutai's face was embarrassed, and he sighed and said, "The sect has decided to send me and the two of you to investigate this matter together to reassure people's hearts. It's been almost three months now, and nothing has been found. This ravine is so weird, as I expected, the truth should be in it. ”
After speaking, he looked at Chang Yuande and continued: "Chang Daoyou, what do you think?"
Chang Yuande's face was solemn, and he nodded: "What Zhong Daoyou said is very true, that place is indeed strange. However, with the cultivation of the three of us, plus so many disciples, we can deal with one or two even if there is any emergency. What do you think?"
Sang Yao hesitated and said worriedly: "This time, many immortal cultivators disappeared mysteriously, and the matter is not simple. Just look at the fact that we haven't been able to find any clues for so long. We can't afford to take it lightly!"
Zhong Gutai's heart sank, and he nodded: "Sang Daoyou's words are reasonable, but we can't wait here. Why don't we go there first and then see the opportunity?"
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Half an hour later, the group came to stand beside the narrow ravine. It was about three or four miles long, and the wider part of the middle was five or six zhang away from the opposite bank.
Standing on the edge of the cliff and looking down, the line of sight is extremely poor, and it is like pouring ink.
Zhong Gutai recited two incantations lightly in his mouth, and his fingertips swiped in front of him seemingly casually. A fist-sized fireball appeared.
He grimaced and threw the fireball into the abyss. After the fireball was released, the horse rose to the size of a wheel, and the edge of the cliff was illuminated brightly for a while, and even the opposite shore a few feet away could be seen clearly.
The fireball quickly became smaller in the eyes of everyone, and was thrown into the endless darkness. After a few breaths, the fireball could only be seen to be the size of a spark, and after a few moments it was completely gone.
The hearts of everyone standing on the edge of the cliff were awe-inspiring, this black abyss was deeper than expected.
Zhong Gu Tai looked left and right, and said in a deep voice, "How is it?
Sang and Chang were silent, obviously having a headache at this ravine full of mysterious black gas.
Behind Chang Yuande stood two young girls, whispering.
One of them, a girl dressed in a blue embroidered dress with a double bun on her head, whispered: "Sister Sulan, this abyss is really weird, my divine sense can only detect a few feet away. ”
Yuan Sulan's face froze, and she nodded: "Yes! Sister Miaotong." The rest of the places have been searched, only this place is left, if you go down later, you have to be more careful!"
She had been arranged by the sect to investigate here for three months, but she didn't expect this matter to be unexpectedly tricky. In addition to the two of them, there were also Wei Song, Ling Huhua and a senior sister surnamed Bai from Shuangdiefeng.
The three Jindan seniors discussed for a while, and decided to lead their own teams to slowly search along the cliff, and if they found anything, they would use the whistling sound as the signal.
After the arrangement was completed, Sang and Zhong led the team to the left and right, and only six people from the Imperial Sword Villa were left here.
Chang Yuande turned around and said solemnly: "After a while, Bai Ying and I will go to the other side to check, and you will slowly search down the cliff wall in a group of two." If a fireball is spotted in the air, it will be a signal.
The other four respectfully said yes.
Yuan Sulan and Miao Tong each performed a light body technique, cast a shield, and held a lighting stone in their hands and leaned down, carefully inspecting the stone wall. The other Wei Song and Ling Huhua also walked forward for a distance of more than twenty zhang, and then also jumped down the cliff.
However, with a stick of incense, there was no more than half a figure in the ravine, and more than a dozen people seemed to have been devoured by a giant beast.
Yuan Sulan and the two were separated by a few zhang, and slowly descended all the way, estimated to be about a distance of more than 100 zhang, but neither found any abnormality.
It's dark all around, and the light doesn't shine too far.
After a while, Miao Tong leaned over to Yuan Sulan. His face was ugly, and he was stunned: "This ghost place is terrifyingly quiet, strange and scary. I'm afraid it's a hundred feet from the ground now, but it's still bottomless. ”
Yuan Sulan is not much better than him, although he is an immortal cultivator, but the fear of darkness seems to be innate. She cheered up and said, "Senior sister, let's not be separated again, so we can take care of it." ”
Miao Tong nodded yes.
After a while, in the darkness not far away, there were several piercing screams. But it was pitch black, and I couldn't see what kind of monster it was.
The two of them changed color, as if they were facing a great enemy. The magic in his mouth flowed like a wheel, the shield in front of him was thickened, and their respective swords were also held in front of their chests.
In an instant, the scream became clearer and clearer, almost in my ears. The chests of the two of them rose and fell, and their palms were sweaty, full of fear of the unknown.
The sound kept on and on. I don't know what hit the top of the shield.
With the help of the light mask and the lighting stone in their hands, the two of them could vaguely distinguish that the thing that made the sound just now turned out to be a black bat that was only a foot long.
There were at least hundreds of them in this dense area, and their bodies were more than twice as large as usual, and each one showed a pair of vicious fangs, which looked particularly hideous and terrifying in this dark abyss.