Chapter 372: Perseverance [Nearly 6000 Words]
Zhao Yuan found a dry hollow with a high position, summoned some daily necessities and food and drink from the Sumeru ring, and then swallowed some pills given to him by Wan Ling'er, and then refined the demon core to heal his injuries.
Now, Zhao Yuan has mastered many healing methods, but the most efficient of them are Wan Ling'er's elixir and Su Xin Shitai's spar healing method.
Although the elixir that Wan Ling'er gave to Zhao Yuan was not the legendary elixir, it was extremely effective in healing.
After swallowing Wan Ling'er's pill, it only ran for a few weeks, and Zhao Yuan's damaged internal organs were already very good, in order to consolidate the effect, Zhao Yuan decided to continue to use the demon core to heal his injuries, anyway, the number of demon cores on his body was extremely large, and there was no problem of waste.
Back then, Wan Ziyu was seriously injured and almost died, but Su Xin Shitai used a few superb spars to revive him.
The energy of the demon core was refined through the aura, and it was continuously input into Zhao Yuan's eight veins of the Qi Sutra, and after entering the eight veins of the Qi Jing, Zhao Yuan urged the aura and began to use the body of the furnace to refine the energy of the demon core, completely melting into every bloodline.
The power of the Demon Core is extremely wild.
Zhao Yuan felt that the strength in his body was surging in an instant, and it was rampaging in the blood vessels, as if ten thousand horses were galloping.
After the surging force entered the body, it was like a blazing fire that had completely disappeared.
Zhao Yuan was pleasantly surprised to find that the time for him to heal was less than half a pillar of incense, and now, his body had fully recovered, and the abundant strength flowed in his limbs, giving him a feeling of leaping and flying.
My body seems to have changed again.
In the past, it took a long time for Zhao Yuan to absorb the power of the demon core, or he directly penetrated the energy into the dragon armor, and it took some time to refine it, but now, Zhao Yuan directly absorbed and refined the energy of the demon core and turned it into his own use.
Zhao Yuan's aura has gone one step further.
"Are you better?" Qiqi asked with concern as she looked at Zhao Yuan all the time.
"It's all right. β
Zhao Yuan stood up, stretched his limbs, lifted the black-backed long knife under his feet, his arm was slightly wrong, the heavy black-backed long knife lifted lightly in the air, and picked up a knife flower, the knife flower was extremely complicated, as if a silver glittering flower was blooming, extremely exquisite.
Looking at Zhao Yuan's long hair flying, radiant, and high-spirited, Princess Qiqi lost her mind for a while, and quickly withdrew her gaze.
"Let's go find the exit. β
Zhao Yuan cleaned up and strode over to Princess Kiki and bent over.
"What are you doing?" Princess Kiki was stunned.
"The terrain of this cave is complicated and slippery, so I'll carry you. β
"I can walk ...... myself"
"Looking for your slow speed, I'm afraid we won't be able to get out of it in our lifetimes. Zhao Yuan said with a smile.
"Huh. β
Qiqi lay on Zhao Yuan's back, feeling the fullness of her chest sticking to Zhao Yuan's back, her face suddenly showed a blush, and her heart was pounding. To Kiki's relief, Zhao Yuan didn't seem to notice her at all.
"Alright, hold on!"
Zhao Yuan jumped off the cave and began to explore along the cave, leaving some marks along the way to avoid getting lost, after all, in case they couldn't find a way out, they had to return to the vertical hole.
This way, I actually walked more than ten miles, but this underground cave seems to have no end, and the front is always pitch black.
At first, Kiki would exclaim because of the beautiful scenery along the way, and gradually, she became numb.
The silence of the huge cave was suffocating, except for the sound of water droplets dripping from the ceiling, the breathing of the two of them could be heard clearly, and even Kiki could hear her heart beating.
"We're back to square one. Zhao Yuan suddenly stood still.
"Origin?"
"You see, here's the mark I started to make, and there, the hole where we started to rest. Zhao Yuan carried Qiqi to the edge of the cave wall.
"Ah...... Really ......" Kiki was surprised to see that there was a very clear arrow scratch on the cave wall, and when she looked up, she immediately saw a high hole.
"Looks like we're going to have to think the long way. β
Zhao Yuan sighed, returned to the crisp hole at the beginning, and summoned the carpet from the Sumeru ring.
"We have to get out of the gang quickly, Wan'er is in danger right now. Seeing that Zhao Yuan actually made a posture of protracted war, Qiqi suddenly said with an anxious face.
"It's useless to be anxious, this place, if not a labyrinth, is a huge annular cave. β
"Is it better to have a maze or a circular hole?" asked Kiki.
"Theoretically, a labyrinth is much better, because any labyrinth will have a way out, and a circular cave is a dead end. Of course, this is only a theoretical statement, in fact, if this is a natural labyrinth, it is not easy to get out of it......"
"Didn't you say that there will be an exit to the labyrinth. β
"Yes, but this cave is too huge, the place we just passed through is only a main cave, and between the main caves, there are many intertwined holes in the holes, it is very likely that our way out is in those small holes, to find an exit among thousands of small holes at a time, the probability is 1 in 10,000. β
"Then let's look for it, what are we doing with the delay?" Kiki urged as if she didn't want to stay in one place.
"If we want to find it, we must first determine the structure of the cave, whether it is alive or dead. After determining the nature of the cave, we can have a planned search, if we are lucky, we may find the exit in a few weeks, if we are unlucky, it may take three years and five years, perhaps, we will not be able to find the exit in our lifetime. Zhao Yuan said lightly.
"Ah...... That...... That...... What should I do then?" Kiki stammered at Zhao Yuan.
"First of all, we need to calm down, only with clear thinking, can we find a way out; secondly, we need to save food, because in my Sumeru vows, there is not much food; β
"Wan'er...... Wan'er Fu has a big life, there will definitely be no trouble, Zhao Yuan, you quickly find a way...... I don't bother you...... You calm down now and figure out how to ......"
Zhao Yuan nodded, and summoned a large number of daily necessities from the Sumeru Ring.
"All of our food is here, and if we save a little, we should have no problem holding on for two months......"
After Zhao Yuan sorted out some daily necessities, he found out more than a dozen magic cores and inlaid them on the cave wall, and immediately, with this cave as the center, the circumference became delicate, and the strange stalactites were displayed one by one.
After that, Zhao Yuan searched the neighborhood again, looking for a water source with an undercurrent as a convenient place, and in order to avoid Qiqi's embarrassment, he also hung a carpet as a barrier.
After the arrangements were made, Zhao Yuan summoned the tent out again and used it as a place for Kiki to sleep, and as for himself, it was enough to make do with it on the carpet.
"You clean up after yourself, I'm going to work. β
"Ah...... You want to get out of here?" Qiqi saw Zhao Yuan pick up the pen and paper and jump down the hole, and suddenly became nervous.
"The geography of this cave is extremely complex, and I have to grasp its structure to be able to figure it out. β
"Why don't you take me with you?"
"You can't work with you, because many caves can only be entered by one person, and bringing you will not only consume your physical strength, but also greatly reduce the efficiency, and our food can only last for two months at most, so we must hurry. β
"But...... But ......"
"I will not abandon you. Zhao Yuan's deep eyes stared at Qiqi and said word by word.
"I know. Looking at Zhao Yuan's resolute gaze, Qiqi's face turned inexplicably red and lowered her head.
"If there's any danger, just shout at it, and I'll be here as soon as possible...... And, take this sword! Of course, you don't have to worry about it for the time being, I'll start here. "Zhao Yuan summoned a flying sword from the Sumeru Ring, and this sword was the flying sword of the disciples of Fanjing Mountain.
"Hmmm......"
Qiqi held the long sword and watched Zhao Yuan start to work blankly.
Qiqi saw that after Zhao Yuan jumped down the cave, he began to observe the cave, and he observed it very carefully, tapping the rock from time to time, testing the temperature of the water with his hands, or holding his breath to feel the movement of the air flow......
During the observation, Zhao Yuan would keep recording some data with paper and pen.
Qiqi sat on the top of the cave, looking at Zhao Yuan, boredly playing with the long sword in her hand.
This man always gives people a sense of mystery.
......
It's a huge computational project.
Zhao Yuan had to distinguish the cause of the formation of the cave and the direction of the river erosion from the composition of the rock, and the observation of the air flow could determine whether the cave was connected to the outside world.
Zhao Yuan's observation was very detailed, and he did not let go of the rock composition and air flow of the cave, even the water.
When he was in the Yangshan Leopard Cemetery in Xiaoyang Mountain, Zhao Yuan felt the magic of nature.
There is no doubt that there are countless dark rivers in this huge karst cave, and in this huge underground tributary, there will definitely be a certain underground dark river leading to the outside world. Now, Zhao Yuan wants to synthesize all the data and calculate a safe exit.
In addition to the composition of the cave, Zhao Yuan also had to draw the plan of the entire cave, only in this way would he not get lost and could avoid repetitive work. In this calculation, if you are lucky, you are likely to encounter an exit.
Zhao Yuan's workload is very large.
At the beginning, when Qiqi saw that Zhao Yuan was waiting for a stack of drawings and calculation formulas, she didn't care, but in the next few days, Zhao Yuan would bring stacks of drawings when he came back, and Qiqi realized that this was by no means an easy thing.
One day!
Two days!
Three days!
......
Eight full days have passed, and in these eight days, Zhao Yuan has been overloaded, hardly saying a word to Qiqi, and the stack of drawings is getting thicker and thicker.
At the beginning, Qiqi was worried that Zhao Yuan would take the opportunity to insult her, and she had to know that this place was called heaven and earth. However, Zhao Yuan didn't have this idea at all, he was too busy, except for returning to the cave to sort out the data, he basically worked in the main cave.
On the ninth day, Zhao Yuan returned to the cave, sat cross-legged on the carpet and began to calculate some data, and Qiqi brought Zhao Yuan a cup of steaming boiling water and some dry food. These days, Qiqi also realized that they didn't want to go out of the short term, and began to arrange this small hole, and at the same time, set up a small stove, every time Zhao Yuan came back, he would bring her some small firewood dried with aura, there were not many firewood, the amount was very small, but it was no problem to occasionally boil a cup of boiling water to drink, which made the cave a little more angry.
"Zhao Yuan, eat something, you haven't eaten for eight days. β
"Thank you. Zhao Yuan didn't look up, reached out to take the cup, took a sip gently, and threw himself into the vast and complicated calculations.
"Zhao Yuan, you have to eat something. Kiki's softness grabbed Zhao Yuan's hand.
"I'm a cultivator, it's okay to not eat for ten days and a half months, and you're a mortal, you can't go a day without eating, so it's better to save some. Zhao Yuan sighed, raised his head, and looked at Qiqi.
"Can't we get out?" Kiki suddenly realized something was wrong.
"It's hard to say. Zhao Yuan gently patted Qiqi's hand and comforted.
"Tell me the results of your calculations. β
"It's complicated...... The formation of this cave is very peculiar, on the opposite side of the cave wall, is a huge rock, it is more than five kilometers in diameter, oval-shaped, and the underground river has corroded the surrounding of this rock into a huge circular cave, this cave, around the rock. The cave wall we are leaning against is surrounded by huge rocks, its composition is also very complex, huge rocks mixed with thick soil layers, under the erosion of many years, there are tens of thousands of small karst caves, which are connected with each other, forming a labyrinthine circular karst cave...... If we're lucky, we might be able to find a cave to get out of......"
"What if you're unlucky?" Qiqi's bright eyes stared at Zhao Yuan.
"Bad luck...... Hehe...... I've always had good luck. β
"I'm asking, what if we're unlucky?" asked Kiki reluctantly.
"We're going to starve here. Of course, it may take a long time to really starve to death, because there are many small blind fish in this cave......"
"Those fish, about the size of a needle?" Kiki laughed.
"Yes. Zhao Yuan nodded awkwardly.
"Zhao Yuan, I ask you for one thing. Qiqi stared at Zhao Yuan with a serious face.
"What's the matter?"
"I'm going to die before you. β
β...... We are not going to die. β
"Zhao Yuan, I'm serious, promise me! If you die, I will be very lonely and afraid, if I die in front of you, I will feel a lot more at ease. Kiki's expression was extremely serious.
"Our food can last two months, don't worry, it's only been nine days. Zhao Yuan sighed and said with relief.
"In fact, I know, we only last for a month. Look at your appearance, see for yourself!" Qiqi took out a small mirror from her skin and handed it to Zhao Yuan.
"What to see...... Ah......h
Zhao Yuan looked at the mirror and was startled, in the mirror, he had a pair of eyes with deep eye sockets, as if he had been drained of his soul by the black-hearted divine wooden sword.
"Zhao Yuan, although you are very powerful, but you are only a junior cultivator, and you have not yet reached the point of the legendary Bigu, not to mention, your daily high-intensity work now not only consumes physical strength, but also consumes energy, and if you don't eat for a few days, I'm afraid it will ......."
"Hmm. β
Zhao Yuan nodded, picked up the dry food, chewed it slowly, and swallowed it slowly with boiling water.
The atmosphere became inexplicably solemn.
Zhao Yuan has always been an optimistic person, he never thought that he would be trapped here, and now, he has to think about it.
"Zhao Yuan, did you kill the senior brother of Fanjingmen?" Qiqi suddenly asked.
"Ah...... What do you know?" Zhao Yuan's face changed suddenly, and his murderous intent overflowed.
"Sure enough, you killed it. Qiqi was unaware of Zhao Yuan's murderous intentions, sighed softly, and touched the long sword in his hand.
"Do you know him?" Zhao Yuan looked at the long sword, instantly understood, hesitated, the boiling killing machine disappeared, and a wry smile appeared on his face, at this moment, he actually wanted to kill people, it was a big joke.
"He's my fiancΓ©. Kiki said lightly.
"FiancΓ©!" Zhao Yuan was dumbfounded.
"Yes, my father gave me to him in exchange for a book of cultivation secrets from the Fanjing Gate, which is said to allow the royal family to break the prohibition of the gods, and let our royal family also be able to cultivate to become immortals. Kiki's face showed a hint of loneliness.
"I'm sorry. Zhao Yuan really couldn't find a better explanation.
"There's nothing to be sorry for, I have never met him, I can't talk about feelings, and if he hadn't died, I wouldn't have gone to Fanjing Mountain, let alone you, I wouldn't have met you, then, my life would have been dull...... Hehe, the waves I have experienced during this time are magnificent enough for me to die without regrets. β
"I'm sorry to die. Zhao Yuan smiled bitterly.
"Tell me about my fiancΓ©. Seeing Zhao Yuan's dejected appearance, Qiqi couldn't help but chuckle.
"The man ......"
Looking at Qiqi who was trembling with flowers, Zhao Yuan suddenly gave his soul to him, and hurriedly controlled the thoughts in his heart, and told the story of the whole story.
Although Zhao Yuan didn't have any branches and leaves, he was shocked when Qiqi heard it, and his expression was extremely nervous, and when Zhao Yuan finished the story, Qiqi said two words: "Kill!"
"Yes, this man is narrow-minded and vicious, if I don't kill him, sooner or later he will be killed. β
"Zhao Yuan, you are really a strange person. Kiki said softly.
"Strange! What kind of strange method?" Zhao Yuan was stunned.
"Sometimes, you are wild and uninhibited, but more often than not, you are thoughtful and every step of the way; sometimes, you are like a disciple, you want to pounce on a beautiful woman and bite it, but when you are even more, you treat women as if they were nothing; you are talented and brilliant, but you never dance and ink...... You always give people an extreme feeling, occasionally seem cowardly, very talkative, and in fact, you are never led by the nose......"
"I don't feel this way for ......
"You just said that the process of killing the senior brother is full of ups and downs, and it is thrilling, from which it can be seen that you are bold and reckless at the same time, but you are not impatient, whether it is patience and strategy, it is remarkable. Speaking of women, there is an obvious mutual love between you and Wan Ling'er, I think if you want it, Wan Ling'er will not refuse, but you can control your desires. The literary style you have displayed in Jucheng, the northern capital, is enough to make those scholars of Hallym University embarrassed! At the end, you seem to rarely reject others, but you have your own bottom line, and in this world, there should be very few people who can influence you. β
"I don't even know if you're praising me or hurting me. Zhao Yuan smiled, sat cross-legged, picked up the pen and paper, and began to calculate.
"Actually, I didn't say your greatest strength. Kiki's clear gaze revealed a hint of brilliance.
"Hehe, there are advantages, let's hear it. Zhao Yuan raised his head.
"Perseverance, never give up!"
"Being praised by you like this, my face is feverish. Zhao Yuan said with a smile.
"Really, Zhao Yuan, you have a spirit in your bones, an unyielding spirit. I know that on the first day, you found out that this cave was a Jedi, but you still patiently searched for life......" Kiki said, her eyes moistened.
"Look at you, you see, it's all moved you, it's dead anyway, it's better for us to die again when we're happy. Zhao Yuan stretched out his hand, held up Qiqi's smooth chin, and said with a smile.
"I'm down to business!"
Qiqi's face turned red, and she slapped Zhao Yuan's hand away coquettishly, her beautiful eyes drooped, and she didn't dare to look at Zhao Yuan.
"Okay, when business is done, I'm going to work too, you can rest early, perhaps, we can get out tomorrow. β
Zhao Yuan smiled and began to concentrate on his work.
Zhao Yuan didn't want to die, so he had to find life in the vast data......