C2496 Devil's Cave
"What?! There are countless skeletons and fossils in the mines. There's even blood flowing out of them?"
When Lin Bai, Leng Zhan, and the Yin Qi Water Beast Ancestor came out of the mine and saw that they were safe, Zeng Tan and the jade artifact elder let out a long sigh of relief. It was not just them, even the disciples of the two sects stationed here felt slightly better. Since Lin Bai and the rest were able to escape the mine safely, it meant that the unlucky nature of the mine wasn't that strong.
However, what caused Zeng Tan and the jade artifact elder to be frightened was that ever since they exited the mine, Lin Bai did not have any relaxed expression. Instead, his brows were deeply furrowed and he gave Liu Ming a meaningful look. Seeing Lin Bai's expression, the two of them immediately understood what Lin Bai wanted to tell them. However, since this place was not suitable for them to speak, they chose not to speak.
Under Lin Bai's expression, Zang Tan and Elder Yu hastily ordered their men away without any hesitation. This allowed them to have a chance to talk with Lin Bai. After hearing Lin Bai's story, the two people and Tie Yuan turned pale with fright.
Although they had already sensed that this cave was extremely strange after everything had happened, they hadn't thought that it would be strange to such an extent. Countless bones and blood dripping from the stone walls, this wasn't a cave at all, this was clearly a demonic cave!
"That's right, that's the situation in the mines!" Lin Bai shook his head with a bitter smile when he heard this. He then slowly lifted his hand and took out the broken claw that he had found in the mine. He said slowly, "Moreover, I discovered this item."
It sounded shallow in his ears, but what he saw with his own eyes was the most shocking. Although according to Lin Bai's description, he already had a little understanding of the strange situation in the mines, such as planting sandalwood, growing jade artifacts, and growing iron essence, he had never personally witnessed it and was unable to measure the strangeness. However, the moment the claw appeared in front of them, they all sucked in a cold breath of air.
The broken claw looked like it had been cut off at the wrist, but there was not a single drop of blood on the broken bone. Although it had been broken for several days, its elasticity had not decreased at all, yet there was not a single trace of life left …
"What is this?" Staring at that strange and seemingly human hand like claw, Zang Tan, Yu Dian and Tie Yuan all sucked in a breath of cold air as they looked at Lin Bai with puzzlement and puzzlement on their faces. Even though these three people could be considered to be experienced and knowledgeable, they had never seen anything as strange as this claw before. They simply did not know what it was.
"I found this in the mine from where Tai was fighting." Lin Bai spoke slowly after hearing this. After explaining it to the crowd, he said meaningfully, "If my guess is correct, this broken claw was most likely chopped off by Tai Ah with the help of the sword qi from that so-called ominous body in the mines."
Hiss! If the appearance of the claw had already caused the hearts of the crowd to turn cold, Lin Bai's words caused them to feel as though they had fallen into a deep abyss. They only felt that the danger was right in front of them.
Since it was this broken claw, what did it mean? This meant that the so-called ominous things in the mines could very well be living creatures, existences similar to humans. However, they could not imagine what kind of living creatures could survive in the mines.
"Did you find the owner of this broken claw in the mine?" When the coldness in his heart had subsided a little, Elder Zeng Tan slowly asked, but when he did, he felt that his question was really stupid.
If Lin Bai and the rest were to discover that ominous presence in the mines, how could they have emerged unscathed from the mines? Moreover, if the two were to meet, there would definitely be a fierce battle. However, they had not sensed any sort of magical aura from outside the cave.
However, the more it was like this, the more they were scared. It would have been fine if they had discovered the ominous thing within the mine, but they did not encounter it within the mine at this moment. This meant that the ominous thing was either that it had a method of hiding from the people inside the mine, or that it was no longer inside the mine …
If it was the former, then at the very least, it meant that the ominous thing had no intention of leaving the mines. But if it was the latter, then the existence of the ominous thing had already left the mines, and had avoided everyone's detection and entered the small mountains, then once this news spread out, what kind of fear would it bring to everyone, and how could they even investigate it?!
After some thought, everyone's expression changed. The whole place was as quiet as a deathtrap. Everyone felt a sense of impending doom, their expressions changing. Although they had already thought that the mine was strange, they had never thought that it was so strange that it was terrifying. This was simply a devil cave, and they had personally released a devil.
"Elder Iron, are you sure we didn't choose the wrong location?" Even Lin Bai was suspicious at this moment. Could it be that Tie Yuan had made a mistake regarding the location of the Spiritual Pulse? That was why he was acting like this.
"No, I'm not mistaken." Tie Yuan slowly shook his head when he heard this, and said with a stern expression, "I went to look at the other nodes later on. Those nodes may be similar to this place, and they are all extremely likely to be the same. However, this is the only one.
As his voice faded, the entire hall fell silent. If Tie Yuan was not mistaken, the spirit stone vein was here. This meant that if they still wanted to continue excavating for spirit stones, they would not be able to surpass this ominous possibility.
"For now, we must keep the news about the mine and the existence of the ominous thing to ourselves and not leak it out. Otherwise, it will lead to a lot of unease." Then, he continued to speak, "For the time being, lock down the mine, do not let anyone near, and also check all the disciples to see if there is anything abnormal with it. If that ominous presence really escapes, it will definitely leave behind traces."
The crowd silently nodded their heads in agreement, but helplessness could be seen on their faces. Under the current situation, the decision Lin Bai made was the best choice. However, there was no such thing as a wall without wind. Even the disciples of the two sects could not get any concrete information regarding the mines, but if they did not move, their hearts would still be restless.
If this were to continue, even if the ominous problem of the mines could be solved in the future, no one would have the courage to enter the mines to excavate ores after being frightened repeatedly.
"A thousand dried bones, blood flowing from the stone wall, what have we done to deserve such a bizarre situation?" "I see that what we dug up was not a mine at all, but the tomb of a demon …" After shaking their heads and smiling bitterly for a long time, Elder Seng Tan and Jade Artifact sighed inexplicably. Originally, they had wanted to repay Lin Bai with this matter, but they never expected that such a big mess would occur again.
From their point of view, the thousands of bones were similar to the burial pits in the tomb, and the stone walls were also covered with blood, just like the ones in the tomb. However, this kind of phenomenon did not exist for humans, but existed only within devils.
Even more so, they couldn't imagine what they would do if they were to personally release a devil …
The tomb of a monster? When Lin Bai heard this, he immediately smiled bitterly. He could not help but sigh in his heart. However, while he was sighing, his heart suddenly moved. He vaguely felt that he had grasped onto something, and could not help but look towards the location of the mining cave.
This place was at the back of the small mountain. To be more precise, it was within the mausoleum garden of the small mountain. There were many mountains connected into a single line, resembling a long and powerful horned dragon. According to the explanation given by the Feng Shui Attraction Technique, the mountain range was not the only one that resembled a horned dragon.
And right now, everyone had chosen this spot. The location of the excavation was precisely where the earth dragon lay prone, and the spot where the dragon spat out its pearl.
This kind of terrain was used by the Yang Residence as a form of transportation, while the dragon lay prone on the ground, its mouth open to spit out beads, and it hid the wind and gathered Qi. It was used by the Yin Residence, using the dragon veins to strengthen the Yin Residence.
And right now, the direction the ground was moving towards was precisely the latter. Did that mean that this place was truly a tomb? However, what Lin Bai could not understand was that although this place was similar to the Yin Residence, it was a vein of spirit stones. The mines and the Yin Residence were incompatible, as if there was nothing to be said.
"This is a tomb, a dragon burial ground!" Just as Lin Bai was at a loss, he did not realize that Tie Yuan, who was standing beside him, was also frowning with a pensive look on his face. After pondering for a long time, a bright glint suddenly flashed across Tie Yuan's eyes.
Buried Dragon's Land? Hearing Tie Yuan's sudden shout, the crowd couldn't help but be stunned as they looked at him in confusion. They could not understand what was going on. Tie Yuan was not a Feng Shui master like Lin Bai, so how could he know what was buried here …
Moreover, they also didn't understand what Tie Yuan's so-called Buried Dragon meant. He couldn't possibly say that the location of the mine they were digging at now was the burial site of a legendary dragon.
"Elder Iron, what do you mean by this?" Feeling perplexed, Lin Bai could not help but ask Tie Yuan suspiciously. He had a faint feeling that the Dragon Burying Ground Tie Yuan was talking about seemed to be slightly similar to the feeling he had when he was in Feng Shui while enjoying the scenery. However, there was still a huge difference; perhaps this was the key to resolving the strange situation in the mines.
"I also felt something in my heart when I heard Zang Tan's words." When Tie Yuan heard this, although it was hard to conceal the joy on his face, his nervous expression became several times more intense than before. He said word by word, "This is indeed a dragon burial ground, but what is buried is not a dragon but an immeasurable number of spirit stones."