Longevity starts with learning

Several hours passed.

There are already a lot more junk items in the storage talisman.

There are three more soul-condensing stones sealed in the jade box. Counting the previous one, there are already four accumulated soul-condensing stones in the storage talisman.

All the facts undoubtedly prove that there was a great war at the bottom of this lake in some distant era.

As time goes by, the traces of this war are also buried and corroded by the years.

Especially at the bottom of this dark lake, it would be difficult to detect this fact if it weren't for chance.

The soul-condensing stone benefits from its soul-condensing effect.

In this ancient battlefield where countless immortal cultivators probably died, and in the unique environment where countless monsters and beasts at the bottom of the lake preyed on the weak and the strong as the years evolved, it was perfectly preserved.

"Perhaps, we can learn from it..."

Picking up a broken arm of a puppet, Chu Mu thought to himself as he looked at the blurred remains of the forbidden weapon pattern on the broken arm.

The forbidden pattern of the array has failed, and the main material has been corroded. Such a junk thing is of little use.

But when the numbers are accumulated, even if the forbidden weapon pattern is blurry, if you study it carefully, you may still gain something.

From the structure of the puppet to the layout of the forbidden weapon pattern, these are all knowledge points that can be used as a reference.

Moreover, judging from the rags excavated so far, in the distant past, the grade was not low!

Thinking in his heart, Chu Mu did not stop and moved forward cautiously. The number of tattered items in the storage talisman also increased little by little.

For nearly half an hour, Chu Mu was still concentrating on digging out the remains of a puppet. Then, as if he noticed something, he looked sharply at the darkness of the lake ahead.

The water rippled, and in the darkness, a man in black robes slowly appeared holding a puppet with a severed arm.

When their eyes met, the man in black robe was obviously wary. After a moment, the two seemed to have a tacit understanding and both nodded.

Immediately, the man also slowly retreated into the darkness.

Silently watching the man disappear into the darkness of the lake, Chu Mu glanced at a big fish about ten feet long swimming slowly not far ahead, his eyes moving slightly.

He seemed to have lost his mind again.

During the seven years of spring and autumn, how many immortal cultivators have come and gone, how could there be no immortal cultivators at the bottom of the lake?

Judging from the tacit understanding of the man just now, it is obvious that there are not a few immortal cultivators he met at the bottom of the lake.

A disagreement, killing people and seizing treasures is not feasible at the bottom of this lake.

After briefly sizing up the passing giant fish, Chu Mu pondered for a moment, glanced at the direction of the ancient monk's cave, and then continued to grope in the mud at the bottom of the lake.

In the next few days, Chu Mu kept wandering around the bottom of the lake, searching for the rags left over from the ancient battlefield, and... observing the so-called ancient monk's cave.

Facts have also proved that there are not many immortal cultivators rummaging through rags like him at the bottom of the lake.

In the past few days, he had met several of them, but in the special environment at the bottom of the lake, they all maintained a basic tacit understanding.

And that so-called ancient monk's cave...

Looking at the darkness in front of him, Chu Mu hesitated.

After wandering around here for several days, he was almost certain of the location of the ancient monk's cave.

but……

After several days of observation, he was almost certain that there must be a powerful monster entrenched in the darkness ahead, at the entrance to the ancient monk's cave recorded in the jade slips!

This is undoubtedly inconsistent with the description in the jade slip. After all, if a powerful monster existed before, then... the sister Zhao Shuang mentioned would not be able to enter this ancient monk's cave.

Feeling the looming terrifying aura, Chu Mu couldn't help but feel a little drumming in his heart.

Judging from this aura, this monster is probably more terrifying than the two-headed giant snake back then!

This can be clearly seen from Wangcai.

Looking at Wangcai who was shaking like a swing in front of him, Chu Mu was speechless.

We were just at the very edge of the periphery, and Wangcai looked like this...

How terrifying are the monsters here?

This ancient monk's cave is probably no longer possible for him.

He would not do anything to risk his death!

"leave?"

As soon as the idea came to mind, Chu Mu was a little unwilling.

After all, it was an ancient monk's cave!

From Zhao Shuang's generosity at the beginning, we can undoubtedly get a glimpse of the great opportunity!

Moreover, judging from the information disclosed by Zhao Shuang, this ancient monk's cave seems to be a heritage cave. The former owner of the cave left a legacy and set a test...

The opportunity is right in front of you, and you miss it like this?

After struggling for a long time, Chu Mu raised his hand and a bamboo dragonfly floated in his palm.

After pondering for a while, he decisively turned around and walked in the opposite direction from the ancient monk's cave.

He didn't stop until he was more than ten miles away from the ancient monk's cave. He flapped the wings of the bamboo dragonfly in his hand, rowed in the water, and quickly headed towards the ancient monk's cave.

He looked at the surrounding dark lake bottom. If he remembered correctly, there were quite a few immortal cultivators searching for treasures in this ancient battlefield at the bottom of the water lake in front of him.

If the bamboo dragonfly's observation caused the monster to riot, he... would be safe.

He stopped where he was and waited silently. After about half a quarter of an hour, the soul mark imprinted on the bamboo dragonfly suddenly disappeared.

"Discovered?"

Chu Mu frowned and subconsciously looked in the direction of the ancient monk's cave. At the same time, his spiritual consciousness covered the surrounding area, carefully sensing the direction of the surrounding water and the fluctuations of spiritual energy.

Everything was very quiet, nothing unusual.

He was still feeling silently, and a full quarter of an hour passed, and it was still the same as before.

Chu Mu was confused, the monster's territorial concept was very strong!

A powerful monster will never allow any other creature to enter its territory without its permission.

Trespassing, in the eyes of monsters, is a provocation!

The contact with the bamboo dragonfly was lost. Calculated based on time, it proves that the bamboo dragonfly was damaged only when it arrived in the ancient monk's cave area.

Therefore, it is very likely that the monster destroyed the bamboo dragonfly.

This means that the monster is not sleeping, nor is it in seclusion and ignoring the outside world.

But if this is the case, based on the monster's territorial concept, it must be furious at this moment. It is obviously impossible for a powerful monster to be furious at the bottom of the lake without any movement.

"Any other accident?"

Chu Mu was a little unsure, and then, the only two bamboo dragonflies left, one after the other, headed towards the ancient monk's cave.

It was still half a quarter of an hour later, and the feeling of the soul brand disappearing emerged again. Then, the second bamboo dragonfly's soul brand also flickered, as if it had also been attacked.

Fortunately, for some unknown reason, the imprint of the soul still existed and the contact was not completely lost.

Chu Mu was a little uneasy, but in his spiritual perception, the water and the aura were still calm.

This is undoubtedly a bit strange.

A monster beast didn't react much to the beings that broke into its territory again and again?

"Is it restricted...or are there other reasons?"

While guessing, Chu Mu was still waiting.

The mark of the soul is still there, and through perception, the bamboo dragonfly is slowly flying back.

How it is, it will be clear at a glance when the bamboo dragonfly returns.

Nearly a quarter of an hour later, the last emerald green dragonfly appeared staggeringly in sight.

Damage was visible on the two pairs of wings, the small tail fin on the tail seemed to have been cut off directly, and even the shadow stone had a crack.

"fortunately!"

After a little inspection, Chu Mu couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. Although the image stone showed cracks, the image retained in it should not have been damaged.

Divine consciousness enveloped him, and the picture of the shadow stone emerged.

I saw the bamboo dragonfly moving along the bottom of the lake. It was dark, with only the pits of mud on the ground. The bamboo dragonfly passed smoothly through the outer area where he had stopped before.

After walking about a kilometer further, the darkness of the scene changed.

What is reflected in the picture, apart from another bamboo dragonfly moving steadily in front, are the mountains at the bottom of the lake with various heights and numerous strange rocks.

The entrance to the ancient monk's cave that Zhao Shuang mentioned is already very clear in the picture.

But at this moment, a flash of white light was seen, and the bamboo dragonfly moving forward was shattered. Then, and then, the white light flowed and headed straight towards the screen.

Immediately, the screen shook. After being attacked, the simple logical instructions in its control center came into effect, and the bamboo dragonfly immediately staggered back.

And that white light...

The picture freezes.

A slender white fish, very clear.

The body of the fish is pure white and seems to emit a faint white fluorescence. It is about one meter long and looks like a hairtail fish from its previous life.

A pure white, slender hairtail fish that emits white fluorescence.

Chu Mu frowned slightly, a little hesitant, even surprised!

He closed his eyes slightly, recalling the terrifying aura he had felt around the edge.

After a while, I felt the breath of the picture remaining in the image stone.

Judging from the aura recorded on the image stone, the aura of this white-light hairtail fish was exactly the same as the terrifying aura he had sensed before, without any difference!

In other words, the terrifying monster that makes Wangcai tremble is this white hairtail fish that looks harmless to humans and animals?

But judging from the atmosphere of the image carved into the image stone...

The cultivation level of this hairtail fish... seems to be only at the late first level, right?

Chu Mu confirmed again and again that the atmosphere of the image carved on the image stone was very clear.

This hairtail is a late-stage first-order monster. No matter how you look at it, it’s just a late-stage first-order monster!

Chu Mu was a little confused. At this moment, he was a little confused.

The aura he felt outside the ancient monk's cave was more terrifying than the two-headed giant snake. Judging from the aura of cultivation he sensed, it must be a terrifying monster beast of late second level or above.

But in front of him, the soulful aura of this hairtail fish was exactly the same as the horror he felt!

But his cultivation is only at the late first level?

Which link is the problem?

Chu Mu thought hard and couldn't figure out the problem.

After a long time, he put down the broken dragonfly and looked at the darkness ahead, making a decision in his heart.

"Walk!"

He patted Wangcai on the head, took steps, and followed the route he had explored not long ago, heading towards the mountains at the bottom of the deep lake...

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