Volume 2: Yun Ji Cang Hai Chapter 239: Underwater City
A large town appeared at Lin Yi's feet. In the bright moonlight, streets, towers, and houses of all kinds can be clearly seen, all built with purple-gold stones.
Although he had already noticed it in his consciousness, this strange town still made Lin Yi stunned for a long time. There is such a large town on the seabed, where is this place?
No! The moonlight shines down, and it can be seen clearly everywhere. Why is there no sea water below? Lin Yi suddenly thought of something again, and a chill rose from his back inexplicably. In this huge town, let alone people, not even a mouse can be seen. Silence, no people, or dead.
Lin Yi shook his head and thought to himself that this was not the time to think about it. It would be better to leave quickly after finding Yuan Qing and the others!
Slowly landing, Lin Yi stepped on the street with both feet, took a deep breath, and felt comfortable all over. He looked around in amazement for a while, then looked down at the neatly paved street of bright yellow slabs under his feet, grinning, and raised his head with a guilty conscience.
If he hadn't experienced all this weirdness in person, it would be no different from being in an empty town in the middle of the night, but in his spiritual sense, he didn't see a single person, and those empty houses were right in front of him.
Lin Yi was secretly on guard, not daring to be careless.
The streets were clean and dust-free, and there was no trace of Yuan Qing and others. Where should he look? His spiritual sense tried his best to follow the streets of the town. After a while, Lin Yi's face showed a strange look. Normally, his spiritual sense can reach ten miles away, but now it can only reach two miles away.
Lin Yi touched his chin and pondered for a while. He looked up at the well hole formed by the vortex forty or fifty feet above his head. It was obviously caused by extraordinary power here. Could it be a formation? Only the formation prohibition can block and shield the spiritual sense. Otherwise, the seabed of four or five hundred feet cannot stop his spiritual sense from exploring!
That's all. My spiritual sense can still be used. But where should I look for Yuan Qing and others? I am now at a street corner, with seven streets stretching straight into the distance. Lin Yi turned his head and looked behind him, and couldn't help but look up.
In the middle of the street corner, there stood a stone pillar several feet thick, like a flagpole, pointing directly at the vortex. Lin Yi squinted his eyes, took two steps back, and looked at this strange stone pillar carefully.
The stone pillar is square, getting thinner as it goes up, and is about ** feet high. The stone pillar is white, with moonlight flowing on it, interacting and pulling with the moonlight following the vortex.
Lin Yi was curious, slowly stretched out his hand, and gently supported it on the stone pillar. In an instant, a cold air came over, and his arm trembled in shock, and he quickly retracted his palm. Lin Yi couldn't help but marvel! He couldn't figure out the reason for a while, so he simply ignored it and thought about how to find people as soon as possible.
Being in this underwater town, Lin Yi couldn't tell the north from the south. He didn't care so much, he spotted a street and walked forward.
Looking at the situation in front of him, it might be difficult to find the missing disciples within an hour. Lin Yi didn't delay any longer, and used the wind control technique, rushing forward like the wind. The spiritual consciousness couldn't reach far, and flying in the air was useless. Fortunately, the wind control technique was also extremely fast, which was just right for finding people here.
After running for an incense stick, Lin Yi reached the end of the street and stopped helplessly.
There were no houses in front, but a dark area, as if everything was integrated into nothingness. Lin Yi took a few steps forward unwillingly, and was pushed out by a flexible force. After trying several times, it was still the same, so he had to give up.
This town was covered by a formation, which was certain. The stone pillar at the street entrance might be related to the formation. The huge formation blocked the sea water and formed such an underwater city.
‘The seven stars see the moon and the Yaoguang rises, the sea waves are unsteady and the city is under the water. The immortals meet the Big Dipper and rush to the sky, and the golden streets are empty and the fireflies are walking’. I really didn’t expect that the verses passed down from the Seven Star Island were actually true. Even though Lin Yi was short-sighted, he was no longer unfamiliar with some of the methods in the immortal way, but he was still shocked by the strange scene in front of him. Who dared to believe that there would really be a town hidden under the sea! Could this town be left by the immortals? Do immortals live under the sea?
Being entangled in a belly of doubts, his feet did not stop. When Lin Yi turned around the streets and alleys of the town, an hour had passed, and he still didn’t see the figures of Yuan Qing and others.
Returning to the stone pillar, Lin Yi’s expression became anxious. He was really unwilling to get nothing. Looking up at the whirlpool, it was gradually shrinking. Time waits for no one, so I can only come again another day!
After thinking it over, Lin Yi threw out the green cloud yarn and flew upwards. The dome dozens of feet high was in front of him in a blink of an eye.
Just as Lin Yi was about to jump out of the well, a sudden shout startled him and he stopped.
"Uncle Master! Is that you?"
A person ran out from the street below. Who else could it be but Yuan Qing?
Lin Yi was overjoyed and quickly descended from the blue cloud to Yuan Qing's side. He didn't have time to ask more questions, so he grabbed him and flew away. The whirlpool was about to close, and if he didn't leave now, he might not be able to leave.
Yuan Qing suddenly left the ground, and he was so scared that he shouted, "Uncle Master, there are still a few people down there!"
"Lin... Lin Yi, don't leave us!" With another shout, another person ran out from the corner of the street. It was Yu Zixian who was limping. He shouted and waved anxiously.
How come I couldn't find any of them after searching for so long, and now they all run out again? Lin Yi hesitated, and the blue cloud under his feet descended, and he suddenly arrived in front of Yu Zixian. Unexpectedly, when he was about to pull him up, the other party stopped and ran back in surprise, shouting: "Follow me quickly, there are still people in the house!"
The outstretched arm stopped, and Lin Yi turned his head and looked up. In such a short time of hesitation, the vortex had disappeared without a trace.
Shaking his head helplessly, Lin Yi threw Yuan Qing on the ground, put away the green cloud yarn, and smiled bitterly: "Brother Yu, lead the way!"
"Little uncle, I knew you would come to save me. How is my master? Is he angry?" Yuan Qing followed Lin Yi, happy and not showing any sadness.
"I'm not even as old as you, and you're still an old man? I'm glad you're fine. You don't know whether your master is angry or not." Lin Yi was lucky to know that the missing people were fine. He still had doubts in his heart and walked with the two to a courtyard at the corner of the street.
"Little Master, come in quickly!" Standing in front of a courtyard gate, Yuan Qing smiled and turned back to signal.
Lin Yi looked around and was secretly surprised. It was so close to the street corner, but his spiritual sense didn't find anyone in the courtyard at all! It's still the same now. Oh! This courtyard can also block spiritual sense! Just now, I was just busy looking for people, but I didn't notice the strangeness of the houses on both sides of the street. It can be seen that I was careless in a hurry!
In front of me is a three-entry courtyard. The walls and houses are all made of stone, even the stone tables and stone benches are the same. They are all simple in shape. I don't know how long they have existed.
After passing through the yard, Yuan Qing and Yu Zixian led the way into a room. On the wooden couch inside, three people were lying side by side, and there was another person sitting on a chair beside them. They were Luo Rong and three inner disciples.
The missing six people were indeed there, which made Lin Yi feel a little relieved, and the depression of missing the opportunity to leave the underwater city also dissipated a lot. However, among the six people, except Yuan Qing, the remaining five were injured. How did they get injured? They fell!
When the people in the room saw Lin Yi, they all looked happy. Someone coming in meant that they could get out. They were about to be rescued, so they were relieved and recounted everything that happened last night.
The six people failed to jump off the boat in time and were immediately drawn into the whirlpool. The strong force instantly threw them out of the boat. When they were dizzy, they all fell into the underwater city in a daze.
The whirlpool was dozens of feet above the ground, and it was common for people to fall to death. In a hurry, Yuan Qing landed first, but he was completely fine. Looking up, he saw the remaining five people falling on him, so he tried to save them. However, he could not save them at the moment, so he could only move his feet and catch the falling people by force.
When he was too busy, Yuan Qing was quick-witted and used palm power to stop the falling momentum of the people.
Yu Zixian used Yuan Qing's palm power to perform Qinggong and only sprained his ankle when he fell. However, Luo Rongyu and the remaining three inner disciples were not so lucky. They either broke their legs or bruised their waists.
After an unexpected disaster, most of the six people in the group were injured and had difficulty walking, so they had to find a yard nearby and settle down temporarily.
Yuan Qing was the only one with good legs and feet among the few people. He wandered around the town for a while, but could not find a way out. He had to come back and get together with everyone to figure out a way out.
But what good ideas could they think of! After a day of tossing and turning, they couldn't tell the time in the underwater city. They slept for a while when they were tired. Yuan Qing was smarter, and his internal strength was higher than Yu Zixian's. He was also more energetic. When he couldn't bear it, he came out to check, and saw Lin Yi who was about to leave.
So, Yuan Qing's shouting also alarmed several people in the room, and Yu Zixian also hurried out.
Several people were injured by falls, and they had already been corrected and taken medicine, and they were not seriously injured. The reason why Yuan Qing was unscathed was unknown to him, but Lin Yi knew it.
The self-defense jade pendant on Yuan Qing's chest saved him, but because of Yu Zixian and others, Lin Yi didn't point it out.
"Little Master Uncle, this place is really weird. There are many houses in such a big town, but there is not even a shadow of a person, let alone food and water. How can we get out?" Yuan Qing asked.
The tables, chairs, and beds in the room were intact. Lin Yi sat on a chair and tapped the armrests of the chair with his fingers, making a light "thump thump" sound. Obviously, the chair was not made of ordinary wood and was still as solid as new. There was no bedding or mattress on the couch where several people were lying, only a futon thrown aside; the walls were clean and smooth, without murals or decorations; there must have been people living here, but where did these people go?
Hearing Yuan Qing's question, Lin Yi retracted his thoughts and said to the few people: "There will be whirlpools on the sea surface on the full moon nights these few days. At that time, I will take you away. You wait here for another day, don't walk around, to avoid accidents, I will go around and take a look first."
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