Chapter 228 Underground River
"Can this carp monster also grow to the second stage?" Wang Hao looked at the nearly two-meter-long carp with some confusion. This kind of monster is usually kept as an economic spiritual fish by the immortal cultivation forces, and it can usually be harvested at the first stage. I have never heard of any force that would go to the trouble to cultivate it to the second stage!
"Perhaps this is also the spiritual fish that Guiran Sect once cultivated, and was abandoned and left here. After thousands of years of growth, it is not surprising that it can have a second-stage existence!" Wang Guangan took the carp corpse ashore, looked at its bulging belly, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "There are actually fish eggs in the belly of this carp!"
Then he gently stroked the belly of the carp, and a large number of fish eggs the size of eggs appeared. He chuckled and said: "This evil beast should be trying to lay eggs here, and it attacked us when it was disturbed."
Looking at the fish eggs full of vitality, Wang Hao smiled and said, "It seems that our Wang family has another kind of spiritual fish to raise!"
Wang Guangan nodded slightly: "If we can occupy this place, we can directly raise it in this dark river. The water temperature here is relatively cold, while the water temperature over Linghu is higher, which may not be suitable for this kind of spiritual fish to survive!"
Wang Hao glanced at the deep dark river and said, "Since this second-level spiritual fish can lay eggs, there must be a second-level male spiritual fish."
As soon as the voice fell, a splash of water came from the distance, and a spiritual fish was seen swimming quickly from underwater to the distance.
The two looked at each other: "Chase!"
Wang Guangan condensed a water-proof shield to cover the two, and the two plunged into the dark river.
The dark river is very long, the river water is clear and cold, the two have strong spiritual consciousness, and the escape speed is fast. In less than a quarter of an hour, even the spiritual fish that is good at swimming was caught by the two.
Wang Hao immediately took action and slashed it with a sword.
The second-level male spirit fish was desperate, so it opened its mouth and spit out a white demon pill with a chill.
Seeing this demon pill, Wang Guangan smiled: "I thought you were useless, but I didn't expect there was another demon pill. It's worth my effort!"
This spirit fish is only a second-level medium-grade. Even if it has lived here for many years and is suitable for fighting in the water, it is still not a match for Wang Guangan, who is one level higher than him.
The two easily killed the male spirit fish, looted all the valuable materials on it, and even the fish meat was not spared. Since this kind of carp is raised as a spirit fish, it must have its unique features. Wang Hao decided to try it when he has time!
"The spiritual energy here is getting richer and richer. I'm afraid the source is connected to the spiritual vein. We must explore the source!"
The map ahead has not been unlocked. Wang Hao is also very curious and wants to see why there is spiritual energy in this river.
The two escaped into the water again and went upstream along the underground dark river to find the source.
Although the water volume of this underground river is not small, the underground river is different from the surface river. The river channel is more winding and rugged. There are often huge rocks and reefs in the river channel, but it does not pose any obstacles to Wang Hao, who is in the middle stage of foundation building, not to mention Wang Guangan, who is a golden elixir. He can turn a reef into powder with a casual blow!
Some monsters along the way were also cleaned up by the two of them. The second-level ones were killed, and the first-level ones were decided whether to keep them for domestication based on their value.
The water flow became smaller and smaller, and the underground river slowly turned into a stream!
When they reached a pool of water, the two found a flat land on the shore. After going ashore, they looked at some water marks and felt strange.
"A monster has come ashore!"
The two checked the surrounding situation and found traces of excavation on the shore. This platform may have been discovered by the disciples of Guiran Sect a long time ago. There is a first-level upper-grade spiritual vein under the pool of water. It is not the source of the spiritual energy of the river water. It should be slowly formed by the nourishment of the spiritual energy in the large amount of river water.
Looking up upstream, the two looked embarrassed.
The dark river has disappeared, leaving only a gap more than three feet wide, with water constantly gushing out.
"No, there is no trace of monsters in this pool. The entrance is so small, how can monsters get through?" Wang Hao was very puzzled. They searched all the way from the downstream, and it was impossible for monsters to escape under their noses!
Wang Guangan, who was standing by, looked at the bottom of the water and seemed to have discovered something. He stretched out his hand and a suction force appeared from his hand. A piece of black scales at the bottom of the pool was sucked up by him.
Wang Guangan took a closer look and said, "This is a snake scale. It looks like a second-level superior snake demon!"
"If it is a snake demon, it is possible to get in," Wang Hao nodded. The body of the snake demon is slender and flexible, and it can also enter a hole smaller than its own body!
Wang Guangan looked up and observed the stone wall at the entrance of the cave, and said: "This entrance was definitely not like this originally. Look here, it looks like someone blocked it with a big stone!"
Wang Hao looked at it and it was indeed so. He didn't notice it at first because the two stones had been washed by the river for thousands of years and had long been integrated. If he didn't observe carefully, he wouldn't be able to find it at all.
I'm afraid that at the beginning, this entrance was smaller or even completely blocked. It gradually became the size in front of us after thousands of years of washing.
For the Guiran Sect monks to do this, there must be something that needs to be hidden.
"It is very likely that there is a spiritual vein in this underground space. In this case, there will most likely be a cave of the Guiran Sect monks. Wenhao is indeed the lucky star of my Wang family. The opportunity was so easy to meet!" Wang Guangan couldn't help but show joy.
Wang Hao smiled and said: "Don't say that, ancestor, it's not clear what's going on inside. Maybe it's the nest of monsters? Snake monsters usually live in nests. If so, we may have to spend some effort!"
Wang Guangan put away the scales, turned around and looked at Wang Hao and said: "Your worries are indeed justified. It is certain that there is a second-level high-grade snake demon, and it may be unable to advance due to the spiritual energy restriction of this place. It is not comparable to ordinary second-level high-grade demon beasts after thousands of years of cultivation. The entrance is so narrow, we may be in danger if we rush in!"
Wang Guangan pondered for a moment: "So it's better to lure it out!"
This is indeed a good idea. Wang Hao took out two beast-raising pills from the storage ring and threw them to Wang Guangan.
Wang Guangan smiled knowingly, took the beast-raising pill, condensed a ball of flame in his hand, and the beast-raising pill was immediately stimulated to emit fragrance. With a light wave of his left hand, these fragrances floated into the cave through the entrance!
After a moment, these fragrances containing spiritual power spread.
The attraction of the pills used to feed spirit beasts to demon beasts is self-evident. Although these second-level demon beasts have some intelligence and know how to seek benefits and avoid harm, they still act according to their instincts most of the time and absolutely cannot resist this temptation.
Wang Hao and Wang Guangan stood on the shore, staring at the cave entrance, quietly waiting for the demon beast to appear.
Not long after waiting, they heard a hissing sound, and the water column sprayed from the cave entrance was obviously much larger.
After a while, a black snake head came out, its eyes were red, and it looked a little ferocious.
It has been here for so long, and can only eat some low-level spirit fish. How can it bear the stimulation of the beast-raising pill? It now has only one thought, which is to find the source of the fragrance and devour it!