Chapter 321 Underground Cave, Trading Event (First Update)
The three of them, Li Qing, helped the migrating human-faced snake clan capture the rat and rabbit spiritual beasts for three days.
Three days later, the oasis was not found, but under the leadership of the human-faced snake, they came to an underground river cave.
The cave is located deep in the sand, and the entrance is diagonally underneath a stone wall, making it very hidden. It's hard to find without someone to guide you.
Inside, they will trade with other intelligent groups in the desert to exchange what they have.
Only then did Li Qing realize that this journey was said to be to help catch rats and rabbits, but in fact it was a test of a snake with a human face.
If they hadn't shown hostility throughout the entire process, the other party would definitely not have brought them here.
After three days of getting along, Renmian Shen also put down his guard against the three of them, and offered to establish contact through "one-thought telepathy".
This kind of magic was of course brought in by outside cultivators. Now it has become a powerful tool for communication between intelligent races in the secret realm.
"Sorry, this dark cave is too important. If you want to bring people here, you must be very cautious." The leader of the human-faced snake explained sincerely.
"It's okay, it's just human nature." Li Qingsan naturally didn't care much.
But as an apology, the leader still gave them his Yuanci Orb.
With the humility of Li Qing and Niu Xinjing, the orb was given to Sang Yuwan. After all, it was thanks to him that I could date a snake with a human face.
But the strange thing is that even though they have expressed friendship. But the human-faced snakes still haven't shared their names with them.
It's as if such a thing as a name doesn't exist.
Then, with the human-faced snake in front and the three people behind, they cautiously entered the dark cave.
"Clatter..." The sound of the underground river rushing from far to near.
Soon, a river one foot wide appeared in front of everyone.
Sparse weeds grow on the gravel beaches on both sides of the river. Many have aura responses.
Li Qing collected some and found that they were all varieties he had never seen before, so he kept them properly in jade boxes.
Further away from the gravel beach, there are jagged stone walls full of cracks, with many fluorescent mushrooms growing on them, most of which exude aura.
Seeing that Li Qing was very interested, the leader of the human-faced snake straightened his neck and warned seriously: "Don't pick it. This kind of mushroom is highly poisonous. It can pollute the true energy and spiritual consciousness, and then poison people to death through the connection."
After a pause, she added: "We had a third-level strong man here before, and he was poisoned to death for picking mushrooms..."
Li Qing originally wanted to use other methods to pick in roundabout ways, but after hearing this, he immediately gave up.
A third-level powerhouse is equivalent to the real person Jiedan. This could kill him with poison, and Li Qing was unwilling to try it himself.
Fortunately, this kind of mushroom does not emit spores and only reproduces with root hyphae. Otherwise, this dark cave will definitely be extinct.
They moved along the river and saw many herbivores and predators along the way.
The kind of rats and rabbits that human-faced snakes like to eat are relatively abundant here, allowing them to eat to their fullest.
In the river, big fish jump out of the water from time to time, causing violent splashes. In addition, shrimps, crabs, snails and clams are also found.
Sang Yuwan even discovered a second-level spiritual fish with foundation-building ability and the aura of dragon blood on his body.
Unfortunately, this fish is very slippery. Even with the help of Li Qing and Niu Xinjing, Sang Yuwan still failed to capture him.
Fortunately, the leader of the human-faced snake found the egg belt of this spiritual fish. There are more than a dozen second-level quality fish eggs on it, and the remaining hundreds are all of first-level medium or upper quality.
The three people divided the fish eggs, and they all got something.
In this way, after walking for almost another day, a cave with a wide view appeared in front of Li Qing and the others.
The cave is about ten feet high and covers an area of more than ten acres. In addition to the road they walked, there are more than a dozen other passages.
High up in the cave, there is a crystal stone that is integrated into the stone wall. It is about one foot square and emits a soft halo, illuminating the cave as if it were daytime.
Sang Yuwan had a few words with the leader of the human-faced snake.
"This is actually a holy place for many intelligent races to communicate in the Yellow Sand Secret Realm?" The three of them looked at each other.
This is information that has never been exposed before.
Sang Yuwan has entered the secret realm twice, and Niu Xinjing has also entered it once, but they have never seen the underground river, let alone this sacred place in the cave.
"I have communicated with several deacons in Xuan Palace, and I have never heard of this." Niu Xinjing said firmly.
The more the three of them chatted, the more enthusiastic they became: could it be that they had encountered a great opportunity?
As soon as the human-faced snakes arrived in the cave, they sprayed out their own magnetic orbs to build a special magic circle.
A mysterious wave spreads far and wide along every passage in the cave.
Soon, the roars of various beasts and the chirping of birds came from various passages.
The leader of the human-faced snake listened with sharp ears, and finally said in disappointment: "Now, there are only six brothers left."
Not long after, footsteps were heard from six of the passages.
Li Qing and the other three were secretly on guard while looking curiously.
Walking opposite each other along the underground river were a group of cat-headed and human-like races, with strong bodies and light steps.
If it weren't for its deliberate strides when walking, it would be difficult to detect it just by listening to the sound.
From the two passages on the left, a group of golden scorpions and a group of white beetles came in respectively. They were all shining and very eye-catching in the cave.
From the three passages on the right, a group of frogs, a group of guys with fish heads and human bodies, and a group of big spiders came out.
The leaders of them all have strength equivalent to the foundation building stage.
Especially the leader of the group of cat-headed men, whose blood was almost boiling, was clearly a strong man close to the third level of physical cultivation.
Currently, there is only one person in the entire cave, Sang Yuwan, who can rival him in strength.
"Hey, there are actually humans coming in?" The cat-headed leader was a little surprised. His voice was clear and childish, which made people feel good.
But Li Qing and the other two were also surprised: the other party spoke in the correct Yuanhuang language.
The human-faced snake introduced Li Qing and his party with a "hissing" sound.
The cat-headed leader didn't care much: "You are born with a clear mind and can distinguish between good and evil. Since you think it's okay, you can bring them in."
Only then did Li Qing suddenly understand why the other party took the initiative to approach the three of them and completed the test in a very childish way.
The fish-headed leader on the other side said in a rough voice: "The human cultivators have a lot of good things. It's a pity that many people only know how to rob and are not easy to communicate with."
The other four groups, like the human-faced snakes, can't speak human language, but the three can also feel their disgust for human cultivators through their spiritual sense.
Li Qing couldn't help but feel ashamed.
In just half a month of secret realm exploration, if Sang Yuwan didn't understand the language of the human-faced snakes, they wouldn't be so patient to contact each other.
Time is limited. If you want to obtain the opportunity of the secret realm, it is difficult not to use extreme means, and naturally conflicts with native races are inevitable.
Fortunately, the human-faced snake coordinated and no unnecessary conflicts occurred.
The seven intelligent races each found a piece of open space and started this simple but heavy "trading event".