chsdbacks Chapter 71 Strange Things in the Mine
Chapter 71 Strange Things in the Mine
The moment you step into the mine, a chilling aura several times stronger than the outside air hits you, mixed with a nauseating stench of decay.
The light inside the cave suddenly dimmed, with only a few rays of sunlight filtering through the entrance, barely illuminating the messy ground at the entrance.
Several blackened and dried bloodstains silently testified to the tragedy that had occurred not long ago.
Lu Ming closed his eyes slightly, and when he opened them again, a faint golden light flashed in his eyes.
After his body tempering was perfected and he forged an unparalleled foundation, his five senses and spiritual perception far surpassed those of his peers. In this darkness, although he could not see as clearly as in daylight, he could still make out the outlines of the scenery within a few hundred feet around him by relying on his divine sense and eyesight that far exceeded that of ordinary people.
As he ventured deeper, the chilling aura in the air became even more pronounced, like invisible tentacles attempting to penetrate his protective spiritual light.
However, Lu Ming's spiritual power was extraordinary; the moment that aura came into contact with it, it was like ice and snow meeting the sun, quietly melting away.
He concealed most of his aura, becoming like a shadow blending into the darkness, and carefully crept inward along the main passage.
Lu Ming's footsteps landed on the dust and gravel, almost inaudible.
He carefully sensed every inch of space ahead, especially the forks in the road and the shadows of the rocks.
The deeper you go, the stronger the chill becomes, and the lower the temperature gets. Faint black ice crystals even begin to condense on the stone walls.
The feeling of being watched was faint and elusive, clearly indicating that the thing had noticed his intrusion and was observing him from the shadows.
Suddenly, from the depths of a narrow side path on the left, a slight rustling sound came, as if something was quickly passing by the rock wall.
Lu Ming's body froze instantly, his divine sense locking onto that direction like an arrow.
However, the place was empty, with only a slightly stronger chilling aura.
"Trying to lure me there?" Lu Ming sneered inwardly, not rashly entering the fork in the road that seemed like a trap.
He continued along the main passage, but with greater caution.
After traveling several dozen feet further, a relatively spacious mine chamber appeared ahead, which seemed to be a former transit point.
Just then, from the shadows behind him and above his head, a blurry black shadow, like liquid, silently detached from the rock wall and suddenly pounced down!
Its speed was astonishing, heading straight for Lu Tian's crown chakra! A strong, chilling, corrosive force enveloped him first, enough to halt the spiritual energy circulation of an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator!
However, as if he had eyes in the back of his head, Lu Ming suddenly turned and spun around the moment the shadow pounced down, delivering a backhand elbow strike that slammed into the shadow!
"Bang!"
With a muffled thud, the dark figure let out a sharp but short screech, as if in pain, and was sent flying backward by the incredibly powerful force. It crashed into the rock wall and, like a water stain, merged into it and disappeared instantly!
Lu Ming looked closely and saw only a small patch of black traces rapidly dissipating on the rock wall, along with a lingering chill in the air.
"Indeed strange." Lu Ming's eyes narrowed slightly.
Just now, he felt as if he had hit a slippery, cold energy body, without touching the physical body.
Moreover, the opponent's method of merging into the rock wall was by no means an ordinary earth-escape technique.
Just then, another unexpected event occurred!
The surrounding rock walls, and even the shadows of the mine supports overhead, began to writhe, giving rise to seven or eight similar dark shadows that silently pounced on Lu Ming from different directions!
Their shapes are distorted, they have no fixed facial features, only pairs of spots that shimmer with an eerie light, like eyes, radiating a greedy and bloodthirsty aura!
They seemed to realize that physical attacks were not very effective against Lu Ming, so this time they all spewed out streams of black air!
These air currents contain highly concentrated corrosiveness, and wherever they pass, even the air makes a "hissing" sound of freezing and corrosion!
Seven or eight streams of black energy intertwined to form a net, sealing off all of Lu Ming's escape space. The intense mental erosion was even interfering with his consciousness!
"A trivial skill!"
Lu Ming snorted coldly. Facing the siege, he advanced instead of retreating! The dark golden Dao Foundation within his body trembled slightly, and pure and vast Xuan Yuan True Qi surged out!
The bluish-green spiritual light suddenly expanded, forming a protective shield around him.
The black energy that was enough to make a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator scramble to his feet crashed into the light shield, but it melted and disintegrated as quickly as boiling water poured on snow, and could not shake the light shield in the slightest!
The essence of Xuan Yuan Zhen Huo is extremely high, and it has a natural restraint on this kind of Yin and evil energy!
At the same time, Lu Ming moved! He moved like lightning, rushing towards the two nearest dark figures! He threw out both fists, which were covered with a faint golden light!
The force of the punches is powerful and fierce, making them the nemesis of such sinister things!
"Boom! Boom!"
The two dark figures were unable to dodge in time and were struck head-on by the force of the punch, instantly letting out a shrill scream.
The two dark shadows twisted violently, then exploded with a "poof" sound, turning into yin energy and dissipating.
Only two small beads, about the size of longan fruits, lay on the ground, as black as ink yet faintly glowing.
Upon seeing this, the other shadowy figures revealed obvious fear in their glowing "eyes," shrieking as they tried to blend into the shadows of the surrounding rock walls and escape.
"Still trying to leave?"
How could Lu Ming allow them to escape again? He pointed his fingers like a sword and drew a line in the air!
In an instant, several incredibly refined cyan-gold sword energies burst forth from his fingertips, shooting with unparalleled precision towards the shadowy figures that were merging into the darkness, as if they possessed a spirit of their own.
"Puff puff puff puff!"
The sword energy penetrated the body, forcibly interrupting the process of those black shadows merging into the shadows. They emitted a series of desperate shrieks and exploded one after another, leaving behind several black beads.
In the blink of an eye, the shadows in the mine chamber were swept away, leaving only the chilling aura in the air and seven or eight black beads scattered on the ground.
Lu Ming slowly withdrew his stance, his breathing steady. He walked to a black bead, bent down, and picked it up.
The bead was icy to the touch, and there seemed to be a viscous black liquid slowly flowing inside, emanating a rather pure, chilling energy.
"Is this the core of that thing?" he asked thoughtfully.
"It seems that it is not a real living being, but more like a spirit born from the convergence of some kind of yin energy and the special environment of this place, or a spirit that has been corrupted and controlled by some kind of power."
He put away the beads; perhaps the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion or the Li family would recognize them.
Lu Ming turned his gaze to the deeper part of the mine, where the chilling aura did not seem to have diminished with the destruction of these dark figures; on the contrary, it had become even stronger.