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Chapter 2398 Duzhi Mountain Secret Realm
Chapter 2398 Duzhi Mountain Secret Realm
He needed to use the mouse's senses to communicate with it. The stone man's trampling also made him uncomfortable.
So the monsters of Jade Capital City were right, this place is guarded!
"It turns out that the Earth Mother's avatar is personally guarding this place. It seems we've found the right place." Along their journey, they passed through many forbidden areas in Jade Capital City, where at most a few demons were guarding the gates. Only this inconspicuous Duzhi Mountain was actually guarded by the Earth Mother's avatar herself.
What does this mean? The clones are the eyes of the main body, and Mother Earth herself needs to monitor this place in real time.
Immortal Mingke continued, "Just now, the mouse caught a glimpse of a stone gate on the mountain. It was a natural doorway formed by three large stones stacked together, but it was shimmering in the mist."
“The Earth Mother just used this mist to test the existence of the Panlong Secret Realm.” He Lingchuan’s eyes flashed. “It can also mark the secret realm in Jade Capital City.”
"This Duzhi Mountain actually has a secret realm?" This is truly unexpected information.
"The beast demons you captured from Jade Capital City mentioned that Mount Duzhi is shrouded in mist all year round, and only reveals its true form for a few days each year, is that right?" Immortal Mingke explained, "This fits the characteristics of a secret realm. Secret realms are neither close to nor separate from the real world, but sometimes they open up and intersect with reality, allowing outsiders to see things within the secret realm, and sometimes even to walk in."
Ling Jinbao nodded repeatedly: "That's right, that's right. That's how I accidentally entered the Panlong Secret Realm back then, and I even saw the Panlong City army killing bandits."
He Lingchuan glanced sideways.
There was no one in the Panlong Secret Realm. If Ling Jinbao had witnessed the battle between the armies, then he must have accidentally entered...
Of course, he wouldn't correct him, only saying, "We have no information about this secret realm, and we don't know if it has a guardian spirit. If not, this secret realm will be actually controlled by the Earth Mother."
"In other words, as soon as we step inside, Shangguan Biao will know!" Immortal Mingke said solemnly. "Should we gamble on this secret realm? Whether we're right or wrong, it's very likely that we'll alert the Earth Mother, and then we won't have the chance to explore other parts of Jade Capital City."
All four fell silent; now was the time to make a decision.
Ling Jinbao thought for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Even if the Stone Heart isn't hidden here, the Earth Mother sent an avatar to guard Duzhi Mountain, so there are important secrets here. Unraveling these secrets might help us deal with the Earth Mother later."
Other secret realms are unguarded; only Duzhishan and the white house in the underground city are known to be guarded by the Earth Mother herself.
This importance, this priority.
Furthermore, even the monsters of Yujing City were unaware of the existence of the Duzhishan Secret Realm.
Given the lack of effective intelligence and the inability to accurately pinpoint the location of the Earth Mother Stone Core, this is probably the best option for everyone.
"We have nowhere else to go anyway, so this is it!" Aunt Zhu said in a muffled voice, "At worst, we'll just have to fight it out!"
When there is a better option, choose the better option to minimize conflict and maximize risk; when there is no better option, the worst option is barely acceptable.
It then added:
"Mingyao and the others have also found the White House and are discussing how to make a breakthrough."
It gave Venerable Mingyao an eyeball spider, using the Earth Spider Queen's talent to communicate with each other, so that there would be no magical disturbance and the Earth Mother would not be alerted.
Both teams are now facing the same problem:
Now that we've found our destination, how do we explore it?
No matter how much they explore, it seems they will disturb Mother Earth/Shangguan Biao.
Aunt Zhu continued, "The previous intelligence was wrong. Although this white house is underground, its location can move. Mingyao and the others went through a lot of trouble and even risked their lives to capture two monsters underground for interrogation before they finally found it. However, I think Immortal Mingyao is quite happy."
"A white house can move? That sounds more plausible." Immortal Mingke asked He Lingchuan, "What are your thoughts?"
Without realizing it, he had begun to value He Lingchuan's opinion.
Although the Cave Spider Queen appears to be more powerful, this team subtly relies on He Lingchuan for decision-making.
“I agree with Mr. Ling’s opinion. Let’s take a gamble,” He Lingchuan said seriously. “Let’s first infiltrate Duzhishan according to the original plan and jump into that secret realm.”
Once inside Yujing City, how could one possibly avoid any danger?
"It's about time."
They knew that Du Zhishan was guarded, so they had prepared a plan to sneak through.
Immortal Mingke nodded: "Leave it to me."
A few dozen breaths later, a one-eyed giant carrying a jar crossed a knee-deep stream and entered Duzhi Mountain by the main road.
It was done openly and legitimately.
It placed one foot on the ground next to the boundary marker, but did not go any further.
We can't go any further.
Just a few breaths later, a stone man, more than half a zhang tall, emerged from the ground and stood directly in front of the Cyclops, without uttering a word.
It is the Earth Mother's alter ego, the one who crushed the rat. Since it's guarding this place, it refuses entry to any suspicious objects.
The Cyclops bowed to it, opened the urn lid, and a strong smell of blood filled the air.
It smells like demon blood, and the cultivator's cultivation level is quite high.
Then it closed the lid of the urn and respectfully presented it.
The stone man reached out and took it.
The Cyclops retreated first, all the way to the other side of the creek, before turning and walking away.
Seeing that he had completely retreated from the boundary, the stone man's body sank and disappeared into the ground.
When it reappeared, it was already outside the glowing Three Stone Secret Realm Gate.
Then it held the jar of demon blood and gently placed it inside the door.
Clearly, the demons of Yujing City were not qualified to enter; they could only send the items outside Duzhi Mountain, and then have the Earth Mother's avatar personally deliver them into the secret realm.
A faint light flashed, the blood urn disappeared, and it was as if nothing had happened.
In the secret realm, behind the three stones, there is a flat white stone platform.
The blood urn that the stone golem put in appeared on this stone platform.
The surroundings were very quiet, with only the sounds of insects and birds.
Not long after, the lid of the blood urn suddenly opened by itself, and a small spider poked its head out, circled around the rim of the urn, and finding no one, jumped into the urn, fished out a die from the blood, and threw it on the ground.
Before the dice even hit the ground, two more people appeared out of thin air.
He Lingchuan and Immortal Mingke.
Immortal Mingke reached out and caught the dice, putting them away. This was the Mustard Seed Garden, a space capable of hiding living people.
The little spider shook off the blood and jumped onto He Lingchuan's shoulder.
This is, of course, Aunt Zhu.
The prisoners they captured from Yujing City confessed that every few days, monsters would transport fresh blood here, but if it couldn't get into Duzhi Mountain, it would be taken over by the stone men. After a long talk with Liu Yisheng at the Changfeng Valley camp, the group deduced that this was mostly for supplying nutrients to the Wind Dew Golden Lotus.
So the three of them jumped into Immortal Mingke's cardamom garden. This treasure could hold living things, so transporting just three people was no problem.
Then, Ling Jinbao, disguised as a cyclops, delivered the prepared demon blood to the foot of Duzhi Mountain.
(End of this chapter)