Cataclysm King

Chapter 508 This is a great place to take a bath

The battle ended suddenly.

Ji Xun could see that [Underworld Peacock] knew this [Hellish Human-Faced Demon Spider] very well. It just seized the right moment and struck a severe blow to its vital point, giving Qin Rushi the opportunity to kill it.

Including the previous illusion, this was her second time to help.

Although the other party was not willing to help.

But Ji Xun benefited from it, so he was always grateful.

Moreover, if I understood correctly the spiritual message sent by Peacock just now, did she mean that there was danger under the cave?

This reminder obviously saved the three of them once.

Ji Xun didn't dare to be careless about the existence that could even make an eighth-level lord say it was dangerous.

He looked at the beautiful face of Dark Peacock and asked with his mental power: "Thank you for what you did just now. Um. Did you say there is danger down there?"

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The peacock seems a little aloof.

Originally, she didn't want to pay attention to these humans who almost killed her.

But because of the existence of the psychic contract, she also wanted to learn some things from this human.

After a moment's silence, she responded, "I woke up once three hundred years ago. The fierce battle between the two great lords of the sixteenth layer of the abyss for territory awakened the one in the elemental waterfall. After that, there was a hunting and predation that lasted for several months, and the high-level creatures in the forest were almost extinct. The original stronger [Seven-Colored Poison Centipede] lord in this cave also died, and later it was occupied by the human-faced demon spider tribe."

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When Ji Xun heard this, his eyelids twitched.

Great lord?
How powerful must the monster be to be called a great lord by the Dark Peacock?

Although there may be some misunderstanding about the content of the spiritual communication, I basically understood it.

This secret passage does lead to the sixteenth floor, but there seems to be some stronger, overlord-level monsters there.

He also curiously asked: "What is 'that'?"

Peacock's expression was somewhat disgusted.

It seems like this human being talks a lot.

But she responded anyway.

"I don't know either. Almost all those who have seen the one who awakened have died. Among them are my clansmen. I only know that he has lived for a very long time. He wakes up once every few hundred years, and then hunts and kills. When he is full, he will fall into hibernation again. Every time he hunts, it is a period of mass extinction of the creatures in the abyss. Moreover, there are more powerful beings in this abyss than just that one. In the endless abyss below the sixteenth layer, there are even more terrifying beings."

Before she finished speaking, she seemed to feel that she shouldn't remind these hateful humans, so she stopped immediately.

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When Ji Xun heard this, his eyelids, which had just calmed down, twitched again for unknown reasons.

The amount of information is huge.

If it weren't for the indigenous lord, Ming Kongque, he really wouldn't have known that there were such terrifying monsters in the sixteenth level of the Dead Zone.

No wonder Peacock wanted to help just now.

Ji Xun originally heard that the "existence" only awakened once every few hundred years, and thought that they should not be so unlucky to run into it by chance.

But then I thought, the top masters of the three major sects have been fighting for so long.
hiss.
Isn't this just dancing on a bomb?
Looking at Ji Xun's expression, Peacock seemed to guess what he was thinking and said sarcastically: "You humans really don't know how to live or die."

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Ji Xun didn't take it to heart.

Maybe she thinks all humans are in one camp.

It is equivalent to humans classifying all monsters into a "prey" camp.

But although it is dangerous, it may not necessarily lead to death.

There are gods behind the three major sects. They came to the Death Zone to cause trouble. If they really summon back the Golden Dragon God from the Underworld, it will be hard to say who is looking for death.

The Dark Peacock was already seriously injured, and in order to prevent these three humans from waking up the person below, he used his innate ability to severely injure his evil neighbor.

Now that her magic power was depleted, she could only lean against the wall tiredly, absorbing the rich elements in the air to restore some of her strength.

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Ji Xun felt embarrassed when he saw the wounds on her body that were still bleeding.

Some of these wounds were caused by the magic tower at the Firefly Camp, and more of them were caused by being beaten by Qin Rushi.

After thinking for a while, Ji Xun took out a few top-grade healing potions, trying to ease the slightly awkward atmosphere, and said, "This is a healing potion, it should be useful for your injury."

But before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a "humph".

Peacock glanced at him indifferently, with no intention of paying any attention at all.

Ji Xun shrugged slightly.

It can be seen that although the Dark Peacock has lived for hundreds of years, his mind is still very simple and he expresses whatever he thinks.

But since there is such an insider, Ji Xun will not waste the opportunity.

Even though he got a lot of cold stares from the peacock, he still shamelessly asked, "Um... Do you have a spiritual contract with the Nan family? Why are you here? The heir of the Nan family and I are good friends."

The way of asking questions was very clever. It helped to build relationships and at the same time find out what happened that year.

The peacock didn't want to pay any attention to this human being and let him live or die.

But after hearing this, she hesitated for a moment, and still responded: "Our clan originally came from the Red Flame Hell. Our ancestors signed a spiritual contract with the strong men of the Nan family. A long time ago, a great war took place here, and my ancestors were summoned to help in the battle, and then stayed in this abyss. I don’t know the specific process. This abyss is very special. Once you come here, you can’t leave. It was also recently that an exit suddenly appeared, and then you humans came here."

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Ji Xun wasn't too surprised when he heard this.

It sounds like the battle when Emperor Lanlingster was ambushed, and the ancestor of this peacock was summoned for help?
It turns out that her people have been living and multiplying here for more than 100,000 years.

The great emperor fell, and the Dark Peacock was also trapped in this dead zone, unable to enter or leave.

Ji Xun instinctively pondered a word: "Red Flame Hell?"

Ming Kongque didn't want to respond.

Ji Xun didn't ask any more questions.

But after hearing that this dead zone had been sealed for more than 100,000 years and was only recently discovered, he always felt that this was not accidental, but more like man-made.

It is most likely the people from the Holy See of Light.

At this time, Dark Peacock said again: "I left the forest before to prevent you humans from seeking death and triggering those powerful beings in the depths of the abyss. However."

Having said that, she stopped again.

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Of course Ji Xun guessed what she was going to say in the second half of the sentence.

They had all gone out to seek refuge, but were ambushed by humans and forced to run back seriously injured.

After Ji Xun went deep into the dead zone, he also discovered that the environment here is indeed more suitable for hell creatures, just like water to fish.

And this peacock came to this spider cave probably not just to seek refuge.

Ji Xun clearly felt that the rich elements around him were being absorbed by it, as if it was recovering from its injuries.

Thinking of this, he asked tentatively: "Can I ask why the elements here are so rich? Are you planning to go down?"

Although he knew there were scary monsters down there, Ji Xun really wanted to go down and take a look if he could.

The ultimate truth pursued by Emperor Lanlingster seems to have an irresistible attraction.

Ming Kongque glanced at him and did not deny the statement.

After hesitating for a moment, she said, "There is a very ancient ruin down there. In the ruins is the sacred place of the elemental elves, the Moon Well."

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When Ji Xun heard the word "Moon Well", he immediately understood.

It really exists?!
The two elves, Korra and Nina, had long talked about this holy land of their elf tribe, but Ji Xun never thought it really existed.

Legend has it that the Moon Well is a place of miracles where the most concentrated elements in the world converge. The spring water can heal injuries, cleanse the soul, and enable people to comprehend the mysteries of the elements.
Ji Xun became very interested as soon as he heard it.

But after saying this, Ming Kongque stopped talking.

She didn't seem to know why she said so much to this human.

I haven't figured out how to get along with this human who almost killed me.

I don't want to get involved, but because of the psychic contract, I am inextricably linked.

At this time, Qin Rushi had already dealt with the body of the Demon Spider Lord.

In addition to obtaining another fragment of the divine power, he also obtained four legendary materials, namely [Poison Sac of the Human-Faced Demon Spider], [Eight-Legged Spider King Leg], [Divine Mind Crystal], and [Spider King Silk Sac], as well as an eighth-level magic core.

In terms of value, this one is not much worse than the original plan.

But when Ji Xun had this thought, he laughed at himself.

At present, this arrogant peacock is a friend rather than an enemy. Without her help, they might have killed the spider king, but they might also get into big trouble.

When cleaning up the spider's corpse just now, Ji Xun also keenly noticed some of Peacock's micro-expressions: she was very eager for this thing.

He gestured to Qin Rushi, took the fragment of the divine power in his hand, and handed it to Peacock, saying: "It was a misunderstanding before. You helped us a lot in hunting down the Spider King. According to our human rules, all participants are eligible to share the spoils. This is for you."

Sharing the spoils is a tradition of team adventure, and this makes sense.

Of course, this is also to ease relations.

In Ji Xun's opinion, if they could really get the approval of such a lord who knew the situation in the dead zone, it would even determine the life and death success or failure of their exploration. It was much more important than a fragment of the godhead.

Qin Rushi certainly had no objection to Ji Xun's decision. Besides, they had other fragments of the divine nature in their hands, so she just watched silently.

The Dark Peacock originally didn't want to accept anything from humans, like the healing potion from before.

But looking at the divine crystal core, it was indeed difficult for her to say no.

This thing plays a huge role in improving the bloodline and strength of Warcraft, and can even allow her to break through the bottleneck of the current rank and go further.

This was also the reason why she risked her life to attack human territory in order to seize the fragments.

"Take it. You deserve it."

Ji Xun keenly captured her complex psychological fluctuations.

Without waiting for Peacock to refuse, he directly put the crystal core into the other's hand.

This was the first time the peacock had come into contact with humans, and he was visibly stunned, with conflicting emotions emerging in his flickering eyes.

Don't these humans know the function of this fragment? They just gave it away?
But in the end, I couldn't say no.

Ji Xun also casually gave a small and inconspicuous gift, and asked nonchalantly: "By the way, where did this fragment of the godhead come from?"

After all, he was being lenient with others, and after listening to Ji Xun's words, Kong Que couldn't continue to ignore him.

She didn't show any expression, but answered the question: "I heard from my ancestors that it was erupted by the tide of death. Every few thousand years, the dead air in the depths of the abyss will become restless and roil, and then erupt, and among them there will be some ancient relics, corpses, and these fragments of the godhead. This piece came out during the eruption not long ago."

It was precisely because this fragment was obtained by her evil neighbor that she suffered a loss in the previous fight.

"Undead Tide? No wonder."

When Ji Xun heard this, the missing puzzle piece finally came together in his mind. It turned out to be spraying out from the depths of the dead zone.

From the description he heard, it sounded like a volcanic eruption, bringing out many ancient artifacts from underground.

It would be fine if you didn't listen to it, but once you hear it, it always gives you the feeling that there are huge secrets hidden beneath this dead zone.

Ji Xun told Qin Rushi and Mrs. Mist about his conversation with Peacock and some of his own speculations.

The two women were also shocked.

But what surprised them even more was that Ji Xun actually reconciled with a monster with whom he had fought life and death so quickly?

This guy is really very friendly.

The three people and the peacock fell into a brief silence in the cave.

Bonnie heard about the battle up there and came over via bat message.

It was too dangerous here, so Ji Xun and the other two decided to let the others stay on the upper level. After all, there were still a large number of demon spiders in the cave, and it would take a long time to deal with them.

Qin Rushi remained silent.

She understood what Ji Xun was going to do.

Mrs. Mist was going to the sixteenth floor anyway, and no matter what the danger was, she would not change her mind.

Of course Ji Xun also wanted to go and see.

Previously, the group obtained the map entirely through blind exploration based on luck.

Now there is a better option.

Ji Xun glanced at Ming Kongque, whose face was sickly pale, and asked, "Do you want to go to the Moon Well on the lower level?"

This is the benefit of gift giving.

Although Peacock still looked indifferent, he responded, "Yeah."

At this point, she suddenly glared at Ji Xun and said unhappily, "I used the secret method of [Crying Blood] before, which injured my essence. If I don't heal it, I probably won't live long in my current condition. My ancestors said that the [Moon Well] can heal injuries, so I originally planned to take the risk and go down there."

"Uh"

Ji Xun listened and rubbed his eyebrows to hide his embarrassment.

It turned out that the previous battle had severely damaged Peacock, so she had to take the risk.

However, Ji Xun did not dwell on this topic that would affect the relationship. He immediately changed the subject and said, "What I mean is that we can go down together and take care of each other."

Although this peacock is powerful, its character is as pure as a little girl.

With a little bit of human language art, we can cleverly give her a way out.

Of course the peacock has to go down.

Although I didn't want to go down with a few humans, after seeing their strength, I knew it would be safer if I went together.

In her opinion, these humans are even a little "stupid".

She asked with a little surprise: "Are you not afraid of death?"

I thought that after saying so much before, these humans would be afraid of danger.

I went down because I had no choice.

If they go again, they will be seeking death.

Ji Xun did not hide his purpose: "I have heard of the Moon Well, and I want to go down and take a look."

If it's really as magical as the legend says, it would be worth a trip down there.

not to mention
Danger?

This has never been a hindrance to his decision-making.

In his opinion, since Ming Kongque dared to go, he must have a certain degree of confidence. Moreover, with such a strong auxiliary teammate, no matter what they encounter, it is safer than the three of them. It's like holding the annihilation divine light before, and then suddenly attacking it, who can withstand it?
Peacock couldn't understand why they did this, but thinking that it was probably because of what their ancestors had said that humans were "greedy", he didn't say anything more.

She neither agreed to go nor refused.

In this way, a temporary team of three people and one peacock was formed.

After resting for a while, they walked cautiously into the depths of the cave.

Now that the Demon Spider Lord has been killed, there will be no more dangerous monsters in this cave.

They killed a few large spiders along the way without much surprise.

gradually.

As we went deeper, there were no more spider webs around us, and no more face-faced spiders were seen.

The elements around have become so dense that they are almost visible to the naked eye.

After calculating the depth, they should have reached the sixteenth floor.

As Ji Xun walked, he observed the wall tiles on the corridor.

As Peacock said, this is an ancient relic that existed before the battle in which Lanlingster fell.

The wall tiles are all very special forgings. Even though Ji Xun is knowledgeable, he has never seen this kind of stone anywhere else.

This place looks like a "secret passage"?
Ji Xun was also very curious about why this secret passage was built in ancient times.

Along the way, he also told Kong Que about some of the Nan family's situations.

I was thinking that if I could get out of the dead zone this time, I would also contact that girl Nan Jing to see if I could reconnect with her.

The three people and the peacock walked along the way.

Soon, the sound of water splashing was heard by my ears.

From the sound, it sounded like a huge amount of water falling from a great height.

Ji Xun knew that it was the "elemental waterfall" that Peacock mentioned.

With anticipation and a little trepidation, they continued on their way.

When the two elemental elves, Korra and Nina, heard that they were going to the holy land of their clan, they also poked their little heads out and looked around expectantly.

Gradually, the surrounding rock walls began to become moist, and some colorful mushrooms and mosses grew in the corners.

The environment became magical like a fairy tale.

After turning a few corners in the cave, the roar of the waterfall became increasingly dull.

Suddenly, the view opened up.

When the three people and the peacock saw the scene in front of them, they all widened their eyes and looked incredulous.

Walking out of that corner, it feels like entering another world.

Before your eyes is a huge elemental waterfall formed by a rainbow!

Even with Ji Xun's current state of mind, he couldn't help but let out a long breath when he saw the scene in front of him, and only then did he suppress the surging excitement in his heart.

A bright moon comes into view.

A fairy-tale scene is right before your eyes, with the bright moon hanging high in the sky and countless moonlight flowing down.

When it flows in the air, the white moonlight turns into a gorgeous colorful waterfall.

It was a waterfall composed purely of earth, wind, water, fire, light, darkness and various elements.

Below the waterfall is a miraculously dense rainbow forest.

There are also many colorful but clear pools.

The colorful pool of water was shrouded in mist, emitting a soft glow.

It was the elements dancing, as if following the rhythm of ancient magic, presenting a magical and harmonious picture.

This is an ocean where elements gather!
Ji Xun and his four companions were halfway up the cliff. In front of them, there was a rainbow bridge that looked like a bridge welcoming them.

Seeing this scene, Peacock murmured to himself: "The Rainbow Secret Realm that our ancestors talked about."

Mrs. Mist's beautiful eyes sparkled, and she couldn't help but exclaim in amazement: "What an exaggerated elemental power! There is actually such a place in the world."

Qin Rushi couldn't hide her amazement.

The two elemental elves in Ji Xun's pocket flew out excitedly. Every time they flapped their transparent wings, they left wisps of colorful sand condensed from the elements in the air.

"The legendary Moon Well. The concentration of elements here is really outrageous."

Ji Xun took a deep breath, as if his whole body was cleansed and all his pores felt relaxed.

It seems that if you take out a random glass bottle of rainbow water, it will be mistaken for a highly concentrated [elemental water]!
Several people came to this secret land with rainbows everywhere. While being shocked by the spectacular scenery, they also carefully observed their surroundings.

There doesn't seem to be any danger.

However, with just one glance, Ji Xun's attention was attracted.

Because he saw a black stone tablet of medium size standing abruptly beside the colorful pond.

"Forbidden Ruins Stele?"

When Ji Xun saw the black stone tablet again, it was no longer unfamiliar to him.

He was not even surprised that this stone tablet appeared here.

Seeing this stone tablet, Ji Xun had a strong intuition that Old Man Xu had been here!

Obviously, there may be a huge secret hidden in this stone tablet.

Ji Xun glanced at Qin Rushi and Mrs. Mist, and the three of them had the same idea tacitly: go and take a look at the stone tablet first!
As soon as the thought came to their mind, they took action immediately.

The three of them jumped down from a hundred-meter-high cliff and soon arrived in front of the stone tablet.

This is a pool that looks like a hot spring pool, with a stone tablet standing next to it.

Ji Xun had seen the [Forbidden Ruins Stele] more than once, so he knew that it recorded some difficult-to-read advanced demonic language.

I didn't even hope that I would understand it.

But when they saw the line of words next to the stone tablet clearly, the three were shocked again.

Not the language of higher demons.

Instead, it was a line of vernacular text recorded in the official language of Talen: "Oh, this Moon Well is really a great place to take a bath - M"

The handwriting and tone feel like graffiti left by a tourist who visited this place.

Qin Rushi and Mrs. Mist looked at it, not knowing what it meant. They frowned and looked thoughtful.

However, Ji Xun looked at the signature "M" and his eyelids twitched: "Left by Emperor Lanlingster?"

After seeing these words, the original fairy-tale-like shock was immediately diluted.

Suddenly a picture came into my mind.

In the big bathhouse, a certain emperor walked into the pool with a carefree manner and took a comfortable bath.

I had a great time soaking in the water and carved these words casually.

PS. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, fellow book lovers~
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