I practice cultivation cautiously in a strange world

Chen Lin observed the snowdrift and looked at the position of the big tree.

Judging from the focus of the man in the snowdrift, he was directed at this big tree. Since the man was so cautious, he must not be a monster like the woodcutter, but a monk.

Although he felt that his guess was accurate, he did not lean over and continued to wait and see.

This wait took almost three days.

Chen Lin was a little confused in his heart whether he had seen it wrong. There was no one in the snowdrift at all. It had been snowing for the past few days, the snowdrift was much higher, and the head never popped up again.

But just when he was wondering whether to test it out, a strong figure appeared in the wind and snow in the distance.

The dress is similar to that of the previous woodcutter, but he is taller and more imposing.

Even the hatchet in his hand is much brighter.

The other party quickly walked to the big tree, chopped it down in three or two strokes, and then began to chop it into small pieces. After binding it, he picked it up with a wooden stick and disappeared into the wind and snow.

Chen Lin secretly remembered the direction in which the other party left, and then looked at the location of the first snowdrift.

After a while, the snowdrift trembled, and a man's figure emerged from it. Without any unnecessary movement, he went straight to the tree stump.

Chen Lin hesitated for a moment and did not follow, but continued to observe.

This time, no other monks competed with each other. When the man arrived at the tree stump, he immediately began to clear the surrounding snow, then took out an object and started digging under the tree stump.

But because the soil was frozen and spells could not be cast, it was very difficult for the other party to dig.

After digging for a long time, the other party seemed to be unable to dig anymore, so he took out what looked like an ax and started chopping at the roots.

Chen Lin was a little surprised when he saw this.

The value of this tree stump must be very high, so the other party will dig deeper and get as much of it as possible.

After another half a day, the other party finally chopped off the tree stump by the roots, didn't put it into the storage bag, and left quickly with it.

Chen Lin immediately followed.

The other party must have been tired and walked very slowly. It took him nearly two or three hours to get away from more than 20 miles away.

Then it stopped again.

Chen Lin also stopped far away, hiding in the snow.

He didn't get too close during the whole journey. Without the need for spiritual perception, it was still snowing, so it was difficult to be discovered at such a distance.

After the man stopped, he first put the wooden pile aside, then unloaded the package behind his back. After opening it, he didn't know what to do for a while, and a huge balloon-like object floated up.

There was something like a net bag hanging under the balloon. The man and the tree stump sat on the net bag, with their feet on the ground getting higher and higher, and soon they flew up, slowly floating away with the balloon.

Chen Lin was stunned.

It turns out that this is how the footprints of the two monks disappeared.

Needless to say, this balloon is not a magic weapon. You should be afraid of using magic to attract monsters, so it is a specially made flying object.

Fortunately, the balloon's flying speed was not very fast. He immediately took Fat Tiger out of the snow and quickly followed.

This journey lasted several days.

Without the use of mana, even if the two tried their best, they would eventually be slowly pushed away.

However, the opponent's flight path has not changed. They must be right to continue to explore forward.

After thinking about it, he and Fat Tiger separated some distance sideways and moved forward at the same time as far as they could see to prevent missing any valuable clues.

This journey lasted nearly half a month.

Even though the snow was deep and the journey was difficult, it was estimated that we had traveled several hundred miles without any discovery during the whole journey.

This made Chen Lin a little unsure whether the man changed the flight path midway and they had found the wrong direction.

After walking for nearly a day, just when he was hesitating to change direction, he found a high ground in front of him.

This highland is much higher than other places. If you want to dig a cave, it is definitely a good place.

It wasn't far anyway, Chen Lin called Fat Tiger back and sent him into the nightmare world.

This is to prevent the fat tiger's shape from being mistaken for a monster after meeting the monks, causing unnecessary trouble.

"Which cave are you a fellow Taoist?"

Chen Lin was walking alone. He had just walked not too far when a man suddenly appeared from the snow next to him. He was a young man in white, looking at him with a wary expression.

Chen Lin suddenly felt happy. Sure enough, this was the gathering place, and this person should be the guard.

After thinking for a while, he clasped his fists and said, "I'm Chen Lin, from Jade Cave. What do you call me?"

After saying that, he stared closely at the other person's face.

The main reason is that I am worried that this is the Emerald Cave, which would be a mistake.

As for telling the truth, he was afraid of making the other party suspicious and would not let him enter the gathering place.

"Emerald Cave, that's a bit far. You are brave enough to explore such a far place."

The young man in white looked Chen Lin up and down, his face softened slightly.

Chen Lin felt certain when he heard this and said: "It is true that he has gone a little far, and he also lost his package. He cannot fly back, so he can only come to your place to seek help."

Hearing what Chen Lin said, the young man in white softened his expression even more. He clasped his fists and said, "It doesn't matter. The monks and I should help each other. My name is He Wangshui. Fellow Taoists are welcome to come to our Three Kings Cave, but the rules cannot be broken. If you fellow Taoist want to enter, you still have to sign this contract."

The young man in white took out a black slate and looked at Chen Lin.

Chen Lin was a little hesitant. He had never seen the contract the other party presented. He didn't know what type it was. He didn't dare to sign it randomly, and he didn't know how to sign it.

"Why, fellow Taoist, do you have any concerns? The blood contract in our Three Kings Cave is a regular blood contract. There is no difference. It is just to prevent someone from making trouble in the cave and leaking information in the cave at will."

After a pause, the young man in white said again: "If fellow Taoist don't want to sign the contract, then please leave to avoid any misunderstanding."

Chen Lin took the stone slab, which was engraved with ancient writings. The terms were indeed the same as what the other party said.

But to be on the safe side, he still manifested the lines of fate and tried to predict good or bad luck.

After imagining whether there would still be hidden dangers if he did not violate the terms on the slate, a line immediately lit up.

Although it is blurry, there is no gap.

Chen Lin breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that this contract was really ordinary. The lines could be easily revealed, indicating that there was no mystery or too many changes.

His current innate ability can only be so easy when predicting such established things.

With his talent as a guarantee, Chen Lin had no scruples and dropped a drop of blood on the stone slab.

The young man in white nodded when he saw this, put away the slate, then gave Chen Lin a token and said: "Fellow Taoist, follow me!"

The two of them came to the side of the high ground one after the other.

I saw the young man in white stepping on a snowdrift, and then there was a slight mechanical sound, and the ground separated to both sides, revealing a downward step.

There was a slightly thin young monk sitting on the steps. He stood up and communicated with the young man in white before leading Chen Lin inside.

Then the machine sound sounded again and the cave door closed.

Chen Lin looked back at the sealed cave entrance. This cave door was actually purely mechanical. It seemed that items such as magic weapons were really not allowed to be used here.

The steps are very long.

After reaching the end, there was another corridor. After walking a long way again, we came to a stone door.

There were guards on both sides of the stone gate. The young monk explained it. The two guards glanced at Chen Lin, and one of them pressed down the bulge next to the stone gate.

After a while, the stone door was opened.

Chen Lin was surprised to find that there were guards inside the stone gate.

From this point of view, there are still a lot of monks at this gathering point, otherwise there would be no spare capacity to arrange such a large number of manpower.

After passing the stone gate, before reaching the destination, there is another downward step.

After walking for a long time again, we came to a stone gate again.

After passing three stone gates in this way, Chen Lin felt a burst of noise, and at the same time the spiritual energy became much stronger. In front of him was no longer steps, but a street with ancient repair-style buildings on both sides. There are many more.

There are figures walking around on the street from time to time, and there are also some shops.

"Okay, I can only bring it here. From now on, fellow Taoist, you can just do what you want. We have an inn here specifically for foreign monks. You can see it by walking along this street. In addition, I want to remind fellow Taoist Please don’t make trouble here, otherwise the consequences will be serious.”

The young monk took Chen Lin to the entrance of the street and gave him some instructions.

Chen Lin immediately took out an elixir used by foundation-building monks and said, "Thank you so much, fellow Taoist. It's disrespectful to be careless."

Under close range induction, he could sense that the other party was a foundation-building monk, but he didn't know the resources here yet, so he didn't dare to give more, so he gave one.

"Elixir!"

The young monk's eyes lit up and he immediately took it in his hand.

"Thank you for the reward, senior. If you need anything, senior, you can go to the Foreign Affairs Hall to find me. My name is Qu Qingzhou."

After saying that, he left happily.

Looking at the other party's appearance, Chen Lin knew that there was a shortage of resources here, and a foundation-building elixir was already worth a lot of money.

What made him more gratified was that there were not many restrictions on foreign monks here. Apart from signing a blood contract, no fees were charged, and no one was monitoring them. It seemed that there should be contacts between various gathering points.

After thinking for a moment, he slowly walked around the streets, observing the people going in and out of the shops, and sometimes went into the shops to take a look.

He soon became certain of one thing.

This underground gathering place does not restrict the use of mana. There should be some special facilities to isolate the leakage of mana fluctuations.

This is normal. If the gathering point does not have such a function, then the monks here will not be able to practice.

Feeling more and more satisfied, Chen Lin walked around for a while and walked towards the inn that Qu Qingzhou mentioned.

Since the conditions here are pretty good and he can use magic, he plans to live here for a while.

Completely recover from the injury, then refine the True Soul Flower, and then decide where to go.