Chapter 209 Cang Ling's Sword Discussion (Twenty-Four)

()    Tiebu, who was listening to Murong Ying's explanation of the Jianghu, and Xiao Tan and Bei Ling, who were underground, also heard the prompt of the main task update. Although they got limited information from the few words in the task prompt, the two keywords "Lingzhong Realm" and "Soul" were enough to let them understand that this script was not just a martial arts world.

"This 'Lingzhong Realm'..." Xiao Tan said as he walked, "Is it similar to the 'Huzhong Realm' and 'Yaoshu World' in the Xuanyuan Sword series?"

"If so, this script will change from martial arts to fairy tales and supernatural." Bei Ling replied, "But the giant crocodile monster we encountered earlier is already a supernatural setting, so there's nothing strange about it."

"Well... Anyway, we have some clues to the main task now. Maybe before we get out of here, Brother Jue and Sister Yu will pass it directly." Xiao Tan said.

"Don't dream..." Bei Ling immediately poured cold water on him: "From the initial introduction, it can be seen that no matter what setting this script implies, the plot is ultimately related to the duel between the two swordsmen, but we haven't discovered the connection yet. But as the script is explored more, there will definitely be clues leading us to that duel."

"Well... Is there a huge conspiracy behind every duel between peerless masters..." Xiao Tan continued.

"What do you think?" Bei Ling replied; "For a duel, the two people can just make an appointment to find an open space at a random time and decide the winner. Why did they come to this ghost town on purpose and choose a full moon night? It would be strange if they didn't have a conspiracy."

As they spoke, the tunnel in front of the two people had come to an end, and there was actually a dead end in front of them, with a rock wall blocking the road.

"No way..." Bei Ling said, "I thought you were always lucky."

"Oh?" Xiao Tan was stunned for a moment: "So this is the reason why I was asked to guess before?"

"What do you think?" Bei Ling said weakly. She was quite discouraged because the road from the crossroads to the end was quite long. It took the two of them more than half an hour to get here. If they hit a wall here, it means that they have wasted a lot of time and energy.

Since falling into the pool, Xiao Tan and Bei Ling swam ashore, explored, encountered monsters, turned back, fought, moved forward, and explored again... When they came here, their energy values ​​were more than half. Although they can stop and recover at any time, they can rest as long as they want, but Bei Ling knows very well that they are killing time here, which will be a potential threat to the team. When the sun sets, if they do not return to the inn room as planned, it will definitely affect the next actions of their teammates, which may lead to a series of unpredictable changes and risks.

Therefore, leaving this underground cave as quickly and safely as possible is their main goal.

"Hmm..." Xiao Tan seemed to be infected by Bei Ling's gloomy expression, and frowned in thought, "Eh? Maybe this wall can be unlocked like the previous metal body?" As he said, he stepped forward and touched the rock wall with his hand, wanting to try whether a system menu would pop up in his sight.

Bei Ling sighed: "The unlockable system creations are very obvious, and this one is a setting that is used to block the road..." Who knew that before she finished speaking, the rock wall had unexpected changes.

This is indeed not the kind of system setting that will provide players with menu prompts, but after Xiao Tan touched the rock body with his hand, a layer of rock debris on the surface of the rock wall instantly fell off, and a circular concave area was exposed in the middle of the rock wall. The diameter of this groove is about 50 centimeters, and the inside is flat and smooth. Under the light, you can see a Tai Chi symbol printed in the groove.

[Side quest has been triggered]

[Find the Yin and Yang stone slabs and open the stone door]

"Is this possible?" Bei Ling was stunned. As soon as this task was triggered, she understood... At the previous crossroads, it was estimated that she had to go through each road once. There was a stone slab on each side, and the stone door was in the middle.

"So, if you take a try-it-out attitude, something good might happen." Xiao Tan said with a smile.

"Are you a good guy?" Bei Ling replied with a squinting look: "Don't be so arrogant, you still have to go back to find the stone slab. Objectively speaking, taking the middle road first still wastes an extra hour of time and energy."

Xiao Tan adjusted his miner's hat, bypassed Bei Ling, and walked in the opposite direction: "Objectively speaking, you asked me to guess at the beginning, and the result... oops... OK, I was wrong!"

The two people turned back all the way and came to the crossroads, and this time they chose the road on the left.

Fortunately, the tunnel on this side did not extend very far. They only walked for five or six minutes before they came to another more open cave.

In fact, at the intersection, Bei Ling also considered splitting up, and the two people could save a lot of time by each taking a stone slab. But she quickly dismissed the idea... Mainly because she was not confident in Xiao Tan's ability to handle problems on his own, and was afraid that this kid would never come back.

"Be careful and pay attention to your surroundings." Bei Ling whispered behind Xiao Tan. After entering the cave, she became obviously alert.

Xiao Tan replied: "Oh... I understand." He also knew that according to the usual nature of the game, there must be some kind of flag here to test the player, either a monster or a puzzle.

Sure enough, the two had just walked in less than ten meters when they saw a fire in the depths of the cave, and a strange shadow with flames all over its body jumped out.

The shadow's agility was incredible, and it jumped to a distance in front of the player in a few seconds. Then it jumped high from the ground, as if it was completely unaffected by gravity, and jumped directly onto the top of the cave, hugged a bell stone hanging upside down on the top of the cave, and looked at the two players from a high place, and made a strange sound.

"Is this guy a Digimon..." Xiao Tan said as he looked at the monster. At the same time, he had already taken out the shotgun.

"Shoot carefully, don't let the opponent get close to you when you are changing bullets." At this moment, Bei Ling ignored Xiao Tan's complaints, but gave a serious instruction.

Xiao Tan stopped joking and focused his attention on the battle in front of him.

The monster in front of him was about 1.6 meters long, shaped like an ape, with a face like a ruby, as if made of crystal; the whole body was golden red, and the surface was burning with a layer of flames; there was also a long tail like a whip curled behind the buttocks, and the tip of the tail was also a diamond-shaped red crystal.

The appearance of this fire ape was quite sharp, and with this unique shape, it was basically a small BOSS-level monster.

Another monkey cry came, and the fire ape flashed down and moved horizontally, hiding behind a rock. From this moment on, the battle officially began.

………… Let's say Feng Bujue and Siyu each held a bell and jumped into the crack in the ground. I don't know how long it took for the black velvet-like darkness in front of the two to fade away.

When they came to their senses, they were standing side by side on a plain with magnificent scenery. The sun was high in the sky, and the white clouds were faint. Under their feet was the green grass lying horizontally, and the green was endless. In the far distance, in the misty clouds, you can see mountains standing in a circle, cliffs piercing the sky, and screens.

Turning back, just a few dozen feet behind the two people, it seems like the end of the world, and it is a completely different scene. There are long slopes and steep slopes, which are boundless, and below is a deep valley covered with clouds and fog, which is bottomless.

About ten meters to the side of them, there is a stone tablet. The body of the tablet is like a small mountain, standing tall, with three big characters engraved on it - Lingzhongjing.

"This is interesting." Feng Bujue looked at the stone tablet from a distance and smiled: "The handwriting seems familiar."

"Cangling Town?" Siyu continued. She didn't know much about handwriting, but she could guess what Feng Bujue was referring to.

"Yes, it seems that 'Cang Ling' will become 'Cang Ling', there is indeed some kind of reason..." Feng Bujue said to Siyu, and suddenly, his eyes changed, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Oh, there is a beauty."

Siyu inadvertently avoided his sight: "What is this... Do you think I will be happy if you praise me without warning during the conversation?"

"Well... I mean her..." Feng Bujue slightly turned his head, his eyes passed over Siyu's shoulder, and raised his hand, pointing in the direction behind Siyu.

Siyu turned his head and found that on the other side of the plain, a woman was walking towards here slowly.

The woman was wearing a green robe, a long sword on her waist, and a graceful figure with a vigorous gait. Although she was still some distance away from the two people, her appearance could be seen for the first time, and she must be a beauty.

"Hmph..." Siyu snorted coldly, turned to face the newcomer, and looked at the direction of the shadow with Feng Bujue.

"Although you acted like 'I wouldn't be happy even if you praised me', you didn't seem happy when you found out that I didn't praise you." Feng Bujue said with a smile.

"Do I look so childish?" Siyu replied coldly.

"This is not a question of being childish or not..." Feng Bujue said, "You should have read this sentence in "Second-rate Detectives and Cats"..." He paused, "Women need food, water, flattery and a pair of versatile shoes."

"I've read it, but I don't agree with it." Siyu replied, "This kind of argument with deep gender discrimination and one-sided subjectivity is completely illogical."

"Oh... So I wrote in my manuscript this month..." Feng Bujue said, "And men only need the recognition of a certain woman to survive."

While they were chatting, the woman had already walked up to them. She glanced at Feng Bujue and Siyu's faces respectively, then clasped her hands and said, "I am Lu Qingning, the Fallen Plum Sword. I accidentally entered this place. I wonder if you two know where this is? How can I get back to Cangling Town?"

"Fallen Plum Sword..." Siyu heard the words and whispered in her mouth, and soon remembered that this person should also be one of the Six Swords of Flower Shadow.

Feng Bujue directly said: "Oh? Are you Lin Chang's junior sister?"

Who would have thought that when Lu Qingning heard the name Lin Chang, he immediately changed into a hostile look, and raised his long sword horizontally and said: "Could it be that you are sent by Lin Chang?"