Chapter 49

It was precisely because of this that the building seemed like a maze, with rooms and corridors everywhere. With some areas having collapsed and blocking off certain paths, it had become a complete maze, and it was divided into many levels.

Since people lived inside, they naturally left behind some things. Some were secret manuals, some were array devices, and with good luck, one might even find a Qiankun item.

With the presence of the beasts inside now, this place had almost become a paradise for training. However, it was only the ordinary disciples who liked to come here. Perhaps because the things found inside were mostly ordinary, with only the occasional good find.

"Hmm, there seems to be a blue light in that direction." Bu Zheng looked in a certain direction, a place covered by tree shadows, which he had only discovered by chance.

This time, Bu Zheng first checked the situation below the mountain, confirming there were no beasts, before he quickly headed towards the glowing spot.

Upon arriving there, Bu Zheng felt a bit disappointed. In the tree shadows, there was a small mound of earth, and within this mound, there seemed to be a roof that had just broken through the soil.

Bu Zheng didn't know how this roof had emerged; it was the work of nature. But he knew this roof belonged to the castle underground.

This should be one of the castle's roofs, seemingly a tower-shaped roof, which should be a spire.

The blue light that had been emitted earlier came from a blue gemstone on the spire. Wait, a gemstone?

"Ah, I'm rich... Wait, let me take a closer look. Is this a blue crystal?" Bu Zheng jumped onto the mound and observed the blue gemstone with confidence.

"This, this isn't a blue crystal, it's definitely a blue gemstone. I'm really going to get rich. This blue gemstone can at least sell for several dozen taels of silver." Bu Zheng said excitedly, then took out a dagger and quickly pried it off, dancing around in joy.

"Will this cause any trouble?" Bu Zheng stopped his actions, falling silent. This was something left by the ancestors; would it bring retribution?

Well, in that case, I'll ask the gods for forgiveness...

Others take things down there without any issues, I'm just taking a stone that no one wants. It shouldn't be a problem, don't scare myself.

"Boom!"

Just as Bu Zheng was comforting himself, a loud noise came from underground, and he felt the entire ground shake. He immediately knelt down.

"Heaven, I just found something, it's not that serious, is it? At most, I'll use the money to buy offerings to worship you!" Bu Zheng immediately prayed, but he didn't seem to want to give up the blue gemstone. Once he had it, it was hard for him to let it go.

"Boom!"

Another loud noise, but this time it wasn't as muffled. Bu Zheng saw the trees not far ahead being blown apart, as if something had exploded from underground.

Then, the entire ground began to collapse, and Bu Zheng was right at the center.

"Come on, did I trigger some mechanism?"

Is this blue gemstone a mechanism?

Bu Zheng didn't know, he only knew that he had to go down with the spire. He wanted to fly away, but everything around him was descending, and he wasn't sure if he could escape successfully. At least he had to ensure he could land safely.

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On the other side, Chu Xiong led his team, and everything had been going smoothly. They had killed a couple of blind beasts and found a couple of decent items.

Then they encountered a Blood-Crowned Iron-Headed Snake, over twenty meters long, with a huge but very agile body. This Iron-Headed Snake was a dominant beast in the underground palace, always staying deep inside, and it was a rare sight to see one.

This was a bit of a joke. Chu Xiong's team was a group for training new disciples, and they couldn't possibly fight this Iron-Headed Snake. Even escaping unscathed would be difficult.

At that moment, Chu Xiong's face changed, and he immediately wanted to turn off the lanterns. But then he thought, snakes can't see, so it doesn't matter whether the lanterns are on or off. He prayed that the Iron-Headed Snake wouldn't notice them. At that moment, the Iron-Headed Snake didn't seem to sense them, perhaps because it was full and didn't care about such small prey, so it just swam past.

This was a lucky break, but before Chu Xiong could breathe a sigh of relief, a fool, yes, Chu Xiong called him that, a new disciple, actually attacked the Iron-Headed Snake. Although he didn't hit it, the large movement immediately caught the Iron-Headed Snake's attention.

"Damn, you fool, run!!" Chu Xiong roared and led everyone to flee. At this point, there was nothing to do but run; they couldn't fight.

As the saying goes, I'm not afraid of a god-like opponent, I'm afraid of a pig-like teammate!

Qin Shuang frowned and ran with Chu Xiong. She was hiding her strength, but she estimated that even with Chu Xiong and the others, she wasn't a match for the Iron-Headed Snake.

The fool who had attacked the Iron-Headed Snake was already swallowed whole. Because he had rushed forward, he was closer, and his delay gave Chu Xiong and the others a bit more time to run.

Chu Xiong didn't feel sorry for this fool, even if he was from the Green Ox Peak. He had already warned everyone not to move without his command once they entered the underground palace.

This fool had done this before, and Chu Xiong had scolded him. He didn't expect him to cause trouble again, and to harm the entire team. He truly deserved his fate.

The Iron-Headed Snake faced some obstacles during the chase, or it would have already taken care of Chu Xiong and the others. However, this didn't allow Chu Xiong and the others to shake off the Iron-Headed Snake. They just kept running, not knowing when or how it would end.

"Junior Sister Qin Shuang, at this point, I want to ask about your strength so we can plan how to deal with this situation." Chu Xiong said. Qin Shuang was the only one whose true strength was unknown, and he needed to factor in her strength to plan a strategy.

"I'm currently at the Seventh Level of the Fourth Pulse. This beast is at the Fifth Pulse or higher, a Level 6 beast. Although you are all above the Fifth Level of the Third Pulse, this isn't a simple one plus one equals two. You can't make up for the gap. We can only run." Qin Shuang thought for a moment and replied, but her pace didn't slow down.

The classification of beasts isn't based on species but on strength. However, it's a bit different from martial artists. A Fifth Pulse strength is a Level 6 beast, and a Level 1 beast has no pulse, making it very low-level.

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