Chapter 48

Ding Ning personally went to put the steel cable around the neck of the Land God statue, and the other end was attached to the back of the BMW car.

The powerful traction of the BMW SUV started, and the four wheels spun wildly, pulling the steel cable taut. The Land God statue, after all, was not a real deity, and it collapsed with a creaking sound!

Accompanied by a loud thud, a cloud of dust rose!

As the Land God statue fell, Ding Ning felt a pungent, foul smell assault his nose!

He came to the door of the land temple and said to Yue Ge'er and Jiajia in the car, "I have something very important to do now. You two should leave first."

Yue Ge'er said to Ding Ning, "Being found by the police is a very troublesome matter. Although I don't know what you're going to do, to repay you, I will wait for you until five in the morning, because the provincial department will come at dawn."

The dim light inside the car divided the girl's face into two distinct halves, and her long eyelashes cast a beautiful shadow on her smooth cheek. Ding Ning's heart pounded twice; this girl was too kind.

"What time is it now?" Ding Ning asked.

"Twelve fifty-five."

Jiajia looked at her watch and gave the answer.

"That means it's one o'clock. There are about four hours until five. Here's what we'll do: you must not approach the land temple again, and drive slowly around here. This way, you won't get too sleepy, and if there's any danger, you can speed away."

Yue Ge'er nodded; Ding Ning's idea was good.

Watching the BMW start circling the land temple in large loops, Ding Ning turned back into the temple and looked down at the large hole exposed after the Land God statue fell.

The hole was dark and even had a cold wind blowing out, carrying a pungent, foul smell. It was unknown how deep it went.

Clearly, the Land God had intended to lure him here, and it might be very dangerous below.

But no matter how dangerous it was, Ding Ning had to go. According to their conversation, his master should be down there.

He strained his eyes to look down, and about two meters deep was the ground. Ding Ning supported himself with his hands and feet on the walls of the hole and slowly descended.

When his feet touched the ground, Ding Ning crouched down. The darkness inside made him very uncomfortable for a moment.

A cultivator's five senses are sharp, but that is relative. At this moment, his eyes had not yet adjusted, and the cave was almost pitch black, with no light visible.

A pungent, foul smell wafted over, and Ding Ning closed his eyes, sensing a faint danger.

Something seemed to be approaching!

Pressure!

A force of oppression approached from the center of his forehead.

Human senses are often amplified in special environments, especially for ordinary people. When they lose their sight, hearing, and even smell, their senses become more sensitive.

At this moment, Ding Ning was like that. The oppressive force from his forehead felt as if something was gradually approaching.

If a person closes their eyes in a dark environment and slowly brings their finger close to their forehead, about half of the people will feel the pressure just before the finger touches the forehead. These people have relatively sensitive senses.

Ding Ning was in this situation. He felt the pressure on his forehead but heard no sound. Instantly, his hair stood on end, and his divine sense instantly expanded!

He did not immediately release his divine sense because it was not yet strong enough, but his sensitive senses saved him. When he released his divine sense, everything within a sixty-centimeter radius was as clear as day!

A black venomous snake, with its tongue flicking, had slowly slithered to his front. The triangular snake head was less than ten centimeters from his forehead, and its body was slightly curved, ready to attack!

"Beast!"

Ding Ning's heart tightened. In the instant the venomous snake opened its fangs to bite, he sharply turned his head, dodging the fatal strike!

His hand quickly reached out. After practicing Tai Chi for a long time, his speed was very fast. He grabbed the snake's body and threw it hard!

The snake's wriggling body quickly disappeared from Ding Ning's divine sense range.

Cold sweat poured down. He didn't expect that under the land temple was a snake den!

Although he hadn't seen more venomous snakes yet, the strong, foul smell already indicated the problem. There were countless venomous snakes in this cave.

Ding Ning quickly climbed out of the hole. He wasn't fleeing but looking for a suitable tool.

Soon, he found a stick and a kitchen knife in the land temple. He tied the knife to the end of the stick, making a simple long-handled knife, and went back into the cave.

This time, as he descended, he released his divine sense. Although it only covered a sixty-centimeter radius, it was enough. At least he wouldn't be ambushed within this distance.

With the long knife in hand, Ding Ning's courage increased significantly. He released his divine sense and slowly walked deeper into the cave.

A venomous snake slithered to Ding Ning's feet without a sound. He raised his hand and accurately chopped off the snake's head!

Two venomous snakes crawled over from both sides. Without turning his head, Ding Ning struck left and right, and four snake corpses lay twitching on the ground.

There were indeed many venomous snakes here, but Ding Ning's divine sense was their natural nemesis. The sixty-centimeter radius became an insurmountable natural barrier for the snakes.

After walking about thirty meters, Ding Ning had already killed dozens of venomous snakes.

"Hmm! What smell is that?"

Ding Ning's nose twitched. Even in this foul-smelling cave, a faint, sweet fragrance could not be completely masked.

Continuing forward, as time passed, Ding Ning's vision gradually recovered.

The cave was funnel-shaped, with the surrounding terrain higher and the center lower. After walking a distance, when he looked back at the entrance, the light was already three to four meters above.

And that faint fragrance was coming from below the cave.

As he got closer, Ding Ning's heart raced.

It wasn't that his heart couldn't take it, but he sensed something unusual.

The fragrance was not unfamiliar to him, a cultivator with memories. It was clearly the scent of medicine!

Not ordinary herbs, but pills!

It was the residue of pills!

"Can it be? There's actually pill residue in this cave? Is there really someone in the human world who can refine pills?"

His cultivator memories were rapidly processing, and Ding Ning could even identify the type of pill.

"This pill? It should be some wasted medicinal residue. The quality of the pill is very poor, even worse than a low-grade Spirit Gathering Pill. But there's no doubt that someone has refined pills in this cave. But who could be so incompetent that I didn't sense any successful pill refinement?"

"Never mind. If their skill is so poor, they probably haven't even entered the Qi Condensation stage. Such a person is not worth worrying about. Since there are pills, there must be a pill furnace!"

Ding Ning was very excited. A pill furnace! Finally, he had found a pill furnace?

"Hisss!"

The sound of the venomous snake's tongue was loud, startling the excited Ding Ning. He swung his long knife, and a fist-sized snake head was chopped off. The snake's body fell to the ground with a thud.

"Who's there!"

A voice suddenly sounded, making Ding Ning, who had just killed a large snake, shiver. There was actually someone in this cave?

The voice was hoarse and very tired.

Ding Ning stood still, stunned for a moment, and then his eyes moistened. He tentatively asked, "M... Master?"

"Is it Ah Ning?"

The voice came from about ten meters in front of him, filled with barely suppressed joy. It could only be his master, Old Master Situ!

"Master! You're really here! That's great!"

Ding Ning was overjoyed. He had indeed found his master. He quickened his pace, ready to rush forward.

"Ah Ning! Don't come over, retreat quickly, it's too dangerous here!"

Situ Huang's voice was urgent, followed by a hair-raising rustling sound, as if many large snakes were crawling.

"Snap!"

A spark of light appeared in front of him, like ghost fire in the darkness.

With the light, Ding Ning's vision instantly improved to its maximum, but what he saw made him gasp in shock!

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