Chapter 29

In the state of Wei, in the city of Dingzhou, there lies the Longyan Marsh.

A few days ago, Zhang Yan and Luo Xiao entered this place along a river called Rongjiang. His ordinary internal energy had been entirely transformed into innate primordial essence, allowing him to hold his breath for several days and nights without any difficulty. They moved forward in the dark at the bottom of the lake to avoid the patrolling disciples of the Lingcang Sect.

Fortunately, they were cautious throughout their journey, and the direction they took was not a key area guarded by the Lingcang Sect disciples, so they successfully moved along the edge of the Longyan Marsh and entered a rather hidden water area.

This water area was surrounded by mountains on three sides. If they had traveled on the ground or flown through the sky, they would have certainly been noticed by the patrolling disciples.

Guided by Luo Xiao's heart's blood, she accurately found the mark she had left before, tugged at Zhang Yan's sleeve, and pointed downward.

Zhang Yan opened his eyes and saw a funnel-shaped cave at the bottom of the lake, where the water formed a small whirlpool.

Luo Xiao made a gesture for him to follow and dove in first, her mermaid-like figure appearing even more graceful in the water.

Zhang Yan closely followed her. As soon as his body approached the whirlpool, he felt a strong force pulling him down. He relaxed his body and let the water carry him to the bottom of the cave.

After standing firm, he saw a passage leading somewhere, but Luo Xiao had already disappeared.

Zhang Yan swam deeper into the passage, and after not going far, he suddenly felt a release and was lifted up by a strong force. With a splash, he emerged from the water and found himself in a spacious cave.

Luo Xiao was standing on a stone platform not far away, waiting for him.

Zhang Yan leaped out of the water and came to her side. His expression changed slightly as he noticed a skeleton on the ground nearby. From the clothing and attire, it appeared to be a cultivator.

Zhang Yan immediately became alert and said in a deep voice, "Has someone been here before?"

Luo Xiao smiled lightly and shook her head, "No, this person was killed by me that day."

Back then, Luo Xiao had a battle with a Lingcang Sect expert at the Xuan Guang stage. Both of them mistakenly entered this place, and after a fierce fight, she killed this person here. However, when she went out, she found five Lingcang Sect disciples hurriedly swimming away, as if they had seen the secret entrance.

Luo Xiao immediately had the intention to kill and pursued them all the way to the territory of Cangwu Mountain, where she was forced to retreat to Zhang Yan's cave by Ning Chongxuan.

Luo Xiao had already taken all the valuable items from this corpse, so Zhang Yan paid no attention to it. He looked around and saw that the cave walls were covered with wriggling spirit clams, all吸附在洞壁上吞服地脉中的精华，一眼望去，怕不有上万之数。

Luo Xiao对这些灵贝视而不见，说道：“张道友，贝王就在百丈下的洞窟中，请随我来。”

整个洞穴呈螺旋状向下延伸，往下走时，扑鼻而来的都是潮气霉味，脚下也高低不平，湿滑难行，两人走走停停，一刻之后，前方再无道路，只有一处宽大的洞穴，周围满布一种玉色发腻的粘液，可是里面却空空如也。

“咦，奇怪，明明是贝王巢穴，怎会不在此处？”

Luo Xiao在洞穴中转了几圈，又到贝王经常栖身的狭小洞窟中看了几眼，从周围残存的真露上可以看出，这当是贝王的巢穴无误，她不禁蹙起了眉毛，说道：“难道这是一只阳贝？”

Zhang Yan问道：“罗道友，何谓阳贝？”

Luo Xiao解释道：“贝分阴阳，阴贝喜静不喜动，虽然能在地穴中穿梭游走，但若是没有强敌临门，轻易不会挪动，而阳贝则不然，性喜迁徙，一处地穴住不上一年半载便会另换一处巢穴，看这外面灵贝只有万余只，想来这只贝王在此已住了有年了。”

Zhang Yan上前摸了摸洞壁上那仿佛如松脂一样半凝固状的物体，问道：“这便是真露么？”

Luo Xiao有些意兴阑珊，叹道：“是真露不假，但看这些真露色泽，吞吐出来大约已有一日时光，用于开脉倒是也可，但终究散失了不少精气，还是一刻之内吞吐出来的真露方为最佳。”

“只有一日么？说明贝王并未走远。”

Zhang Yan说话时无意中一用力，“嗤”的一声，他惊讶地发现自己的手臂居然从洞壁上的那层厚厚脂膏中穿了过去。

他目光一闪，退后了两步，看了几眼后，再上前往里试着钻了钻，发现深处并无物体阻挡，他索性一用力，居然整个人都吞入了其中。

Luo Xiao一直在看着Zhang Yan的动作，却发现他久久没有出来，不觉面色一紧，唤了一声，道：“张道友？”

“嗤”的一声轻响，满身粘满了真露脂膏的Zhang Yan从里面退了出来，他对着Luo Xiao一笑，道：“罗道友，此洞穴背后看来另有乾坤！”

就在两人深入地穴时，一只踞云飞舟降到了Lingcang Sect所占据的荧云贝场之上。

一行六十余人从飞舟上下来后，Du You取出一块摄牌一挥，就将整座飞舟化为一道方寸大小的小舟，收入了袖中。

两名在贝场四周负责值守的明气期弟子见状，立刻上来呵道：“来者何人？通上名来！”

Du You见这两人语气不善，正要发作，Du Bo却拉住了他，上前拱手道：“在下杜博，这位是下院大弟子杜悠，特来此地寻贝王开脉，不知两位值守可曾收到掌门谕令？”

“原来是杜氏子弟。”两个人的神色缓和了许多，其中一人拱手道：“掌门早有吩咐，如你等前来，不必阻拦，如此请两位自便，我等有值守之职在守，就恕不奉陪了。”

Du Bo微笑道：“两位请便。”

看着两人走远，Du You哼了一声，道：“只是两名明气期的弟子，博叔何必对他们如此客气？”

Du Bo笑而不语，Du You有杜氏在背后撑腰，当然可以横行无忌，而自己却不能如此。

能不得罪人就尽量不得罪人，谁知道这两个弟子背后又站着谁呢？不过这些道理也无需和Du You多讲，在他看来，Du You心性未定，等在修道路上吃多了苦头自然就会所收敛。

荧云贝场背靠呈环状的餮丽山，前方是浩浩荡荡的龙雁泽，河水支流绕山而行，从天空望去，整个贝场恰似被两者环抱其中，为一片孤陆。

虽然看起来占地颇广，但其实贝场的洞穴入口却只有一丈大小，Du You看到时，嘴角不屑撇了撇。

到了这里，奴仆只能留在外间。

在进入之前，Du Bo向洞穴上方无人处恭恭敬敬施了个礼，Du You看得似懂非懂。

Du Bo也不言语，径直入了洞穴，Du You连忙跟上，他身后两名明气期弟子，十名力士一起跟了上来。

不多时，眼前视线陡然一开，只见地势向下呈现一个陡坡，两侧是如褶皱般的石纹，前方是一处凹陷盆地，宽达一百余丈，高达十余丈的空间看上去有如一个平放的勺子。

这里满眼望去都是密密麻麻的灵贝，灿灿晶莹之光忽明忽暗，有如天上星辰闪烁。

“这就是贝场？”

Du You呼吸微微有些粗重，虽然他是世家出身，灵贝对他来说可以说毫不稀罕，可当他面对不下百万数的灵贝共聚一处时，也不免心生震撼。

“此物虽好，但毕竟不是我等所有。”Du Bo拍了拍Du You的脑袋，“待贤侄你日后修为有成，这些灵贝任你予取予求。”

Du You认真点了点头，道：“博叔说得是。”他捏紧了拳头，暗想：“终有一日，此地主人必然是我。”

Du Bo一笑，负手往洞穴深处走去。

带领众人走了大约半个时辰，一行人到达了洞穴最底部。

只是颇为诡异的是，他们寻遍了地穴，竟然不见了那只贝王？

Du Bo眉头一皱，抚须暗道：“奇怪，这贝王怎会不在巢穴之中？莫非是只阳贝不成？可贝场如此之大，且与三泊湖妖交战至今已有十数载，绝无可能是阳贝啊。”

这时，有个力士突然喊了起来：“杜先生，这里有个空穴，不知通向何处。”

“哦？”Du Bo两步疾走了过去，将眼前那些碍事的真露拨开，仔细看了两眼，突然神色一动，似是想到了什么，不由呵呵笑了起来，转头对着Du You说道：“贤侄，如我猜得不错，应是你的机缘到了！”

Du You不解道：“博叔何意？”

Du Bo却不点破，只是指了指这处穴口，微笑道：“你等随我来就是了。”

他一低头，当先向空穴中走了去。

这条通路黑黝黝不知道通向哪里，行了数里之后，Du Bo突然一举手，示意众人停下。

他倾听了几声，低声道：“尔等在这里等着，我自去前方看个究竟。”

他脚不沾地，驾起玄光缓缓逼近前方些许亮光传出的出口，待悄无声息地出了穴口后，发现面前是一处高达十余丈的阔大洞穴，而在下方，他一眼就看到了两只贝王！

它们俱都只有一尺大小，腹下有一层银白色的软肉，骨壳好似水晶磨打，剔透莹亮，内中血肉脏器清晰可见，予人一种灵动轻盈的感觉。浑身上下散发出的柔和光线竟然照亮了整个洞穴。

只是此刻却聚在一处低矮的穴口前，从Du Bo的角度望过去，可以看到内中满是如脂如膏的真露，其中隐隐好像有什么微小的东西在蠕动着。

“好好好，我所料不差，果然是阴阳双贝交合孕子！”

Du Bo盯着两只微微有些不安的贝王，暗自冷笑：“调和阴阳，孕出贝子玄珠，真是好算计！贝子集地脉精华于一身，一旦破珠而出，定能脱去蒙妖之壳，化形成人，再修炼百年，妖族中必又出一大妖！哼，竟然妄想蒙蔽天机，合该你们命中有此一劫！”

“此珠若我那贤侄吞服下去，必能凝聚出冠绝天下的脉象！”

Du Bo不再多看，转身离去，只是心情激荡之下他却没有发现，在对面不远处的洞壁之上，似乎有两个人影一闪而过。

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In the state of Wei, in the city of Dingzhou, there lies the Longyan Marsh.

A few days ago, Zhang Yan and Luo Xiao entered this place along a river called Rongjiang. His ordinary internal energy had been entirely transformed into innate primordial essence, allowing him to hold his breath for several days and nights without any difficulty. They moved forward in the dark at the bottom of the lake to avoid the patrolling disciples of the Lingcang Sect.

Fortunately, they were cautious throughout their journey, and the direction they took was not a key area guarded by the Lingcang Sect disciples, so they successfully moved along the edge of the Longyan Marsh and entered a rather hidden water area.

This water area was surrounded by mountains on three sides. If they had traveled on the ground or flown through the sky, they would have certainly been noticed by the patrolling disciples.

Guided by Luo Xiao's heart's blood, she accurately found the mark she had left before, tugged at Zhang Yan's sleeve, and pointed downward.

Zhang Yan opened his eyes and saw a funnel-shaped cave at the bottom of the lake, where the water formed a small whirlpool.

Luo Xiao made a gesture for him to follow and dove in first, her mermaid-like figure appearing even more graceful in the water.

Zhang Yan closely followed her. As soon as his body approached the whirlpool, he felt a strong force pulling him down. He relaxed his body and let the water carry him to the bottom of the cave.

After standing firm, he saw a passage leading somewhere, but Luo Xiao had already disappeared.

Zhang Yan swam deeper into the passage, and after not going far, he suddenly felt a release and was lifted up by a strong force. With a splash, he emerged from the water and found himself in a spacious cave.

Luo Xiao was standing on a stone platform not far away, waiting for him.

Zhang Yan leaped out of the water and came to her side. His expression changed slightly as he noticed a skeleton on the ground nearby. From the clothing and attire, it appeared to be a cultivator.

Zhang Yan immediately became alert and said in a deep voice, "Has someone been here before?"

Luo Xiao smiled lightly and shook her head, "No, this person was killed by me that day."

Back then, Luo Xiao had a battle with a Lingcang Sect expert at the Xuan Guang stage. Both of them mistakenly entered this place, and after a fierce fight, she killed this person here. However, when she went out, she found five Lingcang Sect disciples hurriedly swimming away, as if they had seen the secret entrance.

Luo Xiao immediately had the intention to kill and pursued them all the way to the territory of Cangwu Mountain, where she was forced to retreat to Zhang Yan's cave by Ning Chongxuan.

Luo Xiao had already taken all the valuable items from this corpse, so Zhang Yan paid no attention to it. He looked around and saw that the cave walls were covered with wriggling spirit clams, all attached to the cave walls, consuming the essence from the earth's veins. At a glance, there were probably tens of thousands of them.

Luo Xiao ignored these spirit clams and said, "Daoist Zhang, the King Clam is in a cave a hundred feet below. Please follow me."

The entire cave spiraled downward. As they walked, the smell of dampness and mold filled the air, and the ground was uneven and slippery, making it difficult to walk. They stopped and rested several times. After a moment, they reached a large cave with a sticky, jade-like substance all around, but it was empty inside.

"Strange, this is clearly the King Clam's nest. Why isn't it here?"

Luo Xiao circled the cave a few times and peered into the small, narrow cave where the King Clam usually resided. From the residual true dew, it was clear this was indeed the King Clam's nest. She frowned and said, "Could this be a Yang Clam?"

Zhang Yan asked, "Daoist Luo, what is a Yang Clam?"

Luo Xiao explained, "Clams are divided into Yin and Yang. Yin Clams prefer stillness and dislike movement. Although they can move through the earth, they won't easily relocate unless threatened by a powerful enemy. Yang Clams, on the other hand, like to migrate and will change their nest every year or so. Given that there are only ten thousand spirit clams outside, it seems the King Clam has been here for a while."

Zhang Yan touched the semi-solid substance on the cave wall, which felt like resin, and asked, "Is this true dew?"

Luo Xiao seemed disinterested and sighed, "It is true dew, but from the color, it seems to have been excreted about a day ago. It can still be used for opening meridians, but much of its essence has been lost. The best true dew is excreted within an hour."

"Only a day? That means the King Clam hasn't gone far."

As Zhang Yan spoke, he inadvertently used some force, and with a "swoosh," he found his arm had penetrated the thick layer of resin on the cave wall.

His eyes widened, and he stepped back, looked around, and then tried to push further into the cave. Finding no obstruction, he used more force and was completely swallowed by the substance.

Luo Xiao watched Zhang Yan's actions and, when he didn't emerge for a long time, her face tightened. She called out, "Daoist Zhang?"

With a "swoosh," Zhang Yan, covered in true dew, emerged from the cave. He smiled at Luo Xiao and said, "Daoist Luo, it seems there's more to this cave!"

As the two delved deeper into the earth, a flying boat descended upon the Lingcang Sect's Ying