After Master Xu gave the order, a group of people rushed in. This time, the original play team plus the subsequent security team totaled at least three hundred people.

There is strength in numbers, and because there is no shortage of money, they are also equipped with a large number of combat creatures and various advanced weapons.

Therefore, some disciples from wealthy families accompanying him not only did not feel scared, but were also extremely excited.

Master Xu is even more energetic. He is not interested in the things hidden in the secret vault, he just wants to go in and take risks.

Exploring secrets is the most exciting activity in the world. It cannot be compared to just sitting there and watching a fighting match. You might lose your life if you don't do it.

If he could break into this secret that no one had ever entered before and record the process on video,

That would definitely cause a sensation in the entire circle, and it would not be unusual for it to spread abroad. It is a very honorable thing.

After passing a section of the trestle, there was another section in front of it. There were still many boards missing on it, and the long ropes hanging on it didn't look very reliable, so the security force immediately sent a few people over and reinforced the trestle at the same time.

Master Xu held up the flashlight in his hand, and with a sense of participation, he illuminated the mountain wall that had been illuminated by the searchlight for a long time, and asked: "Teacher Fan, why is it such a coincidence that we can see the road now?"

What’s up?”

Teacher Fan is a man in his fifties who wears glasses and looks like a professor from a higher education institution.

He smiled and said: "Mr. Xu, if something like this happened, it can only be because the ritual that enveloped the entire secret has changed. Either the geographical environment has changed, or someone has moved a key place. Maybe someone

Got in before us."

Master Xu said, "Has someone entered first?"

Teacher Fan smiled and said, "That's not surprising. For more than a thousand years, I don't know how many people have been exploring this land, and there are also a lot of people who have gone in. There is no guarantee whether they can come out safely, but there must be some.

Some people who have specific clues.”

As he spoke, he added meaningfully, "Those who can get in after grasping the clues are not easy."

Master Xu thought about it and felt that it made sense! His Xu family was so powerful, but he still didn’t know the specific information. How could those who knew it be so simple?

He immediately paid attention to the security person in charge beside him and said: "Lao Lai, don't be impulsive when you see anyone later. Say hello first if you can, and make friends if you can. We are all here to play.

Yes, don't make it unpleasant."

Lao Lai didn't say anything nonsense and replied, "Yes, young master, I will listen to you and say hello first."

"That's right!"

At this time, there was a shout from the front, saying that the trestle bridge had been reinforced, so under the leadership of Master Xu, the group of people rushed forward excitedly.

On the other side, after Chen Chuan followed the long road to the end, he saw a narrow ascending step in front of him.

Standing here, he glanced back and around. This direction was leading to the ridge. During the day, he came up specifically to take a look. There was nothing but a barren slope.

But now, walking all the way, there are smooth bricks and steps under my feet, and some majestic stone men and horses can be seen in the distance.

After arriving here, there was a slight light in the sky. It looked like the sky in the evening. You must know that he came here at midnight.

This situation.—

He thought for a moment and realized that the entire secret might be connected to a crack.

Perhaps during this time of year, the rift will intersect with the real world, so there will be a portal for entry and exit, but it may also be another case. —··

He glanced at the second self, but there was no sign of blurring on it, which meant that what he saw before him was absolutely real.

His eyes turned to the front again. No matter what was going on here, let's put it aside for now and go in and take a look.

At this time, he said hello, and Chao Ming, who was flying above, fell down and followed him.

He walked up the stone steps. At first, the stone steps were very narrow and could only accommodate two people walking side by side. But after a hundred steps,

The stone steps gradually became wider, until after completing this level, he came to a larger standing platform with pavilions for resting and overlooking on both sides.

Just as he was looking around, the stone tablet placed in his coat pocket trembled slightly, and the civet cat ghost suddenly jumped out. Originally its body was very illusory, but now it looked much more solid. As soon as it landed, it

He started chewing on the ground.

Chen Chuan didn't pay attention at first, but now his eyes fell, and he found that the floor tiles were glowing with golden light. His eyes moved, this is... the powder of Liuyang Gold?

He looked along his feet and looked into the distance, and found that except for the places in the distance that were obscured by fog, the ground was almost entirely covered with this kind of stone bricks, and he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

Not to mention the difficulty of collecting Liuyang Gold, just smelting it and integrating it into bricks and stones will definitely require the assistance of a large number of masters at the fighter level.

In addition to consuming a huge amount of manpower and materials, this obviously also involves some kind of special technology. If all this is just to show luxury and majesty, the huge power behind it is simply unimaginable.

But thinking about it again, according to historical records, Emperor Ying was a man who was very fond of great achievements, so it does not seem strange that he would do such a thing.

And this should only be the outer boundary. Even this place can use so much Liuyang Gold, one can imagine how valuable the things hidden inside will be.

However, this is the secret treasure of the imperial family after all. Things here will not be taken away by others. They must be arranged and protected. Even if a thousand years have passed, it can be seen that the rituals outside are still the same, so you still need to be careful.

Continuing upward, Chao Ming followed him obediently. If he didn't signal, he wouldn't go forward. The civet cat was running around here, but it seemed to know that it couldn't stay away from Chen Chuan and always stayed in front.

Within a distance of twenty meters.

Chen Chuan could let it go and find a way out for himself.

After walking up some more corner steps, he came to a square. The front of the square was still obscured by a hazy dream-like fog.

When the civet cat got here, it did not move forward, but lay there, making a low hissing sound.

This should be because it felt threatened.

Chen Chuan took a look and didn't walk in rashly. Even if he was a fighter, he didn't think he could handle any situation easily.

And this place doesn't look simple, and I don't know if there will be any dangerous situations later, so he won't go to a place where it can be done without any effort.

He put down the suitcase at hand, opened the button, and after opening it, he took out a tube with holes in it. With just a slight flick, the thing shattered instantly and flew out with a buzzing sound.

A swarm of insects shaped like bees.

This is a small modified creature, usually used to cooperate in combat and harass the enemy. Because of its fast speed,

The body is flexible, so it is really useful for reconnaissance.

He made a gesture at this time. After receiving this message, the surrounding bees and insects immediately dispersed and flew in all directions.

These things can enter many small places. When danger occurs, they will explode into a ball of flame and make a loud sound. This way, if there is any abnormal situation, he can immediately detect it.

These were just bugs wandering around outside for several minutes, and nothing happened to any of them.

He did not take these things back and let them fly around outside. He stepped forward. After going out for fifty or sixty meters, stone pillars appeared in front of him, and they were all filled with circling dragons and snakes fighting for each other.

engraving.

He had done his homework when he came. Emperor Ying called himself a dragon and his brother a snake, so these sculptures all have the appearance of a dragon subduing a snake.

When he got closer, he found that the dragon and snake carvings seemed to move slightly, but when his own light swept over them, they returned to stillness, as if they had never moved.

He did not delve into it further, but withdrew his gaze and walked through these dragon and snake stone pillars. As the fog in front of him cleared, black copper and iron trees with horizontal branches were revealed in front of him, each of them two feet high.

Below, it is covered with strings of human and animal bones,

Chen Chuan immediately saw that this was the "Iron Thorn Forest" that was very famous in esoteric rituals in the old days, and was a favorite sacrificial pillar in the Middle Ages.

When the sacrifices need to be alive, they are strung up and then lit on fire below to burn them alive until they are scorched and withered. These sacrificial pillars will be covered with layers of charred flesh and blood, finally forming the special dark brown color in front of them.

Emperor Ying was from the Eastern Land, but at that time he had experienced two to three hundred years of invasion by the Northern Rong, and the grassland farming culture was mixed, so he had indeed absorbed some of the barbaric styles of the northern shamanic rituals.

The object of this sacrificial ceremony may be some kind of god, or some kind of creature from the blending place. The sacrifices are usually slaves and defeated captives, which are definitely not enough to be a gift from the emperor.

So looking at it this way, this location should still be on the edge of the secret. As the fog dissipated, he looked up high, and there was a faint palace complex over there. It seemed that that was the center of the secret.

However, he did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he came to the center of the ceremony and saw a one-foot-tall dragon and snake statue on the pivot pillar. It was carefully carved and looked like life, and the whole was in the shape of a cylinder.

As long as this thing exists here, as long as there are enough sacrifices, this ritual can still be started.

Chen Chuan shook his head. This kind of too bloody ritual should be left in the pile of historical paper and there is no need to use it again.

As soon as he stretched out his hand, he planned to take down the statue.

Without this thing, even if there are those ritual pillars outside, there is no way the ritual can function anymore.

But as soon as he touched it, the entire statue shattered with a click, and something seemed to fall out among the debris, which was a scarlet egg-shaped object.

He took a look, seemed to have thought of something, pondered for a moment, picked up the thing, put it in the suitcase, and looked up again. At this time, the swarms had already flown deep ahead, and he immediately accelerated

pace,
Chapter completed!