Chapter 46: The Underground River
Hu Shengzhe said in a secret shock: "The location we are now must be at least 2,500 meters above the ground. If you go down, you will be able to break through three thousand meters at any time."
Xiao Ling looked up and looked at the darkness above, and couldn't help but take a deep breath. If it were the past, he could not even imagine that one day he would go deep into the underground world three thousand meters below the Rob Desert, known as the Sea of Death, and encountered such bizarre events, witnessing the ancient beasts recorded in ancient books and the disappearing ancient Yu Dynasty civilization.
Everyone walked down the crack in the slope and entered a giant cave. In the boundless darkness, the light was insufficient, and everyone could not see how vast the giant cave was. Only through the beam of light sweeping through the spotlight in Sun Tao's hand, you could see a large number of stalactites hanging upside down above. These stalactites vary in size, about one or two meters small, and the largest ones were about ten meters long, drooping down.
In everyone's eyes, they were all a little scared, fearing that these stalactites would suddenly break and fall, and once they were hit, they would immediately turn into a ball of meat paste.
Everyone entered the giant cave. There was a strange plant like a leek growing on the ground. Among these plants, there was a green flower blooming. A kind of misty green air rose in the light, making people feel that these flowers were a bit strange and extraordinary.
"I didn't expect that there were so many Zhu Yu growing here, so I didn't have to worry about not having enough food." Hu Shengzhe nodded slightly when he saw the plants and blue and white flowers all over the ground. Although he was not a botanist like Song Jifu, he also knew many strange plants that lived in special environments in geological research, and immediately recognized these plants.
Xiao Ling said: "Can these plants be eaten?" I thought it seemed that this was the first time I heard the plants called Zhu Yu.
Hu Shengzhe nodded and said, "Yes, this kind of Zhuyuhua can be eaten and has high nutritional value. If consumed for a long time, it can prolong life. It is a different species recorded in ancient books."
When Sun Tao heard Hu Shengzhe say this, he shot the beam of light in his hand in all directions. Everyone found that the depths of the cave were full of this plant, and various green flowers were connected together, reflecting a layer of misty green light, which was very dreamy.
Wang Lei said: "We don't have much food anymore. Should we pick these flowers for emergencies?"
Zhou Kesheng shook his head and said, "Time is getting more and more urgent, don't waste time on such things."
Hu Shengzhe said: "This plant is full of vitality. Since the Zhuyuhua appears here, this area should be everywhere. If the food is really gone, it is not too late for us to use this flower to fill our hunger. Moreover, this Zhuyu needs to be eaten immediately, and it will lose its hunger effect when stored."
Seeing that both of them said this, Wang Lei did not mention it again.
Everyone walked carefully along these Zhuyu flowers, and the terrain was tilted down, which meant that everyone was still entering deeper underground.
Hu Shengzhe’s guess is correct. This kind of blessing is full of vitality. The more you go, the more flowers you see appearing, and in the end it forms a sea of blue flowers.
"What an amazing Zhu Yuhua, how did they grow so vigorously in this darkness?" Wang Lei murmured.
The previous flood of immortal mushrooms was caused by the immortal tree, but what was the reason for Zhu Yuhua? Could it be that there are ancient strange plants like the immortal tree deep underground?
Everyone walked down the sea of flowers and soon heard the sound of water deep below.
Deep in this cave, there is an underground river.
When everyone walked through the sea of flowers, they stopped.
At the end of the front, there was a faint light, which was the reflection of the phosphorescence on the rock wall, making it less dark here.
Sun Tao, who was walking in front, shot towards the front with a spotlight, and an underground river that was more than 30 meters wide appeared in front of everyone.
With the help of the spotlight in Sun Tao's hand, Xiao Ling saw rock pillars that looked like mushrooms on the other side of the river. Behind the rock pillars, there were several huge rocks, with traces of artificial carving. Following the shape of the rock, they were carved into simple and ugly demons, which looked very primitive and simple.
Behind these simple and quaint demon rock carvings, a giant stone gate could be vaguely seen, but the distance was too far, hidden in the depths of the darkness, and Xiao Ling could no longer see it clearly.
Zhou Kesheng suddenly let out a long sigh and expanded the map.
A team member was carrying a camping lamp, turning it on, and busy getting closer.
Xiao Ling also squeezed over and looked at the map.
With the help of camping lights, Zhou Kesheng unfolded a new map. In this map is a river that is spreading horizontally. On the other side of the river are giant stone gates. Above the stone gates, a pattern of yin and yang fishes that look like the sun are drawn.
Xiao Ling saw it and was shocked, and the words "Pisces Jade Pendant" blurted out.
The eyes of the few people around were all shining and their spirits were cheered.
Zhou Kesheng had already rolled up the map, narrowed his eyes, and looked at the other side of the river. His voice became heavy and powerful, and he paused word by word, saying, "Yes, the Pisces Jade Pendant, right on the other side."
This scientific expedition went through a lot of hardships and sacrificed more than a dozen lives. The ultimate goal was the legendary mysterious Pisces Jade Pendant. Now, it is finally in front of you.
Everyone was excited and looked towards the other side of the river, but the darkness was too far away, and everyone could only vaguely see the mushroom rock and the vague ancient demon rock carvings, and they could no longer see them clearly.
Calm down from excitement, everyone's eyes fell on the underground river in front of them.
The river started from nowhere and ended from nowhere, but now all people need to do is cross it and reach the other side.
Sun Tao shot the light of the spotlight into the darkness on both sides and said, "This place is relatively narrow, but it is at least thirty meters wide. Now I don't know how deep the river is, so we can't go into the water rashly. By the way, who can swim?"
Among the crowd, the team members Sun Tao could swim. In addition, only Zhou Kesheng and Yu Tingting could swim. Others, including Xiao Ling, were all landslides.
Sun Tao nodded and said, "It's okay if you can swim most of the time, it's only about 30 meters. You can take one to the next."
Hu Shengzhe picked up a small stone, threw it into the river, and pondered: "This river may not be too deep, I'm afraid it's not safe in the river."
Xiao Ling looked up and watched around, but fortunately he didn't see the pale big hand, which indicates that it is safe for the time being.
Sun Tao approached the river and used the beam of the probe light to straverse the river surface, saying, "Yes, this underground is not safe, I just don't know if there are any dangerous creatures in the river."
Chapter completed!