Lord of Deception

Outside Yuanci Mountain, No. 4 sat on the ground and closed his eyes to rest.

On the seventh floor, he saw Yu Ziqing's message. After thinking about it, he felt that Aisi Mountain sounded very familiar. He must have heard of it before.

"I have heard of Aisi Mountain. I need to go home to check the information and get back to you later."

Yu Ziqing was also a little surprised when he saw the message.

He didn't expect No. 4 to give him any information. If you ask him about the Dali court, he definitely doesn't know about this guy who goes on adventures every day.

He probably only knows things related to adventure, so he asked casually.

Unexpectedly, No. 4 has really heard of it.

This means one thing, the cave that Lei Yu is going to explore must be extraordinary.

Caves and blessed lands are also a kind of resource that many major forces will master.

Many specialties in caves and blessed lands are not available outside, minerals, spiritual medicines, gems, creatures like monsters, and even ghosts, zombies and other dead spirits. Everything can be regarded as resources.

Just like the flying boat produced by Tianji Sect, the core part, some minerals and gems needed, can only be produced in a large cave under their control.

However, caves and blessed lands are not so rare. The rare ones are only those with high value and suitable for development.

Just like the previous Jinlan Village, it can be regarded as a blessed land, but the only thing valuable to outsiders is the Jinlan Mine.

Before Daqian Langya Academy had studied the use of Jinlan Mine, Jinlan Ore was just a kind of expensive, extremely low-yield, and completely replaced by low-priced ores.

In addition, the strange power shrouded in Jinlan Mountain can be said to have no development value as a whole.

There are the most similar blessed lands, and from time to time someone will discover a new blessed land.

Most of them are useless and have no development value. If there is a strange power shrouding them, their value may be worse than the wasteland in the wilderness. At least some wasteland can be planted after development.

Blessed lands are generally smaller, but caves are generally much larger. They generally have a complete water vapor cycle, and some have even evolved unique creatures.

There are relatively more caves worth developing, but their dangers are far greater than those of ordinary blessed lands.

In addition to environmental dangers, there may also be dangers brought by the living and dead inside.

Generally speaking, caves and blessed lands are not that rare.

Why did Lei Yu fight with a cave? It is because a cave with such protection is likely to be more valuable than those caves that are like public toilets, where anyone can come and go as they please.

Similarly, because caves are not that rare and there is too much garbage, other people are not very interested.

After all, the caves with protection must have been left by our ancestors.

Among the ancestors, there are many people who are cruel, evil, and like to do things that harm others and benefit themselves.

They specifically find an extremely dangerous cave, then make a lot of protections for it, seal the entrance, and specifically go to cheat people.

This has happened before.

There are also some ancestors who, when they passed away, did not have any burial objects. They just used a cave as a mausoleum. Therefore, it was normal to arrange a murderous intention every step and a deadly place every ten steps.

Yu Ziqing was not very interested in Lei Yu's invitation to form a team, and the reason was related to the above.

Every day at home, he went to the Jade Tomb for free to nourish his body. After that, he continued to practice and cultivate. Almost a month had passed in a flash.

There was no time in cultivation. Yu Ziqing only felt that time was like flowing water, and it passed in the blink of an eye.

Today, I finally received a message from No. 4.

"The information you want is a bit complicated and a bit much. How about a face-to-face meeting?"

Yu Ziqing thought about it and entered the seventh floor.

No. 4 was already sitting in his seat waiting.

"I dare not say anything else. If you ask about forbidden areas, caves, blessed lands, etc., I definitely know more than others."

Yu Ziqing stretched out his hand to signal the other party to start the performance.

"There are many caves and blessed places in the Hengduan Mountains of Dazhen.

But the blessed places are basically useless. They are all eroded by the earth's energy and infected by the cold air of the Hengduan Mountains. They are no different from the environment in the Hengduan Mountains.

Although there are fewer caves and heavens, they are generally some dead caves and heavens.

You should know that in the ancient times before Dazhen, Dali and Daqian were established, it was very popular to use caves and heavens as one's own mausoleum.

For those strong people, turning a cave and heaven into their own resting place is the most basic configuration.

They will specifically look for some caves and heavens that are already very dangerous, and strengthen them before they die, turning them into dead and lifeless dead places."

Yu Ziqing nodded seriously and motioned No. 4 to continue.

He knows nothing about history.

The part of the past history that he knows most is actually some of the things he saw when he traced back to the memory of the White Sun Mother.

Studying history and wanting to study it thoroughly is not something that can be done in a short time.

"Originally, after I got home, I looked through some information and asked the elderly at home.

It is almost certain that the Aisi Mountain you mentioned does have a cave.

And it is most likely the mausoleum of a powerful person from ancient times.

The gate there is very well protected, connecting the power of the entire cave into a whole. If you force it to break, it may destroy the entire cave.

Am I right?"

Yu Ziqing nodded. Lei Yu did say that.

Therefore, unless the Lei Ancestor of the Lei family takes action himself, he can control his power to the extreme and only penetrate the protection without harming the cave.

Or, use Wu Shuangge's Hunyuan Golden Dou to use foul air and toxins to corrode and dissolve part of the protective power.

As long as the erosion is rapid enough, a hole can be opened before the power of other parts is transferred, allowing people to enter.

And this kind of power will not allow the entire cave to bear all the blows like a forced blast.

“That’s right, it’s the Cave of Sorrow.

I advise you not to go. More than one wave of people have been there a long time ago.

An ancestor of my family went there a long time ago.

According to the records, there is a strong supernatural power permeating the place, which makes it difficult to refine the energy. In addition, the evil energy is rampant and evil spirits are everywhere.

The ancestor of my family left his ancestral precepts and mourned in the sky. It was the tomb of a terrible and powerful man, and the descendants were not allowed to disturb it. "

Yu Ziqing almost laughed out loud.

You can tell what your family is like from you.

How can a person who travels to forbidden areas every day, explores caves and blessed lands, and is away from home all year round, say such a thing?

The ancestor of No. 4 must have been taught how to be a human being there.

So when you come back, you won’t be disturbed.

If you hadn't been severely beaten inside, your ancestor might even have dug up the ashes of that strong man to see if they were of any use.

What No. 4 said was a bit embarrassing. His family knew about his family affairs, so he immediately changed the subject.

“Of course, that’s because my ancestor was only at the sixth level when he went to explore the Cave of Sorrow.

Otherwise, there must be more than just this bit of news.

Although no one has ever been to our house again, this cave of sorrow has been paying attention to it.

I know that Lei Shi, who suffered a big earthquake recently, seems to be preparing to explore.

They were not the first wave to go either.

As early as more than a hundred years ago, Dali Li Huo Yuan had reached a cooperation with the prince of Da Zhen and went to explore together.

But that time, they all suffered heavy losses, and two ascetics died among them.

It is said that a shadow user died in Dali, as well as a chief who was second only to the shadow leader at that time.

The rest of the people were also injured.

Later, people who heard about the earthquake said that a dead spirit was disturbed there and almost killed them all.

They paid a huge price to seal the undead spirit.

After they came out, they also specially strengthened the protection of the entrance to the cave.

For more than a hundred years, no one has been there again. "

After No. 4 finished speaking, he thought about it.

"That's probably it. I don't know the more details."

"Thank you." Yu Ziqing cupped his hands to express his gratitude.

"You're welcome, the information you gave me saved my life. The information I gave you is actually not worth your information.

If you have similar questions in the future, feel free to ask me. I may not dare to say anything else, but I can somewhat understand this kind of question. "

Adhering to the principle of speaking as little as possible, Yu Ziqing said goodbye to No. 4 and left the seventh floor.

Yu Ziqing opened his eyes and put away the seventh floor ring.

He was a little puzzled. More than a hundred years ago, Da Zhen had already cooperated with Li Huo Yuan.

It stands to reason that there would be a lot of information on Daquake, but Lei Yu doesn't seem to know this.

Is there any information that even Lei can't get?

Or perhaps, Lei Yu actually knew this, and he still wanted to enter the Cave of Sorrow for other purposes.

Standing up, Yu Ziqing went to find the old sheep who was stretching his muscles with Li Chang.

"There's something I want to ask you about."

"Is it still a formation problem?"

"No, do you know about the Sorrowful Cave?"

"I don't know, I've never heard of that name."

"Ha, is there anything else you don't know?" Yu Zi was happy.

"There are as many things in this world as stars. Even the cave heaven and the blessed land are as numerous as a cow's hair. How can I possibly know them all?"

Yu Ziqing burned the news he just received from No. 4 onto a jade slip and archived it, and then let Lao Yang read it.

The old sheep frowned when he saw it.

“More than a hundred years ago, Dali Li Huoyuan and the Great Earthquake came back together with nothing.

The number two figure in the Shadow Division actually died.

Why don't I have any impression of this kind of thing? "

Lao Yang immediately realized something was wrong and closed his eyes to think about it.

"More than a hundred years ago, I happened to be in the Imperial Capital of Daqian. If such a big event happened, I wouldn't have any impression at all.

The current chief of the Shadow Division, Ye Jiuyuan, came to the position nearly a hundred years ago. He is still decades away from what you mentioned.

According to the tradition of the Shadow Division, the previous chief is most likely dead, and there will be no news about that person again.

If what No. 4 said is true, it means that the Dali Shadow Division and the Da Zhen Prince worked together to suppress the news.

To be able to cover him up so hard, there must be some intention behind it from Emperor Li and Emperor Zhen. "

After Lao Yang finished speaking, he looked at Yu Ziqing. He always felt that Yu Ziqing was going to commit suicide again.

"You must never go to that mourning cave.

If you can cover up the news so tightly that even Lei Shi doesn't know about it, then you can't get involved in this matter.

If that Lei Yu knows this but doesn't tell you, it means that this kid didn't hold it in well, so don't go either. "

"Ha, do you think I'm going on an adventure?" Yu Ziqing laughed.

"Even if I agree to Lei Yu, the most I can do is take Wu Shuangge over there and help him break through the protection.

To explore or something, I might still go there in the past, hoping to get more benefits.

Now, I will definitely not go in. I will just get the benefits I deserve when the time comes. "

"That's okay." Lao Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

…

The January period has arrived, and Yu Ziqing went to Busi Town again to receive the newly delivered filthy gas barrels.

When the procedure goes smoothly in the future, he will stop coming and let Wu Shuangge come.

This time, the main purpose of coming here is to see if Su Li will come.

Unsurprisingly, Su Li's men successfully found an excuse not to escort the foul gas barrel. Su Li, a weak shadow user, could only do such a simple task in person and come to see Yu Ziqing openly.

"Brother Su, what's the result?"

"Brother Qing, there is something I want to tell you." Su Li was a little embarrassed.

"Brother Su, there is no need to do this, just say it."

“I didn’t take that evidence and confront the teacher to see how he would react.

After getting in touch with him these days, I feel that the teacher was indeed framed.

And if I take out the evidence and someone finds out about it, there will be no way for him to survive. "

"It's okay, I trust Brother Su's judgment." Yu Ziqing smiled, shook his head, and poured him a cup of tea.

Seeing Yu Ziqing's attitude, Su Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother Qing, please forgive me, I think I'm a little out of my mind."

"It doesn't matter, I can make friends with Brother Su, I don't value these things."

Yu Ziqing smiled quite happily. Su Li felt very good when he did this.

To be honest, if Su Li was terrifyingly calm and would do anything to achieve his goals, and could address Ji Bochang respectfully as teacher and then turn around, he would be able to sell Ji Bochang without changing his expression.

Then Yu Ziqing really didn't dare to make friends with him.

This kind of person is so terrible.

I can sell my teacher today and just a friend tomorrow, what a big deal.

Yu Ziqing followed Su Li's tone and said.

"Let's put aside your teacher's affairs for now. I have something I want to ask you.

More than a hundred years ago, the Shadow Division cooperated with Lihuoyuan and Prince Dazhen to explore a cave called Sorrow in the Sorrow Mountain in the Hengduan Mountains.

At that time, a shadow user died in the Shadow Department, and the then chief also died. "

"This... is impossible." Su Li blurted out, but after saying that, his brows knitted together.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, but it’s about how the previous generation of chiefs died.

But I happened to have seen the record.

The previous generation of chiefs did go to a major earthquake to do a mission, but he came back after being severely damaged.

More than twenty years later, he died due to serious injuries that did not heal and his foundation was damaged.

and……"

Su Li slowly raised his head, hesitated for a moment, and continued.

"Also, it was at that time that the new chief took over and the teacher was promoted to Shadow User."

"So, did Ji Bochang also go to the mission where the previous chief suffered a heavy blow?"

"I'm not sure, but it should be so, because the chief of this generation, Ye Jiuyuan, was promoted from the Shadowbringers.

After he was promoted, the teacher had the opportunity to occupy the Shadow User position that became vacant.

Moreover, before that, a new Shadowbringer did take over. "

The more he talked, the more Su Li felt that what Yu Ziqing said was not false.

The positions of the top leaders of the Shadow Division can basically be fixed for a long time.

Most of the members of the Shadow Division have worked hard to death since they came in. Very few of them can make it out alive and have a good death.

In the past few hundred years, most of the changes in the top management of the Shadow Department were concentrated between a hundred years ago and more than 120 years ago.

During that time, a total of four Shadowbringers were replaced, and the chief above the Shadowbringers was replaced.

Calculating the structure of the Shadow Department, under the head, there are the chief and the second, and then there are eight shadow envoys, and those serious shadow envoys who have been slowly promoted are not parallel imports like Su Li.

In the past twenty years, half of the top executives of the Shadow Division have changed.

Even if I can cover up the matter of living in a cave of sorrow, I can't cover up the matter of substitution.

And the people who were replaced all disappeared, or all died.

And this somewhat corroborates the now widely circulated rumor that there is no happy ending in the Department of Shadows.

Just thinking about this, Su Li felt that he seemed to know something extraordinary.

"Brother Qing, I'm afraid I can't investigate this matter at the moment. As long as I go to investigate, someone will immediately know what I am investigating."

"It's okay, I'm just asking.

Lei Shi wants to ask me to explore the Cave of Sorrow. He needs to use Wu Shuangge's ability to pry open a little bit of protection.

I will find someone to learn more about it and ask more questions. It has nothing to do with your Shadow Division.

Since he can't find out, Brother Su just pretends that he doesn't know. "

"It's just that I can't check it for the time being. Brother Qing should understand my situation in the Shadow Division.

I'm not in a good position to dig up the secrets of the Shadow Division right now. "

"I understand, it's okay. This matter is not urgent. Brother Su, it's better to stay calm and establish your footing first before talking about anything else.

Also, you'd better not tell anyone about us, do you understand? "

"I understand this, brother Qing, don't worry."

After the chat, Su Li left with Kong's magic weapon, and Yu Ziqing stood there with a deep look.

He is interested in digging for secrets, but not in danger.

So, he sent a message to Lei Yu.

"I'm not free recently. I can help you break through the protection, but let's explore together.

When you finish exploring, if you have gained anything, just let me choose three things, and no need for the others. "

It doesn't matter what Lei Yu or Lei Shi wants to do.

I'm just going to help pry open the door. I don't care about anything else. You can explore whatever you like, and dig whatever you like. I'll just wait and eat.

The flying boat headed north from Busi Town again.

On the second night after Yu Ziqing left, a man in black robe appeared on the side of the detoxification and beauty club.

The man in black robe kneaded the seal with his hand, and quietly made a base point of the formation's protection slowly expand to enough for one person to walk together, but this did not affect the movement of the formation itself.

He walked in the air without touching the ground, three inches above the ground. When he came to the stone table in the backyard, he stopped and took out a jade mirror from his arms.

Then he reached out and grabbed it in his sleeve again. A fourth-level ghost was compressed into a ball by him and turned into a ball with a grimace.

He pressed the ghost against the back of the jade mirror. The ghost's face showed fear and despair as it slowly disappeared into the jade mirror.

Then, on the front of the jade mirror, circles of ripples spread out, reflecting the scene inside the small courtyard.

Those scenes were regressing rapidly until the reflection inside turned into daytime, and Yu Ziqing appeared inside, sitting in the courtyard, drinking tea alone.

The clearly visible reflection on the jade mirror began to become blurry, and circles of ripples appeared. The entire surface of the jade mirror began to be stained with black.

And the power in his body was like opening a floodgate at this moment, being frantically drawn out by the jade mirror.

His expression changed slightly, and he exerted force in his hand, immediately shattering the jade mirror into powder.

At this point, the terrible feeling suddenly stopped.

He looked around. The yin energy was thick and there was still a lot of hungry ghost aura. Almost every inch of the place was covered by the hungry ghost aura.

He didn't feel any special power, it just meant that what he was looking back on touched some kind of power that he couldn't even sense.

The man in black robe quietly retreated and slipped away from the side garden.

After the man in black robe left, a skinny hungry ghost climbed out of a well in the garden silently.

The hungry ghost came to the place where the man in black robe had stayed and a trace of his breath leaked out. He opened his mouth and swallowed the breath that was about to dissipate.

Then he stretched out his hand and collected all the jade mirror powder scattered on the ground bit by bit.

It climbed back into the well and waited quietly.

When you wait for Xianxian to come back, give these things to Xianxian.

At least you can get a drop of sweet rain.

The hungry ghost closed his mouth with joy, holding the breath in his mouth, for fear that it would dissipate. This is the most important thing.

Only the hungry ghosts who are smart and sensible enough are qualified to guard the gate here, while those stupid guys can only live in the abyss, waiting for the occasional person to come to donate, so that they can have a full meal.

After finally seizing an opportunity, this hungry ghost is not willing to give up.

…

Yu Ziqing came to the south of the earthquake again. When he passed by the thousands of miles of fertile land that Lei Yu wanted to give him, he found that the land was full of people and livestock.

There are gathering places dotted on the ground, making this place more popular.

Just looking at it made Yu Ziqing feel a lot better. At least these people didn't have to starve to death.

Lei's work is quite grand.

Before they even got there, Lei Yu sent his personal guards to lead the way.

When we arrived at the place, many people were already stationed here.

Next to it are the snow-capped mountains. Looking from a distance, it looks like a girl in white, squatting there and crying.

This is Mt. Ai Si, and the entrance to Mt. Ai Si Cave is on the mountainside of Mt. Ai Si.

There is a hundred-foot-high cave there. Divine light surges inside the cave, but no fluctuations can be felt. Formations have been arranged outside the cave.

Obviously Lei Yu has been preparing for a long time and has been stuck here for a long time.

"Brother Qing, you came just in time, come quickly."

Lei Yu laughed loudly and flew out of the cave.

"Looking at your complexion, have you found a breakthrough?"

"The breakthrough has been found a long time ago. When I saw Brother Qing coming, I knew that I could finally go in, and I naturally felt very good."

"Let's talk about it first. I've been busy lately and I don't have time to accompany you in." Yu Ziqing shook his head and explained it to him face to face.

"It doesn't matter, just let Brother Wu take action when the time comes. As long as the protection is broken, Brother Qing can go about your business. When I come out, no matter what I get, I will never hide it privately. Let Brother Qing choose three things first. , let Brother Wu choose one more.”

Yu Ziqing didn't care. He didn't even plan to go, so he didn't care about what good harvest he would get.

If he really got a treasure that could conquer the mountain, he didn't believe that Lei Yu would openly lay it out for him to choose.

He just wanted to see if Lei Yu really went in, who would be impatient, who would care, and who would jump out when the time comes.

This cave of sorrow is, at best, just a straw in the eye.

And this snake might be someone from the Shadow Department.

For example, the person who captured him.

Another example is No. 2 on the seventh floor.

It's also possible that the person who captured him is No. 2.

After all, according to Su Li, in the Shadow Department, except for the first master, who has been working for a long, long time, half of the remaining people were promoted a hundred years ago.

Yu Ziqing glanced at Wu Shuangge next to him.

"Gege, go ahead and follow Master Yu's instructions and help them break through the protection."

Wu Shuangge nodded, stretched out his hand to grab it, and the companion magic weapon appeared out of thin air.

It's just that the appearance is still the same as before.

Yu Ziqing laughed dumbly. This guy learned very quickly.

The group of people came to the depths of the cave. The interior space was huge. On a mirror-like stone wall, divine light surged, vaguely taking the shape of a jade.

The looming reliefs above carve out the mountains and rivers in the cave, but they are constantly changing, making it hard to see them clearly.

That's why it can't be forced open.

First, the entire mountain might collapse, and second, the jade at the entrance might be shattered, and the cave inside would either fall into the void or begin to collapse.

Lei Yu already knew this place very well and pointed out where Wu Shuangge needed to be broken.

The filth and toxins accumulated in the magic weapon spurt out, constantly washing away the areas that need to be eliminated.

The light at the eight points on the giant wall was dimming rapidly, but the power added from other places could not match the speed at which the foul smell and toxins were dissipated.

An hour later, a hole began to appear in the divine light flowing on the giant wall. The hole continued to expand until the entire divine light flowing on the jade wall dissipated, and Wu Shuangge also took back the magic weapon.

Lei Yu's face was filled with joy and he bowed his hand to Wu Shuangge.

"Thank you Brother Wu for your help."

"Thank you very much for your righteousness, Brother Qing. If it's convenient for you, why don't you come in with me?"

"No, I have something else to do."

"Well, how about we rest here for a few days. When I come out, I can let Brother Qing choose a few things first."

"No, just send someone to inform me after you come out. I really have something important to do, so I won't stay any longer. I'll take my leave."

Yu Ziqing smiled, waved his hand, and left directly with Wu Shuangge.

Lei Yu was slightly startled, a little surprised.

He had previously thought that Yu Ziqing might want to order more.

Unexpectedly, now that the protection was broken, he actually turned around and walked away without stopping at all.

It seems like something really important is going on.

Then the other party is a bit too helpful. He only chooses three or four items first. Doesn't it seem that he is stingy in doing things?