At the end of the bluestone stairs is a cave that is one-tenth the size of the Ghost Market.
But unlike the Ghost Market, there are more than a dozen large and small passages extending outward from the periphery of this cave, dividing the entire Fengming Mountain into different parts.
“No wonder we need someone to explore the way… It feels like entering a large ant nest…”
Cao Jinxing walked down the stairs and stepped onto the gravel ground. Just as he saw the interconnected passages in the light of sporadic torches, he suddenly smelled a fishy stench.
He looked in the direction where the smell came from.
What catches your eye are eight huge iron cages standing in two rows on the west side of the cave.
Inside were "bloody people" lying on the ground in all directions, piled up haphazardly like corpses. There were about ten people in each cage, and there were as many as seventy or eighty people in total!
They all have a foundation in internal strength, the lowest is the third level of acquired strength, and the highest is the peak of acquired strength.
When seeing them, Cao Jinxing's mind flashed a word that Shen Xiang had said: human feast!
These people are not dead, they are also snake corpses.
But different snake corpses have different uses.
Those in the Tongyou realm are regarded as the main force, those in the Xiantian realm can participate in the battle, those who don't know martial arts are fed to snakes, and as for the Acquired realm in the middle realm... they are the "delicacies" prepared by Mingzhu for the Flame-Winged Eagle.
The blood on their bodies was deliberately poured on them by the Mongols. It was diluted from the blood of the mother of the Golden Flame Serpent. The purpose was to make them carry the scent of the Golden Flame Serpent and thus attract the Flame Feather Eagle to come out.
When the rest of the people are in place, it's time for these people to enter the passage as bait and die...
“That’s cruel.”
Cao Jinxing had a blank expression on his face, but murderous intent arose in his heart.
"First, find the Flame-Feathered Eagle..."
Cao Jinxing found a secluded place and released Xuanyuan 14. After Xuanyuan 14 landed, he closed his eyes and started smelling.
The smartest thing about Fourteen is that he knows when to act coquettishly with Cao Jinxing and when to do serious business first.
Treasure hunting is its innate ability.
Fourteen was born with the ability to sense things with high energy within a certain range.
——It’s a pity that after following Cao Jinxing, finding a century-old ginseng was easier than catching a mouse before, but now even ordinary ginseng is hard to come by…
Now, in the entire underground cave, apart from its own heart, there are only two high-energy "treasures of heaven and earth", one is the gallbladder of the golden flame snake, and the other is the blood of the flame-winged eagle.
After filtering by smell and excluding those with the fishy smell of human flesh, the only ones left are the Flame-Winged Eagles.
It couldn't be simpler.
Got it!
Xuanyuan Shisi opened his eyes quickly, looked back at Cao Jinxing, turned into a white shadow and ran at high speed, leading the way, with Cao Jinxing following closely behind with lightning speed!
The passage itself is interconnected and there is no light underground, so it is very easy to lose your sense of direction when you are in it.
But this man and cat are obviously not included in this list.
In the darkness, they were like two flashes of lightning, with the Flame-Winged Eagle itself as a beacon, heading straight for the finish line!
As we move faster, the smell becomes stronger and the temperature rises.
finally.
After turning the last passage, the human-pet came to another giant cave, and a ball of fire suddenly pierced into its eyes!
Cao Jinxing saw the legendary Flame-Winged Eagle and Burning Sky Phoenix.
Its entire body was burning with tiny flames, and in the dark cave, it was as dazzling as the sun!
"Is this the Flame-Feathered Eagle?"
Cao Jinxing held the hilt of his knife, hid behind a huge rock, and carefully watched the giant beast in front of him.
It was more than ten feet tall and was eating a pangolin as big as a wild boar. Its iron beak easily pierced the pangolin's scales, pecking it all over with blood!
By the light of the fire it emitted, it could be seen that it was extremely ugly, with sparse feathers all over its body, a hooked beak, dirty red feathers, extremely thick legs, and very short wings. At first glance...
"This model should also be copied... Based on the Divine Condor in the TV series, some fire effects were added..."
found it.
that's it!
Without further ado, Cao Jinxing quickly drew his sword!
《Eight Secrets of Heavenly Sword》·Heavenly Wind Ring!
One trick, ten strikes. Thousands of water-blue sword lights suddenly burst out from the Embroidered Spring Sword. As the last strike fell, thousands of sword lights gathered together, cold, domineering, and devastating!
This knife is extremely sharp and fierce!
but……
The dark white blade energy slashed on the feathers on the back of the Flame-Feathered Eagle, and only a streak of gold and stone sparks flew out!
Only a little blood spurted out!
This defense is too damn high!
"Very good, we can't win, retreat quickly!"
Cao Jinxing picked up Fourteen and turned around and ran!
"Cry——"
The eagle screamed in pain.
It turned around suddenly.
There was flame burning in those red eyes!
It has been the king of the underground for two hundred years, but humans always provoke it these days! With murderous intent, it moves its two thick legs and rushes towards Cao Jinxing!
…
at the same time.
Somewhere in an underground cave.
"Someone came in?"
Princess Mingzhu stopped and frowned, looking to her side. Twelve snake corpses were half-kneeling on the ground. They were the ones who had blocked the passage earlier.
Behind these twelve bodies, there was another identical large black iron cage, inside which stood four snake corpses with their faces covered by black robes and their eyes closed.
These four are all at the peak of innateness!
Together with the four who were fighting with Wu Yunfeng on the ground, there were twenty innates in total. This combat power was already terrifying!
In addition, there are the Eight Horses of the Wanma Gang.
Four Tongyou and four Xiantian, such fighting power shows that Mingzhu is fully prepared. It also indirectly proves how difficult it is to kill the "Phoenix" that has lived for more than two hundred years in the belly of the mountain!
"He is very good at Qinggong, and he also removed the snake venom from the Jinyiwei... This man came prepared! Ah Jin, order the eight horses of the Wanma Gang to enter the mountain immediately!"
Mingzhu had a bad feeling in her heart.
This feeling is so strong that even if surrounded by experts, one still feels unsafe!
Rustle...
Scattered pieces of rubble fell to the ground.
A huge snake head slowly descended from the air in the stone chamber. The head alone was as thick as a round plate, and the body was four or five feet long. It had black scales all over and golden lines on its back.
It was the black-scaled golden-flame snake mother!
Green light flashes in the emerald vertical pupils!
The supernatural power is activated.
In Guangning Prefecture, which was dozens of miles away, the Wanma Gang leader Chiji, deputy leader Daoli, and six other brothers, who were all sleeping, sat up from their beds almost at the same time!
Each one looks like a zombie rising from its coffin, or like a puppet with someone pulling its strings!
The eight people quickly got out of bed, rushed into the stable, and rode their horses towards Fengming Mountain!
“Hiss…”
The black-scaled golden flame snake hypnotized and gave commands, and it moved its tongue towards Mingzhu, but its head began to shake slightly and its pupils began to tremble.
——Too much distraction and hypnosis made its mind very tired.
"Thanks a lot."
Mingzhu touched the snake mother's head lovingly: "After drinking the blood of the Flame-Winged Eagle, your supernatural power will be stronger, and you won't have to work so hard."
“Hiss…”
Just as the human and the pet were communicating harmoniously, suddenly a shrill and loud cry echoed throughout the mountains and outside the mountains!
"Cry——"
It was the angry cry of the Flame-winged Eagle!
And it’s getting closer!
Mingzhu was stunned, her mind racing, her face suddenly changed: "Not good! Their goal is to drive the tiger to devour the wolf! Quick! Tell Che Gen and Su Ri to retreat!"