Chen Lin observed the snow pile while looking towards the big tree.
Judging from the focus of the man in the snow pile, he was heading for the big tree. And since he was so cautious, he was definitely not a monster like the woodcutter, but a monk.
Although he felt that his guess was almost right, he did not go over but continued to wait and see.
This wait lasted almost three days.
Chen Lin was wondering if he had seen it wrong. There was no one in the snow pile. It had been snowing for the past few days, and the snow pile had grown a lot higher, but the head had never appeared again.
But just as he was wondering whether he should give it a try, a strong figure appeared in the wind and snow in the distance.
His attire is similar to that of the previous woodcutter, but he is taller and more imposing.
Even the hatchet in his hand was much brighter.
The other party quickly walked to the big tree, chopped it down in a few strokes, and then began to chop it into small pieces. After tying them up, he picked them up with wooden sticks and disappeared in the wind and snow.
Chen Lin secretly memorized the direction the other party left, and then looked at the location of the snow pile.
After a while, the snow pile trembled, and a man's figure emerged from it. Without any unnecessary movements, he ran straight to the tree stump.
Chen Lin hesitated for a moment and did not follow, but continued to observe.
This time there was no other monk to compete with the other party. After the man arrived next to the tree stump, he immediately began to clear the snow around it. Then he took out an object and began to dig under the tree stump.
However, because the soil was frozen and they could not cast spells, the other party had a very difficult time digging.
After digging for most of the day, the other party seemed to be unable to dig anymore, so he took out something that looked like an axe and started chopping at the roots.
Chen Lin was a little surprised when he saw this.
The value of this tree stump must be very high, so the other party dug deeper to get as much of it as possible.
After another half day, the other party finally chopped off the tree stump at the roots, and without putting it into the storage bag, he just carried it away quickly.
Chen Lin followed immediately.
The other party must have been tired and walked very slowly. It took him nearly two or three hours to walk more than twenty miles away.
Then it stopped again.
Chen Lin also stopped far away and hid in the snow.
He didn't get too close the whole time, and without using his spiritual sense, it was snowing, so it was difficult to be discovered at this distance.
After the man stopped, he put the wooden stake aside, then took off the package on his back. After opening it, he fiddled with something for a while, and a huge balloon-like object floated up.
There was something like a net bag hanging under the balloon. The man and the tree stump sat on the net bag, their feet pressing higher and higher on the ground. Soon they flew up and slowly floated away with the balloon.
Chen Lin was stunned.
It turns out that this is how the footprints of the two monks disappeared.
Needless to say, this balloon is not a magic weapon. It should be because people are afraid of using magic power to attract monsters, so a specially made flying object was created.
Fortunately, the balloon was not flying very fast, so he immediately brought Fat Tiger out of the snow and quickly caught up.
This trip lasted for several days.
Without using their magic power, even though the two tried their best, they were eventually left behind.
However, the opponent's flight route has not changed, so it is definitely right for them to continue exploring forward.
After thinking about it, he and Fat Tiger separated themselves by a distance horizontally and moved forward at the same time as far as they could see to avoid missing any valuable clues.
This trip lasted nearly half a month.
Even though the snow was deep and the progress was difficult, we estimated that we walked several hundred miles without discovering anything along the way.
This made Chen Lin a little uncertain. Did the man change the flight trajectory midway and they had gone in the wrong direction
After walking for nearly another day, just when he was hesitating whether to change direction, he found a high ground in front of him.
This high ground is much higher than other places. It is definitely a good place to dig a cave.
It wasn’t far anyway, so Chen Lin called Fat Tiger back and sent him into the demon world.
This is done to prevent Fat Tiger's appearance from being mistaken for a monster after encountering a monk, thus causing unnecessary trouble.
"Which cave are you from?"
Chen Lin walked forward alone. He had not gone far when a man suddenly emerged from the snow beside him. He was a young man in white clothes, looking at him with a wary expression.
Chen Lin was immediately delighted. Sure enough, this was the gathering place and this person should be a guard.
After thinking for a while, he clasped his fists and said, "My name is Chen Lin, from the Emerald Cave. What's your name?"
After saying this, he stared at the other person's face.
The main concern is that this is the Emerald Cave, which would be a real mistake.
As for telling the truth, he was afraid that the other party would become suspicious and not let him enter the gathering place.
"The Emerald Cave is quite far away. You are very brave to explore such a far place."
The young man in white looked Chen Lin up and down, and his expression relaxed a little.
Chen Lin was certain when he heard this, and said, "I did go a bit too far, and I also lost my package. I couldn't fly back, so I had to come to your place to seek help."
Hearing what Chen Lin said, the young man in white looked more relaxed, clasped his fists and said, "It's okay, we cultivators should help each other. My name is He Wangshui, welcome to our Three Kings Cave, but the rules cannot be broken. If you want to go in, you still have to sign this contract."
The young man in white took out a black slate and looked at Chen Lin.
Chen Lin was a little hesitant. He had never seen the type of contract the other party took out. He didn't know what type it was. He didn't dare to sign it carelessly, nor did he know how to sign it.
"Why, do you have any concerns, fellow Daoist? The blood contract in our Three Kings Cave is the same as the regular blood contract. There is nothing different. It is just to prevent someone from making trouble in the cave and leaking the information in the cave at will."
After a pause, the young man in white said, "If you don't want to sign the contract, please leave to avoid misunderstandings."
Chen Lin took the stone slab, which was engraved with ancient characters, and the terms were indeed the same as what the other party said.
But to be on the safe side, he still made the destiny line visible and tried to predict good or bad luck.
After imagining whether there would still be hidden dangers if he did not violate the terms on the slate, a line immediately lit up.
Although it is vague, there is no gap.
Chen Lin breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that this contract was really ordinary. The lines were easily visible, which meant that there was no mystery and no excessive changes.
His current talent and ability can only be so easy when predicting such established things.
With his natural ability as a guarantee, Chen Lin had no scruples and dripped a drop of blood onto the stone slab.
The young man in white nodded when he saw this, put away the stone slab, and then gave Chen Lin a token, saying, "Daoyou, follow me!"
The two men came to one side of the high ground, one in front and one behind.
The young man in white stepped into a pile of snow, and then there was a slight sound of a mechanism, and the ground split apart, revealing a step leading downwards.
There was a slightly thin young monk sitting on the steps. He stood up and talked to the young man in white, then took Chen Lin inside.
Then the mechanism sounded again and the cave door closed.
Chen Lin looked back at the closed cave entrance. It turned out that the door was purely mechanical. It seemed that magical tools and the like could not be used here.
The steps are long.
After reaching the end, there is another corridor. After walking a long way again, you will come to a stone door.
There were guards on both sides of the stone gate. After the young monk gave some instructions, the two guards looked at Chen Lin, and one of them pressed down the bulge next to the stone gate.
After a while, the stone door was opened.
Chen Lin was surprised to find that there were guards inside the stone gate.
It seems that there are quite a lot of monks in this gathering point, otherwise there would not be enough spare capacity to arrange so many people.
After passing the stone gate, there is still another set of stairs going down.
After walking for a long time again, they came to a stone gate again.
After passing through three stone gates, Chen Lin felt a noisy sound and the spiritual energy became much richer. In front of him was no longer a staircase, but a street with ancient-style buildings on both sides, and it seemed that there were quite a lot of them.
There were people walking on the street from time to time, and there were also some shops.
"Okay, I can only take you here. From now on, please do as you please. We have an inn here that is specially designed to receive foreign monks. You will see it if you keep walking along this street. In addition, I want to remind you not to cause trouble here, otherwise the consequences will be serious."
The young monk took Chen Lin to the entrance of the street and gave him some instructions.
Chen Lin immediately took out a pill used by foundation-building cultivators and said, "Thank you very much, fellow Daoist. This is just a small token of my respect."
Through close sensing, he could sense that the other party was a foundation-building cultivator, but he didn't know the resource situation here, so he didn't dare to give more and only gave one.
“Pills!”
The young monk's eyes lit up and he immediately took it in his hand.
"Thank you for the reward, senior. If you need anything, you can come to the Foreign Affairs Hall to find me. My name is Qu Qingzhou."
After saying that, he left happily.
Looking at the other party's appearance, Chen Lin knew that there was a shortage of resources here, and a foundation-building pill was already very valuable.
What made him feel relieved was that there were not too many restrictions on outside monks here. Apart from signing a blood contract, no fees were charged, and there was no one to monitor them. It seemed that there should be communication between the various gathering points.
After thinking for a while, he slowly wandered around the street, observing people coming in and out of the shops, and sometimes he would go into a shop to take a look.
He soon confirmed one thing.
This underground gathering place does not restrict the use of mana. There must be some facilities specifically designed to isolate mana fluctuations from leaking out.
This is the normal situation. If the gathering point does not have such a function, the monks here will not be able to practice.
Feeling more and more satisfied, after walking around for a while, Chen Lin walked towards the inn that Qu Qingzhou mentioned.
Since the conditions here are pretty good and he can use magic power, he plans to live here for a while.
Heal your injuries completely, refine the True Soul Flower, and then decide what to do next.