This was the first time for both of them to come into such close contact with this cave, so they were inevitably a little nervous. The thick weeds outside blocked the steps of Long Xiangtian and Yunniang. Every place where they could step was covered with thick weeds.
At this time, Long Xiangtian gathered Qi in his right hand and mobilized all the Qi in his body. A small Qi ball had formed on the palm of Long Xiangtian's right hand. From the beginning, it was round in shape and slowly compressed inwards, and finally turned into a flat disc shape.
Long Xiangtian casually threw the disc-shaped Qi in front of him. He turned into a flash of light and quickly shot towards the cave. Everything he touched on the way was cut and sawed apart, and fell to the ground. The thick vines and branches that originally hung low above the cave fell down one after another.
At the entrance of the cave, there was a thick layer of it.
Seeing that the weeds and debris blocking his path had been cleared, Long Xiangtian took the lead and walked towards the cave. Yunniang followed closely behind. Before entering the cave, Long Xiangtian felt an evil aura coming from the entrance of the cave, constantly seeping out.
All the weeds and flowers growing around the cave were now withered and drooping, without any vitality. The vines that had been drooping before, relying on their vine-like nature, had a strong vitality and were able to block the evil aura a little.
When Long Xiangtian got closer, he discovered that the vine that had just been cut was facing outwards, which was the side that Long Xiangtian had just seen. It was emerald green, but the side facing the cave had turned black and gray. Like the weeds around the cave, its vitality was being constantly drained.
Du Ruo, such a domineering and righteous name, how could it be such an evil thing? This puzzled Long Xiangtian.
If the evil aura at the entrance of the cave was not blocked by the formation set up by Zhuge Hai, it is very likely that this hilltop would be a barren land at this moment. Judging from the weeds outside the entrance of the cave, the formation set up by Zhuge Hai would not last long.
The corridor into the cave was unexpectedly clean. Long Xiangtian thought it would be full of spider silk, but it was surprisingly clean. However, Long Xiangtian thought about it and thought that this situation was normal. After all, there were so many dangerous animals in this place, and their intuition was much sharper than that of humans.
Nature will not settle in this place, or hunt.
At this moment in the cave, apart from some ashes and soil on the ground, there were only some traces of blood, but they had been washed away by the years and were no longer particularly obvious.
Long Xiangtian guessed that these traces were most likely left behind by the golden generation.
The structure inside the cave was not particularly complicated. It was like a short corridor, and then the road turned to the right. After walking two steps, you came to the stone cave where Du Ruo was placed. The space here was a little bigger than it looked from the outside.
There were no special decorations on the surrounding walls, and they had not even been repaired, still maintaining the uneven appearance unique to the original stone cave. However, there were many arrays and symbols carved on the floor, and many of the fonts and patterns were carved with great effort, giving Long Xiangtian the feeling that they were directly printed on the ground.
Indeed, many places have become blurred due to wear and tear. It goes without saying that these formations must have been ineffective now. Even if some of them are still in operation, their power is definitely only one tenth of what it used to be.
There are four braziers made of wood placed around the center, but the fuel inside has been burned out over the years, and there is nothing else inside except some dust.
At this moment, Du Ruo was quietly placed in the middle.
The body of the tripod was the bronze color that was common in bronze ware after oxidation, but the surface was not particularly pure. There was a large area of black material in some corners, covering its original color. Compared with the previous bronze color, it looked like it was stained with layers of dirt.
Fortunately, the various patterns carved on the Duruo are still so clear and lifelike. For example, the Azure Dragon, Vermillion Bird, Black Tortoise and White Tiger are carved on the four corners of the Duruo respectively. Looking from a distance, they all look like living things, attracting people's attention.
The four bronze legs were firmly touching the ground, bearing all the weight of the tripod, but unfortunately one of the legs had been stained by black substance, making it look not so perfect.
The two ears of the tripod were in a W shape, facing outwards. If it weren't for the black substance on Du Ruo's body that destroyed the harmonious aura, even if Long Xiangtian was beaten to death, he would not believe that the evil aura came from such a majestic object.
At this moment, a beam of sunlight came straight in through the gap in the space above the stone cave, shining on Du Ruo's tripod. The sunlight that should have made people feel warm and energetic now looked so pale in this cave. The evil aura contained in it could not be purified by this small beam of sunlight.
But it was not without any effect. The sunlight shining in illuminated some tiny patterns on the Duruo. At first glance, Long Xiangtian felt that these patterns were particularly familiar, but he could not remember where he had seen these patterns before.
There was no time for Long Xiangtian to think carefully. Du Ruo, who had been quietly placed in the middle, actually made a sound after a slight tremor.
The low voice instantly echoed in the stone cave and reached the ears of Long Xiangtian and Yunniang.
"More than two hundred years have passed, and finally a new puppet has come to me again. I thought you were going to be a pair of cowards and never dare to come here."
"If it weren't for the formation set up by Zhuge Hai, I would have started to lure one of you into my world when you first came to this world."