Chu Youtian panted and looked at Xu Chunniang.
"Please come over and lend a hand, Brother Daoist Yan. After we get out, we'll each share this treasure in half."
Xu Chunniang thought about it and did not refuse. She clasped the stone tablet with both hands and lifted it up with force.
However, even with the combined strength of the two, they were still unable to move the stone tablet in the slightest.
After several unsuccessful attempts, Xu Chunniang reluctantly let go.
"It seems like this stone tablet has grown into the soil and cannot be pulled out at all."
Chu Youtian refused to give up. He took two steps back and picked up the spear that was thrown aside.
"I will dig it out today!"
After saying that, he used his spear to dig up a circle of soil near the stone tablet, intending to dig the stone tablet out.
Xu Chunniang thought about it, picked up the bone blade and started to help.
However, the two men dug five feet around the stone tablet and still failed to dig it out. The part that was exposed outside was just the tip of the iceberg.
This is not a stone tablet at all, it's more like a stone pillar.
The part of the stone pillar buried in the soil had more runes on its uneven surface, but they were also unclear and indistinguishable.
Chu Youtian obviously didn't expect this result. He looked at Xu Chunniang hesitantly, "Still digging?"
Xu Chunniang picked a few leaves and gently wiped the dirt off the bone blade.
"Let's stop digging. Let's not talk about whether we can dig out the stone pillar. Even if we dig it out by chance, there is no way to take it away in this spiritual place without spiritual energy."
Chu Youtian was a little depressed. He finally came across a treasure, but in the end he couldn't take it away.
As soon as they entered the cave, they felt an extremely subtle vibration, as if coming from behind them.
The two looked at each other and saw the suspicion in each other's eyes.
"Did the earth shake just now?"
"It seems that the stone pillar shook a little."
At this moment, the vibration came again, and it was hundreds of times more violent than before.
The cave collapsed and rocks rolled down, and the two men almost fell to the ground and were hit by the rocks.
Xu Chunniang finally confirmed that the vibration came from the direction of the stone pillar.
"Exit the cave first!"
However, just as the two were retreating, the entrance of the cave was blocked by fallen rocks, trapping them in the cave.
Fortunately, the earthquake came and went quickly. Not long after the entrance of the cave was blocked, the earth-shaking feeling came to an abrupt end.
Chu Youtian heaved a long sigh of relief, with a look of luck on his face, "I was scared to death, I thought I was going to be buried alive here."
This natural cave has collapsed a little in the recent earthquake. If the earthquake continues a little longer, he will really lose his life here.
Xu Chunniang's face also looked unhappy. The cave was blocked, so she could only continue to move forward.
Thinking that the earthquake just now came from the direction of the stone pillar, she became thoughtful.
"Could it be that we dug up that stone pillar, which caused the earthquake?"
The earthquake came out of nowhere, and it happened right after the two of them started digging, so she couldn't help but think about it.
Chu Youtian recalled that when he was running towards the cave entrance, he vaguely saw a flash of black light on the stone pillar.
It was just a quick glance, so he wasn't sure if he had seen it wrong.
After he told Xu Chunniang about this, an expression of pain and regret appeared on his face.
"I told you that the stone pillar was a good thing. Just moving the soil next to it caused such a strong earthquake. What a pity, alas."
Xu Chunniang ignored him and walked up the stone steps in the cave.
If the earthquake was really caused by the stone pillar, the two of them might really die after digging it out.
I was lucky just now that I was not hit by the rocks. If it happens again, I might not be so lucky again.
The earthquake affected a wide area. Except for Xu Chunniang and Chu Youtian who were the first to be hit, everyone in the entire valley felt the strong tremor.
Around the huge altar, there was a huge crowd of people.
Their faces were pale, their bodies were shaking, and they kept kneeling and kowtowing in front of the altar, muttering to themselves.
"The Lord Wushen is angry."
"Who has offended the Master Wushen? Please calm down."
"God of War, the sacrifices will be ready soon. My clan has prepared eight sacrifices this time, and I'm sure they will satisfy you, my Lord."
It was not until the shaking completely disappeared that their anxiety slowly subsided.
The leading village chiefs stood up, looked around and frowned slightly.
"There are a lot of outsiders sneaking in. I can sense a lot of strange auras, which makes me uncomfortable."
"Those outsiders are hiding very well. Be careful to protect the altar and don't let them destroy the sacrifice and anger the witch god."
"You are an outsider who doesn't know your own limits, haha."
After the few people had communicated, they directed the tribesmen to deliver the selected sacrifices to the tall altar.
Those chosen as sacrifices were all children under the age of twelve.
They sat upright on the altar, their eyes wide open with curiosity, not knowing what their fate would be.
Soon, more and more people gathered on the altar, numbering as many as fifty or sixty.
You Si Niang watched this scene from afar and couldn't help but lick the corner of her lips with her tongue, with a covetous look in her eyes.
“Although they are all mortals with no cultivation, the combined power of so much blood, spirit and soul is still considerable.”
Tan Lang was shocked by the implication of her words, "Don't mess around, blood sacrifice is no different from others, you don't have the same blood as them, you can't get these powers at all."
"I know, I'm just a little jealous. If all these people can be sacrificed to me, maybe I can use this to break through to the Golden Core stage."
There was regret in You Si Niang's eyes, which then turned into a cold light.
"Since I can't get it, I'll just destroy it. These natives have no good intentions anyway."
There are many monks like You Si Niang who sneak into the valley. Most of them come in with people from other villages.
After seeing this scene from afar, their expressions varied, some were indignant, and some were indifferent.
But no matter what everyone's attitude is, at least so far, a consensus has been reached to disrupt the sacrifice.
After all, the key to leaving the Land of Absolute Spirits is most likely related to this sacrifice and the object of the sacrifice.
On the tall altar, many offerings were finally placed in place.
The twelve village chiefs led their respective tribesmen to stand at twelve locations around the altar and began a frantic and long prayer.
Once the ceremony begins, the witch god will wake up from his slumber and enjoy the sacrifices.
In a mountain not far from the altar, Xu Chunniang suddenly stopped and asked, "Did you hear any sound?"
Chu Youtian listened carefully for a while, "It sounds like some ancient intonation, but I don't understand it."
The two looked at each other and walked in the direction where the sound came from. After a few steps, they saw another stone pillar. The unearthed part was only three feet long.
This was the eighth stone pillar they had encountered along the way.