Lin Luoran deeply felt that he was a crow's mouth.
The magma was still tumbling after a day. Not only did it not recede, but it rose a few meters.
This abnormal phenomenon made the animals panic. They had to move closer to the open space, in order to ensure a safer position, not to be encroached upon by the magma rising again.
There are dozens of species of animals here, with different sizes and positions in the food chain. Originally, everyone lived in peace temporarily because of the disaster, but as the space distance narrowed, they got closer and closer to each other, and finally the first incident that Lin Luoran guessed broke out.
The cause of the incident was an ant. Because it accidentally stepped into the territory of the gopher, it was swallowed by a gopher. It was still smashing its mouth. The ants here became angry and sent out a large force.
As the saying goes, ants kill elephants more than others. In populations like ants, except for species like gophers, which are equally fertile, there are generally very few animals that are stupid enough to attack them when an army of ants gathers.
Therefore, in the war where rats swallowed ants and ants gnawed at rats, the animals all chose to stand on the sidelines.
The two armies fought very quickly, and soon there were corpses left on the ground where the gophers and ants had fought. Natural selection, fighting is not something that disgusts Lin Luoran.
What disgusted her was that the corpses left after the fight triggered snatching by gophers and ants. Snatching the other party's corpses is nothing but the spoils of war, but what they snatched was the sacrificed corpses on their own side... Lin Luoran thought at first that they were collecting corpses for their own kind. It is affectionate and righteous.
But soon, the reality slapped the two of them hard.
The gophers dragged the dead gophers back, and the ants took the dead ants back... Then Lin Luoran saw a group of gophers pounce on the dead gophers, and the ants first picked up the dead ants. Dedicated to the huge queen ant to enjoy, guaranteeing the "food" of the queen ant, and then they themselves.
Lin Luoran felt a tumbling in his heart, and he needed strong restraint to stop himself from vomiting on the spot.
It's like cannibalism. |At the same time, when the male praying mantis enters the state of ecstasy, it bites off its head, and then slowly eats the entire body of the male praying mantis, and the male praying mantis acts as the nutrition for the unborn child... This is an excuse to cover up, but at this time, many animals have only been trapped for a day, and they have not yet reached the end of the mountain, so why do they have to do this
That's right, the ants are large in number, small in size, and easy to carry, so the ants choose to bring back the corpses of the same kind? And the dead hamsters have more meat, which is more in line with the food intake of hamsters? If this is the case, why start this fight again... This is obviously more like that the two groups are premeditated to eliminate the old, weak, sick and disabled in the group to prepare for the possibly more cruel animal melee in the future.
But Lin Luoran really can't accept the practice of eliminating and using it as "food".
Lin Luoran is not worried about the shortage of food. What she does not want to see is the endless harassment that will follow—when these animals are killing more and more crazy, they will always focus on them. It's like a small plain here, crowded with countless animals. Although I haven't seen any giant animals that threaten them like the Scorpion King yet, even the ones in front of me are enough for Lin Luoran if he finally chooses to attack the two of them. They kill softly.
The first day passed in Lin Luoran's silence.
Under the high temperature, people want to drowsy, and animals are no exception. Lin Luoran and Wen Guanjing sat down at the horns, Lin Luoran put out a spiritual warning that had been suppressed to the point of being a "tragedy", and after repeatedly instructing the little green fox not to leave his side, he began to practice meditation.
Wen Guanjing's realm has fallen, and he has no regrets at this time, but the plain surrounded by molten lava has a majestic fire aura, so he naturally has to seize the time to recover his aura.
Both of them felt a sense of uneasiness. They were involved in the current situation because of the murals, but they still don't know anything about the murals... The prohibition in the ruined walls in the desert is obviously not the means of nature. , There are traces of monks.
The sudden sand subsidence is the inevitable result of the prohibition. There are still people, or some kind of existence, who want them to come down to this underground world.
Wen Guanjing thinks more about these issues than Lin Luoran. Wen Guanjing, who grew up in a cultivation family, has some advantages that Lin Luoran cannot match, such as information and literature—Wen Guanjing is 100% sure that this The underground world seems to be unknown to today's practice world.
Unusual animals in the ground, criss-crossing tunnels, glowing shimmering plants, different fires, all kinds of spiritual herbs... If this place had been discovered earlier, it would be the best place for trials, and the cultivation world would not give up on this piece Fatty.
Therefore, it is very likely that there are really clues to the mystery of "disappearance of monks in the Nascent Soul Stage", but they have no way of doing it yet.
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When Lin Luoran opened his eyes again, the arched plain was still so hot, and the red light shone on the surrounding rock walls, indicating that the lava had not dissipated.
The little green fox is not in his arms.
Lin Luoran was startled and almost jumped up. She looked intently, and saw the little green fox was three feet to the left, constantly digging the ground with its claws. She was relieved, but then frowned again.
She was practicing last night, how could she have fallen asleep unknowingly
Wen Guanjing lowered his head. Lin Luoran resisted the uneasiness in her heart and shook him awake.
Both of them actually fell asleep... This is too abnormal. Under such an environment, they both practiced all night and were very vigilant. How could they fall asleep at the same time
Lin Luoran looked up, and sure enough, many animals in the field were sleeping. Like the great seal that occupies the most central position, it is sleeping soundly, and small animals such as gophers and ants are also resting on this side.
The only exceptions are the little green foxes, the rabbits the size of hunting dogs, and the long-legged and elegant elk. I don't know if these animals with a milder temperament are not affected at all, or they are ahead of Lin Luoran. When she woke up, anyway, when she opened her eyes, she found that they were like the little green fox, pawing the ground non-stop.
If these gentle herbivorous animals hadn't fallen asleep in the first place, then the first one to wake up should be the one with the strongest cultivation... Wouldn't it be such a good luck to be the first to wake up, would it be snatched away by some kind of creature in such a sleep
She talked with Wen Guanjing, and they both thought that there was obviously a "mysterious existence" that was much higher than them in the underground. Or maybe it's the "demon's curse" as Yaqir calls it, or maybe it's just an unusually powerful alien.
Is it a demon cultivator, a demon, or... a monk
Lin Luoran was worried, she was not afraid of powerful enemies. She is afraid of powerful enemies who have never shown up. This kind of existence not only has strong strength, but also has meticulous thoughts, and it is the most difficult for them to escape.
"Zhizhi—" the little green fox finally stopped digging, and threw something in front of Lin Luoran.
A tuber of a plant was buried deep in the soil, and there was a sprout on the yellow wet soil, which was obviously the root of some kind of plant, which was gestating energy, waiting for the season to come and drill out of the soil again.
"Give it to me?" Seeing the little green fox kept gesturing for her to pick it up, Lin Luoran finally realized that this little fox is too smart. From what it saw, they caught the rabbit on the way, so there is no lack of it for the time being. For food, it just wants to dig tubers, is it planning for a rainy day
It was only then that Lin Luoran discovered that those herbivores such as rabbits and elk were also digging the roots and tubers of various plants buried deep in the soil. Of course, there were still some hay that hadn't rotted, which could also feed their hunger.
Lin Luoran was still admiring the adaptability of animals, watching Wen Guanjing with a worried expression on her face, she cheered up and talked lightly: "How about we roast a rabbit to eat?"
As she spoke, she handed Wen Guanjing a reserved rabbit meat, and the latter quickly made a shiny roasted rabbit with magic techniques. Because the rabbit was too big, the two of them couldn't finish a meal together. Luo Ran didn't care, the little green fox ate until his stomach turned round.
Of course, the small pile of tubers it has found so hard are still guarded tightly, and no one is allowed to approach the food it stores except Lin Luoran.
The aroma of the roasted rabbits awakened the sleeping animals. Although the aroma of the roasted rabbits was tempting, the animals were naturally vigilant. It's easy to provoke the two of them.
However, the appetite was aroused, and the carnivores including the big seals had not eaten for a day, and finally started to attack the herbivores such as rabbits and elk, which were rich in flavor and tender in meat.
The rabbit jumped and the deer ran, the ground was covered with blood, the little green fox buried his head in Lin Luoran's arms, and was frightened by those screams. Lin Luoran frowned unbearably, Wen Guanjing suddenly said:
"Sister, in fact, these carnivorous animals are not only for food... Have you noticed that after one night, the magma rises again? With the continuous digging of these deer, rabbits, and goats, the plain will soon become shorter…”
It became shorter, a wave of lava hit, and the lava poured backwards. None of the creatures present were spared except her and Wen Guanjing who could rise up and dodge with the sword.
In fact, Yu Jian can't hide for a lifetime. This half-arched sky is full of dark rocks, dotted with some luminous substances. Lin Luoran is not sure how close it is to the ground, whether it can dig a hole before the lava fills up. She escaped through the hole—she didn't want to escape, and Baojia hadn't been found yet.
She just had this idea, the sky seems to be determined to play a joke on Lin Luoran, the sky on the plain began to shake with broken rocks, a ray of skylight poured down, Lin Luoran propped up the mask, and other unprotected animals were caught unprepared It hurt a lot.
When the weather calmed down, Lin Luoran looked up. In the hazy light, a person with fluttering clothes was riding a flying animal with four hooves on fire, slowly landing in the void.
There were animals crawling all over the ground, trembling, only she and Wen Guanjing stood upright, their eyes wide open in disbelief.
The woman looked around and muttered something, but she never got off the firehoofed beast.
"Baojia—" Lin Luoran couldn't help but said, this was actually Baojia, she couldn't help crying out with apprehension and joy.
Looking this way, the woman's eyes were cold and noble, as if she didn't know Lin Luoran at all.
"Baoga... who is it?"