When we got closer to the edge of the tiankeng, we found that it was even bigger than what we had seen before.

Waves of icy air surged out from the ground, and even someone with Lin Che's physique could feel the chill.

It seems that there is something else in the icy atmosphere.

"Ji Daru, do you want to go down with us to take a look?" Lin Che asked.

Ji Bu laughed: "I haven't been here for thirty years. I've been here a few times before. I'm very familiar with it."

As he spoke, Ji Bu took the lead and stepped into the large pendant basket.

There are elevator-like mechanical devices all around here, which are the work of Mohist scholars. Only one or two people are needed to operate the huge elevator.

Lin Che and the others also walked in. There were more than a dozen of them in total, but it didn't feel crowded.

The mechanism made a clicking sound and began to descend.

Lin Che could clearly see the surrounding walls, which had been damaged by human intervention. In some places, there were traces of burning fire, probably to combat the night worm.

"Commander Gong, how deep have we explored now?"

At this time, the great scholar Ji Bu also asked.

Although Lin Che and Gong Qiu had fought earlier, Ji Bu knew what was going on, so he asked directly what he needed to ask.

Gong Qiu said respectfully, "Master Ji, we haven't made much progress in these years. Now that we're underground, it's too difficult to dig any deeper. All we can do now is prevent these nightshades from continuing to grow and form sinkholes."

The mechanical device slowly descended, and the vision became increasingly blurred, requiring fish-eye stones to be hung in many places.

This kind of stone also emits a little light and is not expensive, so it is just right for use here.

Just as the mechanical device descended to a depth of a thousand meters.

Lin Che suddenly felt the atmosphere around him begin to change.

Um? ?

He frowned slightly and looked into the darkness.

Whoosh——

Suddenly, an inky black light shot up into the sky from the ground like a sharp arrow.

It brushed past their mechanical devices and rushed towards the entrance of the sinkhole.

Lin Che's heart trembled: "What is that?"

The speed of the black light just now was too fast, and he couldn't see it clearly.

"Master, what's wrong?" Yu Huadian was the first to speak, his frail body blocking Lin Che's way, looking around warily.

"What happened, Brother Lin?"

"My Lord? Are you okay?"

Everyone was startled and looked over.

Lin Che was shocked and pointed at the spot just now. "What was that thing that flew up there just now? Did you see it clearly?"

"Ah? What is that?" Yao Wenkui was puzzled.

"I didn't see it!" Even the great scholar Ji Bu shook his head in confusion.

Lin Che looked at them one by one and saw that everyone's face was full of surprise and confusion, and they were not pretending.

They really didn't see the light just now.

Could it be that it really is like the imperial palace, the imperial mausoleum, and the imperial seal?

Is it that light that only he can see clearly?

"Just now I saw something flying up. Maybe... I was dazzled."

Lin Che didn't want to explain too much, so she covered it up with just one sentence.

Now he is even more curious about what is under the sinkhole.

After descending another two hundred meters, the device slowly stopped.

Gong Qiu said in a deep voice, "Let's stop here. If you stay here for three days, you'll be poisoned. If you go any further, you'll be poisoned in half a day. If you go underground, you'll be poisoned in just half an hour."

"If you want to see ringworm in the night, you can see it clearly here."

As he spoke, Gong Qiu took out the special medicine powder he had prepared in advance and sprinkled it violently. Immediately, wherever the powder passed by, it started to burn.

In the light of the fire, you can clearly see the nightshades on the wall.

This little thing looks like moss, but is much larger than moss. It is about ten centimeters tall and has small tentacles growing on it.

Looking closely, these small tentacles actually have five fingers like human hands, which are constantly wriggling in the darkness.

When the burning powder was sprinkled on them, they seemed to have spirits and knew how to avoid it.

Lin Che, relying on his righteous spirit, stretched out his hand and grabbed it in mid-air, feeling that the tiny night lichen was surprisingly powerful.

He gritted his teeth, pulled it out with a "swish" sound, and grabbed it.

He was at the fourth level of the Object Control Realm, and had the unique ability to control objects in mid-air. However, because he had just broken through a few days ago, he had not used it very often.

It would be a bit embarrassing to show off this skill now and it would be so difficult.

But what he didn't expect was that many people around him looked at him with shock.

Although Gong Qiu was crippled by his two punches, he still couldn't help but speak:

"You, you, Champion Marquis, you actually managed to tear off the Night Ringworm. I'm truly impressed by your true energy."

"Normally, this thing is hard to break even with a knife or an axe. Brother Lin, you can actually tear it off in mid-air. How strong are you?" Zhong Su also spoke.

Zhang Ding finally found an opportunity to flatter him: "Marquis Guanjun, you truly live up to your name. You are the bravest among all the troops! I admire you."

Lin Che felt secretly relieved.

It seems that it’s not that I’m not strong enough, but that they are too weak.

Looking at the night ringworm on his hand, there were bursts of icy breath, and these tentacles seemed very manic... or rather, very scared, struggling frantically to escape.

"Xiaotian, take this thing and put it in a bottle. I'll take it back and study it slowly."

"Yes, master." Yu Huadian had received instructions long ago. He took out a small bottle from his arms and filled it up carefully.

Having come this far, Lin Che would definitely not stop there.

"You stay here, I'll go down and take a look."

"Wait for me to accompany you." said the great scholar Ji Bu.

Gong Qiu, who was standing by, also spoke up: "I've been poisoned, and I'm not afraid of going down again. I'll lead the way."

Ji Bu Daru was the first to speak: "Okay, then the three of us will go down. You just wait here."

As soon as Ji Bu finished speaking, his body shook, his huge robe fluttered, and a white and righteous aura burst out, illuminating the surroundings like daylight.

"I'll take you down."

Lin Che only felt his body stiffen, and was enveloped by a warm force. His entire body was pulled out of the mechanical device as if it were out of control.

Then it sank down with a whoosh.

This is such an awesome and righteous spirit that he can even carry others flying.

Lin Che felt a surge of envy.

Look at you, Inverse Subsystem. What's the point? Can't you let me fly?

While thinking, Lin Che felt that his speed was slowing down.

Gong Qiu's voice came: "We're here."

Lin Che landed firmly on the ground, finally catching a glimpse of the tiankeng's underground. When he saw it clearly, his pupils couldn't help but shrink...