Chapter 100 Underwater Skeleton
The further they went, the heavier the stench became, until in the end Huo Qinghuang was so irritated that she could hardly open her eyes.
"Pah! What kind of person is this owner? He is so unhygienic!"
She covered her mouth and nose, muttering in disgust, but when she opened her mouth, she almost vomited.
If it weren't for the strange fragrance in front that occasionally wafted into her nostrils, she would have turned around and left, not wanting to stay here for another second.
Suddenly, she stopped and stared ahead.
This is the bottom of the cave, which is much more spacious than the passage outside and is as big as a room.
In the middle of the cave, there was still a pile of messy animal bones, as if they had just been eaten, and the stench was particularly strong.
Huo Qinghuang just glanced casually, his eyes stopped at a corner, and his pupils suddenly shrank.
I saw a skeleton lying against the mountain wall in front of me. The bones were dark brown and the flesh and blood had long disappeared.
Huo Qinghuang's face showed surprise: "This is a human skeleton!"
But, aren’t all human skeletons grayish white? Why is this one black?
She took light steps and walked over slowly.
Before she got close, a disgusting stench suddenly hit her nose and almost made her pass out.
The taste is wrong!
Huo Qinghuang quickly held his breath and observed carefully.
It was unknown how long the skeleton had been dead, and its clothes had long been soaked and rotten, but from the few scattered yellow pieces of cloth, it could be identified that it was a yellow Taoist robe.
Huo Qinghuang frowned slightly.
In her previous life, she often fought against those powerful Taoist priests, so she naturally understood their clothing habits.
Taoists are not as casual as demon cultivators. They have strict rules and regulations, and the color of their clothes is of utmost importance, representing their identity.
Generally speaking, yellow-robed Taoists have a very high status in Taoism and have profound magical powers, some of which are even superior to the head monk.
However, this world is different from the world of cultivation, and I don’t know if there is any difference between them.
But no matter what, this person must be a Taoist priest without a doubt.
A Taoist priest died here, it seems this place is really famous.
Huo Qinghuang walked forward and gently scraped the bones with a dagger.
The next moment, black smoke suddenly came out of the skeleton, and the blade of the dagger turned visibly black.
"Toxic? No wonder it smells wrong."
Huo Qinghuang immediately took a few steps back.
The poison could even kill the Taoist priest in yellow robe, which showed that it was quite powerful. Her body had not yet been cultivated to the right level, and she did not want to suffer a setback.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, her eyes paused again.
I saw a corner of a wooden plaque exposed under the skeleton's buttocks, and there seemed to be some patterns carved on it.
"I'm sorry."
Huo Qinghuang hesitated for a moment, then kicked the skeleton to the ground, and the wooden sign was completely exposed.
She fiddled with the wooden token with a dagger and observed it for a long time before she discovered that it was a peach wood token with a few cloud patterns engraved on it. In the middle, a large "Chi" character was extremely conspicuous.
However, because it was a wooden sign and was not contaminated by poison, Huo Qinghuang picked it up with confidence.
"Is this an identity token or something?"
She flipped through it several times, and seeing that there was nothing on it that showed her identity except the word "imperial", she no longer took it to heart, casually put it in her backpack, and looked away, continuing to search for the source of the strange fragrance in the cave.
Not long after, she made another discovery.
I saw that in the other corner of the cave, there was a small pond. In the pond, a green plant was quietly growing on the edge of the pond.
The emerald green leaves and rhizomes are covered with green scales, like jade carvings, emitting a faint fluorescence, as if they were alive.
A faint fragrance suddenly wafted over, and Huo Qinghuang's heartbeat quickened.
"Is this, Green Scale Grass?"
She widened her eyes, somewhat incredulous that she had found green scale grass here.
This is a magical medicine that is only found in the world of cultivation. It usually grows on the seabed and is extremely effective against water-attributed monsters, but it is extremely rare in the mortal world.
However, this green scale grass has another effect. After taking it, it can increase the strength of the body, which is of great benefit to her practice of the True Phoenix Body Refining Technique.
"I said there must be treasures under the water, and it's true!"
Huo Qinghuang didn't hesitate at all and immediately jumped into the pool. He didn't care whether the green scale grass was mature or not. He reached out and pulled it out and stuffed it into his backpack.
"I don't know where the owner of this place has gone. I wanted to have a good meal, but it escaped."
After getting the Green Scale Grass, Huo Qinghuang was in a good mood. He walked around the cave, but when he found nothing else, he turned around and left in disappointment.
She was still a little reluctant to leave, but she didn't know that two hours after she left, when the area had become completely quiet, a huge python swam over cautiously.
It sniffed at the entrance of the cave, seemed to smell something, and suddenly went crazy, swimming into the cave like crazy.
A moment later, there was a loud bang, and the cave collapsed. The python rushed out of the cave. The huge snake body swept wildly under the water, turning the area upside down, and leaving a mess wherever it passed.
“Hiss…”
It roared towards the sky a few times, venting its anger.
It was sleeping soundly in the cave, but suddenly it sensed the sound of fighting on the water surface. It sneaked out to take a look, and found that the mutant crocodile that often opposed it had been killed!
The python was so frightened that it didn't even care about the treasure it was guarding and immediately turned around and ran away.
In its superficial consciousness, the only reason humans enter Changbai Mountain is to hunt for treasure and to be curious about the exotic animals.
As long as it is not there, the cave is very hidden and smells bad, so most people will not go in.
But who knew that something unexpected would happen.
“Hiss!”
That human must have stolen my baby. I'm going to eat her alive!
The giant python was furious. It opened its mouth and sucked in all the visible creatures around it into its stomach.
After it calmed down, it sniffed the scent in the water carefully and followed in one direction.
…
On the other side, Huo Qinghuang was groping under the water with light steps.
Getting the green scale grass made her feel better and more determined to clean the Tianchi Lake.
After an unknown amount of time, she finally reached the other side of the bottom of Tianchi Lake.
I saw a pool of water in front of me. The surface of the water was as calm as a mirror, with ripples rippling around, reflecting the moon-like fluorescence in the water.
"Strange, there is a pool of water at the bottom of the water. Is there any treasure in it?"
Huo Qinghuang swam over and stretched out his hand to gently stroke the water.
Crash!
A clear and pleasant sound of flowing water was heard, and the water in the pool flowed, swirling into a large whirlpool.
"It is living water, and I don't know where it leads to below."
She withdrew her hand, squatted by the pond and pondered for a moment, then suddenly dived into it.
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