Chapter 222 224 Ice Gel
Rong Xianxian searched this underground space carefully but did not find any ice crystal tree.
While she felt disappointed, she couldn't help but laugh at herself. It was amazing that she could come up with the idea of letting a young bird show the way.
Looking upward from their floating position, they could only see a tiny, narrow gap, distant and small, with a faint light shining through it.
Flying carpets consume a lot of spiritual energy. With Rong Xianxian's current level, it is easy for her to control the flying carpet. However, if she adjusts the flying carpet to the maximum mode, and Cui Lie and the two children are floating like this together, the consumption of spiritual energy in her body will be more obvious. She may not be able to hold on for long, and she must find a safe place to land.
Gradually, Rong Xianxian and Cui Lie's eyes adapted to the underground environment. Even in places not reached by the strong flashlight, they could vaguely see the surrounding scenes.
"Alie, the gap above is so narrow, how can the light reach such a deep place?" Rong Xianxian asked puzzledly.
If it were only the light coming through that gap, it should be pitch dark in such a deep place.
"Chirp, chirp." The bird that landed on Xuanxuan's shoulder cried twice unwillingly, then flapped its wings and flew upwards.
"Mom, oh, let's catch up quickly." Xuanxuan urged.
"Sister Rong, there is a circle of light in the middle of the left rock wall. The light is projected from the right rock wall to the left rock wall, and then reflected and scattered." Cui Lie pointed to the interruption of the left rock wall and said that the brightness there was indeed stronger than elsewhere.
"Let's go, Sister Rong. Aoao took us to the place that should be the middle section of the right rock wall. Let's see what's there?" Cui Lie's tone was filled with anticipation.
"Okay, be alert later. If there is any unknown attack, be sure to block it and do not trigger the defensive function of this flying carpet." Rong Xianxian warned carefully.
The flying function of this flying carpet is very practical, but its defense and attack function is really a huge pitfall. When it comes to consuming spiritual energy, it is simply a bottomless pit.
The four of them all had Vajra Talismans on their bodies, so they didn't need the protection of a flying carpet. However, as long as the unknown attackers approached the flying carpet's defense circle, the flying carpet would automatically defend and rebound the attack. There were many sneak attacks that were hidden and difficult to guard against. Rong Xianxian had her spiritual energy sucked away several times because of the flying carpet's automatic defense function. She had some psychological trauma about this and didn't know what level she had to cultivate to be able to satisfy the flying carpet's consumption of spiritual energy.
Rong Xianxian controlled the flying carpet to fly in the direction indicated by Aoao. When it rose to the middle, it saw a crescent-shaped cave on the right rock wall. The cave emitted a misty light, which seemed to be the misty water vapor rising from it, or like white frost scattered on the ground on a cold moonlit night.
Aoao flew into the cave happily.
Rong Xianxian controlled the flying carpet and stopped at the entrance of the cave, feeling a little hesitant. This light curtain was somewhat similar to the light curtain at the entrance to the small secret realm outside Baihua Town. If this light curtain repelled the flying carpet, if they were overturned, it would be dangerous in mid-air.
While Rong Xianxian was still hesitating, Cui Lie took a step forward and walked in.
Rong Xianxian looked at Xiaoluo and Xuanxuan, hesitating whether to let the children go in first or go in with her.
"Sister Rong, come and see." Cui Lie suddenly came back from the light curtain, picked up Xuanxuan and Xiaoluo, and called Rong Xianxian to come in quickly.
Rong Xianxian felt a little warm in her heart. She knew that Cui Lie went ahead to prevent any danger at the entrance and to explore the way for her and the children.
"Wow, it's so beautiful here!" Xuanxuan exclaimed in surprise as she just stepped into the cave.
Rong Xianxian was shocked when she saw the scene in front of her. The creation of nature was truly amazing. This looked like a natural cave without any traces of artificial excavation.
This natural cave is estimated to be more than ten meters long and wide. Stalactites of various shapes and sizes hang upside down from the ceiling. The surface of the stalactites is sparkling, crystal white and translucent.
Compared to the deep and wide underground lake below, this cave is not large in area and it is unknown how it was formed. There is a shallow puddle in the middle with a layer of fine gravel at the bottom. Around the puddle grows a patch of ice crystal trees with bunches of pale purple ice crystal fruits hanging on them. The ice crystal tree, as its name suggests, looks like ice crystal white overall, with branches, twigs and trunks that are crystal clear and very beautiful.
Its leaves are fan-shaped and also frost-white. The tree is short and fluffy with many branches. From a distance, it looks like clusters of corals on the seabed.
"Sister Rong, there's nothing special about this ice crystal fruit. Although it tastes good, the spiritual energy it contains is very weak. Could it be that this ice crystal fruit has any other uses?" Cui Lie asked puzzledly. Since embarking on the journey to the north, Rong Xianxian and her group had a plan for every move. Perhaps because she was with two young children, Rong Xianxian was not an adventurous person. When he found out that something was wrong, he thought Rong Xianxian would return immediately, but he didn't expect Rong Xianxian to still come here.
"There's nothing rare about ice crystal fruit. What's rare is the juice of the ice crystal tree. The juice flowing in the trunk is a rare material that weapon refining masters dream of." In another half a year, the task lists in some large safe zones will be updated one after another. The juice of the ice crystal tree is also called ice gel. It is thick and sticky, has a fragrant smell, and is very expensive. It is a very sought-after rare material on the task list.
Rong Xianxian also happened to hear an uncle in the same industry mention that his wife's nephew was an apprentice to a weapon refiner. He heard that this ice glue could bond all the materials commonly used in weapon refining after being heated. It was a very powerful adhesive. When refining high-level weapons, it could increase the success rate of the weapons and enhance the ductility of the weapons. Even an ordinary apprentice could refine powerful weapons if he used the ice glue. It could be said that it was like a cheat in the weapon refining industry.
Cui Lie did not ask Rong Xianxian how she knew that the juice of the ice crystal tree was a rare material. Everyone has secrets, and Rong Xianxian was able to tell him frankly that it was a rare material, which showed great trust in him.
Rong Xianxian had made preparations before setting out to look for the ice crystal tree. She took out a dozen water bags simply sewn with latex material. This latex material was exchanged for a box of antipyretic medicine by Rong Xianxian when she was in the Chongzhou safe zone.
Rong Xianxian used a knife to cut the bark under the trunk of the ice crystal tree, making a rectangular opening. She then put a latex water bag over the opening, and the juice of the ice crystal tree slowly flowed into the water bag.
Rong Xianxian put on all the latex water bags neatly and watched with satisfaction as the bags filled up little by little. Although the process was a bit thrilling, with these gains, the thrill was worth it.
(End of this chapter)
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