Regardless of whether anyone followed, the two entered the cave first.
The cave walls along the way were smooth and flawless, and you could see your own reflection in the firelight. Every three feet along the cave walls, there was a phoenix totem carved in different poses, some spreading their wings and flying high, some lying down, and some crying out to the sky, making you feel as if you could really hear the phoenix's cry in your ears!
Perhaps because they all belong to the element of fire, Geng Qi felt relaxed and comfortable looking at these phoenixes, and a sense of intimacy arose spontaneously!
However, these phoenix reliefs are not perfect.
Why are there only four tails?
Regardless of the ancient books from any world, the phoenix is always described as having five tails. The phoenix here is carved so lifelike, so why is it missing one tail?
Geng Qi frowned and continued forward until he reached the end of the cave.
All that you see so far are stone reliefs; at the end of the cave, there is an even more perfectly sculpted statue!
But it still only has four tails.
With its head held high, as if soaring into the heavens, and its tail drooping gently, as if reluctant to leave the mortal world, its body, suspended in mid-air without any support, twists into the most enchanting and perfect posture. Its beak is slightly open, within which a golden light shimmers.
Like water, like mist, like illusion, like a dream.
When Geng Qi saw the golden light, he knew for certain that it was his ultimate purpose for coming here.
The fragments of the glass heart lay in the mouth of the phoenix statue.
Unable to contain her excitement, Feng Yuan stepped forward and circled the statue's head, forming a golden halo that illuminated the entire cave.
Geng Qi glanced at Rong Yu, and seeing him nod, he lightly stepped forward, leaped into the air onto the phoenix statue, and took the cloud of water mist from the phoenix's mouth.
Just like the hairpin that Rong Yu had secretly given him, it seemed soft and fragile, but the power it contained was astonishing.
Geng Qi slightly curled his lips, jumped down from the statue, and was about to walk towards Rong Yu when he saw something flash from Rong Yu's waist and pounce straight towards him. The movement was so agile that it was difficult to catch with the eyes.
He hastily gripped what was in his hand, stepped aside, and at the same time, slipped past the figure to reach Rong Yu's side.
After a brief exchange, both men stopped and heard a soft sound. Geng Qi looked down and saw something lying at his feet, its original form no longer recognizable. It was Rong Yu's storage bag tied to his waist. The sound coming from beside it was from a tree root that was oozing blood!
He looked up in astonishment. Where he had landed earlier, there was now a figure, completely naked and seemingly healthy, but the sole of its left foot was a bloody mess, and the ground was already stained with blood.
His feet and the tree roots were torn off!
Geng Qi lowered his gaze, his eyes filled with wariness as he looked at the person opposite him.
The man, however, looked completely innocent and smiled, saying, "My lord, that thing in your hand is what I used to save my life. Would you please give it to me?"
He spoke each word slowly and deliberately, making each sentence sound particularly eerie.
Rong Yu kicked a tree root at his feet, and the remaining blood splattered onto the man's pale face.
Geng Qi slowly curled his lips and said, "Save me? You've already broken free of the Corpse Tree and become a human being. What life do you need me to save?"
The fact that he was able to crawl out of the storage bag on his own shows that he is not as weak as he appears!
The man blinked again. "By breaking free from the Corpse Tree, you become human?"
With a somewhat bewildered look, he suddenly grinned, his lips torn open all the way to his ear, the bloody mouth slightly open, a chilling sight.
Geng Qi frowned deeply. He had only brought this person along because he thought this person had some connection with his biological father, who was the one who had taken his body for granted. Now, this was... inviting a wolf into the house?
He still had the aura of a corpse on him, so he couldn't really be considered human. In modern terms, he was a zombie!
That's pretty disgusting!
Geng Qi pretended to ponder, the phoenix kite slowly wrapping around his wrist. The shards of the glass heart in his palm had seeped into the whip. Just as he was about to speak to stall for time, someone suddenly approached from behind.
Ji Rong emerged from the cave at the bend in the path, glanced at the phoenix statue (its beak was empty), then turned to look at Geng Qi. Seeing the faint golden light shimmering on Geng Qi's wrist, he frowned slightly and asked, "Is the thing with you?"
Geng Qi clenched his fist slightly, thinking to himself that this was bad luck.
One problem hasn't been solved yet, and another one has arrived!
Just as he was considering whether to finish the battle quickly, Ji Rong suddenly looked away from him and glanced at the blood-red tree root that had rolled to the side: "Is this what you brought out from the mountain of corpses?"
"..."
The person opposite him relaxed his grin slightly and looked at the person who had suddenly appeared, saying, "A member of the Yiling Clan? Yes, I haven't seen one in over a thousand years."
Ji Rong remained unmoved, looking directly into his eyes, and their gazes met.
The two stared at each other for a long time. Geng Qi was happy to see them fighting, looking at one now and then at the other, and secretly transmitted his voice to Rong Yu: "What are they doing?"
Rong Yu replied, "Mind reading."
Mind reading?
Geng Qi was slightly surprised.
Although the Corpse Tree grows strangely, it can still be considered a plant. It's not surprising that Ji Rong can read the spirit of plants, but what kind of mind does this Corpse Tree read? In this secret realm, what else besides the consciousness of the Desolate Swamp Secret Realm can read people's hearts?
wrong!
Geng Qi was suddenly startled and looked up in astonishment.
Rong Yu remained expressionless and calmly said, "He is the physical manifestation of the spirit of the secret realm."
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