Zhu Fanfan retorted, "We encountered the wolf pack here the day before yesterday, and they attacked Xiao Hui right here."
Zhuge Qianxing also knew about Zhu Fanfan saving a gray wolf, and said, "Perhaps they accidentally wandered in. The gas here is too toxic. Even without the man-eating flowers, they wouldn't have survived long. They probably went back down the cliff."
Elder Zhen spoke up: "We can discuss these later. Now we need to find the entrance to the laboratory. I'll lead the way. We need to speed things up. Fanfan, you keep the two-headed snake under control."
Zhu Fanfan agreed, and Elder Zhen increased the speed. It has to be said that the veteran's speed is different. The speed of the group was almost the same as hers. The only one who was a little lacking was Brother Xi Yan. She controlled the two-headed snake to move quickly and soon arrived under a big tree.
Elder Zhen fiddled with the compass for a long time before saying, "This is the place. There is no danger. I will open the passage now."
Zhu Fanfan curiously explored with her mental power and found that this place was no different from other places, and it was not connected to the laboratory. She wondered if she had really found the right place. After Elder Zhen dug the tree down a bit and put a peace sign in a pit, the tree seemed to come alive and was immediately moved to the side.
When Zhu Fanfan used her mental power to explore again, she found that the laboratory door and the tree roots had been connected. The laboratory door had been found. Zhu Fanfan couldn't help but sigh that professional tasks should be done by professionals. If it were her, it would have taken her several days to find it.
Elder Zhen reminded everyone, "From now on, use your abilities to protect yourselves. The situation will be different once we go down. You can't use your mental power here. The senior's notes say that the things here absorb mental power. He personally saw a mental power user being drained and turned into a dried-up corpse."
Startled, Zhu Fanfan quickly withdrew her mental energy; she didn't want to be entangled by something unknown.
Following Elder Zhen's directions, the group entered and saw several desiccated corpses at the entrance. Zhu Fanfan asked curiously, "Were their life essence absorbed?"
Xi Yan burned the clothes: "These people are wearing protective suits. Their body types are a bit different from ours. They shouldn't be from our country. They should be from those Japanese pirates."
The most obvious difference is in their kneecaps, which are flat. They are used to squatting and kneeling. Their leg shape is also different from ours. They must have been the Japanese pirates trapped by our predecessors.
Zhu Fanfan saw it too, but didn't say anything more.
Zhuge Qianxing and several elders began setting up the formation. The formation elder directed the other three to fill in their special abilities according to the instructions. Zhu Fanfan asked Xi Yan, "What are we doing?"
Xi Yan was unsurprised: "They didn't tell us that we should just watch. We're just an extra; they're the main force."
The group leader led the elders in their work; they couldn't help much, their main purpose was to learn and broaden their horizons. The group leader would explain everything to them after the formation was completed.
After Zhuge Qianxing and the others completed the formation, the formation elder said, "This is our sect's opening formation. Closing the cave entrance doesn't require much energy, but unsealing it requires a lot. If we don't unseal it according to the sect's formation, this cave will be razed to the ground and completely sealed off. I can't do it alone. Each of us will continuously inject energy according to the directions of the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams..."
Then they began to break down each step of the formation. Zhu Fanfan already had a foundation, so she understood. Although Xi Yan only had a vague understanding, she still listened attentively.
Elder Zhen was very satisfied with the two's learning attitude. No wonder the group leader hesitated between the two to choose who should be the next group leader. Zhu Fanfan clearly understood, while Xi Yan was still confused. However, they had watched Xi Yan grow up and trusted him. He was also the most talented child in the Dragon Group. Zhu Fanfan was good, a third-generation red, and credible in every way. They could even skip background investigation and character screening. It was just that the group leader was not good at convincing people to come. He said he was the successor, but it was just his own enthusiasm that was being wasted.
After Elder Zhen finished speaking, he used his supernatural power to inject energy into a point, and the cave opened. A powerful energy rushed out directly. The four people in front blocked a lot of it, but Zhu Fanfan and Xi Yan were still almost burst by the energy. On the other hand, the four people in front remained as steady as Mount Tai. Zhu Fanfan had to admire them. She had always thought that she was very powerful because she could defeat Zhuge Qianxing. But if she put herself in their shoes, she would not have been able to stay calm even if she were in front of them. Now she realized the strength of the Dragon Group.
A group of people walked in, and Zhu Fanfan felt refreshed, as if she had returned to her own home. She even dispersed her supernatural protective abilities. However, when she looked at the others, they all seemed to be in pain. She asked curiously, "Brother Xi Yan, what's wrong with you?"
Xi Yan forced a smile and said, "I'm fine, just a little short of breath. How about you?"
Zhu Fanfan shook her head: "I'm perfectly fine."
As they were talking, the two-headed snake had already slithered over quickly. Zhu Fanfan followed, and Xi Yan, worried that Zhu Fanfan might also go. Zhuge Qianxing, seeing that it wouldn't work and that they didn't know what the situation was, decided to go too. The elders prioritized their group leader, and since the group leader had run away, they naturally followed.
The two-headed snake crawled for a long time before finally stopping. It looked at Zhu Fanfan and gestured for her to move the things away. Zhu Fanfan looked closely at the things in front of her. It was a round ball, nothing special.
Elder Zhen spoke up from behind: "This is the energy ball. Below it is the energy source. The energy in the entire laboratory is less than one ten-thousandth of what's inside. But no one knows how to activate the energy source. Only this two-headed snake survived under its energy. All the other animals were burst by the energy and then dissipated into the air."
The senior had written so much about the energy ball in his notes that he could practically recite it by heart. He was also very curious about this energy ball, but he dared not get close. Even from a distance, the energy almost ran wildly in his body, making it impossible to digest. He could only watch it from afar.
Zhu Fanfan asked curiously, "Has no one ever tried standing here before?"
Elder Zhen: ...
Of course there are, but we can't tell them. There are at least 800 to 1000 ordinary people who have perished here. If we tell them, our predecessors will be forever branded with shame. It's not just a matter of treating human life like dirt; their sect will become a laughingstock.
Zhuge Qianxing stepped in to smooth things over: "If it is a superhuman standing here, it will help with cultivation, but we must be careful not to rush it. Too much energy will break the meridians, and we may not be able to cultivate anymore. Let's set up an array first, so that we can be inside without superhuman protection and still be the same as outside."
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