Chapter 143: The Horrifying Cold (1/2)
Chapter 143: The Horrifying Cold
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Mo Wuji did not even take time to consider as he immediately inserted the copper key into the stone gate's keyhole. If he was someone else, perhaps he might take some time to slowly examine the gate before acting.
But here, he dared not hesitate as someone else might just come at the very next moment. Moreover, the gate was just forcefully attacked not long ago, reassuring Mo Wuji. If there were any traps in place, they would have already been activated.
The copper key was the perfect match for the keyhole. With a gentle twist, the stone gate creaked open with a ”Gazhi” sound.
An intense cold seeped out of the door. Inside, was a vast expanse of white; Mo Wuji was unable to see anything with his vision, and could only scan with his spiritual will. Just as Mo Wuji was scanning, with his spiritual will approximately 100 meters in, two cultivators had already cautiously entered the passage. Mo Wuji immediately removed the key and shoved the gate close. However, no matter how hard he pushed, the gate did not move even a single inch. He could only leave it be and rush in despite the intense cold.
”There's a stone gate here…” A cultivator discovered the ajar stone gate and said gleefully.
Behind him was a female cultivator. She also saw the stone gate and she soon noticed that it was in the process of closing.
When he first opened the stone gate, Mo Wuji tried to forcefully close it shut to no avail. However, now that he had already delved deep in, this stone gate started to close itself automatically.
”Shall we go in?” The male cultivator asked hesitantly.
The girl didn't even answer his question; her figure sped up and she rushed into the stone gate in the shortest time possible. Her actions had already told the male cultivator her answer to this question.
Seeing the female cultivator entering, the male also increased his speed and followed behind her into the stone gate. After the two entered, the stone gate let out a deep sound before closing shut.
”Junior apprentice sister Xia, what place is this?” After entering, the male cultivator discovered that the entire place was pitch white, and immediately muttered slowly.
Junior apprentice sister Xia did not immediately answer and was clearly trying to ascertain their situation. Thereafter, she fetched an illumination stone. At the very next instant, she spoke cautiously, ”Didn't think that an illumination stone wouldn't work here. Even though we don't know what place this is, but since there was a stone gate blocking it, it definitely isn't simple. Moreover…”
As she said this, junior apprentice sister Xia lowered her voice, ”Senior apprentice brother Xiuran, we need to be careful. The stone gate was opened, yet it also closed by itself, meaning that someone else must have entered before us. Also, I keep having this feeling that someone is watching me.”
Mo Wuji was hiding by the side, not making a move. He had already seen this place clearly; this place was a much bigger hall compared to the hall they first landed in.
This hall was very weird, besides the vast expanse of icy fog, there was nothing else. There only possible 'thing’ was the hidden entrance at the center of the hall. It seemed to be the entrance to a basement. With his spiritual will, Mo Wuji could only scan to the first tens of ice steps below.
The male and female cultivators were still slowly exploring the hall; Mo Wuji knew that they would eventually reach his location. Fortunately, the illumination stone did not work here in this white, icy fog.
Mo Wuji decided; his figure flashed and immediately entered the passage leading downwards. He landed on the ice steps below.
An overwhelming cold spread over, intimidating Mo Wuji. He almost wanted to simply retreat out of there.
”Junior apprentice sister Xia, I just saw a shadow flash past.” That senior apprentice brother Xiuran stopped and said cautiously.
”I saw it too, let's go over.” With that, junior apprentice sister Xia stepped down into the passage. Ostensibly, she had much bigger balls than her senior apprentice brother Xiuran.
Mo Wuji's spiritual will naturally detected the two following him in.
The lower he went, the colder it became. Despite his concentrated efforts to surge circulate his spiritual energy, his body was still slowly frozen to be as rigid as a corpse.
If there weren't these two fellas, he might have chosen to retreat upwards. Now that there were these two fellas following him down, he would definitely encounter them. With his cultivation, he definitely wouldn't be an opponent for the two of them.
Bracing himself, Mo Wuji could only push himself forward. After walking for another ten steps, he really couldn't take it anymore; this chill will freeze him to death.
”Kacha!” At this moment, Mo Wuji's feet seemed to step on something.
His spiritual will was concentrated on the two behind him, and he actually forgot to pay attention to who was below him. At almost the same instant, an illumination stone flew down towards him. The illumination stone did not seem to work in the vast icy fog above, but it was able to clearly illuminate the situation within these ice steps.
Mo Wuji had already tripped on something, and with the illumination stone landing on him, he could not help but roll downwards.
”I recognise him, it's that kid with the lowest cultivation…Ai…” The male cultivator did not finish his sentence as he cried out emotionally, ”There's an Immeasurable Soul-forging Crystal below…”
Rolling down a height of more than 30 meters down knocked Mo Wuji senseless. All this wasn't important to him; in the first few seconds in landed on the ground, his entire body went numb. Even though he heard the Immeasurable Soul-forging Crystal which he deeply desired, he had no means of getting it. He knew he was going to freeze to death here.