There's something wrong with me

Chapter 221 'Reorganization?'

Zhang Fengyan said that the feeling it brought to everyone was undoubtedly shocking, and it even brought the entire underworld to life.

In such a repressive environment, they can feel all of this more clearly.

"Is anyone else going back?"
If you want to go back, tell them as soon as possible.

Zhang Feng asked one last question and looked towards the southeast.

There was a cave entrance in the distance.

Furthermore, as their own strength increases every second, their field of vision is rapidly increasing.

The opening of that hole is becoming increasingly clear.

Zhang Feng quickly realized that that area was most likely the 'Exit of the Bridge of Helplessness'.

Because there's only one hole in this area.

Zhang Feng has now roughly surveyed the entire underground area.

Now we're mostly observing whether there's any danger nearby.

And under observation with the naked eye.

Zhang Feng's vision became closer and clearer.

Even from a great distance, the luminous pearl was still very dim.

However, as physical fitness improves, the increase in one's visual range in terms of 'distance' data is faster than the increase in physical fitness.

After all, it is measured in kilometers.

Like now.

Although one's physical constitution cannot increase by 0.1 per second, at the current 'Foundation Building Realm', the distance of one's vision can increase by one meter per second.

Zhang Feng had already reached the Foundation Establishment stage, which explains his terrifying increase in power.

Including the foundation building time, it also takes four hours to build a foundation.

Build a foundation with a 100% physical constitution.

This is the minimum standard that Zhang Feng can currently achieve.

If it gets even lower, we should learn from the methods used for dealing with 'weak monsters'.

Zhang Feng is also breaking through.

I've encountered quite a few demonic beasts within the Golden Core world, so I have this basic data.

"I want to go and see..."

"Brother Zhang! We'll go with you!"

At the same time, many security personnel, after hearing Zhang Feng's words, probably thought that Zhang Feng was too strong.

Therefore, driven by human instinct and curiosity, most fears are overcome.

Furthermore, they are also security personnel within the organization. If they go back like this, they will not only lose their jobs, but may even be held accountable.

Of course, it's only now that they have Zhang Feng protecting them that they've started to consider 'interests and social dynamics' in their minds.

Otherwise, they would have run away long ago after hearing the terrifying talk about the underworld and the Bridge of Helplessness.

But a few people exchanged glances and began to consider backing out.

"Brother Zhang...can we go back?"

"I'm afraid I'll cause you trouble on the way..."

They asked the question as if pleading, and dared not look in the direction of their leader and his group.

The leader and the others glanced at them but didn't say anything more.

Because the main character now is clearly this 'Master Zhang'.

No matter what they say, it's useless if Master Zhang rejects it.

When Zhang Feng heard that they wanted to go back, he waved his hand, and the group floated to the cave entrance above.

Such a miraculous scene, even though everyone had seen it before, still made everyone wide-eyed as they watched this 'miracle' that humans could not achieve.

Among them, the leader, as one of the core members of the organization, knew through some secret information that the strongest person known in the world was only barely able to lift a small car.

But for Zhang Feng's more powerful magic...

That's like comparing a small fry to a big fish.

After seeing off these people...

The eldest brother completely withdrew his gaze.

But these people said goodbye with some awkwardness and trepidation above.

"Brother Zhang... Boss... let's go back and contact the base first..."

"There's still no signal here, let's find a place with a signal..."

As they talked, they tried to come up with some reasonable excuses for their departure, as well as some plausible words to ask for support.

"Hmph!" Brother Zhou, true to his martial arts background, was straightforward, letting out a disdainful snort.
"They're all in their fifties or sixties, who doesn't know what the other is thinking?"
They ran away whenever they wanted, and we didn't say anything.

But they've already done it, so why do they need to make a scene?

"Let's not discuss human nature." Brother Ha was looking around, gazing at the Bridge of Helplessness that Master Zhang had mentioned. "If we really wanted to talk about human nature, we could talk until we died and still not finish."

"What do we do now?" The leader looked directly at Zhang Feng.

After pondering for a few seconds, he handed over the cube in his hand as if presenting a treasure.

"Guide Zhang, according to the records, this cube is called the 'Ghost-Suppressing Seal'."

As he spoke, he began to tell another secret.
"According to legend, after the underworld disappeared, many ghosts and monsters appeared in the folk."

When the Heavenly Palace was established, the True Man Yangshan ordered the heavenly soldiers and generals, holding the Demon-Suppressing Seal, to capture evil spirits from all directions.

Such a wondrous treasure from the heavens is something I, a mere mortal, am unworthy to receive..."

He handed the Demon-Suppressing Seal to Zhang Feng.

"Yes, it does have the effect of gathering evil spirits." Zhang Feng had almost finished analyzing it, and then looked at the bluestone under his feet. As the spiritual energy gathered, some stones peeled off.

And then, to everyone's astonishment, nine blue stone blocks, resembling the structure of a ghost-suppressing seal, formed right in front of them.
"Although I haven't learned some of the formations inside this simple celestial artifact, I can still deduce a thing or two from it."

At this point, Zhang Feng told them to take the stones in front of them.
"These celestial artifacts are actually quite simple to make."

Furthermore, I added a water-element protective spell to the suppression of evil spirits.

You should take these too; you might need them for self-defense later.

"Taoist Master? Did I hear that right?" Brother Zhou was still confused. "You learned it instantly?"

"..." Brother Ha remained silent and accepted the stone without saying a word.

"This……"

The others were speechless, and they never expected that such a precious 'Heavenly Palace Artifact' could be so easily created by Master Zhang.

The eldest brother, in particular, had originally planned to use the opportunity of presenting the treasure to try and get closer to this Master Zhang, or at least win him over.

But now, Zhang Gaoren not only learned how to make Heavenly Palace magic artifacts in an absurdly short time, but he also applied what he learned to other situations, making this treasure a magic artifact that can be used for both offense and defense.

To the eldest brother, this was simply unbelievable.

Because he had seen many geniuses in the organization, but he had never seen a genius like this before.

Although he knew that the legendary 'knowledge of weapon crafting' was different from 'normal knowledge', the speed at which he learned it was absolutely the same.

Therefore, in his view, Zhang Gaoren was an unimaginable genius!

But my family knows their own affairs.

Zhang Feng knew that he was still far behind the Great Yama of the Underworld and the True Man Yangshan of the Heavenly Palace.

Because they are more about 'innovation'.

I'm now focusing more on organizing and summarizing, and then achieving optimal integration.

"Walk."

Simultaneously.

After searching for a while and seeing that there was no danger around, Zhang Feng took the lead and walked along the wall towards the cave entrance.

Under such caution

If only time in the world were only three years.

Zhang Feng was even prepared to endure for three years before undertaking the mission.

But now there's too little time, too many puzzles, and not enough time to learn some of the strange 'Yama script' in this world.

Zhang Feng then led them to explore the area first.

As they walked, they got closer to the cave entrance.

Zhang Feng suddenly stopped under everyone's attention and fixed his gaze on one side of the cave entrance ahead.

The dust on the ground over there clearly showed signs of recent disturbance.

It felt like being blown by the wind generated by some large object walking by.

“There are still living things in this cave.”

Zhang Feng spoke, looking at the suddenly tense crowd.

They are holding tightly the ritual implements they have been given.

"It's not a ghost, it's a living thing."

As Zhang Feng spoke, he told them to stay where they were, then leaped more than ten meters to the dust trail.
"It doesn't seem to be a creature from the underworld."

Because the traces they left behind did not contain any signs of malevolent energy.

"Based on what you've said, and Fellow Daoist Toad's Yin Sha Eye, the creatures in the underworld should all be related to evil energy."

"Could it be the Heavenly Palace?" the eldest brother said at this moment. "It's the matter I mentioned before, a thousand years ago, when heavenly soldiers and generals were catching ghosts."

“No,” Zhang Feng asserted. “Based on these traces, there is a high probability that it is a giant ordinary creature.”

If one possesses a spirit, subtle traces will remain before the Golden Core stage.

Before the Golden Elixir is formed, one's life force is not complete, so one's spirit is constantly 'leaking'.

However, after achieving the Golden Elixir, one's life force becomes complete and one's spirit rarely leaks out.

In addition, the telomeres of the gene are lengthened, which is why the lifespan of the golden elixir is so long.

"Golden Core?" Upon hearing Zhang Feng's use of the term "Golden Core," the crowd exchanged glances, feeling that this was becoming increasingly mysterious.

But it was precisely upon hearing about the realm of enlightenment that I came across this.

Brother Zhou couldn't help but ask, "Brother Zhang, you cultivators... do you really have realms?"

"Hmm." Zhang Feng nodded, not hiding anything, and said, "If the Great Yama and the others a thousand years ago had the same cultivation realm as I think, then there is such a thing as realms."

I have just entered the Foundation Establishment stage, and my lifespan is estimated to be two hundred years.

Zhang Feng's foundation was built to a low standard, so his lifespan was only two hundred years.

However, as their physical condition improves, they can all reach their original upper limit.

However, everyone was even more surprised to hear that Zhang Gaoren could live to be two hundred years old, and they even ignored their fear that there were living creatures in the cave.

After all, the reason they dared to follow Zhang Feng was because they wanted to learn about the stories of these legendary 'Taoist monks'.

And at this very moment, Zhang Feng is a part of this story.

"Master Zhang..." the eldest now addressed Zhang Feng respectfully, "What do you think... what realms should Great Yama and True Man Yangshan be at... their lifespans..."

As he said this, he attracted everyone's attention.

Everyone wanted to use Zhang Feng, a living cultivator, to inquire about the lifespan of a Golden Core cultivator, and whether the legendary 'Lord of the Underworld' and 'Lord of the Heavenly Palace' were still alive in the modern era.

"Their cultivation level?" Zhang Feng calculated for a few breaths, and based on the fixed logic that a Nascent Soul cultivator couldn't possibly exist in a Level 7 world at this moment, his words shattered their illusions.

"Their cultivation level should be at the peak of the Golden Core stage."

The minimum lifespan is five hundred years.

Zhang Feng understood their thoughts: "The closest Heavenly Palace to the present day has a history of nearly a thousand years."

Under normal circumstances, they wouldn't be alive now.

As Zhang Feng spoke, based on the dust marks on the ground, he suddenly thought of prehistoric creatures or giant insects.

The inside of this hole is like a rat hole, so it's very likely that there's a hidden world inside.

Similarly, Zhang Feng was communicating with everyone at the door to recover the energy he had used to create the magical artifact.

But since I'm an expert now, I can't just say I'm tired, so I'll talk for a while.

Also at this moment.

The condition is perfect.

Zhang Feng was the first to walk inside, followed by a group of people holding flashlights.

Come inside.

This is a tunnel that is about tens of meters long, and at the end of the tunnel, there seems to be an even larger cave.

It was pitch black there, and you couldn't see anything.

They didn't linger for long.

Zhang Feng walked straight there.

As we got closer to the cave ahead, the lights shone on it.

Zhang Feng, however, saw a disgusting scene.

On the ground of this cave, there is a large pit of bones, covering an area of ​​one kilometer in diameter and hundreds of meters deep.

Above the bones at the bottom of the pit were dozens of lizard-like monsters.

They vary in size, with the largest being ten meters long and the smallest two meters long.

But what they have in common is that they don't have scales, but instead expose bright red muscle layers.

Under the light, they were numbly gnawing at each other, their bellies rounded, far exceeding the diameter of their own bodies.

Upon closer inspection, their bodies remained completely still, with only their heads moving occasionally as they ate.

As they devoured each other, the bones beneath their bodies became covered with dark bloodstains, layer upon layer.

And there were lizards eating bones and feces.

"Ugh..." Two security personnel vomited immediately after witnessing this scene.

"Strange." The Toad Taoist sniffed the air but didn't smell any blood.

creak—

Brother Zhou then took out the alloy long rod he was carrying on his back.

The remaining security personnel nervously pointed their guns at the monsters, ready to fire at any moment.

"Could they also be products of the underworld?" The eldest brother seemed to have thought of a possibility. "Could they have been reproducing through these bones and excrement until now?"

The older brother felt increasingly disgusted as he spoke, and looked up at the ground above the pit.

This large pit occupies the vast majority of the cave area.

But there are edges around it that can accommodate three people walking side by side.

There were also some bones scattered along the edges of the ground.
"1,500 years ago, this 100-meter-deep pit must have been full of bones, right?"

"Perhaps." Zhang Feng glanced around and saw that the lizards' physical condition was around 80.

It looks quite tall, but moves slowly.

However, they will spew out some corrosive liquid to melt the bones below.

If I had come here in the first place and faced these problems, it would have been a real challenge.

But now, Zhang Feng was mostly looking around, raising a question.
“The traces outside the cave only appeared recently, probably no more than ten days ago.”

Zhang Feng looked at the lizards below, then at the cave's surroundings where there were no other exits, and at the walls above.

"Theoretically speaking, it would be difficult for them to climb up."

Therefore, the mark outside the hole must be something else.

"Anything else?"

Everyone was startled and became even more vigilant.

This time, they were not only looking at the cave and the large pit, but also preparing for the way they came.

"Do you think...they're safe?" another security guard asked, still a little shaken. "Those people we were talking about leaving earlier, what if they encounter danger on their way back?"

"Luckily, I didn't go with them..."

Several people felt relieved after hearing the security guard's words.

“This place is fraught with danger.” At this moment, Brother Ha looked up at the top of the cave and saw a large amount of Yin energy gathering there.

And in the center, it flowed like a stream into the corpses below.

It was thanks to the blessing of these yin spirits that these bones did not degrade over time.

After all, these bones have been stored for who knows how long.

I wonder how long these lizards have been eating.

In addition, their feces and blood corrode the bones, and normal bones are successfully decomposed by nature in these multi-element compounds.

"Fellow Daoist He, there's no need to worry about those Yin spirits."

Zhang Feng was mostly observing the lizards in the pit and examining the walls along the edges.

Judging from the current maximum spiritual awareness of over ten meters.

These walls are solid; there are indeed no other exits.

As for the top of the wall, which is ten meters high.

Since there is a gathering formation for evil spirits there, it is impossible for a pit to exist.

Otherwise, if the formation is unstable, the evil energy will escape.

"These yin and evil spirits are all naturally gathered to ensure that the bones below are not degraded."

And that's what I'm thinking about now.

Since we've reached the end...

Therefore, this cycle of six realms of reincarnation is very likely located beneath these remains.

When Zhang Feng mentioned these things, everyone pondered for a moment and didn't immediately say "follow".

Because this place is becoming increasingly strange, and I heard from Master Zhang that he is only at the Foundation Establishment stage, while the master of this place, Great Yama, is very likely at the Golden Core stage.

That's a whole different level.

Can Zhang Gaoren still cover for this?
They were curious about it, but didn't want to try it.

However, Brother Zhou kept looking at Zhang Feng, as if he wanted to follow him.

He likes to finish what he starts and dislikes being constantly bothered by curiosity.

"Taoist Master, can you take me with you?" Brother Ha, on the other hand, was eager to explore and learn, and wanted to go along as well.

"Master Zhang!" The eldest brother also wanted to follow.

Now, three people are directly expressing their determination.

The others hesitated upon hearing this.

But even if they were asked to go back, they wouldn't dare.

Even if you let them follow, they wouldn't dare.

They're afraid to stay here.

Zhang Feng did not answer immediately, but instead made an accurate assessment of the creatures inside before jumping down.

Look at it from a close distance.

Although it's disgusting, it's based on what the boss mentioned before, such as gene recombination.

Zhang Feng was quite certain that these creatures were also a type of modified organism.

And after looking at it carefully.

Zhang Feng also received a very absurd answer, and then addressed the crowd:

"They must have been human thousands of years ago."

"Humans?" The crowd was confused, but they endured the nausea and dizziness from the height and leaned down to look down again.

However, without Zhang Feng's viewing distance, they couldn't see clearly.

“They have characteristics of us humans.” Zhang Feng pointed specifically to the largest lizard among them, which had already been gutted by its own kind.
"His organs are extremely similar to those of humans."

I have studied humans and biology, so I can say for sure.

This place should be considered a Buddhist hell.

This cave is the first of the six realms, the hell realm.

The White Bone Pit Cave is very likely the second 'Hungry Ghost Realm'.

If I'm not mistaken, their genetic sequences were altered by the Great Yama, and they were banished to the realm of hungry ghosts.

(End of this chapter)