Dark Immortal Cultivation

Chapter 128 Crypt

In the afternoon, Zhang Qing returned to Dingqi Mine.

As soon as he stepped into the valley, Sun Lin rushed up to him: "Sir, something has happened!"

Zhang Qing was startled: "What's going on?"

He was gone for only a day and a night when the accident happened at the mine.

Moreover, judging from Sun Lin's expression, this matter is quite serious!

Sun Lin swallowed hard, then explained the whole story with a bitter expression.

It turns out that this morning, a cave-in occurred when several miners were digging in a mine tunnel.

The miners were unharmed, suffering only minor injuries.

But at the site of the landslide, they discovered a deep, dark cave!

Although it's not unusual to find underground caves during mining.

But this cave was not only unfathomably deep, but also filled with chilling winds.

It's filled with malevolent energy!

Two of the miners collapsed on the spot as they were struck by the malevolent energy surging from the cave.

The other two, who were hiding behind, realized the danger and turned to run, thus narrowly escaping the mine and reporting back to Sun Lin.

"This mine tunnel is currently closed."

Sun Lin wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "I leave the decision to you, sir!"

In the past, blocking the mine tunnels was a common method when encountering such situations. As long as the passage was completely blocked, there would be no problem.

However, this mine tunnel is newly opened and produces a considerable amount of ore. If it is completely closed, it will inevitably affect the daily output of the mine.

This could result in the inability to hand over the full amount of crude iron to the sect.

In addition, two miners are trapped inside, and their fate is currently unknown.

It's highly likely that it's gone.

Of course, this is not the main point. After all, it is too common for people to die while mining. If there are not enough people, we can recruit from the villages under the sect. There are plenty of people who are eager to do the job!

But Sun Lin was only in charge; the final decision on how to handle the situation rested with Zhang Qing, who was in charge.

Sun Lin is not capable of shouldering such a heavy responsibility!

After listening to the other person's explanation, Zhang Qing immediately said, "Take me to see it!"

He's not the type to back down when faced with a challenge.

If possible, Zhang Qing also wanted to rescue the two miners.

Even if the hope is extremely slim!

"Here you go!"

So, led by Sun Lin, Zhang Qing went down into the mine.

Following the long passage deep underground, we soon arrived at the entrance to the mine shaft where the accident had occurred.

The entrance to this mine tunnel has been completely blocked by several large rocks.

One of the rocks even had a talisman for warding off evil spirits pasted on it!

The purpose of this talisman is clearly to provide early warning.

Because some underground caves may harbor evil spirits!

And this is the worst-case scenario.

Without Sun Lin having to do anything, Zhang Qing directly put the large rock blocking the mine tunnel into his storage bag.

He seized a considerable number of storage bags, some of which had a fairly large capacity.

It's more than enough to hold all these rocks.

Just as Zhang Qing put away the last rock, a chilling aura surged from the depths of the mine tunnel, instantly enveloping him.

However, Zhang Qing was prepared and had cast a protective spell on himself beforehand, barely managing to withstand the invasion of this aura.

Even so, his heart sank.

Given the current state of the mine shaft, the two miners trapped inside had absolutely no chance of survival!

Although human life is cheap here, Zhang Qing was still in a terrible mood.

He stayed at the Dingqi Mine for nearly half a year.

This was the first time someone had died.

Although entering the mine tunnel at this time might be dangerous, Zhang Qing did not hesitate at all and immediately slipped inside.

At the same time, he reached out and grabbed a whisk.

What truly gave Zhang Qing the confidence to face danger was the silver-threaded inner armor he wore close to his body.

Just as the yin energy struck, the inner armor emitted a wisp of heat, providing warmth to his body.

It truly deserves to be called a ritual implement!

Using the light emitted by the pyroxene on the cave walls, Zhang Qing continued forward until he reached the end of the mine tunnel.

The rubble piled up haphazardly at the end of the mine tunnel was clearly rocks that had fallen from the collapsed area.

Several deformed iron picks and hoes lay scattered on the ground, covered with fine stone dust and dark red mottled bloodstains.

The pale white glow of the pyroxene grew weaker and weaker here, constantly suppressed by the ever-flowing, chilling aura. The entire space was shrouded in a gray haze, and the line of sight could only extend a few feet at most.

Zhang Qing paused for a moment, then raised his hand and waved the whisk in his hand.

The pure white whisk shimmered with spiritual light, and with a gentle sweep, it forcefully parted a crack in the pervasive chilling aura.

He spotted the dark cave at a glance.

The cave entrance was small, but a chilling wind howled out, its mournful sound like the low weeping of ghosts, making one's heart clench.

Zhang Qing's gaze swept across the ground, but instead of finding the two miners who had been injured, he discovered two obvious drag marks that stretched from the collapse gap all the way into the dark and deep underground cave.

The edges of the marks were stained with damp black mud and faint bloodstains, suggesting that the two miners who were hit were dragged into the depths of the cave by something or some force after they fell to the ground.

He was truly dead, his body torn to pieces!

Zhang Qing's gaze sharpened, and he quickly swept his left hand across his eyelids with his sword-like fingers together.

He activated the art of clairvoyance.

The next moment, Zhang Qing's vision suddenly became much clearer.

He slowly stepped forward and looked towards the cave.

Despite being able to see in the dark thanks to his spiritual vision, Zhang Qing still couldn't see the entire underground cavern.

Inside, the dark rock walls were covered with fine cracks, from which wisps of dark gray malevolent energy seeped out, like wisps of black smoke swirling and coiling in the air.

Not only that, because Zhang Qing was standing very close to the entrance of the cave, he was constantly being blown by the cold wind. A chill penetrated the protective spiritual light and seeped into his skin, making his hands and feet feel numb.

Only the close-fitting silver inner armor steadily radiated warm heat, like an isolated island in a raging storm, isolating all the cold and damp aura from the outside, while protecting the meridians and blood of the whole body.

The profound mystery of the magical artifact was fully revealed at this moment, which gave Zhang Qing even more confidence.

He made a hand seal and suddenly thrust it towards the hole in the ground. A flash of light appeared at his fingertips, and an invisible burst of energy shot out.

The Spiritual Finger!

However, this burst of energy only penetrated a few feet into the cave before being completely swallowed up by the thick malevolent energy below, without even causing a ripple!

Just then, the eerie wind surging from the cave suddenly disappeared.

However, Zhang Qing felt very bad.

The next moment, a slight tremor suddenly came from the depths of the cave.

Immediately afterwards, a series of faint "rustling" sounds entered Zhang Qing's ears. The sound was dense and eerie, not like falling soil and rocks, but rather like countless tiny creatures crawling rapidly.

It looked as if it was about to gush out from the ground!

Zhang Qing's expression hardened, and he instantly took several steps back.