Bearing the blue sky

Chapter 109 The Unknown Existence Beneath the Valley

"Sizzle—"

The flames scorched the whole roasted deer, and Zhu Ge and Liu Jianjian were drooling as they looked at it.

A moment later, before the whole roasted deer was even fully cooked, the two couldn't wait any longer and finished eating the transformed monster.

As for the swordsman, he is a herbivore, eating plants and trees, and doesn't need to eat meat.

"So delicious." Liu Jianjian licked her oily fingers. "It's so good to be with Master. There are so many monsters to eat."

Previously, Liu Jianjian was timid and would never hunt beings of the same realm as herself; at most, she would only dare to bully those of a lower realm.

Of course, at the time she thought Zhu Ge's cultivation level was low and wanted to bully him, but ended up being killed by Zhu Ge.

However, Liu Jianjian is different now.

Liu Jianjian's gossipy nature hasn't changed, but she's become much bolder.

Moreover, through sparring with the swordsman, his close combat skills have improved significantly, his weaknesses have been addressed, and he has become more confident.

"Brother, I've suddenly noticed something's wrong."

But at that moment, Hua Liusha said seriously in Zhu Ge's mind, "Perhaps you need to solve this problem first."

"Something's not right?" Zhu Ge was taken aback. "What's not right?"

Hua Liusha said seriously, "This valley may not have been formed naturally. A thousand meters underground, I discovered some bones, a huge, incredibly numerous, densely packed bones! And—"

"It seems these bone fragments are gathering together as if they're acting on their own!"

"Bones?" Zhu Ge frowned upon hearing this. "At the bottom of this valley?"

"Yes," Hua Liusha said. "There was no reaction for the first few days, but for some reason, these bones started to move, as if some kind of existence was about to be born, which is why my yin energy sensed it."

"So you mean that when True Lord Annihilation and True Lord Lantern came here before, they didn't notice it either?" Zhu Ge asked solemnly.

"It's possible that the bones weren't moving at the time, just ordinary bones, or maybe they just didn't notice." Hua Liusha didn't know the situation either: "In any case, I feel that if we don't deal with it quickly, those bones could cause big trouble."

Logically speaking, Zhu Ge should simply avoid trouble.

However, with the extermination formation of the fungus god, this place is Zhuge's sanctuary and safe house.

Zhu Ge had no reason to leave this shelter and go somewhere else.

This is a refuge designed for him by a powerful being at the True Lord level!

"Then I will use the Fungal God Annihilation Array to investigate further."

Zhu Ge looked at Liu Jianjian: "Roast another transformed monster, the bigger the better."

After saying that, Zhu Ge sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes.

Using the Fungus God Annihilation Array consumes a great deal of blood and energy.

Even with Zhu Ge's current strength, he could only maintain this formation for less than a minute at full power.

To thoroughly investigate the situation and nip danger in the bud, we must be well-prepared and always ready to eat more barbecue to restore our strength.

"Yes, Master!" Liu Jianjian didn't know why Zhu Ge suddenly looked so serious, nor did she know why Zhu Ge asked her to grill the meat.

But she wouldn't ask any more questions.

Because she knew that Zhu Ge must have his reasons for doing this.

"call----"

Liu Jianjian sat down and started a fire.

At this moment, Zhu Ge had already reached a powerful level by utilizing the Seed of the Fungus God in his mind.

In his perception, he seemed to have become the valley itself, with the entire valley enveloped by him, and Zhu Ge's physical body sitting in the valley was the heart of the valley.

Zhu Sisi, who was practicing the "Nine Heavens Breaking the Cocoon and Devouring the Dragon Technique" while eating mulberry leaves; Liu Jianjian, who was starting a fire; and Dao Xia, who was cleaning up the corpse of the transformed pig demon.

Flowers, trees, snakes, insects, rodents, and ants are all depicted in exquisite detail.

However, Zhu Ge wasn't there to see these things.

His consciousness transformed into something like mycelium, densely packed mycelium emerging from the earth and then spreading deep into the earth like roots.

At the same time, streaks of red mist appeared next to the mycelium.

"Brother, he's down there!"

These red mists are the yin energy of Hua Liusha!

The mycelium and red mist shot straight down, and soon they reached several hundred meters underground.

At this moment, Zhu Ge finally saw the so-called "bone fragments" underground.

Those were pieces of bone, each only the size of a fingernail.

These bone fragments faintly converged upwards, forming a round shape.

"Just now, there weren't that many bone fragments gathered together!" Hua Liusha's voice was full of vigilance: "From just now until now, in less than an hour, hundreds of bone fragments have already gathered together."

The round, bone-like object in front of me was about the size of a millstone, and upon closer inspection, it resembled—

"Skulls?" Zhu Ge was unsure. "Does this mean these bones belong to some living being? And are they gathering together?"

Zhu Ge simply activated the Fungus God Annihilation Array with all his might.

The next moment, endless mycelium surged down like a silver river from the heavens, and those waterfall-like mycelium instantly spread thousands of meters underground.

In this state, Zhu Ge felt that even the fisherman in the straw raincoat couldn't beat him.

No, not only that.

Even if the fisherman in the straw raincoat, the giant ape, and the black tiger all attacked together, they still couldn't defeat him!

However, the consumption is also enormous.

Zhu Ge's blood and energy were instantly depleted, and even the faint literary energy that had been born long ago was squeezed dry in an instant.

However, this also allowed Zhu Ge to see the truth clearly.

The moment Zhu Ge saw the truth, her hands and feet turned ice cold.

"A human skull —"

Zhu Ge instantly withdrew from the Fungus God Annihilation Array, his body completely empty.

"Master, it's not done yet," Liu Jianjian said quickly, sensing Zhu Ge's weakness.

"No, no rush." ​​Zhu Ge waved her hand, her pupils contracting.

Because he thought he had just seen a skull!

Underground, countless fragments are scattered deep in the soil and rocks, yet each piece is smooth and undamaged.

The bone fragments were scattered in the soil for hundreds of meters, and it was vaguely visible that these bone fragments should have originally been fragments of a skull!

This skull is about the size of ten congratulatory songs.

Furthermore, considering the overall topography of this valley—

"This valley was formed because of this skull."

The congratulatory song was deeply moving.

The skull fell from an unknown height and crashed into the ground like a meteorite, uprooting soil and rocks, which formed this valley many years later.

Zhu Ge then asked why, despite the lack of surrounding mountains, this valley was formed here alone.

Moreover, the valley forms a six-sided prism shape, which is very regular.

"Could it be another formation?"

As Zhu Ge thought about the shape of the valley, the more he thought about it, the more terrified he became: "What kind of being was the owner of that skull?"

How terrifying must the person who smashed their skull into this earth be?

The congratulatory song is beyond imagination.

Perhaps the Lantern-Bearing True Lord discovered these things, but simply didn't tell him.

Or perhaps even the Lantern-Carrying True Lord didn't notice?

In that case, the convergence of that skull would be truly terrifying.

But Zhu Ge quickly calmed down.

"No, I have to think of a solution."

"and----"

"Perhaps I can turn danger into safety and even benefit from misfortune?"