Indeed, the voice from above spoke again a moment later.
"It's open! It's really here!"
"Shush, don't be so loud! If others hear, we'll have to share."
Then there was silence, but the meaning was obvious.
Could they be this lucky?
Li Chonglou glanced back at the two people on the ground. Combining the sound of the treasure disk he had heard earlier with what Xiong Da had explained about the three days after the death storm passed, wasn't this exactly the sign of a treasure emerging?
Li Chonglou's heart was instantly captivated. The opportunity was right before him, and it would be a lie to say he wasn't tempted.
However, he was still a bit worried about the so-called Black Spirits.
Could holding their breath really work? That was the key point, but since both were still unconscious, they couldn't explain it to him.
The commotion from above had completely ceased, likely meaning they had entered the treasure grounds. Li Chonglou hesitated for a long time before finally gritting his teeth.
"Let's just go take a look! It's not a solution to just hide here anyway. If they make too much noise when they come out, won't they discover me?"
As soon as this thought arose, it took root in Li Chonglou's mind, and objectively speaking, it had some merit.
Staying hidden here meant entrusting his life to others. Going with them might offer a chance to find a safe spot. Even if not, he could preempt them.
Once Li Chonglou fell into a disadvantageous position, he truly couldn't guarantee the lives of Xiong Da and the other.
No sooner said than done!
Li Chonglou immediately enveloped the two with his internal energy, hoisted them onto his shoulders, and leaped back to the surface.
The moment he emerged, he circulated his internal energy to its limit, simultaneously scanning his surroundings for any changes. Fortunately, as he had expected, the area above was already empty.
There was only an underground passage less than a meter away from his pit.
Looking at the deep, dark entrance, Li Chonglou couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.
He could understand why the treasure would only appear within these three days; it might have needed the Black Spirits as an energy supplement. But such a passage couldn't possibly form instantly!
This meant that before the storm arrived, this opening must have already existed. It was there first, and then the treasure was within it. This was the normal logic.
And the place they had been digging was less than a meter away from this opening.
And to conserve internal energy, they hadn't even expanded that short distance.
Standing at the mouth of the cave now, Li Chonglou found it difficult to say whether he was lucky or unlucky!
But regardless of his thoughts, action was necessary. Li Chonglou, carrying the two, jumped directly into the opening.
Upon entering, he found himself in another dark tunnel. However, the subtle sense of pressure seemed to have lessened slightly, though he wasn't sure if it was his imagination.
"Never mind, let's find a suitable place first."
This entrance connected to the surface. The two Black Spirits hadn't done any reinforcement after opening it, so he dared not gamble on whether there were Black Spirits inside.
After walking about ten meters forward, Li Chonglou suddenly felt a chilling sensation in the air. He slowed his pace and carefully moved forward, peeking inside to find an underground cavern.
It was about half the size of a basketball court, over two meters high, with a small pool in the center. Perhaps due to the lack of light, Li Chonglou saw the water as pitch black.
Of course, there was no light whatsoever in this place; the only illumination was behind him.
It was strange, however, that the figures of the other two were nowhere to be found. Li Chonglou observed again and then discovered another opening behind a stone pillar near the pool.
Was this a hidden world?
Li Chonglou pondered for a moment and finally decided against taking the two into such a risky place.
The two were currently in a deep coma. Without constantly protecting them with internal energy, they might be eroded by the Black Spirits in an instant.
However, continuously protecting them with internal energy would not only prevent him from moving too far from them but also distract him, preventing him from utilizing his true strength.
Battles could erupt at any moment, so it was better to deal with them properly first.
Li Chonglou's method was simple and crude. He chose a secluded spot in the cavern below and used his internal energy to carve out a dwelling.
Of course, this involved skill.
His internal energy, shaped into claws on his hands, dug away a large mass of earth as easily as slicing tofu. Before that, he had already shielded the entire area with his internal energy.
This way, the outside air could not reach the inside.
As for the air inside, it existed even within rock formations, so Li Chonglou didn't worry about the two suffocating as a result.
In fact, keeping them isolated with internal energy like this would lead to oxygen deprivation much sooner...
Li Chonglou's movements were swift, with two to three piles of earth being moved aside almost every second. Crucially, the entire process was silent. If no one were present, they would have no idea what had happened!
To create more oxygen within the cavern, Li Chonglou first dug out the depth. However, just as he had brought the two about three meters inside, a sudden splash echoed from ahead.
A beam of light emanated from within.
"What's going on?"
Li Chonglou was bewildered. He put down the two and went to investigate, only to find another hidden world!
A cavern almost as large as the one behind him appeared before him. The difference was that light shone down from above, and above its water pool was a lotus flower.
The pool water was indeed black, and on the lotus, there was a small bottle.
No, it shouldn't be called a small bottle, because its head was still connected to the center of the lotus, clearly a product of the flower.
But what kind of lotus in this world would bear such a thing at its center?
And for some reason, the moment he saw the bottle, Li Chonglou remembered the soul bottle he had been carrying.
"Could this be the treasure those two were looking for?"
There was indeed a possibility. Generally, a treasure ground could only nurture one type of treasure, as these things competed for spiritual energy.
And this bottle-like object gave him the same feeling he had when he first saw his soul bottle!
"Could it be that I found it without even trying?"
Li Chonglou was both surprised and delighted, even finding it a bit amusing. However, to avoid any further complications, he first hurried down with the two.
He was no stranger to treasures. With a decisive move, he severed the connection between the bottle and the lotus with a palm strike and then embraced the bottle.
The moment it touched him, it felt like metal, but when he held it, it felt like porcelain. Once he had it in his embrace, it felt like carved wood.
Three different textures within a single second, Li Chonglou was amazed.