After Zhou Xuan climbed up, he took off his hood and then pulled Fu Ying and Wei Xiaoyu up first. While pulling them up, Zhou Xuan had already channeled the energy of the solar flames into their bodies, neutralizing their senses so that they could not perceive the extremely high temperature contained in the energy ring.
After Zhou Xuan pulled An Guoqing, Roger, Zhang Ya Ge, Wolf, and Daniel up one after another, they were stunned by the breathtaking beauty of the cave.
What the hell is this two million in compensation from An Guoqing? Just pry a few huge diamonds off these cave walls, and that's worth far more than two million.
The diamonds in the cave walls were as numerous as the stars in the sky, densely packed and extending deep into the cave, seemingly without end. The gems overhead, gleaming like fluorescent lights, were of unknown origin.
While marveling at these treasures, people mostly forgot about other things, such as why water didn't rush in where the hole met the water's surface.
It's obvious that the elevation here is a few degrees lower than in the underground stream. Besides, the deep pool outside is over 700 meters deep. Why doesn't the water flow in there?
Such immense pressure would require a dam of considerable weight to withstand, yet at this moment, everyone was stunned by this crystal palace-like paradise and the endless wealth of diamonds, forgetting everything else.
An Guoqing didn't possess any special abilities, so of course he couldn't detect the presence of the Nine Star Beads' energy. He was simply stunned by what he was seeing.
What immense wealth this is! Any billionaire in the world would pale in comparison.
All five of them ran to the cave wall and touched the diamonds, but the shining gems above their heads were too far away to reach, and the diamonds on the rock wall were too tightly stuck to be pried out by hand. However, each of them had a dagger strapped to their leg before going into the water, so they pulled out their daggers without thinking and prepared to dig for diamonds.
Zhou Xuan quickly said, "Listen to me, everyone, don't rush to retrieve the diamonds. Let's figure out the environment first, in case anything goes wrong. Besides, these gems won't disappear from the cave walls."
Upon hearing this, the group immediately stopped. Indeed, with so many gems, even if each of the eight of them carried them to their maximum capacity, they still wouldn't be able to move them all. The most important thing was to check for any potential dangers first.
Volume 1, Chapter 399: Two Hundred Years Ago
Chapter 399 Two Hundred Years Ago
Zhou Xuan's words calmed everyone's excited emotions. Yes, they needed to find an exit first, to see if they could escape this place. Only by escaping could their wealth truly be considered wealth; otherwise, this immense riches and diamonds would be less valuable than a loaf of bread.
After calming down, An Guoqing remembered his purpose for coming here. He already had enough wealth; only the Nine-Star Pearl could be of any use to him.
Zhou Xuan also used his ice energy to probe the situation inside the cave. Then, he, Wei Xiaoyu, and Fu Ying followed behind the five people in front. His mind wasn't on wealth. His past experiences told him that with his abilities, he didn't need to worry about money. Besides, once he had more money than he could use, it was just a string of numbers. What he wanted now, like An Guoqing, was those eight Nine-Star Beads.
Now, Zhou Xuan's special ability has detected that the energy molecules within the Nine Star Bead are becoming increasingly dense, and he is certain that the Nine Star Bead is not far ahead.
The cave grew wider and wider, and the number of transparent and sparkling stalactites gradually decreased, but the number of diamonds on the cave walls did not decrease, and they were like stars scattered on the cave walls.
The further they went, the higher the temperature inside the cave became. The five people who felt it most clearly were An Guoqing, Roger, Zhang Ya Ge, and the Wolf brothers. At this point, Zhou Xuan had stopped using his powers on them. Apart from probing the situation inside the cave, Zhou Xuan only used his powers to protect Wei Xiaoyu and Fu Ying, so the two of them basically did not feel the change in temperature.
After walking about fifty or sixty meters and turning a corner, a huge hole appeared in front of us, tens of thousands of square meters wide, like a super square. In the middle of the square was a circular pit, and in the middle of the pit stood a rock.
The heat comes from the center. And look at this enormous hole, like a huge plaza, tens of meters high, with countless luminous gems at the top, and countless natural diamonds scattered throughout the cave walls and ceiling. So many diamonds appear before everyone like a dream.
Without a second thought, An Guoqing hurried towards the center, and Zhou Xuan, having also sensed that the energy of the Nine Star Pearl was emanating from the center, quickly followed An Guoqing there.
The others naturally followed, but the heat was intense. By the time they reached halfway, everyone except Zhou Xuan, Wei Xiaoyu, and Fu Ying was drenched in sweat.
The temperature here is at least over 40 degrees Celsius, and it was even higher up ahead.
Zhou Xuan possessed supernatural abilities, and Wei Xiaoyu and Fu Ying were secretly protected by him, so they naturally didn't feel the temperature was too high. After walking another twenty meters, Roger, Zhang Ya Ge, Wolf, and Daniel stopped.
The air temperature here has exceeded 55 degrees Celsius, and even from a distance of more than ten meters from the central crater, billowing heat waves are emanating from it. From this vantage point, one can see that the crater is filled with bubbling, reddish-brown volcanic lava.
No wonder this place is so hot
However, Zhou Xuan's gaze was fixed on the central part surrounded by molten lava. On a circular stone pillar about 100 square meters wide in the middle, there was a round, arc-shaped object. It was not clear from a distance because the object was very old, with a lot of mud and rust on its surface. From a distance, it looked like a rock, but it became clear when you got closer.
All eight people were stunned, frozen in place. It took Zhou Xuan a long time to finally exclaim in utter shock, "A UFO!"
Yes, this is a flying saucer.
The strange shape, the bizarre patterns—perhaps some kind of writing—all of this indicated that it was something beyond their wildest imaginations.
Along the circular arc of the flying saucer, a nine-star bead was placed every five or six meters. The third bead on the right was empty; perhaps that was the one from the Nine Dragon Cauldron in Zhou Xuan's backpack.
Only then could Zhou Xuan be certain that the Nine Dragon Cauldron in his backpack came from a world beyond Earth's civilization. Of course, this UFO might not be an object from outer space or an alien civilization, but rather a high-tech civilization from within Earth, underground. But who knows? None of them could find the answer.
In this vast cave, apart from the strange environment, the flying saucer surrounded by molten lava in the middle, and the countless diamonds and gems inside, there was nothing else but living creatures.
Everyone was stunned. This thing was definitely not something that appeared naturally, nor could it be something that humans could do. So deep underground, with no other entrances in sight, how did this UFO get into this cave? This was beyond their imagination. Moreover, they did not find any aliens or human remains in the cave. They didn't know if there were any living creatures inside the UFO.
This is even more astonishing and frightening than the strange creatures in the Black Dragon Pool. Humans are always afraid of the unknown.
Roger, Zhang Yage, Wolf, and Daniel stopped going forward. The temperature of the molten lava in the circular pit ahead was too high, and the heat emanating from it was unbearable for them.
An Guoqing's internal martial arts skills were profound, so he could withstand this level of heat. Zhou Xuan, on the other hand, was far more resistant to heat. This temperature was still far below the temperature of the energy ring where the cave entrance met the water surface, which was several hundred degrees Celsius.
Wei Xiaoyu and Fu Ying also felt no heat and were unaffected by the slight temperature difference. When An Guoqing and Zhou Xuan continued forward, the two of them followed.
Standing at the edge of the molten lava pit, one could finally see clearly that the molten lava in this circular trench was about three meters below the ground, and the distance between the trench and the flying saucer inside was about three to four meters. A person with extremely strong jumping ability might be able to jump across, but who would dare to?
This wasn't flat ground. If he couldn't jump over it, he'd fall into the molten lava and be obliterated. Even though Zhou Xuan possessed the energy of the Sun's Blazing Flame, he dared not test the molten lava. If he fell in, no one could save him.
An Guoqing wiped away his sweat while staring at the nine-star bead on the edge of the flying saucer with a very strange look in his eyes.
Zhou Xuan stayed by the lava pit, secretly using his supernatural abilities to probe. He couldn't probe into the UFO opposite, but he could sense the movement of the Nine Star Beads.
Of course, only Zhou Xuan could detect the anomaly of the Nine Star Bead using his special ability. An Guoqing was unaware of it. The Nine Star Bead was continuously absorbing the heat energy from the molten lava. The molten lava that surged up from the ground was absorbed by the Nine Star Bead and disappeared when it reached a certain height.
No wonder the lava didn't overflow. You could tell from the way the lava was moving in the pit that the underground lava was alive, just like an active volcano, constantly spewing lava.
So this is how the Nine Star Beads' energy molecules emanate throughout this vast cave. The energy ring at the water's mouth is clearly where the energy molecules from the well water of Poxin Village dissipate. The energy ring receives a continuous supply of energy from the Nine Star Beads, which is why it can exist permanently. As long as the magma underground doesn't dry up, the energy of the Nine Star Beads will not be cut off. If the energy is exhausted and the energy ring disappears, the water in the deep pool will flood the cave.
All of this was the result of Zhou Xuan's use of his special abilities to detect things, but An Guoqing was unaware of it.
Although the flying saucer in the middle was strange, the temperature from the molten lava in the pit was too high, so the other four people retreated and went to the side to look for a way out, to see if there were any other openings.
This is truly a wonder of the world, an inexplicable phenomenon.