What appeared before me was a room, probably a storage room, now covered in dust from the wind, with several shelves sitting there, all densely covered in dust.
Jiang Liu looked back at the large hole he had violently opened. It appeared to be a single, large rock used as a wall. Jiang Liu went forward to examine it closely and after a long time, he finally found traces of a mechanism. Looking at the layout, he realized that this was probably a way out.
However, judging from the situation, it seems there's no time to use it.
Jiang Liu glanced at the shelves briefly before heading towards the closed stone door. After a moment's searching, he found the mechanism and opened the door from the inside.
Jiang Liu walked out of the storage room and saw a long corridor with rooms on both sides. Judging from the words and codes on the walls, they should all be bedrooms.
Jiang Liu opened the first door, intending to go in and take a look, but a gust of wind blew in, turning everything in the room to dust, filling the entire room with a thick layer of dust. Jiang Liu quickly closed the door and stepped back out.
Jiang Liu opened several rooms in succession, and as expected, they were all empty, with only some clothes, bedding and other daily necessities left behind.
Jiang Liu walked out of the corridor, and was immediately startled by the sight before him. The spacious hall was filled with White Bone, which, judging from their dryness, were at least several decades old.
These White Bone all Ranked Martial Practitioner of at least the entry-level level. Otherwise, given this environment, they would all have turned to ashes. How could they still maintain their complete White Bone shapes?
Jiang Liu scanned the area with his Divine Sense and found that there were probably dozens of people dead here, each with a different manner of death. Judging from their actions, they were all killed before they could even put up a fight.
Jiang Liu searched the hall but found nothing useful. The hall had been ransacked, with only some broken weapons, all of which were low-grade.
Looking around, there were four passages leading into the hall. Besides the one he had just come out of, there were three other passages left. Jiang Liu randomly chose one and went in.
The corridor was not long, with only a few rooms, but each room was larger than the previous ones, which were obviously for disciples.
Jiang Liu approached and saw that the door was wide open, and the room was empty except for some stone furniture. Jiang Liu walked through several rooms, all of which were the same, and then left the corridor.
Jiang Liu walked into the third corridor and immediately smelled a faint, unusual fragrance. Jiang Liu quickly headed towards the source of the fragrance, but couldn't find it even at the end of the corridor.
Since all the secret room doors are open, this place is probably used as Dining Hall, a secret manual room, and a place to collect daily necessities.
Jiang Liu was absolutely certain that the strange fragrance was coming from the last wall, so he drew his broadsword and began hacking at the wall.
They casually tossed the chopped stones into the passage, and soon a small opening appeared, releasing a rich, exotic fragrance.
Jiang Liu quickly increased his chopping speed, carefully taking the chopped stones to his side and throwing them on the ground. Finally, after chopping enough to make it wide enough for one person to pass through, Jiang Liu carefully crawled inside.
Inside was a plantation. Jiang Liu stared at the sunlight streaming in and was speechless. Was this underground? They'd dug so deep.
The plantation wasn't very big; it had five fruit trees, with many rotten fruits under the trees. The trees were laden with fruit, and there were also many medicinal herbs planted there, all of which looked decades old.
It seems that this underground space has been developed for at least several decades. Jiang Liu searched the plantation again before finally finding a package wrapped in the hide of an Exotic Beast in a corner.
Jiang Liu opened it and found a notebook and some daily necessities inside. He casually flipped through the notebook and realized that it must have been written by an ordinary disciple.
The first page reads, "In the thirty-eighth year of the Zhenghe Era, I am very happy to have finally been accepted as a disciple by the Mystic Sky Sect. However, not long after entering the sect, I was secretly sent here because the Mystic Sky Sect has a great enemy and can only secretly train its disciples."
What follows is a daily life diary of the people here, and it never explains who the enemies of the Mystic Sky Sect are until the very end. Perhaps they just don't know!
However, the timeline has been clarified, because Zhenghe Era was the third reign title of the second emperor of the Daqian Dynasty, which was more than a hundred years ago. In other words, this place has been built for at least a hundred to two hundred years, but the people here have been killed for more than a hundred years.
Therefore, the medicinal herbs and fruits here are at least over a hundred years old. Thinking of this, Jiang Liu felt a surge of joy. Regardless of how the Mystic Sky Sect was destroyed, it was at least a great thing for him!
Looking at the garden full of herbs, Jiang Liu was very satisfied and decided to cultivate here.
Jiang Liu continued exploring and discovered that the plantation was entered from another location, but that location had been sealed off, which was why it hadn't been discovered by the enemy.
If the fragrance here hadn't been so strong, wafting out through a crack, Jiang Liu wouldn't have been able to discover this place.
Since he had decided to cultivate here, he needed to explore the area thoroughly first to see if there were any hidden dangers. Jiang Liu walked out of the plantation and into the corridor.
Then he walked towards the last corridor. Only after entering this corridor did Jiang Liu realize that this was the main passage to get here. Jiang Liu walked forward for more than ten miles before finally leaving this underground space.
The road was littered with corpses and damaged mechanisms. The walls were covered in signs of battle, indicating that the people inside had been wiped out while trying to escape.
Jiang Liu pushed open the door of the passage, and a gust of wind blew in. Jiang Liu peeked out of the passage and saw that it was carved into the middle of a stone wall.
Anyone below the Seventh Grade shouldn't even think about getting in, or they'll need to use ropes to get up. Jiang Liu took a step out of the passage and stopped in mid-air.
Outside was a large valley, which was desolate. Judging from the traces, it must have been planted by the Mystic Sky Sect disciples for their daily needs, but now it had all been ruined by Exotic Beast.
This place is indeed a good place to escape the world, but the thought that the enemies of the Mystic Sky Sect also know about this place makes Jiang Liu feel unsafe.
However, this did not prevent Jiang Liu from cultivating here during this period of time, because judging from the situation here, no one had come for at least a hundred years. It was impossible for someone to come just when he was here.
Jiang Liu walked back into the passage and closed the door. He was now basically certain that the place was safe for the time being, so it was time to start his cultivation. He had already checked the ventilation shafts and they were all fine.
So there's no need to worry about stuffy air. As for food, there are plenty of Exotic Beast in the valley, and water is also plentiful. Therefore, this is the best place for cultivation right now. Jiang Liu decided that he wouldn't return to Wind City until he had refined all the medicinal herbs here.
P. S.: Who are the enemies of the Mystic Sky Sect? What is the protagonist's final use of this place?