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However, after watching for a while, Linghu Chong remembered Jiang Ning's words at the foot of the mountain, saying that coming to the Cliff of Contemplation was like coming home, which made Linghu Chong's expression tense again.
Jiang Ning looked at the cave and then at the distant scenery. He saw mountain peaks stretching into the distance, with the sky and blue sky merging into one. Birds occasionally flew across the sky below, and a ray of sunlight fell on Jade Maiden Peak, tinging it with a golden hue.
"Tsk, how come I never noticed before that the view of Mount Hua from this place is quite beautiful?"
Linghu Chong crossed his arms and rested his chin on his hand, marveling at the beautiful scenery.
Chapter 21: Breaking Through the Wall
After taking one look at the stunning scenery, Jiang Ning turned his gaze to the Cliff of Contemplation, looking around.
There were only stone walls all around, and nothing worth looking at.
Jiang Ning withdrew his gaze and walked into the cave.
Upon entering the cave, Jiang Ning found it completely empty. Apart from a huge rock on the ground, there was nothing else, and no other entrances. Only a few holes in the stone ceiling allowed sunlight to stream in, making the place less dark.
Jiang Ning came to the boulder and looked it over. The boulder was smooth and shiny.
Finding nothing particularly special about the boulder, he shifted his gaze to the surrounding stone walls, where he noticed three characters carved on a nearby wall.
'Feng Qingyang.'
Jiang Ning glanced at the inscription on the stone wall. The three characters looked as if they had been carved with a weapon. The characters were vigorous and powerful, and it was clear that the owner of the inscription had good handwriting.
"When I first saw this name, I was also puzzled. I didn't expect that the powerful senior of the Sword Sect was also punished to face the wall at the Cliff of Contemplation. He must have had a strict master, haha."
Linghu Chong had already entered the cave and saw Jiang Ning looking at the writing on the stone wall, laughing heartily.
After taking one look, Jiang Ning looked away and wandered around the cave, searching every corner of it.
"What's so interesting about this lousy place?"
Linghu Chong scratched his head, not understanding Jiang Ning's actions. Then he went outside, stretched, and looked at the scenery in the distance that he had never paid attention to before.
Inside the cave.
Jiang Ning frowned almost imperceptibly as he circled the cave.
No abnormalities were found.
However, his gaze suddenly froze when it swept over the three words "Feng Qingyang" again.
A crack extended from the spot where it was touching the boulder, and the three characters "Feng Qingyang" were carved on it. The crack connected to the carved characters, and they were not visible unless you looked very closely.
Jiang Ning squatted down, reached out and touched the stone wall below, then knocked on it.
dong dong!
It makes a different sound than when you tap other stone walls.
Solid stone walls produce a dull sound when struck, while hollow ones produce a crisp sound.
This is the entrance.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ning placed his hand on the boulder and pushed it hard.
Boom!
The noise inside the cave quickly alerted Linghu Chong outside. He rushed in and found that Jiang Ning had moved the boulder where he often sat.
"Junior brother, what are you doing?"
Linghu Chong stared at Jiang Ning with a completely bewildered expression.
"Senior Brother, there's something wrong with this stone wall."
Jiang Ning turned around and looked at him, saying.
"What is the problem?"
Linghu Chong looked puzzled.
"Come and see."
Jiang Ning called Linghu Chong over, and in front of him, he tapped the stone wall below Feng Qingyang's name, then tapped the stone wall above it, and then turned to look at Linghu Chong.
"So, have you found the problem?"
"...There's nothing wrong with it."
Linghu Chong was still in a daze.
Damn it, you're an idiot.
Seeing his reaction, Jiang Ning stopped interacting with him and said directly, "Look at this spot, it makes a crisp sound when you tap it, while other places make a dull sound."
Linghu Chong immediately realized what was happening.
"You're saying that the part that makes the cracking sound is hollow?"
His quick reaction this time impressed Jiang Ning.
Linghu Chong's face lit up when he saw Jiang Ning's expression.
He liked to drink, so he always carried a gourd with him. When his gourd was empty, it made a crisp sound when he tapped it, but when it was full, it made a dull sound.
"good."
Jiang Ning nodded, then stood up and drew the long sword from his waist.
"what are you up to?"
Linghu Chong asked after seeing his actions.
Jiang Ning said without turning his head.
"Let's see what's inside."
"???"
Linghu Chong looked somewhat bewildered.
Just because this place is hollow, should we break it down?
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Jiang Ning drew his sword and slashed at the hollow stone wall three or four times, but he did not break through it, only leaving marks on it.
"Junior brother, step aside, let me handle this!"
Just as Jiang Ning was about to continue his attack, Linghu Chong's voice rang out from behind him.
Linghu Chong was seen holding the boulder he often sat on above his head with both hands, his face turning red.
"Get out of the way!"
Upon seeing this, Jiang Ning immediately stepped aside, and Linghu Chong raised the stone and smashed it forward with all his might.
boom!
The boulder smashed a hole in the hollow rock wall and got stuck at the entrance.
"It really is hollow."
Linghu Chong stared wide-eyed at this scene.
"Go in and have a look."
Jiang Ning said directly.
"and many more……"
Before Linghu Chong could speak, Jiang Ning had already moved the boulder aside and then bent down to enter the cave.
Seeing Jiang Ning's actions, Linghu Chong had no time to say anything more and could only follow him inside.
The passage in this stone cave slopes downwards, but it is very narrow, only wide enough for one person to pass by while bending over.
Jiang Ning walked in front, and Linghu Chong walked behind. They walked through the passage for a minute, and the light became dimmer and dimmer. Suddenly, Jiang Ning felt that the space in front of him had opened up.
It was pitch black all around, and he couldn't see anything. As Jiang Ning took a step, he seemed to kick something.
In the pitch black, Jiang Ning took out a tinderbox from his pocket, blew on it, and it brought a sliver of light to the darkness.
Jiang Ning looked down and saw a skeleton blocking his way.
The clothes on the skeleton were in tatters, and there were several torches beside it.
Jiang Ning picked up two torches from the ground, lit them, and the red light from the torches dispelled the darkness before him.
"Junior brother."
Linghu Chong's voice came from behind.
Jiang Ning looked back, handed over one of the torches in his hand, and then began to explore the dark cave.
"Hoohoho!"
Linghu Chong's ghostly screams echoed in the pitch-black space, as if he were having a seizure.
His voice echoed in the dark space.
"There's an echo, so this place seems quite spacious."
Linghu Chong muttered to himself.
Ignoring the noise Linghu Chong made behind him, Jiang Ning walked into the pitch-black space.
This place is much bigger than he thought; from what he can see, it can hold at least a thousand people.
There are no exits from this place; the only exit is the same place Jiang Ning came from earlier.
I have no idea how this place was created.
However, this place is quite good; it's secluded enough. If the Huashan Sect were to face annihilation one day, its members could temporarily hide in this cave.
As Jiang Ning walked through the dark cave, he noticed patterns and inscriptions carved on the stone walls. Judging from the inscriptions, they were left by enemies of the Five Mountains Sword Sect.
"Huh, isn't this the sword technique of the Hengshan School? What's it doing here?"
"Huh, is this from the Hengshan Sect?"
"This is from the Mount Tai Sect?"
As Linghu Chong walked along, he kept exclaiming in surprise at the patterns carved on the stone wall.
He discovered that many of the sword techniques depicted on it were ones he had never seen before. Some he had seen before, but the sword techniques depicted on it were even more exquisite than those he had seen before.
"Huh? How come my Huashan Sect's sword techniques are here too?"
"The Five Mountains Sword Sects are shameless, despicable, and utterly shameless!"
"Be bold!"
"These dead men dare to slander my Five Mountains Sword Sect!"
Linghu Chong's angry voice rang out from not far behind.
Chapter 22: Five Mountains Sword Technique
Jiang Ning turned his head and saw some words carved on the stone wall in front of Linghu Chong.
“These dead people must have been imprisoned here by my Five Mountains Sword Sect. They harbored resentment and that’s why they insulted my Five Mountains Sword Sect like this. They must not have been good people either, otherwise, why would they all have died here?”
Linghu Chong walked towards Jiang Ning, still muttering defiantly.
"Zhang Chengfeng? He completely broke through the Huashan Sword Technique?"
"fart!!"
However, when he saw the words carved on the stone wall on the Jiangning side, he started cursing again.
"My Huashan swordsmanship is profound and extensive, and it is a top martial art in the entire world. Who dares to say it's broken? To say it's completely broken, to belittle my Huashan sect like this, Zhang Chengfeng must be a cowardly rat!"
At this moment, Linghu Chong saw a skeleton lying under the stone wall. He was furious and, like an angry young man, he kept cursing at the skeleton for more than ten minutes. It was hard for him to curse a dead person who had been dead for decades. After cursing, he was still not satisfied and kicked the skeleton away.
"Humph!"
Linghu Chong breathed a sigh of relief, and only now did he have time to look at the simple little figures carved on the stone walls.