Alien Hotel.

Chapter 384: The Bottom of the Demon Suppression Tower
The circular platform shining with countless immortal talismans passed the main containment area of ​​the Demon-Suppressing Tower and continued to descend towards the cave at the bottom of the tower. The cave was so deep that it even gave people the illusion of reaching the center of the earth.

Around the table, flashes of light occasionally appeared deep in the rough and primitive stone walls, and bright and short arcs of electricity jumped between the rugged and abrupt stalagmites. The deeper one went, the more these streams of light and arcs there were, until they formed a continuous "river" underground.

Those light-like "rivers" flowed out from the rocks, crisscrossing and running in mid-air, the light flickering and expanding and contracting like the pulsation of blood vessels and the rise and fall of breathing.

Yu Sheng looked at the spectacular and dreamy scenery in amazement.

The flow and pulsation of the river of light were silent, but he always felt that he could hear those "rivers" conveying a certain "sound" to him - he looked at them, looked at the lights flickering in his vision, as if he heard the sound of "thump, thump"... like a heartbeat.

Low, slow, and gentle, the heart deep inside the planet was beating. This gentle heartbeat seemed to be whispering to Yu Sheng, telling him softly—

“It’s alive and well.”

Yu Sheng suddenly broke the silence and muttered something as if he was talking to himself.

Irene, who was sitting on his shoulder, heard the muttering and the little doll was a little confused: "Ah? What the hell is living a healthy life?"

"This planet," Yu Sheng laughed. He felt a little happy for some reason. A faint sense of euphoria and joy filled his heart. It was a bit like the feeling he had when he first returned to the "Night Valley" after purification and saw the grass growing out of the ground. He simply sat cross-legged on the edge of the round platform and happily watched the vibrant streams of light shuttle and jump in the cave. "It's great."

Zheng Zhi was watching from the side, feeling very confused. He couldn't help but whisper to Hu Li, "Do you know what Brother Yu is talking about?"

"I don't know," Hu Li said without thinking, "but the benefactor is right."

As she spoke, she squatted down next to Yu Sheng and looked at the flowing "light rivers" together, squinting her eyes happily: "It's great."

Luna stood behind Yu Sheng, quietly staying there as usual. The faint light from the earth veins reflected on her smooth metal shell, giving off a psychedelic luster. In the refraction of the light, no one knew what she was thinking at the moment.

Zhenren Yuan Ling was stroking his beard, seemingly observing the environment in the cave, but his eyes were always on Yu Sheng, but he said nothing.

The great truth needs to be understood. The more you ask, the shallower the truth becomes.

The old man just stared at Yu Sheng with his "Heavenly Eye" open, trying to comprehend the great Dao. After a while, he felt so dizzy that he could no longer bear it and retracted his gaze. Almost at the same time, he heard Yu Sheng break the silence: "Do all planets have 'ground veins'?"

"Not all of them do," Yuan Ling Zhenren was stunned for a moment, and quickly spoke, "Most of the active planets have ground veins. Some of the ground veins are strong and obvious, and the energy flow visible to the naked eye flows like an underground river from the mantle to the crust. The most famous ground vein phenomenon of this kind is the 'Touch of Roca' on the planet Terra, followed by these 'Rivers of Light' under the Taixu Lingshu. Some ground veins are difficult to find with the naked eye and can only be observed with the help of formations or spiritual tools.

"There are also some planets without ley lines. These are usually those planets where deep-seated activities have completely stopped and there is no more life on the surface. People outside often call them 'dead planets', 'dead planets' or 'cold planets'. We call them 'barren planets'...

"But there are exceptions. Some have long been classified as 'barren planets'. There are clearly no earth veins, and no means of measuring the flow of earth veins can be found. However, the interior of the planet is still active, and even the surface of the planet is lush and green, with mountains, rivers and streams full of vitality. Such planets are prone to strange things, so some people privately call these planets 'corpse planets', and most people think they are ominous... But in fact, apart from a little weirdness, there is no basis for this 'ominous'."

Yu Sheng listened to this "knowledge" which was particularly incredible to him with some surprise. After a long while, he shook his head with emotion and said: "I have never heard of these things before."

"That's normal," Zheng Zhi, who was standing beside him, said cheerfully, "Most people over there don't know much about 'planets'. After all, the 'starry sky' in Jiecheng at night is essentially just a shadow formed when the real universe is projected onto the 'space shell' of the border."

Listening to Zheng Zhi's words, Yu Sheng didn't explain too much. He just smiled and shook his head, then stood up.

They arrived.

The platform arrived at the bottom of the cave, which was a very wide area. The environment seemed like an underground cave, illuminated by the surrounding earth veins. Many extremely thick and magnificent artificial stone pillars could be seen standing at the bottom of the cave. Those stone pillars were engraved with mysterious and ancient symbols, and were inlaid with copper rings, crystals and the like. They exuded an extremely solemn and majestic atmosphere, and were obviously part of the foundation stone of the Demon-Suppressing Tower.

And between these magnificent "demon-suppressing stone pillars" are countless chains.

The chains crisscrossed and hung down from the top of the giant pillars, and were connected to the bases of the stone pillars. The iron chains were like a net, forming grids that seemed to contain specific rules and "Taoism". In the most important "focus", the thick chains were tightly binding a huge body. It was a "stone ball".

Yu Sheng could only describe it like this - because it looked like a huge stone ball. The surface of the stone ball was extremely rough and bumpy, just like the surface of a planet hit by a meteorite, or simply put... it was like a small "planet". This "planet" was the size of a house, with layers of iron chains wrapped around its surface, and all kinds of symbols stuffed between the chains. It looked grotesque and had a faint sense of horror.

What was even more horrifying was that when Yu Sheng and his group walked down from the platform, the stone ball slowly floated up, and many fine cracks quickly appeared on its surface. Those cracks moved around, and in the blink of an eye, formed a grotesque face.

Two dark, empty eyes and a mouth full of jagged, sharp teeth that seemed to be smiling.

"You are in such a mess, Yuan Ling," the stone ball made a rumbling sound, and its mouth opened and closed, dropping a lot of gray stone powder, "You still have time to come and see me at this time?"

"Of course I have to come. The more times like this, the more worried I am about this 'down there'." Yuan Ling Zhenren looked at the stone ball in the center of the Demon Suppression Formation expressionlessly. "But now it seems that you are more honest than all of them."

"Of course, I've always been honest, because I'm smarter than them," the stone ball laughed hoarsely, "When the top cracked, 'Nest Swan' was the first to rush out, and he brought a few fools on the upper level with him. They all thought that if the Demon Suppression Tower fell, it would be the time for chaos in Qianfeng Lingshan. Only I know that if the Demon Suppression Tower really fell one day, it would be the time for you in Qianfeng Lingshan to start a massacre... This tower is just a little chance and dignity you leave for the 'human enemy'."

"'Human enemy'... I haven't heard this term in a long time." Yuan Ling Zhenren stroked his beard, with emotion in his tone.

"It is said that you have now divided 'human enemies' into many categories, and given them a lot of fancy names - demons, fierce beasts, evil spirits, entities, oh, and all kinds of 'evil spirits', it's a mess," Shiqiu kept muttering, as if chatting with Yuanling Zhenren. "It was better in the past. It could be summed up in one sentence, 'Human enemies, kill them without mercy'. Tsk, you were much purer back then."

Yuan Ling Zhenren ignored the weird tone in the stone ball's voice, and turned to introduce it to Yu Sheng and others who were full of curiosity: "This monster is called 'Evil Omen Wandering Star'. It was originally a strange existence in the sea of ​​stars. It can cross the void with the power of the subspace. After falling to the ground in the shape of a meteorite, it will gnaw on the veins of the earth for food. It killed many lives in the past.

“Three thousand years ago, it landed on the Great Void Spiritual Pivot and was subdued by many powerful beings, and then pressed underground.

"It deserves this retribution. It has devoured countless earth veins, but only the earth vein of Taixu Lingshu is poisonous to it."

Yu Sheng listened in amazement, and he had a deeper understanding of how many weird things there were in this world. The stone ball slowly turned its huge body, and looked at Yu Sheng and his party with a horrified face, and raised the corner of its mouth: "Nice to meet you - Yuan Ling, can you introduce me to you? You usually don't bring outsiders here."

"It has nothing to do with you. These are all guests of Qianfeng Lingshan," Yuan Ling Zhenren said with a straight face, "I am here to take them to check the situation of the Demon Suppression Tower - you just stay here honestly."

"Alright, let's check it out. This place isn't very interesting anyway." The stone ball shook, and the chains wrapped around it rattled. "By the way, Yuan Ling, is Chao Hu really dead? It didn't come back after it rushed out."

"Dead," Yuan Ling Zhenren said calmly, "A Class A containment body, and a ferocious beast imprisoned on this floor. It would be a capital crime to get out, so of course I will kill him without mercy."

"Tsk, I told you it's brainless," the stone ball said with a mocking and amused tone, "At least we have one less noisy fool. What a pity, with its death, the Eight Gates Star might be in trouble. I remember that was your Qianfeng Lingshan's colony planet? Or Yaolan Sect's... Do you want my help? I have some experience in adjusting the state of planets, and it doesn't require much, just a little 'bite' will be enough..."

Yuan Ling Zhenren looked at this "evil omen wandering star" quietly: "What do you think?"

The stone ball slowly landed on the ground and wrapped the surrounding chains around its body twice more: "...If it's not possible, then it's not possible. Why are you looking so fierce?"

At the same time, Yu Sheng no longer paid attention to the stone ball, but accompanied Zheng Zhi to the side of a huge stone pillar.

"The crack goes down from here," Zheng Zhi held on to the stone pillar beside him. Although there was only solid and flat ground in front of him, his movements were as if he was afraid of falling into a big hole. "It goes all the way through the ground here."

Yu Sheng was shocked when he heard this: "...Still going down?!"

"Yes, it's still going down," Zheng Zhi hesitated for a moment, his expression looking extremely nervous, "It's almost as if it's going to pierce all the way into the heart of the earth!"

(End of this chapter)