There's something wrong with me

Chapter 221: 'Reorganization?'

What Zhang Feng said was undoubtedly shocking to everyone, even making the entire Netherworld seem 'vivid and real'.

In such an oppressive environment, they could feel all this even more clearly.

"Is anyone else going back?

If you want to go back, say so as soon as possible."

Zhang Feng asked one last time and looked towards the southeast direction.

There was a faint cave entrance there.

And as his strength increased every second, his field of vision was constantly and rapidly growing.

That cave entrance was now also becoming clearer and clearer.

This allowed Zhang Feng to quickly determine that the area was most likely the 'Bridge of Helplessness Exit'.

Because there was only this one hole in this underground area.

Zhang Feng had now roughly finished surveying the entire area above the ground.

Now he was more focused on observing if there were any dangers nearby.

And under the observation of his naked eye vision.

Zhang Feng saw things getting closer and closer, clearer and clearer.

Even if the distance was far and the luminous pearl was dim.

But with the increase in physique, the data growth of his visual range in terms of 'distance' was faster than that of his physique.

After all, it was measured in kilometers.

Just like now.

Although his physique couldn't increase by 0.1 per second, in terms of his current 'Foundation Establishment Realm', his eye visual range could increase by one meter, one meter per second.

Zhang Feng had just established his foundation and could achieve such terrifying growth.

Including this Foundation Establishment time, it also took four hours to establish the foundation.

Establishing the foundation with 100 physique.

This was the lowest standard Zhang Feng could currently achieve.

If it were lower, he would have to borrow some methods from 'weak demon beasts'.

Zhang Feng was also working on breaking through.

He had seen many demon beasts in the Gold Core world and had this basic data.

"I want to go take a look..."

"Brother Zhang! We'll go with you!"

At the same time, many security personnel, after hearing 'Zhang Immortal's' words, perhaps thinking Zhang Feng was too strong.

So driven by human instinctual curiosity, they still overcame most of their fear.

Furthermore, they were also security personnel within the organization, and if they just went back like this, not only would their jobs not be guaranteed, they might even be held accountable.

Of course, this was also because Zhang Feng was protecting them now that they started considering 'conflicts of interest, human relationships, and social etiquette' in their hearts.

Otherwise, after hearing the terrifying remarks about the Netherworld and the Bridge of Helplessness before, they would have already slipped away.

But there were also a few people who exchanged glances and felt the urge to retreat.

"Zhang Ge... can we go back?"

"I'm afraid I'll cause you trouble on the way..."

They asked pleadingly, and their eyes dared not look towards Boss and the others.

Boss and the others glanced at them and didn't say much.

Because the protagonist now was clearly this 'Zhang Gaoren'.

No matter how much more they said, as long as Zhang Gaoren rejected it, it would be useless.

When Zhang Feng heard they wanted to go back, he waved his hand, and a few people floated up to the cave entrance above.

Such a miraculous scene, even though they had seen it before, everyone still widened their eyes to watch this 'miracle' that humans could not achieve.

Among them, Boss, as one of the core personnel within the organization, knew through some secret information that the strongest person currently known in the world could only barely reach the level of lifting a small car.

But for Zhang Feng's even more powerful techniques.

That was like comparing a small witch to a great one.

And after sending these few people away.

Boss completely withdrew his gaze.

But these few people said goodbye from above, feeling a bit awkward and uneasy.

"Zhang Ge... Boss... we'll go back and contact the base first..."

"There's still no signal here, we'll go find a place with a signal..."

As the few people spoke, they tried their best to find some reasonable excuses for their departure, as well as some words about seeking support.

"Hmph!" Zhou Dage, as expected of someone who practices martial arts, was straightforward, and directly let out a disdainful snort.

"Everyone is several decades old, who doesn't know what others are thinking?

If you want to run, just run, we didn't say anything.

But since they've already done it, do they really need a pretense?"

"Let's not discuss human nature." Ha Ge, however, was looking around, gazing at the Bridge of Helplessness that Taoist Priest Zhang had mentioned, "If we really want to talk about human nature, we wouldn't finish even if we talked until we die."

"What about now?" Boss, however, looked directly at Zhang Feng.

And after pondering for a few seconds, he handed over the cube in his hand as if presenting a treasure.

"Guide Zhang, this cube is called the 'Ghost Suppressing Seal' in the records."

As he spoke, he also told another secret.

"According to legend, after the Netherworld disappeared, there were many ghosts and monsters among the populace.

And when the Celestial Palace was established, Yangshan Zhenren ordered the celestial soldiers and generals, holding the Ghost Suppressing Seal, to apprehend Evil Ghosts from all directions.

As a mortal, I feel unworthy of such a wondrous item from the Celestial Palace..."

He handed the Ghost Suppressing Seal to Zhang Feng.

"Hmm, it does have the effect of gathering malevolent energy." Zhang Feng had almost finished analyzing it, then looked at the bluestone under his feet. As spiritual energy gathered, some stone pieces peeled off.

And under everyone's astonished gaze, nine bluestone cubes similar in structure to the Ghost Suppressing Seal formed in front of them.

"Although I haven't learned some of the formations within this simple Celestial Palace spiritual artifact, I can still deduce one or two."

Zhang Feng said this, and told them to take the stones in front of them.

"These Celestial Palace spiritual artifacts are also simple to make.

And I have added a water-element protection spell within the malevolent energy suppression.

You should also take them first, maybe they can protect you in the future."

"Taoist Priest? Did I hear that right?" Zhou Dage couldn't wrap his head around it, "You learned it instantly?"

"..." Ha Ge, on the other hand, was directly silent, and silently took the stone as well.

"This..."

Including the rest of the people, they didn't know what to say, and they never expected that what they considered such a valuable 'Celestial Palace magical artifact' could be so easily manufactured by Zhang Gaoren?

Especially Boss, he originally wanted to use the opportunity of presenting the treasure to try and get closer to this Zhang Gaoren, or even win him over.

But now Zhang Gaoren not only ridiculously learned the manufacturing of Celestial Palace magical artifacts instantly, but also drew inferences from one case, making this treasure a magical artifact capable of both offense and defense?

In Boss's opinion, this was too unbelievable.

Because he had seen many geniuses in the organization, but he had never seen such a genius.

Although he also knew that the legendary 'artifact refining knowledge' should be different from 'normal knowledge', the speed of learning was definitely the same.

So in his opinion, Zhang Gaoren was definitely an unimaginable genius!

But one's own family knows their own affairs.

Zhang Feng knew that compared to The Great Yama of the Netherworld and Yangshan Zhenren of the Celestial Palace, he still had a big gap.

Because they were more about 'innovation'.

He was now more about organizing and summarizing, and then achieving optimal integration.

"Let's go."

At the same time.

Zhang Feng searched for a while, and after seeing that there was no danger around, he also led the way along the wall towards the cave entrance over there.

With such caution.

If it weren't for the world time only being three years.

Zhang Feng was even prepared to endure for three years first, and then do the mission.

But now there was too little time, and there were a bit too many mysteries, plus there was no time to learn some strange 'Yama script' within this world.

So Zhang Feng took them to explore together first.

But as they walked, when they were about to approach the cave entrance.

Zhang Feng suddenly stopped under everyone's attention and fixed his gaze on one side of the cave entrance ahead.

The dust on the ground there clearly showed traces of being recently disturbed.

It seemed to have been blown by the wind caused by some large object walking.

"There are still living creatures in this cave."

Zhang Feng spoke, looking at the suddenly tense crowd.

They were tightly holding the magical artifacts he had given them.

"Not ghosts, but living creatures."

Zhang Feng said, while telling them to stay where they were, he leaped out over ten meters and came to the dust traces.

"It doesn't look like creatures from the Netherworld.

Because the traces they left behind have no malevolent energy fluctuations.

And according to what you said, and Dao Friend Ha's Yin-Sha Eye, the creatures in the Netherworld should all be related to malevolent energy."

"Could it be the Celestial Palace?" Boss said at this time, "It's that matter I mentioned before, a thousand years ago, celestial soldiers and generals captured ghosts."

"No." Zhang Feng asserted, "According to these traces, there's a high probability that they are giant ordinary creatures.

If they have spiritual essence themselves, before reaching the Gold Core stage, they will leave some subtle traces."

Before the Gold Core, life was not perfected, so spiritual essence was constantly 'leaking'.

But after the Gold Core, life is perfected, and spiritual essence rarely leaks out.

Plus, the telomeres of the genes are extended, which is why the Gold Core stage has a long lifespan.

"Gold Core?" When everyone heard Zhang Feng mention the word Gold Core, they exchanged glances, feeling that this was becoming more and more mystical.

And it was precisely upon hearing about realms.

Zhou Dage couldn't help but ask, "Zhang Laoda, you cul... cultivation, is there really such a thing as realms?"

"Mhm." Zhang Feng nodded, not hiding anything as he said, "If The Great Yama and the others from a thousand years ago had the same cultivation realm as I personally imagine.

Then there is indeed a concept of realms.

As for me now, I've just entered Foundation Establishment, so I can be considered to have a lifespan of two hundred years."

Zhang Feng was a low-standard Foundation Establishment, so his lifespan was only two hundred.

But later, as his physique improved, he could reach the original upper limit.

However, when everyone heard that Zhang Gaoren could live to two hundred years old, they were even more surprised, even overlooking the fear of living creatures being in the cave.

After all, the very reason they dared to follow Zhang Feng was because they wanted to learn about the stories of these legendary 'cultivators'.

And at this very moment, Zhang Feng was a part of this story.

"Taoist Priest Zhang..." Boss now also addressed Zhang Feng respectfully, "How do you feel... what realm should The Great Yama and Yangshan Zhenren be... their lifespan..."

As he said this, he also attracted everyone's attention.

Because everyone wanted to find out the lifespan of a Gold Core through Zhang Feng, this living cultivator, and whether the legendary 'Master of the Netherworld' and the Master of the Celestial Palace were still alive in modern times.

"Their realm?" Zhang Feng calculated for a few breaths, and based on the fixed logic that a Nascent Soul couldn't exist in a level 7 world at this time, he shattered their illusion with a single sentence,

"Their realm should be perfected Gold Core.

With a minimum lifespan of five hundred."

Zhang Feng also understood their thoughts, "The closest Celestial Palace to the present day also has a history of nearly a thousand years.

Under normal circumstances, they wouldn't be alive today."

As Zhang Feng spoke, based on the dust marks on the ground, he suddenly thought of prehistoric creatures, or giant insects and the like.

Inside this cave, just like the Rats' burrow, it's very likely there's another world hidden within.

Similarly, Zhang Feng was talking with everyone at the entrance to recover from the spiritual energy consumption of just now.

But since he was a master now, he couldn't just say he was tired, so he'd talk for a bit.

Also at this moment.

His state was perfect.

Zhang Feng was the first to walk inside, with everyone holding flashlights behind him.

Arriving inside.

This was a tunnel about dozens of meters long, and at the end of the tunnel, there seemed to be an even larger cave.

It was just pitch black there, and nothing could be seen.

Without lingering too long.

Zhang Feng walked straight ahead.

As they got closer and closer to the cave ahead, the flashlight beams shone.

Zhang Feng saw a very disgusting sight.

On the ground of this cave, there was a large pit of white bones, a thousand meters in area and a hundred meters deep.

Above the bones at the bottom of the pit were dozens of lizard-like monsters.

Their sizes varied, with the largest being ten meters long and the smallest two meters long.

But what they had in common was that they had no scales, but exposed bright red muscle layers.

And under the illumination of the lights, they were numbly gnawing at each other, their bellies round and swollen, far exceeding the diameter of their own bodies.

Looking closely, their bodies were motionless, only their heads occasionally moving, occasionally eating.

As they gnawed at each other, the bones beneath their bodies were covered in dark bloodstains, layered one after another.

And there were also lizards eating bones and feces.

"Ugh..." Two security guards puked directly after seeing this scene.

"Strange." Taoist Ha, however, sniffed his nose and didn't smell any blood.

Creak—

Zhou Dage took out the alloy long staff he was carrying on his back.

The other security guards nervously aimed their guns at these monsters, ready to shoot at any time.

"Are they also products of the Netherworld?" Boss seemed to have thought of a possibility, "Could they have been circulating and reproducing until now by relying on these bones and feces?"

The more Boss spoke, the more disgusted he felt, and he looked at the ground above the large pit.

Although this large pit occupied the vast majority of the cave's area.

But there were edges around it wide enough for three people to walk side by side.

On the edges of this ground, there were also some scattered bones,

"Fifteen hundred years ago, this hundred-meter deep pit of bones should have been full, right?"

"Perhaps." Zhang Feng glanced around, seeing that the physiques of these lizards were around 80.

They looked quite strong, but moved slowly.

It's just that they would spit out some corrosive liquid to melt the bones below.

If he had come here at the beginning and faced these, it would indeed have been a problem.

But now, Zhang Feng was more focused on scanning the surroundings and raised a question,

"The marks outside the cave have only appeared recently, probably no more than ten days ago."

Zhang Feng looked at the lizards below, then looked around the cave with no other exits, and at the wall above,

"Logically, it should be very difficult for them to climb up.

So the marks outside this cave should belong to something else."

"There's something else?"

Everyone was startled and became more vigilant.

This time, they weren't just looking at the large pit in the cave, but were also guarding the way they came.

"You mean... are they safe?" Another security guard said with some lingering fear, "Those few people who said they were leaving earlier, will they encounter danger on their way back?"

"Luckily, I didn't go with them..."

Hearing the security guard's words, several people also felt fortunate.

"There are dangers everywhere here." Ha Ge looked towards the top of the cave at this moment, seeing large areas of malevolent energy gathering there.

And in the center, it flowed into the corpses below like a stream.

It was under the blessing of this malevolent energy that these bones were not decomposed over the years.

After all, it was unknown how long these bones had been stored.

And it was also unknown how long these lizards had been eating.

Coupled with the corrosion from their feces and blood, normal bones would have long been successfully decomposed by nature in this multi-element compound.

"Dao Friend Ha, don't worry about that malevolent energy."

Zhang Feng was more focused on observing the lizards in the pit and examining the walls along the surrounding edges.

Judging from his current maximized Spiritual Sense of over a dozen meters.

These walls were solid, and there were indeed no other exits.

As for the ten-meter high ceiling above.

Since there was a Yin Gathering formation there, there couldn't be a pit.

Otherwise, if the formation was unstable, the malevolent energy would escape.

"This malevolent energy is naturally gathered to ensure the bones below are not decomposed.

And what I'm thinking now is.

Since we've reached the end.

Then this cycle of the six paths is very likely beneath these corpses and bones."

When Zhang Feng spoke of these matters, everyone pondered for a few moments and didn't immediately say 'follow'.

Because this place was getting stranger and stranger, and they had previously heard Zhang Gaoren say that he was only Foundation Establishment, while the master here, The Great Yama, was very likely Gold Core.

So there was a difference of one major realm.

Could Zhang Gaoren still handle it?

They were curious about this, but they didn't want to try it out.

However, Zhou Dage kept looking at Zhang Feng, appearing as if he wanted to follow.

He liked to finish what he started and didn't like being constantly troubled by curiosity.

"Taoist Priest, can you take me with you?" Ha Ge also wanted to follow, with a mind for exploration and learning.

"Taoist Priest Zhang!" Boss also wanted to follow.

Now, three people had directly expressed their determination.

The rest of the people, upon hearing this, hesitated a little.

But if they were told to go back, they wouldn't dare to go back.

If they were told to follow, they wouldn't dare to follow.

If they were told to stay here, they would also be afraid.

Zhang Feng didn't answer immediately, but accurately judged the creatures inside before jumping down.

Looking at them from a close distance.

Although it was very disgusting, through what Boss had said about genetic recombination and the like.

Zhang Feng was very certain that these creatures should also be a type of modified being.

And after looking very carefully.

Zhang Feng also got a very unbelievable answer, and said to everyone:

"Thousands of years ago, they should have been human."

"Human?" Everyone was confused, and enduring the feeling of nausea and dizziness from the height, they leaned forward again to look down.

But without Zhang Feng's visual range, they couldn't see clearly.

"They have characteristics of us humans." Zhang Feng pointed specifically at the largest lizard among them; he had already been disemboweled by other members of his kind,

"His organs are extremely similar to human ones.

I have studied humans and biology, and I can confirm it.

And this place should be the Buddhist hell.

This cave is the first of the six paths, the hell path.

The pit of white bones is very likely the second path, the 'hungry ghost path'.

If I'm not mistaken, they should have had their gene sequences modified by The Great Yama and been demoted to the hungry ghost path."