Hutao uses me to judge my performance

"Useless."

Karma is not of the same nature as these filthy forces. It is accumulated from the accumulation of killings over time and cannot be purified.

"Whether it's useful or not can't be seen in a short time. You should take it with you first."

Jiang Bai doesn't know if it will be useful, but there is nothing wrong with trying it.

Even if it is useless, it will be safer for Mandrill to move underground with this fragment.

Jiang Bai feels that the fragments of the Cold Sky Nail are very useful. They can strengthen the space and purify the dirt. He will have to knock out more fragments and bring them with him someday. He may not know when they will come in handy.

Jiang Bai put away the lumen stone and squatted next to another black mud with an ordinary luminous crystal, frowning and observing.

This black mud is not soil in the true sense, but more like an aggregate of discharged filth, forming a state similar to black mud.

"Speaking of which, what exactly is this black mud?"

Jiang Bai wanted to reach out and touch him, but was stopped by Mandrill.

He grabbed Jiang Bai's collar and dragged him away from the black mud.

"Abyss, filth, don't come near!"

"Is it the power of the abyss again?"

Jiang Bai felt a little tired and felt that the power of the abyss was everywhere.

The poisonous blood that polluted Tevalin has the power of the abyss. Those dark monsters come from the abyss. Even this rocky abyss has so much pollution from the abyss pouring out.

It felt like the entire Teyvat was surrounded by an abyss and was in danger.

If this continues, he has no idea that Teyvat will be over in 100 years.

Jiang Bai broke free from his restraints and said, "It's okay. If it's the power of the abyss, it won't affect me."

He doesn't have the energy to purify the power of the abyss like Sora, but the power of the abyss has no effect on him.

Mandrill frowned, but still did not stop his behavior.

Jiang Bai returned to the piece of black mud and reached out to touch it.

The texture of this black mud is a bit like silt, which may affect ordinary people, but to him it is just touching a piece of mud.

Jiang Bai tried to use elemental power while touching, but his fingers that were in contact with elemental power and silt at the same time felt a pain like acupuncture.

These two forces cannot coexist with each other and are fighting fiercely, and what this causes is severe pain in the fingers.

Jiang Bai took out another fragment of Hantian Nail, and the black mud on his fingers was quickly purified, and there was no more tingling sensation.

"The power of the abyss is incompatible with the power of the elements..."

It's like two completely opposite substances, once they appear at the same time, they will have a fierce confrontation and cannot coexist.

"I remember that the information I got was that this black mud has been around for a long time, but in recent years when miners dug somewhere, this black mud began to appear in large quantities. In addition to the black mud, there is also a kind of red mist. Very dangerous..."

Jiang Bai thought that it might not be because the miners dug something, but because the boundaries of Teyvat were getting thinner and thinner, and the erosion of the abyss was intensifying.

Mandrill lowered his eyes and thought of Fushe.

Fushe was already affected by his karma, and he would inevitably come into contact with these dirty forces in this rocky abyss, making his already bad situation even worse.

He couldn't help but become more urgent.

"Ignore these for now and continue to dig deeper to find the source."

If Fu She discovers the filth in these abyss, he will definitely find a way to find the source and block these filthy forces from the source to prevent people active in the mine from being affected.

Jiang Bai followed Mandrill and continued to walk deeper. The abyss was too big. The roads excavated by the miners already extended in all directions, and there were many caves leading to unknown places. The two of them had no specific way to find their way, so they could only rely on It feels like walking blindly.

What made Jiang Bai feel a little outrageous was that he actually saw members of the treasure stealing group underground.

Obviously, the Strata Rock Abyss has been closed for a long time, but these treasure stealing groups are still able to operate below.

Jiang Bai, who couldn't hold back his curiosity, made some friendly inquiries with them. Only then did he find out that they had bypassed the Qianyan Army and secretly dug a passage underground so that they could dig underground to find treasures. .

Jiang Bai could only express his admiration for this.

After asking them about the location where they dug the tunnel, Jiang Bai planned to report it when he went back, and then picked up a few pieces of excellent quality ore in their camp.

Seeing Jiang Bai's gangster-like behavior, several members of the Dabaotuan who had been taught a lesson dared not speak out in anger.

Mandrill hid in the dark and pretended that he didn't see anything.

In addition to the members of the treasure stealing group, there are also some soldiers of fools operating underground.

Speaking of which, these fools and soldiers are pitiful.

Originally, Zhidong was an ally of Liyue, and they came to help Liyue solve the problem of the layered rock abyss. As a result, they were directly trapped underground, relying on moss, mushrooms and groundwater to survive.

There used to be a team of more than a dozen people, but now there are only a few people left.

While they were trapped underground, the world outside had changed drastically.

Their executive officers intended to release the suppressed demon god to wreak havoc in Liyue, and the relationship between the two countries quickly deteriorated. Although diplomats later repaired the relationship between the two countries, these soldiers became abandoned.

Chapter 600 Why are there so many treasure stealing groups?

This reminded Jiang Bai of the soldiers who were sent to die in Qunyu Pavilion.

A single word from the executive officer could determine the lives of many soldiers.

They are so insignificant, yet they are also people with names and flesh and blood.

Jiang Bai didn't criticize anything, he just left some food for them and told them the location of the treasure thieves who dug tunnels.

It is difficult to judge the time in the dark underground, and the role of clocks here is equivalent to nothing.

As an immortal, Mandrill has plenty of physical strength, so whether he is traveling or exploring, it will not burden him. But Jiang Bai is different. He needs to eat when he is hungry and sleep when he is sleepy.

Sometimes Jiang Bai felt a little embarrassed to let Mandrill watch for him. After all, if he hadn't accommodated him, Mandrill would have reached the deepest part of the ground at his speed.

But it was impossible for a person to walk alone. There was a force in the ground that made people uncomfortable. He was afraid that Mandrill would be affected, and he just happened to encounter a karma, so he stayed here directly.

After all, he still wanted to bring Mandrill back intact.

"Strange, why do you encounter more treasure thieves as you go down?"

Jiang Bai was a little unsure if they were going the wrong way.

At the beginning, they only occasionally encountered some people from the treasure thief group in the outer layer, but as they passed through a natural canyon and entered deeper underground, they encountered people from the treasure thief group more and more frequently.

This is somewhat abnormal.

After all, it is understandable that you dig a hole in the ground to avoid the seal and enter the shallow abyss, but it is a bit outrageous for you to dig directly into such a deep place.

After thinking about it, I decided to find a lone member of the treasure thief group and ask them in a friendly manner.

Just do it.

He covered his white hair that was easily reflective in the dark with a hat, and then quietly followed the darkness to find himself behind the members of the treasure thief group who were digging alone.

The sharp dagger was quietly placed on the neck of him, a miner in the treasure-stealing group.

Looking at the reflection on the ground illuminated by the light, and the cold touch on his neck.

The miner froze and stopped mining.

"Shh, you know what I mean, right?"

Jiang Bai's voice rang in his ears, and the touch of the cold dagger raised goosebumps all over his body.

Staring at the shadow cast by the light behind him, the miner nodded cautiously, fearing that he would see blood if he moved too much.

But at the same time, he was also looking around without any trace to see if the person who held him hostage had any accomplices.

He is not very far away from his companions. If he can make any big noise, maybe they will find something abnormal here and come to rescue him.

Mandrill hid in the dark and did not show up.

The miner could only see the shadows of himself and the person holding him hostage behind him.

Jiang Bai didn't care about the miner's little thoughts, and it wouldn't matter even if he was discovered.

With his current strength, even if he doesn't use elemental power, it won't be a problem to deal with these treasure stealing groups.

The reason I only picked one to inquire about was because I didn’t want to cause any trouble.

But his choice was not random.

Although the people in these treasure-stealing groups are all mining, this miner is the farthest away from them, digs the deepest, and the quality of the mine is the best.

These ores have also been specially screened, and the good and precious ones are stored in separate frames.

It was obvious that this was an old miner with sufficient mining experience. Maybe he was the miner who worked below here before. After the abyss was closed, he had nothing to do and joined the treasure stealing group.

"How did you get to the depths of this abyss?"

The miner swallowed carefully, "The seal of the great abyss has been released, we took a shortcut here..."

"Untied, when?" Jiang Bai was a little surprised.

It's been less than a week since they came down, and the seal has been released?

Or is it that someone discovered their coming down, and they are coming to arrest them after breaking the seal?

Jiang Bai felt that this possibility was equal to 0.

How could the General Affairs Department deliberately break the seal just because one or two people went underground?

So something else must have happened.

"Three...four days ago..."

Hearing Jiang Bai's somewhat surprised tone, the miners knew Jiang Bai's identity.

This person obviously sneaked into the underground, and must be a fellow traveler.

But he did not feel relieved, because sometimes his peers were more vicious.

"Do you know why the seal was suddenly released?"

"I don't know, it suddenly got solved..."

"You are a miner, right? How many years have you been digging under this abyss?"

"It didn't take long...just a dozen years..."

Hearing this answer, Jiang Bai's mind moved, and he felt that this was indeed the case.

"For more than ten years, you should be familiar with this underground."

The roads in the Juyuan were complicated, with caves everywhere leading to unknown directions, and there was no map, so they had been walking blindly based on their feelings.

I don’t know where I am in Juyuan now.

An old miner could serve as their guide.

"fine……"

The old miner swallowed again, wondering what he wanted to do.

Jiang Bai moved the dagger away from his neck and drew a knife flower.

He smiled evilly, looking more like a villain than the Treasure Thieves.

"We plan to go to the deepest part of this abyss. Since you are familiar with it, please lead us the way."

"I...can I refuse..." the miner cried sadly.

Going to the deepest point is several times more dangerous than sneaking in to mine.

At least it was safe for them to come in to mine, but there was a risk of being caught by the Qianyan Army.

And if you go to the deepest point, you might die.

"What do you think?" Jiang Bai asked.

"No, we can't go!" The miner shook his head wildly, still frightened.

Jiang Bai raised his eyebrows, "Why?"

He still doesn't know what's under the ground, but these miners seem to know something.

The old miner sighed, "We were mining before and dug out that strange thing underground..."

He used to be a serious miner, not a member of the treasure stealing group.