dognovel Chapter 4: Basic Knowledge of Caves
Chapter 4: Basic Knowledge of Caves
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Friday
Two days had passed since Qin Fengqing emerged from seclusion.
In the past two days, Qin Fengqing not only mastered the trump card, but also further refined his bones and continuously increased his upper limit of qi and blood.
Qi and Blood Value: 783 calories (1205 calories)
Mental strength: 545 Hz (595 Hz)
Bone tempering: 132 pieces (91%) 74 pieces (41%)
While Qin Fengqing was practicing combat techniques, his bone tempering progress was also rapidly increasing at a rate of three pieces per day.
Qin Fengqing glanced at the time. "It's almost time for class, I need to hurry."
After tidying up, Qin Fengqing hurried to the classroom for class.
Upon arriving at the classroom, Qin Fengqing saw several familiar faces.
"Qin Fengqing, you've actually broken through to the third rank?"
Zhang Yuwang asked Qin Fengqing a question, because in his memory Qin Fengqing should have just broken through to the second-level high stage.
"You're allowed to break through, but I'm not?" Qin Fengqing retorted.
"I didn't expect you to be so quick."
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After a while, the classroom door opened.
Tang Feng came to give them a lesson. This course should be taught by the instructors in rotation, and it just so happened that it was Tang Feng's turn.
As soon as Tang Feng entered the classroom, he felt a surge of vigorous energy. With his mental strength of over 800 Hz, he could clearly sense that Qin Fengqing's energy was much stronger than that of the others.
Tang Feng looked at Qin Fengqing, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.
He knew Qin Fengqing; he was Qin Nansheng's son. Qin Fengqing had faced Wang Jinyang during a bone-tempering battle, and although he ultimately lost, he rallied afterward, breaking through several realms within a semester. Many instructors, including the principal, had high hopes for him. However, he hadn't expected Qin Fengqing to break through to the third-grade martial artist level, and he was also surprised by Qin Fengqing's blood and qi, which were comparable to a fourth-grade martial artist.
Tang Feng regained his senses, suppressed his doubts, and stood on the podium.
"You must be wondering right now why the school is giving you this training course after you break through to the third-grade martial artist level."
"I'm sure you've all heard some rumors from your senior brothers and sisters who have been at the third rank for a long time."
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Below the podium, everyone sat obediently, many even taking out their notebooks to jot down notes. A few even took out their phones to take pictures.
Tang Feng looked down at the audience and nodded in satisfaction.
"I will be teaching today's lesson."
"Today's lesson is called the Basic Knowledge of Caves. I will be covering it with you from several aspects."
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"The history of the caves dates back to a very, very distant era..."
Tang Feng's first words caused a stir, with someone asking, "Teacher, how many years ago can we trace back to the first underground cave?"
Tang Feng replied, "The first underground cave was clearly recorded as being discovered in 1303."
"More than 700 years?"
"According to records about this, there is a sect in Xishan called Guangsheng Temple, which has a very long history."
According to their sect's internal records, more than 700 years ago, the sages of Guang Sheng Temple discovered the celestial realm...
"The Immortal Realm?" Everyone's interest was instantly piqued.
"Yes, according to their records, a sage once mistakenly entered the realm of immortals and returned severely injured."
Shortly after the handover, a major earthquake occurred.
He left his last words shortly after being seriously injured.
The celestial realm is beyond reach, and mortals cannot trespass upon it!
He then succumbed to his injuries and died.
Scholars have thus deduced that what the sages of Guang Sheng Temple encountered was the entrance to the underground cave, and the riots that caused the expansion of the cave entrance led to the earthquake.
In addition, there is now an entrance to a cave in Xishan Province, which can be corroborated by the records.
At this moment, someone asked in confusion, "Then teacher, in these 700 years, haven't any subterranean creatures invaded?"
"This is not surprising. The underground cave is much larger than you can imagine, so large that even now we dare not say that we fully understand all aspects of it."
A significant portion of it remains completely unknown to us humans.
The existence of the cave entrance may have been unknown even to the cave creatures themselves.
The anomalies in the underground caves that led to the disaster were not only caused by human error, but also by natural disaster.
As long as the entrance expands, it will lead to disaster on Earth.
Therefore, earthquakes are not purely caused by underground creatures impacting the entrance; in fact, the entrance itself is also expanding.
It's not surprising that when the first entrance appeared, the cave creatures didn't discover it. Their social system was similar to our historical dynasties, with periods of dynastic change.
Therefore, it's normal that the entrance to the underground cave hasn't been discovered.
Tang Feng continued, "As for why the cave creatures keep attacking the cave entrance..."
That's because we discovered that there is a certain space between the underground cave and the earth, connected by a passage similar to a tunnel.
The previous passageway was likely a one-way passage, allowing entry but not exit.
As time went on, the one-way channel was gradually widened into a two-way channel.
Previously, even ninth-rank experts struggled to enter the underground cave entrance, but now, with the passage becoming increasingly stable, even third-rank martial artists can withstand the pressure when passing through.
Zhang Yu and the others' expressions changed slightly, and they asked again, "Teacher, do you mean that the underground passage might be so stable that even a first-grade martial artist could easily pass through?"
That's how it should be.
Upon hearing this, a look of worry appeared on everyone's face.
Qin Fengqing was well aware of this, but his expression remained calm.
Tang Feng looked at Qin Fengqing and found that her expression was normal, but a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
In the past, when Zhang Yu and others attended training courses after breaking through to the third rank, their reactions were considered normal, but there were almost none like Qin Fengqing.
Someone asked curiously, "Wasn't the entrance to the underground cave opened by cave creatures?"
Tang Feng shook his head and said, "I don't know, it might not have been like that at first."
But now, according to the powerful, it has become related to the creatures of the underground caves.
Once the cave creatures discover the cave entrance and learn that a completely new world lies beyond, the powerful members of the cave may actively create a passage.
As Tang Feng continued his story, Zhang Yu and the others rarely asked any more questions, but listened attentively.
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During that hour, Tang Feng recounted the origins of the underground cave, the locations of the 22 entrances to China, and some news from various sectarian circles.
Take Guang Sheng Temple, which was mentioned at the beginning, for example. To this day, it still has a grandmaster-level expert in charge, making it a pillar of the sect world.
The first lesson ended with Tang Feng's explanation, and their underground training course would last for three days.
After the class ended, the group walked and discussed the topic.
In the following period, Qin Fengqing continued to temper her bones and cultivate her combat techniques while also attending training courses.