Chapter 4904 — The City of Thunder Burials
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"How could that be? This Nourishing Mystic Grass of mine was actually found by pure luck, at the very edge of this basin. Anywhere else, you wouldn't stand a chance of finding it!" Ni Caiyue shook her head again and again, then added: "My master once said that Nourishing Mystic Grass is an exceedingly rare spirit herb. Even here in the Thunder Burial Basin, it isn't some common weed lying everywhere for the taking—it's very hard to find."
Hearing this, Wei Zhao could not help but knit his brows. He stood gazing at the basin before him in silence. Well, he had come—but this legendary Thunder Burial Ground really was somewhat terrifying.
The Alliance Chairman had said before that no one could survive beneath the thunder burial. Whether he had meant only the academy disciples, or had included even existences of his own caliber, Wei Zhao did not know—but at least one thing was certain: the thunder burial was by no means a trifling matter, far beyond any ordinary thunder tribulation.
Even the tenfold thunder tribulation he himself had endured could hardly be mentioned in the same breath. With all his present strength, Wei Zhao still had no confidence that, once inside, he would necessarily come back out.
Seeing that everyone had fallen silent, Ni Caiyue suddenly spoke up: "I've brought you to the place. I'm heading back."
"Mm, by all means." Wei Zhao nodded and made a gesture of *go slowly, no need to see you off*.
"Then goodbye, you deeply hidden good man!" Ni Caiyue stuck out her tongue and skipped away, bright and cheerful.
"A good man is a good man—what's this 'deeply hidden good man'..." Wei Zhao watched the little girl's receding figure and pursed his lips in exasperation.
"You should count yourself lucky. It's already something that she thinks of you as a good man at all—better than a deeply hidden bad man, isn't it?" Wang Xinyan said with a smile, while Huang Xiaotao and Lu Xiaozhong snickered to one side.
"Fine, so I've come out ahead, then?" Wei Zhao gave an awkward laugh, then pointed at the basin: "It's rare to come to a place like this. I want to go down and take a look—otherwise there'll never be another chance."
"What? But this is a thunder burial ground—going in means death!" Wang Xinyan and Huang Xiaotao were instantly aghast. Nourishing Mystic Grass was fine and good, but it could not be weighed against one's life.
"My mind is made up, so don't try to talk me out of it. This place is indeed certain death for you, but I should be all right. Even if I truly can't withstand the thunder burial, I can still hold out long enough to run back—I won't die in there." Wei Zhao's tone was firm.
"This..." Wang Xinyan and Huang Xiaotao exchanged a glance, and in the end could only nod with great reluctance: "All right, then—but whatever you do, don't try to be brave. The moment you sense something wrong, flee at once, without the slightest hesitation. Things like Nourishing Mystic Grass—if I get them, my fortune; if I lose them, my fate. It's no great loss to go without."
Of course they did not want Wei Zhao to enter this utterly perilous thunder burial ground. Never mind a few stalks of Nourishing Mystic Grass—even if ten thousand stalks lay piled at their feet, they would not want Wei Zhao to take the slightest risk. But they knew his character: for all that he was easy to reason with day to day, once his mind was set, he would never turn back.
"Mm, rest easy. My little life is precious—I'm not about to throw it away over a few stalks of Nourishing Mystic Grass." Wei Zhao gave them a reassuring look, then went on: "While I'm down there, you might as well look around the area. With luck, you might even pick up a few stalks of Nourishing Mystic Grass like that little Ni girl did. But be careful—there may well be something dangerous lurking about here too."