Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 360 Luoyang Cave

After the mid-month gathering, Chen Chuan spent the following days not only accompanying his aunt's family, but also actively honing his newly learned skills in his spare time. Once he felt proficient in it, he would ask Instructor Wen for advice.

At first, his concentration could only last for three hours, but later on, it increased to more than four hours, and was showing a trend of gradually extending.

Before the end of the month, he had already mastered all the skills he needed to learn, one-third faster than originally planned.

And going forward, many things will not be within his control now, as they require coordination between his essence, blood and spirit. He has not yet laid a solid foundation for this.

After another resonance transmission, Instructor Wen said, "I have taught you all the basic application skills, but there is still a long way to go before you can fully master them. This has nothing to do with talent. It's because you have just entered the third limit and your accumulation is not enough. Once you have accumulated enough, you will gradually be able to use them freely."

He smiled and said, "I will now teach you some special training techniques. Please pay close attention..."

Because he was still in a state of spiritual resonance at this moment, he could feel that the alienated tissues in Instructor Wen's body were moving at a unique rhythm.

Then he raised his hand and gently swung it towards the sky. With a bang, a thunderous sound rang in his ears and echoed in the atmosphere. A cloud of mist seemed to appear on the back of his hand, but then quickly dissipated.

"This move is called Collapsing Cloud Hand. It is simple and practical. Because it requires a certain amount of momentum before attacking, it is not often seen in actual combat. It is usually only used to train the coordination of the alienated tissues in various parts of the body and strengthen the ability to integrate the alienated tissues of the body."

Instructor Wen slowly took his hand back and said, "On the premise of ensuring the power of this move, the shorter the time it takes to perform this move, the stronger the integration ability will naturally be. Did you see my demonstration clearly just now?"

Chen Chuan nodded and said, "I see it clearly."

Instructor Wen said, "Then you can go back and try it slowly on your own. This is the end of my guidance for you."

Chen Chuanshuo said: "Thank you, Instructor Wen."

"No need to thank me, I was asked by Lao He to teach you." Instructor Wen smiled and said, "But I am very happy to meet such an outstanding junior like you. Young man, go back and we will see each other again in the future."

Chen Chuan nodded, raised his hand, clasped his fists solemnly to Instructor Wen, then turned and left. When he reached the side of the car, he looked back and found that Instructor Wen was no longer there. He retracted his gaze, opened the door, got in, and drove away.

After returning home, in addition to practicing the newly learned skills, he occasionally went out for parties and entertainment with Ding Jiao and others. After the second half of the month, they had another party that day, and a classmate suddenly proposed it.

"How about we go to Luoyang Cave for some fun?"

But this statement aroused opposition from others.

"You're crazy! You know how many people have gone to this place and never returned."

"Isn't there a biography? The biography is about a fighter!"

Chen Chuan shook his head and said, "I don't recommend going there. No matter how good my skills are, I can only protect myself at most, not everyone."

Luoyang Cave is quite famous in Yangzhi. It is an underground cave. In the past, countless people have gone in and out. The locals restrict their children from running there. Despite this, many people still go missing every year.

About twelve years ago, an expedition team from abroad went in, but not a single person came out.

Because all the dead were foreigners, the Dashun government ignored it. But perhaps because of this incident, it became famous abroad. Foreign tourists and expedition teams often went there, some succeeded, and some were trapped inside.

But because of this reason, some hostels and other industries providing related services have gradually emerged in the area.

Ding Jiao said dissatisfiedly: "Hey, Miangua, how could you come up with such a bad idea?"

The student who was called Miangua said: "A few days ago, the newspaper reported that a team of more than ten people went into the cave. They came out and said they would go again tomorrow. It is said that they can take people in to take a look around the entrance.

I think they have been in and out before, so I might as well follow them and take a look. There shouldn’t be any danger nearby anyway, and I can even talk to them later.”

"It's too dangerous, let's forget it."

"That's right, who knows if there's anything there?"

"My mother is saving money for me to marry a wife. If I disappear, won't it become saving money for my brother?"

Although some people objected, another classmate said, "Just look outside, it's okay if you don't go in. I've never been there before, so just watch for fun."

Ding Jiao was somewhat moved after hearing this, and turned back to Chen Chuan and said, "Xiao Chuan, what do you think?"

Chen Chuan thought about it and said, "If you just want to take a look, then it's fine. I haven't been there before." There was no problem in going to take a look. He didn't have the ability to rescue the people who went in, but it was not difficult to prevent anyone from going in.

Ding Jiao said, "Okay, let's make a deal first. We won't go into the cave, we'll just look outside."

After the agreement was reached, the next day, Chen Chuan drove with five classmates, while Ding Jiao and four other classmates drove a two-wheeled motor vehicle to Jiashan in the southwest.

Jiashan is one of the three mountains in the legend of Sanshan. Luoyang Cave is located on the west side of Jiashan. It was originally a remote place. It was not repaired during the great development period. There was only a garrison here, which was later abandoned. Only in the past ten years, foreign expedition teams have frequently come here, and a market has gradually formed. However, there are very few strange stories in this place. This may be because there are few people around and there are no residents. Even if some do appear, they will not affect the outside world.

When the group arrived at Luoyang Cave, they found that it was not as deep, narrow and restricted to strangers as they had imagined, but a very large opening, more than 20 meters wide, 10 meters long and high.

There were quite a few people and stalls gathered at the entrance of the cave, and some people were coming in and out from time to time.

Chen Chuan took a closer look and found traces of artificial excavation on the edge of the cave. It seemed that the cave was not formed completely naturally, but no one had studied this before.

Coincidentally, when they arrived, the expedition team was just about to go down. There was a large group of people gathered around, pointing and talking. They must have all come to watch the fun.

The expedition team members were all wearing professional equipment, including anti-collision helmets and lighting headlamps on their heads, hook ropes hanging around their waists, and bulging backpacks on their backs. They all looked like foreigners, about twelve of them, which was quite a number.

Chen Chuan listened to the conversations around him and heard that these people were hired by a wealthy businessman.

This should be good, because one of the people was surrounded by the crowd and was repeatedly reminded and instructed by his companions, and next to this person, there were two fighters responsible for security.

After these people prepared for more than half an hour, they checked their equipment again and then entered the cave one after another while people around them watched. Some people followed them in spontaneously.

One classmate was eager to try and said, "Are we just going to watch? Why don't we go in and take a look? Just walk a little way and then come out?"

Chen Chuan saw that there were always people responsible for guiding people in and out, so those places should be safe. He went to take a look first to confirm that there was no danger. Finally, he walked around the cave entrance and came out after walking in less than a hundred meters. Even those who were leading the way would not be willing to go deeper.

But even so, all the students were very satisfied and it was worth bragging about when they went back.

After coming out, since I was already here, I just went hiking again.

The southeast side of Jiashan Mountain is very suitable for mountain climbing. There is also an old temple on it with large peach trees growing on it. You can also see small green hills and lakes in the distance. The scenery is very nice.

Now is the time when peaches are ripe. You can pick them as much as you want if you pay some money, but you can't waste them. The students ate them to their heart's content here and only went down the mountain to go home in the afternoon.

After Chen Chuan returned, he put the matter behind him. A few more days passed, and there were only five days left in the vacation. He was already preparing to return to the central city.

But on this day, Ren Shu suddenly called.

"Mr. Chen, we have received a commission from the Government Affairs Office. It seems like a strange story, but we can't be sure, so we would like to ask you for advice."

They were very aware of their own capabilities, and would generally avoid taking commissions with unclear circumstances. But this time it was entrusted by the Government Affairs Department, and Chen Chuan happened to be here, so they tried to ask him for a solution.

Chen Chuanshuo said: "Mr. Ren, please tell me the details."

"Well, there was an expedition team a few days ago..."

Chen Chuan's heart was slightly moved, and he said, "You said it was from Luoyang Cave?"

"Mr. Chen, have you heard about it too? Yes, it was that incident. The expedition was conducted twice before and after. The last one was fine, but this time something went wrong, and only three people came out.

This was nothing, it was common there, but then something strange happened..."

He paused here and said, "Twelve years ago, a foreign expedition team got lost in it. Have you heard about it, Mr. Chen?"

Chen Chuan said: "I also know about this matter. Although I was still young at the time, people were talking about it everywhere. I just don't know some of the details."

Ren Shu said: "These two things are related, because someone discovered that the three people who came back this time were not the group that went in a few days ago, but... the group that went in twelve years ago."

"The group that went in twelve years ago?" Chen Chuan paid some attention.

"Yes! These three people were among the group that disappeared after twelve years in prison. When asked, they had no idea that twelve years had passed outside. They only remembered that it had only been three days since they went in."

Chen Chuan asked, "What else?" If that was the case, Ren Shu wouldn't have called. There must be other reasons.

Ren Shu said: "The three people who came back were also very surprised when they learned about the situation. They said they would go back to look for their families, but that night, all of them were dead, and their flesh and skin were gone, leaving only some bones. Even the things they wore became tattered and rusty..."

Chen Chuan thought for a moment and said, "Well, I'll come over and take a look."

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(End of this chapter)