It is not surprising that the treasures of Xuanjiao are located in the place where they blend. Historically, Xuanjiao and Zen have fought against each other, and both sides have experienced ups and downs.

Moreover, there are many branch sects on both sides. Whenever one side is at a disadvantage, they may put some of the treasures of their own sects in the fusion place and entrust them to people from some branch sects to take care of them, so as to avoid robberies from the outside.

The key is that you can take it away at any time in case of danger.

However, the situation in the blending place is complicated. In order to seek refuge, sometimes seniors in the teaching disappear with their belongings.

In order to prevent things from being lost, they will also make some marks on the path that only the people in the church can understand. They may also hint at their whereabouts in secret words from the church in advance, so that future generations can use this to retrieve them.

This should be what Protector You is looking for.

When Chen Chuan read the records on the stone tablet, he found that in the early days, although Protector You saw the stone lotus, he did not give up the idea of ​​​​looking for the relic between the lines. Sometimes he would remind him to say one or two sentences, saying that he would wait until the lotus seeds matured.

, he tried to look for it again.

Even later, because he was immersed in those "wonderful methods", the words written on the stone tablet became intermittent and confusing, but there were still some sentences about the relics mixed in.

Phrases such as "The treasure is in the water, not in the sky?" "How can I rely on the lake that pours out of the sky?" Or "I know it, I know it. Now that I have obtained the Dharma, it is annoying to take it or not to take it after seeing it!"

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In addition to these, there are some intermittent clues on other stone tablets, which mention some terminology of place names, which may be from the map compiled by Xuanjiao for the blending place.

Chen Chuan has never seen this map. Some items from the old state religion, including classics and secret records, are now hidden in the National Archives, but they are not open to the public. Talents with a certain identity are required. They must submit an application and explain the reasons before they can search.

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This leaves a lot of key information missing, without which it would be difficult to find the exact place.

Moreover, the clues that Protector You knew might be missing, so he secretly wrote them down for the time being and decided to check them again when he had the opportunity later.

The main purpose of his coming to the blending place this time was to hunt and practice. It was an unexpected surprise to see these lotus seeds. There was no need to expect too much, the practice in front of him was the most important.

In the next few days, he hunted nearby during the day and continued to practice the Great Mingguang Pose and the Great Sky Pose at night.

In the area surrounding the stone lotus, he didn't have to go too far every time to see some rare creatures recorded in the illustrated book.

The reason why these things gather there is precisely because of the existence of demons and ghosts, so that they know that they can avoid some dangers here, and because the more ferocious the creatures, the less they dare to approach here.

This saved Chen Chuan a lot of time and made his hunting much easier. Of course, he did not intend to kill them all. He would change directions after one time.

With an adequate supply of nutrients, his practice rhythm is back on track. Currently, he can practice one posture in about three to four days, so by the sixth day, he has mastered two postures in the Great Blue Sky Posture.

His practice is not to specialize in one path, but to go hand in hand, because the two major styles have the effect of tempering the spirit and the body respectively, and they correspond to each other. Previously, he practiced the Great Mingguang Style first, and now he practices the Great Cang Style later.

Empty formula, so as to ensure that they are not disconnected from each other.

Moreover, when fighting the enemy, both styles can work together, and the power will be greater. This was proved during the confrontation with the demon ghost. At that time, if one side lacked restraint, the effect would be much worse. It was really

It may not be possible to win so completely, and it is even possible for him to escape.

You must know that some of the main alienated organizations of demons and ghosts can disperse and escape. If one of them is missed, it may recover the next day, and after it gradually regains its fighting consciousness, it may adopt tactics of attacking You Dou. Then

It's really difficult to deal with.

Although he usually doesn't mind sparring with such an opponent, his main purpose here is to practice, and he doesn't want to be disturbed by these unexpected factors.

During these few days, he took out the lotus seeds every day during the day and then put them back at night, repeating this for many days.

Only during this, he also considered one more important thing.

Because the last time the lotus seeds mature may be at night, then such a rare creature that has been growing for hundreds of years is likely to attract something.

There are records in the illustrated book on how to pick "Knot Three" and "Knot Five". The more lotus seeds you tie, the greater the danger you will encounter, let alone this time it is "Knot Seven". What kind of situation is there?

There is no record. As for the so-called "Jie Jiu", it is all legendary.

He thought that since Protector You had the intention to remove it, it was impossible not to consider this matter and would definitely make some preparations. Following this line of thinking, he checked it over the past few days and was finally able to confirm that the surrounding stone tablets were actually placed

There are particularities in releasing them, and it is probably a tantric ritual arranged for picking.

This person is originally the protector of the Jinli Sect, so it is not surprising that he can arrange this. Based on his limited knowledge of secret rituals, it seems that the original purpose of this whole set of things is to isolate the invasion of certain external things, and to suppress the influence of Shilian.

The alienation of lotus seeds is very likely to occur after they mature.

As for the stone becoming a diary section, that will happen later.

It's just that some of these arrangements may have been damaged. While hunting, he saw a few processed stones outside, which seemed to have been thrown out by Protector You.

It is speculated that this may be because this person later destroyed this thing himself in order to facilitate his understanding of the "wonderful method".

But fortunately, the traces of the original placement were still there, so he just had to align the stones with these traces and place them again.

As for some of them being completely broken, that’s not necessary. You can get a rough idea of ​​the outline by putting them together, then find a stone of similar size and polish it to its original appearance. Anyway, these stones are all made from local materials.

, itself is nothing special.

And on the seventh day during the day, he put all the missing parts back into place. The moment they were placed, he immediately felt that something was different around him, as if something had been isolated and blended together.

Some of the invasive effects are thus downplayed.

But it seems like something is still missing.

While he was thinking about it, he suddenly felt something. He reached out and touched it, and took out the heart-like crystal that had been left behind by You Zhinan from his pocket. The thing was heating up slightly at the moment.

He felt it carefully, and couldn't help but turn around. He found that the heat would be more obvious when it faced a certain direction, so he walked towards it, and stopped when the temperature reached its highest point.

Coming down, I can feel something unusual under my feet at this moment.

He squatted down on one leg, reached up and touched it, and there was a very obvious six-edged mark there. He thought for a while, stretched out his hand and touched it, and then the soil there immediately turned outward. Under the pull of him slowly getting up,

Something slowly rose up from the ground.

When they were completely on the ground, they could see that it was a hexagonal stone pillar over one meter high and about the thickness of a bowl. The whole body was black, and there seemed to be a layer of jade glaze on the surface. It looked like it was made of a special material.

There is a fist-sized hole that is transparent on all sides near the top, and there are a pair of pierced ears on the left and right sides, which appear to be used for lanyards and carrying.

After looking at it for a few times, he guessed that this thing was probably the legendary Secret Ritual Pivot Stone.

Director Lei mentioned this kind of thing in his esoteric atlas for himself. In the old days, the great sect would use this kind of thing when holding great ceremonies.

This thing was undoubtedly brought by You Zhinan, and it was probably from the Jinli Sect. This person probably wanted to use this as the core of the entire secret ceremony.

It may be that this thing is very strong, so it was not smashed into pieces like other stone tablets, but was just buried under the ground. Or maybe it was because of its original intention that it did not want to give up.

He compared the hollow space at the top of the pivot stone, which was just the right size to put the red crystal inside.

He didn't know what this thing was at first, but now he understood clearly that this thing should serve as an apocalyptic object and a place of occurrence in this ceremony.

Because strictly speaking, all the surrounding arrangements do not contain esoteric materials, so the communication and application of power must have a source, and this thing should be it.

If this is the case, it would be understandable for demons and ghosts to put it on their bodies. It might have other functions besides that, and it might even be a valuable treasure of the Jinli Sect.

With these things, he felt a little more confident about successfully obtaining the lotus seeds.

When it was almost evening, he saw that the time was almost up, checked the surroundings again, brought all the things he carried near the pivot stone, and placed some food ingredients and high-energy nutrients in an easy-to-reach position for Chao Ming to

Also stay by your side honestly.

Then he put the red crystal stone into the hole. The moment he put it in, the surrounding stones seemed to vibrate slightly, but this feeling disappeared after a while.

At this time, the black pivot stone suddenly became completely transparent, and emitted bright light, radiating in all directions. The light reflected on each stone, constantly reflecting and connecting with each other, thus forming a whole.

Looking from the sky, it seems to form a relatively complicated secret ritual pattern.

Chen Chuan stood here and found that this secret ritual was a bit high-end, completely different from the rituals he knew before. The difference here may lie in the use of secret ritual materials, and the effect is also good. The strange and inexplicable invasion at night in the blending place seems to be all over.

They were all blocked out.

He walked to the stone lotus and took a look at the lotus pod. At this moment, it began to emit wisps of fragrance that soaked the heart and soul. The seven lotus seeds will be mature tonight and can be picked early tomorrow morning.

But at this moment, he suddenly heard some strange noise. After a while, there was a boom, and the ground shook violently. It seemed that something was hitting something, and all the stones rumbled and shook.

When I got up, sand and soil kept falling from the top.

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Chapter completed!