After everyone made some preparations, they began to prepare for the journey to heaven.
The old Taoist priest was carried on his back with a sharp sword. In order to prevent the old Taoist priest from moving too much when he jumped over the hanging coffin, the old Taoist priest was thrown off the cliff and the sharp sword was tightly bound to his back.
Jin An, on the other hand, held a stone bow and was responsible for protecting the sword and the old Taoist priest.
In fact, there were not many things to prepare. Jin An took the lead and was the first to descend into the bronze locking coffin array.
Jin'an's skilled dragonflies tapped the iron chain, and they easily jumped onto the hanging coffin. In an instant, the hanging coffin swung with a clatter.
At the same time, call
The flame of the torch in Jin An's hand flickered a few times, and there was actually airflow in the pit.
In fact, the iron chains that locked the hanging coffin were very thick. Several of the iron chains holding the hanging coffin shook slightly and quickly returned to calm. The iron chains and the hanging coffin were both very strong.
Jin'an jumped on a few more hanging coffins to test that the iron chains were very strong, so he shouted to the sword outside: "The iron chains and hanging coffins here are very strong, don't worry, come up."
The second person to jump onto the hanging coffin was the old Taoist priest who was carrying a sharp sword on his back.
Even though he was carrying a sword on his back, he seemed to be walking on flat ground, walking even more steadily than Jin An.
“Hiss, it’s so cold here.” The old Taoist priest smacked his lips.
indeed.
Jin An also discovered at the beginning that there was a big temperature difference between the inside and outside of the pit: "Perhaps there is a vent under our feet that can lead directly to the outside, and the wind is pouring in. The temperature difference here is indeed quite large."
The next ones who came in were the Hongyu girl and the two Wu brothers.
These three people were not as good at martial arts as Jin Anhe and sharpened their swords. The hanging coffin shook violently, almost causing the three of them to fall flat on the coffin lid.
Old man Qi was the last one to come up.
It was difficult for him, an old man, to jump up and down with young people. He grabbed the iron chains and climbed very carefully. Fortunately, these iron chains were thick and strong enough. As long as the movement range was small, he would be more careful along the way.
It's not too dangerous.
Although I was scared, I was able to slowly keep up with the team.
In fact, for the sake of safety, everyone had discussed early on that in order to prevent these coffins and iron chains from being in disrepair and unable to bear the weight of several people at the same time, one person would step on one coffin or climb one iron chain at a time.
The density of chains and coffins in this tunnel is very high. As long as you let go of your courage, even ordinary people can climb smoothly through the chains. The journey for a few people was unexpectedly smooth and they did not encounter any danger. Even the old Taoist priest
They all looked back and forth at the abyss in front of them with relaxed expressions.
Speaking of which, the rock formations in this pit are obviously different from other places.
It is actually off-white.
Jin'an, who was walking ahead to explore the road, saw the old Taoist priest looking at the cliff curiously, and casually explained: "These should be sandstone. The main characteristics of sandstone are that it has good sound insulation, absorbs moisture, does not grow moss, and is corrosion-resistant and durable."
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“It can also absorb light, keeping it warm in winter and cool in summer. Perhaps this is why our light source cannot shine very far here.”
When talking about this, Jin An frowned slightly inadvertently.
If it is really sandstone, logically speaking, the rock formations outside should not be different from the rock formations here? Is it because of the special geological formation tens of thousands of years ago?
Jin An kept this doubt in his heart and did not say it out.
The environment here is a bit eerie, like a road leading directly to the underworld. In addition, there is a fifth mural prophecy, and the atmosphere in the team is already a bit tense. There is no need for him to add fuel to the fire at this time.
It's on fire.
The old Taoist priest clicked his tongue and said, "Little brother, you know so much."
The three people from Wu Zang Taoist Temple said they didn’t care about Old Man Qi and the others, but Jin An, who was walking in front to explore the way, would still stop for a moment from time to time, waiting for everyone behind him to catch up before he would move on.
Jin An and Xi Jian are the kind of people who are bold in their skills. These hanging coffins are not a problem for them. Their legs and feet are much faster than the others. At this time, Jin An and Xi Jian slow down again and wait for others.
People follow.
While waiting, the old Taoist priest was still looking at the rock walls around him, and then showed a strange look on his face: "Little brother, I don't know if it's an illusion. How do I feel that the rock walls around me... are said to be rocks, but..."
When the old Taoist priest said this, he became a little hesitant, and his expression seemed to be a little scrupulous.
Jin An turned around and looked behind him. Miss Hongyu and the others still had some time to catch up. He asked the old Taoist priest what he wanted and said what he had to say.
The old Taoist priest was alert to the surroundings and said in a voice that only the three of him could hear: "Little brother, I am not an old Taoist. I overthink it, but don't you think that the gray-white rock walls here look like... dug out by wild dogs in mass graves?"
Do the coffins look like the same color as the rotten bones of the dead?"
“And it’s still the rotten bones of a dead person that has been around for a few years.” Another sentence was added at the end.
When the old Taoist priest said this, Jin An was startled. He used the stone bow in his hand to scrape the rock wall next to him. The texture was very hard, and not even a white mark was carved out.
It can be seen that it is very strong.
He would believe it if he said that this underground palace was affected by the Cave Heaven Blessed Land and underwent some magical changes, making it harder than ordinary rocks outside.
But after listening to the old Taoist priest's words, he looked at these gray-white rock formations and already had a few more ideas.
Thinking of this, he stretched out his hand to touch the rock wall. His fingertips were sensitive to touch. His first reaction when he touched his hand was that the surface of these sandstones was covered with many small holes, and the edges of the small holes were a bit sharp and cut his hands.
Noticing this strangeness, Jin An frowned.
Although the surface of normal sandstone is also rough, there will also be some uneven small holes and small grains, but the feeling is just a little rough to the touch, and it will definitely not be a sharp edge that cuts the hand.
This reminded Jin An of the countless small honeycomb-shaped holes in the bone's cross section when they carried the goat on their backs and secretly gnawed the leg bones.
Actually, that thing is called bone.
This is what is often mentioned about bone hyperplasia and osteoporosis.
“Little brother, what’s wrong with you? Did you think of something?” Seeing Jin An frowning in deep thought, the old Taoist priest thought he was thinking of something and asked nervously.
“Is this place marked on the map of the big stone mound that Xiao Jingming’s donor stole?”
Jin An shook his head: "This road is not marked on the map. At least on the undamaged map, I didn't see this road. But... I have some guesses about where we are now."
"ah?"
“Where?”
The old Taoist priest asked quickly.
At this time, even Jiajian looked at Jin An curiously.
Jin An did not answer immediately. He first looked up and looked above his head, but the hole absorbed light, and it was pitch black above his head, with no end in sight.
Then he carefully came to the edge of the hanging coffin and looked down at the abyss at his feet. It was also pitch black and he couldn't see where he was.
It was as if they were standing in a place abandoned by heaven.
Chaos above and below.
The old Taoist priest saw Jin An wandering back and forth. He was so curious that he almost scratched his ears and head. He asked anxiously: "Little brother, you are so worried about me. What on earth have you discovered? Please tell me quickly."
Unexpectedly, Jin An also started to play a riddle: "Old Taoist, didn't you say that these gray-white rock walls are like the color of the bones of the dead over time? Look at the abyss we are in. There is no end in sight and no place to come. You can't see it.
Haven’t you guessed where we are yet?”
Actually, this hint is already very obvious.
What human bone is the longest?
The old Taoist priest's eyes widened: "The mountain god's sky, the bones of heaven and earth!"
There is such an original passage in "Shaking the Dragon Sutra", a collection of great masters of Feng Shui.
"Xu Qi Mountain is the bone of heaven and earth, and the center of heaven and earth is a huge thing. It is like the back and neck beam of a human being. It has four limbs and dragons. The limbs are divided into four worlds, and the north, south, west and east are four factions. The northwest is tens of thousands of miles long, and the east is three.
The curtain is Yao Ming. Only the Southern Dragon enters China, and the birth of the ancestors of the fetus is strange. The nine bends of the Yellow River are the large intestine, and the bends of the Sichuan River are the bladder. The branches are split and the veins are crisscrossed, and the Qi and blood are connected and live in the water. It is a city, an emperor, and a state.
In small counties and counties, there are princes and princes. Secondly, in small towns and cities, there are also wealthy people living there."
The heaven and earth bone in this Feng Shui term refers to the spine.
No wonder the old Taoist priest was so shocked.
If this is really the backbone of the mountain god, why is it hidden on the map and not marked?
If this human-shaped mausoleum, which looks like Polygonum multiflorum, is really the remains of the mountain god in ancient times, why are so many chains and hanging coffins attached to the bones of the mountain god?
“Yes, the hanging coffin, the Xuan Palace, and the Heaven and Earth Bone are good Feng Shui places to store wind and gather energy. The Xuan Palace is connected with the seven-star Feng Shui pattern, and the energy source continuously nourishes the stone trees and makes the two become one."
"The vertebrae in the numerology theory are also related to Kunlun Buzhou Mountain and Tianzhu Mountain. It is the backbone of the earth that towers over the sky. If Buzhou Mountain is interrupted, it will be difficult to have a climate. If this is really the remains of the mountain god, and it is also a wood spirit mountain god Polygonum multiflorum, these bronzes
The hanging coffin and the iron chain belong to gold among the five elements. Among the five elements, metal overcomes wood. It is most appropriate to use gold and stone to break the wood spirit's bones of heaven and earth..."
The old Taoist priest's eyes widened. He seemed to have thought of something even more shocking. Just as he was about to continue speaking, there was movement behind him. It was Old Man Qi, Miss Hongyu and the others who were following him.
What the old Taoist priest was going to say suddenly stopped.
There were outsiders present at this time, so he kept silent.
Next, the team continued to climb up. Everyone was full of energy and wanted to leave this uncomfortable and cold place as soon as possible.
“Brother, did you specifically stop to wait for us?” Old Qi, who had been lagging at the end and was panting from the climb, saw that he had finally caught up with the team and looked at Jin An with gratitude.
Jin An didn’t say much else. He continued to walk at the forefront to explore the road.
It’s just a long journey.
They encountered something strange. The distance they went up was far more than twenty or thirty feet, and they could not reach the end.
"There seems to be something wrong with this road. We have been walking for so long, why can't we reach the end?" When Jin An stopped again to wait for others, and Old Man Qi and the other two caught up again, they immediately raised questions.
Jin An estimated that they had walked almost a hundred feet along the way. Even if it was not a hundred feet, it would still be about ninety feet. This could be seen by the fact that Old Qi's face was almost pale from exhaustion.
Even though it was only a hundred feet long, they climbed along iron chains and hanging coffins, and the physical exertion was no slower than climbing a cliff.
At this time, there were outsiders present, and Jin An could not discuss it with the old Taoist priest and Xi Jian. He could only silently calculate the ratio of the human-shaped mausoleum on the big stone pier in his mind, and finally concluded that they had exceeded the chest position of the human-shaped mausoleum.
, has surpassed Zhongting Xuan Palace.
Jin An was surprised. Could it be that the exit of the Heaven and Earth Bone leads directly to the most mysterious Heavenly Palace?
“Let’s take a rest, wait until we recover our strength, and then continue climbing a certain distance to see. The depth of this underground palace should be limited. We have gone so far, and maybe we are almost at the end.”
Jin An was right, they were indeed heading straight for the head of the Wanli Mausoleum.
After eating some fruits to regain their strength and resting in place for a while, everyone continued on their way. Then they walked for more than a hundred feet in the array of black hanging coffins that could absorb light. In front of them, there were still endless bronze chain hanging coffins.
I can't reach the end, and I can't find the exit.
This time everyone realized something was wrong. After Jin An and others gathered together again, he paused and continued to move forward. In fact, even if Jin An didn't stop, the others would be too discouraged to climb.
"Yes, is it that we can't leave? Sure enough, this underground palace has become a living thing over the years. Is it because the old man in the underground palace wants to trap us in this dead end road... let us not be able to get out for the rest of our lives!" Climbing!
After being chained for so long, old man Qi was exhausted and frightened by the desperate situation. His mind became a little confused, and he began to talk about the temple builders and the tomb.
Let alone Old Man Qi, everyone is trapped in a claustrophobic space, and everyone's energy and spirit are a little bad.
But Jin'an, Sharp Sword, Hongyu Girl is one of the few calm people.
Jin An ignored the confused old man Qi and turned to look at the others: "Old Taoist, sharp sword, Miss Hongyu, it seems that we really encountered something today. You guys know some Feng Shui, Qimen
Do you see any eyebrows in Dunjia and the tomb design?"