Seeing the two people submerging into the water, Pang Xiaotai suddenly said: "Do you think there are any water monsters in this water?"
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing. Pang Xiaotai glanced at us coldly and continued: "I am also worried about Senior Fei and Brother Jiao. Apart from the water monster, who knows if there will be any difference in the place where the entrance to the dragon tomb is hidden.
Some mechanism or monster appears."
Everyone was stunned by what he said again. Thinking about it, the entrance to the Dragon Tomb was so secretive. A plesiosaur that had become extinct 40 million years ago was even brought to the lake to guard it. No one knew.
I dare say there will be some anti-theft design or means at this entrance.
Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but become worried again. Taoist Master Zengfan said at this time: "Who is Fei Fan? What kind of tombs has he entered? Although this legendary dragon tomb is unusual, it is
Fei Yifan will definitely be careful, so there is no need for you to worry. If he can't get into the Dragon Tomb, then we won't be able to get in."
After hearing what Taoist Master Zengfan said, everyone felt a little relieved. Fei Yifan was one of the top tomb robbers today and was very familiar with tombs and mechanisms, so nothing should happen to him.
Waiting is a long thing. Although we all believe in Fei Yifan's ability, as time goes by, everyone is still a little worried. More than ten minutes have passed, and the lake is still calm.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the lake shore, hoping to see Fei Fan and Jiao Yiming suddenly surface and tell everyone the good news. Pang Xiaotai had even walked to the lake, squatting down and staring at the water.
.
A few more minutes passed, and it had reached the limit of holding water for twenty minutes as Fei Yifan said. There were still no waves on the water surface, and everyone began to get really worried. Even Taoist Master Zengfan stood up, and something unexpected started
Showing an anxious look.
The little clerk walked up to the water instructor and said: "Instructor, I think I'll go into the water and have a look. My house is next to the Yellow River. Although my water quality is not as good as that of Senior Fei and Brother Jiao, it's still okay in about ten minutes."
Instructor Shui frowned and shook his head: "No, the situation in the water is unknown. No one can go down. If something happens to Senior Fei and Yiming, we can't take risks anymore."
Suddenly my heart moved and I said loudly: "Don't worry too much, everyone. Maybe Senior Fei and Brother Jiao have found the tomb passage and entered it, and they are no longer in the water."
Instructor Shui nodded and said, "Yes, Senior Fei may have found the entrance to the Dragon Tomb and went in to investigate first. Let's wait a little longer."
At this time, everyone was standing on the edge of the lake. Although no one spoke anymore, worry was clearly written on everyone's face.
Another ten minutes passed. Just when our patience was really about to run out, the water surface finally started to ripple, and then with a "crash", Jiao Yiming emerged from the water. Everyone couldn't help but feel ecstatic in their hearts.
Jiao Yiming wiped the water off his face, rowed to the shore and said excitedly to us: "Comrades, we have found the entrance to the Dragon Tomb. The totem rock is the entrance. Come on, everyone, get in the water, I will take you there."
Needless to say, everyone was so excited when they heard this. Pang Xiaotai jumped down with a "plop", and I shouted awkwardly: "I don't know how to swim."
The little clerk walked up to me and said with a smile: "I'll help you. When you get into the water, you have to take a deep breath and hold your breath. I'll pull you over."
Everyone slowly got into the water. I also entered the lake with the help of the little clerk. A slight chill slowly surrounded my body. I opened my eyes and vaguely saw everyone walking along the water.
The rocks are slowly sinking.
This volcanic lake is in the shape of a cone, with a large mouth at the top and a narrow mouth at the bottom. I estimate that when it reaches the center of the lake, it will become a deep hole as big as the mouth of a well.
About five minutes later, just when I thought my lungs were going to explode, we finally reached the rock, and a dark square entrance appeared in front of us. Everyone filed in, and then went upstream. Small book
He probably also knew that I couldn't hold it in any longer, so he pushed me up with his hands, and I tried my best to dig in. Just when I had stars in my eyes, I finally emerged from the water.
I saw Pang Xiaotai standing on a stone step with a smile, grabbed my arm, and lifted me up. I collapsed on the steps, panting. Pang Xiaotai joked: "Yunlong, when this mission is over,
Can I be your teacher and teach you how to swim and dive? Otherwise, if you go to the sea to perform tasks in the future, why don't you become the son-in-law of the Sea Dragon King?"
Everyone had already climbed up the steps and laughed when they heard Pang Xiaotai's words. I struggled to get up, glared at Pang Xiaotai and was about to say something when I heard Fei Fan standing on the steps above us and shouting
He said: "Why are you laughing? Come up quickly and see what I find."
Upon hearing this, everyone hurriedly walked up the steps. When they reached the place where Fei Fan was standing, they realized that the steps had reached the top and what they stood on was a large platform.
Fei Fan was squatting down, looking at something. When everyone looked down, they discovered that the surface of the platform was covered with pictures, including figures, landscapes, animals and plants, and some strange symbols.
and curved lines are probably the writings of the ancient Nanzhao Kingdom.
Fei Fan moved his feet and was looking at the past one by one. After a while, he stood up, looked at us and said: "There are nine pictures in total here. According to the descriptions of these pictures and these ancient Nanzhao texts,
The record. I speculate that the general meaning is: these nine paintings represent nine different places. Looking at the third painting, it seems that the painting is very similar to the Golden City we have entered. And below it, the ancient Nanzhao
The text also means "City of Gold".
As he spoke, he pointed to a picture on the ground for us to see. When everyone lowered their heads to take a look, sure enough, the picture was a city. Judging from the characters inside, the buildings in the city, and the colors, it looked like a golden city.
Fei Fan continued: "Let's look at the fifth picture again. It's a blue lake. A figure dressed as an emperor and many followers seem to be performing some kind of ceremony by the lake. There are flowers and five animals. This picture seems to be us.
The lakeside of the volcanic lake where I was just now. But this painting is very strange. The other pictures I saw were all of a city, but this picture only has some simple characters standing by the lake. What are these people doing?
?What kind of ritual are they doing? I can’t figure it out.”
We all squatted down and looked at the pictures one after another. As expected, the other eight pictures were all strange cities. Fei Fan pointed at each picture and said to us: "According to each picture,
Judging from the color of the picture and the ancient Nanzhao characters, the eight cities are in order the "Dark City" made of black stones, the "White Jade City" made of white stones, the "Golden City" made of gold, and the "City of Gold" made of gray stones.
The "City of Ten Thousand Woods" is made of wood, the "City of Heavy Water" is made of blue stones, the "City of Houtu" is made of yellow soil blocks, the "City of Fire" is made of red rocks, and the "City of Fire" is made of purple crystals.
The "Crystal City". I don't know what these eight cities mean. We have only entered the Golden City. We still don't know where the others are and what their meanings are."
At this time, Taoist Master Zengfan suddenly said: "Could it be that the legend is true?"
Everyone looked at the Taoist priest in astonishment. Taoist priest Zengfan said solemnly: "In the Chinese Taoist school, there is such a mysterious legend: In the late Tang Dynasty, in AD 898, during the reign of Emperor Ai of the Tang Dynasty, a sudden
In one day, all the living Taoist celebrities suddenly received an appointment message from a Taoist named Li Qitong, saying that they would meet at the Dragon and Tiger Hall of Sanqing Mountain in Jiangxi Province to discuss immortality on the full moon in the mid-autumn month of August that year.
Taoism, and claimed that he was the first Taoist in the world. Although the famous Taoists at that time did not know who Li Qitong was, after receiving the post, they all felt that this person was extremely arrogant, so in mid-autumn of that year, all the people who accepted the post arrived.
Sanqingshan wanted to teach this unknown madman a lesson during the Tao discussion. As a result, that night when the moon was full, Li Qitong actually came from the moon and gave all the Taoists present a showdown. During the Tao discussion that night
, Li Qitong’s debate left all the famous Taoists present speechless. Then with wild laughter, he summoned a white cloud and flew away, leaving all the famous Taoists stunned. "
Speaking of this, Taoist Master Zengfan sighed and continued: "Just as Li Qitong was driving away in the clouds, he suddenly left a sentence: "I thought there are still people in the world who understand the Tao, and I can tell them apart.
I see that none of you are my rival. I have left a book for each of you in my arms. You must remember to devote yourself to cultivation and enlightenment. One day, some of you will achieve the Tao and become immortals. I will burn incense in the city of Jiutian to greet the crane."
The celebrity touched his arms, and sure enough, each of them had a book inside. In addition to the Taoist scriptures, the book also described in detail the magic and magnificence of the Nine Heavens City. Unfortunately, to this day, this book should not have survived.
I also learned about this legend from my master's dictation. It is said that the City of Nine Heavens floats outside the Three Realms and exists in the mist. The name of the Nine Cities is just as Fei Fan said just now, but one of them is missing.
city."
After Taoist Zengfan finished speaking, Zhang Li asked: "Master, what is the name of the other city?"
Taoist Master Zengfan said: "The other city is called the "City of Life and Death". According to the legend, Li Qitong mentioned in the book left to famous Taoists that after attaining Taoism and becoming an immortal, you can enter the Nine Heavens City and travel around, and you can realize enlightenment in every city.
There is a way out, and finally you enter the "city of life and death", understand life and death, and obtain the true way."
Everyone was very surprised when they heard Taoist Master Zengfan's words. Could it be that the Nine Heavens City includes the Golden City? The weirdness and evil in the Golden City are still vivid in everyone's mind. What is Tao? And what is Tao?
What path can be understood?
Fei Fan murmured at this time: "Could it be said that the place where we are now under this volcanic lake is the gateway to the legendary "City of Life and Death"? At the end of the Tang Dynasty in 898 AD, Emperor Aizong of the Tang Dynasty, could it be said that the Nine Heavens
The city is the Dragon Tomb? Li Qitong is Yang Sicheng? Is this Dharma Emperor really an immortal and a Taoist?"
Taoist Master Zengfan sneered: "Whether this Yang Sicheng is Li Qitong or not, at least from our experience in Golden City, this person definitely has sinister intentions, and he cannot be an immortal."
After listening to the words of the two people, I suddenly felt a little dizzy, and some vague things were floating around in my mind, but they were very unclear. I suddenly said involuntarily: "What is immortality and what is Tao? The theory of immortality is originally
As everyone else says, we don’t need to go into details. We can enter the Dragon Tomb to explore, no matter what kind of city it is, it is a city of life and death. Maybe in the end, we can unravel this eternal mystery."
Everyone looked at me in astonishment, I shook my head vigorously, and strangely, the dizziness suddenly disappeared again.
Taoist Master Zengfan looked at me strangely and said: "Yunlong, what you said makes sense. Immortal Dao is an ethereal thing. We really don't need to delve into it. To uncover the mystery, we can only go to the end. Forget it, let's not think about it for now.
There are so many, take it one step at a time."
Everyone nodded in agreement. Indeed, it was useless to discuss and speculate here now, so we packed up and prepared to continue exploring.
Fei Fan pointed to the front of the platform with a strange expression and said: "We came all the way up from the volcanic lake, but I just explored the front first. In front of the platform is a downward tunnel, which looks very deep.
Dark, I have a feeling that this tunnel seems to go straight to the bottom of Daying Mountain, or even deeper."
Taoist Master Zengfan smiled and said: "Now that you have come, let's make peace with it. We can only see the way and leave. Don't think too much, some things are not based on feelings. Perhaps only when you see it with your own eyes can it be real."
, only then can we solve all the mysteries in everyone’s hearts.”
When Fei Fan heard what Taoist Zengfan said, he said nothing and walked ahead. Taoist Zengfan smiled and pulled Zhang Li, leading her to follow Fei Fan. We all looked at each other.
After taking a look, he silently walked forward.
As we walked off the platform, a dark corridor appeared in front of us. When we shined a flashlight into it, we could not help but shudder at the deep, dark and eerie feeling. A straight blue stone staircase led to nowhere.
It extends downwards and I don’t know where it leads.
Everyone turned on their flashlights and walked slowly down the steps. The messy and low footsteps in this long underground corridor made people feel particularly scary.
After walking for about ten minutes, suddenly, the little clerk whispered: "There seems to be something on the walls on both sides." Everyone shined their flashlights on the two walls, and sure enough! There were some faint red filaments on the black stone wall.
The things, under the illumination of our lights, squirmed slightly, as if they wanted to break out of the wall.
Everyone couldn't help but be shocked, what is this? Instructor Shui whispered: "Is the material of this cave wall containing red minerals?"
I rubbed my eyes, and when I looked carefully, I really saw that the red threads were really moving, and in the blink of an eye, the red color on the cave wall became more and more obvious. I was very frightened.
Scream: "These things are really moving! They are alive!"
Fei Fan suddenly shouted: "Everyone, run! Don't get caught up in these things." He ran forward. Everyone was shocked and followed him, running along the steps.
Go down.
Suddenly, our panicked and dull footsteps resounded in the corridor. I don’t know how long we ran. When we all felt that we were exhausted, our feet suddenly became empty, and the sound of "plop" continued, and everyone fell into a
Dark water.
I am a landlubber. When I fell into the water, I felt like I drank several mouthfuls of water. I was stretching my hands wildly, desperately trying to float upward. I don’t know who still thought that I couldn’t swim and stretched out my hands.