Chapter 111: The Coffin Tree Hidden in the Broken Insect Path
The sky was filled with fire caused by the explosion.
Looking from a distance, it looks like brilliant fireworks.
Amidst the flames soaring into the sky, the clouds and fog overhead were gradually dissipating
Chen Yulou stood with his hands down, quietly admiring the collapse created by his own hands.
The loud rumbling sound continued.
And it has extended from the mountain forest to all directions, followed by the snow peaks on both sides.
The ice and snow that never melted all year round finally could not withstand the vibrations in the valley, and countless piles of snow fell quickly.
It's like a waterfall falling from the sky and hanging in the air.
Make the already unique scenery even more amazing.
"The shopkeeper is in danger, retreat quickly!"
"The avalanche is coming, quickly find a place to avoid."
"God, will you be buried here in the snow today?"
Seeing the ice and snow rolling down, everyone who was still immersed in shock finally came to their senses, their faces changed drastically, and they fled down the cliff behind them.
Seeing Chen Yulou, it was as if he had never heard of him.
The red girl grabbed his arm.
"It's okay...forget it."
Chen Yulou originally wanted to say that a collapse of this magnitude would not collapse Zhelong Mountain.
But feeling the tension and concern on her face.
When the words came to my lips, I swallowed them back.
Let her hold his arm and retreat all the way to the cave under the cliff.
At this moment, there are already many people in that area avoiding the ice and snow, and their faces are still full of panic.
"Okay..."
"It's not that dangerous."
Seeing that she was still holding his wrist, Chen Yulou couldn't help but shake his head and smile.
This silly girl was probably worried that she would return to the hillside again when she wasn't paying attention.
"Oh..."
Miss Hong was still staring at the scene of landslides and ground cracking in the distance.
Only when he heard this did he react, with a trace of invisible embarrassment flashing in his eyes.
"Well, by the way, Yuan Hong will be fine, right?"
Suppress the panic in my heart.
Miss Hong asked softly with her eyes wandering.
"Don't worry, it has lived in Baiyuan Cave for sixty or seventy years, and it is much smarter than humans."
"It must have been hiding long ago."
< br>As soon as I heard it, I knew that she was looking for something to say to divert her attention.
After all this time, when had she cared so much about the old ape?
Chen Yulou knew it well and did not point it out. He just smiled and shook his head.
"That's good."
The red girl nodded.
I secretly glanced at Chen Yulou beside me from the corner of my eye, and saw that he was already looking into the distance, and I was secretly relieved.
At this moment, no matter Kunlun, Partridge Whistle or the old foreigner, their minds were drawn by the collapse of the sky in the distance.
Didn't notice anything strange about her.
Only the thoughtful Hua Ling noticed it and secretly leaned over to hold her hand. The two girls of similar age looked at each other with their mouths covered and smiled.
Before, she also wanted to hold an umbrella to cover Chen Yulou from the snowflakes in the sky.
But before he could take action, he was called away by his senior brother.
To be honest, I feel a little regretful.
Thinking about that scene, she couldn't help but feel a trace of heat on her cheeks.
Boom——
Finally.
The gunpowder carried by the forty-nine sky lanterns was detonated.
The movement between heaven and earth has not diminished at all.
Cracks spread on the snow peaks, and the valley seemed to have suffered a snow disaster.
The dense forest that originally stretched as far as the eye could see was now almost completely covered with white ice and snow.
“It’s over?”
“Probably.”
"God bless me, I hope I can survive."
A group of people huddled in a crack under the cliff, their sight obscured by clouds and snowflakes.
Seeing that the crashing movement gradually became quieter, I couldn't help but lower my voice and asked.
They are also considered old people.
But a few people have seen this kind of movement.
Still hesitating.
The thin figure that had been standing at the entrance of the cave has walked out.
"Brother Chen."
"The shopkeeper."
"Brother Chen..."
Seeing him leaving, several figures quickly followed him.
Chen Yulou walked quickly to the ridge in front.
Look up and look up.
The valley where King Xian’s tomb is located is already covered with snow, and there are still a few fires that have not been extinguished...still burning.
There was silence between heaven and earth. Apart from the roar of the wind, there was almost no other sound.
The partridge whistle is the fastest.
When he appeared behind Chen Yulou, he looked at his clear and transparent eyes and the smile on his face.
I suddenly thought of something.
Immediately look toward the southwest.
The valley that was originally shrouded in clouds and mist has now revealed its original appearance.
In the endless stretches of primeval mountain forests.
You can faintly see several rivers passing by.
As for further distance, where it meets the cliff, a waterfall nearly 100 meters high flows down.
The sun shines and gradually condenses into a rainbow bridge across the sky.
"That's... Water Dragon Halo?"
Partridge Whistle's pupils froze, and he murmured in a low voice subconsciously.
The words behind the human skin map appeared in his mind again.
Wang Yan was buried in the water dragon's halo!
Originally, he could not understand the meaning of this sentence.
Now, as his eyes crossed the valley and landed on the huge waterfall, the puzzles in his mind were sorted out bit by bit.
"Most likely, yes."
Chen Yulou nodded with a relaxed expression.
It must be said that the high priest who built the tomb here is definitely a talented person.
To be able to find such a legendary cave.
If you only follow the map, who would have thought that Lingyun Tiangong is not in the sky, but deep under the spring?
While thinking, he looked across the valley ahead.
Soon.
Among the countless towering ancient trees, he saw a particularly astonishing tree.
The crown of the trees is like clouds, covering the sky and the sun.
However, in the continuous explosions, don't cut off a large area of the tree crown.
"Array Eye..."
Seeing the couple tree, Chen Yulou couldn't help but feel a move in his heart.
The key to changing the Feng Shui here lies in the big banyan tree.
In the original work, Hu Bayi and the others were able to break into this place with Chen Blind Man's human skin map, all because of the crash of a plane many years later, which happened to break the Feng Shui situation here.
The right time and place combined with the right people.
Otherwise, we won’t be able to get in for another hundred years.
But he did it.
If you can’t cause a meteorite to fall or a plane to crash, why don’t you use some simple methods?
“The clouds and fog have dispersed.”
“Shopkeeper, is the destination of our trip in that jungle?”
While he was looking at the ancient tree, Miss Hong and the others also caught up. Looking at the valley after the clouds and mist dissipated, the eyes of the group were full of shock.
“Yes.”
Chen Yulou nodded.
Looked up at the sky again.
Although the scorching sun is still hanging overhead, crossing the valley in front of us is not an easy task.
He immediately ordered to Kunlun.
“Let the brothers prepare to enter the mountains and forests at once while it is still early.”
“We can still set up camp before dark.”
“Okay. , Shopkeeper, I’ll go now.”
It won’t be long.
Qi Hu also brought people back to join them.
In order to take advantage of the mountain wind blowing from the entrance of Xuefeng to accurately send the Kongming Lantern into the valley, he led a group of people to climb to the nearby ridge.
I saw a group of people covered in ice and snow.
I guess the explosion triggered the avalanche and there was nowhere to hide.
"Is he okay?"
"It's okay, I've just got my head wet, it's just a little snowy."
The guys shook their heads indifferently, with excitement on their faces.
Looking at the valley from the ridge, they could have witnessed the entire collapse process.
At this moment, I haven’t recovered from the shocking shock.
"Okay, if you can break the feng shui situation here, Qi Hu will remember you as a great contribution, and the rest of the brothers will do the same. When this trip is over, we will discuss the merits and reward you!"
Stepping forward, Chen Yulou patted Qi Hu hard on the shoulder
The boy was silent and dull.
But in his performance just now, it was simply impeccable.
Forty-nine Kongming lanterns, without exception, were all accurately sent into the valley.
You know, before this, he had not even tried it, it was all based on his experience.
Moreover, even if he doesn't understand Kongming Lantern, he also knows how difficult it is to do all this. The most important thing is.
Calculate the time to ignite the gunpowder.
This cannot be done based on experience alone.
Character and courage cannot be achieved without one or the other.
There is absolutely no problem in recording a great merit.
"Thank you, Master."
Qi Hu clearly showed a lot of maturity this time.
Didn’t hesitate, but accepted the offer.
Because he knew that his mission during this trip was completed.
His family lives in Chenjiazhuang, and they still live on a few acres of rented paddy fields. Even his father, who is in his sixties or seventies, has to put up lamps all day long to supplement the family income.
Now I have this promise from the owner of the village.
Wait and then return to Zhuangzi.
The family's life will definitely be much easier.
“Thank you, Chief.”
"Always have a great head!"
Compared to him, the guys on the mountain are much more casual.
Everyone laughed happily.
“Let’s all get ready.”
“Spent the night in the mountains tonight.”
Chen Yulou didn't care and just waved his hand.
Everyone immediately dispersed.
The guy who came with me on this trip has been in the mountains for at least five or six years. Over the years, he has been fighting everywhere with him, and he is experienced enough to do things successfully.
Even if one is broken.
These are no small losses.
Not long after.
The group of people who had already loaded up their equipment quickly headed down the mountain into the dense forest of the valley without further delay along the route he had drawn.
As for Yuan Hong.
Also went down the mountain early.
This will be jumping along beside you.
It didn't have a basket on its back, but just imitated Kunlun and carried the iron rod behind its back like a treasure.
Seeing this, Chen Yulou subconsciously slowed down.
“I’ll also give you a credit.”
Yuan Hong, who was still thinking about the previous scene, couldn’t help but feel something in his heart.
“Thank you so much, Master.”
Although I don't know what kind of credit it is, based on its understanding of its owner.
Absolutely not bad.
I happily agreed immediately.
"Are you still practicing the stick technique recently?"
Chen Yulou nuzzled at the iron stick behind it and asked casually.
"Just have fun when you have nothing to do."
It has recently been focusing on practicing Xuan Dao Convincing Qi and Building the Foundation, and really doesn't have much time to practice stick techniques.
And...
Yuan Hong did not dare to say anything.
The stick technique seems to come naturally.
Especially after getting this iron rod, all those moves are almost at your fingertips.
There is no need to practice hard all day long like Kunlun did.
"Do you have a name?"
"A water fire stick."
Yuan Hong didn't think much and replied directly.
But as soon as the words came out, it reacted, couldn't help but feel a little confused, and secretly glanced at Chen Yulou.
“You are really not afraid of trouble.”
Chen Yulou smiled helplessly.
I mentioned it casually that day, but I didn’t expect it to be remembered by it.
Gibbons, Yuan Hong, and now a water fire stick appeared again. For a moment, even he felt like he didn't know how to complain.
"By the way, how have you been practicing the Foundation Building Skill recently?"
I didn't dwell too much on this matter.
It’s just a name anyway.
Even if there is a destiny of cause and effect, this is not a prehistoric world, and it should have nothing to do with that person.
“Still practicing...but I have already figured out the way.”
"Not bad."
Finding the door means that you can enter the Qi Refining Pass at any time.
At the beginning, he was still thinking about who would break through the customs and enter the country faster, Yuan Hong or Hua Ling.
It was originally the bet.
But unexpectedly, Hua Ling came up as a latecomer, one step ahead of her.
"Enter the Qi Refining Pass earlier so that you can breathe in the old and new and dispel the corpse energy."
There is another reason why it is said to be a foundation-building skill. It is because Yuan Hong stole food when he was at Pingshan. Too much corpse energy in the coffin.
That is, fate is great.
But once the corpse energy remains for too long and soaks into the bone marrow, it will be difficult for the gods to save it.
Once you enter the Qi Refining Pass, you will be able to breathe in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
For it, it is not just as simple as practicing to break through the realm, it is also cultivating one's life.
“Yes, Master.”
Hearing this, Yuan Hong’s heart trembled.
This is also the thing that it is most concerned about at the moment.
It was a helpless act to steal the corpse energy in Pingshan. Now that it has obtained the orthodox Taoist practice method, how could it not understand how seriously the corpse energy harms itself?
Corpse energy eats away at life.
When the time comes, it will become no different from a corpse in a coffin.
"Okay, it's good if you know."
Seeing that the team had entered the mountain forest, Chen Yulou did not waste any time and motioned for it to follow, and he went straight to the front of the team.
Because of the previous collapse.
Broken trees can be seen everywhere in the valley, lying on the road. In addition, no one has visited this place for at least a thousand years, so it is impossible to find the road.
It all depends on a group of guys, holding knives and forcing a way out.
"Shopkeeper, do you think this is the road?"
As soon as I got closer, I saw several guys gathered around the ground studying something.
Chen Yulou looked down.
I saw a wide road paved with green bricks under the cleared grass.
But it is not the direction deep into the valley.
But in the dense forest.
"Broken Insect Path..."
The moment he saw it, Chen Yulou blurted out.
"Broken insects?"
The guys were confused.
Chen Yulou didn’t explain much.
This is what King Xian ordered to be buried outside the tomb.
As the name suggests, it is to prevent poisonous insects, rats and ants in the insect valley from entering the ancient tomb and destroying the coffin.
Encountering it meant they were getting closer to the entrance.
“Don’t worry, just work harder, it’s almost done.”
“Okay.”
Listening to what he said, the group of people dared to ask more questions.
Follow the direction he pointed and continue to work hard to clear the way.
At this point, the valley has become more open and has a trumpet shape. The dense forest ahead is filled with water and vapor, coupled with the ice and snow that just fell from the sky.
Not many hot flashes.
On the contrary, it gives people a cold feeling.
Once we passed the Broken Insect Road, the surrounding woods became extremely quiet, and we could no longer hear the chirping of birds and the chirping of insects.
We walked forward for another half-quarter of an hour.
The front suddenly became clear.
That's not right, because the ground is full of broken branches and leaves, making people feel like they have nowhere to go.
But...
No one cares about these little things.
Because everyone’s eyes were drawn to the towering ancient tree directly in front of them, which could only be hugged by a dozen people.
The cloud-like canopy covered everything within a few dozen meters.
No wonder it is more spacious here than elsewhere.
Those forest trees have no living space at all.
There are only unknown weeds all over the ground and vines growing on ancient trees, hanging down from the treetops.
“God, this must be hundreds of meters high.”
"How many years will it take for it to grow?"
"Hey, a section of the tree was blown off..."
Everyone surrounded the ancient tree and marveled.
One is because this tree is really amazing, and the other is because it is an extremely rare banyan tree.
It’s been a long journey.
Most of the dense forests in Zhelong Mountain are spruce or larch.
This banyan tree is really eye-catching.
However, just after halfway around, someone soon discovered an astonishing crack from the other side.
“No!”
“There seems to be something in the tree!”
(End of this chapter)