Compared to last night.
Everyone was obviously much faster today.
The ancient city of Jingjue, covered with a thin layer of white snow, seems to be covered with a white veil, adding a sense of mystery to the whole city.
Just like the mysterious Queen Jingjue, she has never shown her true face.
But no one cared about this.
Everyone only saw the black leaning tower.
The branch chosen to go deep underground.
Compared to other teams, they carry a large number of sand washing tools.
They can be regarded as traveling in a light vehicle.
In addition to lanterns, torches and other fire-making objects, they are also powerful weapons for self-defense.
Muskets, swords, bows and arrows, sabers.
In addition, they are also the smallest group, with only about fifty people.
But without exception, they are all experienced veterans.
Enter Changsheng Mountain Shao said it was six or seven years ago.
There are even several generations who have eaten with the Chen family.
In addition to experience, his skills are also first-rate and tyrannical.
After all, no one knows the horror of the underground royal city better than Chen Yulou, with its hidden dangers and dangers.
I have never experienced it in life and death.
If we encounter unimaginable danger, we will inevitably be in chaos.
“Here we go…”
It didn't take much effort.
A group of people stayed outside the black tower.
Kunlun, Yang Fang and the old foreigner had already been here last night and were not curious about the Black Tower.
But the accompanying man was so close to it for the first time.
Before, they had only looked at it from a distance in the camp.
When we finally got there, we were amazed at its majesty and staggering height. Standing under the tower, we couldn't help but feel insignificant.
"Miss Oona, the temple you are talking about?"
Yang Fang glanced around.
The surrounding ancient buildings submerged in the yellow sand all seemed to look the same, making it impossible for him to tell which one was the so-called temple.
“Follow me.”
Oona changed her past image.
Wearing a robe, a high ponytail, and a dagger hanging from his waist.
Make her look dashing.
Even the willow box that was carried behind my back all day was now wrapped in black cloth. Judging from the style, it seemed to be a bronze mirror or a compass.
Except Chen Yulou knows what it is.
This is the first time for others to meet.
I couldn’t help but look over curiously.
Oona ignored this and climbed to a tower on the nearby sand dune, looking around.
Seeing Yang Fang ask, he just raised his finger and pointed in the distance.
Jumping off the sand dune, Oona quickly walked through the city. The ancient streets buried in the yellow sand had distinct layers, and the original structure could still be faintly seen.
Wait until you go through almost two alleys.
She stopped in front of a dilapidated house.
Seeing the confidence on her face, Chen Yulou did not waste any time and waved to the guys around him.
Several people rushed over immediately.
Take out tools such as shovels and shovels, and flatten the floating sand on the earth house in a few clicks. Gradually... a black luster is revealed in the yellow sand.
See this situation.
The old foreigner’s pupils suddenly dilated.
A thick layer of quicksand covered it, and it would have been difficult to find it if Oona hadn't led the way.
No wonder they were looking around last night.
But no trace of it was ever found.
In order to speed up the work, more workers joined in, carrying shovels. There was no need to hide the soil anyway, the quicksand could just be pushed aside.
About half a quarter of an hour.
The black luster reveals its true nature.
A building shaped like a giant beast lying on the ground.
Made of large pieces of black mountain stone.
The giant beast raised its head and roared, and its huge open mouth happened to be a stone door.
"That's it..."
"Shopkeeper Chen, Atta and I entered through this door back then."
Seeing the door we passed through back then reappear Every day, Oona could not hide her excitement, and all the moments from that year came to mind one by one.
If you can find the sacred tree.
Make a magic wand of your own.
Plus the patriarch’s guarantee.
I should be able to return to the clan.
After staying under that abyss for more than ten years, she thought she had severed all ties with that person.
But it wasn’t until she walked out and looked at the old figure from a distance that she no longer looked the same as before, that Oona realized that some things were connected by blood and could not be easily erased by time.
Chen Yulou nodded.
Now that the yellow sand is gone, the appearance of the temple has gradually become clearer from the words in the book.
A bunch of old guys are very fast.
In less than a moment, the yellow sand accumulated at the stone gate of the beast's entrance was cleared away.
A long stone staircase is revealed.
"Let's go!"
See this situation.
Everyone’s eyes lit up.
The temple here echoes the black tower in the distance. They are both built with large pieces of black mountain stone. At first glance, they are extremely important buildings in the city.
And there are no traces of digging here.
In other words, it is very likely that Hoja’s gang had never entered the temple.
The Turkic wizards of all generations went deep into the ancient city to seek only the sacred trees.
Not even taking the bright weapons from the city.
This thought made everyone even more excited.
Immediately light the wind lanterns and file in through the stone gate.
but.
In order to save lights and prevent them from falling into the fields of Hoja’s people, the team only lit a dozen lights.
Follow the stone steps all the way in.
The lights flickered and the dark fog quickly dispersed.
As Oona said last night, the huge temple was supported by stone pillars. Chen Yulou looked around and felt that the style was somewhat similar to the Parthenon in Greece.
"Brother Chen, sixteen..."
Partridge Whistle looked around.
Suddenly he came up to Chen Yulou, pointed at the stone pillars around him and whispered.
The two of them joined the Chenmen at the same time.
Learn a complete volume of the sixteen-character Yin-Yang Feng Shui secret.
How could Chen Yulou not understand what he meant, "Sixteen dragons penetrate the earth?"
"It's very possible."
The partridge whistle nodded.
"I have just seen the layout of this place. The stone pillars seem random, but in fact there are traces to follow. They are clearly arranged according to the number of giant gates."
The so-called number of giant gates is actually Ziwei fights for fourteen stars.
That is the star feng shui in the sixteen words.
If we calculate based on the changes of the five elements and twenty-four directions.
It is easy to find the direction of the star palace.
That is, the secret door.
The partridge whistle was actually reminding him that there was a high probability of a secret door hidden in this temple, leading to an extremely important location.
Chen Yulou nodded secretly.
I have to say that when I first bowed to Chenmen, even though Partridge Whistle’s talent in Five Elements Feng Shui was far inferior to his, but now that I have only entered the door for a moment, I can see this step, which has already explained He studied deeply during this period.
"Let's look at other places first."
"Can we find any useful clues."
It didn't alert the rest of the people.
Chen Yulou pursed his lips in all directions.
His words were like a sign. Almost as soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of exclamation from the guys who were looking around with their lanterns.
"Shopkeeper, come quickly."
"There is a jade eye here."
When they heard the word jade eye, their eyes lit up.
I heard Oona talking about it outside the city last night.
I didn’t expect to find it as soon as I came in.
Taking the wind lantern from Kunlun on the side, Chen Yulou did not dare to delay even half a step and walked forward quickly following the sound.
The same goes for the Partridge Whistle team.
Go all the way to the deepest part of the temple.
The people who gathered in a group and were still screaming in surprise immediately gave way.
A group of people stepped forward.
It was then that I discovered a shrine standing deep in the temple.
It does not enshrine a stone statue like the Western Night Altar or the Black Stone Tower, but a single jade eyeball.
The wind lamps flickered all around. Reflected on the jade eyes, the bright luster floats, and you can faintly see bloodshot threads entwining deep in the jade eyes, and the azure blue pupils have distinct layers.
I don’t know how many times more exquisite than the one imitated by Xiye Ancient Country.
No matter which angle you look at it, it is stunningly beautiful.
Lifelike.
Just like a living eyeball.
But time has never left a mark on it.
The moment I saw it.
Partridge Whistle’s silent thoughts could no longer be restrained.
The jade eye made by his ancestors appeared in front of him again after thousands of years.
The feeling is like traveling up the long river of time, traveling to that era, and seeing with your own eyes the ancient ancestors living in the Zagrama Mountains.
"Brother, is it in the book..."
The old foreigner could not move his eyes away from the jade eyeball. He clenched his hands tightly, and the shock in his expression was beyond words and could not be concealed at all.
“That’s it!”
He hasn’t finished his sentence yet.
The partridge whistle nodded heavily.
"Then...what are you waiting for? I'll get the beads!"
The old foreigner took a deep breath and took out the wind and cloud package from the bamboo basket.
This object was designed by the ancestors of Banshan for the Muchen Bead. However, now that a jade box has been specially built and kept by the senior brother, Fengyun Wrap seems a bit redundant.
I didn’t expect it to come in handy today.
"Don't worry..."
When you see him, go forward.
Chen Yulou patted his shoulder and raised the wind lantern in his hand forward.
The firelight illuminated the shadows under the jade eyes.
He subconsciously looked at it and discovered that there was a groove on the gold plate on which the jade eye was placed.
"Is this?"
The old foreigner was stunned for a moment.
The arrangement of the Jade Eyes here is almost exactly the same as that of the West Night Altar.
It's easy to guess.
That place must be designed in comparison with this place.
Even the gold plate that holds the jade eye is carved from the same mold, regardless of the style or the whole body decoration.
Only...that tiny groove.
It’s hard to spot if you don’t look carefully.
“It’s most likely a trap.”
Chen Yulou said casually.
But his brows were furrowed tightly.
After Queen Jingjue obtained the jade eyeball, she specially set up a mechanism for the jade eyeball to prevent it from being stolen.
Integrate with each other.
Just like the tiger talisman of Qin and Han Dynasties.
Only when the two become one can we mobilize our troops and generals.
The key to the mechanism... is the ancient jade in Fatty Wang's hand that is engraved with ghost cave inscriptions.
But that thing was a trophy his father got from a bandit leader when he was fighting bandits in the Western Regions.
From the ruins of Niya.
Counting from now, that will be a few decades later.
Even with his foresight and uncanny calculations, Chen Yulou could never imagine where that thing is now.
After all, the ruins of the ancient city of Niya are still buried in the desert and never seen the light of day.
But...
For this trip.
He started preparing half a year ago.
How could you not have thought of this?
Muchen beads can be faked, let alone a jade key?
In the suspicious and stunned eyes of a group of people.
Chen Yulou dug into his sleeve.
Suddenly, three ancient jades were lined up in the palm of my hand.
Style is like a key.
Except for the ghost cave text, it is completely based on the description in the book.
Even in order to be foolproof.
The jade stones used to make the keys are all made from the finest Laokeng materials and are specially aged.
As an aristocratic family, the Chen family has countless capable people, not to mention the countless people from the three sects, nine schools, and eight sects on Changsheng Mountain.
This key was forged by someone before in Chenjiazhuang.
A total of more than ten styles are created.
But in the end, these three were the only ones he brought with him.
"Is this the key?"
Looking at the three jade articles, not only the old foreigner, but also Partridge Whistle looked surprised.
“It shouldn’t be wrong.”
Chen Yulou nodded and only said that he found it in the jade making place in Xiye Ancient City that day.
He thought it might be useful.
So I brought it over.
Although I think it is a bit too coincidental, the altar mural clearly records that the Queen secretly ordered him to imitate the jade eye, and even the hidden jade eye is in their hands at the moment.
The appearance of matching keys does not seem to be a surprise.
“The country’s leader is very ambitious.”
"There is a high probability that he did it secretly."
The old foreigner frowned and guessed.
After he finished speaking, many thoughts were thrown away from his mind. At the moment, the only thing he cared about most was the jade eye in front of him.
"Shopkeeper Chen, now that you have the key, why don't you give it a try first?"
As soon as these words came out.
Everyone nearby looked over.
"It's easy to get jade..."
"But don't rush yet."
Facing those eager eyes, Chen Yulou behaved extremely calmly.
Such a magnificent palace.
It's not just as simple as enshrining a jade eye.
Its real function...is to open up the imaginary number space!
While speaking, Chen Yulou pointed to the top of his head casually, with a cold look in his calm eyes.
Aware of his expression.
Almost subconsciously, the faces of the group instantly became solemn.
One wind lantern was lifted up.
In an instant, the top of the temple, which was ignored by everyone, was brightly lit.
I saw the middle of the dome supported by sixteen stone pillars.
There was actually an eye the size of a wooden basin hanging upside down, reflecting a strange luster under the firelight.
If the jade eyes enshrined on the shrine are just lifelike.
The strange eyes on the dome are really alive now.
In the interplay of light and shadow, the strange eye was covered with blood and slimy, and something was even slowly squirming in it, as if it would break open the eyeball at any time and come out from inside.
Looks like eggs laid by some monster.
See this weird scene.
The atmosphere in the entire temple was like falling into an ice cave.
Even if everyone is very brave and fights backwards like drinking water, they have never seen such a terrifying scene, which makes people feel chills.
Many people took a deep breath one after another.
Obviously suppressing the severe nausea.
"It's...snake eggs?!"
The old foreigner's brows were almost twisted into the character "Sichuan", and he gritted his teeth and spoke word by word.
"They should be those ghosts."
Chen Yulou nodded, then glanced at the people around him, and shouted in a deep voice, "Get out of the way and protect yourself with fire."
Crash-
Hearing this.
Everyone immediately retreated around, like a tide.
A huge open space was left in the middle of the temple.
Only a few people are left.
"Brother Taoist, you should also stay away. The poison of the black snake is not easy to remove."
Seeing that Partridge Shao, Yang Fang, Kunlun and the old foreigner never retreated, Chen Yulou shook his head and motioned for them to stay away.
"Then...the umbrella will be left to you."
Partridge Whistle took out the umbrella behind his back.
But Chen Yulou did not reach out to pick it up.
Just exhaled, and the next moment, an invisible ray of energy opened up outside him like an umbrella.
Seeing this situation, Partridge Whistle didn’t waste any more time and took a few people to retreat more than ten steps back.
Bang——
Watched several people leave.
Chen Yulou threw the wind lamp in his hand suddenly.
The fire ripped through the fog and hit the strange eye on the dome.
There was only a bang, the glass cover of the wind lamp shattered, and grease splashed everywhere.
The flame was originally like a bean sprout.
It turned into a sea of fire and swept towards that strange eye! (End of this chapter)