Burnt by fire.
The meat ball above the head suddenly squirmed faster.
The outermost layer of mucus made a thunderous sound in the sea of fire. Holding your breath and concentrating, you can still hear a faint cry.
Hearing this, the faces of the people around him became even more ugly.
I couldn’t help but grasp the torch in my hand.
It's really hard to imagine what the hell that thing is.
Poof——
While they were hesitating, the meat ball suddenly burst open.
Then there was a splash, and a ball of dark, viscous liquid seemed to have been fermenting in the gutter for hundreds of years, giving off a pungent and unpleasant smell.
Until the slime fell onto the floor tiles.
Spread out with a bang.
With the swaying firelight all around, everyone could clearly see that the 'viscous liquid' was actually countless black strange snakes tightly entwined together.
Same as what I saw twice before.
The black snake has sarcoma on its head and its body is covered with scales.
It's just that compared to those two, these black snakes in front of me look like they have just hatched. They are only more than ten centimeters long, and the small ones are only one finger long.
But it doesn't affect their terror at all.
He held his head high, and the sarcoma-like eyes on the top of his head shot out a fierce red light, staring at the surroundings, which made people shudder.
“Fire!”
Chen Yulou raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice.
Bang!
In an instant.
A wind lantern was thrown out from the hand of the partridge whistle, cutting through the night and heading straight for the dense black snakes on the ground.
The moment he threw the lamp, he grabbed it at his waist with his backhand, intending to shoot and break the lamp and burn the strange snakes to death.
But Yang Fang is faster than him.
As soon as Feng Deng appeared above Snake Chao's head, he raised his hand, and a delicate but heavy pistol appeared in his palm. It was clearly a Sanhuakou that would shine in later generations.
That is Browning.
As soon as it was born in the early years of the Republic of China, it appeared in the country.
The number is second only to the Mauser twenty-ring mirror box, and it was also the favorite of warlords from all over the world in this era.
There has always been a saying that there is a gun, two horses, three flowers, four snakes and five dogs with their mouths open and kicking.
Because the protruding muzzle brim has a non-slip pattern.
So it is called Sanhuakou.
However, most of the ones used by the Xiling bandits on Changsheng Mountain and several groups of warlords in Xiangyin were twenty rings, so Yang Fang didn't recognize them when they took them from Huo Jia, and it was Chen Yulou who informed him.
Even before that.
He has never used a firearm.
But it did not affect his marksmanship at all.
After all, there is Partridge Whistle, a master of spears who can shoot through the enemy at a hundred steps, and there are many old people on the mountain whose marksmanship is equally outstanding.
I asked for advice last night.
After finishing several boxes of bullets.
Yang Fang's attainments in marksmanship can be said to have improved by leaps and bounds.
The accuracy of the shot from a hundred or ten meters away may not be satisfactory, but now that the wind lantern was less than ten meters away, he almost raised his hand and shot. In the light of the fire, yellow-orange bullets tore through the night.
Accurately penetrate the glass cover inside the wind lamp.
Bang!
There was a loud noise.
A burst of fire exploded.
Like a shower of stars scattered across the sky into the tide of snakes.
They started so quickly that the black snakes didn't even have time to open their fangs before they fell into the sea of fire. The mucus and grease on their bodies made the fire even more intense.
In less than a moment.
Hundreds of black snakes, without exception.
Burned into a pile of black coal.
All of them perished in the sea of fire.
The pungent fishy smell permeated the entire temple, but it was not affected much due to the air circulation outside and the fact that the face was wrapped in a wet black towel.
Otherwise, the poison of the black snake would cause a lot of trouble.
"Grandma, didn't you say that the snake cave is in the underground royal city?"
"I have seen snake eggs too, and this is the first time that they are so weird."
" Why does it feel like it suddenly appeared? I have seen it before and there is nothing on the dome.”
Until all the snakes were killed.
Everyone around him secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but the solemnity on their faces did not diminish at all.
Even before coming down, several leaders had already made it clear that there were poisonous black snakes lurking in the city, so we must be extremely cautious.
But this ugly, ghost-like thing was far beyond their expectations.
The most important thing is.
After entering the temple.
The first thing they did was patrol around to make sure there was no danger.
This is a habit developed over many years of back-and-forth fighting.
After all, once you enter the tomb, dangers are always present, such as traps, poisons, and zombie rice dumplings, all of which may be fatal.
Quicksand, fire, and collapse are always present on the top of the tomb.
Although this temple is made of large pieces of black mountain stone, it has stood firm in the wind and sand for many years, but after all, it is an ancient relic from thousands of years ago, and no one can guarantee that it will be foolproof.
So, after coming in, they looked at it carefully.
The snake egg was not found.
It's like...appearing out of thin air.
Not only those guys, but also the others at Partridge Whistle obviously noticed something was wrong. In order to confirm, he even called the old foreigner over and asked in a low voice.
Usually the three of them, brother and sister, go to the grave.
He has always taken the lead. Behind the Hualing Palace, the old foreigner is responsible for patrolling the surrounding areas.
Occupy the high ground with the Qinchuan Bow.
Not only can you overlook the entire tomb, but you can also always protect your senior brother when encountering danger.
Although there are so many people on this trip that he does not need to do this kind of work again, the habit of many years has been engraved in his bones, and it is impossible to let it go easily.
But according to the old foreigners.
After he and Yang Fang came in, they took a special look and found no snake eggs.
When several people met, they briefly explained their findings.
The atmosphere suddenly became solemn.
Yuan Hong even volunteered to carry a lamp and climbed along the stone pillar closest to the dome in the temple to the top. He looked through the light for a long time, but found nothing.
Not to mention the dome is piled with large stones.
To prevent rainwater leakage.
A thick layer of isinglass was specially sealed between the stones.
Not to mention hundreds of snakes crawling in along the gaps, it is difficult to insert even a blade.
All kinds of signs are taking things in a strange direction.
"Could it be the imaginary number space of Laoshizi?"
Yang Fang suddenly raised his head, breaking the silence.
Seeing everyone's eyes falling on him, he quickly explained without delay.
“The black tower we went to last night, between the patron saint and the queen, didn’t have a layer that represented nothingness. Is there a possibility... that it was not a fabrication, but a real existence?”
"Underworld?"
The old foreigner frowned.
Suddenly I thought of Chen Yulou’s analogy last night.
Yang Fang shook his head, "It's not necessarily the underworld, it's just an invisible space."
"Is there really such a world?"
The old foreigner was still a little unbelievable.
In Taoist practice, there is heaven and earth in a pot and heaven and earth in a cup. There is also a similar saying in Buddhism, which states that Sumeru is hidden in mustard seeds.
The original meaning is actually very similar to the concept of imaginary number space.
But I have been practicing for so long, and I have gained experience in both Taoism and witchcraft, but I have never heard of anyone being able to open up space.
“Maybe it’s true.”
I heard the conversation between the two.
Partridge Whistle, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.
"This..."
The old foreigner was stunned for a moment.
The Partridge Whistle has an irreplaceable place in his heart.
Also a teacher and a brother.
Everything he learned came from his senior brother.
Now that his senior brothers are saying this, he still doesn’t believe it.
But for a moment, it was really unacceptable. After hesitating for a moment, I couldn't help but speak.
"Shopkeeper Chen, why are you...huh?" He raised his head and scanned the crowd.
However, they found that Chen Yulou was not involved in the debate. He was facing away from everyone and looking at the shrine attentively.
To be precise.
It is the jade eye placed in the gold plate.
Aware that he was strange, several people subconsciously looked over.
Compared with before, the jade eye has not changed much, but if you look carefully, you will find that the dense bloodshot eyes on the jade beads seem to have dispersed a lot now.
It looked...like he had opened his eyes.
“Do you still remember the mural in the tomb of Prince Gumo?”
“The queen lifted the veil from her face, and the assassin disappeared into thin air in front of her.”
Chen Yulou didn't look back, he just looked at the jade eyes with concentration, as if he was staring into it.
“Of course I remember.”
Partridge Whistle nodded.
After leaving Gumozhou, this scene often flashed through his mind these days.
How can I not remember it?
“The murals in West Night City say that the queen made a deal with the gods in exchange for boundless mana, but whether it was to sacrifice slaves or sell her soul, the conditions were never mentioned.”
“ Brother Tao, do you think there is a possibility?"
"The queen sacrificed her eyes to the gods, and then with the help of this jade eye, she mastered the ability to connect the imaginary space?"
Chen Yulou's voice was not loud, and his tone was extremely calm.
But every word seems to contain thunder.
"Sacrifice your eyes..."
Not just a partridge whistle.
Those who had seen the murals all the way and entered the black tower were shocked.
"So, the appearance of those black snakes just now was not an accident."
Yang Fang murmured in a low voice.
Immediately, I seemed to think of something, and my eyes lit up.
"Shopkeeper Chen, can it be said that as long as you get this jade bead, you can master the ability to connect the imaginary number space?"
This is a guess.
Even Chen Yulou couldn't help but be dumbfounded. He was stunned for a long time before shaking his head and cursing with a smile.
"You kid... you really dare to think about it."
"No way?"
Yang Fang scratched his chin, looking slightly embarrassed.
"What do you think?"
The Samsara Sect has been studying it for hundreds of years and has always dreamed of having such an ability.
He did not hesitate to dig up the nine-story demon tower and take away the demon eyes of the first-generation demon mother Nian Xi Heiyan, but in the end, he just carved an evil Luohai City under the Kunlun Mountains.
It is still a phantom created by the illusion of travel.
What's more, what's the difference between making a contract with a snake god and seeking skin from a tiger?
"But."
Seeing that he seemed a little disappointed, Chen Yulou changed the topic.
“Since this jade bead can communicate with the imaginary space, can it also be used to see the gods believed in by the ancient country of Jingjue?”
“Don’t say it, it’s really possible.”< br>
Listen to him.
The more they thought about it, the more possible it became.
Immediately urge him to take off the jade eye from the shrine.
Chen Yulou did not waste any time and solved the only hidden danger in the temple dome. The next step... was to test whether the three keys he brought were useful.
He motioned to several people to bring the lantern closer.
Chen Yulou took one casually and put the ancient jade key into the groove on the shrine.
Same size.
But after being embedded in the groove, the jade eye did not move at all.
The group of people looked at it with great uneasiness, but he didn't say much and just replaced it with another one.
Click——
It was almost the moment when the second ancient jade key was imprinted into it.
There was a slight clicking sound from inside the shrine, and the jade eye, which had taken root on the ground and was motionless and could not be picked up, actually rolled down from the stone platform on its own.
Looking at it, it might knock the gold plate away and fall to the ground.
The old foreigner had quick eyes and quick hands. He approached the gold plate and opened the wind and cloud package with a clatter.
As expected.
The jade eyes flew out in an instant, drawing an arc in the air.
This scene made everyone around them feel numb and their minds were in their throats.
Fortunately...
The jade eye did not break, but accurately fell into the open wind and cloud.
The old foreigner felt the weight in his hands and his heart strings tightened, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Shopkeeper Chen, this thing..."
"Put it away, it will be of great use next time."
Chen Yulou smiled faintly and ordered him to put it away. He even put in the imitation coin he had brought from the altar in Xiye City. .
“Okay!”
Seeing that his tone seemed casual, it was profound.
The old foreigner understood immediately.
Carefully put the wind and clouds into the bamboo basket.
After doing all this, Chen Yulou finally had time to study the sixteen stone pillars. After all, they were related to the underground royal city.
However.
Before that.
He suddenly looked at Oona.
After entering the temple, she said nothing and just looked around intently.
But Chen Yulou is really curious. The design of the temple here coincides with Feng Shui. It connects to the stars on the top, the earth veins on the bottom, and integrates the five elements.
Just like the stone toad I saw in the apse of the mountain temple in Zhelong Mountain.
I am not someone who is proficient in metaphysics and feng shui.
It is almost as difficult as climbing to the sky to open it.
According to Oona, Azhiya has been here more than ten times, and he also visited this temple.
But he had never heard of the Feng Shui inheritance of shamanism.
“Miss Oona, I don’t know how to get to the royal city?”
Hearing this, Partridge Whistle couldn’t help but have a strange look in his eyes.
Why did Brother Chen still ask this question after he had mentioned the Sixteen Dragons of Toru before? But then he came back to his senses and looked over curiously.
However, when he asked, Oona acted extremely calmly.
Look away from those stone pillars.
The amber eyes looked like lake water flowing.
“In my shamanism, there is a shamanic technique called mountain worship.”
“The heavens, the earth, the mountains and the rivers all have spirits. I heard Atta say that the first shaman to enter the Black Desert was I saw two sacred mountains through Baishan and learned that there are sacred trees here.”
Oona said calmly.
At the same time.
In the eyes of everyone’s amazement.
She suddenly took off the magic weapon behind her and peeled off the wrapped black cloth layer by layer. Finally... the bronze mirror was completely revealed.
Holding the magic mirror in her hand, Oona's expression suddenly became much more pious.
Even the firelight shined through the mirror and reflected on her face, making her look a little more mysterious.
Closing her eyes slightly, Oona muttered something. She knelt down several times and stood up again. This should be the witchcraft of worshiping mountains in her mouth.
Wait until you open your eyes again.
I saw her suddenly raising the bronze mirror.
The divine mirror seemed to come alive, with a golden light shining out of it and shining straight into the deepest part of the temple.
There are several bluestone floor tiles scattered here and there.
It seems no different from other places.
But the moment they saw those floor tiles, the eyes of Chen Yulou and Partridge Whistle suddenly lit up.
The so-called sixteen dragons that penetrate the earth are actually snakes.
But among the sixteen, only one that passes through the earth veins is a true dragon.
While Oona was performing witchcraft, the two of them were not idle, and each made silent calculations using the sixteen-character Yin-Yang Feng Shui secret technique.
The result... was surprisingly consistent with the place illuminated by the divine mirror.
This is also the reason why the two of them were so moved.
"Shopkeeper Chen, the magic mirror has guided me. The downward passage is here!" (End of this chapter)