When I woke up again, it was already three poles in the sun, and the bamboo in my mouth had been swallowed by him at some point, and he was not hungry, but he was thirsty, and then he remembered that he had not eaten a drop of water since yesterday morning.

Ji Buyun climbed to the entrance of the cave and looked down, more than two zhang high from the lake, it seems unrealistic to go down to get water, yesterday's fierce snake-fish battle is still vivid, if he rashly goes down to the lake, he is afraid that the water has not been taken, and it has been eaten alive by those fierce lake fish. Although thirst is unbearable, life is even more important. But when I was thirsty, I looked at the whole lake of water but couldn't drink a drop, the taste was beyond words, which made Ji Buyun miss the ants very much, if he was there, there must be a way to get water. He really didn't guess wrong, but when he described the dilemma of thirst to the ants, the ants just smiled slightly, and said that you are so stupid, take off your clothes and tie them to a bamboo spear, and use lake water to wet your clothes downwards and you will have water to drink. Ji Buyun suddenly realized that the seemingly complex problem could be solved in such a simple way, but he didn't expect it at the time. However, if he had thought of this method at the time, he would not have had the courage to enter the cave for anything, and there would be no later story.

It seems that there is no way out outside the cave, so you can only find a way inside the cave. Thinking of this, Ji Buyun couldn't help but smile bitterly, the beach outside was already a natural prison, and the situation here was even more difficult than on the beach, which should be equivalent to a cage in a prison.

Only then did he really begin to look into the cave, the entrance of the cave was one zhang high and two zhang wide, and the further he went, the wider it became, and there was a faint colorful light coming out. Ji Buyun thought of the monsters such as strange fish, lake fish, and three-headed snake, maybe there were some more powerful and strange creatures in the cave, and he didn't dare to be careless, holding the purple gold spear in his hand, and slowly groping inside step by step. Every time I lifted my leg, I felt as if I had exhausted all my strength, and I was really trembling and walking on thin ice. There were a few times in the middle of the time when I wanted to go back, but when I thought that going back would be waiting for death, I had to muster up the courage to continue walking.

The more you go inside, the more abundant the light inside, after walking for about 20 zhang, you slowly turn around, and come to an extremely wide place, from which those colorful lights emanate. It was a hall-shaped cave, large enough to fit ten senates, and at first glance it was naturally formed, beyond the power of man. The walls are all dark rocks, and the height is not visible upwards. A little lower in the center of the hall is a huge red stone platform, the platform is regularly distributed around the stone pillars several zhang high, the top of the stone pillars are carved into the shape of petals, decorated with a variety of unknown gems, the platform is more than ten zhang high place hanging nine wheel-sized pearls, exuding dazzling light. The hall is slightly higher all around, full of stalactites more than one person high, all kinds of colors, all kinds of shapes, the top of each stalactite is inlaid with a blooming red flower, with the stone shape or large or small, I don't know whether it is naturally formed or artificially carved up. Under the illumination of the nine pearls, all the gemstones, stalactites, including the petals on the stalactites are refracted with brilliant light, and the whole hall is colorful and colorful, like a fairyland.

After this series of changes, Ji Buyun's psychological endurance has increased a lot, but when he sees the majesty and magnificence of this hall, he still can't help but be dumbfounded and dumbfounded. After a while, he came to his senses, looked carefully, and found that there were a small section of steps around the platform, and the center of the platform was petal-shaped concave downward, and at the end of the steps, there was another petal-shaped platform, on which there was a faint flash of water.

After being thirsty for two days and suddenly seeing water, Ji Buyun was overjoyed, and regardless of the danger, he ran down the steps, thinking that even if there is a monster, I will drink it first. In the center of the flower-shaped platform was a small fountain, and the water spurted upwards more than two feet high and then fell to the platform, converging along the veins carved out of the petals, and disappeared under the platform again. The water of the fountain is jade-colored and extremely clear, and under the light of the pearl, it is like a flowing jade. He followed the method taught by the ants, first went to the water's edge and smelled it, there was no peculiar smell, took off the jade pendant on his chest, and invaded the water for a while, the color of the jade pendant was more fresh. There should be no problem, he took the water entrance with confidence, and drank a few big handfuls in a row, the water quality was cold, and the entrance was extremely sweet. He was thirsty for two days in a row, and he didn't feel good about drinking like this, so he simply leaned over the petals and drank heavily, until he felt the water pouring out of his throat, and then he raised his head contentedly. Only then did I catch a glimpse of the four words "Water Huadi" engraved on the petals, and if I thought about it carefully, it should be "the Huahua of Earth and Water", and I couldn't help but feel overjoyed. The highlanders have a legend about the "flower of the earth and water", saying that this is the essence of the water gathering, people drink it to quench hunger and thirst, prolong life, and have infinite wonderful uses. He didn't know exactly what it was for the time being, but after personally experiencing the magical effect of bamboo, Ji Buyun now changed from not believing in these legends at all to half-believing.

After the problem of thirst was solved, he began to wonder where this place was, who built this cave palace, and what was it for? The greatest possibility was that the gods did it, not to mention that these nine pearls with big wheels were by no means like all those in the world. The petal-shaped carving of the column head here is very similar to the carving of the column head of the Haotian Temple, could it be that the gods ordered the highlanders to build it, or the highlanders once came here and learned the carving method from it?

Ji Buyun thought about it for a while and didn't come up with a reason, so he simply didn't want to, and wandered around the hall with a bamboo spear. After walking around for a long time, I didn't find any living creatures, and I thought that since this place was built by the gods, everything was naturally taboo, and no birds, beasts, and flying insects dared to come in.

The biggest discovery was the red flowers on those stalactites, which were actually carved with the rarest red crystals in the crystal, crystal clear, and there were no bubble impurities on each petal. Ji Buyun grew up in his uncle's house, who was the largest merchant in the highlands, and all kinds of jade gems have long been commonplace, but the red crystal carved objects have only been seen a few times, and they are far from the quality here. This strengthened his judgment that the builders must have been the work of the gods, because the material resources of all the highlanders were not enough to carve these thousands of crystal flowers.

Looking at these red crystal flowers, Ji Buyun suddenly thought of the palace of the high priest, where there is also a sea of flowers, but the high priest is all natural flowers, all colors. Thinking of the high priest, Ji Buyun couldn't help but feel a sweetness in his heart, as if the white lotus was blooming in his heart again, and there was a faint cold fragrance between his breaths, but unfortunately the flowers here were all carved from crystal, and there was no taste.

Judging from the similarity between architecture and sculpture, there must be some connection between the two, and there may even be a teacher-student relationship. Ji Buyun knows the history of the highlanders very well, but he has never heard half a word about the legend of this mysterious palace. Doubts to doubts, it still makes him very happy to be in this endless treasure. He admired the priceless crystal flowers among the stalactites for a while, remembered whether the ants had found this place, and went back to the cave to see where the sun was, and it should be afternoon. The surface of the lake was still rippling, and if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed that there were countless fierce fish hidden in this small lake.

Ji Buyun looked around at the entrance of the cave, until the sun set, and did not find any traces of anyone coming. The strange thing is that the lake is in full swing, but he can't feel the slightest wind at the entrance of the cave, and after pondering for a long time, he can't figure it out, so he simply doesn't want to. I didn't bother to go into the cave at night, so I slept at the entrance of the cave. That night he had another dream, in addition to the cold fragrance, there were countless blood-colored raindrops falling from the sky, falling to the ground and turning into red crystal flowers, and he held a golden crown inlaid with red gems, wandering leisurely among the flowers.

When he got up the next morning, the lake was not shocked, except for a few flowing clouds in the sky, there was nothing moving, so Ji Buyun had to continue to wait. When he was thirsty, he went to the cave to drink water, and when he was bored, he wandered among the stalactites, admired the crystal flowers, and occasionally practiced the "dragon dance" taught to him by the ants. After three or four days, there was still no movement outside.

After not eating for three or four days, he didn't feel hungry at all, and then he realized that the legend that the flower of earth and water could quench hunger and thirst turned out to be true. I can't help but sigh, no wonder the gods who built this cave palace in the first place built a separate platform for this "flower of earth and water" so solemnly. It's just that he has the same dream every night, and he thinks it must be because those priceless crystal flowers are too impressive to him.

There is no way out, and when the people don't come, Ji Buyun gradually feels that the best choice at present is to stay in this cave first, anyway, "drink and eat" without worry, and wait until the lake and waterfall freeze in winter, and naturally have a way to go out.

It rained outside the cave that day, Ji Buyun stayed at the entrance of the cave for a while, and the rain flowed down the cave into a small waterfall, but not a drop of water actually splashed into the cave, he felt a little cold, so he hid in the cave. As usual, while wandering among the stalactites, he stumbled upon a few red stalactites in the corner of the cave directly under the platform, which were somewhat different from the other stalactites. These days, Ji Buyun has seen almost all the stalactites in the cave, so he can see at a glance that these stones are different, other stalactites are naturally generated, the bottom and the ground are integrated, and these stalactites were obviously moved by external forces, and they were moved in a hurry, and they were thrown here indiscriminately, as if they wanted to cover up something. The red petals dotted with other stalactites vary from large to small depending on the shape of the stone, and the petals on these stalactites are all the same size, regardless of their size.

Ji Buyun was very surprised, could it be that someone had been here before me? After he tried to push these stones one by one, he immediately denied his idea, the smallest of these stalactites is also thousands of catties, and there is no trace of the use of tools around, it is absolutely impossible to carry it by manpower alone, these stones may have been deliberately left by the gods.

After walking around the stones for a while, he found that although the stones were messy, they were actually in the shape of flowers, the middle one was the core, and the ones on the sides were petals. The focus must be on the core, Ji Buyun groped around the small stalactite for a long time, and finally found a palm-sized flower-shaped bulge at a knee-high place behind the stone, which is a dead corner that all the light can't shine on, and you can't find it at all without groping with your hands. With a light touch, it feels like it can be rotated, and it turns out to be a knob.

What is this knob for?

He didn't dare to touch it easily, so he sat on the side and racked his brains for a long time. There are many stories in the legend of the Highlanders that are similar to his current situation, saying that someone accidentally found a mechanism left by the gods, and when they opened it, they either found endless treasures, or a group of demons came out of it, or simply a landslide and the ground cracked. He first denied the possibility of treasures, the most ordinary crystal flowers here are worth a fortune, not to mention the jewels on the capitals and the pearls hanging high in the world, and then denied the possibility of the appearance of monsters, the gods built this place for the "flower of earth and water", and will not be used to imprison monsters. In the end, he was more inclined to believe that the knob controlled the hidden passage to the outside than the landslide.

Thinking that he could go out along the passage, Ji Buyun no longer hesitated, pressed the direction of the petals and began to rotate the button, there was no reaction after rotating for one week, and there was no reaction after rotating for two weeks, after three weeks of rotation, he suddenly felt a vibration under his feet, and then the stalactites around him began to move slowly, and then the nine pearls also began to move slowly, only the platform of the flower of earth and water did not move, and he quickly dragged the bamboo spear to the stage in a few steps.

The vibrations grew louder and louder, and with a deafening roar, the stalactites moved faster and faster, and they were staggered. The stones, which used to be randomly distributed, were scattered, but now they began to become orderly, forming one square after another according to color and shape, neatly arranged around the platform. And the nine pearls rotate upwards alternately, and the higher the pearls move, the more intense the light they emit. When they rise to a certain height and no longer rise, the whole cave is illuminated as bright as day, and the dazzling light makes people dare not look directly.

Then the stalactite phalanx began to rotate, and the walls of the cave began to rotate with it. The stalactites constantly refract the light of the pearl as they rotate, which is dazzling. Ji Buyun was surprised to find that the central part of the platform he was standing on also began to rotate, and the petal-shaped steps that were originally located below the platform rotated to the platform step by step, and finally the flower-shaped sculpture carrying the "Flower of Earth and Water" fountain also rotated up.

After all the rotation stopped, Ji Buyun found that the original chaotic stalactites were arranged in seven neat phalanxes, guarding the central platform, and the fountain of "Earth and Water Flower" that was originally located at the lowest point in the cave was now the highest. An arched door appeared on the stone wall behind the seven phalanxes, slightly larger in the middle and slightly smaller on both sides, and there was light coming from behind each door, could it be that the passage he longed for was not one but seven?

Ji Buyun carefully climbed down the steps to the top, but fortunately, the "Earth and Water Flower" fountain was still gushing water, which made his hanging heart relax. As long as the hunger and thirst problem could be solved, he had time to explore the passages behind these doors. As for whether the palace was the original appearance of the palace before or after the rotation, he couldn't figure it out, and he didn't bother to think about it, if the god wanted to restore the original appearance, it was a big deal to find the stone and rotate it in the opposite direction.

After concentrating for a moment, Ji Buyun decided to start exploring the largest arched door in the center first. Slowly passing through the stalactite phalanx to the arched door, he looked in, and not far from it was a water-blue shadow wall, and there was a flowing flower on the wall, nearly a zhang in diameter, the color of the flower was like blood, and it was bright and dripping. This really scared him, the flowers carved on the wall actually moved, could it be that he was dazzled by the stimulation of the pearl? Rubbing his eyes vigorously, the flowers on the wall were still flowing up and down, left and right at will, not only the flowers were flowing, but even the whole wall seemed to be flowing.

I don't know what material this wall is made of, and the aqua blue wall is constantly changing and flowing in the pearlescent light, like a curtain of water hanging from the ceiling, blocking all paths. Ji Buyun felt that it was impossible for God to build this door just for a wall, but after looking up and down, left and right, he didn't find any gaps. It seemed that he could only find his way on the wall, so he had an idea and poked a bamboo spear at the wall, and the spear passed through silently. He lightly tapped his finger twice on the part of the spear that had pierced through the wall, but there was no response, and he reached into the wall with confidence. It was as if the hand had reached into the water.

He put his entire arm into the wall, his fingertips stretched out hard but still didn't reach the end, and he swung up and down twice, causing a ripple on the wall. In this case, he did not dare to put his head into the wall, and tried several times in other places, and the result was the same, the flowing wall was like a hanging lake, unfathomable. The bright red flower flowed slowly, Ji Buyun tried to put his hand into the flower, only stretched into half an arm, and felt that he had passed through the wall, his hand stopped in the air opposite, and the flower also stopped flowing with the extension of his arm, and it was still there, and the petals rippled with a little microwave.

It seems that the way out must be in this flower.

After the changes of the past few days, in this ingenious palace, it would not be strange for Ji Buyun to have anything happening, but the whimsical idea of using a flowing flower as a door still made him admire the omnipotence of God. With a slight wave of his arm, the flower moved slowly with his arm. Holding the purple gold spear under his armpit and crossing his hands, he slowly dialed the flowing flower in front of his eyes, and turned his heart towards the bright flower, and he closed his eyes and pierced it. There was a slight sound of running water, and in just one step, he passed through the wall.

When I opened my eyes, it was another palace, but it was much smaller than the outside. Everything here is clearly so well decorated that there is no trace of the cave at all. The hall is oval in shape, the tone is red, the ceiling is only three or four zhang high, and the pearls the size of fists are regularly inlaid on it; the depth is about twenty zhang, and there are three huge black reliefs on the walls on both sides, and there are inscriptions under the reliefs; the red carpet on the ground is woven with unknown materials, which is very soft and thick; there is a circular altar of about one zhang in the center of the hall, which must be flower-shaped without looking; at the end of the hall is an arched door, and a bead curtain hangs down on the door.

Approach the altar, which is carved with an inscription:

After 300 years of tranquility

O my king

Please wake up

Give us the happiness of eternal life

This is God's prayer to a king, the content is very mysterious, Ji Buyun didn't understand what he said after watching it for a long time, but since God prayed to this king, he must have great magical powers. Ji Buyun's greatest wish now was to find a way out, so he also knelt down in front of that altar and began to pray in the same way as worshiping Hao Tianshen, hoping to give him a shortcut to get out as soon as possible. As he bowed his head in prayer, it seemed as if a few red shadows flashed before his eyes, but when he looked up, there was nothing. Today, Ji Buyun was dazzled by the pearls rising in the palace outside, so he didn't care.

Through the bead curtain, there is a corridor inside, and there are rooms regularly distributed on both sides, Ji Buyun counted, there are six rooms on each side. The ceiling here is lower, only about one zhang, and it is inlaid with pearls as usual. There are also beaded curtains hanging on the doors of each room, and Ji Buyun noticed that these beaded curtains are actually made of gold wire and rubies of the same size, and the rubies are extremely precious, but they are actually used to string beaded curtains and hang them on the door. While feeling the luxury of the life of the gods, he opened the beaded curtain and visited from room to room. The outer room is slightly larger and should be a place for daily activities, with tables and chairs made of blue and white jade, and two smaller rooms inside, one should be a bedroom, and the other room with a door should be a changing place. There was only one bed in the bedroom, a wardrobe embedded in the wall, and the bed was covered with red animal skins, and the quilt woven with red feathers was neatly stacked at the head of the bed. Ji Buyun carefully inspected all the wardrobes, they were all empty, and there was a faint fragrance left. On the table in each room is a necklace of the same style, made of gold, with a thumb-sized red crystal flower pendant hanging underneath. These crystals flow in color under the pearlescent light, like blood on the fingertips, and the quality is even better than the quality of the crystal flowers on the stalactites outside, and they are definitely rare treasures. The rooms were lit with pearls, and when he found the big nail pearls hanging in his bedroom that could be removed, he picked one and put it in his pocket in case he needed it.

I don't know why they abandoned such a beautiful residence, and I don't know how long they walked and where they went. Maybe it's just been a day, maybe it's a thousand years, but the mana of the gods is still there, because everything here is still spotless.