Chapter 9: Dragon Lake
Longhu Lake is still green and deep, exuding a faint cold air. On the shore, the three of them walked slowly along the shore of Longhu Lake.
Of course, Ah Qing walked at the back, looking left and right, looking at the lush branches of the pine forest on one side, and couldn't help but sigh secretly, flowers and trees are born to the sun, how can it not be because of the water. The abundant water resources of Longhu Lake are the reason why the pine forests are so turbulent.
Gao Yangyue's golden hair shone in the sun, and her beautiful eyes looked at all the thoughts of Longhu, and from time to time she stroked her delicate chin with her fair hand.
Yun Ting was naturally in front of the three of them, strolling away, her dark black academy dress swaying slightly, and her posture was wonderful.
Yun Ting is like the master of Longhu, leading Ah Qing and Gao Yangyue on a tour.
There are no fish in Longhu Lake, which is a well-known strange story for Longhu City and even the Great Chu Dynasty, according to common sense, even if there is no water source to flow, there will be aquatic life in the backwater lake. It's not that the people of Longhu City haven't let fish fry and shrimp fry in the lake, but there are still no aquatic crops caught.
The people of Longhu City became more and more convinced that this lake was transformed by the corpses of the ancient dragon kings who fell into the world, and their awe made the people no longer dare to have the idea of using the lake as a fish.
Some children in the city once wanted to play on the frozen lake in the cold winter, but saw the white deer smashing the ice with its horns, kneeling down to drink, the children went home with great curiosity and told the adults, the adults heard that the pale color behind them was afraid that their own children were ignorant and disturbed the dragon king's rest, so they pulled the children to kneel and bow in the direction of Longhu City.
The residents of Longfor City have always been proud and in awe of Longfor. Not many people come here on weekdays.
Because of her water element attributes, Yun Ting lives in the Longhu pine forest. I don't go up the mountain on weekdays.
The students in the backyard of the Ordinary Academy are all like this, except for Ah Qing and Yuan Xianhuan who stay in the academy to practice, the rest are in their own cultivation places, and the cultivation sites are generally found by the masters of the academy, of course, there must be the help of graduating students.
Spirituality looks at the three tribes, and there are not many of them, in the words of the common people, they are immortals. There is no large-scale war among the three clans, and the Great Chu Dynasty is deep in the hinterland of the human race, and many ordinary people have never left their hometowns in their lives, so the news about the demon clan and the demon clan is not widely spread. The Great Chu Dynasty is a stable people's heart, the country and the people are safe, and of course it will be appropriately blocked in this kind of matter, so that it will not affect the lives of the people.
There are not many students in the backyard of the Ordinary Academy, but there are also many students who have been taught and searched for over the years or let them graduate from the academy. There are 16 students in this class, and the premise of graduation is to cultivate to reach the spiritual level and be able to walk independently in the spiritual world, which is the so-called walking in the rivers and lakes.
After graduating, the academy does not ask where they go, and there are those who escort the royal family, those who join the spiritual family, and those who travel in the three tribes. These people are all over the place, and they are naturally the resources of the college's network.
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The three of them walked slowly, and Gao Yangyue suddenly said: "According to legend, the Dragon Lake was formed by the fall of the Dragon King into the mortal world in ancient times, and there is also a Dragon Palace at the bottom of the lake, but no one has ever explored it for thousands of years. ”
The three of them stopped, Yun Ting turned to look at Gao Yangyue, her eyes were confused, of course she knew these things, as a member of the Yun family, she actually knew more. For example, the Dragon Palace at the bottom of the lake has this matter. It's just that the so-called Dragon Palace, unlike the Dragon Palace rumored by the people, there are no shrimp soldiers and crabs, and the Longhu Dragon Palace is actually a dragon tomb.
Folk rumors are often confirmed in the spiritual world, and the common people often do not understand comprehensively. Spirituality is not how high you stand, but compared with ordinary people, you are more favored by heaven and earth, and you can naturally learn more about the truth.
It's not that Longhu Dragon Palace doesn't have spiritual exploration and treasure hunting, but not to mention that the deeper you dive, the deeper the spiritual energy will be consumed, and the prohibition of the Dragon Tomb alone has been broken by no one throughout the ages. More than 100 years ago, the next head of the family of one of the eight families of the human race, young and vigorous, and ambitious, organized more than 20 people to go to Longhu, wanting to know the true secrets of the Dragon Palace, regardless of the proverbs and warnings left by the predecessors, there was the spiritual protector of the young family master in this line.
The group sneaked down to the Dragon Lake, wanting to forcibly open the Dragon Palace ban, but they were directly rebounded by the Dragon Palace Dragon Gate, and all the spiritual power was rebounded, and the Holy Rank Power counterattacked and died directly on the spot. More than 20 people only survived this young family master, or because he used all his spiritual power to protect this person before the Holy Rank power died violently, this young family master was heartbroken, more than 20 people were relatives and friends, and there were even more people who regarded this person as their own spiritual protector Holy Rank powerhouse.
When the eight families learned about it, they denounced this person, and the loss of this trip was immeasurable, so this person gave up the position of the young head of the family and exploited all the power in his body, and disappeared from then on.
This incident was taken as a warning by the Eight Great Families that future generations should not be greedy for merit, let alone offend the majesty of being the ancestor of all souls. The spirit clan is the darling of heaven and earth, and the dragon clan, as the ancestor of all spirits, is even more self-evident.
Of course, these things must not be known to Ah Qing, who recognized Longhu as a worm lake.
Gao Yangyue's eyes were solemn, and she continued with one arm holding the other hand stroking her chin: "You must know about that incident more than a hundred years ago, because the person in charge is your eldest uncle, Yun Yixing. ”
Yun Ting nodded: "Uncle has disappeared since this incident, and our Yun family doesn't know the whereabouts of the uncle." ”
Ah Qing was confused and didn't understand what the two of them were talking about. Of course, what Gao Yangyue said earlier was naturally clear, Master Yun Rou had said the origin of Longhu on Aqing's first day of school. At the time, I made a joke.
Gao Yangyue continued: "Junior Sister, Uncle has left a detailed record about the Dragon Palace?"
"Yun Ting has never heard of leaving a record. The uncle never said the details of this matter. The family was not reluctant. ”
Because in that group, there was the daughter-in-law of the head of the Yun Shao family who had not yet passed the door, and the woman was also a member of the eight families......
"Then do you want to see what the Dragon Palace is like?"
As soon as Gao Yangyue's words fell, the three of them fell into a cold atmosphere on the spot.
Of course, Yun Ting knew what Gao Yangyue was talking about, and knew that she was bold. But as the eldest sister, Gao Yangyue has always been reliable, and she is also the princess of the Great Chu Dynasty, so she knows the powerful relationship, and if she can say this, she will inevitably sneak into the bottom of the lake again.
Ah Qing was stunned on the spot, and he also understood Senior Sister Yue's words, Senior Sister Yue was not talking about you, it was you, including Ah Qing, Ah Qing's current cultivation is weak and pitiful, but he can hook the aura of heaven and earth. How to dive down and let Yun Rou tell the bottom of Longhu Lake where his spiritual power will be exhausted after a short period of diving?
Of course, Ah Qing wanted to see the Dragon Palace. He is full of curiosity about the spiritual world, and since he entered the academy, Ah Qing has been changing his concept of the first twelve years every day.
Gao Yangyue was unhurried: "I brought Tianshubi." ”
Yun Ting's beautiful eyes were full of brilliance, which was completely inconsistent with her cold temperament. Yun Ting cultivated beside Longhu, and she had long wanted to find out the secrets of Longhu, but her own strength was not enough, and the elders in the family had warned her not to participate in all matters related to Longhu. But when she was cultivating and absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth by the Dragon Lake, she had sensed a looming golden spiritual power, with a little majesty.
In fact, when Ah Qing was lost in the spirit that day, he also sensed this spiritual power, and Ah Qing clearly saw that it came from Longhu.
Tianshubi is made of square inch jade refining, used to store spiritual power, the general use is the spiritual array eye, the material is scarce and expensive, and the formation used by Lin Yanqi to isolate Ah Qing's body from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is different from that day, this kind of formation is generally used in the formation of some big clans.
The spiritual power capacity stored in the Heavenly Shubi is so large that it is enough to support the operation of the Great Array of the Clan for a hundred years after it is full, and of course, the huge project of pouring spiritual power into the Heavenly Shubi will also take years.
Yun Ting's eldest uncle, Yun Yixing, who used to be the head of the young family, came to Longhu to investigate the secrets of the Dragon Palace, and brought out the Yun clan's clan protection formation Tianshubi, and wiped out the Yun clan's storage and hard work that had been stored for several years.
Yun Ting couldn't help asking, "How can Senior Sister bring Tianshubi out?"
The corners of Gao Yangyue's mouth curled: "In the Great Chu Dynasty, as long as it is what the palace wants to bring, there are few things that need to be brought." ”
The phrase "Hongu" is domineering and leaky.
Ah Qing didn't speak, he felt that he didn't have the right to speak, how the senior sisters decided what he would do, just watch silently.
Gao Yangyue continued: "This piece of Tianshu Bi's spiritual power is not full, it is only about half of the capacity, plus the Kunshan jade of the junior brother, the two complement each other, even under the Dragon Lake, it can absorb a lot of spiritual power in the water of the Dragon Lake, I calculated that it should be able to sustain us at the bottom of the lake for two hours." ”
Yun Ting nodded, after all, they have been together for so long, and Senior Sister Gao Yangyue has always been stable in her work.
Gao Yangyue took out a regular round jade bi the size of a palm from his arms, the jade bi was carved with complex and strange lines, the material was similar to the Kunshan jade worn on Ah Qing's neck, but you can find the difference under a closer look, the color of Kunshan jade is integrated, the off-white is extremely pure, and although the color of Tianshubi is similar to that of Kunshan jade, it contains zero and zero impurities.
Gao Yangyue held Tianshubi in her left hand, and her right hand changed in front of her, and suddenly Tianshubi emitted a golden light, expanding and expanding, with Tianshubi as the center, expanding into an independent space that was large enough to accommodate the three of them. Gao Yangyue asked Ah Qing and Yun Ting to enter the space together, after Ah Qing came in, his eyes widened and he looked left and right, reached out and touched the wall of light, but there was no substance, he could only feel a warm feeling at the touch.
"Little junior brother, let's jump down in a while, can you swim?"
Ah Qing sighed, jumped straight down?
"Yes, yes, when I was a child, I used to go to the stream at the edge of the village to play, and I still know water. ”
Gao Yangyue sneered, the little junior brother was really stupid and cute. "Lie to you, this wall of light can isolate the lake, you have to hold this Tianshubi, and the Kunshan jade on your body can be appropriately replenished to the spiritual power consumed by Tianshubi. "Let's say it, Gao Yangyue handed Tianshubi to Aqing, Aqing took it with one hand and held it in the palm of his hand, feeling very strange, there was a slight coolness as a jade material, and he could clearly feel that he was holding Tianshubi's body warm.
The Heavenly Pivot in this palace is of course stored in the light attribute spiritual power.
Suddenly, Ah Qing's little face turned red, because Gao Yangyue's eldest sister took Ah Qing's other hand, and she looked so big...... It was the first time for Ah Qing to hold hands with a girl.
Gao Yangyue looked at Ah Qing's reaction and smiled lightly: "This is the first time that senior sister has held hands with a boy, how can the little junior brother be more shy than the senior sister." ”
Ah Qing bowed his head and didn't dare to speak, and the roots of his ears were red. The eldest sister's big hand, weak and boneless, but the warmth is abnormal, well... It was very comfortable, and when I thought of this, Ah Qing's face turned even redder.
Yun Ting looked at the two of them and said lightly: "Senior Sister Yue is afraid that after the junior brother goes to the lake, he will not be able to control his body with his current cultivation, otherwise he will fall out of the Tianshu space." ”
Ah Qing nodded, looked up at Senior Sister Yue gratefully, but saw the flirtatious smile on Senior Sister Yue's beautiful face, and quickly bowed his head with the words thank you.
The three of them jumped into the lake, and strangely, they did not make a splash, and the three of them seemed to be integrated with the Dragon Lake in the light mask.
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Under the Dragon Lake.
The three of them slowly sank in the Tianshu space, Ah Qing looked at it here and there, very excited, holding the warm Tianshu Bi in one hand, and the Kunshan jade hanging on his chest was also faintly radiating light. Ah Qing in the Dragon Lake was empty in his sight, only the lake water, and sure enough, as rumored to hear, there were no water creatures in the Dragon Lake, and Ah Qing felt a little uncomfortable. If it weren't for the two senior sisters by his side, one hand still being held by Senior Sister Gao Yangyue, Ah Qing would be afraid.
The three of them didn't speak, they just kept sinking, from the beginning of their sight to be a little farther away, now they can only see the surroundings of the Tianshu space, and the rest is pitch black. Ah Qing didn't know that it was underwater now, but it felt very deep, so that it was a little cold now.
Yun Ting can clearly feel the change in temperature, and the perception of her own water attribute under the water is relatively sharp, it is not an exaggeration to say that the water level should be more than 20 zhang underwater, and the sinking speed of the three of them is not slow, but now it seems that it is completely different from what was expected. Longhu is so deep!
Gao Yangyue can naturally feel the current water level, and there are secret books in the secret palace of Longhu. A long time ago, she thought about diving into the bottom one day, but this idea couldn't be told to the palace or the academy, and she would definitely be blocked or even send someone to follow secretly to prevent herself from risking herself. The little junior brother's Kunshan jade is the biggest motivation for this dive, and she is also sure of the safety of this diving lake, they just want to see what the Dragon Palace or the Dragon Tomb is like? Sure enough, as recorded in the secret book, the Dragon Lake is as deep as the sea.
The three of them were still diving, and it was pitch black around the Tianshu space. At this time, Ah Qing was a little nervous, because it was too deep! Ah Qing knew water, and it was only the deepest stream near Xintao Village, which was only more than seven feet deep. The current scene must be at least thirty zhang, right? The depth of the sea near the Great Qi Dynasty that I heard about when I was a child is no more than that. Ah Qing looked up at Senior Sister Gao Yangyue beside her, her golden hair was extremely eye-catching, her beautiful eyelashes were upturned, and her eyes were very resolute. Gao Yangyue grabbed Aqing's hand and shook it:
"Little junior brother, don't be afraid, senior sister is by your side, there will be no problem. ”
Just such a simple sentence, all of Aqing's fears disappeared, what he was afraid of was not what kind of changes would happen to the three of them, he was afraid of him underwater, and once again felt the loneliness of the previous twelve years of the academy, looking up, he didn't see anyone.
The three of them didn't know how long they had been diving, and the temperature in the Tianshu space changed from warm to cold that could be clearly felt. It continues to sink and gets colder and colder.
Yun Ting and Gao Yangyue are okay, after all, the spiritual power cultivation of the Xuan Rank is placed there, but Ah Qing's lips have turned white, Gao Yangyue looked at Ah Qing's face getting worse and worse, and felt a little guilty in her heart, after all, the little junior brother has just stepped into the threshold of spiritual cultivation now, and it is a little difficult for him, Kunshan Yu did play a role, but Ah Qing's body couldn't bear it.
"Let's go up, we'll come back later. Gao Yangyue said.
Yun Ting nodded in agreement, and she also noticed Ah Qing's discomfort.
"No... It's okay... I'm here to see the Dragon Palace, and I'm also very curious. Aqing said. He understood that the reason why the two senior sisters gave up was because of themselves and for their own sake, but Ah Qing didn't want to hold back, Senior Sister Yue and Senior Sister Ting obviously wanted to find out, and they couldn't give up this dive because of themselves.
"I can still hold on!" A-Qing said firmly.
Gao Yangyue and Yun Ting glanced at each other, in fact, this level of diving is also a kind of grinding for Ah Qing.
"The little junior brother couldn't hold on, so he told the senior sister, let's go back immediately. Gao Yangyue was a little distressed, the little junior brother was still too young after all, only twelve years old.
Ah Qing hummed and stopped talking, and the three of them continued to dive.
In the darkness, the Tianshu space emitted a golden light and slowly sank, just like the Kong Ming lantern slowly fluttering in the night sky.
Finally, when Ah Qing couldn't hold on, the three of them felt that they saw the bottom of the lake. The shocking land texture cleaning can be seen, but there are no aquatic plants in the sight, only the land at the bottom of the lake with clear lines.
When the three of them were down-to-earth, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and Ah Qing's complexion was much better, because when they reached the bottom of the lake again, the temperature had already risen, but the golden light emitted by the Tianshu space dimmed a little. Today, the water level is at least 50 feet below the surface of the lake. It is terrifying, it is hard to imagine that there is such a deep lake in the hinterland of the human race.
In addition to Ah Qing, Gao Yangyue and Yun Ting had already silently lowered their breathing rate. Sweat was already oozing from Ah Qing's forehead.
The three of them walked slowly at the bottom of the lake, following the memories on the shore to the center of the lake, and they could see all the way, completely departing from the ordinary aquatic plants at the bottom of the lake, only the bare land, and the texture of the land that could not change the shape when walking on it.
As they walked, a spectacular scene had already appeared in the sight of the three of them.
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