Chapter 84: The Secret of the Five Elements
84_84257Due to the collapse of the stone tower, a hole has been cracked in the ground of the fourth floor, and below the hole is a mysterious space that has been closed on the third floor.
What's inside?
I took out my flashlight and shone it down through the hole, only to see that it was filthy inside.
It was probably an abandoned storage room, but after looking at it for a long time, and seeing that there was nothing of note, I got up and prepared to go downstairs with everyone else.
Suddenly, there was the sound of chains colliding with each other from inside, and everyone hurriedly stopped.
"Is there anyone in there?" shouted Iron Pillar.
"Oh......" A faint voice came from within.
I hurriedly leaned over again and shone a flashlight into it, only to see a person lying in the corner: "Hey...... Who's in there?"
"Help me!" the man in the corner moved slightly.
"Master, there's a man inside!" I said.
Uncle Li thought about it, since this person was imprisoned by the old man in black, he shouldn't be a bad person, but he couldn't be sure, if he went down rashly, it might be dangerous.
So he said to the people inside, "Can you still move, I'll pull you up with a rope!"
I saw the person inside slowly crawl over, tied the rope around his waist, and then pulled the rope. So, Tiezhu easily pulled him up, and everyone was shocked when they saw it.
I saw that this person was thinner than the Buddha in the flesh, and he was about sixty years old, and his long hair was dirty and messy, so he must have been locked up here for a long time.
I hurriedly took some water and bread out of my bag and gave it to him, seeing how he was gobbling up, he must be hungry.
After eating three loaves of bread, the old man stopped, looked at the two young and one old man in front of him, and said excitedly: "Benefactor, I really don't know how to repay you!"
"Don't be so polite, who are you, why are you still locked up here at such an old age?" asked Uncle Li.
"Alas, my name is Gao Yang, and I used to be a priest in this temple!" Gao Yang sighed and said slowly.
"You're the same shaman who disappeared here three years ago?" Uncle Li remembered what Zhang Yang had said about this, so he then asked, "Then why did you get locked up here?"
"It's hard to put it into words, I was betrayed by someone else!" Gao Yang took another sip of water, only to find the collapsed wall next to him, and asked, "What happened here, is there an earthquake?"
"It's not an earthquake, it's a long story, let's go down first, this tower may collapse at some point!" After Uncle Li finished speaking, I carried Gao Yang on my back, and the four of us went downstairs along the rope and came to the apse.
As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw a courtyard full of women, drenched as if they had just been fished out of the water.
Gao Yang saw that they all had big bulging bellies, and asked what was going on in horror, so I told the whole story roughly.
Gao Yang came to the main hall, looked at the Buddha shrine that had been burned into a skeleton, and shouted: "Retribution, this is retribution, it turns out that you also have today!"
"Do you know him?" Uncle Li asked.
"Not only do I know, he is the one who framed me and imprisoned me in the tower, my senior brother Mu Heishan!" Gao Yang said fiercely.
"Do you know the old man in black in the back, why did they frame you?" Uncle Li asked with a little excitement, and finally found someone who knew the details of the other party.
"That's my senior brother's friend, alas!" Gao Yang sighed and said slowly, "It's because I know their secret that I'm locked up!"
"What secret?" I asked, curious.
Gao Yang hesitated for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth: "Okay, since you saved my life and avenged me, then I'll tell you." In fact, you may not believe it when you say it, because this thing is too mysterious!"
"Three years ago, my brother came here with a friend and said he wanted to stay for a while, and of course I welcomed it. But soon, I found out that they often trick some people, and they are cruel, as if they are looking for someone, but I don't know who it is. I couldn't stand it any longer, so I asked them what they were doing, but they wouldn't tell me, so I took advantage of an opportunity to get my brother drunk, and as a result, he told me a shocking secret—the secret of the five elements!"
"The Secret of the Five Elements?" I couldn't help but think of the Five Elements Treasure.
"Yes, it's the secret of the Five Elements. As we all know, this world is composed of the five basic elements of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, and the mutual growth and restraint between them interpret this world, which never-ending follows the time forward, and no one can change it.
However, in ancient times, after the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan and his prime minister, through guò's observation of the laws of the world, insight into the heavens, and the invention of the art of Qimen Dunjia, which can calculate the evolution of everything clearly.
As their research deepened, they used this technique to deduce the existence of another space.
So they replaced the five elements that made up the world with five kinds of natural treasures, and formed a large array, which was called: The Array of the Five Elements.
Through this array, you can not only shuttle between different spatial worlds, but also get rid of the shackles of time and wander around the worlds of various time periods at will, that is, through time and space. ”
"We've heard all this before!" I remembered that when Xian'er was just kidnapped, Uncle Li had mentioned this matter when he was analyzing the amethyst compass.
"You all know this?" Gao Yang was very surprised.
"Well, I heard a friend talk about it before, but it's not as detailed as you said, please continue!" Uncle Li said.
"It seems that you are not ordinary people, but you below may not know!" Gao Yang took a sip of water and continued, "Because this technique leaked the heavenly machine, Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor made a lot of modifications before leaving, greatly reducing its effect, so there are great flaws in the Qimen Dunjia technique that is now circulating." After my senior brother and the old man in black learned about this, they tried in vain to find the five treasures left by Xuanyuan, go back to the past, and go to the time of the Yellow Emperor to peek at the whole book of Qimen Dunjia, so as to completely grasp the laws of the world, shuttle through time, and get rid of the shackles of time. ”
"Oh! I see!" I suddenly vaguely felt that Lin Guyuan's search for a strange treasure must have something to do with it.
"It's because I know this secret that they locked me up in the stone tower, and it's been three years, and now they're all dead, retribution!"
From Gao Yang's laughter, I heard a little helplessness, a little sadness, and infinite sadness.
"By the way, since you are also a Mo Shaman, will you drive the Gu to surrender?" Uncle Li suddenly remembered those Gu people in the courtyard.
"As long as it's not a deadly Gu poison, it should be able to be cured, like those Gu people in the courtyard, it's relatively easy to heal!"
When they heard this, everyone was very excited, and they could finally save these people.
The magic lamp was found, and at the same time, the Xuanyuan Sword was unexpectedly obtained, and the three of us were very excited.
At the same time, Gao Yang not only drove away the Gu on the women of Miao Village, but also cracked the lowered heads on Mr. Zhang and Zhang Yang, and since then Miao Village has regained its original calm, and there is Mr. Feng Shui here.
In this way, the three of us took a large number of local souvenirs and got on the return train, which headed towards Yanjing at a high speed. This trip to Yunnan, although it only takes one month, is really born and died, a hundred turns and a thousand times!
On the train, Uncle Li made a call to Lin Guyuan, and it turned out that he also obtained the Ice Jade and was about to return to Yanjing.
Now, the five ancient treasures have been discovered, but no matter what, Lin Guyuan can't be allowed to succeed.
Fortunately, he didn't know about the Xuanyuan Sword, as long as he hid the sword and didn't get it, even if he got the other four in his hand, it would be useless.
Now the only thing I am worried about is the Jiazi talisman on Xian'er's body, and I must find a way to let Lin Guyuan expel the talisman first, so the three masters and apprentices began to discuss countermeasures on the train.
The train slowly drove into Yanjing Station, and when I got home, I couldn't wait to come to Xian'er's house, looking at her mature face, I was very sad, and the two of them hugged and cried.
In order not to worry her, I omitted all the dangerous things in Miaojiang, and only talked about the beautiful scenery, simple folk customs and some humorous anecdotes.
Xian'er listened quietly, looking at the unhealed scars on his face, knowing the hardships of his trip, knowing that he had told a lot of white lies, but she didn't care, just looked at him intently.
Two days later, Lin Guyuan returned, and the meeting place was still about at the dam in Niukouyu. In the evening, Uncle Li's master and apprentice took Xian'er to the agreed place on time, only to see that Lin Guyuan was already waiting there, and his spirit and complexion were much stronger than before.
"Haha, this meeting won't give me any more three-talent arrays!" Seeing me coming, Lin Guyuan was very happy.
"With your current state, I can't do anything about you even if I put ten formations, so I don't have to work so hard!" I could feel that his skills had improved again.
"Do you understand, have you brought everything?" Lin Guyuan changed his words and went straight to the point.
"Don't worry, we got the magic lamp, and Longmu also brought it. After speaking, Tie Zhu took out two things from his backpack, "Look, they're all here!"
Lin Guyuan's eyes were fixed, staring at the two treasures carefully, and then laughing: "Okay! You really have some skills, you have done a good job, and you deserve praise." What do you think this is?"
As he spoke, he took off the necklace from his neck and held the pendant below high, "This is the Jade of Ice!"
I saw that this piece of jade was hexagonal, with a sharp top and a round bottom, dark blue throughout, and characters were densely engraved on every layer. The most peculiar thing is that around the jade, there is always a faint layer of mist, and you can see that this thing is extraordinary.
"Four of the five treasures have been found, and it seems that the day of success is not far off, hahaha!" Lin Guyuan laughed wildly.
"Lin Guyuan, in order to help you get the magic lamp, we have lost a lot, and we have all the weapons and everything, and it is estimated that we will not be able to help you in the future. And with your current strength, you can go to the last treasure by yourself, so we don't need to go!" I said.
"Then what's the matter, it's not as boring as you are, as long as you find the last treasure, I will naturally help your fairy untie the spell!" Lin Guyuan replied.
I smiled: "That's what you say now, if you change your mind in the future, we can't do anything about you." So I hope you can lift the spell on Xian'er's body now, and then take these four treasures and leave quickly, and you and I will not owe each other in the future!"
"Haha, aren't you afraid that I will change my mind and kill you now?" Lin Guyuan laughed.
"I guess you won't now, because you haven't found the Xuanyuan Sword yet, and maybe you'll need us again in the future. Besides, for now, you still can't kill us!" I said, glancing at my brother