Ling Xiaozi swallowed his saliva, his eyes looking at the glimmer of light that appeared in the darkness.

It was a corner of the wall, and a faint soft glow spilled around, without the slightest sense of irritation.

But it's not the glimmer that matters, it's where the glimmer shines.

As far as the eye could see, stones were stacked in a staggered manner in the corner of the wall, and on the seemingly messy and rough wall, if you looked closely, you could see that the messy lines did not seem to be arranged randomly.

As for the stacked stones, there are items hidden in the dark, and in the fluorescent flicker, a corner occasionally leaks through.

Jiang Xian and Ling Xiaozi walked in the direction of the wall, and soon came to the front of the wall.

The distance was closer, and they could see more clearly, and the two realized that the stones that seemed to be stacked before turned out to be a small octahedral altar.

Although this altar is not high, it can even be said to be low, but it does look like an altar.

Each side of the altar is carved with some intricate patterns, and in the center there are either tigers, dragons, turtles, or phoenixes...... The appearance of all kinds of exotic beasts is revealed. In addition, the surroundings of these strange beasts are either shrouded in clouds and mist, or the stars are lined up, surrounding the body.

Their main body seems to be looking at the center of the altar in unison, worshipping the central deity.

There was only one thing on this tiny altar.

It was a white cup more than a foot high, and the lines on it were quite suitable for the gluttonous patterns of the pre-Qin era.

In addition, in this gluttonous pattern, there are five large and small gemstones set on it.

Blue, red, yellow, white, black...... The five-colored gem rested quietly on the cup, and Ling Xiaozi and the two glanced at each other, put on gloves, and carefully touched forward. As soon as the palm of his hand touched the cup, a small voice sounded.

The next moment, tiny lamps suddenly stretched out around the altar, and faint wisps of fire emerged from it.

The fire flickered, the light shone on the cup, and the five-colored gems on it shimmered under the reflection of this firelight, and the brilliance flowed, like a dream.

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable......" Ling Xiaozi couldn't help but swallow his saliva, looking at this treasure that was close at hand, his heart was about to move.

"The surname Jiang, if you read it right, this is an ivory cup, right?"

"That's right, it's an ivory cup." Jiang Xian looked at it carefully, nodded, and said contemplatively: "However, this is the best preserved ivory cup I have ever seen, and it hasn't even changed color." ”

"Discoloration?" Fang Yunye, who walked over from the side, looked at the ivory cup curiously: "Mr. Jiang, is it difficult to keep the ivory?" ”

Ling Xiaozi said on the side: "That's right, ivory products are easy to change due to their material, either yellow, white, or brittle and cracked...... But it is not easy for ivory products to be preserved for thousands of years. ”

"Whether it is excavated from ancient tombs or ivory products handed down from generation to generation, there are very few that are still intact after thousands of years."

"And most of them are yellowed."

"That's right...... Professor Zhao said contemplatively from the side: "This ivory cup should be the most intact ivory cup in the world today, and it has not changed for thousands of years...... However, the environment here is not suitable for preservation at all, and I really don't know how the people who built this small altar here did it back then. ”

Jiang Xian turned around, saw everyone coming over, looked at the cup carefully, and said in a deep voice: "Not only that, you see, the gluttonous lines on it." ”

"Compared with the normal Shang and Zhou bronzes, the lines are more delicate, and there are no signs of wear."

A few people were stunned for a moment, and then looked at it carefully, Professor Zhao looked at it even more intently, and then his eyes narrowed: "That's right...... If you look closely, these gluttonous lines don't look like thick lines, but the lines that come together to form the shoe lines. ”

Ling Xiaozi's eyelids jumped, looking at the gems on it, as well as the lines, his face became more and more happy, and he couldn't help rubbing his hands: "Not bad, it's really very exquisite." ”

"Countless small lines together build a large line, such a technique, such a level ......"

"This technique alone is worth hundreds of millions, right?"

"Plus these five gems above......"

"Sure enough, this thing has a big relationship with the poor road......" As he was talking, he suddenly felt several eyes fall on him, and when he saw Professor Zhao's puzzled look, he couldn't help but smile.

"The value of this thing goes without saying." Jiang Xian spoke on the side: "It is definitely a national treasure, and I care more about these lines on the side." ”

Oh?

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they all looked to the side, the bright flashlight shone on the cup, and only the position of his fingers was seen, which was more dense and complicated than the other, making people feel a little dizzy at first glance.

But after surviving the initial dizziness, everyone's pupils shrank in unison, and their eyes showed shock.

"It's ...... Seven floors? ”

Professor Zhao's words revealed incredible: "There are seven layers of lines overlapping each other, and it ...... This, how is this done? ”

"I can't see the traces of hollowing, but these lines are indeed layered together......" Lin Ruoxue raised her eyebrows slightly, and a look of surprise flashed in her eyes: "And there will be more changes after each layer is combined with each other." ”

"Incredible, incredible......"

"But ......" Zhuang Yushan said on the side: "This, will it help us in our next actions?" ”

Everyone's voices froze, but Jiang Xian nodded slightly and said, "Of course it helps." ”

He turned his head to look at Zhuang Yushan, and raised his sword eyebrows: "Look at the surrounding environment." ”

Zhuang Yushan was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look at the side, in this empty space, a lake occupied it, and a river connecting the lake flowed from a distance. The rest of the place was just a mess of stones, and a messy wall, as if a natural flicker had been cut in half.

He vaguely understood in his heart and looked here again.

"Altars, sacrifices, ivory offerings, traps, ......"

"Mr. Jiang, what do you mean......" He turned to look at Jiang Xian: "This altar, as well as the things here, are related to some of the arrangements here?" ”

"Or else?"

Jiang Xian said calmly: "I think, this ivory cup will be a precious thing in any era, right?" If such a thing is placed here and sacrificed, it will never be a simple ordinary sacrifice point. ”

As he spoke, his eyes carefully looked at the ivory cup, at the five gems on it, and at the overlapping textures of the seven layers.

In my mind, these textures stretch and change, constantly combining and changing.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and all the lines in his brain built on each other, constructed each other, and turned into a picture.

The first half of it is exactly the road they just walked!

I see......

These lines are maps built with ciphertext! With this map...... The next action will be much smoother.

He let out a long breath and looked at the few people around him: "Let's go, I think, I can already see it." ”

As he spoke, he looked at the time, walked around the small altar, walked to the wall, and groped his gloved palm slightly on the wall, his hand suddenly sank, and in an instant pressed into a position, and then his footsteps moved, and came to the other side of the wall, and pressed down violently.

Once, twice, three times......

Jiang Xian's figure changed seven times around the entire wall in just a few seconds, and the wall that he had pressed did not sink.

But when he stepped back, he came to the altar and pressed it to the eyes of the phoenix.

Click......

A continuous sound rang out, the wall in front of it rumbled, and dust fell from above. Everyone stared ahead, only to see the boulder of the wall slowly rising, and cracks emerging in the darkness and gradually expanding.

With a bang, the road behind the wall was completely revealed.

After the stone gate opened, two lights suddenly popped up from the edge, and then a little fire burned on it, illuminating the surrounding road.

The neat floor, the regular walls, even after an unknown number of years, are still flat.

On either side of the wall, bronze figures more than three meters tall stood like guards on both sides of the road, holding blades in one hand, lamps in the other, and staring ahead with their eyes, as if waiting for mortals to meet their king.

Syllable!

A crisp voice sounded, and the next moment a light flashed through the passage.

Subsequently, the lamp in the bronze man's hand came on.

One, two, three......

In a short moment, it turned into a prairie fire, like a sleeping fire dragon awakening, winding upward.

"This is the real way?" Zhuang Yushan looked at the front of him with some surprise, and then looked back at the river that was pouring water into the lake: "I thought that as long as I followed the water source, I could find a way......

"That should be the same way."

Jiang Xian looked at him and said, "There is a source of water, if this is really what we guessed, the source of this water, or a waterway, will definitely run through the treasure secret place or treasure place here." ”

"What's more, there are those weird plants here, as well as ginseng fruits."

"It's just that we can't predict the danger there."

"After all, where the water is, it is also the habitat of the beasts."

The three brothers and sisters of the Zhuang family said that there was a stirring in their hearts, the outside water source was sufficient, or too sufficient, and the beasts and monsters in the Misty Valley would not be able to find water sources as a place to live. But it's different here, if you really take the waterway......

Thinking of all the monsters they saw in the outside world, they couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.

"It's probably a relatively safe way to go." Jiang Xian said and looked at the three of them: "If you want to take the rest of the road, you can do it." ”

"What Mr. Jiang said, we are naturally following you, an expert." Zhuang Yushan hurriedly interrupted Jiang Xian's words: "It's okay for us people to just start, if we really explore, I'm afraid we won't be able to go far and fall into confusion." ”

"Everyone has no opinion, so let's go."

Jiang Xian looked ahead, took a step forward, and at the same time gave Ling Xiaozi a vague look.