Chapter 128: The Seeker (6,000 Words Late)
Jiang Ci held Yan Yuye's hand, there was a black short sword, and the two of them easily stepped over the ninety-nine steps.
"Tomb of Fire ......"
In front of the two huge bronze doors, their bodies looked extremely small, Yan Yuye stroked the various patterns carved on them, and muttered to himself.
This strangely shaped hall does not have any breath, it is like the most ordinary dead thing, but it is even more special when placed here.
Jiang Ci looked up at the plaque, having lost the protection of the spirit of the earth, it was no longer mysterious, and even began to decay first, only the water marks after the sweat soaked showed everything that happened yesterday.
"Yuye, did you find anything?" Seeing that Yan Yuye's gaze was always focused on the copper door, Jiang Ci asked.
Yan Yuye didn't speak, and at this moment, her mind was all attracted by the cumbersome and profound Dao patterns in front of her.
There was a strange power that shielded her divine sense, and even the bronze door could not be seen, so she slowly hung in the air, measuring all the veins engraved on it inch by inch with her tender fingers.
Jiang Ci stared at Yan Yuye with a little worry, and when he saw that her expression gradually changed from confusion to surprise, he relieved himself.
At the same time, he himself found that something was wrong, the bronze buildings outside had more or less begun to decay and rust, but the main hall in front of him was still the same, unchanged at all.
Only the plaque that is not integrated with the main hall is collapsing.
But he clearly didn't feel any power, that is, there was no god like Houtu protecting it.
Jiang was puzzled, he tried to close his eyes, in his consciousness, everything around him for a hundred meters, including Yan Yuye, could still be clearly perceived.
However, to his surprise, the main hall in front of him seemed to not exist at all, completely disappearing from perception, and even the copper bricks under his feet were gone.
This made Jiang Ci, who usually relied on perception extremely dependent, suspicious for the first time, because this hall was clearly real and visible to the naked eye!
I don't know when, Yan Yuye has already fallen to the ground, looking at Jiang Ci who is meditating, she smiled and said, "Stupid, don't look at it, I know the reason." ”
Without thinking about it, Yan Yuye knew what Jiang Ci was thinking.
Hearing Yan Yuye's voice, Jiang Ci instantly opened his eyes, looked at his girlfriend in front of him and said, "Dare to ask Fairy Yan what he thinks?" ”
Yan Yuye didn't care about her boyfriend's weirdness, but said in a shocked tone: "It's the Tibetan Immortal Array, it turns out that this kind of talisman array really exists, and the legend of the Void Spirit Realm is true." ”
"Hidden Immortal Array?"
Yan Yuye nodded like a chicken pecking rice: "The Tibetan Immortal Array is one of the top rune formations, compared to other formations, it does not have the unpredictable offensive or defensive power of the immortals, and its only role is that it can imprison time." ”
Speaking of which, Yan Yuye still looked shocked, and her rare cute expression made Jiang Ci can't help but want to hug her.
She unconsciously took Jiang Ci's hand, pointed to the Dao pattern on the bronze door and continued: "The saying of imprisoning time is too shocking, so the Tibetan Immortal Array is only a word in the Void Spirit Realm, and it is not believed, but the mysterious bronze hall in front of you that is not eroded by time is verifying this legend. ”
Jiang Ci frowned secretly, and couldn't help asking: "I'm afraid this alone is not enough to connect with the legend, this is too arbitrary, maybe it is another kind of divine object comparable to Houtu to shelter, but we can't perceive it." ”
Hearing him say this, Yan Yuye clasped his hands, shook his head and said, "Of course this alone can't do it, if it weren't for the immortal Dao inheritance ruins in the strange space that those children of the family said they were, I wouldn't even think in this direction, after all, it's too incredible." ”
"However, Jiang Ci, if you think about it, the Qinling Mountains, Kunlun, and Changbai Mountains, plus the immortal Dao inheritance land that has not yet been discovered, why can they all exist in the long river of time for a long time? There aren't so many earth spirits on this earth for people to find. ”
Hearing this, Jiang Ci's heart was very uneasy, and he felt that what Yan Yuye said was very right, even the Houtu was about to be wiped out by time, why could those ruins still be found intact, and all kinds of ancient artifacts and techniques were left for future generations to excavate?
"The most important thing is that although this great hall can be seen with the naked eye, it cannot be perceived, and it cannot even be detected by my divine sense, which shows that it is not in this realm at all, but in a small world opened up with great divine powers."
"This is the same as the situation of the ruins in Qinling and other places, they all use the same method to survive forever, after all, even a small world cannot be isolated from time, it is just a place to be attached to the edge of the real world and forcibly carved out from the void."
Jiang Ci is not clear, who makes the family have a real-level father, with his own father-in-law, Yan Yuye's knowledge is still speechless.
However, he still had a little doubt: "But Yuye, how can you judge that it is the legendary Tibetan Immortal Array and not some other means?" ”
"Little ginger, you're a good guy, go back and add a chicken leg."
Yan Yuye smiled and touched the dog's head, taking the opportunity to probe a wisp of divine sense into his body, and the voice came directly into his mind: "Because, the reason why the Tibetan Immortal Array is only a legend is that among the various strange materials it requires, the dragon scales are used as the base of the array. ”
Jiang Ci was stunned, he turned his head to look at the bronze door, only then did he know that Yan Yuye identified the reason for the Tibetan Immortal Array, she must have sensed an aura similar to the dragon yuan in her body, so she contacted the dragon scales.
Yan Yuye's divine sense once again entered Jiang Ci's body, and when she saw the dragon ball, which was as mysterious and bright as a star, she confirmed her guess.
Because the dragon ball is exuding a fluctuation of qi, as if it is echoing with a certain existence in the outside world.
At the same time, the bronze gates were lined with tall walls, and the lines of the roads lit up with a faint light.
Feeling the strange movement of Long Yuan in his body, Jiang Ci looked at Yan Yuye in front of him, and suddenly thought of a self-defeating friendship with Helian Liuli yesterday.
That kind of numbness that goes deep into the soul is just exciting to think about, but the current Jiang Ci doesn't have the ability to go out of his body, and if he wants to tease Yan Yuye's divine sense in his body, he is also powerless.
"That's right, this breath must be the legendary Tibetan Immortal Array...... Hey, why are you laughing so weirdly? ”
Yan Yuye, who had regained consciousness, said excitedly, but when she saw the inexplicable smile on Jiang Ci's face, she couldn't help but be full of question marks.
Jiang Ci hurriedly said: "Ah, it's okay, the dragon scales you said in Yuye have been confirmed?" ”
Yan Yuye looked at him suspiciously, nodded and said, "If the dragon ball in your body is real, then the thing here that is of the same origin as it must be the dragon scales." ”
Even if it can't be fake, the huge phantom that was glimpsed from the Dragon Ball in the Tang family that day was a real celestial dragon, spanning the sea of stars, and it was impossible to describe its majesty in words.
"In the legends of the Void Spirit Realm, the true dragon, as a unique divine beast, has an absolute grasp of space and can freely shuttle through the void turbulence, so its dragon scales can be used as the foundation of the Tibetan Immortal Array." She explained to Jiang Ci.
"The Tibetan Immortal Array can imprison time, so there won't be any living people in it, right?" Jiang Ci suddenly thought, all kinds of conspiracy theories came to mind, could it be that there is still a powerful monk buried in this tomb?
"What do you think?"
Yan Yuye smiled and said, "If that's the case, then wouldn't everyone be able to cultivate to immortality with the power of the formation?" ”
"The Tibetan Immortal Array is mysterious, but it can only keep the dead in their original state, just like amber, but in various legends, there are people who are unwilling to bury themselves in the talisman array when the deadline is approaching, in order to seek that ethereal immortality."
Speaking of this, Yan Yuye's little face was a little more depressed: "A mystery has been solved, but now there are more problems, why do these immortal Dao sects on the earth hide rune formations of this level of immortal array?" ”
"Why would they choose to seal the inheritance in the dust? What really happened then? ”
"Since you choose to keep the foundation of the sect, why haven't the officials and those chaebols got top-level spells and spiritual weapons from them, none of them can be comparable to my Taihua Holy Land, and it stands to reason that the sect that can open up a small world will not be so shabby."
"Could it be that these sects have worked together to kill a legendary dragon? Otherwise, how could everyone have dragon scales as the base of the formation? ”
The two of you said a word, and soon made their heads bigger, Jiang Ci looked at the bronze gate in front of him and muttered, "Maybe we will know everything when we go in." ”
As the veins lit up with a faint light, a horizontal lock connecting the two doors gradually revealed its true face, and when the opportunity appeared, Yan Yuye's eyes lit up and came to the copper lock.
If you don't look at the size, this is just an ordinary lock, but now it is also covered with glowing patterns.
Intuition told Yan Yuye that this lock was the last barrier in front of the two.
Jiang Ci tried to stretch out his hand and pull, but the copper lock did not move at all, and after finding that there was no danger, he tried his best again, but still did not make an inch.
Yan Yuye shook his head and said, "It's useless, this hall is in a small world, and external forces are useless to it." ”
As she spoke, she added with a smile: "Of course, it is still useful to have the strength of the fourth realm." ”
"Wouldn't that be in vain?" Jiang Ci said unwillingly, this feeling that the ancient secret is right in front of you but can't get it is really too bad.
"Not necessarily."
"Yuye, what can you do?"
"I'm not sure, let's try it first." Yan Yuye jumped to the copper lock.
Seeing this, Jiang Ci also jumped up, this door lock is not higher than the plaque, but there is no need to climb hard.
Yan Yuye stood behind Jiang Ci, stretched out his hands and grabbed Jiang Ci's arms, as if teaching a child to walk, and put his hand on the copper lock.
Such a close distance made the familiar breath pour into the nose of the two of them, but this degree of ambiguity can no longer make Jiang Ci, who has tasted the fragrant jade liquid, move.
It's that Yan Yuye is still not used to it, especially the heartbeat, and he can clearly feel it across a jade peak.
Yan Yuye's face was slightly red, and he said solemnly: "What do you think, hold your breath, and follow my divine sense to mobilize Long Yuan to touch the copper lock." ”
“???”
What did I think about me?
Jiang Ci was very aggrieved, but Master Yan was even more domineering, saying that you are what you are.
With the experience of fighting with the mandrill yesterday, this time Jiang Ci's process of mobilizing Long Yuan was very smooth, and under the traction of Yan Yuye, he quickly integrated into the copper lock and merged with the Tibetan Immortal Rune Array.
There was a hint of familiarity in Jiang Ci's consciousness, and he knew that it must be the response of the dragon scales that were the base of the formation.
The next moment, the rumbling sound woke the two together, and Yan Yuye hugged Jiang Ci and jumped off the copper lock directly.
In front of their eyes, the faint light emitted by countless patterns connected into rippling ripples shrouded outside the gate, which was the manifestation of the Tibetan Immortal Array.
The copper lock was pulled by a mysterious force, making a loud noise, and the two doors gradually opened, making a gap.
It is said to be a gap, but it is also three meters wide, enough to enter and exit.
"This door is temporarily out of the small world and back to reality."
Yan Yuye said happily, but she didn't act rashly, but first used her divine sense to probe the situation behind the door, and only after making sure that there was no danger did she enter the door with Jiang Ci.
Looking at Yan Yuye who was blocking him, Jiang Ci was both moved and helpless, but he didn't feel the danger, so he ate soft rice with peace of mind.
As soon as I entered the door, a very special wave came up, it was the breath of almost infinite years, telling the antiquity and desolation of this hall.
It's just that when the little couple raised their eyes, they froze, because everything in front of them was completely different from what they thought, and they couldn't find a trace of the hall at all.
Inside the bronze hall, there is actually a land that cannot be seen at a glance, but there is no life at all, empty and silent, like a lifeless Gobi Desert.
Under the effect of the Tibetan Immortal Array, time here was stagnant, and Jiang Ci felt as if he had come to the end of the world.
"The fog is strange and blurs my perception."
Yan Yuye looked at the faint mist in the air and frowned, she didn't notice the abnormality behind the door when her divine sense searched.
Fortunately, the two gates were not closed, and it didn't look like there was some trap.
"Let's go inside first, and if you sense danger, then retreat in time." Seeing that Yan Yuye was a little hesitant, Jiang Ci knew that she was worried about herself, so she spoke.
He knew that Yan Yuye had high expectations here.
Yan Yuye is not an indecisive person, let alone say anything You go out and I will stay, she also knows Jiang Ci's stubborn temper, and nodded immediately, but she held Jiang Ci's hand harder.
The two walked side by side in the vast Gobi, limited by the fog and limited vision, but they walked for nearly half an hour without seeing the end.
"No, this big one is a bit outrageous, no matter how big the hall outside is, it can't be impossible to walk for so long." Jiang Ci stomped to the ground, the touch was very real, and there was a splash of gravel.
Yan Yuye knew what Jiang Ci meant, and said, "It's not an illusion, everything here is real. ”
At this time, there was a "click", and the sound of something breaking came from Jiang Ci's feet, and he hurriedly jumped to the side, and when he looked closely, it was actually a piece of white bone that he had stepped on.
Yan Yuye waved his hand decisively, and a strong force lifted up the surrounding sand, only to see a snow-white corpse lying quietly under the Gobi Desert, except for the calf that was trampled off by Jiang Ci, the other parts were intact, as if it had just been corrupted.
Jiang Cidao swallowed his saliva and said, "This can't be the owner of the tomb hall, right?" ”
He squatted down and took a closer look, and found that there was no life in the bones for a long time, and it was clear that he had been dead for a long time, and it seemed that he should have only been preserved by the Tibetan Immortal Array.
Suddenly, a row of dents appeared on the arm bones that caught his attention, and after a closer look, he stroked them with his hand, and found that they were actually tooth marks.
A chill rose for no reason, Jiang Ci took his finger away and rubbed it on the gravel, thinking of a possibility: "This person, could it be that he was eaten by something?" ”
He thought of the place that had been forgotten just now, as long as the vitality of this person was dissipated after death, he would be a dead thing, there was a hidden immortal array, his body and clothes should be intact, how could there be only bones left?
Yan Yuye also felt that something was wrong, but even if it was really weird, he would have died in time a long time ago, and it was absolutely impossible to live to this era.
She unleashed a bolt of spiritual power again, and the underside of the bones collapsed, revealing a deeply buried sleeve.
Judging by the location, this was deliberately buried.
Picking off her clothes and blowing away the dust, Yan Yuye fell into confusion, because this was not the style of the Ethereal Spirit Realm that she was familiar with.
"Xuanhei deep clothes, judging from the size of the corpse bones, the whole body is tight and narrow when you wear it, and the three-layer collar mouth is bordered, this is the clothes of the Qin Dynasty, is this the pre-Qin Qi practitioner?"
Jiang Ci, who was popularized by his girlfriend all night, became angry for the first time, and finally found the courage to be the head of the family.
"It's worthy of being an older otaku, and I just know a lot about these unpopular knowledge." Yan Yuye "admired".
Shaking and cold, when will we otaku be able to get rid of prejudice and really stand up!
"Isn't it said that the ancient monks also inherited the Immortal Dao Civilization Xuanfa, then the Qin Dynasty should also be very far away from the era of the Bronze Hall, how could there be Qi practitioners here?"
Staring at the bones, Yan Yuye said lightly: "This is the real person and power of the fourth realm, and it should have broken in with brute force." ”
Jiang Ci was stunned, he didn't expect that the first real person in the Four Realms he saw was actually a corpse that had long since died, and it was his ancestor.
"It's a pity, this person should be amazing."
Yan Yuye lamented, according to various indications, the earth was an era that was even more end-of-the-law than the Void Spirit Realm thousands of years ago, and it was no longer a talent that could be praised for being able to attain the true human realm two thousand years ago.
Probably because of the same bloodline, Jiang Ci had a trace of hostility towards the Lord of the Tooth Marks who destroyed the flesh.
Just with a corpse and clothes, they couldn't find the truth, so the two had to identify one direction and move on.
Not long after, I saw another corpse, most of which was buried in the wind and sand, and there were still only white bones left.
The clothes are also in the sand, very ordinary coarse linen material, and the style is very simple, but Jiang Ci can't recognize which dynasty it is, and he is not a person in the ethereal spirit world.
"Could it be the predecessors of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period or even earlier?"
Hearing Yan Yuye say that the owner of this skeleton was higher than the realm of a qi practitioner, Jiang Ci guessed.
In addition to the tooth marks on the white bones, this time there were crooked blood characters engraved on the finger bones, which were a kind of ancient seals, and Jiang Ci barely recognized them.
"The road is broken."
It is a simple three words, but it reveals endless sadness and despair, like an elder looking for a way out, after countless encounters with a wall.
Even after being eaten flesh and blood, he used his thumb to leave a last word on his finger bones.
What kind of desperation is this that will make a generation of Tianjiao ignore life and death.
Jiang Ci's heart swelled with indescribable sadness, he only felt bored, and even had the idea of committing suicide.
"Wake up!"
A loud shout instantly pulled Jiang Ci back into the abyss of despair, and he was shocked when he woke up, this person has been dead for thousands of years, but he didn't expect that just three words could interfere with his mind.
Yan Yuye's face was also not good-looking, because she knew what this sentence meant.
Struggling to survive in the era of the extinction of aura, all the way to the blue wisps of the road, until I found this immortal ruins, I thought it would be a new hope, but I didn't expect it to be the end.
What you want in your life is nothing but an empty dream, which is tantamount to the most cruel punishment for a practitioner.
Maybe a hundred years, maybe a thousand years, everyone in the Ethereal Spirit Realm will also be reduced to this, struggling for new hope, and then dying in despair.
Yan Yuye's heart tightened, she absolutely couldn't accept such an ending.
Jiang Ci had a heart-to-heart with her, took her hand and comforted: "Don't worry, it won't come to that point, now that the aura is recovering, we are the new starting point, and when we find a way to return to the void spirit realm, we will set up a toll booth, whoever wants to come over will receive him a sack of spirit stones, for your sake, give Taihua Holy Land a twenty percent discount." ”
Yan Yuye's sorrow that had just risen was wiped out by this goods, and she patted him angrily and funny: "you." ”
Jiang Ci reburied the bones and clothes, and then the two continued on the road, and met several white bones along the way, seeing that the clothes were all ancestors on the earth, and there were even those wearing animal skin skirts.
Among them, there is a female practitioner who still has a line of blood on her dress: The path before the extinction of the spiritual energy is broken, and the path is extinct here.
The helplessness contained in it made Yan Yuye sad too.
Jiang Ci was stunned, along the way, he seemed to have witnessed a high-spirited ancestor fall in front of the general trend of heaven and earth, with empty ambitions but hatred.
Immediately, there was a sour feeling in their hearts, these predecessors had the Tao to the sky, even if the resources were scarce, they would not even have a magic robe and magic weapon, they broke into the ancient hall without a single thing, and they themselves had the idea of becoming a benevolent person if they did not succeed, and left their natal magic weapons to the descendants of the outside world.
They are truly admirable seekers.
"Let's go, let's see what's up ahead."
After losing his mind for a while, Jiang Ci took the initiative to pull Yan Yuye away.
After walking for a while, no more corpses were found, these predecessors were also ancients in the Western Han Dynasty at the latest, and it seems that no one has been able to break through the fourth realm in the future.
The road is really broken.
Jiang Ci was silent, and then saw a figure sitting upright in the mist.
It was actually a flesh-and-blood person, or a corpse.
He was naked, with only a piece of animal skin around his waist, and a thick white rod beneath him, like the leg bones of some creature.
He looked very tall, about thirty years old, with black hair hanging down to his waist, a handsome complexion and ruddy skin, as if he was closing his eyes and resting his mind.
However, he was long gone, and in front of him, there was a blood-stained scroll crushed by stone.