Volume 1 The Sword Falls into the Red Dust Chapter 9 Beyond the Ruins
"Beyond the sand dunes in front of you, you should be able to see the above-ground ruins of the Laborer Tomb."
In the midst of the yellow sand, a group of seven people slowly walked through the dust, and one of them, a charming woman with a golden silk red handkerchief on her head, stopped and said to the other six people after seeing a hill.
"There is Lao Moling Fairy, then let's speed up our pace and strive to find a way to crack the remnant formation today."
The male cultivator at the head thanked the women, cheered everyone on, and then led everyone straight towards the other side of the hill.
There are seven people along the way, and their appearance is really familiar.
Led by Hou Changshan and Pu Gong, followed by the charming woman, her appearance was hidden under the red handkerchief, but it could be vaguely seen that it was very exquisite.
Zhang Zhongwu and Xiao Heli followed closely behind, separated from the last two people, and showed that they were closer to Hou Changshan and others.
At the end of the line, there was a man and a woman, the man was dark-skinned, and at a glance, he knew that it was Fu Boy from the tea shed.
And the woman beside him did not have any face towel to cover it, even if she faced the scorching sun of the desert, her skin was still fair and smooth, but her facial features were relatively ordinary, if it was not for her elegant and beautiful temperament, otherwise she would be no different from ordinary passers-by.
The group climbed over the hill and did find a valley-like depression behind the hill.
In the hollow, there are indeed some ruins and broken walls, but most of them have been eroded by the wind and sand to lose their original appearance, and even the original layout cannot be distinguished.
Although he had expected it, seeing such a dilapidated scene, Hou Changshan still sighed slightly, he thought, there were so many missing buildings, and he basically couldn't find any clues.
If you want to break through the upper formation, and then go down to the tomb, it is estimated that you can only break through.
However, he was very lucky to be able to find the tomb so smoothly, so it was only a short loss, and he didn't even show it, so Hou Changshan beckoned everyone and camped near the ruins to rest.
Everyone was a cultivator, and a few tents were erected with a few spells in their hands.
Sitting alone in the tent in the middle, Hou Changshan recalled what had happened in the past few days, and he couldn't help but sigh that in this cultivation realm, strength was really the hard currency of all parties.
Five days ago, Hou Changshan and Pugong found out that after Fu Xiaozi was purchasing supplies, Pugong went out alone to find out the news.
After Pugong returned that night, he brought back the person's information: his name was Fu Yao, who had just arrived in the East Wilderness City recently, and should have been alone, but after meeting the eldest daughter of the Huang family in the East Wilderness City in a tavern, the two agreed to go to a certain site in the desert to adventure, and this is why Hou Changshan met Fu Yao in the Lingbao shop.
After Hou Changshan learned about this, he visited the Huang family of Donghuang overnight.
In the Huang family's mansion, Hou Changshan came into contact with Fu Yao and Huang Qinye head-on, and after some exchanges, Hou Changshan knew that the ruins they were looking for were the mausoleum of Lao Wei Zhenren.
At the suggestion of Pu Gong, Hou Changshan finally chose to cooperate with Huang Qinye, just to avoid conflict with the local snake.
Subsequently, three days ago, Huang Qinye and Fu Yao brought a woman dressed in the costume of a singer, who was called the Moling Fairy by Hou Changshan.
This woman was deceived by the original forces and inexplicably signed an unequal contract with a Huang monk. In desperation, in order to seek freedom, he turned to Huangqin Ye for help with some secret things.
According to Hou Changshan's understanding in the past few days, the secret thing of this singer is probably that she is a descendant of the ancestor of the Broken Nightmare Sect, and now that the sect and family are in decline, she can only exchange her freedom for the location of the patriarch's mausoleum.
With such a good thing, Huang Qinye happily accepted it.
As for why Fu Yao and Huang Qinye participated in this matter together, Hou Changshan is not very clear, but after Pugong learned about it in many ways, he vaguely knew that this Fu Yao came from Fengchuan Prefecture, and there was the origin of the Nightmare Gate there.
Later, Fu Yao accidentally got acquainted with Huang Qinye, and they hit it off and made an appointment to explore the mausoleum together.
Speaking of which, the real preparation time of these people was several years earlier than Hou Changshan knew about this place.
So even if Hou Changshan thinks it's a bit of a coincidence, it's not good to say anything, after all, this is someone else's territory.
As for Zhang Zhongwu and Xiao Heli, Hou Changshan finally decided to take them, even if there were already people who knew the location of the mausoleum.
However, Hou Changshan can be said to be glad that he brought the two of them with him, because although Mo Ling knows the general location and characteristic signs of the mausoleum, he still needs to find his way to get there.
Two days ago, after everyone set out, the first time they searched for their way, they almost fell headlong into a storm of red desert sandstorms.
Then Zhang and Xiao used the Dao Identification Technique, combined with Mo Ling's guidance, to finally find this place.
After all this, Hou Changshan couldn't help but sigh, he really had to be a good person and do good deeds in order to get a good reward.
After a brief rest, Hou Changshan came out of the tent, and after greeting the dangong guarding the door, he sat cross-legged and began to observe the above-ground ruins of the Lao Wei Zhenren Mausoleum.
After another moment, Fu Yao and Huang Qinye also walked out of the tent, and after a few brief conversations, they began to work on cracking the matter, but they called Mo Ling and went deep into the ruins to investigate the situation together.
The last ones to come out were Zhang Zhongwu and Xiao Heli, these two people have made a lot of efforts, and now in the team, they also take more care of these two senior brothers and sisters whose cultivation is only higher than Mo Ling.
After the two of them came out, they didn't dare to go deep into the ruins, so they had to stay by Hou Changshan's side and observe this area silently.
Even if this is a desert place in the northwest, the sunset and moon rise are also a natural thing.
However, in the desert, there is very little moisture in the sky, resulting in a clear sky and no clouds, and the stars and moon at night are also magnificent.
A few days ago, he was always working day and night, and now that he had a chance to sit down, Hou Changshan couldn't help but look at the sky and sigh that even if he had some cultivation to move mountains and reclaim the sea, he was still so weak in the face of heaven and earth.
Hou Changshan's mind is tumbling, how can others know.
At this time, Fu Yao and the others had also returned, and they saw Hou Changshan looking at the sky in a daze, first puzzled, and then guessed, could it be that Hou Changshan had made a discovery through the stars?
After some discussion, the other people all looked at the night sky lit up by the bright moon and stars.
After a while, Xiao Heli suddenly looked excited, she shook Zhang Zhongwu, the two whispered frequently, and from time to time pointed and drew on the ruins.
Everyone's attention was attracted by them, and even Pugong, who was on the sidelines, turned his head slightly, wanting to know what was going on.
"Senior brother, look, is Nandou corresponding to this piece, and Tai Sui corresponding to this place......"
"Mmmm, mmmm, junior sister, you're right......"
"After that, this piece of stars and this piece of architecture ......"
Zhang and Xiao chatted so much that Fu Yao looked confused, turned his head to Huang Qinye and asked, "Qinye Daoyou, do you know what the two of them are talking about?" ”
Huang Qinye nodded, shook his head again, and replied, "I probably understand, but I don't understand very much." ”
"What do you mean?"
"Meaning, I know they are saying that these buildings on the ground should be set up with reference to the stars in the sky, but I really don't know very well about the method of astrological migration and the Ten Directions Heavenly Star Determination Technique that they talked about later."
Fu Yao said "oh" as if he didn't understand, and seeing that the communication between the two gradually subsided, he quietly waited for the two to explain to everyone.
After the two finally reached an agreement, they came back to their senses and found that everyone was staring at them, both of them were a little embarrassed, and in the end, Xiao Heli pushed Zhang Zhongwu and asked him to come out and explain to everyone.
Zhang Zhongwu sorted out his language a little and said, "I've disturbed all the senior Daoists, but it's true that Senior Sister Xiao's accidental discovery made the two of us excited." ”
"Don't talk about it, tell us more."
Fu Yao's temperament is not very calm, and he is also a little familiar, Zhang Zhongwu said a word or two of nonsense, and was urged by Fu Yao.
Zhang Zhongwu laughed twice, and then continued: "Then I won't go into other things, just talk about the result, that is, after my junior sister and I deduced it, we found three suspected directions for the entrance of the mausoleum, which correspond to the spire where the Southern Dipper Lingxing was located 10,000 years ago, the remnant wall where the Beidou Tianshu was located, and the shallow pit where the Ziwei Emperor Star was located. ”
"Why these three places, and what did it mean 10,000 years ago?"
Fu Yao continued to ask.
Zhang Zhongwu was unhurried, as if he had expected it, and replied: "It's normal that Senior Fu doesn't understand, let me explain what I said ten thousand years ago, it's actually very simple, that is, this sky full of stars is the boundary light of the heavens and all worlds in the void, and the image reflected on the Taiyuan Realm where our Immortal Domain is located.
And with the passage of time, the actual position of the heavens and all worlds changes from time to time, which leads to the fact that the stars we see will also change slightly, which may not be perceptible in a short time, but after 10,000 years, that is, a period of time, in fact, the stars in the sky have already become completely different.
Therefore, when we deduce, we need to substitute some calculations, work backwards from the stars of 10,000 years ago, and then make the method of identification.
According to common sense, the entrance of the mausoleum should be in the Nandou of the Lord's life, the Beidou of the Lord's death, or the Ziwei Emperor Star of the reincarnation of the Lord's Netherworld, so under the comparison of the two, we preliminarily determine that these three buildings are more likely.
However, this is only the conjecture of my brother and sister, and you seniors can refer to it. ”
After a long narrative, everyone nodded frequently, and Hou Changshan sighed to himself in his heart, it was really a correct decision to help these two people before, and to take the two of them with him after the trip.
After some compliments, Hou Changshan stood up and organized everyone to rest first, and after recuperating enough energy, he would set off to explore at sunrise tomorrow.
Everyone agreed, and after a moment of chatting, they went into their tents and waited for the day to come.
And on the back of the sand dunes in the distance, where no one cared, a burly figure flashed and disappeared, and only the dangong, who was on guard outside, felt it slightly.
But after careful investigation, he found nothing, so he had to give up, and in order to avoid accidents in the camp, he continued to wait around the tent and did not do anything superfluous.