Chapter 346 Heavenly Thunder Subdues Demons
"What is that?" Master Yuan was stunned.
White Deer Academy began in the late Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. It has been thousands of years and has produced numerous celebrities in the past dynasties. It is one of the four major academies.
This Master Yuan can teach in it, and his knowledge is naturally extraordinary, but he is obsessed with antiquities, so after entering the tomb, he looked a little stupid.
If it can surprise it, it is naturally not an ordinary thing.
The tomb was originally dark, but after everyone entered, fireballs lit up on their own, as if someone was controlling it.
If you look carefully, you can see that they are lanterns.
Everlasting Lamp This kind of thing is not unusual. Ancient alchemists have already worked out the formula. Outsiders call it a shark lantern, but it is not the case.
Sima Qian once recorded that in Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum, mermaid ointment was used as a candle to save those who were immortal for a long time, so the theory of the mermaid lamp was passed down.
But things like sharks are very rare. Even if they existed in this world, they would not be hunted on a large scale, let alone made into lamp oil.
And Divine Land has always been used by countless people who use Everlasting Lamp. How could it be possible to find so many sharks.
It was recorded in <Taiping Yulan> that First Emperor saw a big fish in Fushan Mountain, which was as big as a hill. After being shot, the fish leaked out for nine hectares.
So what Everlasting Lamp uses is whale blubber.
Whale blubber is used for lighting. It is smokeless, odorless and durable. It has always been a top product used by the royal family. Moreover, it can be preserved for thousands of years through the secret recipe of alchemists. With the addition of phosphorus match rope, the air will circulate after the tomb is opened and it will spontaneously ignite.
These are all things Zhao the Donkey has said.
Whale blubber may have been rare before, but since Former Dynasty Da Xing, whaling in Leizhou Prefecture has become famous far and wide, so this stuff has naturally flowed into Prosperity people, and those with money and luxury will use it.
What really surprised everyone were the artifacts in the tomb.
This tomb is similar to an ordinary royal mausoleum. It is divided into a front hall, a back room, and two side rooms. The coffin is usually placed in the back room.
As soon as you enter the front hall, you can see a ceramic attic.
The "pottery tower" in a mausoleum is not unusual. It has been around since ancient times. It is a funeral custom and symbolizes the place where the deceased lives.
This trend reached its peak in the Han Dynasty. Aristocratic Clan In the tombs of the wealthy families, almost everyone has one, some big and some small.
Some of them have pottery pots at the bottom and pottery towers at the top. There are also birds, verandas, musicians, etc. inside. They are exquisite in style and are called "grain bags" and "pottery warehouses".
Generally speaking, the size will not be too large.
The pottery building in front of us is a full story high, directly blocking the front hall. It has a towering base, huge brackets, and magnificent style. It is a typical architectural feature of the Tang Dynasty palace.
The base of this pottery building takes up half of it, like a flattened pyramid, and above it, there are three floors, with cornices, brackets, columns and railings, all lifelike.
"Good stuff!"
Master Yuan's eyes almost popped out of his head, his forehead was sweating, his voice was trembling, and he couldn't help but move forward.
"Be careful!"
Li Yan grabbed him, took a deep breath, frowned and said, "There are mechanisms in this pottery building, which is very complicated."
After saying that, he turned to look at the officials from the Ministry of Industry and said, "Since these things are left for you Mo Sect, there must be a way to crack them. Do you know?"
These officials are not of high rank, but they are all disciples of the Mo Sect.
Their leader was also a little excited, "To be honest, the Mo Sect Ju Zi order and inheritance were lost a long time ago. This is the first time we have heard of this, but we can try to crack it."
After that, he and his colleagues took out the Luban Ruler, the compass, and various weird measuring instruments.
They did not move forward rashly, but measured inch by inch, tapped the stone wall next to them with small hammers, and even looked at the firelight to watch the shadows around them.
After a while of busy work, one of them said, "The solid bottom, it should be the entire tomb, has been swallowed by 'Shi Rou'."
"In the art of mechanisms, using mechanisms is the least reliable. It will rust over time, so it is usually driven by quicksand and underground rivers."
"Even if there are mechanisms, they are probably all destroyed..."
"The brick is eight inches long, good luck!"
"It's all natural wealth and official salary, this tomb is not a desperate place!"
Li Yan didn't understand their terminology, but he knew the meaning. There was no great danger in this tomb.
Thinking about it, this is to leave a legacy. Just two statues of Tomb Guardian Beast are scary enough. If we cause more trouble, future generations may not be able to get them.
Phew~
But at this moment, a strange sound sounded.
Just listen to the clanging sound coming from inside the pottery building, and then hot steam rises from the pottery building.
For a while, white mist filled the air, like a fairyland.
"Back off!"
Cheng Jue frowned and asked everyone to retreat.
This white steam is emitted by boiling water. It is not a mist, nor does it contain poisonous mist, but you must always be careful.
He gave the order, and several Martial Monk immediately stepped forward and raised their iron shields to protect everyone behind them.
Click, click, click!
As the mechanism of the pottery building was activated, all the doors to the attic on the three floors above were opened neatly, and then a personal figurine appeared, carrying gongs, drums, chimes and other objects in his hand, and began to jingle, which was very beautiful.
"This is...<Song of Rainbow Skirt and Feathered Dress>?"
Master Yuan was dumbfounded and said excitedly, "What a skill, what a skill!"
At this time, everyone has also realized that although the pottery tower is a mechanism, it has no intention of harming anyone, it is just for showing off skills.
One of the officials from the Ministry of Industry also shook his head and said, "Recently, a chamber of commerce obtained overseas Eight Tones boxes. This is much smarter than that."
The song "Song of Rainbow Skirt and Feathered Dress" ended, and those small pottery figurines returned to the palace, but another group ran out, playing the same jingle, but it was "Yangguan Sandie".
Such an exquisite mechanism amazed everyone who saw it.
The leading official from the Ministry of Industry said excitedly, "We have to find a way to get this thing out. His Majesty's birthday is approaching, so it's just a good gift."
Seeing that there was no danger in the pottery building, everyone walked around and continued moving forward.
The strange thing is that there is no danger next.
In the side rooms on both sides, one has a bookshelf filled with various bamboo slips and classics, all about magic, mechanisms, and Qimen Dunjia.
On the other side, there is also a book shelf, with some small gadgets placed on it, including various strange tools, as well as some small mechanical components, levers, bearings, gears, etc., which are obviously used for teaching.
In the back room, there are two Stone Coffin coffins.
It's ordinary, nothing unusual. Li Yan doesn't even need to be opened, you can smell the rotten corpse inside.
Only in front of the coffin, a plaque was erected, recording the situation at that time: people's hearts were old, material desires were rampant, and it coincided with the catastrophe of An Lushan Rebellion, Divine Land. Although they restored Mechanism Arts, they were unable to save it, so they sealed the inheritance here and left it to future generations...
Three other things are mentioned on the plaque.
One is about Tomb Guardian Beast.
The two most precious eyes of "Shi Rou" were refined into magic weapon tokens, which were used to control the two Tomb Guardian Beast into the tomb.
"Wan Yan" is fierce and can be used as a guardian spirit beast.
"Shi Rou" is rare and can be used to dig ley lines.
Unfortunately, they did not expect that after the end of An Lushan Rebellion, Divine Land became more and more turbulent, with constant changes in political power, many legal inheritances were lost in history, and the two magical artifacts were lost long ago.
Now "Wan Yan" is dead, and "Shi Rou" has turned into an evil creature, which can only be suppressed, no matter how good it is, it is useless.
The second is the Lu Ban wooden magpie. They accidentally obtained the remains, tried their best to restore them, and buried them in the mountains near the back room.
Not just one, but ten!
Perhaps "Shi Rou" lost control and swallowed that part of the earth vein, and then swallowed Gaochang Ghost City, so that those Black Cloud Longsword could be found.
The third is the legacy left behind.
They came up with an incredible invention, but it was bound to cause huge consequences. Without hesitation, they hid it in a tomb. Whether they could find it or not depends on God's will.
"The Patriarch is here!"
Several Mo Sect disciples from the Ministry of Industry were so excited that their eyes filled with tears, and they all knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"Everyone, we don't have much time, let's hurry up!"
Cheng Jue saw this and quickly reminded him.
After hearing the words, everyone did not dare to hesitate. Under the command of the Ministry of Industry officials, they carefully packaged various classics and small artifacts and transported them back to the cave.
This "Shi Rou" is also powerful. In a short period of time, the channel opened by them has been shrinking and recovering.
In desperation, Tian Chiliarch kept chopping to maintain the passage.
After moving out the classics and small mechanisms inside, at the request of several Ministry of Industry officials, everyone worked together to move out the two Stone Coffin.
These two people are considered the ancestors of the Mo Sect, so they naturally need to be reburied.
In the end, only the pottery building remained.
Cheng Jue looked at it and shook his head, "My lords, I really can't move this thing, I'm afraid I have to give up."
The one-story-high pottery is full of various mechanisms. Thinking about it, you know that not people like them can move it.
"There is a way!"
One of the Ministry of Industry officials said anxiously, "If you can move in, you can naturally move out..."
As he said that, he looked around anxiously, then his eyes lit up, he ran to the other side room and took out a round sleeper, "This is the way it was brought in originally, laid out root by root, and pulled in by Tomb Guardian Beast!"
When everyone saw it, they suddenly realized.
I had seen this pile of stuff before and thought it was some Tang Dynasty custom, but it turned out to be things used for transportation.
Although Tomb Guardian Beast is not here, they may be able to succeed due to their large numbers and strength.
Without hesitation, everyone immediately laid out the sleepers, then formed a circle and clasped the base of the pottery building with their hands.
This thing has stopped running at this time. Cheng Jue gave the order and everyone worked together. People like Li Yan and others directly exploded Hidden Strength.
Unexpectedly, with a crisp click, the pottery building shattered into pieces!
Those officials from the Ministry of Industry were completely dumbfounded.
Master Yuan lamented repeatedly, "What a pity, what a pity..."
The shell of the pottery building shattered, and the mechanisms inside were exposed. Various exquisite gear bearings, with metal wires on them, connected to the pottery figurines, were dazzling to see.
It would be extremely difficult to restore it.
"Huh?"
Li Yan frowned and stepped forward.
Under the base of the pottery building, there is a copper pot the size of a water tank, with dragons and phoenixes embossed on it, which is very exquisite. There are also copper rods extending out, connecting large and small gears.
Seeing that he lowered his head to check, the disciples led by the Mo Sect also squatted down and whispered, "Look, it is the basis of the operation of this mechanism..."
After saying that, he fiddled with it for a while, then pulled out a hidden compartment under the copper can, wiped a handful inside, put it to his nose and smelled it.
"It's whale oil!"
As soon as his eyes lit up, he quickly ran to a lantern, lifted the glass cover, blew out the candle inside, got some whale blubber from his pocket, and filled it in the dark compartment.
Snap!
The moment it was closed, the sound of flint striking could be heard from inside.
Then, the steam rose, and the copper rods on the jar began to move. However, the mechanism was destroyed, the gears rattled, swayed left and right, and even the pottery figurines vibrated up and down, making noises.
"This is..."
Li Yan was stunned, then shook his head and said, "Other things don't matter, this thing must be taken away."
"It's really good stuff."
An official from the Ministry of Industry looked regretfully and looked at the broken institutions around him, "What a pity. It would be great to present this to the emperor..."
Li Yan heard this and shook his head slightly without saying much.
The copper jar was not light in weight and was connected to numerous complex mechanisms. Everyone had to violently dismantle it and work together to lift it out of the tomb.
Behind him, large and small gears kept falling and rolling around in the tomb...
The next day Shen Hour, the sky became gloomy again.
Dragon Tiger Mountain Gao Gong and Yang Mingqing of the Imperial Observatory worked together to calculate, and there was no mistake. Not long after entering Shen Hour, dark clouds began to surge in the sky, and bursts of thunder sounded.
Liangzi Lake Center, the ghost town is still there.
Although Baotong Chan Temple has stopped chanting sutras, the blockade of the ground here has attracted Yin Energy from two places. Coupled with the weather, the ghost town did not sink even if it did not rain.
Perhaps sensing something, the ghost town began to riot.
The gloomy white mist, wrapped in countless green will-o'-the-wisps, surged crazily and continued to spread towards the lake. The lake was full of shadows, and the scene during the ghost show that day reappeared.
Not only that, there are also corpses in the lake, with "Shi Rou" flesh appendages attached to their tails, running around in the lake.
Li Yan and others stood on the shore from a distance and watched.
On the other side of the bank, Three-Layer Altar has been set up, one hundred and eight Dharma flags are flying, and nearly a hundred Daoists are standing on the Dharma altar.
On the first level, there are ordinary disciples, beating wooden fish, gongs and drums and other magical instruments, and chanting Baogao.
On the second floor, they are all Old Taoist. The blue Daoist robes are embroidered with Sun Moon Star auspicious clouds and other objects. The hands are facing the Tianhuang, the feet are stepping on the Gang steps, and every time they turn around, they bend down to worship the sky.
The third floor is Zhang Zhi Ting.
This Old Taoist stood in front of the altar, waving the five-color flag in his hand, and then made the incantation Entering the Taboo and wrote a series of thunder talismans. After lighting it, Bugang Tadaudou recited. "One turn of the sky is to shoot straight, the second turn of the thunderbolt flying, the third turn of the Dragon God spitting mist, the fourth turn of the thunderstorm..."
As he chanted and waved the Dharma flag, the clouds in the sky became darker.
Li Yan watched from a distance, looking horrified.
This is the real thunder method!
He could already feel that the all-destroying aura in the sky seemed to be establishing some kind of connection with the distant altar.
The only problem is that this thunder method is too time-consuming. Old Taoist spent a whole day preparing it, and half an hour passed after the forum opened.
And this thundercloud is also a necessary condition.
Rumble!
In the center of Liangzi Lake, the ghost town began to collapse, and in the thick fog, a huge black shadow slowly squirmed.
At this moment, Zhang Zhi Ting suddenly took out Thunderstruck Wood Law Sword, threw a few command flags into the sky, and chanted. "The Jade Qing Dynasty begins the Qing Dynasty, the true talisman declares the alliance, the two Qi are promoted, and the Hun Yi becomes the true one... Urgency is like a law!"
Having said that, he provoked Yellow Talisman and stabbed it towards the center of the lake.
Rumble!
The lightning tore through the clouds and fell from the sky. Everyone saw a dazzling white light in front of their eyes and a roaring sound in their ears...