Bang~bang bang!
"Zi Hour has arrived, be careful of the flames."
The sound of clappers sounded, and the entire city of Luoyang fell silent.
Because there was a human life in the ghost market yesterday, and Commandery Commandant Office was involved, the whole city was searched, and several urban foxes and rats were even beaten to death in the street. Adding to this the Paper Figure Case, it made people panic.
Tonight, even those hook-and-mortar shops have closed their doors early tonight.
At this time, Mang Mountain in the north of Luoyang became lively.
Phew~
The night wind whistled like a cry and a complaint.
Although the light rain has stopped long ago, the clouds in the sky have not dispersed, the stars and moon have no light, and it is pitch black.
In the darkness, the sound of the wind sounded like something whimpering.
Not long after, thick fog began to rise from the ground.
Old people often say that the wind blows away the fog, and strong wind is the nemesis of thick fog.
But at this time, the stronger the wind, the thicker the fog.
The mist seems to be spurting out from the cracks in the mountains, carrying the unique fishy smell of snakes, making the vision even more blurry. It is precisely the "Snake Mirage" caused by Suihou Pearl Serpent.
It's not that there is no Xuan Gate People practice on Mang Mountain.
This is both a burial place and a Daoist holy land.
On Cuiyun Peak, both Laozi and Zhang Tianshi once lived in seclusion to practice, and are known as the "source of Daoism" and "ancestral court"...
The Zengyanhuang mother clan in Pingfengshan has a residence of the 𫊸 family, where Yellow Emperor dragon and horse are buried, known as "Dragon Horse Ancient Mound"...
Not to mention Shouyang Mountain, it is the highest peak of Mang Mountain in Yanshi.
"At the beginning of the sunrise, the light must reach first", which is the first yang.
After the destruction of Shang Dynasty, Bo Yi and Shu Qi lived in seclusion in Shouyang. They did not eat Zhou millet and died on hunger strike...
It can be said that the legend of Mang Mountain has been from ancient times to the present day.
There are not only Shangqing Palace on the mountain, but also Lu Zu Temple and Xiaqing Palace, as well as some hermits.
But Mang Mountain is not high, but it covers a vast area. This place is far away from other places Fang Xiang.
Secondly, "Snake Mirage" has the ability to isolate Qi breath, and with the cover of night, no one noticed the Daoist priest on the mountain.
Only Li Yan and others were hiding in the dark and watching.
But in the distance, I saw the ruined monument of Jingling Mausoleum and the loess ravines, which were covered by thick fog in the blink of an eye.
The fog was as gray as cloth at first, and then turned into lead gray.
Li Yan pinched Yang Seal with his hand, the tip of his nose moved slightly, and his face became serious.
Sure enough, this time there was more flavor.
He smelled the unique rotten smell of the tomb, mixed with the smell of copper rust and incense.
It also has a little bit of blood.
Gradually, the entire vicinity of Jingling was completely shrouded in thick fog.
Even if everyone uses Divine Ability, they can't feel any movement inside.
"Hey~"
Suddenly, a strange whistling sound came from the fog.
It is also accompanied by the sound of musical instruments playing.
First came the ethereal xun, then the gongs, drums and bells.
After Lu San heard this, he frowned slightly and nodded slightly to Li Yan.
Li Yan It was immediately clear that this was Nuo sound.
Someone is holding some kind of sacrifice inside.
"It seems that senior's guess is correct."
He lowered his voice and nodded to Yin JiuGe next to him.
Yin JiuGe rolled his eyes, "Can I still lie to you, a stupid kid?"
Li Yan pretended not to hear and continued to ask, "I have used various methods during the day, but it is difficult to detect, but it appears at night. Senior, does anyone know the reason?"
This question diverted Yin JiuGe's attention.
The hunchbacked old man didn't say anything. He took out the compass from his arms and after checking it, he said thoughtfully, "In my opinion, this seems to be 'Three Yin Locking Dragon Formation'."
"This Northern Wei Jing Mausoleum is located at the intersection of the 'Snake Plate Turtle' in Mang Mountain. In the daytime, the main vein of Pingfeng Mountain in the rear looks like Xuanwu. With the Yi River in front, it looks like a 'black snake encircling the seal'."
"Then Xu Fu uses the tortoise-shell earth energy to suppress the resentful evil spirits of the six countries. Whenever Zi Hour's Yin energy is at its strongest, Water Vein's mist evaporates and cooperates with Suihou Pearl Serpent to form the vision of 'a black snake spitting out letters', and the underground palace can appear..."
Although he explained it, the old man was obviously not sure.
Li Yan frowned and said, "If Zi Hour only appears, why has it been hidden for thousands of years?"
"If you ask me, how would I know?"
This Yin JiuGe also had the temper of an old naughty boy, and he was immediately unhappy.
"Golden Eye Feng" next to him was lost in thought, "When the senior said it, I remembered it. When Zhao the Donkey showed me the bronze tripod, there were snake patterns and tortoise patterns on the bottom, and Sun Moon Star stars were carved on the top. Is it related to the celestial phenomenon?"
"Oh?"
When Yin JiuGe heard this, he quickly counted with his fingers and suddenly realized. "It's Qingming Festival soon. The offset of Purple Forbidden Enclosure will indeed have an impact. If I guessed correctly, there must be some arrangement on the dome of the underground palace, and it is related to Twenty-Eight Mansions!"
Having said this, he said with a solemn expression, "Xu Fu people are not honest, but their methods are excellent. After entering later, you must follow my instructions and do not act rashly, lest we both fall into it."
"Senior, don't worry." Li Yan nodded seriously.
This time we went to the underground palace not to attack by force, but to save people first.
His escape skills are exquisite, similar to Invisibility Technique.
Yin JiuGe can become Netherworld Sect Five Directions Yin Sacrifice, and the means are naturally extraordinary.
Even though he is old, his Daoism is still at the level of the five-story building.
So a plan was made during the day, with the two of them going in first to rescue people.
Several others were outside to assist.
"Okay, it's not too late, don't miss the opportunity."
Yin JiuGe said something, then grabbed a handful of soil from the leather pouch around his waist, chanted a few incantations, then blew another breath and threw it around.
In an instant, Yin Wind was everywhere and dust was flying.
Yin JiuGe's figure also disappeared, leaving a shallow dent on the ground.
What a wonderful Earth Escape Technique!
Li Yan sighed with admiration in his heart, and also started to use the escape technique.
He pinched the Ziwu Jue, and with a sudden hook of his little finger, a Chuling Paper Figure flew out of the leather pouch around his waist.
"Black Emperor Spirit Book, Tianpeng Talisman, the orders are like wind and fire, the mountains are falling and the trees are withered, the nine lands are gloomy, the generals are galloping... as urgent as the laws of Beiyin Xuantian Fengdu Emperor!"
This is the spirit general spell in Fengdu Method.
Summon Outer Altar Eight Generals for blessing, which can be done at the same time.
Summoning Inner Altar Eight Generals consumes a lot of money, and one is enough.
Phew!
As he recited the incantation, Yin Wind rotated behind him, and the Chuling Paper Figure also rose into the air, and black mist surged around him.
In the wind and sand, a black figure appeared vaguely, and there was also a bird-shaped black shadow on his arm.
What he summoned this time was "Fengdu Flying Eagle Officer" Marshal Wei.
Marshal Wei is in the Underworld, and his main responsibility is to patrol the Nine Netherworlds, collect life and death, and summon the souls of wrongdoers.
In terms of speed, Inner Altar Eight Generals ranks first.
Moreover, it can also support the detection of Divine Ability at the same time, making the scope wider.
It is most suitable for latent reconnaissance.
Immediately afterwards, Li Yan used Profound Water Escape.
His Profound Water Escape was originally exquisite, but with the simultaneous blessing of Dragon Snake Plate and Marshal Wei, his whole person actually disappeared completely.
There were not even shallow footprints on the sand.
"Boy, you are really good at it. Come with me."
A dull sound came from the ground, and then Qian Qian's shadow quickly left, heading towards Jingling.
Li Yan At this time, not only was there no figure, but he was also faster and could easily follow behind.
In the blink of an eye, the two of them disappeared into the thick fog.
Wu Ba and others also began to make preparations.
Lu San commanded Rat One Rat Two to summon all nearby rats...
Long Yan'er waved his sleeves, and Gu worms, as delicate as sesame seeds, suddenly disappeared into the fog...
Wu Ba, then remove Tiger Crouching Cannon and start replacing the magazine.
Seeing the orderly appearance of the three of them, "Golden Eye Feng" next to him couldn't help but said, "Guys, aren't you worried about Young Hero Li?"
Lu San glanced lightly, "If something happens, just call in."
"Hehe~"
Wu Ba giggled and patted Tiger Crouching Cannon.
Looking at this terrifying weapon, "Golden Eye Feng" felt his scalp numb and gave a thumbs up...
The night was pitch black and nothing could be seen in the thick fog.
If an ordinary person enters, I am afraid that he will immediately feel like he has fallen into the Nine Netherworld.
With the power of Marshal Wei, Li Yan Divine Ability also recovered a little. Even in this terrifying "Snake Mirage", he could detect movements a hundred meters away. In addition, he was already familiar with the terrain, and he was walking ahead unknowingly.
Suddenly, the hair on the back of his neck stood up and he tapped his foot lightly on the ground.
There were two bangs. Although the sound was soft, Yin JiuGe also stopped immediately.
"Hehehehaha..."
In the thick fog, a strange laughter suddenly came.
Then, green will-o'-the-wisps jumped up and down, coming from the left.
These will-o'-the-wisps were so fast that even the surrounding thick fog was dyed green in just a short time.
But I saw a team emerging from the thick fog.
In front are armored soldiers, wearing the same costumes.
Behind him is a bearer dressed in black, with the Chinese character "Shou" written in big letters on his chest.
Their faces were all plaster-like white, with weird smiles and blush on their cheeks.
What's even weirder is that these bearers are actually carrying a coffin.
The coffin is made of fine nanmu, with a red lacquer base and gold dragons and phoenixes on it.
It looks new, but the bottom of the coffin has long been rotten and dripping with corpse oil.
Li Yan pressed the handle of the knife with his right hand, but remained motionless and watched coldly.
These things, at first glance, are means of peripheral defense.
The joints all over the body creaked, which was the sound of rubbing bamboo strips. They must be the paper figures that have been wreaking havoc in Luoyang recently. The reason why they look like True Person is because "Snake Mirage" is hallucinogenic.
If you are so frightened that you take action, I'm afraid people inside will notice it immediately.
Sure enough, when these things came closer, their appearance quickly changed and they turned into paper figures again.
And Li Yan finally saw clearly the mystery of "paper figures carrying coffins".
The paper man looks fragile, but his spine and legs are penetrated by a herringbone iron bar.
And there are some small holes as big as mung beans on the red lacquer coffin.
Transparent spider threads penetrated from the holes, wrapped around iron bars, and connected all the paper figures.
It is said that "paper figures carry the coffin", but in fact it is the coffin that drives the paper figures.
Li Yan was relieved when he saw this.
He just said that even if the Xuanmen Fengdu Method drives the paper man, it is difficult to lift heavy objects. How can this crooked sect be so capable?
But this thing is amazing enough.
I don't know what kind of monster is in the coffin, but the spider silk is as hard as steel.
Soon, the pair of paper figures disappeared from their sight.
Li Yan leaned down and asked in a low voice, "Senior, do you know that thing?"
"It's Five Colors Corpse Spider."
A dull voice came from the ground, "It is recorded in <"Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang"> that the five-color spider is as big as a wheel, and its web silk is as tough as iron. Anyone who touches it will turn into blood and water. Its silk will follow the five colors, looming and invisible, and no one can see it."
"This is an ancient insect. The alchemists of the Qin and Han Dynasties often refined it and used it to protect tombs. I saw it when I was at Guanzhong. This thing likes darkness and hates light, and it can be overcome by fire."
"This method has been lost for a long time. It must have been left in the underground palace below and was conquered by Wang Xuanmo."
"That's it."
Li Yan suddenly realized.
Ancient zerg are inherently strange and weird, and some of them are not recorded in <"Classic of Mountains and Seas">. Just like the "Lute Worm" he helped Long Yan'er capture, it is simply beyond common sense. It is very rare in this era.
The alchemists of the Qin and Han Dynasties, who were employed by the imperial court, liked to refine these things the most.
Like the "red hair and red face" that Guanzhong saw before, they are all secrets of tomb guarding.
Not long after walking, two more pairs of paper figures appeared.
But after knowing the basics of this thing, I was naturally not surprised.
Li Yan were too lazy to mess with him and continued to move forward after he left.
Finally, I saw the Northern Wei Jing Mausoleum again.
This Northern Wei Jing Mausoleum was buried not as an ordinary emperor, but as the famous Emperor Xiaowen Yuan Hong.
During his reign, he promoted comprehensive Chineseization, moved the capital to Luoyang, and changed the surname Xianbei to a Han surname.
Although the reform caused turmoil and indirectly led to the Six Garrisons rebellion, it also laid the foundation for the Divine Land national integration and the subsequent prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. Sima Guang <Zizhi Tongjian> called him "the wise king of Wei, Xiao Wen only", which can be said to have outstanding achievements and leave a name in history.
But this man probably never expected during his lifetime that the mausoleum he chose and was built on top of the Qin Palace to suppress the ancient ghosts of the Six Kingdoms. The Yin Palace, which was built with a lot of national resources, had already been stolen and messed up, and even the bones were missing.
Emperor Xiaowen is Chinese-style, while Jingling completely adopts the Central Plains Han-style mausoleum shape.
There are everything from dome roofs to sloping tomb passages.
Li Yan had already been there once during the day and knew that the inside had already collapsed and there was nothing there, so he stopped and looked around, while whispering, "Senior, where is the entrance?"
"Follow me."
A sound came from the underground, and then shallow traces moved forward.
Li Yan followed closely behind, and soon went around to the left side of Jingling.
This is still a slope slope, but thick fog is billowing between the two boulders in the middle, forming a whirlpool.
"Get in!"
Yin JiuGe said something and took the lead into the thick fog vortex.
Li Yan was a little surprised after seeing it.
He has Divine Ability probe and can see very clearly.
Behind the whirlpool of dense fog, it was clearly still stone, with only some cracks in the gravel.
He doesn't know how to escape, so how can he get in?
But seeing that Yin JiuGe had disappeared, Li Yan had no choice but to move forward.
Soon, he noticed something unusual.
The dense fog seemed to have formed a passage. There were obviously rocks behind it, but it went straight through, as if it had entered a cave.
Here, "Snake Mirage" is more powerful.
The strong wind and thick fog howled in front of him, and the smell of snakes made his brain dizzy, and he almost broke his escape technique.
The passage is winding and winding, like a giant snake snaking out.
Turning left and right, we walked down for about a hundred meters.
The thick fog and strong wind all disappeared, and suddenly the eyes lit up.
Li Yan looked up, his face suddenly filled with shock.
In front of you is a huge grotto.
They walked out from the middle and were on a Stone Platform.
Looking upward, I saw twenty-eight huge meteorites, arranged in the direction of Twenty-Eight Mansions.
Where the central crape myrtle star is located, white mist surges, as if a bead is emitting white light, illuminating the winding and billowing white mist, like a giant white snake suspended in the sky.
"Twenty-Eight Mansions meteorite, Suihou Zhenyan, I guessed it right..."
An old voice came from the side, but it was Yin JiuGe who had untied Earth Escape Technique and pasted a paper man on his head, with a vaguely-appearing figure.
Li Yan, on the other hand, couldn't care less about listening to the old man showing off.
The gou ultimatum in his arms started to heat up again...