Chapter 889 Filling in the gaps and restoring the old ritual
It is not surprising that the relics of Xuanjiao fell into the intersection area. In history, Xuanjiao and Chanjiao fought against each other, and both sides experienced ups and downs.
Moreover, there are many branch sects on both sides. Whenever one side is at a disadvantage, they may put some treasures of their own sect in the fusion area and entrust them to people from some branch sects for safekeeping, so as to avoid external robbery. The key is that they can take them away at any time when encountering danger.
However, the situation in the fusion area is complicated. In order to seek refuge, sometimes the senior members of the sect disappear along with their belongings.
In order to prevent things from being lost, they would also make some marks on the path that only people in the sect could understand, or they might use secret language in the sect to hint at their destination in advance, so that future generations could find it.
This should be what Protector You is looking for.
When Chen Chuan read the records on the stone tablet, he found that although Protector You had seen the stone lotus in the early days, he had not given up the idea of looking for the treasure between the lines. Sometimes he would remind himself with a word or two, saying that he would try to look for it again once the lotus seeds were ripe.
Even later, because he was immersed in those "wonderful methods", the words written on the stone tablet became intermittent and disorganized, but there were still some sentences about the relics.
Such as "Is the treasure in the water or in the sky?" "What can a lake that is as high as the sky rely on?" and "I know, I know. Now I have obtained the Dharma, and when I see it, whether I take it or not, I am troubled!"
In addition to these, there are some intermittent clues on other stone tablets, which mention some place names, which may be from the map compiled by Xuanjiao of the fusion land.
Chen Chuan had never seen this map. Some things of the old state religion, including classics and secret records, are still hidden in the National Archives, but they are not open to the public. People with a certain status must submit an application and state the reason before they can consult and read them.
This means that a lot of key information is missing, and without it, it is difficult to find the exact place.
Moreover, the clues that Protector You knew might be missing, so he secretly wrote them down for the time being and decided to check them again when he had the chance in the future.
His main purpose of coming to the Land of Integration this time was hunting and practicing. Seeing these lotus seeds was already a pleasant surprise. There was no need to ask for too much. The practice in front of him was the most important thing.
In the next few days, he hunted nearby during the day and continued to practice the Great Bright Light Style and the Great Blue Sky Style at night.
In the area surrounding the stone lotus, he didn't have to go too far to see some rare creatures recorded in the atlas.
The reason why these things gathered there was precisely because of the existence of demons and ghosts. They knew they could avoid some dangers here, and the more ferocious the creatures were, the less likely they were to approach here.
This saved Chen Chuan a lot of effort and made hunting much easier for him. Of course, he had no intention of killing them all, so he would change direction after one hunt.
With sufficient nutrition supply, his practice rhythm returned to normal. At present, he can practice one form in about three to four days, so by the sixth day, he had mastered two forms of the Great Sky Form.
His practice was not focused on one path, but on making progress in both, because the two major styles had the function of tempering the spirit and body respectively, and they corresponded to each other. Previously, he practiced the Great Bright Light Style first, and now he practiced the Great Blue Sky Style later, so that they could ensure that they were not out of sync with each other.
Furthermore, when engaging the enemy, both methods can be used together, resulting in even greater power. This was demonstrated during the confrontation with the array demon. If only one side had been restrained, the effectiveness would have been significantly diminished, and a complete victory wouldn't have been guaranteed; it was even possible for the demon to escape.
You have to know that some of the main alienated organizations of demons and ghosts can escape separately. If one is missed, they may recover the next day. After they gradually regain their fighting consciousness, they may adopt the tactics of attack and fighting, which will be really difficult to deal with.
Although he normally wouldn't mind sparring with such an opponent, his main purpose for coming here was to practice, and he didn't want to be disturbed by these unexpected factors.
During these few days, he took out the lotus seeds during the day and put them back at night, repeating this for many days.
But in the meantime, he also considered a more important matter.
Because the lotus seeds may finally mature at night, so such a rare creature that has grown for hundreds of years is likely to trigger something.
The illustrated book records how to pick "Knot Three" and "Knot Five". The more lotus seeds there are, the greater the danger will be. Not to mention that this time it is "Knot Seven". There is no record of the situation. As for the so-called "Knot Nine", that is all legendary.
He believed that since Protector You intended to pick the fruits, he would definitely consider this matter and would definitely make some preparations. Following this line of thought, he checked over the past few days and was finally able to confirm that the placement of the surrounding stone tablets was actually very particular and was probably a tantric ritual arranged for the purpose of picking.
This person was originally the guardian of the Jinli Sect, so it was not surprising that he could arrange this. Judging from his limited knowledge of secret rituals, the original purpose of this whole set of things was to isolate the invasion of certain external things, and to suppress the alienation that was very likely to occur in the stone lotus after the lotus seeds matured.
As for the stone becoming a diary section, that happened later.
However, some of these arrangements may have been damaged. While hunting, he saw several processed pieces of broken stones outside, which seemed to have been thrown out by Protector You.
It is speculated that this person may have destroyed this thing himself in order to facilitate his understanding of the "wonderful Dharma".
Fortunately, the traces of the original placement were still there, so he just had to align the stones with these traces and put them back in place.
As for some of them that are completely broken, there is no need to piece them together to get a rough idea of the outline, then find a stone of similar size and polish it into its original shape and place it there. Anyway, these stones are all locally sourced and there is nothing special about them.
On the seventh day, he put all the missing parts back in place. The moment he put them in place, he immediately felt that the surroundings were a little different, as if something was isolated, and even the invasive effects of the fusion land seemed to be weakened.
But it seems like something is still missing.
While he was pondering, he suddenly felt something. He reached out and took out the heart-like crystal that had fallen from You Zhinan from his pocket. This thing was slightly warm at the moment.
He felt it carefully, and his heart couldn't help but move. He turned around and found that the heat would be more obvious when this thing was facing a certain direction, so he walked towards that direction and stopped when the temperature reached its highest point. At this moment, he could feel that the touch under his feet was a little unusual.
He squatted on one leg and reached up to touch the area, revealing a very obvious hexagonal edge. He thought for a moment, then reached out and pressed. Immediately, the soil there flipped outwards. As he slowly stood up and pulled, something slowly rose from the ground.
When it was completely on the ground, it could be seen that it was a hexagonal stone pillar more than one meter high and about the thickness of a bowl. It was black all over and had a layer of jade glaze on the surface. It looked like it was made of a special material. There was a fist-sized hole that was transparent on all sides near the top of the upper end. There was a pair of ears on each side, which seemed to be used for tying ropes and carrying.
After taking a few glances at it, he guessed that this thing might be the legendary secret stone.
Director Lei mentioned this kind of thing in the esoteric Buddhist atlas he gave himself. In the old days, big religions would use this thing when they held big sacrifices and ceremonies.
There is no doubt that this thing was brought by You Zhinan, and it is very likely something from the Jinli Sect. This person probably wants to use this as the core of the entire secret ceremony.
Maybe this thing is very strong, so it was not smashed like other stone tablets, but was simply buried under the ground. It may also be that the owner did not want to give it up.
He compared the hollow space at the top of the pivot stone and found that it was just the right size to fit the red crystal inside.
He didn't know what this thing was at first, but now he understood that this thing should serve as the initiator and the venue of this ceremony.
Strictly speaking, there is no esoteric material in all the surrounding arrangements, so the communication and use of power must have a source, and this thing should be it.
If this is the case, it is understandable that the demons would keep it on their bodies. Perhaps it has some other functions besides this, or it may even be a treasure of the Jinli Sect.
With these things, he felt more confident in successfully obtaining the lotus seeds.
As it was approaching evening, he saw that the time was almost up, so he checked his surroundings again and moved all the things he had brought to the vicinity of the pivot stone. He also placed some food and high-energy nutrients in a place that was easy to take, and asked Chao Ming to stay by his side obediently.
Then he placed the red crystal into the hole. The moment he put it in, the surrounding stones seemed to vibrate slightly, but the feeling disappeared after a while.
At this moment, the black pivot stone suddenly became transparent and emitted a bright light, radiating in all directions. The light reflected on each stone, constantly reflecting and connecting them together, thus forming a whole. If viewed from above, it seemed to form a relatively complex secret pattern.
Chen Chuan stood here and found that this secret ceremony was quite advanced and completely different from the rituals he had known before. The difference might be in the use of the materials used in the secret ceremony, and the effect was also good. It seemed that all the strange and inexplicable invasions in the night of the fusion land were blocked outside.
He walked to where the stone lotus was and took a look at the lotus pod. At this moment, it had begun to emit a faint, intoxicating fragrance. Seven lotus seeds would be ripe tonight and could be picked early tomorrow morning.
But at this moment, he suddenly heard some strange noises. After a while, there was a loud bang and the ground shook violently, as if something was hitting somewhere, causing all the stones to rumble and shake, and sand kept falling from above.
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(End of this chapter)
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