Chapter 310: No Obstacles, Tianhe Sword Mark
"Are you looking for them?" Seeing that Master Chengkong didn't say anything, the man asked.
His finger was pointing at Senior Sister Zhang and others.
Master Chengkong did not answer and remained silent. It seemed that he was not sure either. Finally, he said, "I will know when that person appears..."
The two of them followed the white jade ship and realized that the people on the ship were well-trained rather than well-prepared.
Senior Sister Zhang brought a few disciples and used their Dongxu Spirit Eyes to guide the direction of the ship.
If they encountered a forbidden formation, she would just make a gesture without saying anything, and the disciples behind her would then use spells or talismans.
When one person's method was useless, the other person would quickly try another one, and in a moment, there were five or six ways to break the restriction.
They cooperated skillfully and spent very little time. It seemed that the ship did not stop at all and there was no hindrance at all in the restriction.
The building ship broke through five or six relatively weak restrictions and entered a large formation.
The previously calm Changji Lake suddenly became raging with waves several feet high, which seemed to be about to overturn the ship.
That’s nothing. After all, this white jade ship is a magic weapon and it is still stable.
But this formation was set up by Master Chengkong, so it would not be so simple. The waves could not shake the ship, but they did not give up. Instead, they stood on both sides of the ship, like towering palace walls, blocking the view of the people from the Jiushan Sect, leaving only a winding corridor.
The water of Changji Lake is originally clear and blue, but at this moment the high wall formed by huge waves appears dark.
From the perspective of Master Chengkong and the other person, Senior Sister Zhang and the others seemed to be in a maze. The maze was so winding that it made it difficult to advance or retreat.
"This is……"
"Eternal Silence Lake... a demon sect leader must have died here. The water here can corrode the soul and sap life force. If not, I would not have chosen this place. This water maze array is more powerful in this Everlasting Silence Lake."
Hearing Master Chengkong's words, the person who asked the question nodded, and his thoughts drifted away again:
Master Chengkong probably chose Changji Lake just to make the so-called Tianhe ruins appear more real - Changji Lake is already weird, so it would be normal to have a ruin there.
Thinking about what Master Chengkong said before, they placed many treasures in the ruins, and the treasures were indeed related to Venerable Tianhe. I think it was also to maintain the "reputation" of the Tianhe ruins, attract cultivators, and make people flock to it.
During these hundreds of thousands of years, not to mention the treasures given away, just look at the effort these people have put in - it is also clear that the Five Xuanwei Sects and the major demonic sects have great ambitions.
The person they are looking for...
He shook his head, looked at the surrounded ship, and asked, "Master, you have set up such a large formation... What if that person can't enter the secret realm?"
Master Chengkong glanced at him, as if he thought his words were ridiculous, and said after a long while: "If he doesn't have this little trick, why are we looking for him? If he can't get in, he's not the person we're looking for."
“…”
"What's more, Venerable Tianhe is such a person. Wouldn't it arouse suspicion if the relics are too simple?"
“…”
"In fact... the longer they are blocked, the further the news of the Tianhe Ruins will spread." Master Chengkong added, "This news has been out for more than a month. In my opinion, it would be best if this secret realm could last for more than three months to achieve its effect."
After hearing this, the person who asked the question understood - when Master Chengkong built a relic, he also had to care about the costs and benefits. If he wanted to find people, he would naturally have to attract more people.
Can……
"This great formation...is broken!"
Even without him saying anything, Master Chengkong had already seen it:
The ship was trapped, and the jade bracelet in Xiao Yuying's hand flashed, and a water-blue gem rose slowly and flew towards the water walls on both sides.
The water wall was like two curtains that slowly opened, respectfully revealing a passage.
Master Chengkong: “…”
What puzzled him even more was that the people of Jiushan Sect seemed to have seen the location of the water palace in the secret realm, and they moved forward without losing their direction at all.
"Who is this?"
He couldn't help but ask.
"This person... should be Lingye Fairy Xiao Yuying!"
"So it's her... No wonder she has the Water-Repellent Pearl and seems to be able to see the location of the Water Palace."
Master Chengkong seemed to have heard of Xiao Yuying's name before, and said in a daze, but then he became even more confused: "Isn't this Xiao Yuying arrogant and always keeps to herself? Why is she cooperating with others? With her ability, why would she cooperate with others?"
“…”
His followers were unable to answer this question and seemed unable to understand it.
…
On the ship, Senior Sister Zhang glanced at Xiao Yuying and secretly admired her in her heart.
Before, Zheng Fa had always wanted to cooperate with Xiao Yuying. Although she did not object, she did not feel much about it - after all, she was also known as a genius and was arrogant.
But now she could see the benefits: Xiao Yuying had many magic weapons, not only was her safety guaranteed, but her magnetic body was also an expert at finding the way.
Just now in the formation, the vision was blocked, and even the Dongxu Spirit Eyes could not see the way forward.
But Xiao Yuying seemed to be completely unhindered and broke the formation in an instant. It was truly amazing.
Senior Sister Zhang looked back and saw that Mu Dao Ren and others were still struggling in the formation.
These people were originally hesitating on the shore, but when they arrived, they naturally felt a sense of crisis and couldn't help but follow them.
Taoist Rumu and his companions have reached the Nascent Soul stage, so they are quite strong. With Senior Sister Zhang and the others ahead of them, they follow suit and their speed is not slow either.
But when they encountered this great formation, their luck was not so good. The water in the lake was so strange that anyone who came into contact with it would die.
There were already several Jindan monks floating in the water, and there was no sound anymore.
Looking at his own boat, even Mu Qingyan, who was practicing Qi, was jumping around...
…
The boat continued to move forward until it reached the center of Changji Lake. Xiao Yuying stopped the boat and pointed at the lake, saying, "It's right below."
Senior Sister Zhang nodded and waved behind her, and everyone abandoned the ship, took shelter under the protection of the water-repellent beads, and headed underwater.
As a group of people were walking, five more figures appeared behind them. Senior Sister Zhang looked back and saw that they were Taoist Mu and four other Nascent Soul cultivators.
There was no one behind them. It seemed that the others were either still in the formation or had died.
After all, these cultivators were in the Nascent Soul stage, and each had their own methods, so they were able to catch up with them.
On the contrary, among the people coming from Jiushan Sect, except for Senior Sister Zhang and the other two, the rest of the people had low cultivation levels, so their speed slowed down.
They actually caught up with me.
She also knew what these people were thinking - Xiao Yuying was well-known for her treasure-hunting abilities, so if she followed her, she would certainly be no different.
The group of people were silent, each of them was afraid, and fell to the bottom of the lake.
There is a water palace at the bottom of the lake. It is not big, about the size of a palace with ten or so rooms.
The architectural style is simple and ancient, not the style of this era.
Senior Sister Zhang glanced at Xiao Yuying, and then she nodded and said, "From the last era."
When I got closer, I found that this water palace was also a bit strange - a hemispherical, dark green transparent cover covered the water palace. There was not even any lake water in the water palace, and the transparent cover was densely covered with runes.
Before Senior Sister Zhang and the others could take any action, a middle-aged man who had followed them walked straight in, carrying a tower-shaped magic weapon.
It can be seen that he has some confidence in his magic weapon.
As he walked in front of the cover, a golden light flashed from the magic weapon above his head, and the cover revealed a doorway half a person's height.
"This treasure is extraordinary...it can actually break the ban!"
In the distance, the two men seemed to be able to see the situation in the water palace, and Master Chengkong's follower exclaimed in admiration.
But Master Chengkong suddenly laughed and said, "Idiot."
Before the other person could say anything, he saw the green light on the cover suddenly turn red, looking like blood.
After a while, the cover spit out a broken pagoda that flew out like garbage and landed at the feet of Senior Sister Zhang and others. There was no trace of precious light on it anymore.
“…”
"This forbidden method of the Nine-Turn Kan Water Shield was passed down from the last era." Then Master Chengkong said, "This method has no ability to attack or defend. There is only one thing - if you can't master the corresponding runes, you can't enter it."
"If you enter rashly, even I will get into trouble."
His follower nodded in realization, then asked, "Rune?"
"How can you say it was handed down? The runes on it are all written in the last era... It's not easy to recognize them, let alone complete them."
"I can control this thing only because I memorized the rune to open this water shield."
The follower understood, and he knew why the Master was only surprised and not worried when Xiao Yuying broke out of the formation just now.
The art of talismans is inherently profound.
Not to mention the ones from the last era...
What's more, he looked at the Nine-Turn Water Cover. The runes on it were densely packed and kept flowing. He couldn't see any clue at a glance.
Let alone three months, ordinary people probably wouldn't be able to break through this water barrier even in a year or two...right?
He watched helplessly as the Nascent Soul Fairy beside Xiao Yuying did not even bother looking at the runes on the Nine-Turn Kan Water Cover, and directly drew nine extremely complicated talismans.
Then……
The Nine-Turn Kan Water Shield trembled slightly, and two large doors appeared on the light shield, and then opened with a bang, as if saying to Senior Sister Zhang and others to come in.
It seems that this water shield has met its true owner...
“…”
Master Chengkong fell silent again. After a long while, he asked in confusion, "How come this person... is more skilled than me?"
…
Senior Sister Zhang put away the Immortal Flying Pen, and she also felt that it was too easy...
These nine runes that open the Nine-Turn Kan Water Shield were, of course, mentioned by Mu Qingyan, but her rune skills are not very profound, so she could only give a general description.
It can be seen that if Mu Qingyan were alone, she would not be able to come in so easily.
The problem is... the archaeological team organized by Zheng Fa is full of talented people.
Not only are there Nascent Souls from the Nine Mountains Sect who are proficient in talismans.
There is also Xiao Yuying, a historian who understands the changes in runes.
Before coming here, they had figured out these nine runes...
Junior Brother Zheng even made a comment that she couldn't understand: "Memorize the answers... The big questions are hard to memorize, and the fill-in-the-blank questions are even harder to memorize?"
When they walked into the water palace, they saw that Mu Dao Ren and others behind them had dull expressions, and they didn't seem to react...
When the Nine-Turn Water Cover was closed again, they began to scratch their heads and draw talismans.
But these nine talismans are not of the current style. They have only seen it once and do not have very high skills in talisman skills. They cannot replicate it in a short period of time and can only try slowly.
The more they tried, the more they understood the complexity of the rune, and the more they felt frustrated:
I guess you guys don't know Tianhe Venerable as well! ...
Xiao Yuying's eyes were also full of strange colors. She couldn't help but say to Senior Sister Zhang: "...If it were me, I would probably have to spend a long time outside the Water Palace."
It's not that she's modest.
Although she had some knowledge of the history of runes, she was naturally no match for Senior Sister Zhang in terms of rune skills.
When facing the Nine-Turn Water Cover, you can only try slowly.
Senior Sister Zhang smiled and nodded.
"Cooperation... is interesting."
Xiao Yuying said again.
It can be seen that this time, she has become more supportive of the cooperation with Jiushan Sect.
After entering the Water Palace, they did not rush to look for treasure, but did as they did before: taking pictures with the photo talisman.
Digging.
Even collecting building materials from the water palace...
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Although they didn't demolish the house, they took some worthless things.
The two people outside looked at them and were even more confused.
"Master, what are they doing?"
"How should I know!"
Master Chengkong came back to his senses and said unhappily.
"So...are they the ones you're looking for?"
"..." Master Chengkong was silent for a while, then said, "You'll know when they enter the main hall."
The other person nodded, suppressed his temper, and waited for Senior Sister Zhang and the others to enter the main hall where the treasure was hidden.
The two waited and waited for quite some time... Senior Sister Zhang and the others were still collecting things everywhere and were not in a hurry to go to the main hall.
Let alone the two of them.
Even Mu Dao Ren and the others outside the Kanshui Cover were feeling depressed when they saw what they were doing:
If you had taken the treasure long ago, we would have given up long ago!
You guys are doing this...
We can't give up here, right? ...
Finally, after collecting and recording the architectural styles, soil, bricks and tiles of a dozen houses, Senior Sister Zhang led everyone into the main hall.
She really did it on purpose...
It’s not like she didn’t remember Mu Qingyan’s warning, and of course she was afraid that something might happen once she entered the main hall, so she decided to just complete the “archaeological mission” first.
She and Xiao Yuying stood at the door of the main hall and looked at each other, with vigilance in their eyes.
The two of them summoned their spiritual power and opened the main hall door, only to find that the hall was empty and had nothing on display.
There are no traps or mechanisms, it is very peaceful.
Looking again, I found two desks inside.
On the table were a yellow gourd and a jade tube.
There is no spiritual energy on the yellow gourd, and no one knows what is in the jade tube.
Senior Sister Zhang and Xiao Yuying took the lead and walked into the main hall, only to find that there was something else in the main hall - a rock that was two people tall.
The rock was completely black and placed in the deepest and darkest corner of the main hall. It had no spiritual energy and was easily overlooked.
Only when you look closely can you see that the cross-section of the rock is neat, as if it had been split into this shape by someone.
If you look more closely, you will find that there are deep and shallow sword marks on the rock wall...
Xiao Yuying's eyes moved slightly, and she lightly tapped her fingertips, and a ray of lightning hit the rock wall.
The light dissipated, leaving no trace at all.
"Venerable Tianhe..."
Xiao Yuying sighed softly.
Senior Sister Zhang also understood what she was sighing about - although Xiao Yuying's attack just now did not use any magic weapon, it was still the power of the Nascent Soul, but the rock did not change at all.
And the sword marks on it——
Both she and Xiao Yuying could see that this was not carved there intentionally.
It was more like some powerful man practicing swordsmanship, with sword energy running rampant. The heaven and earth spontaneously responded and changed the appearance of the mountains and rocks.
In her knowledge, there is no other sword immortal with such strength except Venerable Tianhe.
Xiao Yuying sighed softly, feeling frustrated and ashamed of herself.
It is also a yearning for the supernatural powers of our predecessors.
…
Outside Changji Lake, Master Chengkong seemed to be paying close attention to the reaction of the rocks. Seeing that there was no movement, he couldn't help but shook his head.
"Master?"
"Not them."
The followers also heard that the rock was the key to finding someone, but now the rock did not react at all.
Master Chengkong didn't seem to be ready to look any further. He glanced at the water palace again, then stood up and left.
The other person immediately followed, but he was very confused and asked, "Master, just follow them?"
"What else?"
"This relic..."
Master Chengkong was silent for a moment, then said, "As long as that person is not found, the reputation of the Tianhe Ruins cannot be ruined..."
The man understood - no matter what, he couldn't let people know that the Tianhe ruins were fake, and he certainly couldn't let people know that this thing was related to the Five Xuanwei Sects.
There cannot be any unnecessary movement.
"What a pity for that baby..."
"What a pity?" Master Chengkong smiled faintly, not seeming to feel sorry.
"That gourd..."
"It is indeed the treasure left by the Venerable Tianhe, absolutely true, but the method of refining the treasure has long been lost..."
"The jade tube?"
"Oh, it contains the Tianhe True Method."
"..." The other person was speechless for a moment, and then he said after a long while, "Isn't this the fundamental method of the Tianhe Sect?"
"yes!"
"If this gets out..."
"It's a nuisance."
"Then Master, you..."
"What does the trouble of Tianhe Sect have to do with me, the Supreme Daoist Jiang Chengkong?"
“…”
"Not much, just the methods to reach the Golden Core Stage. I don't know the rest - I guess they don't dare to practice it."
This made the follower nod slightly.
Indeed, if the "Tianhe True Method" is complete, naturally many people would want to practice it.
But until the Jindan stage...
Not only can he not cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage, but he is also likely to attract the attention of the Tianhe Sect.
Anyone who holds it will feel it is hot.
"The rock?"
"This thing is important. We need it to find someone." Master Chengkong said, "But do you know the origin of this rock?"
"I don't know..."
"Have you heard of Wuya Mountain?"
"I seem to have read in the classics that Wuya Mountain covers a vast area and used to be the largest mountain range in Dongzhou...but it's gone now."
"That rock is..."
"ah?"
Master Chengkong sighed and told a story: "The Supreme Dao records that Venerable Tianhe fought with others for several months. The sword energy swept across the sky and flattened the Wanli Wuya Mountain..."
After saying this, the two were speechless for a moment, as if they were both imagining the power of the sword technique.
"This rock is the remains of the Wuya Mountain. It is the hardest part of the mountain. Although there is not much, I have no shortage of it."
After the two left.
Senior Sister Zhang and Xiao Yuying and the others had just put away the yellow gourd and the jade tube. Xiao Yuying was about to leave, but saw Senior Sister Zhang wave her hand and put away the rock as well.
She covered her head and remembered that Zheng Fa's archaeological philosophy was to take away everything - the rock was indestructible, so she would move it as a whole.
Much more cruel than her! A group of people left the Immortal Mansion, but found that there was no one outside the mansion. Mu Dao Ren and others did not know where they had gone.
When they fly out of Changji Lake, they will know...
The three Yuanyings had been waiting on the water for a long time - there were five people who had followed them into Changji Lake before, one of whom died in the water cover, and Mu Dao Ren had now disappeared, and the remaining three were actually waiting for them to come out.
Of course Xiao Yuying understood what they were thinking. They didn't take action in the lake because they were probably afraid of the strangeness of Changji Lake.
“Fairy Xiao, and this fairy…” One of them said with a smile, “You are just two Nascent Souls, and you have to protect these young cultivators behind you. Why don’t you take out the treasures in the Water Palace to avoid hurting the harmony…”
His meaning was very clear. They had three Nascent Souls, while Senior Sister Zhang had only two. He advised Xiao Yuying and the other two to be sensible about the situation.
Xiao Yuying also understood that her master could calm most people down - but this water palace belonged to Venerable Tianhe!
There are always people who don't want to live.
For example, the three people in front of me.
The three of them saw that she didn't speak for a long time and looked a little impatient. Then they saw her suddenly smile and point behind them.
The three of them looked back and saw Old Man Yuan, Uncle Master Pang, Uncle Master Huang and Madam Xuanhua all standing behind them - since they were preparing to leave the Water Palace, Sister Zhang had contacted Zheng Fa through the List of Conferred Gods, and her timing couldn't have been better.
The sky above Changji Lake fell into silence...
For a moment, only Xiao Yuying's smiling voice could be heard: "Now, we have six!"
(End of this chapter)