stove?
I blurted out: "A body-refining furnace?"
Luo Tianhe's face darkened noticeably: "Have you been watching too many TV dramas?"
I quickly explained, "I'm not making this up. The Self-Cultivation Furnace is indeed recorded in Taoist texts, but it's not called that. It's called the Mysterious Female Furnace."
"What? There really is such a thing? I thought it only existed on TV."
Luo Tianhe looked on in surprise.
I said I had only heard it from my grandfather.
It is said that when the world was in chaos, the emperor personally led a large army to fight, but encountered a powerful enemy. After a fierce battle, the army suffered heavy casualties and the defeat was inevitable.
The emperor had no choice but to withdraw his troops. However, this battle left the national treasury empty. In order to increase military funds and prepare for the next war, the emperor had no choice but to order people to plunder tombs everywhere, hoping to find gold and silver treasures in the ancient tombs.
Later, during the excavation of an ancient tomb deep in the mountains, the soldiers went through many hardships and suffered numerous casualties, but finally unearthed a mysterious artifact.
This object is shaped like an ancient furnace and is covered with strange runes.
Although no one knew what it was or what its purpose was, the emperor felt a strong premonition upon seeing it, as if this object could change his fate.
That night, after the emperor fell asleep, he dreamed of an old man with white hair and an air of otherworldly wisdom.
The old man, holding a whisk and standing on a Bagua platform, paced around the mysterious ancient furnace while chanting incantations.
Although he could not hear what the old man was saying, the emperor could feel a powerful force surging in his dream.
Upon waking, the emperor firmly believed that this was a sign from heaven, so he summoned extraordinary people from all over the land to find a way to solve the mystery of the ancient furnace.
Soon after, a Taoist priest who claimed to be well-versed in the Five Elements, Eight Trigrams, and Qimen Dunjia offered his services.
Upon seeing the ancient furnace, the Taoist priest was greatly astonished, prostrated himself in worship, and proclaimed it to be the ancient divine artifact, the "Mysterious Female Furnace."
It is said that this furnace contains the ultimate principles of heaven and earth, and is mutually reinforcing and restraining with the Five Elements and the Eight Trigrams.
The furnace is designed with a special feng shui layout as its guide. If it is fueled by spiritual objects of the five elements, it can unleash its magical effects.
The emperor was skeptical, but ordered the Taoist priest to give it a try.
The Taoist priest selected several severely wounded and dying soldiers from the army and placed them next to the Xuanpin Furnace.
Following the principles of Qimen Dunjia, he placed spiritual objects corresponding to the five elements into the furnace and lit the fire.
Colorful smoke rose from the furnace, filling the air around the soldiers.
Within a few days, the soldiers who were originally seriously injured miraculously recovered and became strong and healthy, with their combat power doubling.
Upon seeing this, the emperor was overjoyed and immediately ordered a large army to set out on the expedition.
The soldiers' morale soared, and they fought with the ferocity of tigers descending a mountain, ultimately achieving a great victory.
After that, the Xuanpin Furnace became the emperor's national treasure.
After the emperor's death, his descendants followed his wishes and buried the Xuanpin Furnace as a burial object in his tomb.
From then on, the Xuanpin Furnace disappeared into the long river of history, leaving only this mysterious legend.
"That's not right."
Luo Tianhe clicked his tongue: "Since this furnace has already been buried in the imperial mausoleum, how did it end up in Wu Zhiguo's hands?"
I shrugged and said how would I know? Maybe the tomb raiders dug up the furnace, or maybe the feng shui master made this fake furnace.
I asked him in surprise, "Where did you find out about this? Did that woman tell you last night?"
Luo Tianhe fiddled with his lighter: "There's no need to ask. Those people are like they're possessed. They worship Wu Zhiguo to death and keep trying to recruit us. I didn't even have to ask. They just told me about this furnace and said that as long as we lie in this furnace, we'll become like them."
At this point, Luo Tianhe chuckled and asked, "Do you know what that girl's skill is?"
"What?"
"Contortionist"
"Contortionist techniques?"
"Yes, the body can be folded in various ways, and you can kiss yourself."
Can you kiss yourself?
Seeing Luo Tianhe's lewd expression, I immediately understood what he meant.
They're playing it so elaborately.
After hesitating for a moment, I still told Luo Tianhe that the woman was not human.
Sure enough, Luo Tianhe's face turned pale as soon as he heard this.
"No...if it's not human, then what is it? A ghost?"
Perhaps it was the thought of spending the night with a ghost that made Luo Tianhe tremble even more violently.
I said they weren't ghosts, they were corpses, or maybe not even corpses, because they were dead, but not all of them.
Luo Tianhe frowned deeply: "Old Chen, I didn't understand a single word you said."
I sighed: "Don't tell me you don't understand, I don't really understand either. Anyway, I saw a big hole in Chai Mingyu's chest, you could see his heart directly, and he's still alive and well. Not only that, you saw it too, he easily lifted that pillar weighing several hundred pounds with his toes."
Luo Tianhe lit a cigarette with a snap: "Is this stove really that magical?"
I said, "Whether it's really that amazing or not, we'll find out by going and seeing for ourselves."
I thought the Mysterious Female Furnace was hidden very well and would be hard to find.
I was still thinking about what excuse to use to find out.
Who knew that after buying a pack of cigarettes and chatting casually with the shopkeeper, I would get the exact location.
Such a treasure, yet it's not hidden away at all, as if it's not afraid of being damaged or stolen?
But then I thought about it again, and realized that 80 percent of the people here had benefited from Wu Zhiguo's kindness and worshipped him like a god.
Even if someone dared to steal it, they probably wouldn't be able to leave Sanjiapo.
We thought the journey would be long, but when we finally arrived, the sight before us completely stunned us.
What came into view was an incredibly huge square.
In the very center of the square stood a magnificent, colossal structure—
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