Wanderer of the whirling world

Chapter 172 Entering the Core
Hong Taiwei nodded to Taoist Xuancheng with satisfaction, and immediately said seriously:

"Everyone, you have seen this jade ruyi. This treasure is probably a token for customs clearance. According to Ren Jia, whoever finds it can continue to enter this so-called 'Path to Heaven' and get gifts from the warlocks.

"It seems that we may only have one person to go in. As the commander of the team, I should have done my part and shouldered this important task personally, but... well, right now I am seriously injured, and I am unable to move...

"Life and death are small matters, but family and country are important. In order not to delay the official's entrustment, we must choose a person who is both talented and loyal to the country, and continue to pass the customs. Please discuss who is the most suitable candidate. ?”

When everyone in the venue heard the words, they all looked at Bai Yuruyi on the altar.

Of course, only a few people with customs clearance marks can see the dazzling red light.

What the rest saw was a dead object, quietly placed on the altar.

Everyone looked at each other, and was silent for a while.

This time, the ancient tomb was only in the outer area. Everyone had already experienced hardships, and now they all had the luck to survive the catastrophe.

It is conceivable that entering the core area inside the ancient tomb must experience greater challenges and adventures.

More importantly, they also shoulder the heavy responsibility of finding treasures for the officials, and no one can afford to fail.

Xin Ziqiu didn't care, he wanted to go in, but he lacked a good reason, so he was the first one to stand up and recommend himself, saying:

"Taiwei, I would like to give it a try."

Xu Liang is a person who values ​​affection and love for his little brother. Seeing that he took the initiative to take on important tasks and is willing to take risks, he admired him and worried about him at the same time, so he hurriedly said:

"There are many dangers inside, Xiaoqiu is still young, Taiwei, let the Shanxi people go in."

Taiwei Hong looked at Xu Liang, then at Xin Ziqiu, with a solemn expression, as if he was a little undecided.

Xin Ziqiu understands Xu Liang's intentions, but he thinks that you will not help this time, third brother, because I have a task to do.

He naturally wanted to fight for himself, so he said to Hong Taiwei:

"Taiwei, the levels inside may be the same as the outside, and there are also spell problems as a test. Although Third Brother Xu is highly skilled in martial arts and rich in experience, when it comes to spells, I'm afraid I'm more confident."

As soon as these words came out, Xu Liang was at a loss for words. It was easy to talk about other things. When it comes to the study of arithmetic and mathematics, he didn't study much, and he really didn't have the skills of Xin Ziqiu.

Not to mention him, even the great Confucian scholars of Si Tianjian present are probably not as good as Xin Ziqiu.

Hong Taiwei laughed and said:

"Indeed, if you want to be an all-round talent in martial arts, you have to be Lieutenant Xin. If that's the case, then I'll leave this matter to you. I hope you will do your best to obtain treasures for the official family. When the time comes, you will be promoted to a higher position. It will be just around the corner."

As he spoke, he took out the gold tablet with the Xuanming pattern engraved on it from his pocket, handed it to Xin Ziqiu and said:

"You take this thing first, maybe it will be useful after you go in."

Xin Ziqiu thanked Lieutenant Hong, took the golden slip and put it in his treasure bag.

In this way, plus the other two he got from the dead Zhao Dezhao, he already had three gold slips.

Xin Ziqiu does not expect to be promoted and get rich, but only hopes to realize his purpose of coming here.

He is confident that he has a few life-saving treasures in his body, plus the golden bell cover and the body protection of life essence, even if he encounters an enemy at the level of an earth fairy, he may not be unable to retreat completely.

So he straightened his clothes, checked and sorted out the various items in the treasure bag, and then he clasped his fists at everyone and said:
"Everyone, let's leave for now..."

Suddenly paused, thought for a while and said to Jia Xian:
"Old man, I have compiled a few volumes of spell reading books, which are on the second shelf in my room, if I don't come back..."

Jia Xian saw that he was a little careless, so he said quickly:

"Xiaoqiu, don't say depressing words. Auspicious people have their own appearance. If you are benevolent and righteous, you will naturally get the protection of heaven and the favor of alchemists. You will be fine."

He also thought about entering the house instead of Xin Ziqiu, but firstly, he was not a member of the government, and his name was not right, and secondly, he couldn't let go of his granddaughter, so he had to give up, but he felt very uncomfortable.

At this time, Jia Zhiqing's eyes were even more moist, and she said softly:

"Xiaoqiu..."

She wanted to stop Xin Ziqiu from taking risks, but seeing that he was persistent in his beliefs, she had no choice but to respect his decision.

Xin Ziqiu laughed and said:

"Then I will borrow the good words from Mr. Jia that the green mountains will never grow old, and the green water will last forever. Everyone, see you in Kaifeng Mansion!"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and grasped the white jade Ruyi on the altar in his hand.

All of a sudden, he felt a powerful aura locked on him, as if invisible and intangible ropes protruded from the void, tying him firmly.

In the eyes of everyone, clusters of crimson light suddenly burst out from Xin Ziqiu's body, shining like the scorching sun.

This time, no matter whether there is a clearance mark on the body or not, everyone can see clearly, and they are dazzled by the light.

After a while, the light dimmed, but there was no sign of him.

Seeing that Xin Ziqiu disappeared, Hong Taiwei was slightly dazed, not knowing what he was thinking, and said after a while:
"Everyone, since Xiaowei Xin went to the core of the ancient tomb alone, our mission is over. Please wait here, and you will be sent out of the ancient tomb here soon. After returning, we have to find the country Uncle's whereabouts, maybe he has been waiting for us outside."

As soon as the words fell, the sky and the earth here suddenly changed color, and strong lights descended from the midair, enveloping everyone in it.

Everyone felt that the foreground was distorted and blurred, as if they were continuously pushed by a strong force, leaping into the endless void.

When they settled down, everyone suddenly found that they had appeared in a huge square.

The place is almost entirely paved with blue bricks, empty, and the surroundings are gray, and you can't see the edge at a glance.

As far as the eye can see, there are several thick pillars with lifelike images of dragons, phoenixes, kui oxen, white cranes and other immortals, birds and beasts embossed on them.

In the middle of the field of vision, there is a road several feet wide and made of white marble. It is straight and flat, leading to an unknown number of feet in front, and there is no end in sight.

Not far away, on the side of the avenue, there is a stone tablet as tall as a person, with a few big characters written in a vermilion pen on it:
"Dao leads to heaven and earth, and the magic is invisible."

Everyone stood in place, even though they had had some miraculous experiences before and seen many visions, they were still deeply shocked by the spectacular scenery in front of them.

This, where is this?

Xu Liang recovered from his shock, looked around, and saw that apart from Xin Ziqiu, there were quite a few people on his side, all gathered here.

He had a guess in his mind, and said to Taiwei Hong:

"Taiwei, we seem to have been teleported into the core of the ancient tomb here, and what we see in front of us is probably the 'Tongtian Road' that Renjia mentioned."

Hong Taiwei held his chest and coughed for a while. He didn't know whether it was because of fatigue or fear. After a long time, he sighed and said:
"The three generals are right, and my guess is probably the same, but why did all of us come in? This is completely inconsistent with what Ren Jia said."

Xu Liang thought for a while and said:
"Taiwei, the people of Shanxi think that either Renjia lied to us, or... maybe something happened to this ancient tomb."

Hong Taiwei frowned and asked:

"Third General, what does this mean?"

Xu Liang's two white eyebrows also twisted into a pimple, and he said slowly:

"Ren Jia originally explained clearly to us that he had a whole day and night to hunt for treasures, with a serious look, but not long after, the treasures suddenly appeared in the world with great fanfare, the Taiwei didn't think it was strange?

"Then after Lieutenant Xin got the customs clearance treasure, the rest of the people should have been sent out. Even if they could enter the core area, they should be those with the customs clearance mark, but now everyone has come in, which is really counterintuitive.

"If these things were planned in advance by the warlocks, it would be too childish. Therefore, I will guess that there must be something hidden in it."

Taiwei Hong pondered for a while, nodded and said:
"The three generals are right, so what should we do now?"

Xu Liang pondered for a moment and said:

"The general thinks that since we are here, why don't we all take a walk along the road to heaven and see what's ahead, and maybe Captain Xin is also here, if we find him, everyone will have a support. But This is a strange place, and all of us must come together to avoid accidents and danger."

Hong Taiwei gave a "hmm" and seemed to think it made sense:

"In that case, let's listen to the three generals. Let's see what tricks these alchemists are up to."

As he spoke, he took the lead, walked along the white marble avenue, and walked straight forward.

……

After everyone left the place, it was time for a cup of tea.

The space here fluctuated and distorted, and three figures walked out out of thin air.

The leader is well-dressed and holds a feather fan. It is Ren Jia.

Behind him, followed by two people, one tall and one short, who had just killed Cang Mi and Hu Wenji.

Renjia's face turned pale slightly, and he said weakly:

"With my ability, I can only do this. This is the Tongtian Road. We only need to follow the group in front to find the location of the Fang Warlocks."

The tall man smiled and said:
"Brother Renjia, don't be self-effacing, you can lead us to reverse the space and space, break through the formation and travel to this point with just a few mortal breaths, this ability is stronger than our brothers imagined.

"Seeing how exhausted you are, why don't you take a rest here, anyway, since they are here, they are like birds in a cage, unable to escape from our palms."

Ren Jia shook his head:

"No need, let's follow these mortals quickly, and don't stay too far away from them. This time we are sneaking in secretly, it is best not to use too much divine sense to investigate and track, so as not to be noticed by the formation and startle the snake."

The tall and the short nodded, and the three of them stepped onto the avenue together, like strolling in a garden, but they were extremely fast, and they were several feet away in a blink of an eye.

The short man suddenly asked:
"Besides this group of people, there seems to be a boy surnamed Xin who got the treasure and was teleported away. Where did he go?"

Ren Jia walked and said:
"That person should have arrived here too, perhaps directly into the area where Fang Warlock is. He is holding a wish-fulfilling treasure, and his breath is blocked by the formation here, so I can't lock and track him.

"But it doesn't matter. The people in front still retain the mark of clearing the customs, and they are drawn by the alchemists' formation at any time. As long as we follow them, we will definitely not fail. And this way, it will be even more difficult for the alchemists to find out. Great for our actions."

He thought about it and said:
"There is one more thing to tell you in advance, besides these people, there are also people who have entered the core of the treasure..."

The tall man's complexion became unkind:
"What do you mean?"

Renjia said lightly:
"This time, people entered all the four areas outside the treasure. Some people held the Gouchen key and were directly drawn into the core from the outside. But I don't know how many people there are in total, and I don't know their identities."

The tall man asked in a deep voice:
"As the manager of the peripheral area, don't you even know this?"

Ren Jia shook his head:

"They have secret treasures to cover up their whereabouts. I only know that someone has entered the Gouchen area, but I don't know the exact location and appearance of the person."

Hearing this, the tall man frowned and said:
"Is there nothing you can do? I don't like uncertainty."

Renjia smiled slightly:
"Forcible investigation is beyond the scope of my power. It can only arouse the induction of the warlocks and reveal our intentions. But don't worry, no matter how many of them come in, since they don't trigger the formation, at most they only have the cultivation base of the earth immortal, which is not enough. Fear. The three of us teamed up, even real immortals are not afraid, why are we still afraid of them?"

The tall man breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words:
"Well, I hope it's as you said. We can't afford to make mistakes this time, so we'd better be careful."

The three of them were talking, their figures were like lightning, and soon they saw the backs of Hong Taiwei and his party, who were far behind them, and their breath was suppressed, without anyone noticing.

……

At the same time, Xin Ziqiu stood in a huge palace.

Countless brass lamps flickered like stars in the night sky, illuminating the place as bright as day.

He was directly transported here by the white jade Ruyi in his hand. Even though he was mentally prepared, he was still taken aback by the vastness of the place.

This hall has a radius of a hundred feet and is much wider than a large stadium. The ground is covered with smooth and flat water-polished granite, which is as bright and clean as a mirror, enough to shine on people.

On the walls around the main hall, there are exquisite murals carved everywhere, there are figures, landscapes, and various strange beasts, which seem to be telling a long story.

Being here, Xin Ziqiu felt as if he had entered a house built by a giant, and he could only feel small and powerless.

He didn't know the direction here, he stood there blankly, looking around, he saw a dark hole around the main hall, and there were more than a dozen exits, giving people the feeling of going astray, and he didn't know which way to choose.

Don't you have any hints?Do you want me to try one by one?

No matter how clever he is, he is helpless without clues.

……

(End of this chapter)