endless route.

Chapter 392 2. Investigation formation and Shanlaoye Temple

"Master Immortal, after nightfall in Wuhai Xianzhou, the rain will fall harder and the sky will become darker. It is the afternoon of Wuhai. Why don't you go and see the rift valley in the cave now?"

Zhang Ergou observed his words and saw that Zheng Yun's expression was soothing and showed no intention of blaming him, so he quickly changed the subject and suggested something.

"Okay, let's go."

Zheng Yun nodded and let him lead the way.

Zhang Ergou immediately took a lantern from his side. The bright light dispelled the night and illuminated the ancient corridor. He led a group of people towards the back mountain.

The lantern light transformed into a ball of light.

The rain and water mist outside the fence splashed into the corridor, and every drop was clearly visible under the lantern. The sound of pattering rain could not be heard without stopping, and the rich rain breath hit the face and filled the heart and lungs.

The team formation is huge.

Yin soldiers, ghosts, generals and immortal corpses are all there.

Two hundred people followed Zheng Yun Jidao, and dozens of lanterns lit up one after another, like a long line of lights that was a hundred meters long, stretching in the slender corridor of the dark mountainside.

Zheng Yun turned around and looked around.

Not only were there a dark escort of one or two hundred people behind him, but there were also many ghosts and ghosts in the team, each occupying an area, and were escorted and protected by Yin soldiers and ghost generals.

The little Taoist priest held a jade lantern and led a wisp of floating cold immortals; the ghost general held an iron chain with the ankle of the skinny immortal corpse tied at the end; the Yin soldiers held various sacred and ghost objects.

There are many visions and strange scenes.

Everyone is wearing the official uniform of the Triton, and combined with the dazzling magic tricks of the team, it really looks like the ancient Triton has reappeared in the world and came to the village to investigate unsolved cases.

This is quite a scene.

Zheng Yun didn't know how big the ancient Jianxian Division was, but the accompanying team of more than 200 people behind him was terrifying enough to frighten the demons and ghosts in Wuhaixianzhou.

Listen to what Ji Dao means.

This scene can only be regarded as routine.

The number of people is the standard configuration for Tritons to go to dangerous places to investigate unsolved cases. The method is slightly higher than that of ordinary Tritons because of their magical skills, but it is far less than the accompanying team of the ancient Immortal Superintendent.

"Master Immortal, today is a small day in Wuhaixianzhou. The night is longer than the day, and the rain will not be light..."

Zhang Ergou gave a general introduction on the way.

He has lived here for a long time, has a general understanding of the local environment, and has also drawn some conclusions about the weather.

Some of these features are downright bizarre.

For example, the length of day and night in Wuhaixianzhou is uneven, and there may even be situations where the daytime lasts for 11 or 2 hours on the previous day, but only 89 hours on the next day.

The bandit said that Wuhaixianzhou is divided into large and small days, long and small days, which has often happened since ancient times.

There are also solar and lunar eclipses.

Zhang Ergou has seen him several times.

The bandit told Zhang Ergou that there were four moons in the sky of Wuhaixianzhou, two big and two small, and their appearance was very chaotic.

But the county magistrate who was imprisoned in the Tiangong dungeon said that there were actually five moons in the sky of Wuhaixianzhou. Some people even said there were six, but no one had ever seen the same sky in June.

There is another strange phenomenon.

Every year on the seventh day of March, the eighth day of June, and the eleventh day of September, a layer of gray fog will appear above Wuhaixianzhou, with a height of more than ten thousand miles, almost swallowing the moon into its belly.

March, June and September are not the rainy season. As for whether this phenomenon occurs in December, which is the rainy season, no one in Wuhaixianzhou can tell clearly because the moon is invisible due to the continuous clouds and rain.

Other laws are similar to those on Earth.

The local ancient books in Wuhai Xianzhou record a lot of content related to the changes in the stars and the weather. They also have the local 24 solar terms in Wuhai to guide the people in farming and life.

Speaking of it.

Ji Dao also interjected.

Each Xianzhou has its own localized twenty-four solar terms and almanac to help people calculate the weather. These tasks are also the responsibility of Haiwei and are compiled by the Sky Survey and Star Survey Department.

At this moment.

Wuhaixianzhou is November 33rd.

The last local solar term is: rain.

The next solar term of the body is: Jinggu.

Hearing what Zhang Ergou said, Zheng Yun subconsciously raised his head and glanced. He could not see the vast galaxy, but his heart was inexplicably shaken. After all, Wuhai Xianzhou was outside the galaxy.

The size of the day should be related to the rotation of the planet and the longitude and latitude of their location. Similar to the polar night and polar day areas, the sun will rise twice, which is a very complicated situation.

It could also be another situation where the big and small days are actually on the same day, but a solar eclipse happened overnight? Or maybe there are actually two suns and other complex celestial bodies moving in the sky.

This kind of weird weather is actually not uncommon in the Endless Route. Each planet is very different, but they are all in a delicate balance, and they are all livable planets.

But the definition of livability is not humans.

So there is often a situation where a certain planet on the Endless Passage is absolutely uninhabitable for humans, but it is still on the Endless Passage because it has a sea.

The same goes for the Wuhaixianzhou under your feet.

It may not be that habitable for humans, but as long as it has a stable 'big lake' with a suitable temperature and oxygen, it will definitely be on the way.

The situation on land has nothing to do with the sea and lakes, and extreme weather can hardly affect the depths of the sea.

Even if there are continuous heavy rains in Haixianzhou.

It will only make the water levels of rivers and lakes higher.

Only humans can overcome difficulties and obstacles. No matter how extreme the planet is, it can still find a way to take root.

"Master Immortal, that's the entrance to the cave over there."

Zhang Ergou suddenly pointed to the diagonal opposite side of the corridor. There was a mountain dirt road leading to the front. The plants on both sides were swayed left and right by the strong wind, and the end was hidden in darkness.

Someone beside him took out a searchlight.

Shoot towards the hidden corner in the mountain col.

A section of even older stone pavement appeared. The stone bricks were crooked, broken and old, and the fragments were submerged in the soil. If the rain had not washed out the brick surface, I would not even be able to see it.

This road is old.

It was probably built in the early Ming Dynasty.

But only the last section of the cave leading to the back mountain remained, and the rest was submerged by mudslides and landslides.

"Sir, the grade of this stone road is obviously higher than the one under our feet. There are lampstands standing on the left and right. The style is not like that built by Triton, and the style is also very weird."

Jidao reached out and pushed aside the weeds, revealing a simple and incomplete stone lampstand, as high as a person's chest, sitting squarely on the roadside, with a hollow interior and auspicious beasts carved on the top.

This kind of monument can prove one thing.

This must have been some kind of ancient building built by the Ming Dynasty in ancient times, and it was of a high level. It might have something to do with gods and ghosts.

"You have been exploring here for a long time, but you still haven't figured out what exactly this place is? What is its purpose?"

Zheng Yun looked at the stone road.

The direction of the incomplete stone road is different from that of the one at the foot. In ancient times, it should have been the main road facing south, going straight from the top of the mountain to the mountainside.

The width is also noticeably different.

The incomplete stone road is more than ten meters wide, similar to the large dojo Zheng Yun has been to, and the style is almost the same.

"Master Immortal, I really can't figure it out. I originally had some guesses, but now I've been overturned by the big lake and the ancient ship in the cave. I can't figure out what the ancestors are doing in the cave."

"I have never heard of this kind of situation. I searched in the Tiangong Sutra Pavilion and couldn't find any precedent. I can only say that Senior Haiwei is quick in mind and can always come up with new tricks."

Ji Dao shook his head helplessly.

The highlight of this Haiwei ruins is the cave in the back mountain, but the bottom floor of the cave is actually an underground lake. There are also ancient boats floating on the lake, as well as a man-eating mountain master.

"Go over and have a look."

Zheng Yun stepped onto the broken stone road. Zhang Ergou immediately took out the paper umbrella and held it up, followed closely beside Zheng Yun, holding the umbrella with both hands to protect Zheng Yun from the wind and rain.

But there was almost no rain on the road.

Just some sparse rain and fog.

In other words, the 'rain' in front of you is not rain at all, but the dew blown down by the strong wind from the surrounding leaves, blending into the wind and turning into rain and mist, which is delicate and warm.

"Master Immortal, this place is indeed a treasure land of Feng Shui. If someone asks in the future what a treasure land is, you can ask him to come here and have a look, and gain insights with his own eyes."

Jidao pointed in the air.

The mountain at their feet was huge. They were standing halfway up the mountain, and there were several peaks hundreds of meters high above.

The storm outside was not stopping, but there was not much rain where they were. When they looked up, they could see black clouds, but no raindrops fell in front of them.

“There’s something about this mountain.”

Zheng Yun took the searchlight and scanned it around.

The surrounding mountains were very complex, but Zheng Yun could roughly tell that the peaks on the right formed a wind tunnel, causing the wind to change its direction when it blew over the peaks.

The raindrops hit the mountain.

After smashing, it merges into the air flow and blows down.

So this very strange phenomenon formed. There was only rain and fog here, but no raindrops could fall.

"I want to build a monastery here as a natural rain-sheltering geomantic treasure. I would like to imitate the popular 'earth temple' and prosper with the incense of those who seek shelter from the rain."

Ji Dao sighed casually.

Zheng Yun turned his head and glanced at Jidao.

For some reason, Zheng Yun suddenly had a vague intuition that Jidao's words might be the answer to the puzzle, and maybe he guessed it right by mistake again.

Earth Temple.

These three words are the key.

Among folk legends about gods and ghosts, the most common ancient temple of gods and ghosts is the Earth Temple, because various Earth Temples really exist, and almost every place has its own Earth Temple.

There are them in every fairy continent on the route.

The more unpredictable the weather, the more extreme rains and droughts, and the more uncertain the harvest, the more various Laoye temples and Niangniang temples there are, offering a variety of offerings.

The place at your feet might have been an earth temple in the beginning, not only the stone road and Feng Shui, but also the 'mountain master' in the back mountain, whose name is similar to the earth.

Don't look at it, just the names are similar.

This is actually an important clue.

Why is Mr. Shan called Mr. Shan? No one has ever seen Master Shan, so why is he called Master?

Neither the bandits in the village nor the people nearby could explain the origin of this name. They only said that it was passed down from ancestors, and the specific origin cannot be verified.

Is that a possibility?

There used to be a Shanlaoye Temple here, but due to various changes, the Shanlaoye Temple disappeared, and man-eating monsters appeared in the mountains.

The people don't know the specific reason.

Just know that these two things happened at the same time.

And it happened in the same place.

A little guessing will lead to the conclusion that the man-eating monster is Shan Lao Ye in the Shan Lao Ye Temple. Because his temple collapsed or was smashed, he got angry and went down the mountain to eat people.

Therefore, although the common people have never seen the appearance of Master Shan, they will call the man-eating monster in the mountain Master Shan.

This guess is quite reasonable.

Then the question arises, why is there a Shanlaoye Temple here, who built it, where did the Shanlaoye Temple go in the end, and what happened to Shanlaoye who was trapped in the back mountain...

and the most critical question.

What do these things have to do with Triton?
After having a lot of experience in exploring dangerous places with ghosts and ghosts, Zheng Yun is now very proficient. He already had a hunch that Haiwei was probably responsible for this without even looking at the cave.

The cave is blocked by the Triton Cable.

Also added a lot of boulder fill.

Much like the way Hades Pavilion was handled back then, Haiwei only sealed it but did not kill him, trapping a mountain master underground.

Ji Dao also said it before.

The iron cable is the iron cable of Triton.

So this was indeed done by Triton.

Since Shanlaoye was locked up by Haiwei, the disappeared Shanlaoye temple was most likely also pushed by Haiwei.

Triton 'does no evil'.

They tore down other people's temples, all the building debris flew up, and only the stone road was left intact. Master Shan also imprisoned and sealed off, and even treated people as gods and ghosts.

The temple of Master Shan was finally messed up by Haiwei, and Master Shan was imprisoned and his life and death unknown.

Although this is all speculation.

It is not even known whether there is a temple.

But everything is smooth and smooth, and it sounds very real, because Haiwei can really do it. As long as this old temple is an evil temple, it is logical.

"Master Immortal, that is the cave."

Zhang Ergou interrupted Zheng Yun's thinking.

In the short time that Zheng Yun was thinking, everyone had already walked onto the stone road. After climbing a few dozen meters, they saw the end, a huge cave, and an excavator on the roadside.

When he saw the excavator, Zheng Yun was slightly amused. It was like seeing extras playing with mobile phones in a costume drama. There was a very subtle feeling, and the weird atmosphere immediately dissipated.

The cave is hideous and dark.

He was dug up and looked hideous.

A nearby gutter was filled with stone fragments and iron ropes sealed in boulders, which had already filled the gutter.

The excavator is still too harsh. Their excavator is originally used in mines. It is their specialty to dig some rocks. If you change the crushing head, it will smash them all.

He turned his head and looked into the cave.

The entrance to the cave and the downhill road behind it have been cleared by the Yin soldiers. Ji Dao has arranged many lanterns and magical means, from the entrance to the deepest place in one go.

There are also ghost soldiers and ghosts guarding the gate.

These dark soldiers and ghost generals also stayed in Wuhai for a long time. They only obeyed Zheng Yun's orders, but when Zheng Yun ordered them to listen to Zhang Ergou's dispatch, Zhang Ergou could also give general orders.

Because Zhang Ergou is also a Yin soldier.

They are essentially 'like' relationships.

"Master Immortal, I have gone in and looked around before. It is really weird inside. You should see it with your own eyes."

Ji Dao did not describe it further.

Lead Zheng Yun into the cave.

This road is very safe. There are traces of artificial digging in the first section of the cave. It was not done by excavators, but dug out by ancient people with tools, but behind it is a natural cave.

Ji Dao said that this place was probably a mountain crevice in the early days, similar to the saying in "The Peach Blossom Spring" that "it was extremely narrow at first, and only then was it accessible to people." The cave in front of you was later specially expanded by the ancients.

This kind of cave should have been washed out by underground rivers, and then squeezed to the surface with the movement of tectonic plates.

The further you go, the bigger the space becomes.

After walking for a few minutes, a very vast rift valley suddenly appeared in front of us, like a cliff. Below the cliff were the underground lake and ancient ships of the Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)