Taoism moves mountains

Chapter 150 Soul Suspended Ladder

At this time, Jiang Yang remembered a popular song from the past. The lyrics were as follows:
  Day and night intersect, so enchanting and graceful, wasting time and wasting myself.

There are too many lost roads ahead, only by persisting can you be free and easy, and by walking out of the darkness can you be carefree and happy!
  ...(Somewhat appropriate!)
  When Jiang Yang came to his senses, he asked Hua Ling'er for two small throwing knives.

In her doubts, Jiang Yang walked down a few steps and threw one of the small flying knives to the left. Then he closed his eyes and listened. It took about two seconds before he hit something.

"Bang ding!"

Judging from the sound, the small flying knife should have hit the stone wall, and it was not inserted into the hard stone wall.

After more than ten seconds, there was no sound of the small flying knife falling, which was enough to indicate that the bottom was either a quagmire or an abyss.

Then, Jiang Yang flung a small flying knife to the right. He also closed his eyes and listened attentively. This time, he heard a weak impact sound of "ding clang" for about four seconds.

Maybe it's because the stairs turn to the right and are so wide on that side.

However, it is enough to show that there are no stone walls on both sides of the stairs, and there is an abyss at the bottom. It can also be confirmed that the diameter of the cave is more than fifty meters.

Not satisfied with the results of the verification, Jiang Yang took out another torch, lit it and threw it down the stairs.

The fire was getting farther and farther away, until it was no longer visible, and even no sound could be heard.

This place is really wide and deep, and I don’t know how the ancients built it.

Jiang Yang told Min Gushao and the others his conclusion.

"Now we can only go down no matter what, and we may not be able to find the exit when we go back." Min Gushao said seriously. He had guessed that there might be other "passwords" in the armillary sphere to open another six stone doors, but before they Confirming one kind of password will bring out the poison of mercury. I'm afraid other "passwords" will not be easy either.

Rather than going back and taking risks, it’s better to take risks forward.

Why did they go through so much trouble to find Li Chunfeng's tomb?
  It's not just to find the other half of the Dragon Bone Book, but if we don't look for Li Chunfeng's coffin, how can we find the Dragon Bone Book?
  Therefore, moving on is the best option.

"Okay, let's continue walking down. There is an abyss below. Try to walk in the middle." After saying that, Jiang Yang used a black iron dagger to carve a very cute chicken head on the steps.

After that, they walked up the steps, and Jiang Yang counted the steps.

Looking at the dark environment all around, this step road is like the road to hell.

After walking for nearly half an hour, we haven't reached the end yet.

Suddenly, Jiang Yang stopped.

"What's wrong?" Hua Ling'er asked doubtfully.

"Take a look at this." Jiang Yang said, shining the light of a flashlight on a step.

"Isn't this what you described before?" Hua Ling'er asked in surprise.

Jiang Yang nodded, then looked back, feeling confused.

He remembered that from this position he could see the tomb passage leading to the Suspicious Tomb, but now he couldn't see the shadow of the tomb passage at all.

"Isn't there something dirty?" Hong Guliang's voice was trembling, and his eyes were wandering around as he looked left and right.

"Don't think too much. If I remember correctly, this should be the Hanging Soul Ladder." Jiang Yang glared at Russula Liang and said. "Suspended Soul Ladder! I heard the master say that this is a very difficult mechanism." When Min Gushao taught Chen the secret technique of dividing gold and fixing acupoints, he also taught him many secret techniques and experiences of the mechanism, among which There is knowledge of the Hanging Soul Ladder.

Jiang Yang nodded and continued: "Well, the Hanging Soul Ladder is a mechanism deduced by the masters of the Western Zhou Dynasty through Yi Shu, and is specially used to trap intruders.

The intruder walks on the hanging soul ladder, repeating the cycle, unable to get out. "

"What should we do? Are we trapped here waiting to die?" Hua Ling'er was also a little emotional at this time!
  "Don't say such depressing words. Since the Hanging Soul Ladder was deduced from easy numbers, it can be cracked using easy numbers." Jiang Yang tapped Hua Ling'er's little head with his finger and taught her a lesson.

"Do you have any clues?" Min Gushao asked.

"Well, I've been counting the steps just now. There are three hundred and eighty-four steps back here."

"Three hundred and eighty-four... Fuxi's sixty-four hexagrams in Yi Shu, each hexagram has six lines, and there are three hundred and eighty-four lines in total. Is it related to this?" Min Gushao also reacted very quickly, all of a sudden Then I thought of the key.

"Yes, these three hundred and eighty-four are not a coincidental number.

Yi has Tai Chi, which generates two rituals, two rituals generate four images, and four images generate Bagua. The eight trigrams (Qian, Dui, Li, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Gen, Kun) are combined in different orders to produce sixty-four hexagrams. Each hexagram is composed of six lines, with a total of three hundred and eighty-four. Yao.

Corresponding to these three hundred and eighty-four steps. "Jiang Yang explained.

"Then how to determine the beginning of the Yin and Yang hexagrams?" Min Gushao asked doubtfully.

After all, the beginning and end of Yishu Bagua are not fixed. It depends on where the person who arranges the Bagua starts from. Different people arrange it, and the beginning and end are different.

"Look at the steps at your feet. Do you feel that there is a gap between light and darkness?" Jiang Yang asked, pointing to the steps at his feet.

Min Gushao and others looked along the stairs, and they saw that they were going down in order of light and darkness.

"This should be used to distinguish yin and yang. Dark colors are yang and light colors are yin. This becomes a hexagram. There are three hundred and eighty-four steps, including sixty-four hexagrams.

If you want to get out from here, you can only find the correct hexagram. "Jiang Yang said seriously, and his final tone was very firm.

"If what you said is correct, we can't go out now. We should be in the trapped hexagram of the sixty-fourth hexagram." Min Gushao also deduced the current situation based on what Jiang Yang said.

"Yes, as long as we find the position of the trapped hexagram, we can jump out of the hanging soul ladder." Jiang Yang nodded and said.

"You mean to jump to the side, but aren't there abysses on both sides of the stairs?" Hua Ling'er asked with big eyes.

"So, we have to make the right choice this time." Jiang Yang said calmly.

"There are also six lines in the Kuai hexagram. Are you sure about choosing one of the six?" Min Gushao asked worriedly.

"There shouldn't be any danger. Judging from the level of the Armillary Sphere, it is obvious that Li Chunfeng has arranged so many Xuanmen traps just to entertain fellow believers. He does not want to kill us." Jiang Yang said openly.

Just like choosing one from the twenty-eight before, as long as you choose the right one, your life will be wide open.

Now, choosing one out of six has greatly increased the probability!
  If you choose right, it will definitely be a way to survive.

Of course, if someone has poor knowledge of Taoism such as "Book of Changes", "Tianwen", and "Bagua", they will probably be killed by the previous mechanisms!

(End of this chapter)