Zhutian: My skills are not serious

Chapter 565 Who said that only Shuanglong knows the secret of immortality?
"Let's go and take a look down there."

After greeting Fu Junyu who was still looking confused, Chu Pingsheng walked first towards the corridor facing the small square where the stone tablet was located.

This corridor is different from the corridors leading to the treasury and armory. Not only is there no torch to light the way, but it also leads downwards. It should be that Fu Nanda's people did not find the evil emperor's relics, and when they were studying the topographic map on the stone table, they discovered the movable mechanism, and then activated the mechanism to open this hidden corridor.

Facing Fu Junyu's astonished gaze, Chu Pingsheng used his internal strength to light the relic to lead the way, and led her to continue walking down. After walking for a while, they found that the stairs under their feet were wet, which was completely different from the situation in the stone chamber. Moreover, the further they went down, the more humid the air became.

Until a little light appeared in front, he dispersed his power, jumped down lightly, and followed a winding, naturally formed rock tunnel into an open area, where he met Shanmu Shafang and Rong Jiaojiao who were waiting there, and also heard the argument between Fu Nanda and others.

"Where's the road? Why is there no road?"

This strange accent, the androgynous voice, yes, is Wu Zun's second disciple Tuoba Yu.

As for this fellow's martial arts, he is only on par with Fu Junyu. However, because his master is one of the three great masters, DTZ's number one martial arts master Bi Xuan, no matter if it is the Demon Marshal Zhao Deyan, the Heavenly Lord Xi Ying, or the Goryeo chiefs Gai Suwen and Fu Nanda, they all give him some face and let him get into the first echelon.

"I've looked all around, but I didn't find any secret passages or mechanisms." The muffled voice belonged to Fat Jia Anlong.

“Could it be that… the mechanism is underwater?” a female voice questioned. It was undoubtedly Yun Shuai’s daughter Lian Rou.

"possible."

"Master Fu Nanda, I heard that you know the fetal breathing method. Could you please go into the cold pond to check it out?"

"Xi Ying, you have a very clear plan. You want me to go down and explore the way, while you sit back and enjoy the fruits of my labor?"

"Master Fu Nanda, if that's what you mean, then what if the evil emperor's relics are hidden under the cold pond? With the help of your fetal breathing technique, wouldn't you be able to find the treasure faster than us?"

"..."

Fu Nanda stopped talking.

Just when the group was in a stalemate, Shanmu Shafang, Rong Jiaojiao, Chu Pingsheng and Fu Junyu came over from behind.

Miaokong Liexia, the leader of the Five Mingzi of the Great Ming Sect, who seemed a little out of place and had been wandering around the outside of the crowd, said with displeasure, "Why are you so slow?"

Yesterday, he, Shanmu Shafang, and Miaofeng Rong Jiaojiao fought against the Black Armor Elite Cavalry together and got the admission ticket to Yang Gong's Treasury. However, this morning, Shafang said that she received a message from the Great Master, asking her to ambush Song Lu and Song Shidao, and ordered him to follow Fu Nanda and others into Yang Gong's Treasury first. She and Rong Jiaojiao will come to meet up after completing the mission.

Shafang's status is only second to that of the Great Master. Even though he is the leader of the Five Mingzi and his strength is comparable to that of Shanmu, he cannot influence Shanmu's arrangements. He can only put aside his doubts and follow Fu Nanda and others into Yang Gong's treasury, because two out of three from the Great Ming Master's sect were gone, leaving only one person. The group of people including Tianjun Xiying and Zuo Youxian were not friendly to him. After all, the treasury has been opened and the evil emperor's relics are in sight. One less contender means one more hope.

It was not until he was forced into a corner and killed two disciples of a small gang that Xi Ying and others saw his strength and restrained themselves a lot.

Tuoba Yu saw Chu Pingsheng and Fu Junyu coming and smiled sinisterly: "Hey, Master Chai, you didn't take the opportunity to escape, but dared to come to Yang Gong's treasure house, do you think your life is too long?"

This kid used them to kill so many people from the Li family yesterday. As the victim, they naturally would not have any good intentions towards him. They just saw the treasury open and were worried that they would be late and get there first. He was a man of his words and did not play any tricks, so they did not argue with him and chose to spare his life. However, they never expected that the guy who should have taken the opportunity to escape would actually follow them to Yang Gong's treasury.

How does the saying go? If there is a road to heaven but he doesn't take it, he will break in from hell without a door.

Others probably had the same idea. Gai Suwen even snorted coldly. After all, Li Yuan's uncle Li Shentong died directly at his hands, which would undoubtedly intensify the conflict between Goryeo and the Li family.

"Alas." Chu Pingsheng said with a sad face, "I don't want to either."

Lie Xia glanced at Shafang and guessed that Shanmu and Rong Jiaojiao must have followed the marks he made after completing their mission and found their way outside the city, where they happened to meet Chai Shao and his servant. He then captured the two of them and forced them to lead the way, which led to their late arrival.

Zuo Youxian said, "You've come just in time. Let me ask you, where is the evil emperor's relic?"

"How do I know where the evil emperor's relics are? This is my first time in Yang Gong's treasury."

This is true. If he had come here earlier, he would have found a way to move all the gold bricks in the treasury.

Chu Pingsheng glanced at Han Tan and asked, "Are you sure there are no hidden passages around?"

Yun Shuai said: "I have checked every stone in this cave and found nothing unusual."

Chu Pingsheng thought for a moment and said, "I remember that Lu Miaozi liked to use water flow to make mechanisms. He built water wheels, water mills, and water rollers in his hermitage to use water energy."

Bian Bufu, who was standing at the back with Xianxian, smiled and said, "That's true. I can prove it."

After all, we have to go explore the Cold Pond.

It would be too troublesome to go up there to find people from the East China Sea Sect, so everyone looked at Fu Nanda.

The crazy Indian monk's face changed several times, and finally he sighed: "In that case, I will go down and check it out."

Lian Rou smiled sweetly: "Thank you, Master."

Fu Nanda said little, and jumped into the freezing cold pool with a splash. The others watched intently as the waves decreased and the fluctuations of the water slowed down as time passed.

Gurgling.

Gurgling.

In just half a cup of tea, bubbles began to appear on the water surface, and they became more and more numerous and denser. Finally, accompanied by the sound of rushing water, the water surface rose and fell violently, and a downward vortex appeared in the middle. The water in the cold pond sank downward at a speed visible to the naked eye, and gradually a downward stone staircase was revealed. "There is a way, there is really a way!" Lian Rou shouted excitedly.

The water level continued to sink, and the downward path became longer and longer. After almost half a cup of tea, the water in the cold pond finally receded, revealing a huge cavity underneath. It was ten meters high from where everyone was standing to the end of the stairs.

Yun Shuai was good at martial arts, so he flew down with his daughter. Gai Suwen and Kankan followed closely behind. Chu Pingsheng was not in a hurry, and followed Shafang, Rong Jiaojiao and Lie Xia along the stone steps to the lower space.

The water had just receded, the ground was slippery, and water was still dripping from the surrounding stone walls, making a crackling sound. Fu Nanda looked very embarrassed, and his robes were soaked when he wrung them. Fortunately, he was a monk, otherwise it would be even uglier with his hair stuck to his body.

In the corner of the cavity, there is a waterway that is more than two meters wide and one meter high, with traces of artificial excavation. The gate has been raised, and the water in the cold pond flows down through it.

Chu Pingsheng walked over with curiosity and listened, and heard a faint sound of water.

Fu Junyu also noticed this.

"What's down there?"

“It should be an underground river.”

"Underground river?"

Chu Pingsheng looked up again at the platform on the side of the upward stairs and the two winches, one large and one small, on it, and understood.

The large capstan controls the flood discharge gate, and the small capstan controls the water diversion gate. Once the latter is opened, if it rains outside, the abundant spring water on Hongqing Mountain will flow through the water diversion gate and into this space. At this time, the flood discharge gate of the large capstan will open, and the water will flow into the underground river below through the flood discharge channel.

Before Lu Miaozi left, the water surface should have been close to the capstan. However, over the past decade or so, the situation in the mountain has changed. The stalactites on the top of the stone wall drip water every day, and the water accumulated over time and flooded the capstan and the stairs.

Judging from the traces of artificial excavation on the flood discharge channel, the underground river below should be able to connect to Chang'an City. After all, the TV series mentioned that there is a passage leading to Xuanwu Gate from Yang Gong's treasure house.

After confirming the cavity structure, Chu Pingsheng cast his gaze behind the stairs, where Gai Suwen, Zhao Deyan and others gathered. The first thing that caught his attention was a tightly fitted basalt stone gate. Diagonally above the stone gate were pieces of crystals more than one meter high, and there seemed to be colorful light flowing in the space on the other side of the crystals.

Now he knew why he sensed a wave-like light in the secret room through the golden armor when he was practicing the art of immortality. It must be the light emitted by the night pearl that shone through the crystal into the water surface, and the light was reflected back into the secret room, forming a water-like light pattern.

"This door is too heavy to open."

Gai Suwen said breathlessly.

"Look at the pattern in the middle of this gate. Does it look like a Tai Chi diagram?" Kana took two steps back and pointed at the gate and said, "Could this be another mechanism?"

Everyone looked carefully and found that it was just as the witch said.

Zhao Deyan turned his head and looked at Chu Pingsheng: "Boy, how do you open this door?"

"Have you forgotten that rumor?"

"Which rumor?"

"The Secret of Immortality is the key to finding the evil emperor's relics. Fu Jun'er came to the Central Plains for this reason and died at the hands of Yu Wenzhi."

After hearing this, Zhao Deyan and the others looked at the sealed door and their expressions looked unhappy.

Seeing the evil emperor's relic right in front of them, Chai Shao told them that they must know the secret of immortality to open the stone door? But the question is, besides Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, who else in the world knows the secret of immortality?

"How about...I give it a try?"

A cold female voice came from behind.

Everyone turned around and saw that it was the masked woman who escorted Chai Shao into Yang Gong's treasury.

Gai Suwen and Fu Nanda's expressions changed slightly. In yesterday's battle with the Black Armor Elite Cavalry, the fighting power displayed by the masked woman was no weaker than the two of them. Together with her two subordinates, even if the two of them joined forces, they probably would not have an absolute chance of winning.

Qianqian frowned and asked, "Do you know the secret of longevity?"

Shafang did not answer her question, but walked to the front with Chu Pingsheng: "Tell me, what should we do?"

Rong Jiaojiao took the opportunity to yell at everyone to step back and leave space for the performance.

"Since the key to opening the door is the Tai Chi diagram, you might as well separate the immortality energy into two strands, one yin and one yang, and inject them into the Tai Chi diagram structure in the middle."

The two girls looked at each other. Shafang was on the left, and Rong Jiaojiao was on the right. At the same time, they used the immortality qi that Chu Pingsheng had transferred into their bodies using the dual cultivation technique, and tried to push the Tai Chi diagram in the middle.

quack quack...

Oddly enough, Zhao Deyan and Xi Ying pushed the door for a long time but it didn't move at all. However, after receiving the innate true qi from the practice of the Changsheng Jue, the Tai Chi diagram in the middle lit up with two rays of light, one blue and one red, and began to rotate clockwise, and the heavy basalt stone door opened little by little.

Gai Suwen, Fu Nandao and the others looked at the two masked women in shock, with questions filling their minds. Where on earth did they come from? Not only were they highly skilled in martial arts, but they also knew the secret of immortality?

(End of this chapter)