White Bone Monkey King

After everyone made some preparations, they started climbing to the sky.

The old Taoist priest was carried on his back by the sharp sword. In order to prevent the old Taoist priest from moving too much when jumping over the hanging coffin, the old Taoist priest was thrown off the cliff. The sharp sword was tightly bound to the old Taoist priest's back.

Jin An, on the other hand, held a stone bow and was responsible for protecting the sword and the old Taoist priest.

In fact, there were not many things to prepare. Jin An took the lead and was the first to enter the bronze locking coffin array.

Jin'an's skilled dragonflies tapped the iron chain, and they easily jumped onto the hanging coffin. In an instant, the hanging coffin swung with a clatter.

At the same time, phew——

The flame of the torch in Jin An's hand flickered a few times, and there was actually airflow in the pit.

In fact, the iron chains that locked the hanging coffin were very thick. Several of the iron chains holding the hanging coffin shook slightly and quickly returned to calm. The iron chains and the hanging coffin were both very strong.

Jin An jumped a few more hanging coffins and tried the iron chains. They were very strong, so he shouted to the sword outside: "The iron chains and hanging coffins here are very strong. Don't worry, come up."

The second person to jump onto the hanging coffin was the old Taoist priest carrying a sharp sword on his back.

Even though he was carrying a sharp sword on his back, he seemed to be walking on flat ground, actually walking more steadily than Jin An.

"Hiss, it's so cold here." The old Taoist priest smacked his lips.

indeed.

Jin An also discovered at the beginning that there was a big temperature difference between the inside and outside of the pit: "Maybe there is a vent under our feet that can lead directly to the outside, and the wind is pouring in. The temperature difference here is indeed a bit big."

Then came the Hongyu girl and the Wu brothers.

The martial arts skills of these three people were not as good as Jin Anhe's sword-cutting. The hanging coffin shook violently, almost causing the three of them to fall on the coffin lid.

Old Man Qi was the last one to come up.

It was hard for him, an old man, to jump up and down with young people. He grabbed the iron chains and climbed very carefully. Fortunately, these iron chains were thick and strong enough. As long as the movement range was small, he would be more careful along the way. It's not too dangerous.

Although I was scared, I was able to slowly keep up with the team.

In fact, for the sake of safety, everyone had discussed it early in the morning. In order to prevent these coffins and chains from being in disrepair and unable to bear the weight of several people at the same time, one person would step on one coffin or climb one chain at a time.

The density of chains and coffins in this tunnel is very high. As long as you let go of your courage, even ordinary people can climb smoothly through the chains. The journey for a few people was unexpectedly smooth and they did not encounter any danger. Even the old Taoist priest They all looked back and forth at the abyss in front of them with relaxed expressions.

Speaking of which, the rock formations in this pit are obviously different from other places.

It's actually off-white.

Jin An, who was walking ahead to explore the road, saw the old Taoist priest looking at the cliff curiously, and casually explained: "These should be sandstone. The main characteristics of sandstone are that it has good sound insulation, absorbs moisture, does not grow moss, and is corrosion-resistant and durable. "

"It also absorbs light, keeping it warm in winter and cool in summer. Maybe this is why our light source cannot shine very far here."

When he said this, Jin An inadvertently frowned.

If it is really sandstone, logically speaking, the rock formations outside should not be different from the rock formations here? Could it be that the geology formed tens of thousands of years ago was special?

Jin An kept this doubt in his heart and did not say it out.

The environment here is a bit eerie, like a road leading directly to the underworld. In addition, there is a fifth mural prophecy, and the atmosphere in the team is already a bit tense. There is no need for him to add fuel to the fire at this time. Fire.

The old Taoist priest clicked his tongue and said, "Little brother, you know so much."

The three people from Wu Zang Taoist Temple said that they didn't care about Old Man Qi and the others, but Jin An, who was walking in front to explore the way, would still stop for a moment from time to time, waiting for everyone behind him to catch up before he would move on.

Jin An and Ji Jian are the kind of people who are brave and skilled. These hanging coffins cannot stop them. Their legs and feet are much faster than the others. At this time, Jin An and Ji Jian slow down again and wait for others. People follow.

While waiting, the old Taoist priest was still looking at the rock walls around him, and then showed a strange look on his face: "Little brother, I don't know if it's an illusion, but how do I feel about the surrounding rock walls... They say they are rocks, but..."

When the old Taoist priest said this, he became a little hesitant, and the expression on his face seemed to be a little scrupulous.

Jin An turned around and looked behind him. It took some time for Miss Hongyu and the others to catch up. He asked the old Taoist priest what he wanted and said what he wanted to say.

The old Taoist priest was alert to the surroundings and said in a voice that only the three of him could hear: "Little brother, I am not an old Taoist. I overthink it, but don't you think that the gray-white rock walls here look like... dug out by wild dogs in mass graves?" Do the coffins look like the same color as the rotten bones of the dead?”

"And it's still the rotten bones of a dead person that has been around for a few years." He added at the end.

When the old Taoist priest said this, Jin An was startled. He used the stone bow in his hand to scrape the rock wall next to him. The texture was very hard, and not even a white mark was carved out.

It's quite solid.

If it was said that this underground palace was affected by the Cave Heaven Blessed Land and had some magical changes, making it harder than ordinary rocks outside, he would believe it.

But after listening to the old Taoist priest's words, he looked at these gray-white rock formations and had a few more thoughts.

Thinking of this, he reached out to touch the rock wall. His fingertips were sensitive to touch. His first reaction when he touched his hand was that the surface of these sandstones was covered with many small holes, and the edges of the small holes were a bit sharp and cut his hands.

Noticing this strangeness, Jin An frowned.

Although the surface of normal sandstone is also rough, and there are some uneven and small holes, it just feels a little rough to the touch, and it is definitely not a hole with sharp edges that can cut your hands.

This reminded Jin An of the countless small honeycomb-shaped holes in the bone's cross section when they carried the goat on their backs and secretly gnawed on the leg bones.

Actually, that thing is called bone.

This is the bone hyperplasia and osteoporosis that are often mentioned.

"Little brother, what's wrong with you? Did you think of something?" Seeing Jin An frowning in thought, the old Taoist priest thought he was thinking of something and asked nervously.

"Is this place marked on the map of the big stone mound stolen by Xiao Jingming's benefactor?"

Jin An shook his head: "This road is not marked on the map. At least in the undamaged part of the map, I did not see this road. But... I have some guesses about where we are now."

"ah?"

"where is it?"

The old Taoist priest asked quickly.

At this time, even sharpening the sword was curious.

Jin An did not answer immediately. He first looked up and looked above his head, but the hole absorbed light, and it was pitch black above his head, with no end in sight.

Then he carefully came to the edge of the hanging coffin and looked down at the abyss at his feet. It was also pitch black and he couldn't see where he was.

It was as if they were standing in a place abandoned by heaven.

Chaos up and down.

Seeing Jin An going back and forth, the old Taoist priest was so curious that he scratched his head and scratched his head. He asked anxiously: "Little brother, you are so worried about me. What on earth have you discovered? Please tell me quickly."

Unexpectedly, Jin An also started to play a riddle: "Old Taoist, didn't you say that these gray-white rock walls are like the color of bones of old dead people? Look at the abyss we are in. There is no end in sight and no place to come. You Haven’t you guessed where we are yet?”

In fact, this hint is already very obvious.

What human bones are the longest?

The old Taoist priest's eyes widened: "The mountain god's sky, the bones of heaven and earth!"

There is such an original passage in the "Shaking the Dragon Sutra" which is a collection of Feng Shui masterpieces -

Xuqi Mountain is the bone of heaven and earth, and Zhongzhen is the giant of heaven and earth. Like a person's back and neck. The limbs of the dragon are abrupt. The four limbs are divided into four worlds, and the north, south, west and east are divided into four factions. There are tens of thousands of miles of Kongtong in the northwest, and Sangui in the east is Yaoming. Only when the Southern Dragon entered China, the birth of the ancestors was strange. The nine bends of the Yellow River are the large intestine, and the bends of the Sichuan River are the bladder. The branches are split and the veins are removed vertically and horizontally, and the qi and blood are connected and stay in the water. Most of them are cities and imperial states, while the smaller ones are counties and counties where princes live. Secondly, there are also wealthy people living in small towns and cities with folk remedies.

The bones of heaven and earth in this Feng Shui term refer to the spine.

No wonder the old Taoist priest was so shocked.

If this is really the backbone of the mountain god, why is it hidden on the map and not marked?

If this human-shaped mausoleum, which looks like Polygonum multiflorum, is really the remains of the mountain god in ancient times, why are there so many chains and hanging coffins attached to the bones of the mountain god?

Suddenly, the old Taoist priest said excitedly: "Yes, hanging coffin and Xuan Palace, the two pronunciations are almost the same! The bones of heaven and earth are a good Feng Shui place to store wind and gather Qi. The Xuan Palace is opened with the seven-star Feng Shui pattern to continuously nourish the energy source. The stone tree makes the two become one!”

"In numerology, the vertebrae are also said to be Kunlun Buzhou Mountain and Tianzhu Mountain. They are the backbone of the earth. If Buzhou Mountain is interrupted, it will be difficult to change the climate. If this is really the remains of the mountain god, and it is also the wood spirit mountain god Polygonum multiflorum, these bronzes The hanging coffin and the iron chain belong to gold in the five elements, and metal overcomes wood. It is most appropriate to use gold and stone to break the bones of the wood spirit. The design of this interlocking tomb is both complementary and restrained. It is wonderful and wonderful! "

The old Taoist priest's eyes widened. He seemed to have thought of something even more shocking. Just as he was about to continue speaking, there was movement behind him. It was Old Man Qi and Miss Hongyu who were following him.

His words stopped abruptly.

There are outsiders present at this time, so it is inconvenient to talk further.

Next, the team continued to climb up. Everyone was full of energy and wanted to leave this uncomfortable and cold place as soon as possible.

"Brother, did you specifically stop to wait for us?" Old Qi, who had been lagging behind and panting from the climb, looked grateful to Jin An when he saw that he had finally caught up with the team.

Jin An didn't say much else. He continued to walk at the front to explore the road.

It’s just that the journey is long.

They encountered something strange. The distance the team went up was far more than twenty or thirty feet, but they never reached the end.

"There seems to be something wrong with this road. We have been walking for so long, why can't we reach the end?" When Jin An stopped again to wait for others, and Old Man Qi and the four of them caught up again, someone raised a question.

Jin An estimated that they had walked almost a hundred feet along the way. Even if it was not a hundred feet, it would still be about ninety feet. This could be seen by the fact that Old Qi's face was almost pale from exhaustion.

Even though it was only a hundred feet long, they were climbing along iron chains and hanging coffins. The physical exertion was no slower than climbing a cliff.

At this time, there were outsiders present, and Jin An could not discuss it with the old Taoist priest and Xi Jian. He could only silently calculate the ratio of the humanoid mausoleum on the big stone pier in his mind, and finally concluded that they had exceeded the chest position of the humanoid mausoleum. , has surpassed Zhongting Xuan Palace.

Jin An was surprised. Could it be that the exit of the Heaven and Earth Bone leads directly to the most mysterious Heavenly Palace?

"Let's take a rest, wait until we regain our strength, and then continue climbing a certain distance to see. The depth of this underground palace should be limited. We have gone so far, and we may be almost at the end."

Jin An was right. They were indeed heading straight for the head of the humanoid mausoleum.

After eating some fruits to regain strength and resting in place for a while, everyone continued on the road. They walked for more than a hundred feet in this black light-absorbing hanging coffin formation, and they still saw endless bronze chain hanging coffins in front of them. They could not reach the end and could not find the exit.

This time everyone realized something was wrong. After Jin An and others gathered together again, he paused and continued to move forward. In fact, even if Jin An didn't stop, the others would be too discouraged to climb.

"Yes, are we unable to leave? Sure enough, this underground palace has become a living thing over the years. Is it because the underground palace wants to trap us in this dead end road... Let us not be able to get out for the rest of our lives!" Climbing! After holding on to the iron chain for so long, old man Qi was exhausted and frightened by being in a desperate situation. His mind became a little confused, and he began to talk about the temple builders and the tomb.

Not to mention Old Man Qi, everyone was trapped in a claustrophobic space, and everyone's energy and spirit were a little bad.

But Jin An, Xi Jian, and Hong Yu girls were among the few who were calm.

Jin An did not pay attention to the confused and confused old man Qi, but looked at the others: "Old Taoist, disciple, Miss Hongyu, you know something about Feng Shui, Qimen Dunjia or the structure of the mausoleum? Didn’t you see some brows? Is what’s trapping us now the Qimen Dunjia Trap Formation or is it really related to some dirty things in the tomb?”

Surprisingly, it was Miss Hongyu who answered first among the three: "Everyone in our field has a habit. Every time we go to the tomb, we are used to leaving clues along the way to avoid losing our way and not being able to distinguish the southeast from the east." Northwest. But I didn’t find any clues along the way, which shows that we are not going around in circles, but have been moving forward.”

The Hongyu girl had a strange look on her face. Before she answered, she glanced at Xiejian. She seemed a little curious as to why Jin An asked Xiejian for advice.

What she didn't know was that Chi Jian was traveling with her.

Perhaps it was precisely because of the mutual attraction of the special temperaments of her colleagues that she paid special attention to the taciturn sword-sharpening person along the way.

Jin An pondered, and then asked the old Taoist priest: "Old Taoist, what do you think?"

The old Taoist priest shook his head in frustration and said: "The surrounding rock walls absorb light and cannot see too far away, so we cannot use the art of phase and earth, nor can we use Feng Shui and Qimen Dunjia as a reference."

frown.

Jin An looked at Chi Jian.

As a result, Chi Jian went crazy and jumped from the hanging coffin with the old Taoist priest on his back.

ah--

The pitiful screams of the old Taoist priest resounded in the quiet abyss, and half of an old Taoist's life was frightened.