Xianyuan Farm

"Haha, did you see the clue, friend Gu?" Deputy Sect Master Leng said jokingly. It seemed that the strange upstream movement of the boat had frightened many newcomers.

Abandoning his curiosity about the surroundings, Gu Hongyu quietly released his mental power. Under his mental power, all the monsters and demons could not escape his eyes. He immediately saw why the boat could go upstream.

It turned out that there was a steel rope thicker than a thumb under the boat. This might not be used when the boat came down, but when it went upstream, it was all pulled by the steel rope. The boatman was indeed just maintaining the balance of the boat and avoiding some branches, wood piles and other debris that appeared on the river.

No wonder there was no sign of people walking around before. It turned out that entering the Lieyang Sect was to pass through this turbulent river. Who would have thought of it if they didn't know the situation?

Seeing Gu Hongyu staring at the water in front of the boat with a smile on his face, Deputy Sect Master Leng knew that Gu Hongyu had seen the clue, so he explained: "This is one of the ways we enter and exit the sect. Ordinary people do not interfere with this river. This is also a last resort to protect our sect from being discovered by secular people."

"This is really..., your sect is really full of capable people. Who thought of such a way to tie a steel rope on a wooden boat? It takes a lot of strength to pull the steel rope against the current. How did you do it? Are there many people who specialize in pulling the boat?" Gu Hongyu asked in confusion.

Sect Master Leng smiled mysteriously: "I don't need to answer this. We will reach the end soon. Fellow Daoist Gu will understand everything after seeing it."

Sure enough, this section of the river where the boat goes against the current is not very far. Gu Hongyu estimated that the distance is less than one thousand meters.

And the location where the boat stopped surprised him again.

Although the water flow in the river here is much smoother, the place where he stands faces a high cliff. There is a water cave under the cliff. Obviously, this place is not the residence of Lieyang Sect either. Does the boat have to pass through this water cave to reach the final destination?

But this time Gu Hongyu was wrong.

It is true that the water cave can accommodate several small boats at the same time, but just as the boat stopped, a man flashed out from the side of the water cave. After nodding to the cold master, he quickly untied the steel rope hanging on the bow. At this time, following the busy figure of the strong man, Gu Hongyu found that there was a huge wheel at the other end of the water cave, which seemed to be naturally embedded in the mountain wall.

The giant wheel was wrapped with steel ropes. Gu Hongyu pointed at it and asked in surprise: "We came up just now because of this wheel driving the steel rope?"

"Yes, that's right, and this giant wheel is not pulled by us manually, but uses the power of the water flow to make this wheel rotate, and then the steel rope is wrapped around it one circle after another, so we can go upstream." Leng Zongzhu explained with some pride.

"Great, then how does it work? I saw the boatman shake the bell a few times before the boat started to go upstream. You must have a way to control this roulette wheel, right?" Gu Hongyu asked.

Deputy Sect Leader Leng did not hide anything and still explained with a smile: "It's actually very simple. Our sect elders built a gate above the roulette wheel. When the roulette wheel is not running, the gate is closed. When our boat went up the river, the gate was open until we got here and the gate was closed by the staff on duty. So you can see that the roulette wheel is still now."

"I have to say that the wisdom of the predecessors is not something we can guess. Your sect is really hidden. Now there is a water cave in front of us. Don't tell me that we have to take a boat through the water cave to get to your real sect, right?" Gu Hongyu asked with a smile.

Deputy Sect Leader Leng shook his head: "It's right to go through this cliff, but not by boat through the water cave."

Gu Hongyu was not confused for too long. A gap suddenly appeared on the seemingly intact stone wall next to the water cave, just enough for two people to enter side by side.

Gu Hongyu was shocked again by the Lieyang Sect's method.

"Fellow Daoist Gu, don't underestimate this stone door. If it is fully opened, a car can drive directly in. But now the gap is enough for us to pass through." Sect Leader Leng explained again.

Gu Hongyu asked again: "Does it have to go back and forth like this if you want to go to other sects?"

This time, Sect Master Leng shook his head: "This is different. Many sects of ancient warriors are known to secular people and have become tourist attractions, such as Shaolin, Wudang, Longhu Mountain, etc., and some sects far away from the secular world have become weak and lost their sect heritage, and have no means to protect the sect, just like some sects that used to be proficient in formations, but now there are no talents who can arrange formations. Our sect has always been famous for its mechanical skills. Although it has also lost some of its inheritance, it has more or less preserved some of it. Even this mechanism to enter the sect was completed by the predecessors using the pinnacle of mechanical skills."

Listening to Sect Master Leng's words, Gu Hongyu's heart was slightly moved. He had never set foot in the world of ancient warriors before, and now some news still touched him, that is, the ancient martial arts of this era have withered, just like the ancient cultivation.

Walking into the cave, he found that the passage was indeed very spacious as Sect Leader Leng had said, and could easily accommodate a car. However, according to his observation, there were many holes on both sides of the neatly built cave walls, and some of the ground under the passage was obviously empty.

Seeing that Gu Hongyu was very concerned about the holes on the cave wall, Sect Master Leng introduced: "I said before that our sect's mechanical skills are quite good. There are many mechanisms hidden in this long passage. Some holes can launch arrows, some can release poisonous gas... There are also many mechanisms and traps under the ground. As long as the foreign enemy enters here, there is absolutely no way back."

Gu Hongyu thought so too. In this narrow passage, no matter how high the martial arts are, there is no place to move. It is difficult to defend against hidden arrows, not to mention the various mechanisms here. Even if you imagine it, you can know the encounters of the invading enemies in the passage. It is chilling.

If Gu Hongyu had encountered the situation in the passage before entering the foundation-building period, he would probably have to surrender, otherwise the result would be tragic. After entering the foundation-building period, his body strength is already ordinary, invulnerable to swords and guns, water and fire, and he is not afraid of poisonous gas, because internal breathing can be maintained for a long time in the foundation-building period.

"Isn't the Lieyang Sect a powerful sect in the world of ancient warriors?" Gu Hongyu asked, looking at the various "powerful" strengths displayed by the other party.

This cold sect leader did not dare to be arrogant, and hurriedly answered modestly: "In the past, our Lieyang Sect could only be regarded as a small sect, but with the decline of ancient martial arts in modern times, secluded sects like the Lieyang Sect would be stronger, but compared with Boss Gu's Medicine God Temple, it is much inferior."

"Hehe, our Medicine God Temple usually does not move around in the secular world, and even I don't know its strength." Gu Hongyu said vaguely. He is the only one in the Medicine God Temple now. Gu Hongyu knows the real strength very well, but this cannot be known to outsiders.

As he walked, a white light shone brightly outside the passage, needless to say, this long passage has come to the end.

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