Immortality: Start Cultivating Immortality From Pingshan Mountain Chapter 284

 “Dead person?”

 As soon as I heard this.

 The heartstrings of the people beside him became tense again.

Subconsciously, he clenched the long knife and musket in his hands, and surrounded Chen Yulou in a faint way to prevent another dangerous situation from happening.

 “Ancient corpse or current person?”

In response, Chen Yulou just waved his hand to indicate that they did not need to do this.

Then he raised his head and looked up at Xiao Qian and asked.

 “Not an ancient person.”

“Looking at how he is dressed, he looks like he is from the Western Regions.”

Xiu Qian held up the light and looked at it carefully.

The corpse in the crevice of the cliff was not badly decayed. It must have been dead not long ago. Although its face was blurry, the clothes and tools it carried were not what you could find in ancient times.

It even has an empty box cannon stuck in its waist.

 As for why it is concluded that he is from the Western Regions.

 It is because of the silver ornament inlaid with gems and bells on its chest.

 You can faintly see scriptures engraved on the silver jewelry.

The Uighurs we met along the way, both men and women, would wear this kind of ornament called Tumar. It is a traditional and ancient ornament that is said to have the effect of warding off evil spirits.

"It seems...it should be Hoja's bandit team."

 Listen to his description.

 Chen Yulou's eyes became clearer and clearer.

  There has always been another team in the ancient city of Jingjue.

 But it took so long to come down.

 Except for the foreign devils hanging on the city gate and Hoja who escaped, no third person was seen.

　Today…

 Finally we bumped into him.

　　It also completely corresponds to his initial guess.

There is no trace of them in the brick corridors, palace stone halls, or cliff tunnels, which means that they never came down from the temple.

　　appears here.

 Most likely, we will come along the Ziduan River.

Discovered this underground stone door by accident.

 Chen Yulou could even imagine that when a group of people sneaked in the dark night for a long time and finally saw this legendary treasure house, they could not contain their excitement at all.

Unfortunately.

What greeted them was not gold, silver, or jade.

 But countless venomous snakes.

 “Let's look around and see if there are any maps or anything like that.”

 Spit out a breath.

 Chen Yulou continued to give instructions.

"yes."

After receiving the order, Xiao Qian did not dare to delay. He took out a pair of silver-woven gloves from his baggage, then squatted in front of the crack and began to touch the corpse.

 When he takes action.

The rest of the people also crossed the stone bridge and came under the stone gate.

 “Old foreigner brother, bow!”

 Return the dragon's bow to its original owner.

 Although it was the first time to use it, this heavy bow was very suitable to his taste.

“Shopkeeper Chen, have you learned the art of bow and horse before?”

 Taking the long bow, the old foreigner hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't help but be curious.

  “Slightly dabbled in.”

Chen Yulou shook his head and smiled.

The Chen family has been the leader of thieves for three generations. By his generation, the family's heritage was already very deep, and his father's biggest wish in his life was to clear his name and go ashore, and transform from a family of thieves to a scholarly family.

Therefore, since he was a child, he was required to study the Four Books and Five Classics, the Six Arts of the Gentleman, archery and horsemanship, military books, martial arts, Taoism, and even the 108 lines.

 It's just that this is the first time such a large bow has been used.

 The old foreigner was amazed at his skill in archery.

 Actually, when you reach the golden elixir realm and have the guidance of your spiritual consciousness, you dare not say that you can hit the target 100 times, but it is still easy to hit 78 out of 10 shots.

Hearing this, the old foreigner's expression became even more astonishing.

 The longer they knew each other, the more unfathomable Chen Yulou made him feel.

 In the past, he would never have believed that there was really a perfect person in this world.

 But he is definitely the closest one.

Although he is engaged in a very popular profession and has entered the outer world, it does not affect his mystery in the slightest.

 “Brother Chen, what is this?”

  Different from the old foreigners.

The partridge whistle refers to the figure of Xiao Qian.

 “Just the gang of bandits from before.”

 “Are they still there?”

Hearing this, he couldn't help but frown.

After being down for so long, there is still no trace of the other party. In fact, Partridge Whistle has always been distracted.

“Under the snake cave, there is a possibility of survival.”

 Chen Yulou shrugged.

This trip seems to be unstoppable, but that's because they took action.

Putting it on ordinary people, those black snakes are definitely devil-like existences.

 While speaking.

 Hour Qian had already stepped on the stone wall and landed on the ground.

 In addition to a lamp, there is also an extra baggage in my hand.

 “Here's the boss, everything is here.”

 Walked up to a few people.

 He unpacked the baggage, and suddenly scattered items fell out.

There are coins made of gold, jade with a deep color, silver ornaments with obvious Western style, and several bronzes with ghost cave inscriptions engraved on them.

 Except.

 A twenty-shot box cannon, two remaining bullets, a packet of damp black powder, and a parchment scroll.

 Chen Yulou glanced casually.

 Automatically filtered out the scattered artifacts, but became more interested in the rolled-up parchment.

 Bend to pick it up.

 Spread it flat in your hands.

Unsurprisingly, the seemingly chaotic lines on the parchment clearly correspond to the ancient city of Jingjue.

Two protruding black peaks represent the Double Black Mountains.

 There are black stone towers in the city, and there are also simple routes to the ancient city.

  However, among the intersecting lines, there are two places that are highlighted.

 One is the black tower, and the other is to the south of the city.

 Bian Bian made a special trip to explain it in English.

 'A mysterious temple dedicated to the gods. '

 “an ancient well that leads to the ground.”

Although Chen Yulou's English level is not high, it is much better than French, German or Guidongwen, which he knows nothing about.

　　At this moment, I pondered for a moment.

　　 Then I recognized those two comments.

 Sure enough.

 This group of people went down from the ancient well to the underground river, and finally arrived here.

Looking at it this way, this map should be made by Stein.

That is, the Western European explorer who accidentally broke into the ancient city in Hoja's mouth.

 “That's it, the dust has settled.”

 Put away the parchment.

 Chen Yulou's last doubt was completely gone.

The man who died in the crevice of the cliff was most likely the leader of the bandit team. It must be said that his ability to survive was truly astonishing.

 In case of breaking into a snake den.

How can I live so long?

 It's a pity that bad luck happened.

 Finally ran out of ammunition and food.

 Coupled with the fact that the bag of black powder was soaked in water, his last retreat was cut off.

otherwise.

 Despite his desperate efforts, he might be able to find a chance of survival.

“Next, we have to think about how to open this door.”

 Handled the sample parchment to Xiao Qian.

 The latter was startled at first.

 Suddenly, my heart couldn't help but pounding.

 The shopkeeper's intention was self-evident. Those scattered weapons were considered as his seizures and were given in advance.

The Xiling bandits who came a step later looked at him with even more envy.

 Into the eyes of the general manager.

What can be predicted is that when he returns to Changsheng Mountain, his meteoric rise to the top is definitely a certainty.

 Chen Yulou has always been clear about rewards and punishments, and he indeed risked his life to bring these back.

At this moment, I am just pointing at the gate road.

 In the original work, the group of people decades later did not have this problem.

 Because when they arrived, the stone gate had already been forcibly blown open, probably by the expedition teams from Western Europe.

but…

 Chen Yulou did not intend to use gunpowder.

 It's good to be able to open it.

With a little carelessness, the top mountain cliff collapsed, and they all had to bury the ground to bury the Queen Queen.

  A woman from a thousand years ago.

 Chen Yulou was not that interested.

Of course, the most important thing is to worry about using gunpowder, which will cause landslides in the cave behind the door and block the way to the ghost cave, which is a big trouble. “How about we ask the armored beast to dig a tunnel into the stone wall next to it?”

 There is a precedent, the old foreigner suggested naturally.

“Even if an armored beast attacks and wants to penetrate it, it probably won't be a matter of time.”

 Chen Yulou shook his head.

Although they have been traveling underground, according to the direction and time of walking, it is not difficult to guess that they are actually infinitely close to the Montenegro Mountains.

 The queen, because the mountain is a mausoleum, has a big tree sealed in it.

How can it be penetrated so easily?

 So, the issue of fighting actually still falls on the opening of the door.

"It's a pity that Honggu didn't come, otherwise she would have definitely found the key with her methods."

He looked at the stone door in front of him that was several feet high.

Even though I was in Kunlun, I couldn't help but feel a sense of insignificance in my heart.

 “What's the rush? Let's look for it.”

Chen Yulou shook his head and smiled.

Every time a machine is turned off, there must be traces to follow.

What's more, it's still this kind of grand formation that has lasted for thousands of years and is still in operation.

 “Where is Yuan Hong?”

After staring at the stone door for a moment, Chen Yulou suddenly remembered something and turned to look at the crowd.

 “Master, I'm here.”

 Hear him call his name.

Yuan Hong immediately walked out from behind the team.

 “Try to see if you can find its formation.”

Seeing its glaring eyes, Chen Yulou gave direct instructions.

 “Yes, Master.”

 Have a simple conversation.

Yuan Hong didn't waste any time. He climbed over the heavy stone above his head and walked straight to the stone door. He opened his five fingers and pressed against the stone door.

"This is?"

Yang Fang was confused.

 Subconsciously glanced at the old foreigner beside him.

Noticing his gaze, the latter just spread his hands and said, "Don't look at me, it's the first time I've seen you."

Hearing this, Yang Fang looked at Kunlun in front of him.

 After all, among them, he is the only one who is closest to Yuan Hong.

But what he didn't know was that Kunlun could not hide his surprise at this moment.

Facing his back to the crowd, the moment he put his right hand on the stone door, a wisp of black gold luster flowed in Yuan Hong's amber eyes, and then starlight flickered under his chest.

 The orifices seem to be on fire.

Soon, a golden thread passed through the palm and headed straight for the stone door.

"etc…"

 I noticed that the aura on its body suddenly rose.

Partridge Whistle, who had been silent until now, could not help but twitch heavily at the corner of his eyes.

His eyes were subconsciously staring at the stone door.

 As if to see through something.

But even he was only vaguely aware of a wisp of air movement. As for what it was, according to his guess, it might be the blood talent of the ape family.

 Just like the two armored beast predecessors from his lineage of moving mountains.

 Before turning into a demon.

 You can accurately find the underground Yin veins.

From this point, you can pass through the cave and enter the tomb, and you will never miss the opportunity to enter the tomb.

Yuan Hong's use of the mandrill's magical power didn't last long, even just for a moment, before it opened its eyes again.

 In the depths of his eyes, the jet-black golden color has faded.

 Instead, there was a touch of excitement that could not be concealed.

"Owner."

"found it!"

Taking a deep breath, Yuan Hong didn't bother to rest and immediately returned to the crowd.

"where?"

 Having seen this magical power in the morning, Chen Yulou was not surprised at this moment and just asked in a deep voice.

Yuan Hong pointed to the stone bridge they crossed when they came.

 “Underwater river!”

Hearing this, Chen Yulou and the others all had a subconscious buzz in their minds.

 Zi Duanhe? !

yes.

 Over a thousand years, the sea has changed, the sun and the moon have changed, and the former oasis has turned into an endless desert. The only thing that remains unchanged is the never-ending Yin River.

 Use the river water to promote the operation of the formation.

Isn't this the Shui Shi Tomb?

Partridge Whistle's eyes flickered, and his breathing became a little faster for a moment, obviously he had thought of this.

That day at Zhelong Mountain, when he was looking at the lake view from the Linggong mural, he mentioned the water power mechanism, but was denied by Chen Yulou.

 Unexpectedly, I had a misunderstanding that day, but today I actually met the real thing.

 “Want to go diving?”

Chen Yulou did not stop to explain, but continued to ask Yuan Hong.

Yuan Hong hesitated for a moment, "I saw a lot of paddles..."

His words seemed to be wrong in answering the question, but Chen Yulou suddenly understood, "Okay, Brother Dao, please wait here while I go down for a walk."

 “Brother Chen, be careful!”

 “Shopkeeper, I'll go with you.”

"You want to walk on the water? Shopkeeper Chen, why don't you let me go? I grew up by the Yellow River and am very good at water."

Partridge Whistle nodded.

 Kunlun and Yang Fang on the side spoke one after another.

 Especially the latter, with a look of eagerness to try.

“Brother Yang Fang is interested, but the situation in the dark river is unclear, so I'd better go there myself.”

Chen Yulou shook his head and declined.

As he spoke, a pair of big hands pressed on Kunlun's shoulders, and the meaning was self-evident.

Seeing this, even if Kunlun was unwilling to give in, he could only suppress the restlessness in his heart.

 “Take it.”

Chen Yulou shook his head and smiled, took off the dragon scale sword and handed it to him.

 Then he crossed over the crowd and returned to the stone bridge.

The rapid water rolled past me, making a rumbling sound. A thick layer of mist shrouded the river, as if holding a pipa half-hiding the face.

Having passed by before, he just glanced casually.

 After confirming that there was no danger in the underground Yin River, he walked over.

Now that he was looking at it carefully, Chen Yulou soon noticed something was wrong.

The flowing river water seemed to be divided when passing under the bridge, forming a faint whirlpool, where the leaves washed down from the upstream swirled back and forth.

"Got you…"

 See this situation.

Chen Yulou's eyes couldn't help but light up.

Take a deep breath, activate the magic method, and jump up.

Like a feather falling gently into the thick fog.

 Wait until he stood on the river.

 In the cliff at the whirlpool, someone had clearly dug a tunnel.

 It is more than half a person tall.

 It's bottomless.

The cold underground river water poured into it, and only the rumbling echo could be heard.

“If water is diverted into the tomb, wouldn't it turn into a puddle?”

 Chen Yulou looked strange.

The most taboo thing in the Han mausoleums was the presence of water in the tombs.

 This is intentional.

 It can only be said that even though the Queen is also proficient in metaphysics, the distinction between Yi and Han is engraved in her bones and is easily indelible.

 Thoughts flashed by.

Chen Yulou did not hesitate, using the magic movement and water-dividing methods to quickly travel through the dark waterway.

 Almost half a minute later.

The sound of rushing water came from the front.

When he got closer, he suddenly discovered that it was an artificially dug cliff. The water flow from the Ziduan River converged here, creating a huge drop and forming an underground waterfall.

 Under the waterfall, there are piles of rocks one after another.

High above the head are chains hanging down one after another.

　　Just enough to lock the stone.

 A paddle made of sacred wood.

 It keeps rotating driven by the falling water from the waterfall.

Every time it turned, there was a crunching sound from the chain.

 See this scene.

Even if Chen Yulou had some guesses, he couldn't help but be amazed by this ingenious project.

It is hard to imagine that such an exquisite mechanical formation was made by the most skilled ancients thousands of years ago.

 It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a water conservancy project of later generations.

 Even the design is superior in some aspects.

after all…

There is no need for supervision here at all.

More than a thousand years have passed, and as long as the water flow does not dry up, the formation can continue to operate.

Standing on the top of the waterfall.

 Chen Yulou looked at it in amazement.

It wasn't until a long time later that he gathered his thoughts, turned his head, and glanced at the intersection of six or seven iron cables.

 It is a stone ball built in the middle of the cliff.

 Looking from a distance, it looks like an eye.

“So, you are the one in charge?!” (End of this chapter)

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