Kaka! Everyone stepped on the messy white bones and walked slowly towards the other end of the corridor. Phosphorescence danced in the darkness, and the silence was like a tomb.

Finally, we came to the end of the corridor.

As the fire spread out, the darkness receded, and everyone was in a vast space.

The first thing that jumps into view is a giant statue of an emperor more than ten feet high. He wears a crown, a crown, a top and a lower skirt, a deer and a jade sword hanging on his waist, as well as a jade hook, leather belt, and a large belt.

The clothes are engraved with twelve kinds of patterns such as sun, moon, stars, dragon, mountain and fire, like ribbons and lacquer, which make people feel the urge to kneel down and surrender.

In front of the statue is a nine-story altar made of white marble. On the platform stands a giant bronze tripod with three legs and two ears. The shape of the giant tripod is simple and heavy, with a light cyan luster all over the body, and various patterns and animals are engraved on the surface.

The landscape of fish and insects is mysterious and noble, and is extraordinary at first sight.

The altar is surrounded by thirty-six bronze statues, including flying dragons that fly through the clouds and spit out mist, phoenixes that are reborn from the fire, unicorns and other spiritual beasts that ride on the waves, as well as Laozi who rides an ox out of seclusion and is in charge of thunder and lightning.

The God of Thunder, the powerful Taibai Jinxing and other Taoist gods have different expressions and postures, vaguely implying the intention of protecting the emperor.

Further outside, there are hundreds of life-size warrior statues standing around, all clad in bright armor, with strong backs and waists, and are lifelike. Unfortunately, many statues have been vandalized, or are incomplete, or have fallen to the ground.

It's dust.

The outermost part is a circular corridor, with eight entrances and exits evenly spaced, connecting eight corridors respectively. Dozens of texts and silver paintings with iron hooks are engraved on the walls with strong brushwork. I don’t know what the content is recorded. Except for their line.

People, no other people can be seen coming or going for the time being.

If nothing else, this is the core area of ​​the underground palace - if the ancients succeeded in refining elixirs, they would worship the heaven and earth according to the rituals and offer them to the emperor.

Long Jiu and others looked up at this unusually tall statue of the emperor and subconsciously held their breath. Suddenly, a startled voice sounded: "This... this is the statue of Queen Wu Zhao!"

It turns out that this statue actually portrays the image of a dignified and noble queen with phoenix eyes! Since the beginning of historical records, the only orthodox female emperor in Chinese history is Wu Zetian, the founder of the Zhou Dynasty. She is known as the first wonder of the ages.

woman.

Wu Zetian was once the concubine of Li Shimin, and later became a nun in Ganye Temple. Soon she entered the palace again, was canonized as queen by Tang Gaozong Li Zhi, and began to participate in national affairs. After Li Zhi's death, she changed the name of Tang Dynasty to Zhou Dynasty, ascended the throne and proclaimed herself emperor, and made Luoyang her capital.

(Shendu), completely controlling the military and political power of the empire. When she was old and critically ill, she changed the Zhou Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, returned power to the Li Tang clan, and was finally buried in the Qianling Mausoleum as the "Great Sage Queen of Zetian".

Li Zhi slept in the same tomb.

I won’t comment on Wu Zetian’s merits and demerits during her reign, but she served two generations of emperors and proclaimed herself emperor. She was unprecedented and unparalleled. Compared with her, most of the heroes of China for thousands of years were inferior to her.

Feel sorry for yourself.

Wu Zetian made Luoyang the capital of the Zhou Dynasty and called himself the "God Emperor". He once praised Buddhism and built many Buddha statues and Buddhist temples. However, the layout of this underground palace obviously originated from Taoism, inheriting the essence of the Book of Changes, talismans, and alchemy. It seems that

In her later years, the Queen, whom she had not seen for thousands of years, could not realize that "form is emptiness, emptiness is form". She was afraid before the catastrophe of life and death, and placed her hope in the golden elixir to extend her life.

However, it was clear that the golden elixir for longevity had not yet been refined, and Wu Zetian passed away sadly. The alchemists failed to live up to the Queen's expectations and had to flee the underground palace in panic, sealing the palace gates and burying all the secrets underground.

Everyone's eyes fell on the giant cauldron with flowing blue light, and countless questions flashed through their minds - Is this the Kyushu cauldron? Why is there no elixir growing nearby? Could it be that the cauldron has lost its magical effect due to its age?

?Or did someone get there first?

But Fu Jingtao dared to conclude that this giant cauldron must be a fake, most likely imitated by craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, how could it be discarded casually? His heart moved slightly, and he turned his eyes to distinguish the words engraved on the wall. At first glance, the words were gorgeous and mysterious.

After savoring it carefully, there are actually a series of exercises and formulas!

His heart was pounding. He recalled the reliefs in the hall outside, and tried to figure them out in pairs. He found that there was an image that matched the words around him!

This is a variety of top skills spread in the Wu Zhou Dynasty, involving light skills, internal skills, fists and weapons, etc., which can be called a priceless treasure. The relief is the surface, the text is the inside, and only by combining the outside and the inside can you master a unique skill. If you don't have

Reliefs serve as an intuitive reference. Just deducing and understanding them from text will waste a lot of time and energy, or even take a long detour.

Fu Jingtao's expression was focused and elated for a moment, which immediately attracted the attention of Du Shanyue, Jiang Haoyuan and others. They followed Fu Jingtao's gaze, carefully pondered the mystery of the writing on the wall, and couldn't help but exclaimed,

I feel annoyed and regretful, and beat my chest and feet.

Du Shanyue and others did not pay attention to memory when viewing the relief, and after several conflicts and fights, how could they still recall the details of the relief? A slight difference would make a thousand miles!

Seeing this, the other sect disciples turned their heads to look, some were thoughtful, some were obsessed with their eyes, and most of them slapped their thighs and gritted their teeth and sighed - if I had known that there were secrets of the exercises hidden in the underground palace, I would have died in the front hall.

Remember those reliefs! If only we could turn back time, how wonderful it would be!

Fu Jingtao caught a glimpse of the remorseful expressions of the disciples from the corner of his eye, and was secretly amused. Who said you don't have the ability to remember everything? Under the eyes of envy, jealousy and hatred, he browsed the text at the speed of ten lines at a glance, reading one article after another.

Be confident and behave with ease and ease.

Du Shanyue stared at Fu Jingtao in disbelief, and blood flowed from his heart like a thorn. In vain, he was too high-minded and boasted that he was superior to all the heroes in the world in terms of martial arts qualifications. Unexpectedly, when he compared with Fu Jingtao face to face, he even mentioned

He didn’t even deserve the shoes! His temples were throbbing with anger, his mouth was slightly salty, and a wisp of blood quietly spilled out.

Long Jiu, Yang Mu and others focused on the giant cauldron.

For the Zhao and Song Dynasties, finding the Jiuzhou tripod was of great importance. If the giant tripod on the altar is confirmed to be one of the ancient Nine tripods, as long as the news is passed to Zhao Guangyi in time, you don't have to worry about food and clothing expenses for the rest of your life.

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Long Jiu whispered: "This giant cauldron has been absorbing spiritual energy, which is very weird! We need to be careful later and look after each other. Don't fall at the last step."

The leaders of all the sects nodded in unison, looking solemn.

Yang Mu said in a deep voice: "How about asking Brother Long to explore the way first?"

Long Jiu smiled and said: "No problem!" Although he agreed readily, he did not use Qinggong and body skills to rush through. Instead, he carefully stepped down the steps and walked towards the altar step by step.
Chapter completed!