Chapter 20 Under the Five Elements Mountain The Wire Rope Up
This natural stone bridge is called "Naihe Bridge" by Teacher Zhang. Of course, although this Naihe Bridge is the same name as the legendary Naihe Bridge, it does not refer to the same.
It is just used to describe the danger of this bridge and the horror of never returning.
In fact, such a bridge is one meter wide and crosses the sky, and the end is stretched towards the depths of the darkness. It looks not very solid at first glance. Although it will not sway like a rope, when people walk on it, they will always feel a trembling slightly. When they feel panic, they may not be able to stand at any time. If there is a strong wind blowing, they may fall into the abyss.
The most important thing is that the other end of it is hidden in the darkness and cannot see the other side, making people feel unsure.
People are born with a sense of awe for unknown things.
So walking on this Naihe Bridge turned out to be a terrifying thing, but we had to go. After all, the White Tiger Secret Realm is in a cave in the Eight-Level Cold Realm of Hell. If we want to find that Secret Realm, this is the only way.
Seeing this stone bridge that seemed to have no end, it was estimated that 90% of the people in the field were unwilling to move forward and were afraid, but the responsibility was on their shoulders. No one stood up and gave in, but looked at the leader.
Captain Peng took a deep breath and then made a gesture to Chen Jing.
Chen Jing did not hesitate and took out a large bundle of white ropes from his backpack and said to us: "I will put a slip knot for everyone in a while, and then put a marching button on the bridge. After getting on the bridge, we pulled the ropes from each other. Someone had an accident and the rest of the people exerted force. There should be no problem. Even if they couldn't stand, they could tie the slip knot on the bridge and fix their body..."
His method is quite simple, but in fact there are many things to be said. However, Chen Jing is calm and patiently explains to everyone and tells everyone about emergency measures for accidents.
After Chen Jing's preaching, everyone looked at the trembling stone bridge again, and their fear suddenly became much less.
Only the young monk Mo Yan whispered timidly: "In this way, aren't we grasshoppers on the same line? No one can break free?"
Captain Peng was not angry when he heard this, but laughed out loud and said yes, we are grasshoppers on the same line, prospering and losing. But you must believe that with me and others, everyone will surely let everyone walk through this single-plank bridge safely and reach the other side.
Teacher Zhang also said: "It is not difficult to walk through the Naihe Bridge. The difficult thing is how to continue moving forward after reaching the Eight-Level Cold Realm of Hell. Regarding this, we have obtained enough information from informants, so we should be able to find a place. But there is one problem, that is, the Eight-Level Cold Realm of Hell is the place where the evil evils begin to gather. There will be countless fierce auras and countless inner demons. These consciousness fragments are the most evil flashbacks of human nature. They will induce you to do many evil things, such as massacre of your own companions, so..."
Dr. Huang took out a bundle of red ropes, and a gold-cast "卍" character was tied to the red ropes and distributed them to everyone.
Teacher Zhang explained next to him: "This is a magic-proof talisman created by Zhang, a craftsman in royal worship. You wear it on your neck and stick it in front of your heart. It can block the harassment of the inner demons - but we are not very clear about the situation in the Eight-level Cold Realm of Hell. We don't know whether it can be prevented or effective, so you need to be careful in your heart and not be deceived."
After hearing this, everyone bowed and said, "Okay."
Captain Peng said again: "The eight levels of the cold realm of hell are divided into 'true, false, fly, fall, come, go, live, and die'. Each level is strange. What we know from the literature is that there must be illusions inside. I hope everyone can guard the Qingming Festival of the Divine Platform, hold the ropes and follow the large army. If the ropes are there, you are not moving forward alone, but breaking free from the ropes and constraints. Perhaps you will fall into endless illusions and ghosts, and you will never come back, do you know?"
The two of them repeatedly promoted something to us, that is the fact that "the rope is there, and the person is there."
If you take the initiative to let go of this "life-saving rope", then it is basically no different from choosing death.
In addition to these, the two also shared their understanding of the Eightfold Cold Realm of Hell with everyone, and repeatedly reminded everyone to communicate with the people around them and not to fall into their own thinking maze.
In addition, they also reminded us that in the eighth level of cold realm of Hell, there may be some remnants left by the ancient god war back then, so we must be careful.
After saying this for a while, probably because he felt that the atmosphere in the venue was a little low. Captain Peng and Teacher Zhang looked at each other and knew that if they continued, they would probably only have the will to die, so they stopped talking. Instead, Captain Peng said: "Everyone, we have made a lot of preparations for this trip before we set off. It can be said that we have made sufficient preparations. Even in a dangerous place like the Eight-Level Cold Realm of Hell, in addition to the Demon-Piracy Talisman, we also have Buddhist relics in the hands of Master Mo Yan of Xuefeng Temple."
Hearing this, the little monk raised the demon-subduing pestle in his hand and shook it gently. A sound of striking like a fairy music came from inside. It was really crisp and loud in people's ears, and it was endless aftertaste.
In order to boost morale, he no longer concealed the members of us who have been with us all the way, and said seriously: "The one in my hand is the only relic of the ancient Buddha of Lanting Lantern in China, the only one. If it is true, it is definitely fake, because only our Xuefeng Temple is the only one!"
He spoke very seriously, repeatedly, and seemed very persistent. I always felt a little funny, but it was his determination that everyone's somewhat nervous heart calmed down.
Bang, bang...
Captain Peng clapped his hands and said, "Let's start!"
Chen Jing began to come over to help tie ropes and tie slip knots. We stood in the order of the previous exploration, but Tang Dao and Captain Peng changed positions and fell from the front row to the end. On my side, Xia Longfei was in front, and Teacher Zhang was behind, and Ma Yiao was behind Teacher Zhang.
We both protect Teacher Zhang, and we can feel the trust Captain Peng has in us.
With Chen Jing's help, I tied a slip knot and tied it to my left arm. I touched the rope as thick as a thumb and found that it was not an ordinary hemp rope, but a bit like woven silk, full of toughness.
The ropes are tied to each person about one meter five meters apart. The ropes at the front and back ends are tied to the body of the stone bridge and are not tied to death. They can be moved and used as safety ropes.
After doing this, Captain Peng made another speech to us, and after boosting everyone's morale, he took the lead in getting on the bridge.
The one who walked in the front was Chen Jing, and Captain Peng followed closely behind him.
To be honest, when I first stood on this stone bridge, my heart was a little panicked. I subconsciously wanted to see the abyss under the bridge, but I didn't dare to look at it. My heart was hanging in the air, and I always felt like I was walking onto the guillotine.
I believe that the same should be true for everyone except me.
It’s just that Captain Peng kept encouraging ahead and told us not to look into the abyss below, just focus on the road below and be with our companions in front.
He kept muttering repeatedly, as if he had brought strength to all those who were afraid, and the team also stagnated from the beginning and began to move slowly. Then, when everyone reached the rhythm, the entire team began to move forward slowly and firmly.
We walked slowly on that "single-plank bridge". The longer we walked, the more calm we felt. When I walked with all my concentration, all the distractions in my heart were eliminated. This feeling was actually quite good.
After walking like this for about ten minutes, suddenly, a biting gust of wind blew from the left direction.
At first, the wind was very "gentle", just a biting cold. However, when we walked forward, the strange and uncertain wind became stronger and stronger. It came from the left, the right, and sometimes it was attacked from the top and bottom, which made people suddenly feel a little unsteady.
And I was a little unsteady in my standing, not to mention that the ordinary people in the team who had no cultivation had begun to stagnate after a brief attempt.
Everyone squatted down spontaneously, and some people couldn't stand the wind and lay directly on the ground.
The team was in a state of stagnation, which made Captain Peng, the leader, very anxious. He shouted in front: "Get up, get up, the wind is uncertain, you can still leave now, maybe it will explode in a while, and it may even be possible to directly roll us into the sky. You can't stop, hurry up, don't stop."
At this moment, we were all tied to a rope. Someone stopped and the rest could not leave, so he was very anxious.
Fortunately, Captain Peng's prestige was still there, and he urged and even scolded. Those lying on the ground tried to overcome the fear in their hearts and stood up to move forward. The team began to move again, but the speed became slower. I bowed and walked, and felt the storm rushing on my face, like a knife shaking my face, very powerful.
After walking for about five minutes, my speed was like a turtle. At this moment, I heard Tang Dao shout at the end of the team, because the wind was too loud, I didn't hear it very clearly.
After walking a few meters, Tang Dao shouted again, "This sentence came with the wind, and I finally heard it clearly."
He was shouting, "There are still people behind us."
Chapter completed!