When we returned to Xianyang City, it was already dark.
Ying Zheng asked Ji Fa to live in the palace, and they would go to Sima Mansion to practice Tianmu again tomorrow morning.
After settling down Ji Fa, Ying Zheng hid the few things he had just brought back in the secret compartments of the royal study room, then took the "Dragon Searching Code" and read it carefully.
Opening the cover, there is a row of bright red oracle bone inscriptions written on the light green-yellow copper foil: It is the remaining will of Tian Chengwu, the Emperor of the Five Elements, to pass down and supplement this scripture for the purpose of repairing the dragon's veins.
There is no signature, but it is not difficult to see that this sentence was written by Fuxi.
Turning over this homepage, there is an outline behind it.
The first is the introduction to the Dragon Clan, and the content here is naturally the first time Ying Zheng has seen it.
I saw it written on the home page:
The dragon is the venerable person of the egg-based ethnic group. According to legend, it is transformed into the five elements and is divided into five types of true dragons: blue dragon, flame dragon, blue dragon, yellow dragon, and water dragon.
The green dragon belongs to Yang and is the leader of its tribe. It brought four types of female dragons to this chaos in the Cambrian Era, and created a realm of Hongmeng for the egg tribe to live and reproduce.
According to the ancestors of the God Clan, Canglong died because he gave birth to several kinds of mortal dragons, and the female dragon never appeared in the world again...
There were some words on this page that Ying Zheng didn't recognize, so he took out the "Book of Changes" to compare them one by one.
It is not difficult to see from the period that the Dragon Clan, like the Phoenix Clan, is classified according to the five elements, and the only male is Qinglong, which is the Dragon Emperor in Ice Phoenix's mouth, and the other four categories are all female dragons.
The clue left by the Protoss is that the earth-attributed Canglong gave birth to many mortal dragons, and later died due to overwork or other reasons.
As for Fanlong, he once heard Ji Fa say that he was called a dinosaur by the later Tiancheng lineage, and almost all the dinosaurs were killed in Pangu's counterattack against the dragon clan.
It is precisely for this reason that the God Clan and the Dragon Clan sat on the negotiating table again.
Ying Zheng then looked down and saw the following writing:
The three female dragons gave birth to ancestral dragons, which were divided into Panlong, Chilong, Qiulong, Jiaolong, Yinglong, etc. Each ancestral dragon guards all parties in the Nine Nether Sea and is not allowed to leave without authorization.
All real dragons live in Longtan and never go out. Only the Feng clan and Xuanwu clan can visit it.
The Dragon Pond was opened for the real dragon when Hou Yi, Zhu Rong and other gods were taken hostage, and it is located under the Dragon Abyss.
The location of Longyuan is unknown, and the trace of Longtan is difficult to find...
Behind it is a map, which clearly depicts the location of the so-called Longyuan, as well as the necessary route to go to Longyuan.
There is no doubt that this map is what the Dragon Emperor is worried about!
It can be said that no matter who is in the Nine Netherworld, with this map, they can find Longyuan, go deep into the Longtan, and see the location of the real dragon.
It is understandable that the Tiancheng lineage took this picture and went to talk to the Dragon Emperor. After all, both parties need to cooperate to repair the damaged dragon veins.
But once the dragon vein is completely repaired, the Tiancheng line is interrupted, and ordinary humans take the map to find the dragon tribe, what should we do?
Although the human race poses no threat to the Dragon Emperor, the secret that has been hidden for tens of thousands of years will definitely be exposed.
If the dragon clan wants to live in peace, they must not let the humans know any information about them, and this "Dragon Searching Code" is the key.
Ying Zheng was secretly amused: Doesn't the Dragon Emperor know that this thing can be copied?
However, for the sake of the peace of future generations, it is better not to offend the Dragon Clan. Otherwise, if there is another big earthquake or flood, all the efforts of the predecessors will be in vain.
Not only must this "Dragon Searching Code" be handed over to the Dragon Emperor, but all related items must also be prohibited from leaking out!
After thinking about it for a while, Ying Zheng made up his mind and continued to look back.
Immediately afterwards, he noticed that the classics mentioned something unique to true dragons—Dragon Pill.
However, it is said in the classics that Fuxi only heard about it and did not see it in person. As for its efficacy, it is even unknown.
Looking further back, there is an introduction to the Feng Clan and Xuanwu Clan, in which the Bingji Snowy Area and Suzaku Mountain he just visited are clearly recorded.
Ying Zheng also paid special attention to things about Jinwu, but the records in the classics were too simple. It only said that Jinwu was imprisoned in Shaoyang for letting Pangu go, so he was never seen.
At the end of "Dragon Searching Code", there is a layout map of the entire Jiuyou, in which the habitats of various divine birds and beasts are also marked.
It can be said that this is the most detailed supplement to the entire "Shan Hai Jing".
Ying Zheng compared the map bit by bit with the descriptions in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" and the routes he had personally traveled. Unknowingly, it was already late at night.
"I Have a Picture Book of Ghosts and Gods"
Maybe it was because he slept too late that Ying Zheng hadn't gotten up yet when Ji Fa knocked on the door.
After packing up, the master and the apprentice went straight to the Treasure Pavilion of Sima Mansion with the water nirvana beads containing the source blood.
Xu Fu waited outside the door with a smile and greeted him respectfully: "Master, Your Majesty, you made it easy for me to wait last night."
Only then did Ying Zheng remember that Ji Fa didn't come back last night, but he forgot to notify him.
"I came back a little late last night, so I stayed in the palace."
"It's good to be safe and sound." Xu Fu said as he took out an elixir from his arms. "Master, take a look at the quality of my newly refined elixir."
"Don't bother Master, let me take a look first." Ying Zheng took the elixir first, smelled it, then licked it, and said, "It's a little mushy and tastes a little bitter. It should be because the heat is too high. "
Ji Fa looked at Ying Zheng with a wry smile and said, "I ask you to practice more alchemy on weekdays, but you always say you don't have time. Why, now you have learned to evaluate elixirs?"
Ying Zheng said with a smile: "There are indeed many things to do in normal times, but I have to practice more in the future, so I can't let Hu Yu's apprentice overtake me."
"Xu Fu doesn't dare." His words scared Xu Fu and he quickly bowed his hands.
"Haha, I was joking." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "Xu Fu, if you make great progress, I won't be happy before it's too late, but now I have a task for you. Master and I will stay in the secret room for a few days. We don't want to be If anyone disturbs you, when it's meal time, just leave the meal at the door. If there is anything else, I will come out to find you."
After saying that, Ying Zheng handed him a token.
Xu Fu took the order and said: "Students take the order!"
Ji Fa added from the side: "One more thing, are you ready with the spring water I asked you to prepare before?"
Xu Fu replied: "They are all stored at the door of the secret room."
"I'm afraid it's still not enough." Ji Fa said, "Let the guards outside the door get more. If we don't stop, don't interrupt."
"good."
Ji Fa and Ying Zheng exchanged a few more words, then turned and entered the inner room. As expected, they saw three large tanks filled with clear springs, and two buckets next to the large tanks.
"I'll leave the matter of carrying water to you." Ji Fa said this and entered the secret passage.
Ying Zheng: "..."
After filling two buckets, Ying Zheng carried them into the secret room.
In addition to the Jiuding, there are also three heavenly eyes stored in the secret room, namely the one guarded by Jizhen, Baxia, and Suanni.
It can be said that half of the most important artifacts for the world are hidden in this secret room, which is not very big.
Ying Zheng held the Nirvana Bead in his hand, looked at it again and again, and asked Xiang Jifa: "Master, the leader of the Ice Phoenix Clan said that the bead cannot be destroyed and the source blood cannot be drawn out, otherwise it will destroy the vitality of the source blood, so let's What should be done?”
Ji Fa said: "This source blood has been stored for tens of thousands of years and can remain active thanks to the Nirvana Pearl. However, the properties of the two source blood are different. Fuxi's blood mostly acts on Jiuding, while Nuwa's blood is For the third eye.”
"Let's try to upgrade Jiuding first." Ying Zheng nodded and looked at Jiuding, only to see that the nine big tripods had changed slightly from before.
Each of the nine cauldrons has a big character hanging on its belly, which turns out to be the original nine zodiac signs.
The one they often use on the outside has the word "tiger" on it.
"Master, what are you doing?"
"What a fuss." Ji Fa rolled his eyes at him and said, "Didn't I tell you that the original gods used nine zodiac signs to distinguish the Jiuding. It was not until the Five Emperors period that the Nine Provinces were listed to represent the nine heavenly eyes, thus replacing the Nine Heavens. Now labeling them like this just restores their original names.”
"Haha, it's easier to distinguish them than before. I always couldn't tell them apart, but now it's better." Ying Zheng said with a smile.
Ji Fa pointed to the tiger cauldron in front and said: "We activated this tiger cauldron before, but we have not yet induced its spirituality. Only by inducing its spirituality can it be in harmony with Fuxi's source blood, and then we can refine the Third Eye again."
"Inducing spirituality..." Ying Zheng muttered, "It sounds interesting. Please ask Master for instructions on how to do it."
"The old rule is to pour in half a cauldron of spring water, and then boil the original grain seeds." Ji Fa commanded, "Then put the nirvana beads into the box under the belly of the cauldron to let the source blood release spirituality."
Ying Zheng responded, poured two buckets of spring water directly into the cauldron, then poured some original grain seeds, and put the Nirvana beads into the belly of the cauldron. Then he brought in a few more buckets of spring water, and then burned them under the tiger cauldron. Started the charcoal.
Taking advantage of the heating process, the master and apprentice activated the other eight cauldrons in sequence.
What surprised Ying Zheng was that the activation methods of these eight tripods were actually different!
Some lift the tripod's ears, some twist the patterns on the tripod's body, and some turn the rings on the tripod's feet.
After a lot of trouble, the water in the tiger cauldron had already boiled, and the original grain seeds had been cooked into porridge, which was then absorbed by the tiger cauldron.
Ying Zheng followed Ji Fa's instructions and poured in a certain amount of seeds and added more charcoal under the cauldron.
"Master, are the other eight cauldrons also on fire?"
Ji Fa rolled his eyes at him and said angrily: "It's just a Nirvana Pearl. You burned it and it's not enough."
Ying Zheng stuck out his tongue, feeling that he had indeed asked an idiot question.
At this moment, the sound of the liquid surface bubbling in the tiger cauldron began to grow louder, the bubbles became larger and larger, and then the gruel-like liquid surface began to slowly rotate.
The master and apprentice climbed up the ladder and took a closer look. They saw that the liquid surface was spinning faster and faster, and the big bubbles on it were exploding one after another.
While he was in shock and doubt, he heard a "pop" sound, and a blue light and shadow bounced from the liquid surface in the cauldron into the air, passed about a distance from the cauldron's ears, and then fell into the belly of the cauldron.
"It jumped out on its own?" Ying Zheng asked suspiciously.
"It should be." Ji Fa responded.
Ying Zheng murmured: "Why do I feel like the imperial chef is shaking the spoon?"
Ji Fa: "..."
After the Nirvana Pearl fell back to the belly of the tripod, it began to rotate with the porridge-like spring water. What was visible to the naked eye was that three red dots in it were getting brighter and brighter. They must be the three drops of Fuxi's source blood.
As it turned, the porridge began to thin and gradually became transparent, and the height of the liquid level also dropped, as if it was being sucked away.
About a quarter of an hour later, the porridge in the belly of the tripod had dried up, with not a drop left.
But the Nirvana Pearl is still spinning alone, like a child that hasn't had enough to eat.
The three drops of source blood have grown to be larger than a pea, and they are shining slightly red.
At the same time, the temperature of the Tiger Cauldron also increased, and it became increasingly red, as if it was being burned in a blazing fire.
For Jiuding, who is impervious to water and fire, this is the first time such a situation has occurred.
