The little Nian beast's action of falling into the pool was a bit funny. Ying Zheng suppressed his laughter and asked, "Are you okay?"
Little Nian showed his little head and said, "The claws are a little wet and slippery."
"Come up quickly." Ying Zheng said, "You have to take a running start. That way you can jump farther. I will give you a push soon."
The little Nian beast responded, swam to the edge of the pool and climbed up.
The soil and water seemed to be a little heavy, and they fell off the little Nian beast's body in drops. After shaking it off in the open space, it was extremely dry, and all the moisture from before was brought out.
"This soil and water are good, hehe." Little Nian Beast said, "I'm here."
After saying that, after taking a few steps, the little Nian beast jumped into the air again.
The moment it stood up, Ying Zheng pushed it from behind.
Taking advantage of its strength, the little Nian beast exerted strength on its waist and abdomen and firmly grasped the hanging iron ring.
Because of its own weight and inertia, the hoop is pulled.
The little Nian beast immediately jumped down and fell into the earth and water again.
Perhaps practice makes perfect, as it swam back to the shore in a few strokes and jumped up.
But the strange thing is that there is no bubbling in the pool like the previous two pools, but the dark brown soil water emerges from the edge of the pool and spreads outward.
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"Oops, we got the wrong agency." Ying Zheng exclaimed and quickly retreated with the little Nian beast.
However, when the soil and water came to a crack in the rocks, they no longer approached them, but flowed down the cracks in the rocks.
Ying Zheng did not approach the pool again, but kept a certain distance and observed patiently.
The soil and water flowed slowly, and for about the same time as the previous two times, the water flow gradually decreased and gradually dried up.
Ying Zheng looked forward and saw that the pool had disappeared.
Tentatively walking to the edge of the original pool, he squatted down and looked carefully at the ground in front of him.
"It seems that the bottom of the pool rose up and squeezed out all the water." After saying that, Ying Zheng knocked hard on the original bottom of the pool.
The little Nian beast stepped forward, first stepped on one paw, and then stepped on the other front paw. Seeing that there was no movement, it simply jumped on it.
Ying Zheng also walked up and came to the stone wall opposite.
The stone door of this stone wall does not seem to be opening in opposite directions, and there are gaps on its side edges.
Ying Zheng pushed hard from the side, and saw the stone door flipping inwards along the central axis, revealing the passage inside.
The front passage is also a trapezoidal structure, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. The ceiling and floor are quite flat.
Walking forward along the secret passage, a row of steps appeared not far away.
The steps were not very regular. After turning a few corners, we came to a secret passage. At the end of the secret passage, there was indeed another pool.
This pool is round again, but there is a square platform on the outer edge. As expected, the water in the pool is golden yellow.
"It seems that this is the golden water." Ying Zheng murmured, "I don't know what lies ahead after passing the water of the Five Elements."
"Whatever, it's not difficult anyway, just think that the two of us are bored and come here to relax." Little Nian Beast said while looking for the mechanism.
Ying Zheng looked at it, there was no hanging ring, and there was nothing strange about it.
"It seems like it's in the water." The little Nian beast jumped in again.
Not long after, a big bubble emerged from the center of the pool, and the little Nian beast popped up and jumped back to the ground.
The golden water in the pool began to rotate, and within a short time, it disappeared from sight.
And in the center of the pool, a big hole suddenly appeared.
Ying Zheng looked around again, but did not find the structure similar to the stone gate before.
Could that hole be the exit?
He jumped into the pool with the little Nian beast and came to the entrance of the cave.
The inside is very smooth and does not look like it is made of stone, and the passage also winds downwards with no steps, like a slide.
"It seems there is no other way but to jump." Ying Zheng looked at Little Nian Beast and said, "Are you afraid?" "I have died once, so there is nothing to be afraid of." Little Nian Beast's The look in his eyes was a bit intriguing, "You are probably afraid."
"I have nothing to be afraid of. As long as I don't fall into the lava, I don't care." Ying Zheng said.
"Then I'll do it first."
After that, the little Nian beast tentatively slid into the secret passage that resembled a slide.
Ying Zheng followed suit.
Fortunately, it just looks smooth on the surface, but the speed of decline is not fast.
This slide winds down, and it feels much more fun than riding a horse.
After a while, the little Nian beast slid to the ground first, and Ying Zheng behind him jumped directly on it.
Not to mention, it’s very fluffy and comfortable, but a little wet.
The little Nian beast rolled and stood up, but let out a exclamation.
Ying Zheng also quickly stood up and looked forward, and couldn't help but be surprised.
I saw that the space in front of me was very spacious, like a square, and in the center of the square, there were five pools!
Among them, the outer four are the same structures as the previous wood, fire, earth, and metal, divided into up, down, left, and right around the middle pool.
The one in the middle is blue in color, which is obviously the fifth type of water of the five elements, clear water.
The difference from the above is that the water in these five pools is not so calm, but is rolling like boiling water, and occasionally boils. Some bubbles pop up.
Who is boiling this water?
Ying Zheng led the little beast to the first pool, but there was no heat rising from the water.
Little Nian stretched out a front paw and touched the water surface carefully. The moss covering the water surface instantly gathered towards its front paw.
"Is it hot?"
Little Nian Beast shook his head: "It's cold."
Ying Zheng thought for a while and said: "Then there should be a water pipe connected to the bottom of the pool, or there should be a spring, causing the water to continuously emerge from below."
"It's possible."
After that, the little Nian beast walked around the wooden water pool. Seeing that there was nothing strange, he turned around and came to the clear water pool in the middle.
This pool is so clear that you can see a stream of water gushing out from the middle of the bottom at a glance.
"It seems to be a stream of spring water." Ying Zheng said, "But since it is a spring water, just let it flow. Why bother to spend so much effort and build such a big project?"
Little Nian Beast shook his round head and said, "What you don't know, I don't even know."
"Then let's look around to see if there is any exit." Ying Zheng said, "If we can't find the way, let's see how we get back."
Little Nian pointed at the spring and said, "That's not easy. Get into the spring and swim back with the current."
Ying Zheng said angrily: "You think I am as good at water as you are? Besides, the hole is so small, how can I get in?"
Little Nian Beast stuck out its tongue, walked around the pool, and walked towards the opposite mountain wall.
"Master, look, there are words here!"
Ying Zheng ran towards the direction it pointed, only to see a stone tablet inlaid on the stone wall, with a few words engraved on it in oracle bones.
"The source of the five elements?!"
Ying Zheng recited it word by word.
"Who carved this here, Nuwa?" Little Nian Beast asked.
"I can't say for sure," Ying Zheng said, "But it must have been left here by the people who built this place. Let's look for it again."
Sure enough, there is a stone tablet in the corresponding direction. There are more words on it and the font is much smaller.
"In order to make the power of the ancient times return home, the source of the Five Elements was specially built here, and it was collected into turbid water to release the source power and make up for the damage of the Dinghai Divine Needle."
Dinghaishenzhen?
What is that?
Xiao Nian Beast seemed to have guessed Ying Zheng's doubts and said: "I have heard of the Dinghai Divine Needle. Like the Sky-Opening Axe and the Sun-Chasing Bow, they are artifacts made by the gods. They were created by the Water God when Pangu transformed the star. It is something used in craftsmanship, but the difference is that Dinghai Shenzhen is an instrument for stabilizing the blue veins and is part of the natural source of power."
With this explanation, Ying Zheng understood instantly.
Natural source power is the core that ensures the normal operation of the star, and it must contain many magical components. Of course, these components were created by the gods led by Pangu, and they are naturally artifacts.
It's just that some artifacts are infused with divinity and are relatively high-end, while others are just ordinary parts.
"I really want to see what this sea-fixing needle looks like." Ying Zheng muttered.
"It's okay if I say I won't read it." Xiaonian Beast said, "Since the Gods have already repaired it and didn't let you participate, they must have their reasons."
Ying Zheng nodded, but found that there was a row of small words under the stone tablet, so he squatted down and looked carefully.
"The descendants of Tiancheng please go up the ladder to heaven and enter the Xiwang Pavilion to have a look."
Xiwang Pavilion?
Ladder to heaven?
where?
He turned to look at Xiaonian Beast and said, "Have you ever heard of Xiwang Pavilion?"
The little Nian beast shook his head.
Ying Zheng lowered his head and began to search for clues around the small line of characters, but found nothing.
He turned back to the five pools and frowned in thought.
The little Nian beast continued to wander around, looking here and there, looking for any clues here.
"wrong."
Little Nian Beast looked at Ying Zheng and asked, "What's wrong?"
Ying Zheng motioned it to come to the middle pool, raised his hand and pointed to the pool and said, "We crossed four pools before and activated four mechanisms, but where did the water in those four pools go?"
"I don't know." Xiao Nian Beast said.
Ying Zheng pointed to the four surrounding pools and said: "In fact, it is very likely that they all flowed into here. Moreover, we did not check the fifth pool, and we did not open its mechanism."
"That's right!" Little Nian Beast suddenly realized, and patted his round head with his little paw, "That's not what it is."
Ying Zheng stared at the pool in the middle and said, "Go and see what kind of water is in this pool. I always feel like sea water."
Little Nian jumped to the edge of the pool, tested it with his front paws, touched some pool water, and then tasted it with his tongue.
"Not to mention, it is really sea water, not clear water."
Ying Zheng said: "If we follow the rules of how sea water changes into fresh water, the sea water in this pool should belong to the original water, and the real clear water has not yet formed."
"Then I'll go down and have a look." After saying that, Little Nian Beast jumped down directly.
After a few breaths, it popped up and said, "Master, there is a disk at the bottom of this pool with some strange symbols on it, and it seems to be able to rotate."
"Look around, it shouldn't be a malicious organization."
The little Nian beast nodded and dived down again.
Not long after, only two muffled sounds of "Gulu, Gulu" were heard from the pool, and then the little Nian beast jumped out from the bottom of the pool.
Immediately, three whirlpools were seen forming in the pool, which sucked up all the sea water in a short time.
The little Nian beast also cooperated and shook the water on his body into the pool, returning it to its original owner.
Not long after, I saw three streams of clear springs gush out from the bottom of the pool, quickly filling the pool in front of me.
Just when the water in the pool was half filled, there was a sudden sound between the two stone tablets.
Ying Zheng looked up, but saw no change.
The water in the pool was quickly filled, and like the other four pools, although water was spraying from the bottom of the pool, the water level did not rise.
At this moment, another muffled sound sounded, and then a crack appeared on the wall between the two stone tablets, and then the wall slowly fell outward.
Ying Zheng and Xiao Nian Beast jumped forward in a few steps, but they saw that there was a huge space at the bottom of Kunlun Mountain outside, like a mountain stream. The two of them were in a position halfway up the mountain, and their feet looked like they were coming. The underground river along which I walked.
Directly in front, the wall rests on a large stone step. The stone steps are connected to several iron cables. There are stone steps above the iron ropes that lead to the opposite mountainside.
It seems that this is the so-called ladder.
