Five colorful halos suddenly appeared above the dull and monotonous main hall, adding some vitality to the originally lifeless Temple of the Queen Mother of the West.
"Wow, so beautiful." The two young iron-eating beasts exclaimed directly.
Even the Iron-eating Beast couple were instantly attracted by the light.
Ying Zheng walked to the groove and saw five haloes of different colors emitted by five tiny light points. Looking at the shape of the groove, it seemed to match the bottom of the Third Eye.
Standing up, he came to the iron-eating beast and asked, "Do you know what this groove is for?"
"I haven't seen it either," said the iron-eating beast, "but according to the legend left by our ancestors, the place where the colorful divine light is emitted is the place where the Nuwa Stone is stored."
really!
"Then if the Nuwa Stone is placed in this position, what changes will it bring?" Ying Zheng asked again.
"It is said that it will open the Yaochi."
"Yaochi?" Ying Zheng frowned, "What is that place? Where is it?"
"Yaochi is the place where Empress Nuwa repaired the sky." The iron-eating beast was a little surprised, "Why don't you know?"
Ying Zheng slapped his forehead and thought: It's messed up, it's messed up, everything is messed up.
"In the legend among our people, Yaochi is just the Queen Mother of the West's Queen's Garden." He explained, "It's no wonder that the legend is different from the actual situation here. It’s different. In our impression, the Queen Mother of the West has nothing to do with the Nuwa Empress, so naturally we don’t know what Yao Chi does.”
"Perhaps," said the iron-eating beast, "but I have never been to that place. It doesn't seem to be in this mountain."
"It's not in this mountain?" Ying Zheng said, "Where can I find it? I want to take a look."
The iron-eating beast shook his head helplessly, indicating that he really didn't know the location.
At this time, Little Nian Beast pondered for a while and said, "Master, take a look to see if there are any marks nearby, or bring your third eye and see if there is any reaction."
This sentence reminded Ying Zheng, and he quickly walked over and checked it carefully, but he did not find any fonts or marks.
It seems like we really need to try it with our Third Eye?
I just happened to go back and ask Ji Fa if there was anything I needed to pay attention to.
Having made up his mind, Ying Zheng said to the iron-eating beast: "Senior, I want to bring the Third Eye, oh, the Nuwa Stone, to see if this place is some kind of mechanism. You must also want to see the Nuwa Stone, right? "
It has been guarding the ruins of Nuwa for most of its life. It talks about the Nuwa Stone every day, but it has never seen it. Now that Ying Zheng mentioned it, how can we not be curious?
"Of course I want to see it." The iron-eating beast seemed very happy, "Then why don't you bring the Nuwa Stone and let us all open our eyes."
"No." Ying Zheng shook his head, "I'm not going to pick it up, we're going to pick it up for you in advance and choose a suitable place to live."
"This..." The iron-eating beast was a little undecided for a moment and turned to look at his wife.
The female iron-eating beast smiled and said: "Go, find a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, and take our mother and son out of this prison."
The iron-eating beast nodded: "Okay, I will explore the path for you first, and then bring the Tianmu back with King Qin to see if we can find any clues leading to Yaochi."
"Go ahead, we are waiting for your good news." The Iron-eating Beast Lady said, "But let's agree first, don't be greedy for comfort and leave us mother and son here."
"If so," said the iron-eating beast, "quickly pack it up for me and we'll set off now."
Unexpectedly, the meaty iron-eating beast is actually very impatient.
"Senior, we followed Zhu Jiuyou, sitting in its belly bag, from the red veins of magma to the secret passage at the back door." Ying Zheng said, "You should be fine, right?"
"Zhu Jiuyou? The legendary one-eyed snake?" The iron-eating beast was not afraid, but said excitedly, "They were the exclusive vehicles of Fuxi and Nuwa back then."
"Yes, because of this, we have a folk legend that the two of them have the head of a human and the body of a snake." Ying Zheng said with a smile.
, "But this Zhu Jiuyou is no longer the one from back then. It's called Twenty-Seven. Except for taking advantage of it, everything else is good."
At this time, Twenty-Seven suddenly sneezed.
"Then let's set off and come back early to relieve your worries." After that, the iron-eating beast led Ying Zheng down the stone steps.
Ying Zheng looked in another direction and said, "By the way, what is outside this hall?"
"It's also the mountains underground." Iron Eater replied, "But I've never been there."
"Do you have a map of this place?"
The iron-eating beast shook his head.
"Okay, let's go find Twenty-Seven first."
After a little tidying up, Ying Zheng took them out of the Temple of the West Queen Mother, back to the Pavilion of the West King, and then across the ladder to the original five pools.
The Iron Eater opened another passage to quickly return to the first pool they came from.
This passage winds upwards with a large arc, and seems to be built around the slope of the mountain.
After returning to the first pool, Ying Zheng discovered that the drained square pool was filled with green water.
Behind it is indeed the source of the Five Elements. It is really easy to fill the pond with water.
"The passage youThe passage you came from has been closed again." The iron-eating beast said, "The defense of this passage is not too strong, because ordinary people cannot find it at all. Here, even if you find it, there are several mechanisms that are difficult to open."
"Fortunately, Twenty-Seven knows this place, otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to find it no matter what." Ying Zheng said.
The iron-eating beast smiled and said, "I didn't tell you. They are the one-eyed snake clan and have a very close relationship with Fuxi and Nuwa. It is normal for them to know some little secrets that outsiders don't know."
Ying Zheng thought to himself: Thanks to finding the right person, no, the right snake. Not only did the journey here save a lot of time, but even the secret passage was delivered directly to the door.
After leaving the secret passage and coming to the side of the underground river, Ying Zheng took out the black iron conch and blew it.
This was the signal agreed upon by Ying Zheng and Twenty-Seven after their first trip to the Ice and Snowy Region. This spiral sound was very penetrating, and it was a perfect match for Twenty-Qi's magical hearing.
The sound of the conch echoed in this claustrophobic space for a long time, as if it was stretching along with the underground river under your feet.
"Senior, is this river really the source of the Yellow River?" Ying Zheng asked, looking at the underground river.
The iron-eating beast said: "I don't know whether this river is the source of the Yellow River, because I have never seen the Yellow River. But what I am sure of is that the source of this river is the turbid water formed by the five elements."
"If it is turbid water, it is undoubtedly the source of the Yellow River." Ying Zheng said, "Why has the water of the Yellow River become more turbid over the years?"
The iron-eating beast shook his head: "That's not clear. Maybe it's because the energy of the five elements has become more stable."
"I hope so."
As they talked, a huge head suddenly appeared on the water, opened its unique big eye, and meandered to the shore.
When most people see Zhu Jiuyou for the first time, they are so frightened that they back away. However, the iron-eating beast took a few steps forward and said happily: "Is this Zhu Jiuyou? Hey, hello, senior."
Twenty-seven looked this round and somewhat honest guy up and down, then looked at Ying Zheng and asked, "Is this the spiritual beast you met in the mountains?"
"Yes, it is an iron-eating beast." Ying Zheng looked at the iron-eating beast and said, "Uh, I don't know your name yet, senior."
The iron-eating beast smiled and said, "Just call me Bamboo Shoots. I like eating bamboo shoots the most, so the other guy always calls me that."
Ying Zheng suppressed his smile and said, "Then let's set off and get the third eye first. When we get outside, don't say anything."
"I understand, I understand." The iron-eating beast said.
Twenty-seven said: "Also, can you take a bite out of your belly?"
Come on, my belly bag may not be able to hold you. "
Bamboo shoot: "..."
It was really obedient. It rubbed its belly, pulled back, and followed Ying Zheng into the belly bag.
Last time we sat together with two women, there was still a lot of space left, but this time with bamboo shoots, it was completely packed.
Somewhat embarrassed, Zhan Jian covered his mouth with both hands, leaving only a gap.
Ying Zheng asked in confusion: "Why, I felt like vomiting before we set off."
Zhu Jian shook his head and said, "I don't want to vomit, I just want to breathe as little as possible, otherwise I'm afraid there won't be enough air here."
Ying Zheng laughed and said, "Twenty-seven won't let us suffocate to death, don't worry."
Only then did Bamboo Jian take off the dark arm from Heibi.
As the light dimmed, Twenty-seven dived, shaking for a while before settling down immediately.
Bamboo Jian let out a long sigh of relief and said, "It doesn't look like it's too bumpy."
"It's too bumpy to be called, but sometimes it moves at different speeds, causing some shaking." Ying Zheng said, "It will get a little hot when it reaches the red veins. Just hold this ice silk dress."
Bamboo Jian put the ice silk clothing to the tip of his nose, smelled it, and asked, "Is this ice silk clothing you are talking about made of ice Gu silk?"
"You know about ice poison?" YingZheng asked in surprise.
"I've never seen ice Gu before," said Zhan Jian, "but there are some ice Gu silks left, but they're almost rotten."
The more it said this, the more Ying Zheng felt that the Jingjue Guidong Clan had a great relationship with Xiwang Youchao.
It didn't take long for Twenty-Seven to leave the underground river and enter the magma.
"What I saw soon was the second-ranked Yaju among the nine guardian beasts." Ying Zheng said, "Although it looks a little fierce, it is extremely kind at heart and demands justice in everything. This little Nian beast is its Attendance."
"Then what happens after you see it?" Zhan Jian asked, "Am I waiting there for you to get the Nuwa Stone back?"
Ying Zheng said: "Don't worry, I will go back to the palace to have a look first, and then I will find a carriage to take you to the south of Qinling Mountains and choose a suitable place for you first. I have two Celestial Eyes, which are stored next to Jiuding. Moreover, the divine Third Eye has been opened.”
After activating the divinity of the three Third Eyes last time, Ying Zheng sent the one from Huashan back, leaving two, one from Jizhen and the other from Qiu Niu.
After this experience of going to Kunlun Mountain, I thought it would not be difficult to go to various dragon veins to visit the major mythical beasts.
While they were chatting, Twenty-seven had already developed a fire eye and opened his abdominal pouch.
When Yaizhen saw Bamboo Jian, he was startled at first and asked quickly: "Did you come back after catching a prey?"
Bamboo shoot: "..."
Is this called kindness?
Ying Zheng smiled and said, "Hey, it's not a prey. It's an iron-eating beast named Bamboo Jian. It's the spiritual beast that guards the Temple of the Queen Mother of the West."
Then, he briefly told the story of his trip to Kunlun Mountain.
"I didn't expect that there are guardian spirit beasts with nests there." Yajue looked at Zhanjian and said, "How many generations have you passed down? How old are you this year?"
Zhan Jian said: "The ancestors passed it down to me, so it should be nineteen generations ago. I am one hundred and twelve years old this year."
Ying Zheng was surprised: "You are that old? You don't look like it."
Zhan Jian explained: "We, the iron-eating beast clan, ate the ancient spiritual elixir left by the King of the West, so it takes a hundred years to activate our spirituality. And we cannot get married until our spirituality is activated, so my two young children The cub is only about ten years old."
Yaizhen nodded and said, "In that case, stay with me today. When King Qin comes to pick you up, you can find a place to stay with him."
"Then thank you, Master Yaizhen." Zhan Jian lowered his head and saluted.
Ying Zheng bid farewell to them cheerfully and returned to the palace, preparing to take Zhan Jian on a journey to find his home.
