Qian Chao had been to Little Lotus Lake countless times before. In addition to the lotus island in the lake, he had also climbed up to the five mountains around the lake to take a closer look. Although later thinking about it, the scenery there was quite good, but he I didn’t come to Little Lotus Lake just to enjoy the scenery.
At that time, Qian Chao's cultivation was extremely difficult. He accidentally learned about spiritual veins from the books of his elders, so he searched everywhere near Xiaolianhua Lake. He searched here every day regardless of hunger, thirst and fatigue. And after each day's fruitless search, the anxiety and uneasiness in his heart increased. At that time, he realized that the future of his spiritual practice was bleak. When he was looking for this elusive spiritual vein, he was like a blind man riding a blind horse. He was confused and confused. Search and fight with trepidation.
Now that I have come to the Little Lotus Lake again, although it cannot be said that I am revisiting my old place, my mood at this time is completely different from that at that time. Although I don’t know what will happen to me in the future, my goal of entering the inner gate is basically fine, and because Being with a few good friends, I felt extremely comfortable.
The scenery remains the same. Youming Valley is a place with spring all year round. Therefore, in Qian Chao's opinion, the Little Lotus Lake is still the same as when he was looking for spiritual veins here.
The water of Xiyue Tianchi is at the top of the mountain. It is a pool on the top of the mountain. The underground water veins gather at the top of the mountain through the mountain. The pool is not very big, but it is almost a perfect circle. The water in the pool is crystal clear, and a few small fish appear and disappear among the green water plants. Presumably at night when the bright moon is in the sky, it must be a beautiful scene when the water in the pond reflects the bright moon in the sky. This is probably the origin of the name of Xiyue Tianchi.
Compared with Xiyue Tianchi, Tiaoquan Mountain, which also has water on the top of the mountain, is different. The top of the mountain there is steaming hot and covered with white mist. It seems to be extremely hot inside the mountain, and when the water veins pass through and emerge from the top of the mountain, they are already boiling water. Qian Chao was looking for spiritual veins and tried to practice at the top of Tiaoquan Mountain. His clothes were soaked by the boiling water, and the heat wave made him miserable.
When several people arrived at Tiaoquan Mountain, Lu Pingchuan also said that if they found a few bird eggs and put them in the boiling water, they would be able to eat them in a short time by picking them up and shelling them. However, it was precisely because of the scorching heat and humidity here that a few people hurried down the mountain after seeing it.
Chicao Mountain is a mound, but it is covered with red grass. The red grass has no flowers or fruits, but its slender stems and leaves are all red, which is amazing. Yanxuan, who was familiar with herbal medicine, had never seen such a strange grass. When he picked one and looked closely, it seemed that the shape was no different from ordinary weeds, but the red color was rare. He couldn't help but marvel at how miraculous the work of creation was.
The only vegetation that can be seen on Jianhen Ridge is wild camellia and jasmine, which smells fragrant and fragrant. The mountain is full of strange rocks, making it difficult to climb. On that rugged and ferocious mountain rock, whether it was a lightning strike during the wind and rain or weathering over time, there were vertical cracks, horizontal or vertical, deep or shallow, on the extremely hard rock. It looks like there was a scratch mark left by a huge beast that was furious and struck with its claws. It also looks like there was a powerful immortal dancing here with a sword, leaving traces of the sword energy in all directions. of relics.
Li Jian looked at it with great interest, either walking closer to examine and explore the cracks in detail, or moving further away and gesturing with his right hand at the criss-crossing cracks, but in the end he could not see the root cause. .
The last Baiya Peak is the tallest of the five mountains by the lake. The mountain is very beautiful, and there are many pines and cypresses on the mountain. These pines and cypresses are straight and thick, with lush branches and leaves. Once you enter the mountain forest, you will feel like it is blocking the sky and the sun. The pine needles and cypress leaves that have accumulated for countless years on the mountain road are extremely soft when you step on them. After reaching the top of the mountain, several people found that the side of the mountain facing away from the lake was extremely steep, almost straight up and down like a knife or axe, which was extremely dangerous.
After coming down from the mountain, a few people gathered at the edge of the lake again. In the middle of the lake was the Lotus Island. The island was full of flowers and very cute from a distance. The few people who came to visit this time had never set foot there. At this time They didn't know any magic yet, so they had to wade through the water, and the lake was extremely deep, so they had no choice but to give up.
Tang Ping looked at the small island in the lake with some regret. She rolled up her sleeves and exposed a small piece of her white arm to test the lake water. She stirred her hand in the water for a few times before retracting it, shaking the water droplets. Said: "This water is so cold!"
"Hey, Mr. Qian, haven't you gone to see the lotus island in the lake?" Tang Ping asked Qian Chao.
Qian Chao said: "How to get there? I can only drink water. When I get to the lake, I will sink when I'm full. Can you teach me how to get there?"
Lu Pingchuan tested the lake water and said: "Well, this water is cold enough. Hey, if there are fish in this lake, it will be delicious. My father told me that fish in cold water cannot hold up if they have less oil on their bodies." , The oily fish must be delicious, but I don’t know if there are any fish in this lake?”
Li Jian also tested the water with his hands at the lake and said in surprise: "Why is the water in this lake so cold, and the one on Tiaoquan Mountain is so hot? It's so close, but there is such a big difference?"
Tang Ping said: "This Little Lotus Lake is a place where spiritual energy gathers. It is estimated that this spiritual energy will eventually gather on the lotus island in the lake. It's a pity that we can't get through. It's probably because of the spiritual veins that the cold and heat here are They are different. I will give it a try first. When you enter the sect in the future, you will find out how similar and different the sect is to this place. It is said that this place was an important place in the sect in the past. Waiting for others can see You can’t just come here and have fun like us, a long time ago, this was a heaven and earth prison within the sect.”
"Cage of Heaven and Earth?"
When Tang Ping said this, the others were very interested and asked her to explain it in detail.
"My sixth grandfather told me a story. He said that it happened a long time ago. There was a monster that was causing trouble to the world. The Five Spirits Sect and several other sects sent monks to kill them. After a fight, Many of the monks who went there died, and each sect continued to send more powerful monks to finally wipe out the monsters. The most powerful monster among them was captured alive by the seniors of the Five Spirits Sect. It’s not that I didn’t want to kill it, but I tried every method at that time, tried all the spells, and tried all the magic weapons, but they couldn’t kill it. If I couldn’t kill it, I couldn’t let it go, so I just It can be imprisoned, and this is the place where the monster was imprisoned at that time. At that time, it was called Lotus Lake. Little Lotus Lake was the name of this place later. It is said that the mountains and water here were much bigger than they are now. At that time, the size of the sect was very large. The senior Neng people tried their best to build a prison here to imprison the monster. Because the prison was built extremely mysteriously and solidly, it was called the Heaven and Earth Cage."
"Oh? What about the monster? Is it still here?"
"ran away."
"Run away? Locked in a cage of heaven and earth, can it still escape?"
"Well, there are two theories. One is that although the imprisoned monster was unable to break through the prison with brute force and sorcery, the monster was also extremely smart. Over the long years, it actually studied the prison on its own. After finally figuring out the arrangement, he easily broke through the restrictions and escaped. The other is that the monster has its own kind outside. Those guys gathered here, and they couldn't break it no matter how many times they tried. In desperation, they could only go outside. After studying this prison, it took me who knows how many years to figure out how the heaven and earth cages are arranged, and then I opened the prison and rescued their master."
After hearing this, Qian Chao asked: "That is to say, no matter what, this cage of heaven and earth cannot be broken with brute force. It can only be broken by understanding its principle and then using clever force, right?"
Tang Ping nodded and said, "That should be the case."
Yanxuan asked something different, "After the monster escaped, did it continue to cause harm to the world?"
Tang Ping replied: "No, as soon as the monster escaped, the sect knew about it and sent several very powerful seniors to deal with it. After so long, the sect also developed a way to deal with the monster, that is Since it can’t be killed, then break it up.”
"Break up, what does that mean?"
"Well, it's like putting a lot of salt into a pot of soup at once. The pot of soup must be very salty and difficult to eat, but even if you pour a bag of salt into the lake, the taste of the lake will not change. This is the principle, but I don’t know the method used by those powerful seniors. Anyway, it is to break the monster into fine pieces and disperse it, so that it can no longer be gathered and formed. Although it will not die, it will no longer be able to do anything. It’s a disaster for the world.”
Everyone nodded after hearing this.
"The prison of heaven and earth has been broken, and some changes have taken place here. However, since there are no monsters, the sect no longer pays attention to this place, and slowly this place has become like this."
After everyone listened, looking at the blue waves in the lake in front of them, they never imagined that such a gripping story had happened here so long ago.
Especially for Li Jian, although Tang Ping told this story simply, he listened to it leisurely and fascinated, thinking that his previous wish was to become a general who could control the battlefield, but that was no longer possible. In the future, it would also be good if he could become one of those monks with profound magical powers who can kill demons.
Just as he was thinking about this, a warning sign suddenly rose in Li Jian's heart. Today, he came to the Little Lotus Lake to play. Several times during the trip, Li Jian noticed that there seemed to be more than just the five of them here. Someone who thought they were disciples in the valley also came here to see the scenery, so He didn't pay much attention to it, he just regarded it as other people in the valley. But now his heart tightened for no reason, just like in Luo Jing City. The difference was that he didn't know where the danger would come from. He couldn't help but look around, and finally he looked at a huge rock by the lake.
"Who's there? Come out!" Li Jian shouted.
It was quiet behind the huge rock, but Li Jian suddenly realized that he was unarmed. How should he deal with it if there was really danger? But Li Jian immediately realized something was wrong. Why didn't the other partners panic at all about his behavior and didn't even ask?
When I looked back, I suddenly realized that Qian Chao, Tang Ping and others were lying on the ground unconscious at some point.
Li Jian was startled. He didn't expect that his companion was already on the road. At this moment, he suddenly felt the danger behind his head coming quickly. Li Jian turned around eagerly to avoid it. Before he could turn his head back, he fell down softly. The sky and the earth rotated and turned black. After falling down, the last thing Li Jian saw was a pair of cloth boots and the hem of a green robe.
