After Professor Sun's explanation, everyone became more and more eager to see with their own eyes what amazing secrets there were at 30 degrees north latitude.
The underground ground where I walked was full of stagnant water and swamps, and from time to time, shimmering mayflies flew in front of me.
The ancient island, which was buried under the ground hundreds of millions of years ago, is too large to be detected. It is covered with a large number of ancient tree species that have long been extinct, and the terrain is complex and changeable.
There are many canyons and caves covered under the prehistoric plant communities, most of which were cut and eroded by water flow. They are karst landforms. The caves have huge spaces, strange structures, layers of rocks, and winding paths.
At this time, relying only on the rough map in Professor Sun's hand, it was difficult to fully identify the landforms. Fortunately, Hu Bayi also used the dragon-seeking and metal-dividing skills to identify the location, and combined with the photos obtained from the expedition team, he was able to barely navigate this circuitous cave. Deep, without straying off course.
Many sections of the route were submerged by underground water, and everyone had to wade through the cold and biting waters.
Encountering an area where the water was too deep, the Nine Death Jingling Armor that had been hiding underground stretched out its bronze blood erosion and sent everyone to the other side of the river.
I waded hard across the river and found my way into a deep valley covered with wood fungus and versicolor. I first found a hidden and dry tree hole, blocked the entrance, and built a fire to dry my clothes.
Looking at Song Xing's body that was impervious to water, Fatty Wang felt extremely magical: "Mr. Song, is this suit of clothes on your body the water-proof fairy clothes in mythical stories that are invulnerable to water and fire?"
Along the way, when they encountered shallow water, Song Xing simply stepped across the river, shocking the treasure hunting trio and Professor Sun again.
It was truly like stepping on water to cross the river, as if what you were stepping on was not water, but hard mud and rocks. After crossing the river, there wasn't even a wet mark on the soles of your shoes, so Fatty Wang was particularly curious.
Song Xing looked at Fatty Wang and smiled and said: Water and Fire Immortal Clothes, Golden Muscles and Jade Networks, Mercury, Blood and Silver Marrow, Zhou Tian Tu Na, these are the major realms of martial arts. According to your qualifications, if you practice diligently, you will be the master in five years. You can enter the realm of water and fire fairy clothes. "
Fatty Wang suddenly became excited, "Can I cultivate to this level?"
Song Xing did not lie to him. Fatty Wang himself had pretty good qualifications. Although the names of the martial arts that Song Xing taught him were unremarkable, they were all tailor-made for him. They were the most suitable martial arts, and with Song Xing like him A great master taught me that it took five years to cultivate into the Water Fire Immortal Clothes, which was conservative.
When Fatty Wang thought about what he had just seen Song Xing walking on the waves, and how he could reach such a divine realm in the future, he was so happy that he couldn't help himself.
Song Xing taught him: "The way of martial arts is like sailing against the current. You must not slack off for a day. Before you cultivate your body, you must cultivate your mind first, otherwise you will never be able to find your own martial arts."
Fatty Wang's heart trembled: "Master Song, I know."
After resting, everyone followed the map and headed deep into a canyon. This canyon was once a peak on the ancient island. Geological movement and wind and rain erosion turned it into countless giant rocks.
The peaks are scattered and undulating, the tubular wood fungus grows denser than the jungle, the environment is humid and oppressive, and the deep valleys are filled with clouds and fog. Even the compass in Hu Bayi's hand has lost its direction several times, making it difficult to distinguish north from south.
Fortunately, Hu Bayi's Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Secret Technique is really good. In this place where ordinary people are completely lost, he relied on the compass in his hand that sometimes worked and failed to find the most obvious location marked by Professor Sun's map.
That mysterious cave leading to Shennong Tianhuan!
Song Xing came to the cave and saw two large headless stone turtles, both weighing a thousand kilograms. There were no monuments on the turtles, and they were bare and covered with moss marks.
When the wood fungus in front of the stone turtle was pushed aside, it was revealed to be a circular pit that sank vertically from the mountain. It was horrifyingly large and the terrain was also very abrupt and weird.
Professor Sun used a compass rangefinder to observe that the diameter of this cave was at least 100 meters. There was fog inside and the bottom condition could not be seen.
The top of the crypt is surrounded by a towering ancient tree. The shape around the crypt is very neat. There are countless connected caves of different sizes on each floor. They are tightly attached to the mountain wall like swallows' nests. The entrances of the caves are marked with gouge marks and spotted axes. The traces are still faintly visible.
The roots of ancient trees hanging down from high places wind and spiral downward along the terrain, covering most of the entrance. The claustrophobic and mysterious atmosphere is indescribable.
Professor Sun raised his head and looked at the huge wall of trees in front of him, which was as huge as a mountain with no top visible. There was a hint of shock in his eyes: "Could such a huge tree be the building tree in myths and legends that connects heaven and earth?"
Legend has it that Jianmu is a bridge between heaven, earth, humans and gods. Emperors such as Fuxi and Huangdi used this sacred ladder to travel up and down between the human world and heaven.
The bronze sacred tree unearthed in Sanxingdui, Guanghan in the past few years has branches and leaves, flowers, fruits, birds, beasts, hanging dragons, sacred bells, etc. Experts believe that the prototype of this sacred tree may be Jianmu.
"The Classic of Mountains and Seas, Hai Nei Nan Jing": "There is a tree, its shape is like a cow, its skin is like a tassel, or a yellow snake. Its leaves are like Luo, but actually they are like Luan, and its wood is like a wormwood, and its name is Jianmu."
Hu Bayi felt that Professor Sun had become more and more nagging since his visit to the Earthly Immortal Tomb, so he refuted: "Deep underground here, the environment still maintains the prehistoric environment. It seems that this ancient tree has grown to its current size. Nothing strange, haven’t you seen that the creatures here are much larger than the outside world?”
Professor Sun disagreed: "It is said that in ancient times, Fuxi observed the periodic changes in the shadows of buildings left on the ground when the sun hit them, the changes in cold and heat in the four seasons, and the changes in the growth and decline of plants in spring and autumn, and invented the innate Bagua, which was recorded in the Book of Changes. "The cornerstone of the book. Later, Shennong obtained the Fuxi Bagua and went to Duguang Wilderness to build the Emperor's Garden on a tree to get Yao grass. He mistakenly ate Broken Heart Grass and sat under the building tree."
“According to records in ancient books, the place where Shennong was enthroned is believed to be Shennongjia, so it’s possible that the giant tree that ascends to the sky is really a building tree.”
Speaking of this, he couldn't hide the excitement in his heart. The Green Tomb had been searching for Shennong Tianhuan for two thousand years. He didn't expect that they would find it so easily. As long as he followed the roots of the ancient tree and went out of the cave, he would be able to find it. See the mysterious man who has disappeared for two thousand years, see the civilization that has disappeared in the long river of history.
Hu Bayi shook his head: "I may not believe everything recorded in ancient books, but the map is interrupted here. Maybe there really is something we are looking for underground."
Song Xing pondered for a moment and said: "The end points shown on the two maps are here. No matter what, we must go to explore this underground. With the Jingling Tomb Armor of Nine Deaths, there is no need to worry about the ordinary dangers."
Everyone had seen the terrifying power of the Nine Death Jingling Armor, but they did not doubt what Song Xing said, so they adjusted their equipment and began to crawl along these huge tree roots that spread to the ground, towards the bottomless cave below. Down.
(End of chapter)
