Chu Yan had her own reasons for stopping Ye Wumian.
She looked at Jiang Pan and said slowly: "Do you still remember that Kong Fangxiong of the Golden Dome Sect once mentioned your mother's skills that she also made the mountain-protecting killing formation in Wugong Mountain?"
That day at the disciple stronghold outside Pingxiang City, Kong Fangxiong said this. Jiang Pan was also listening, so he nodded quickly and responded: "Yes! This is the case."
Chu Yan said: "Since Wugong Mountain has a large mountain protection formation, a corresponding small formation must have been arranged in such an important place as the ancestor's ancestral hall. If you rush in rashly, you may not only trigger the killing formation, but also attract the attention of the Jinding disciples. Then our plan to lurk in it will be in vain!"
Ye Wumian nodded.
Looking back on the mechanical wet nurse and carefully designed traps made by Wang Mo, I still feel scared.
There is just a stronghold of Jinding Sect, and it can still reach a relatively high level.
What's more, Jindingmen's lair?
Don't take it lightly!
Ye Wumian looked at Chu Yan. Although he didn't say anything, the meaning in his eyes was, Yan'er, I will do whatever you say.
This sense of trust made Chu Yan smile slightly.
"Sir, don't count on me. Although I can guess that there may be a killing formation, but to deal with the killing formation, you have to rely on sister Pan'er."
Seeing the two brothers and sisters looking at him simultaneously, Jiang Pan couldn't help but feel nervous.
She was a little undecided and said: "My mother, my mother is extremely talented in mechanism arts. How can I, a rookie who has only learned a little bit, decipher the formations she arranged?"
Chu Yan encouraged her with gentle words: "I also know that it is not easy to crack, so I don't ask you to crack it."
Jiang Pan wondered: "Since we are afraid of triggering the mechanism and cannot crack the mechanism, how can we get in?"
"Things in the world are not black and white. The same goes for agencies. There should be a gray area between cracking the agency and being killed by the agency." Chu Yan said slowly, as if there was light in his eyes. , "That is, see through it and live with it."
She pointed inside the high wall and said: "It is conceivable that whether it is triggering the mechanism or cracking the mechanism, it will attract the attention of the Jinding Sect disciples. If sister Pan'er can find a way to do it without disturbing these mechanisms, Let’s sneak in smoothly, that’s the best.”
After hearing this, Jiang Pan slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
People's abilities vary, and when they are assigned tasks above their ability ceiling, they will inevitably suffer from anxiety and tension.
It was too difficult for Jiang Pan to crack her mother's trap.
In the stronghold outside Pingxiang City, through careful observation, she followed the clues step by step and found a way to crack the mechanism.
But the price paid for this was not a small one: it was barely achieved when Ye Wumian's internal energy was almost exhausted and he was almost killed by the machine giant.
There is a completely closed environment with no interference from third parties, so you can concentrate on breaking the formation; but in the old nest of Jindingmen, such conditions are not met.
Therefore, we can only settle for the next best thing: see through the trap and coexist with it.
It is extremely difficult to crack, but it may be much easier to "see through".
Detect the mechanism formation - see through the mechanism formation - crack the mechanism formation. This is a simplified process, or hierarchical division, of the formation breaker reacting to the formation.
Obviously, cracking the mechanism formation requires not only wisdom, but also a certain amount of force.
But "seeing through", at least half of the time, only requires wisdom. If you have both wisdom and experience, you can often see through it without anyone noticing, without disturbing the organizer and guardian of the formation.
The theory is feasible, but at the real practical level, it depends on Jiang Pan's ability.
Ye Wumian and Chu Yan had a tacit understanding and remained silent, creating an environment where Jiang Pan could concentrate and be serious.
Facts have proved that Jiang Pan did not live up to the expectations of the two. After wandering and studying for a while outside the wall in the cold wind, he saw some clues.
She walked under a Huangshan pine tree, pointed to a brick covered by pine branches, and said: "This brick is very inconspicuous. But if you look carefully, it is loose."
Ye Wumian was about to walk over and press the bricks with his hands to test. Jiang Pan quickly stopped him and said, "Brother Zi Zai, don't press it randomly. I don't know what the consequences will be if you press it wrongly, but it will definitely not cause any problems." Good ending."
Ye Wumian smiled and said, "Okay, accept the advice of professionals."
Chu Yan turned to ask: "What does this loose brick mean?"
Jiang Pan didn't answer immediately. He found a few more loose bricks in other places near the wall, and then explained: "One brick doesn't mean anything, but a few bricks are of great use."
At this moment, Jiang Pan seemed to be possessed by Lu Ban, pointing at the bricks on the wall and explaining them, but he was also confused.
"These loose bricks can be regarded as Yin Yao, and the non-loose bricks are Yang Yao. When the three Yao are combined, they can form the Bagua.
Look, the middle brick is loose and the upper and lower bricks are close to each other. It is Li San, and the array is in the east of the fire. The upper, middle and lower bricks are all loose, forming three yin lines. It is Kun Ba, and the array is in the north of the ground. All the surrounding bricks are in the north. All the pieces are loose, only the upper, middle and lower pieces are tight, forming three Yang Yao, which is Qianyi. The formation is in the south of the sky. Adding this place, the formation is in the west of the water...
There are four hexagrams in the Bagua. Dui, Zhen, Gen and Xun are missing. There is water but no lake, there is fire but no thunder, there is earth but no mountains, there is sky but no wind... Hiss, the empty four is filled with the four, why is this? "
Jiang Pan breathed out "hissing" cold air, with a hard-thinking expression on her face. Cold sweat was as big as a soybean, flowing down her forehead.
The cold wind blew, and the piercing chill on my face was covered with frost.
From a few loose bricks, it can be inferred that the mechanism formation here is related to the Eight Diagrams of the Book of Changes. Although Ye Wumian does not understand the mechanism, he is also amazed at Jiang Pan's talent in this way.
While waiting and thinking hard, the frost on Jiang Pan's face disappeared and he made an uncertain guess.
"The meaning of the existence of these bricks is the eye of the mechanism I mentioned before. Once an outsider breaks into the corresponding area, he will be noticed by the eye of the mechanism, report it to the machine, and trigger the mechanism immediately. And the reason why eight The four hexagrams are missing from the hexagram image, leaving only four eyes here..."
Seeing Chu Yan and Ye Wumian encouraging her to continue speaking, Jiang Pan plucked up the courage and said boldly: "My guess is that the areas corresponding to the other four hexagrams can be walked normally, and there are no eyes of the mechanism. Even if someone intrudes, Even if it is entered, it will not trigger the machine button or start the mechanism.
After all, no matter how a place is classified as a restricted area, it still needs someone to maintain it and use it, so there will always be some room left. Otherwise, wouldn't it become a dead place that no one has set foot in, completely deserted? The corresponding positions of the remaining four hexagrams are the margin. Enter from the outside, and don't step into the direction where the eyes of the mechanism are watching, so you can be safe and worry-free! "
Chu Yan nodded in agreement and said: "What sister Pan'er said is absolutely true. Although I am a layman, I also know that of all the magic formations in the world, there is only one that leaves no room for anything."
She and Jiang Pan almost said in unison: "Emperor's mausoleum."
Jiang Pan nodded and said: "Yes. "The Brief Book of Organs" also introduced that after the mausoleum is built and before the body is buried, the emperor will issue a secret edict in advance, specifically instructing that all the craftsmen who built the mausoleum should be killed. Guang, lest someone come to his underground palace and disturb his dream of continuing to go to the Nine Netherlands to rule the world. Because of this, the emperor's mausoleum naturally has no reservations and kills every step of the way."
She pointed at the ancestor's ancestral hall and said: "But it would not be beautiful if there were murders at every step. There must be some space for movement. Otherwise, how can we carry out ancestor worship? Does the ancestor still need to be sacrificed?"
At this point, Ye Wumian is completely convinced by Jiang Pan's analysis.
Jiang Pan took out the "Book of Organs", turned to a certain page, took out a thin and hard long bookmark, and played with it: "After determining which directions are the movable areas, we will compare each hexagram. Let’s follow the guidance...the sword points to the northeast and takes the lead in the earthquake!"
After hesitating for a while, she pointed to a location through the high wall. Before she could speak, Ye Wumian understood it, took her hand and flew up.
Chu Yan followed closely behind.
Not long after, the three of them climbed over the wall and entered the inner courtyard.
The inner courtyard was indeed empty.
The drums, which are only half a man tall, have eight sides and are placed in two rows. The drum hammer hanging on the crossbar is three or four feet long. If it is not a strong man five or six feet tall, it cannot beat this big drum.
Seeing the big drum, Jiang Pan let out a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "With the big drum here, there is no doubt that the earthquake is in place. Just now I was worried about what to do if I jumped in the wrong position."
Ye Wumian's eyelids twitched and he said, "Look what you mean, weren't you sure that this was the location of the earthquake just now? Were you blind?"
Jiang Pan put away the Book of Organs, wiped his sweat, and nodded helplessly: "Yes, if I was sure, what else would I do if I read the book, but it's a pity that it's not in this crappy book. This book is too basic and simple. It’s totally unreliable, so I can only rely on guessing.”
Ye Wumian was stunned: "Didn't you say that the sword points to the northeast? Isn't that bookmark of yours the so-called 'sword'? The kind that can be used as a guide..."
"No, I made that up."
Seeing Ye Wumian breaking into a cold sweat, Jiang Pan said sarcastically: "The eight directions of the Bagua seem fixed, but in fact they change endlessly. They change when they are hung on the wall, and they change again when they are arranged. Some bizarre formations fall on them. On the water, 'the formations are rolling with the waves, and the rivers and seas are boundless in all directions'. The tides ebb and flow, and the pattern is never fixed. It is still shaking in the morning, and it is over in the afternoon. No matter how talented the master of cracking the formations comes, he can only It’s based on experience and luck.”
In her seemingly relaxed words, Ye Wumian could only hear fear.
She is also really brave!
If he had just taken the risk and made a mistake and jumped to another position, I'm afraid it would be a different situation now.
