Everything here is artificially designed, but it conforms to the laws of nature, even the yin-yang fish picture on the meadow is like this, revealing extremely rich Taoist thoughts.
It can be speculated that thousands of years ago, the ancient ancestors watched the ebb and flow of the huge lake, and when they stared into the huge abyss, they must have imagined that there was a certain god living underground. These tides and mist were all gods. Changes in breathing and breathing.
Later, Li Tangren used the most advanced ancient technology to use the laws of nature to his advantage and built the Soul Palace.
Song Siyuan looked at her pocket watch. It was already seven o'clock in the morning. She explained: "Let's go, we have to go down and take a look. I remember it was already afternoon when we got here. The lake was full of water at that time, which also means, Starting at least at noon, the water will begin to flow back until it floods the lake a few hours later. We only have a few hours to go to the Soul Palace to hunt for treasure, and we must leave before noon."
They looked under the lake and saw circles of stone paths winding downwards like spiral patterns. These were obviously the marks of craftsmen's work. They could go all the way down the circular slope, which was much safer than climbing with ropes.
"Gather your forces and follow us down."
The old witch saw that the Soul Palace was at the bottom of the lake, and regardless of whether there was a mechanism or not, she signaled the soldiers and bandits to gather outside the door. After a few loud shouts, a hundred soldiers and bandits were assembled, like a swarm of ants walking down the gentle slope down the huge pit. .
After the engineers left, the old witch looked at them and signaled: "Please go ahead, don't worry about being plotted. The engineers are walking in front and have already explored the road for you."
Yue Guanchao and others were coerced by the enemy, so they had no choice but to walk in the middle according to the old witch's request. When they all descended the gentle slope, the remaining soldiers and bandits blocked the back road and followed closely.
The gentle slope was not steep but was extremely slippery. The surface was covered with oxgrass reservoir vines, and the slippery surface was filled with fish carcasses. They could only walk carefully. This would inevitably slow down the speed, and the distance between the upper and lower drops was a hundred meters. , walked for about an hour before completely walking down the gentle slope and landing at the bottom of the lake.
Song Siyuan looked around with a flashlight. There were six bucket-shaped stone openings on the east and west stone walls. Each bucket opening had a bronze hinge plate that could be opened and closed front and back. When the water was high, the speed of water inflow was reduced, and when the water was low, the speed of water loss was reduced. On the surface There is a relief sculpture of Taotie, which represents eternal vomiting and never ending.
The trapezoidal doorway tens of meters high in the north is carved with the head of a gluttonous beast. It can be seen that the limbs and claws are fixed on both sides, forming the shape of a viper. The doorway is obviously the entrance to the Soul Palace. The left and right statues are like door gods protecting the door, leaning against the locust tree to guard the doorway!
They walked around the lotus platform the size of a house and walked behind the statue. The door tunnel was recessed into the ground. There was water all year round, which directly filled the stone wall tunnel. Without a boat, there was no way to pass.
Xu Xiake took out his sword and put it under the water on the floor. The hilt of the sword had already sunk underwater but did not touch the bottom, which showed that the tunnel was quite deep.
"This is really troublesome. We're blocked at the door again. I don't think anyone can get through without a boat."
Yue Guanchao looked towards the tunnel. Li Tangren dug a tunnel here, obviously with the intention of sending people back home. He took out the dried meat from his backpack, broke it into pieces and threw it into the tunnel. However, as he breathed, he could see the water surface splashing. Wow, some huge bloodthirsty monster fish surfaced with their sharp teeth open, as if they wanted to devour living creatures, making the water turbid.
"Sure enough, there are beasts guarding here. We don't even have a chance to swim over."
When Yue Guanchao complained, Song Siyuan looked at the tunnel and retorted disapprovingly: "When Li Tang built the Soul Palace, due to the ebb and flow of water, the daily construction time would be shortened. After it was completed, emperors of all dynasties would come to personally add treasures to this tunnel. It’s the only passage in and out of the Soul Palace, there’s no way to get there, let’s look around, maybe we can find some way?”
After finishing speaking, Song Siyuan turned on the flashlight and observed the surroundings carefully. She walked to the statue and knocked on the lotus base. The base of one of the statues sounded crisp and clear, and it was obviously hollow.
She noticed that there was something fishy about Xumi Terrace, so she walked into the rosette and observed the details carefully: the rosette was as big as a house, and the upper and lower layers of lotus petals were combined with each other to form a double-layer rosette. The petals were as big as a water tank, and were embossed on the stone base. The fine lines of villi are clearly visible and lifelike.
Compared with the throne of Taoist Master Shiyan, this Sumeru lotus platform is more exquisite. Song Siyuan motioned Yue Guanchao to go over and shake the lotus petals. The upper lotus was carved into the stone, but the lotus below could be pushed with one hand. It seems to fit on the stone platform.
Yue Guanchao grabbed the left and right curls of the lotus petals and pulled them back with his hands. It seemed that a wheel hub was welded under the lotus petals, like a small cart that could be easily pulled out. He continued to pull out the lotus petals completely, only to see a ship. A small canoe appeared in front of everyone.
This canoe is about 1.5 meters wide and about 3 meters long. The bow and stern are flush with each other. The huge bow is decorated with lotus petals, shaped like a dragon's head raised high. There are sea wolf and gull carvings on the surface of the hull. It's just that it hasn't been used for a long time, and the surface has shown signs of insect damage and water intrusion. It's been in disrepair and I don't know if it can be used.
