Yue Guanchao shined his flashlight into the huge abyss ahead, and the light reflected the waterfall. The endless stream of light seemed to be dragged by a monster, and it was quickly dragged into the abyss. There was still darkness ahead, as if something was watching them in the dark, and they were numb with shock. scalp.
With the help of torches and flashlights, they gradually saw the scene at the end of the cave clearly. Their location was equivalent to a narrow cliff at the end of the cave. The underground river water from the distance completely poured into it due to the height difference, forming a similar shape. Falls of the river.
Looking upward, you can see that the rift valley continues to split, becoming wider and wider, forming steep stone walls that go straight up and down. Because they grow in the shade, they are full of slippery moss and withered grass, with small cracks everywhere. Groundwater gushes out, gurgling and dripping water droplets downwards.
On the shore where they were, there were many plank roads carved into the stone wall. They looked as if they were generated from within the stone wall. Gaps would appear at regular intervals, shaped like lookout openings on the corridor, spreading from the ground to the top. , randomly arranged on the stone walls of the rift valley.
"Although the corridor here is not wide, it is a shortcut that allows people to go up and down the corridor. At the end is the side peak of Tianpu Peak."
After that, Mrs. Wei walked in front and led everyone into the corridor.
After a short period of darkness, the flashlight light gradually gathered. The entire corridor was built into the stone wall. Except for the slightly wider corners, the width in other places was very narrow. It could only accommodate two people passing side by side. A few more people would have been unable to pass. , and since they all had backpacks on them, they could only walk alone or in long lines.
The entire mountain is about a thousand meters high, and it takes a long time to climb the stairs. It was already two hours later when we went up.
After leaving the corridor, they were already standing on the side of Tiantong Peak. There was more dense vegetation on the peak than on the cliff. It could be seen that the mountains were already full of lush wild forests, and there was only less than a hundred meters away from Tiantong Peak.
Because these side peaks are shaped like knives and axes, they are at least a hundred meters away from the main peak. Looking down, they are completely invisible cliffs. Jumping from here, after hitting the bottom, they will see the huge rift valley. If you want to reach the main peak, you can only take the suspension bridge between the side peak and the main peak.
Yue Guanchao stood at the end of the corridor. It could be seen that the other side mountains were in a similar position to theirs. They were separated from the main peak by a huge rift valley. Only rope bridges connected each other, like an umbilical cord linking a child and its mother. Unless one flew over, it would be difficult to reach them. pass.
Due to the continuous spread of water vapor from small waterfalls everywhere, a thick layer of fog lingers up and down the rope bridge. It is like that through a gauze curtain, the situation of other side mountains can never be seen clearly. They can only vaguely see the outline. They are at the foot of the mountain. The top of the mountain cannot be seen clearly. It is probably because of the mist that the tomb is completely hidden.
Yue Guanchao picked up the stone on the side and threw it on the rope bridge at will. There was only a click sound. The stone broke the wooden planks on the rope bridge and fell into the abyss. They couldn't even hear the sound of the stone falling to the ground.
The longer it takes for the stone to fall to the ground, the deeper the rift is. If the sound of the stone cannot be heard at all, it means that the depth of the abyss has exceeded their imagination. When everyone realizes this, they are unconsciously afraid. If they step on it, If it's empty, who knows where it will be washed away.
"The question is, how do we get across? I think the wooden boards of this rope bridge are rotten. They are corroded by water vapor and are difficult to maintain strong. Is it possible that we have to fly across?"
Yue Guanchao walked to the nearest wooden board and stepped on it for a moment. The wooden board had already rotted and fallen.
Xu Xiake suggested: "How about using a rock climbing rope? Let's lock these iron ropes and walk along the chains below."
Song Siyuan shook her head: "No, isn't the chain rusty? The water vapor here is too strong, and the chain is probably rotten. Since the ghosts have been to the tomb for thousands of years, Old Mrs. Wei should have something to do. "
After saying that, Song Siyuan looked at Mrs. Wei, who nodded to everyone: "Indeed, the wooden boards have been decayed for thousands of years and can no longer be used. We usually use rattan bridges!"
"Tengqiao?"
Everyone was full of curiosity.
Mrs. Wei knew that they didn't understand what it was, so she took out the gourd from her waist and put it close to the iron rope. A lot of transparent liquid dripped nearby, which looked like rootless dew.
Then, the bushes around them began to rustle, and many vines began to emerge from the grass. These vines intertwined towards the iron rope, and soon completely covered the iron rope, and continued to advance forward. However, in a moment, the iron rope had already It was completely covered with vines, forming a vine bridge with creeping vines.
"That's okay!"
Yue Guanchao's eyes widened.
Mrs. Wei explained: "These rattans are raised nearby by the Guifang people. As long as the rootless dew is spilled, they will smell the scent of the rootless dew and they will intertwine with each other to form a cane bridge."
"Can this go?"
Yue Guanchao looked at the vine bridge. These vines were like wriggling snakes, twisting and moving constantly.
Old Mrs. Wei knew that they were not at ease, so she said, "Don't worry, these vine bridges just use the shape of the iron cables. They actually rely on the vines to pull each other to bear the load. The roots of the vines go deep into the rock formation nearly ten meters, which is much deeper than the iron cables." It’s much stronger, and the ghosts still have the ability to coexist with humans and plants for thousands of years.”
After that, in order to get rid of suspicion, she took the lead on the vine bridge, crossed nearly 100 meters of vine bridge and stood in front of the main peak mountain trail.
Seeing that she was safe and sound, everyone walked onto the vine bridge to the opposite side and walked up the winding mountain road to the main peak.
Standing at the top of the peak, this is already the highest point of Tiantong Peak. In the center of the peak is the Beifu Clothing Tomb that they have been looking for!
Song Siyuan picked up the map of Guifang and compared it with the current Tiantong Peak. It can be seen that the Beifu soldiers have made a lot of changes to the peak. The former Tiantong Peak had a mountain shape similar to the word "mountain" and was shaped like a three-petal lotus. The highest peak was particularly round. .
Today's Tiantong main peak was carved out by Beifu soldiers in an "L" shaped gap in the mountain dozens of meters above the ground, just like digging out a lotus petal. The remaining main peak is shaped like a "concave" shape, sandwiching Beifu. The tomb was built on the gap created by the soldiers, just hanging in the air.
Upon closer inspection, the shape of the tomb is very similar to that of the Cantilever Hall. It is a palace used for sacrifices and is much more spectacular and sophisticated than the Cantilever Hall.
The entire building is divided into three parts. Among the "concave" shaped stone walls, the central hall is a main hall with double eaves and verandah shape. The mountain walls on the left and right sides are similar to a nine-story pagoda, like a pair of huge wings, protecting the temple. The main hall in the center.
Between the palaces, there are two towers hanging on both sides of the main hall. There are also flying corridors that pass through the towers and are directly connected to the pagodas on both sides. Together with the square between the pagodas, they form a complete building complex.
If you look closely, you can see that this building is completely built on the "L" shaped gap, relying on the mountain walls on both sides and firmly fixed halfway up the main peak. In addition, there are lush vegetation near the gap, and even the supporting pillars have been removed. Covered with vegetation, it looks even more like it is suspended on the mountain wall. "
