Save the Bachelor of Heaven

Between the red gourd and the blue toad, there is a divine residence dedicated to the mountain god. It is built on the mountain, but it should be built on the central axis of the mountain behind it. It adopts a wedge-shaped wooden frame structure and is divided into two parts: front and rear. Entering, the facade of the temple in front was entangled countless times with vines, and some of the tiles and wood had collapsed.

Although the green tiles and carved beams on the roof are all dilapidated, the general structure has been preserved because it is a hole that can hide wind and gather energy.

The several layers of broken insect tunnels on the mountain wall lost their function due to changes in water and soil, so although the wood of the temple was rotten, it still did not fall down, which can be regarded as a miracle.

This simple building dedicated to the mountain god has spent endless years quietly in the corner of this lonely valley. This all depends on the special wood and frame technology, as well as the special environment of the valley with very little rainfall.

Xiang Nan knew that this mountain temple was leading to the underground palace of King Xian, so he immediately walked over with the old foreigner and Hua Ling.

The three of them entered the mountain temple and saw that the main hall was already full of plants.

This temple is not large in scale, and the clay statue on the altar has fallen over. It is a black-faced god with an expressionless face and slightly closed eyes. The body was also made of black robe made of clay. Although it was pushed from the throne to the corner by the vines, it still gave people a cold and majestic feeling.

Next to the clay statue of the mountain god are two clay mountain ghosts, both with green faces and fangs, like a yaksha. The one on the left is holding a flaming gourd, and the one on the right is holding a toad in both hands.

"Brother, what kind of treasures are these gourds and toads? How could the mountain god use them?" the old foreigner asked in confusion.

"Each country has its own customs, so there's no need to ask so many questions." Xiang Nan waved his hands. Their goal was the Muchen Bead, not to study the ancient southern Yunnan sacrificial culture.

"Look around and see if there are any clues." Xiang Nan reminded.

Hua Ling and the old foreigner immediately started looking for him.

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"Here." Just as they were looking for it, Xiang Nan found a stone brick with a toad pattern engraved on the ground and a slightly raised stone brick.

He then pressed it with his hand.

Just after hearing a few rattles, nine stone pillars carved with toads appeared from the ground.

"What is this?" Hua Ling and the old foreigner both asked in confusion.

"This should be the Dragon Shaking Pillar. It is a kind of mechanism. The nine stone pillars must be twisted in a certain order and in a certain direction to open the passage. Otherwise, it will be difficult to pass." Xiang Nan explained.

"Senior brother, you should be able to do it, right?" The old foreigner asked quickly after hearing this.

If they don't understand this mechanism, their visit will be in vain.

Xiang Nan nodded, "The dragons are making nine melodies around the river, and the meanders are all nine loops; after the nine meanders, there are nine more turns, and the nine turns are nine times around the Dragon Tower; the ninety-nine circles are finally one, and they enter the Lingshan Mountain in twos and threes...Old foreigner, You turn the pillar in the northeast corner first."

Fortunately, he had read the "Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique" in Hu Guohua's hand, and also learned the "Golden Point Secret Technique" from Zhang Jiuyi, so he was quite confident in deciphering the mechanism of this song.

The old foreigner immediately obeyed the order and turned around.

Later, Hua Ling also turned other pillars under the guidance of Xiang Nan.

After all nine pillars were rotated, the wall on one side of the temple suddenly made a rattling sound.

The three of them followed the sound and saw that the wall split in the middle, revealing a passage.

"Brother, there really is a passage!" the old foreigner said in surprise.

"Senior brother, you are so awesome." Hua Ling also said with admiration.

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"Okay, let's sit down and rest for a while. I'm afraid we won't have a chance to rest when we enter the underground palace." Xiang Nan said.

He knew that after entering the underground palace, there would be a series of fierce battles.

Huo's undead worms, ferocious infants, corpse moths, and Tai Sui... all are deadly masters.

Hua Ling and the old foreigner both nodded.

The three of them immediately sat down to rest, eat, drink water, meditate on their luck, and regain their energy.

After resting for half an hour, the three of them got up and entered the passage. They saw that the passage was connected to a huge natural cave.

Xiang Nan aimed his flare gun at the depths and fired a flare, which cut through the darkness underground. The pale light shone deep in the cave, and he could see that there were countless huge bones and ivory inside. It was a huge burial trench. .

The three people put on spotlights and walked forward. After walking about a hundred or ten meters, they saw a river blocking the road ahead. There are several ancient wooden boats lined up on the water's edge, but over the years, these wooden boats have become rotten to the point where only their frames are left and are no longer usable.

Xiang Nan tested the water temperature and found it was bitingly cold, so he immediately ordered, "Change into a diving suit."

Hua Ling and the old foreigner both nodded, took out their diving suits from their backpacks, put them on, and then followed Xiang Nan into the water.

After walking more than ten meters, the water was up to their necks, and they could no longer reach the bottom of the water while standing. The three of them immediately started swimming.

Xiang Nan led the way first because he had clairvoyance, followed closely by Hua Ling and the old foreigner.

At this moment, the old foreigner suddenly said, "Brother, what do you think that is?"

Xiang Nan turned around and looked in the direction he pointed, and saw what seemed to be a little blue light in the distance.

"Ignore it, don't make a sound, keep swimming, and follow me." Xiang Nan said and continued to swim forward.

He knew that it was a corpse made by King Xian. While the girl was still alive, he poured eggs into it and then poured it with rosin to join it together.

Because the girl's death was too painful, she felt infinite resentment. These grievances become food for the evil eggs. When the time comes, these evil eggs will hatch quickly and turn into evil zombies. They are not only powerful but also agile, even more powerful than the zombies in "Resident Evil".

At that time, all the tomb robbers who broke into King Xian's tomb will be caught by them. So try not to provoke them.

Moreover, the corpse is not the most terrifying thing in this cave.

The most terrifying thing is the mantis worm, also called Huo's undead worm. It is a creature from the Cambrian era, between invertebrates and semi-vertebrates. It has a hard shell and wheel-shaped nerve tissue. The body and nerves are separated. After the body tissue is necrotic, the wheel-shaped nerves will still continue. It survives, so it is called an undead insect.

Such a creature has almost no natural enemies, and even machine gun fire cannot cause much damage to it, so it is extremely powerful.

But in all things, if there is a strength, there must be a weakness. The weakness of Huo's undead insect is that it has no vision or hearing, only touch.

Therefore, as long as they swim slowly, they should not attract the attention of Huo's undead insects.

Hua Ling and the old foreigner both nodded and continued to slowly swim forward with Xiang Nan.

After swimming for about two hours, light finally appeared in front of us.

Xiang Nan and the three of them were all delighted.

Especially Xiang Nan, he knows how powerful Huo's undead insects are. Not only is it difficult to kill, but the key point is that after killing it, those evil corpses will hatch.

When the time comes, they will face the siege of hundreds of corpses.

Fortunately, I was well prepared and swam slowly. As expected, I didn't disturb either the Huo's Undead Insect or the corpse. I was able to avoid two major disasters.