Knife splashing

Chapter 336 The ancient tomb appears
"Iron Dome?"

Wang Laobi frowned and said, "Third Master is an old senior, you are knowledgeable, can you give me some advice?"

Master Chen San didn't want to say more, but seeing everyone's gaze, he had to open his mouth and say, "I only knew about this thing when I met a treasure hunter from the Xunyou lineage by chance."

"When it comes to tomb construction, a skilled person would pay attention to the right time, right place, and right people. The more you have, the better."

"The so-called harmony among people means finding a skilled craftsman or a Taoist sorcerer to do the layout, depending on their respective levels."

"As for the geographical advantage, it is not easy. Finding dragon points and choosing the best treasure land are just the basics. A powerful person can also transform the special terrain to make it difficult for ordinary people to enter."

"It was mentioned in the Water Classic that when King Gou Jian of Yue moved the capital to Langya, he planned to move the tomb of his father Yun Chang northward as well. But when the tomb was opened, a strong wind suddenly rushed inside, and sand flew everywhere.

Not to mention going in, I couldn’t even get close. I waited for a long time but the sandstorm showed no sign of stopping, so I had to give up…”

"Some of them have sand traps around them. As you dig, you'll get stuck again. It never stops. You can't get in at all. These are called wind sand caves."

"I have personally seen a hidden fire hole. When a shovel was dug into it, phosphorous fire immediately erupted. Countless people were killed and injured at that time, but they still didn't get in..."

"These kinds of treasure caves are all based on the changes of the five elements. If you want to crack them, you have to know the special methods to deal with them."

This was the first time Wang Lao Bie had heard such a statement, and he immediately became interested. "What does that mean?"

Master Chen San shook his head and said, "I don't know much about this either, but I heard from that treasure hunter that occupying the Tianshi cave is to seize the fortune of heaven and earth, which can be called Qimen Dunjia."

"You can't find it on ordinary days. It only appears at special times, such as when the sun, moon and stars change, when the seasons change, when there is wind, frost, rain or snow."

"It's no use thinking too much. If you have the chance to encounter this kind of person in the future, listen to my advice, turn around and walk away, and don't get close!"

"The Third Master is indeed very knowledgeable!"

Wang Lao Bie sighed and then asked, "According to what Third Master said, this 'Iron Dome' is not just about using the power of the Five Elements of Gold?"

"Ah."

Master Chen San looked around and said with a headache: "The so-called 'Iron Dome' means that there are metal veins around the treasure cave, which are solidified by special methods to form a layer of cover."

"If we want to break it open, we need a lot of manpower. Even if we use explosives, it will probably take ten days or half a month."

When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.

"wrong."

Wang Lao Bie suddenly shook his head and said, "If there is an 'Iron Dome' blocking the tomb, it should be airtight. How could a tomb guardian beast escape and hurt someone?"

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at the people from the Bai family who followed him and asked, "Where did you encounter the tomb guardian beast?"

One of the men replied: "It's over there."

Then, he pointed to the distant riverbank and said, "We were scattered and searching at the time. When we heard the shouting, we rushed to support them. But when we arrived, everyone was dead and had been bitten to pieces."

Wang Laobi narrowed his eyes slightly, "How can you be sure it was a tomb guardian beast? Could it be bitten by some other beast?"

Another man said, "That thing moved very quickly. When I arrived, it had already dived into the water."

"I didn't see what it was exactly, I just vaguely saw that it was very large, covered in hair, and had a broken chain on its tail..."

"Did it get into water?"

Uncle Chen's eyes lit up and he immediately took out his compass and walked towards the river bank while observing.

On the compass, the needle immediately became unstable.

Sometimes it spins rapidly and sinks, and sometimes it returns to normal.

When he reached the shore and even jumped into the water for a walk, he suddenly realized, with a hint of excitement in his voice.

"I understand!"

As he spoke, he looked up at Liangzi Lake in front of him.

"When Wu Youxu and Wang Su built their tombs, Gaochang County had not yet collapsed. The original terrain should have been that the county seat was located in the center, surrounded by large and small lakes and rivers."

"This tomb is a gold and water tomb. Half of it is covered by an iron dome, and half of the passage is left in the water. After all, Wang Su only wants to leave the mechanical art to future generations, not to bury it forever."

"However, the earth dragon turned over, Gaochang County sank into the lake, and the tomb was damaged, so the tomb guardian beast escaped."

"The entrance to the tomb is in the lake!"

After saying that, he quickly turned around and said to the people sent by the Bai family: "Quick, go to the village to find more boats and find the entrance to the passage on the lake first."

"Please wait a moment, everyone."

Upon hearing this, the people sent by the Bai family quickly ran towards the village.

After they left, Master Chen's eyes immediately turned gloomy, and he whispered, "Be careful, these people want to use us as a grave."

Wang Lao Bie was better at dividing gold and locating acupuncture points. After being pointed out by Master Chen San, the doubts in his mind were immediately resolved, and he nodded and said, "Master San is right."

"This tomb is made of metal and water. Since there are Mohist mechanical devices, many of the devices inside must be driven by water."

"Originally there was still a glimmer of hope, but now that the water is separated by gold, I'm afraid it has become a hopeless situation, and can only be filled with human lives."

"Just the tomb guardian beast alone is not easy to deal with."

Mr. Chen San was thoughtful, and then a hint of sarcasm appeared in his eyes, "The background of these people is definitely not simple, but it is too good to be true that they want to trick us in the tomb."

"Come here, I have a plan..."

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When the Bai family's spies came back, the Maitreya sacrificial ceremony in the village had already ended. Men, women, old and young were all busy with their own things, and there was no trace of the previous enthusiasm.

"Did they find out?"

Bai Wenghai didn't seem surprised at all after hearing this. He said in a deep voice, "These people are really capable. Maybe they can really find the entrance and send all the boats in the village over there."

"Also, gather everyone, prepare your weapons, and once you find the entrance, follow me down to the tomb!"

"Yes, Hall Master!"

At the command, the entire Baihe Bay immediately became lively.

Every household in the village began to take action.

Every household, regardless of gender, age or status, took out a piece of yellow talisman and tied it around their arms. Some picked up swords, some carried hoes, and their eyes became fanatical again.

Bai Wenghai came to the backyard.

The Wu Temple Priest and the tinsmith were bowing to the Maitreya statue in the house.

"You two, the time has come!"

Bai Wenghai's eyes were filled with excitement, "They have found the entrance. The divine fetus that the foreign monk mentioned must be inside."

Wu Miao Zhu's voice trembled a little, "Can that thing really bring the Ming King to the world?"

"It should be right."

Bai Wenghai suppressed his excitement and said, "Those people are the remnants of the Golden Horde. Their people were looking for the old tomb and died in the ghost town. The divine fetus was also left there."

"Now that times have changed, they have little power in Shenzhou, so they have set their sights on our Maitreya Sect."

"Hmph, what kind of dakini is this? If you have this opportunity, you might as well leave it to the Vidyaraja!"

"How are the preparations going, Master Xiang?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Miao Zhu quickly replied: "The incense master and his men have already set up the altar. We are just waiting for us to find the object so that we can invite the Ming Wang to come."

"it is good!"

Bai Wenghai's eyes were also full of bloodshot. He looked at the increasingly gloomy sky outside and said, "It's going to rain, and the ghost town will reappear. This time, no matter what the cost, we must succeed!"

“Elder Wu, you just stay outside the village and wait for those people from the Shen family. Find an opportunity to take them into the tomb.”

"If you want to awaken the divine fetus, the more sacrifices the better!"

…………

Rumble!
There was another thunder, and the sky became darker.

The strong wind blew through the mountains and forests, and the leaves swayed wildly.

Soon, bean-sized raindrops fell from the sky, making crackling sounds as they landed on the leaves. In just a few breaths, the rainstorm came pouring down. Chirp, chirp!
Little birds flew through the rain and then landed on the branches, shaking their bodies to shake off the raindrops on their bodies.

"No way."

Lu San turned around and said helplessly to Li Yan: "The rain is too heavy, these little guys can't fly far."

Li Yan quickly asked, "What's going on over there?"

"I only know that Baihewan sent out a large number of small boats to meet up with the tomb robbers, but I can't see the rest clearly."

"Other animals can't detect it?"

"It was too far away for the snake rat to respond in time."

"Where's your falcon?"

"These little guys have developed spirituality. The yang thunder in the sky is blazing, and they are afraid. Falcons don't dare to fly at all."

Li Yan looked down when he heard this.

Sure enough, the little white fox trembled in the thunder and hid under Lu San. Even the eagle and the rat were looking at the sky with fear in their eyes.

This is the trouble with spiritual advancement.

The smarter you are, the more afraid you are of the thunder in the sky.

Especially some monsters, which are filled with evil spirits. If one is not careful, or reaches a critical point in their cultivation, they will be struck by thunder.

Li Yan shook his head slightly and walked to the hill.

In the rain, the huge Liangzi Lake looked even more blurry. The water surface was hit by billions of raindrops, and the splashes of water looked like countless schools of fish boiling.

"Let's get closer."

Li Yan said in a deep voice: "These Maitreya followers are a bit strange. I'm afraid they are planning something big. To be honest, the 'Centipede' that Master Tuo mentioned also appeared in this area."

"Let's observe from a distance and act accordingly."

After that, he took Lu San and Wu Ba and walked through the woods in the heavy rain, little by little heading towards the area where the tomb robbers were.

…………

Small boats are scattered on the lakeshore and river surface.

On every ship, there were Wang Laobie's men, holding compasses and observing. The ships cruised in all directions, not missing any area.

"found it!"

Suddenly, someone on one of the boats cried out in surprise.

The rest of the ships were closing in on him quickly.

Wang Laobie jumped up and landed on the boat, then took out his compass, but saw that the needle on it was no longer rotating, but just jumping up and down in one place.

"right here!"

A hint of surprise flashed in Wang Laobi's eyes. After hesitating for a moment, he turned to Bai Wenghai on another boat and said, "Chief Bai, the entrance is just below. We are not good at swimming, so we need your help."

Of course, what he said was nonsense.

The people under Master Chen Sanye are from Yuzhou, so it makes sense that they are not good at swimming. However, Wang Laobie is from Xiangzhou and has dug many underwater tombs, so how could he not be good at swimming?

It is entirely necessary to let the people in Baihewan take the risk first.

Bai Wenghai's eyes were obviously unhappy, and he said coldly: "Why do you say that, Brother Wang? Don't you trust me?"

Having said that, he still nodded and said, "Well, my people will go into the water first to show our sincerity."

After saying that, he nodded to the side.

Thump thump!
Immediately, three people jumped into the water without hesitation.

"The Bai clan leader is overthinking."

Wang Laobie smiled awkwardly, his eyes full of solemnity.

The situation below is unclear, and there is also the threat of the tomb-guarding beast. Even if he gives the order personally, his disciples will probably take a long time to delay.

But the people of Baihe Bay did not hesitate at all.

They are called villagers, but they look more like death warriors!
But he was right about one thing. The people in Baihe Bay live by the lake, and they are better at swimming than each other.

The three people who jumped into the water had sharp blades on their waists, their eyes wide open, and they used their hands and feet to sink rapidly to the bottom of the water.

This place is not far from the shore. Once you enter the water, you can see that the hills on the shore extend along with the lake and continue to sink, as if half of the mountain range is submerged in water.

The bottom of the lake is about ten meters from the water surface. Large and small rocks are scattered around, the terrain is uneven and covered with mud and sand, and the terrain is very complex.

In addition to the aquatic plants all over the lake, if the tomb robbers had not found the exact location, no one would have believed that this was the entrance.

The three of them held their breath and searched around the bottom of the lake.

Soon, a discovery was made.

I saw a sunken area under several huge protruding rocks, which looked like a cave.

As they approached, the water at the bottom of the lake rippled, stirring up a cloud of mud and sand, revealing a huge head.

The three of them were startled and thrashed about.

When they saw clearly, they realized it was a false alarm.

It turned out to be the head of a stone statue. Most of its body was covered by mud and sand, with only the head exposed at the entrance of the cave.

There was a hint of surprise in the eyes of the three people. They gestured to each other, and one of them immediately went upstream to inform them.

The remaining two people swam carefully into the cave.

This stone cave is not big, about three meters wide and two meters high. After swimming less than three or four meters in, I found that the cave was blocked.

What was blocking the entrance of the cave was not rocks, but a wall. The light was dim below, and they could only see that the wall was covered with aquatic plants.

One of them drew a sharp knife from his waist and poked it, trying to test how thick the wall was.

However, a chill rose in his heart.

As the knife was inserted, a stream of black liquid gushed out, and then the "wall" began to move slowly...

…………

Wow!

"Chief, we found it!"

The person who brought the news emerged from the water, his eyes full of excitement.

"found it?"

Bai Wenghai was immediately overjoyed, "What's going on down there?"

The messenger replied: "There is a cave, not very big, and we also found a stone statue..."

Before he could finish his words, he saw everyone around him widen their eyes.

The person who reported the news instinctively sensed something was wrong and turned around quickly.

Only then did he realize that a large amount of blood was surging up on the surrounding water surface, and he could feel a fierce current under his feet.

Hululu!
Before he could react, he felt a pain in his body and suddenly sank into the water, his consciousness disappearing.

Blood was surging on the water surface, and a huge shadow was swimming rapidly below.

"Quick, spread out!"

Wang Laobie exclaimed, and then a chill rose on his back.

Without saying a word, he burst out with hidden strength under his feet, leaped into the air, and jumped onto a ship in the distance.

boom!
Behind him, a huge wave arose, and a small boat was shattered into pieces, with broken limbs flying everywhere...

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