Knife splashing

Chapter 427: Escape from the Secret Cave
Li Yan was not the only one who was surprised.

The terracotta warriors and horses in the cave stood in array, with spears and swords in sharp relief. I don't know how they managed to remain unfaded.

They are lifelike, with bright armor and murderous aura, as if a group of fierce Qin soldiers are stationed here, looking at them coldly.

"What a coward..."

Sharifei felt a tightness in his chest and cursed, "Why are there so many Weng Zhong? It's so creepy."

“This is not Weng Zhong.”

Li Yan shook his head and said, "This is the Terracotta Warriors of the First Emperor."

It’s normal that Sharifei doesn’t know him.

In this world, in and around the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, there resides an ancient sect called the Lishan Sect, which is specifically responsible for guarding the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor.

So the Terracotta Warriors are still unknown.

"The Terracotta Warriors of the First Emperor?"

Sharifei was stunned and turned to look at Li Yan.

"I just happened to hear someone say that." Li Yan said casually, then frowned and looked forward, "This thing is only found in the Mausoleum of the First Emperor. This is Wushan, who put it here?"

Wang Daoxuan said thoughtfully: "If it is something in the tomb, then it is human sacrifice. Although Zhou Dynasty eliminated Shang Dynasty and Duke Zhou established rituals to oppose human sacrifice and replaced it with straw spirits and puppets, the custom was difficult to eradicate. It was not until the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period that it was reversed."

"Such a large-scale pottery figurine must have been made in advance. The scale is not small. It should have been made during the reign of the First Emperor..."

Sharifei scratched his head and said, "Master Dao, please tell us quickly. We don't understand any of this."

Li Yan glanced at it and said, "Listen to what the Taoist said."

There's something strange here. If we don't figure out the reason, something bad might happen.

Wang Daoxuan nodded and continued, "This place was originally the Kingdom of Kuizi, but due to some incidents, it was destroyed by the Kingdom of Chu on the pretext of not worshipping the ancestor, the Fire God Zhurong.

Later, Qin sent Zhang Ruo, the governor of Shu, to attack Chu, and ordered Bai Qi to raid the capital of Chu, Ying, and burn Yiling. This place then changed hands. "

Bai Huan beside him interrupted and said, "That's right, the Goddess Palace was destroyed in the war, and the inheritance was interrupted for a while. But later someone dreamed of entering the Goddess Palace, and then it continued."

When Li Yan heard this, he suddenly remembered what happened just now, and suddenly realized: "The ancestor of the Qin people was Shaoyang Baidi, who was called Li Shen in Chu and was in charge of diseases and disasters..."

"No wonder I am not allowed to dream about entering the Goddess Palace."

After hearing this, Wang Daoxuan said thoughtfully, "It seems that the Goddess Palace was destroyed at that time, and the believers hid here, but they were discovered by the First Emperor, who wiped them out and made some moves."

"The Blood Jade Cong must have been hidden here."

As he spoke, he looked forward, pinched the Yang Jue with his hands, and with a slight gleam in his eyes, he carefully observed the Terracotta Warriors in front of him.

“There’s something wrong with these things!”

He stopped and said in a deep voice: "This is a cave with spiritual orifices, where innate qi gathers, but it is blocked by these pottery figurines. Although the qi disappears, there is a murderous intent hidden..."

As he spoke, he looked around, then picked up a stone and threw it at the Terracotta Army.

Something happened that shocked everyone.

As soon as the stone approached, it shattered instantly, as if it was twisted by invisible sharp blades, and turned into powder when it fell to the ground.

"My goodness, what kind of mechanism is this?"

Sharifei gasped.

Wu Ba, who was standing next to him, shrank his neck in fear.

They almost touched each other before, but fortunately Wang Daoxuan stopped them.

Li Yan, on the other hand, looked surprised.

He smelled a familiar scent, sharp and fiery, exactly the same as the Baidi Fuyuan from the past.

Wow!
Just then, the gravel in the passage behind him slid down.

Those monsters called "water tigers" are nearly indestructible. Not to mention the passageway made of rubble, even a complete stone wall wouldn't be able to hold them back for long.

"Let me try..."

Li Yan seemed to be thinking about something. He slowly moved his hand closer and at the same time concentrated his mind, feeling the innate Gengjin energy in the Shenque Palace.

Ding!
As soon as I got close, a crisp sound appeared around my fingers.

It was as if two invisible blades collided and dissipated at the same time.

"I see…"

Li Yan immediately understood how this formation worked.

I don't know what method is used here to control the Gengjin Energy.

The innate Gangsha was originally divided into yin and yang, but with the guidance of the innate Gengjin energy, it can be driven.

It’s like an army has a general, Wushan’s huge innate energy will attack at the same time.

Not to mention tangible objects, even invisible ghosts would be chopped to pieces.

At the same time, at the moment when the Gengjin Qi erupted, Li Yan could vaguely hear shouts and screams coming from the Terracotta Warriors next to him.

It seemed as if there were soldiers fighting hard.

These terracotta warriors are the source of the innate Gengjin energy. There are only a few of them in each body, but when they are gathered into a formation, their power cannot be underestimated.

"You guys wait first!"

Seeing that the stones in the passage behind were shaking more and more violently, Li Yan didn't bother to explain and walked forward holding a figurine.

Li Yan was suddenly surprised when he lifted it with force.

There must be some metal objects hidden in the bodies of these individual figurines, which are heavier than bluestone of the same volume.

Fortunately, his whole body was wrapped in strength, which could be called divine power, and he held it steadily and placed it aside.

Ding Ding Ding!
There was the sound of metal colliding all around him, but Li Yan ignored it.

One, two, three...

He worked tirelessly and soon cleared a path.

"Hurry, go over there!"

At Li Yan's call, everyone hurried through the Terracotta Army formation.

Afterwards, Li Yan restored them one by one.

boom!
Just after the last terracotta warrior was placed, the blocked passage finally exploded, and dense swarms of monsters poured in.

Wow!

The "water tiger" that first rushed into the Terracotta Army formation was dismembered in mid-air, and its scales, flesh, and bones turned into a pool of pus.

But these things seem to be irrational.

The smell of Li Yan and others made them rush towards the Terracotta Warriors and Horses like moths to a flame.

The dense explosions merged into one.

Before long, all the "water tigers" were crushed.

However, under the influence of the evil spirit, the pus that fell into the Terracotta Warriors and Horses formation continued to surge, trying to reorganize.

But before it could take shape, it was completely shattered.

As a result, the two forces were stuck in a stalemate.

The blood and flesh under the Terracotta Warriors were surging, just like hell.

This scene is creepy.

"Let's go and find a way out!"

Li Yan's face was solemn as he led his men forward.

He could detect that the demonic energy and the innate Gengjin energy were destroying each other.

"Water tigers" are natural monsters, and there are many of them. The amount of evil spirit contained in them is quite large.

The innate Gengjin Qi of the Terracotta Warriors was only gathered by someone using a secret method. Although it was more powerful, the quantity was small and it would be exhausted sooner or later.

They had to find an exit as soon as possible.

After passing through the Terracotta Warriors and Horses formation and a hundred-meter-long cave, a cave suddenly appeared in front of us.

The cave is not large in area, with a round stone platform in the middle, engraved with densely packed talismans and filled with blood-colored ink mixed with cinnabar.

Due to its age, cracks have appeared on it.

On the stone platform, a skeleton was sitting cross-legged. His clothes were old and covered with thick dust.

"Oh no, it's a dead end!"

Long Yaner frowned, turned her head and looked behind her, gritted her teeth and said, "Looks like we have to fight back."

"Let's see what's going on first..."

Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the withered bones on the stone plate, and said in a deep voice: "Master, have you seen anything?"

Wang Daoxuan pinched the magic formula with his hands, looked carefully for a while, shook his head and said: "This formation seems to be protecting against the things below. As long as we don't touch it, it should be fine. The withered bones have lost all their spiritual charm."

Li Yan nodded, suddenly took a quick step forward, jumped up, leaped over the stone platform, and pulled the corpse down.

Wow!
The bones were scattered all over the ground, along with some black pottery vases and a bamboo slip.

Li Yan picked it up and looked at it for a few seconds, then handed it directly to Wang Daoxuan, "Master, I don't understand."

Wang Daoxuan took it and said as he read it, "This is the large seal script. After the First Emperor unified the country, he ordered Li Si to create the small seal script..."

After a few words, his eyes widened and his face was filled with shock.

Seeing his appearance, everyone became even more curious. But Wang Daoxuan seemed to be immersed in it. He didn't come back to his senses until he finished watching it all. With complicated eyes, he looked at the scattered bones on the ground.

"Master, what did you find?"

Li Yan asked quickly.

"nothing."

Wang Daoxuan put away the bamboo slips and said in a deep voice: "The Palace of the Goddess, like the Divine Palace of Yunzhongjun, is a special existence. The one above is just used to deceive people, and the one below is the real Palace of the Goddess."

"The stone plate in front is the seal. As long as the seal is broken, the Goddess Palace will escape like the Divine Palace of Yunzhongjun. There is also a waterway below that leads directly to the Yangtze River."

Long Yaner frowned and said, "What about the fate card?"

Sharifei glared, "We've fallen into a trap, our lives are almost in danger, and you're still thinking about this?"

Bai Huan looked at the two unconscious granddaughters. Although his eyes were filled with sadness, he nodded and said, "We have already alerted the enemy. With their methods, we can't find them at all. Let's leave first..."

Li Yan looked at Wang Daoxuan calmly.

The Taoist must be hiding something, after all, there are outsiders present.

But he trusted Wang Daoxuan unconditionally.

"Let's do it!"

Without any hesitation, Li Yan immediately stepped forward, pinched the magic formula, and his right fist suddenly crackled with electric light.

Even the best weapons need maintenance.

It is too wasteful to chop stones, it is better to use the Thunder Hammer.

boom!
As he punched down, cracks suddenly appeared on the stone plate.

It seemed that the seal had reached its limit. Sharifei and Wuba originally wanted to come up to help, but with a crackling sound, the stone plate completely shattered and fell.

Below is a dark cave.

After all the rocks, big and small, fell, a strong wind suddenly blew up, carrying water mist and rising into the sky.

A storm suddenly arose in the cave.

The rain, fog, and strong wind seemed to have a soul at this moment. They rolled up and down, making it impossible for everyone to open their eyes and stagger from side to side.

At the same time, strange phenomena also appeared on the Goddess Peak.

Originally the storm had stopped, but in a flash, dark clouds gathered again, condensing but not dispersing, with wind and rain blowing, but only staying on the top of the Goddess Peak.

But in other places, it didn't rain.

From a distance, the Goddess Peak seems to be shrouded in a veil, the mountain is looming and blurry, like a goddess standing in the clouds.

There are still many ships on the Yangtze River at this moment.

"Look, look!"

"It's the goddess appearing!"

When the people on the boat saw this, they all ran to the bow to burn incense and pray.

One of the large ships was full of cargo and looked like an ordinary merchant ship, but inside the cabin were "Clipper Zhang" and others who were in disguise.

Looking at the scene above, "Clipper Zhang" looked solemn.

A long time has passed since the agreed time, and there is still no signal from the shore, but a strange phenomenon has appeared on the mountain.

Could it be that something went wrong?

"master!"

One disciple looked anxious.

Just ahead on the river, there were already boats from the local government, intercepting ships along the way and conducting inspections.

This kind of thing is not surprising.

Relying on mountains to eat mountains, relying on water to draft water.

The dock offices along the way often intercept ships and collect taxes, which they say are dock maintenance fees, but are actually tolls.

If the police come across a fat sheep, they will blackmail them.

But near the yamen’s ship, there were two salt gang cargo ships parked, indicating that they had other purposes.

"No hurry, keep waiting!"

"Fast Boat Zhang" had a calm expression. He turned his head and looked around, then said in a deep voice, "Remember, the so-called 'Fast Boat' relies not only on speed, but also on credibility. After many years in the world, this brand has never been damaged!"

……

On Mount Wushan, many people noticed this movement.

"That's... the appearance of the goddess!"

The three sisters of Siming Society who were guarding outside immediately sensed something.

Their faces were full of fanaticism, and they stared upwards and kowtowed continuously.

"Quick, blast open the passage!"

Lu Jiu, who was at a loss, was grabbed.

Seeing the crazy looks of several people, he felt a chill in his heart and did not dare to disobey. He quickly took the two remaining men, climbed up the waterfall and placed the explosives.

boom!
There was a loud bang and gravel flew everywhere.

Lu Jiu and his two men turned around and ran without saying a word.

They did not forget that there were many terrifying monsters inside.

The three sisters of Siming Society, however, didn't care and rushed towards the cave.

Their bodies were almost decayed, no different from the living dead, but their spiritual power had not yet declined.

The three of them used their escape skills and just took a step forward. They were surrounded by thick fog and with the howling wind, they instantly arrived in the cave.

The explosives created a passage, but there were still some rocks blocking the way.

They used their hands and feet to break open the huge rocks blocking the road, rushed in quickly, and soon found the hole that Li Yan and his team had broken.

"Why is there a secret cave here?"

"Come in and take a look!"

The goddess appeared and a secret cave appeared, which made them very confused. They rushed in and saw the Terracotta Warriors entangled with the evil spirit.

In the distance, the strong wind, rain and fog had subsided.

One person was extremely anxious and jumped up.

"what!"

A scream was rang out, and his rotten body instantly turned into bloody fragments. At the same time, a puff of black smoke came out and was also shattered.

Also crushed at the same time was Chao Yun Xingyu's life plate.

This seemed to have completely consumed the Gengjin Energy within the Terracotta Warriors. The blood, flesh, mud and black mist on the ground surged and began to wriggle again.

boom!
In an instant, black fog surged out and surrounded them.

This clan of "Water Tiger" demons was exterminated, but the demonic aura never dissipated. It broke free from its restraints and entered the bodies of the remaining two women.

"what--!"

They screamed miserably, the stench of decay on their bodies became stronger and stronger, their bodies collapsed, and they fell to the ground with thuds, completely without breath.

Snapped!Snapped!
Not long after, two wet footprints appeared on the ground, carrying a strong stench, and walked towards the cave entrance where Li Yan and his team left...

…………

On the water near the shore at the foot of Wushan Mountain.

Heads popped up one after another. They were Sharifei and others. They used their hands and feet to climb onto the shore, gasping for breath.

This waterway is extremely long. If Li Yan hadn't used the Xuanshui Dun to pull people back and forth, they would have been unable to swim out.

A line of water also shot towards the ship of "Clipper Zhang", then broke through the water and landed on the deck.

"Clipper Zhang" and others were startled, but when they looked up, it was Li Yan who was soaked all over.

"Let's go, pick someone up and leave this place!"

At the command, the ship set sail immediately, came to the shore, picked up Sha Lifei and others, hid in the secret room of the cargo hold, and headed towards Shuzhong.

Behind them, on the Goddess Peak, the wind and rain continued for a long time. When the people along the way saw it, they all burned incense and offered sacrifices...

　Second update in the afternoon
　　Another recommended book: "Martial Saint Agent: Starting from the 72 Secret Skills"

　　Introduction: From secret agent to martial saint.

　　Chen Sanxing, a young man from Earth, died in a car accident. He traveled to the Republic of China in Daliang, which was facing internal and external troubles, and became an agent of the "Special Intelligence Bureau".

　　"I didn't even watch a few spy movies in my previous life, and now I'm asked to be a spy and get caught by the devils?"

　　"Oh!"

　　"Is there a cheat?"

　　"That's okay!"

　　"Deep blue! Add some more!"

　　……

　　
　
(End of this chapter)