Knife splashing

Chapter 639: The Underground Palace is Destroyed, and the Celestial Phenomenon Changes

boom!
Wu Ba’s tiger squat cannon exploded.

When it was in Qingcheng Mountain, the Tiger Crouching Cannon had been modified.

The original style was a relief of a tiger swallowing its mouth in front of the muzzle, with two feet below as support.

After all, this thing is too powerful and uses new gunpowder.

When it was first designed, it was not intended to be used as a single-soldier weapon.

Originally this was not possible, but because of the cellar opening conference, many Dharma lineage monks from Shenzhou gathered on Qingcheng Mountain, including many weapon-making masters, and they worked together to remodel the Tiger Crouching Cannon.

The tiger's mouth remains unchanged, but the two front feet change their curvature to become a two-handed grip, while shoulder pads are added to the back, which can be stuck on the shoulders when firing, dispersing the force, partly backwards and partly downwards.

Even so, only someone with Wu Ba's extraordinary strength could withstand it.

As the cannon roared, a large amount of white gas was ejected from the 108 air holes at the tail of the barrel behind him, causing dust to fly behind him, and at the same time a terrifying force was transmitted downwards.

Click!

Spider-web-like cracks suddenly appeared on the ground under Wu Ba's feet.

Although the noise was too loud, he finally stood firmly on the ground.

What is truly terrifying is its power.

What Wu Ba used was not a shotgun, but a whole lead bullet, which was modified by Sharifei and filled with a large amount of phosphorus fire and new gunpowder. Once it hits the target, it will explode.

In an instant, artillery fire penetrated into the entrance of the underground palace like a red dragon.

The five-colored corpse spiders chasing from behind tore the pottery coffins into pieces like paper.

Rocks and dirt fell, covering the huge rotten insect limbs, and the entrance to the tunnel was also blocked.

Rumble!
Before anyone could catch their breath, a rumble like thunder came from deep within the earth.

It was the Tiger Crouching Cannon shells exploding underground.

But all this hasn't stopped yet.

The "crackling" sound of cracking rocks continued, as if a giant beast was struggling in its death throes.

The cracks spread from the cave entrance to the surrounding areas like a spider web.

Wu Ba opened his mouth wide and looked at the tiger squat cannon on his shoulder with some disbelief.

"Retreat quickly, the underground palace is collapsing!"

Li Yan reminded loudly and pointed out the reason.

However, this fake underworld palace from the Qin Dynasty was left with flaws by Xu Fu when it was built right from the beginning. The power of the demonic armies of the six countries had been invading it day and night, and coupled with its age, it had already become shaky.

Wu Ba's artillery fire completely broke the balance.

The entire underground palace below began to collapse, and the towering fake "Luofeng Mountain" also collapsed in the huge falling rocks. Half of the mountain collapsed and tilted slowly. The "Luofeng Six Palaces" above it were completely destroyed.

Call ~
The wind was howling and the black fog was rolling.

Thick black demonic energy gushed out along with dust.

It was none other than the demon army of the six nations that had been sealed off in the past.

The rolling black fog condensed into a ferocious ghost face in the air and rushed upwards.

But at this moment, the "Sui Hou Snake Pearl" began to show its power.

Just as Yin Jiuge said, this fake underworld of the Qin Palace was arranged according to the three elements of heaven, earth and man. The "earth" and "man" positions both had defects, but the "heaven" position was complete and solid.

The "Twenty-Eight Mansions" formed by the twenty-eight meteorites above were shaking in unison.

The "Suihou Snake Pearl" located in Beichen is shining brightly at this moment.

What Li Yan and others didn't know was that the layout of this "Sui Hou Snake Pearl" was very particular.

It is to use twenty-eight meteorites to set up the twenty-eight constellations formation, to draw the Qi of the entire Mangshan earth vein, and even involve the central dragon vein, with the "Sui Hou Snake Pearl" as the center of the formation, turning into the sky to suppress.

For thousands of years, it was precisely because of this formation that the demon armies of the six nations found it difficult to escape.

The "Sui Hou Snake Pearl" is also not simple.

This thing has become spiritual. While suppressing this formation, it has been infected by the dragon's qi for thousands of years and is showing signs of transforming into a dragon.

As the demon armies of the six nations escaped from the predicament, they actually began to actively suppress them.

The white innate energy gushed out from the gem, winding and circling in the air. Against the backdrop of the white light of the snake bead, it looked like a dragon in the clouds tumbling up and down, colliding with the black fog of the demon army surging up from below.

The evil qi is the mutated innate evil qi.

The "Suihou Snake Pearl" absorbed a large amount of the Shenzhou dragon vein energy.

Although it is not as good as the Nine Cauldrons, it is also truly mysterious.

The collision of the two forces actually caused a dazzling blood-red light to burst out...

Rumble!
Li Yan and others retreated rapidly.

The ground cracking stopped only when we left the area where the Northern Wei Jingling Mausoleum was located.

Looking up, I saw that a large area of ​​the hillside in front had collapsed and was covered with spider-web-like cracks.

This situation is truly shocking.

Everyone was speechless for a long time.

Li Yan did not expect that the collapse of the underground palace would cause such a noise.

"in……"

Just as Long Yan'er was about to ask, her eyes widened in horror.

But suddenly, a hundred-foot-long bloody light emerged from those cracks.

It was only one day away from Qingming Festival. Although it did not rain, the sky was covered with thick clouds.

Illuminated by the blood-red light that shot out from the gap, half of the sky was dyed blood red...

…………

The impact of the underground palace collapse has been felt in many places.

Cuiyun Peak, Shangqing Palace.

This is where Laozi made elixirs in the past, and it is also the first Taoist temple in China named "Palace".

During the Tang Dynasty, it was also a royal Taoist temple, so it can be said to have a profound heritage.

The Taoist temple has red walls and green tiles, clusters of pine and cypress trees, and a huge alchemy furnace is slowly emitting green smoke.

A dozen Taoists sat around the alchemy furnace, waving their whisks, chanting spells and making hand gestures.

Perhaps because Laozi made elixirs here, Shangqing Palace is also famous for making elixirs.

They not only sell ordinary elixirs, but also refine Xuanmen Zhendan.

Although the path of seeking immortality through external elixirs has killed many emperors, people still continue to pursue it.

These Taoists are used to scheming for personal gain, and the current situation in the court has given them another opportunity.

The current emperor of the Daxuan Dynasty has been wise and brave since he was young. He has controlled the court and done many great things, which has made the national strength of the Daxuan Dynasty flourish. Because of the opening of the sea, he has ushered in opportunities for further development.

However, the humanitarian revolution had arrived, but the emperor was already old.

But what capable people fear most is "reluctance".

I am unwilling to see my life's hard work destroyed.

Unwilling to leave in loneliness when the stage is shining.

This is their chance.

Of course, the Taoist didn't think of refining those lead and mercury pills.

It is enough for them to prolong their life and maintain their energy.

This batch of pills has collected a lot of treasures from heaven and earth, and has been refined for three months.

It only takes a hundred days to refine the "Earth Marrow Powder".

This is the recipe passed down by "He Shang Gong" back then.

They finally gathered enough spiritual materials.

At this moment, the copper bell that suppressed demons hanging on the eaves of the palace suddenly rang without wind.

The little Taoist boy in the Sanqing Hall opened his eyes wide, his face full of fear.

The "Dutian Five Thunder Talisman" enshrined in front of the Laojun statue suddenly cracked!
This was passed down by Zhang Daoling and has always been the treasure of Shangqing Palace.

The Taoist alchemists outside were also shocked and blood spurted out of their mouths.

Another treasure of Shangqing Palace is this alchemy furnace.

Legend has it that it was passed down by Laozi in the past, although this is not true, it is also a treasure furnace.

When refining pills, not only is the success rate high, but the effects are also amazing.

At this time, the Taoists were horrified to find that the precious furnace was actually buzzing.

Black water oozed out of the hole wall, and the whole furnace of precious elixir was completely scrapped.

"Who is it?!" The leading Taoist priest with white beard suddenly stood up, his face full of anger.

Before he could find out the reason, he saw the sky in the distance filled with blood.

The old Taoist froze, quickly calculated with his fingers, and then muttered, "It's bad."

"Master, what is that?" the Taoist priest nearby asked hurriedly.

"That's 'Red Blemish'!"

The old Taoist gritted his teeth and said, "The Book of Han, Records of the Five Elements states that red spots belong to fire and are associated with warfare and blood plague."

"Something might have happened over there. Ring the bell and start the altar!"

……

City God Temple in Luoyang City.

Wow!
The paint on the clay statue of the judge in the temple suddenly peeled off, and blood seeped out of the cracks.

The plaque with the words "Judge Good and Evil" in the main hall also fell down with a loud bang.

Call ~
Suddenly, a cold wind blew around, and the paper money hidden on the beams of the house fell like snowflakes.

The fortunes of Luoyang City declined, people's livelihood was impoverished, and the City God Temple was not very popular.

Even so, many people came to the temple to burn incense.

They are all foreign merchants. Since they cannot go back to pay homage to their ancestors during the Qingming Festival, they come to the City God Temple to burn incense, express their grief, and pray for the City God's blessing.

Seeing this strange situation, the people in the temple were so frightened that their faces turned pale.

They couldn't understand why the statue of the judge was bleeding?

What I can’t understand even more is who would put paper money on the beams of the City God Temple?
"Everyone, the City God Temple is closed, please leave first!"

A monk with a gloomy face and a Taoist temple priest walked into the hall together.

These foreign merchants traveled everywhere, and each one was more cautious than the other. If they saw something wrong, they would immediately lower their heads and leave.

Some didn’t want to cause trouble and quickly rushed to the inn.

Some ran to the government office to report to the authorities.

Soon, the hall became quiet.

The Taoist priest looked at the paper money scattered all over the floor, turned around abruptly, and said in a deep voice: "What's going on? Didn't you say that things would be over after Qingming Festival? Why did you create this mess again?"

The gloomy monk looked towards the direction of Mangshan, "I'm afraid something happened there..."

The voice was strange and stiff, and it was another monk from Japan.

"Humph!"

The Taoist priest sneered and picked up the paper money on the ground. "This method can only be used once. The City God will patrol as usual tonight. Anyway, I have already fulfilled your request. After today, we will have nothing to do with each other!"

"Ah."

The monk nodded in agreement, but when he lowered his head, his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Just then, there was a noise outside the door.

The Taoist temple keeper quickly turned his head and immediately saw the bloody sky in the distance.

He was surprised at first, then fear flashed in his eyes. He also made a hand gesture to deduce, and said in a trembling voice: "This year's Qingming Festival, 'Purple Star is shifting', and the blood-red light of Mangshan is rushing straight into the Purple Star Wall. This is a bad omen of the country's destruction, 'Ghosts are offending Purple Star'. What on earth are you doing?"

At this moment, he felt a chill in his heart.

Luoyang City has a long history. Although the City God Temple is not popular anymore, the soldiers and horses it employs are very powerful, causing Shangqing Palace and White Horse Temple to compete for control.

That is why, as a temple keeper, he eats a lot from both ends.

In the previous Luoyang Paper Man Case, it was because he was threatened that the community’s troops could not function normally, which allowed the paper man to commit crimes again and again in the middle of the night.

I originally thought it was another drama of the conflict between Buddhism and Taoism.

But now it seems that it is far from that simple.

puff!
Just as he was about to turn around and ask, he suddenly felt a pain in his chest.

The Taoist was spurting blood from his mouth. He looked down and saw a Japanese sword had pierced his chest.

The monk behind him had a grim look on his face...

…………

Outside Luoyang City, White Horse Temple.

This famous Zen temple also experienced abnormalities.

In the cellar of the Sutra Repository in the temple, the sound of clay jars breaking continued to be heard.

Wow!
The "Pagoda Forest" where eminent monks of the Tang Dynasty were buried also tilted for no reason.

The monks rushed out and looked at the scene before them, at a loss as to what to do.

……

Inside the Longmen Inn, members of the Heluo Ma Gang were discussing something.

The appearance of coffin paper figures in the ceremony of worshiping the God of River is indeed an ominous sign.

So they tried their best to suppress the matter, but the Chamber of Commerce's business was also affected.

"The shopkeeper's, the shopkeeper's!"

Everyone was at a loss as to what to do when the innkeeper rushed in like a madman.

"Xiaowu, why are you so rude?"

Upon seeing this, Madam Pei immediately reprimanded in a stern voice.

It seems strict, but it is actually protective.

After all, she is just the leader of the Heluo Chamber of Commerce, and there are indeed some difficult people present.

However, the waiter ignored him and pointed outside and said anxiously:
"There's trouble on the water again!"

Upon hearing this, everyone hurried out to check.

But on the surface of the Yi River, bubbles were constantly bubbling up.

There were already a lot of people gathered on the shore. They pushed through the crowd and were immediately shocked.

But I saw the mud and water in the river surging, and a sunken ship slowly floated up.

The ship was very old, with seams filled with mud and sand, and was filled with dead bones, all tied up with chains.

What's even more strange is that the hull is made up of many pieces of wood.

The river water washed away the surface mud, but on each of the wood chips, one could see someone's tomb engraved on it.

The entire ship is made entirely of tombstones.

"What...what is this?"

Madam Pei felt her hair stand on end and asked quickly.

However, everyone around shook their heads.

"This is the 'Soul Collecting Ship'!"

At this moment, an old voice sounded from the crowd around.

But then a blind old man in blue clothes walked out of the crowd, carrying a erhu on his back.

Madam Pei's eyes lit up, and she quickly bowed and asked, "But is it Senior Earth Listening String?"

The visitor was none other than Yue Saner, the "Earth Listening Strings" among the Six Fairies in the Bamboo Grove.

After leaving Shuzhong, he returned to Yuzhou.

This old man was very famous among the Taoists along the Yellow River, so he was recognized immediately.

"May I ask, Senior, what kind of evil thing is this 'Soul Collecting Ship'?"

Yue Saner said in a deep voice: "I saw this thing when I was young, helping people with boat burials. It was only after a senior pointed it out to me that I knew its origin."

"During the Northern Wei Dynasty, there was an evil sect called Yin Fu Zong, who were good at commanding the Yin soldiers. They imitated the Qin Dynasty's method of sinking the jade pendant to suppress water, and sank the boats into the whirlpools at the bottom of the river. On the one hand, they used the water veins to nourish the evil spirits, and on the other hand, they collected the souls of the dead in battle and awakened them to attack the enemy in time of war."

"During the Heyin Incident, Erzhu Rong massacred more than 2,000 officials of the Northern Wei Dynasty in Heyin, Luoyang, and the river water turned red. The Yin Fu Sect took the opportunity to refine the "Soul-collecting Boat", which angered the people and was hunted down by the Northern Dynasty Xuanmen. They disappeared from the scene."

"If it's a rainy night, some people will occasionally see it, and the folk legend is that it's a 'ghost ship passing through.'"

"It must be a relic from that time. Just burn it with a peach wood arrow. Don't let it get ashore."

As he said that, he turned around and clasped his fists and said, "I came here at the invitation of friend Li Yan, but was delayed on the way by some things. Someone on the way said that they appeared at the Longmen Inn. Captain Pei, do you know where they went..."

Before he could finish his words, the surroundings started to make noise again.

Bubbles were seen gurgling on the surface of the Yi River, and the area of ​​​​the surging mud was constantly expanding.

And the strange "soul-collecting ships" also floated up one after another.

Just as everyone was stunned, the sky in the direction of Mangshan also turned blood red.

Madam Pei said in a trembling voice: "Li Yan and the others are in Mangshan..."

(End of this chapter)