Traveling through the heavens from swallowing

Chapter 469: The original Great Sound True Method, Xiangyi Palace, and the skyrocketing status and position!

"Teacher, Professor Wang, it's safe, you can rest assured." Liu Mang said with a smile.

The two professors took in the scene that was comparable to Captain Aizen's death scene, and did not feel that there was any safety at all.

It would be more accurate to say that Zhang Liang was killed by a dump truck rather than by a flying knife. Although there was a lot of blood and flesh flying everywhere, it was also difficult to pick up.

The enemy is so uneasy, it is actually difficult for them as teammates to feel at ease.

However, it didn't take long for the two professors to calm down and start their research and investigation of the central area.

Perhaps due to its sophisticated design, there is light in the central area.

There are seven-star-arranged ceiling lights above the canopy, which guide sunlight into the hall. The seemingly randomly arranged mirrors on the walls reflect the sunlight multiple times, making the hall as bright as day.

"How was this done?" The two professors were surprised. The design concept and construction precision were incredible.

The sunlight does not shine from the same direction all the time; it is always moving, but the light in the hall has not changed, and the brightness and direction have not changed. It is obvious that the reflection angle is also being fine-tuned.

It is a miracle that the equipment can still operate normally after thousands of years.

Moreover, they could not understand how the reflective equipment could be operated without the need for electricity or fire.

Liu Mang had some guesses. After all, sunlight itself contains a lot of energy. It is understandable that the reflective equipment would deduct a little bit of the energy when reflecting sunlight to maintain operation.

The light poured down from the ceiling, illuminating the face of the statue of Yuanshi Tianzun, which looked majestic yet indifferent. The halo behind his head sparkled in the light, making him look like a god.

"Don't touch the things in here. Who knows if there are any mechanisms or curses? We should just look at them, take pictures and record them, and then take them out." Wu De emphasized.

Professor Wang nodded: "Of course, safety first."

Liu Mang patted his chest muscles and said, "Teacher, don't worry. If I touch you, you will chop off my hand!"

Wu De forced a smile: "There's no need to be so strict."

The hall is very large, with a radius of 48 meters, but it is actually quite small because most of the space is occupied by the stone statue of Yuanshi Tianzun. Other things are placed in a circle outside the hall, with only an altar at the feet of the statue.

Liu Mang first took a look at the altar, on which there was only an incense burner without any incense burning and a few documents.

The incense burner is made of metal, which is both rough and delicate, and its style makes the two professors who are professional archaeologists scratch their heads.

The document was made of jade and was well preserved, but it was covered with dust, obscuring the words, so I had no idea what was written on it.

Liu Mang was so anxious that he really wanted to go up and blow away the dust to see what was written on it.

But it’s not possible. Without a fully enclosed protective suit, no one dares to blow it for fear of poison.

After taking photos for record, the three continued to look for valuable items.

They came in from the Kun position, which is the lowest position. The Kun position is opposite the front of the statue of Yuanshi Tianzun, and the altar is also on this side.

They left the altar, started from the Kun position, and went clockwise to the Zhen position.

There is a stone platform here that looks like a bay window. There are some things placed on it. There are some patterns carved inside the bay window. Due to wear and tear, it is impossible to tell what they are, but the words engraved on it can still be recognized.

"Oracle bone script! It's hard to recognize." Professor Wang sighed.

Even in this era, the identification and deciphering of oracle bone inscriptions is still very difficult. Although they are all oracle bone inscriptions, their meanings and images can vary greatly depending on the location and the person who carved them, just like different local dialects.

Liu Mang was annoyed. Why did you carve the oracle bone inscriptions on the oracle bones? Why did you carve them on the wall?
He was also unsure about the translation of the oracle bone inscriptions. His ability in this area was far better than the two professors'. After all, his brain was comparable to a supercomputer. However, he could only speculate word by word by comparing it with previous data.

However, although he couldn't get every word right, he could still recognize most of them. By guessing, he managed to figure out what was written.

"The Record of the Disciples of the Xiangyi Sect of the Jade Purity Original Sect"

This is the meaning translated from the title. Liu Mang was greatly disappointed. It turned out to be the diary of a registered disciple of the Xiangyi Sect of the Yuqing Primitive Sect, and it was not of high value.

This large bay window contains tens of thousands of words, including 59 random notes. There are a lot of words but little substantive content. Liu Mang spent several minutes translating it.

Most of it was nonsense, such as "I am in a good mood to see the sunrise today" and "I am very happy to have my junior sister visit me", etc. Liu Mang skipped over them directly.

But there was still a small part that mentioned things about spiritual practice, which made Liu Mang feel like he had found a treasure.

The level of this registered disciple of Xiangyi Sect was obviously not high. He was still a primary practitioner in the Lunhai Secret Realm. The scripture he practiced was called "The Original Great Sound True Method". He had excerpted a lot of the original text of this scripture and his own understanding in his diary. It was obvious that he used the diary as a note.

Liu Mang read all 59 diaries carefully and pieced together about 20% of the content of "The Original Great Sound True Method". This would not even be of reference value to 99.9999% of the practitioners in the world, but for Liu Mang, it was enough for him to explore the secrets of the Wheel Sea Secret Realm.

The items on the bay window have all rotted away. There should have been quite a few books, but they have all weathered into ashes.

Continuing to walk towards the Li and Dui positions, they found nothing valuable, not even a stroke. The two professors speculated that wooden objects used to be placed here, and the ashes on the ground were proof of their existence.

Then we came to the Qian position, which is opposite to the back of the statue of Yuanshi Tianzun. It is also the most important position representing "heaven", so there should be precious treasures here.

When they arrived at the Qian position, the three of them saw at a glance a large seal that seemed to be being worshipped.

This large seal is square and also made of jade. The seal face is approximately a 20-centimeter square, and all four sides are densely engraved with complex patterns and texts.

The three of them looked at each other and confirmed that this was probably the most precious item in the underground palace.

Such a large seal, made entirely of white jade, even if one does not know what type of jade it is, the color alone is enough to tell that it is definitely not an ordinary item, not to mention that it is a jade seal, with extremely prominent symbolic and cultural significance.

"Fuck! This is the first time I've seen such an awesome thing. National treasure is not enough to describe it!" Wu De was excited and wanted to touch it but didn't dare to.

Professor Wang was also dancing and circling around the jade seal, as if he was performing a shamanic dance.

They took out magnifying glasses to observe the text patterns on the jade seal, and regrettably found that it was still oracle bone script, and they did not have the ability to translate it on the spot.

But they can’t do it, but Liu Mang can!

He memorized the text and pattern on the jade seal at a glance, and then quickly translated it according to the order on the jade seal, and found that it was a mysterious method called "The Original Holy Thunder Sound".

"The Original Great Sound True Method" is paired with "The Original Holy Thunder Sound". The former increases power, and the latter protects the way. It is very reasonable.

But compared to the complete method of protecting the Dao, "The Original Holy Thunder Sound", "The Original Great Sound True Method" is far inferior, with only about 20% of the content, and Liu Mang does not have the ability to research and complete it on his own.

However, it is great to have some gains, which is better than having nothing before.

Afterwards, the three of them went to the Xun, Kan, and Gen positions and looked around, but found nothing. That was basically the end of their exploration of the central area.

It is gratifying that no danger was encountered, but it is also regrettable that a large amount of documentary materials were not preserved.

The two professors dared not imagine how precious the information stored in such an important place must be, but the erosion of time is fair, treating the important and the unimportant equally, and all are turned into yellow earth.

After finishing the investigation and preparing to go back, Wu De looked at the time and his face changed.

"Oh no! It's been more than an hour and a half since we entered the tunnel, but we only received one contact from the camp. I guess things up there are in chaos!" Wu De said anxiously.

Professor Wang was also shocked: "Our intercom has a wired mode. The environment here is so terrible that even wired communications are affected?"

Liu Mang had no expression on his face. He pulled the thread and directly pulled out a broken piece of thread:
"It's not the environment that's scary, it's the people. Zhang Liang has quietly cut off our line a long time ago. It's a miracle if we can still receive it."

The two professors looked at the group of Zhang Liangs in the corner and thought to themselves that they were indeed scary, especially you, Li Hong!

Outside the underground palace, there was a platform where dozens of people were stationed at the entrance of the underground palace, but now there was no one there and they had retreated thousands of meters away.

The garrison troops, which had been relatively relaxed, had become tense. The sentries surrounding the entrance to the underground palace pointed their guns in the direction of the palace, ready to deal with any unknown creatures rushing out from inside at any time.

Howitzers, rocket launchers, etc. have been set up on the hill not far away, all aimed at the entrance of the underground palace and ready to be fired at any time.

Two armed helicopters have taken off and are circling the underground palace. All weapon systems have been unlocked and they can open fire immediately if anything goes wrong.

The country has experience in dealing with mysterious forces. The first thing is to keep a distance and not give the opponent a chance to blend into the crowd. Then, cover the opponent with firepower, break down the opponent's defense, and then use a large amount of elixirs to grind it to death.

Precision strikes are impossible. The mobility of anyone with extraordinary powers is unimaginable. The fire control system cannot lock him, let alone manual lock. Therefore, a covering strike is necessary, leaving him with no escape.

Then, just leave it to fate.

If the opponent is a cultivator at the Life Spring level, there is a high chance that this set of moves can take him down directly. But if it is a Divine Bridge or the Other Shore, and the other person can fly, there is nothing you can do about it.

Just as everyone was waiting anxiously, there was movement at the entrance to the underground palace.

Everyone held their breath and stared at the entrance to the underground palace, trying to figure out what the thing was and whether to open fire or not.

Fortunately, the emergency plan contains a way to deal with this situation.

I saw a beam of light light up at the top of the cave, and then flashed in a certain pattern. That was the signal from the flashlight.

Colleague, the intercom that hadn't responded to my calls for an hour now rang with Liu Mang's serious and funny voice:

"Hello, hello, can you hear me? This is Li Hong, a graduate student in the Department of Archaeology at Donglu University. I surrender, and I demand preferential treatment for prisoners!"

There was a sigh of relief in the command room. The commander picked up the intercom and said calmly:
"Walk out slowly, and don't make any strange movements that might cause us to misunderstand."

Although there is a high probability that there is no problem, the mysterious power cannot be ignored. What if the other party is fake?

Fortunately, after a thorough inspection, it was confirmed that Liu Mang and the other two were the real people.

In the conference room, Wu De was introducing the situation in the central area to everyone and showing photos on the screen.

"Although Zhang Liang, an unknown enemy, sneaked in and caused danger this time, the final result was still good. At least we have confirmed that there is no danger in the central area. We can enter the central area for a detailed study."

"There are a large number of murals and inscriptions, but they are all in oracle bone script. The volume is huge and it is difficult to translate. We need experts in this field to come and help."

"At the same time, some of the books inside have not been completely corroded, and there are some fragments of pages left, which also need professional personnel to rescue."

"The super-large statue of Yuanshi Tianzun in the underground palace also needs to be carefully inspected. There is no chance of transporting it out, but it must be well protected on site. It is a miracle." "The entire underground palace has been fully explored and a complete and detailed map has been produced. The initial investigation work is over. The next step is protection construction. Professor Yang, you will be responsible for this work. You must take a professional attitude and protect this precious relic."

Professor Yang nodded and accepted the task. The four professors who came this time were all from the Department of Archaeology, and their expertise actually differed slightly.

Professor Yang is an expert in ancient mechanical structures and architecture. With his guidance on the subsequent construction, protection and reinforcement, everyone can rest assured.

He may not understand construction, but he definitely knows where not to move, and that's enough.

Zhang Liang's incident this time exposed the impurity within the investigation team. It was impossible for him, a graduate student, to bring a gun in on his own. The inspection procedure before entering was not for show, and there must be someone helping him.

Moreover, this person was most likely one of the people who underwent the examination that day.

The commander checked the surveillance footage and found out who had examined Zhang Liang.

Such a big gun was not found. If the person doing the inspection says there is nothing wrong with him, he can twist his own head off.

As a result, the person was found, but he had disappeared.

Just over an hour after Liu Mang and his two companions came out, this man disappeared out of thin air while surrounded by hundreds of people. The surveillance cameras throughout the mountain only captured him leaving the camp, and the sentries and surveillance cameras at various locations up and down the mountain did not detect anything.

Liu Mang said indifferently: "Either he is hiding not far from the camp, or he has used special means to bypass the surveillance and sentries and escape."

"I tend to think the second one. After all, there are only a few types of people that can be attracted to such a place, and the number of people who dare to lead the army to cause trouble is very limited."

"It's normal for such a person to have some special means. Since he chose to run instead of fighting, we should be thankful. There is really no need to chase him."

"If we have to chase, it shouldn't be you guys who are chasing."

The commander looked grim. "That man wasn't even on our personnel list, but we didn't find out about him for so many days. He was a stranger who infiltrated my unit without my noticing. I even patted him on the shoulder. Damn, this is totally an insult!"

Liu Mang comforted the commander, but he actually felt very sorry in his heart.

A monk came, but he didn't notice him and missed him. What a pity.

If he could capture this guy, he would have the foundation to enter the world of cultivation. Unfortunately, the man had already escaped. He could only hope that the "Original Great Sound True Method" was not incomplete in key places.

The exploration of the underground palace has been completed. It is certainly inappropriate to keep calling it the underground palace. A relic of this level deserves its own name.

After brainstorming, the name of this underground palace was determined to be "Xiangyi Palace", because according to the translated text, this underground palace was built by a registered disciple of the Xiangyi Sect.

A month later, the protective construction of Xiangyi Palace was basically completed, and the superiors decided to remove the precious cultural relics inside and retain the structure of Xiangyi Palace and the parts that could not be moved, such as the statue of Yuanshi Tianzun.

However, this place is not open as a tourist attraction. Instead, it is sealed and protected and will only be opened after all research is completed.

During this month, there were many new discoveries in the Xiangyi Palace.

For example, there are words engraved on the palms of the statue of Yuanshi Tianzun, and there are also written records on the central canopy.

Liu Mang also got these photos and after translation he found that they were records of the glorious deeds of Xiangyi Sect.

Among them, there is a sentence that appears many times - "Without form, without thought, without imagination, the will of heaven and earth will not affect me."

This seemed to be the philosophy and concept of the Xiangyi Sect, or it also seemed to be the mantra of some kind of magical power. Liu Mang didn't understand it and he couldn't use it.

The documents covered with ashes on the altar were also cleaned of dust, revealing the contents on them.

Unfortunately, there is no substantial content, just four sentences of blessing that show respect for Yuanshi Tianzun.

The incense burner is made of a special metal, but it is not mysterious at all and is extremely fragile, as if it has completely decayed.

Liu Mang guessed that this thing should have contained divine power in the past, but after thousands of years of erosion, the divine power had disappeared, along with the excellent properties of the metal itself.

Refining equipment is the process of stimulating the properties of materials. The metal properties of this incense burner were stimulated and transformed into divine power. Now that the divine power has disappeared, the properties that should have existed have also disappeared.

The metal of this incense burner is now almost as good as rotten wood and can be crushed with just one hand.

The "Xiangyi Seal", which is recognized as the most precious object in Xiangyi Palace, has also been carefully studied. The four words "Duan Tian Jue Di" are engraved on the seal. Apart from exuding domineering aura, it has no real meaning.

This thing is probably a symbol of identity for the disciples of Xiangyi Sect. It is just a simple seal, not a magic tool, nor is it used for stamping. It is just placed at home as a decoration, similar to the Seven Star Sword or the Hall Mirror.

However, since this thing is engraved with the complete "Original Holy Thunder Sound", it cannot be said to be completely meaningless. At least it should have some effect in warding off evil spirits.

After all, this is a complete mysterious method, and its content itself carries a trace of power. At least in Liu Mang's perception, the magnetic field around this thing is relatively dense, and snakes, insects, rats, ants, cats, dogs, etc. should not be willing to get close.

For Liu Mang, the one-month investigation in Xiangyi Palace brought him 20% of the "Original Great Sound True Method" and the complete "Original Holy Thunder Sound".

One of the two things is the fundamental method, and the other is a skill, and they are complementary and both are useful.

However, as the fundamental law, "The Original Great Sound True Law" only contains 20% of its content, and it is impossible to practice it. Liu Mang can only compare these contents with his bodies several times, trying to figure out how to open up the sea of ​​suffering.

If you can't practice the method, you naturally can't use the skills.

After nearly a month of research, Liu Mang regretfully discovered that "The Original Great Sound True Method" could not help him understand the opening up and cultivation of the sea of ​​suffering, and he needed more information.

He recalled the Taoist scriptures, rare books and records he had read in the world of Smiling Proud Wanderer, and compared them with those in the world of Shrouding the Heavens, and found that most of the contents were exactly the same.

But there are also some differences, and these differences are probably the result of the evolution of the world's characteristics.

The characteristic of the world of Shrouding the Sky is the cultivation of the secret realm method, while the characteristic of the world of Smiling Proud Wanderer is martial arts. Comparing the two, he did find quite a few words and phrases that could be used.

"The specific explanation can be hidden, but the thoughts cannot. These few words must contain some thoughts about the secret realm. Cultivation is never something that is separated from life."

There were endless collisions of thoughts in Liu Mang's eyes, and countless flashes of inspiration surged into his heart, filling the gaps in "The Original Great Sound True Method".

The "Original Great Sound True Method" he added is naturally not the original version and is also very basic, but this process is a supreme baptism for anyone.

But this is still not enough, far from enough. He may be able to supplement the "Original Great Sound True Method" to 30% with these few words, but it is impossible to supplement it completely.

Moreover, these 30% are incoherent fragments, which can't help him to break through the fog and open up the sea of ​​suffering.

"Dean, I would like to borrow ancient books and original records from various museums. Is there any chance?"

On this day, Liu Mang found his dean and gave him a shock the moment he came to him.

"Borrow the original?" The dean really took a breath of cold air. Those things can also be borrowed?

If it was a rubbing, Liu Mang would only need to say a word given his status, but the originals were different. They were all national treasures, and even the fully enclosed exhibition in the cabinet had to be handled with great care. Do you want to hold them in your hands and see them?

Logically speaking, the original and the rubbing are identical in content, so there is no need to borrow the original.

But Liu Mang knew that this world was different. It was able to embody the writer’s spirit, and this spirit could be preserved for thousands of years.

He has a keen sense and may be able to access the original essence of the spirit and obtain some content that is not in the text.

What you write and what you think are sometimes different. You can hide what you write, but you cannot hide what you think. By coming into contact with the spirit left in these works, Liu Mang may be able to sense a little bit of the author's thoughts when writing the content.

He doesn't do the reading comprehension, he just comes straight to me to think!
The dean didn't know anything about this, he just thought Liu Mang was crazy.

"Li Hong, are you under too much pressure recently? Do you want to take a rest?"

In the eyes of the dean, Liu Mang has indeed been under a lot of pressure recently. In the construction of Xiangyi Palace, Liu Mang not only killed people and took risks, but also published dozens of results immediately after returning. The output of one person cannot be caught up by the entire institute, so the pressure is naturally great.

Liu Mang shook his head: "Thank you for your concern, President. I'll take a rest." Then he shook his head and walked away.

He also realized that it was useless to ask the dean for help with such matters. If he had a say in such matters, he would not be the dean here.

"Your status is still not high enough. You are not even qualified to talk to the highest level. Why should I borrow the original?"

"Sure enough, if you are not very good at science, how can you change your profession and practice?"

So, Liu Mang turned to science again, and before the end of his first year of graduate school, he produced dozens of world-class scientific research results, each of which was worthy of the Nobel Prize.

The entire scientific community went crazy. Where did these aliens come from and how could they be so powerful?
Since Liu Mang was invited to intern at the Academy of Sciences, he no longer lacked funds and laboratories. His superiors at Donglu University built a laboratory and an entire scientific research team specifically for him. Even if there was nothing available here, he could borrow it as long as he applied.

Everything is ready and the results are ready. He only needs to lead his team to do a few experiments to produce results. There is no bottleneck at all.

Liu Mang sighed: There are only dozens of results a year, you can imagine how difficult the road of scientific research is.

Looking back now, it was truly an exhilarating process.

Shi Yating glanced at Liu Mang, who suddenly burst into laughter while eating, and rolled her eyes to the sky.

Are you distracted on a date? If I can beat you, I will give you a fatal scissor kick!
Liu Mang is currently in City B because his request to borrow the original ancient books has been approved.

But you can only view it at a specific location in City B and you are not allowed to take it away.

Now that he was here, Liu Mang naturally stopped by to visit his girlfriend who was studying for a master's degree in City B. Having a meal and getting a room were inevitable.

But Shi Yating was very dissatisfied. If you don’t want to go on a date, you don’t have to. What’s the point of going on a date and being distracted?
Liu Mang sensed his girlfriend's resentment. He thought about it for a moment and understood what was going on. He smiled and said:
"I was thinking about where to take you to spend the night. What do you think of a car ride?"

Shi Yating's face turned red on the spot and she kicked him lightly, feeling shy and wanting something.

The next day, Liu Mang arrived at a museum designated by his superiors, where he would truly experience the hearts of the ancient sages, enrich his wisdom, and complete his Taoism.

In fact, at this stage of his life, he could have already proposed to the country to contact the cultivation world, but he had already come this far on his own, so what was the point of asking others for help now?
Moreover, what you summarize yourself is very different from what you get from others. If you can succeed in this path, there will be great benefits.

"I have entered the path of cultivation on my own. Who can say that I am not a genius?"

Liu Mang looks into the future and sees opportunities to show off everywhere.

(End of this chapter)