the last priest

Although Zha Wenbin is only a few meters away from the largest bronze coffin, Zhuo Xiong and Chaozi behind him feel tight every time he takes a step. Pinch tighter. ╔y╗

What about Cha Wenbin?Since I came here by accident, whether it was designed by someone or God's will, what should come will always come, if I die here like this today, I will go down to accompany the girl.Once a person sees through life and death, he is not afraid of anything, he is like this at the moment, on the contrary, he is much more relaxed than before, as long as something jumps out at this time, the one who keeps and greets him is the servant of the Seven Star Sword.

He inspected every coffin carefully. Except for the unopened coffin, there was nothing too scary inside. The slightly nervous heart relaxed a little, but since such a cumbersome mechanism was laid, There must be a reason for it, what exactly is it?Zha Wenbin walked around again, always on guard against the crumbling boulder above, and when he returned to the starting point, he stopped, recalling that he had carefully checked the five coffins just now, thinking carefully, Really found the strangeness!

The five coffins spread out according to the four directions of Zhengdong, Zhengxi, Zhengnan and Zhengbei. In the middle is the largest bronze coffin, which is carried on the back of a big turtle. The real mystery lies in the engraving on the coffin itself. pattern!The four smaller bronze coffins are basically the same size, about four meters long and two meters wide.Although the size is similar, each bite has its own mystery!

The first mouth, due east, is the bronze coffin on the left. The body is long like a giant python, twisting its own body, it has the head of a unicorn, but the tail of a carp; it also has upturned beards on its face, each of which has a different shape; A pair of split antlers, but with five claws, majestic, sacred and solemn!

This kind of dragon is the most common shape of Chinese dragon in our daily life. This one is recognized by Cha Wenbin at a glance. Its name is the famous "Blue Dragon"!The legendary ruler of the seven constellations in the East!The coffin made of bronze itself has a bronze green color. Coincidentally, the entire coffin is extremely shiny, but the dragon's body is covered with bronze rust, just like it was painted, a green dragon walks on the bronze coffin!There is another thing in this coffin, a piece of wood. After a cursory glance, the wood can be recognized. The wood is yellow with light green. , there is an indescribably supreme and elegant atmosphere, this is the golden nanmu used by the ancient royal family!

The second one is due west, that is, the bronze coffin on the right, which is also placed horizontally on the ground. This coffin is engraved with a tiger with its mouth open and roaring. This tiger looks like the one we usually see. The tiger is very similar, but the difference lies in the fur on its body. Compared with those gorgeous stripes, the exaggerated long hair stands up from the back, and besides the tiger beard, the face also has long hair stretched out to both sides. , The sharp fangs have been telling Cha Wenbin that I am not an ordinary tiger.

This tiger is naturally not an ordinary tiger. Cha Wenbin also knows it. Who is it?white tiger!He has learned a Taoist classic since he was a child, Volume [-] of "Tongjiao Must Use Collection of Taoism", which is recorded in this way: "The west is from the tiger to the place, the quality of English and English, the elimination of voiceless sounds, the awe-inspiring beasts, the howling of the mountains and forests, come to establish me Right." This is what is being said here, the master of the seven constellations in the west, the White Tiger!This tiger is depicted exactly like its name, and the whole coffin is also made of bronze, but the tiger is painted white with paint. Although it has been a long time ago, the white is even a little yellowish, but it still does not damage its fighting spirit at all. Wei, Baihu really did not disgrace his reputation as God of War! "Tongyi of Customs" says: "The tiger, the penis, is the leader of all beasts. It can hold on to fight and devour ghosts."

There is a "bamboo pole" in this coffin, but this "bamboo pole" is golden and shiny, it is made of pure gold, it is about [-] centimeters long, and the bamboo joints are well carved, it is very precious !

The third coffin is in the south direction, that is, the one closest to Cha Wenbin and his team. This coffin is placed in a north-south direction, which is exactly perpendicular to the two previous coffins.There is an exquisite bird carved on the coffin, the whole body is painted fiery red, gorgeous and stretched feathers spread all over the body, especially the tail, which occupies two-thirds of the whole picture, a closer look, it turns out It is the tail of a peacock, but it is forked like a fish. The neck of this bird is very long, much like the neck of a standing snake. The position of the bird is like a swallow. If ordinary people see it, they will think that this is the legendary phoenix!

In fact, Cha Wenbin recognized this bird, it was not an ordinary phoenix, it also had a name called Suzaku!Volume [-] of the "Tongjiao Must Use Collection of Taoism" also has its records: "The southern red bird, the best of all birds, transforms from the alchemy hole, the green thunder flows, the five colors of strange colors, and the six images of divine appearance, come to guide me." The legend. Among them, Suzaku is the incarnation of fire, the mysterious bird of destiny, and the ruler of the seven stars in the south!Because Suzaku was once recognized by the world as the essence of fire and the representative of Zhiyang.

The ancients said: "The elephant of the phoenix is ​​also, the front is big and the back is Lin, the stork is the mandarin gill, the dragon is the turtle's back, the swallow is the jaw and the chicken is pecking, and the five colors are prepared."Since the phoenix is ​​the head of the "feather worm", the dragon with the head of the "scale worm" gradually became a pair in the legend.Because the five elements of the phoenix belong to fire, they were once regarded as yang, representing males; while the five elements of dragons belong to water, they were regarded as yin, representing females.Later, because the image of the dragon was more favored by the emperor, the dragon was changed to symbolize the ultimate yang, and the phoenix, which was originally divided into yin and yang (the phoenix is ​​the male and the phoenix is ​​the female), gradually became the representative of pure yin after facing the dragon. .

What is in this coffin?It is an ordinary thing that cannot be more ordinary, a piece of charcoal, a pile of hay, and a fire sickle. This fire sickle is the stone that the ancients used to hit each other to make fire.

The fourth coffin, due north, is the coffin that has not been opened so far. This coffin is placed from north to south, and it is just on the same line as the third coffin. I paid special attention to the bronze coffin.What is engraved on this coffin, a combination of a big tortoise and a snake, intertwined with each other, you can't tell me apart, they are one, what is this thing?Could it be the turtle and the snake fighting?No, it actually has a name called Xuanwu! , "Taoist Tongjiao Must Use Collection" Juan Qiyun: "Northern Xuanwu, Taiyin metamorphosis, virtual and dangerous appearance, turtle-snake platform shape, wandering around nine places, controlling all spirits, come from my right.", this thing is black snake, The incarnation of Guiwu, Xuansnake is the head of a dragon and the body of a python with wings and wings; In Taoism, Xuanwu is called the Great Emperor of the North, also known as "Zhenwu Great Emperor", and he was named emperor, which is different from the other three.The other green dragons and white tigers only became the door gods of the mountain temple, while the red bird became the Nine Heavens Xuannv.Xuanwu is also the divine beast in charge of the seven stars in the north.

This basalt was painted black!Because the coffin had not been opened, Zha Wenbin had already guessed the contents inside. If there was no mistake, there was nothing in this coffin, only a coffin full of water!Because Xuanwu is also the god of water!

As for the mouth in the middle, the whole body is shiny, the simple and unsophisticated bronze emits a dazzling golden color, and there are such luxurious carvings, but there is nothing inside the coffin, only a pile of mud!

Now Zha Wenbin has fully understood that the five coffins are distinguished according to their location, stars, beasts, and artifacts. Combined with the geography here, the water pool is the ground, the top of the stone wall is the sky, and the bones are laid on the bottom. It understands the essence contained in the Taoist supreme code "Book of Changes": "Yi has Tai Chi, which produces two forms, two forms produce four images, and four images produce eight trigrams."

What are these two instruments, heaven and earth!The four images derived from Liangyi are the four bronze coffins engraved with Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku, and Xuanwu. These four images correspond to the original gossip picture made of white bones in the pool below!Such a design made him finally understand the purpose of the four bronze coffins in the village!

There are a total of nine bronze coffins here, four in the village, four on the rocky cliff at the top of the cave, and the largest one here. How did this come about?It is in line with the Taoist gossip that produces the Nine Palaces, and the gossip derived from it gave birth to the nine coffins to become the Nine Palaces. The ultimate goal is only one: to return to the original beginning—the round level!All the things here complement each other and are indispensable. What an expert built this large formation. If Zha Wenbin hadn't shown kindness and broke its gossip first, something earth-shattering might happen.There is still a while to untie it, and there are five elements over there!

Eight Diagrams and Five Elements, the foundation of Taoism!The five coffins below are placed with golden nanmu, which symbolizes wood. At the same time, the green dragon belongs to the east among the four images, and the east belongs to wood in the orientation!

A golden "bamboo pole" is placed in the coffin on the west side. The five elements of gold belong to gold. At the same time, Xuanwu is among the four elephants, which belongs to the west, and the west also belongs to gold in the orientation!

Fire sickles, hay and charcoal are placed in the coffin in the south. These things are naturally the things to make fire.

Although it is not seen in the northern coffin, it depicts Xuanwu. Among the four images of Xuanwu, it belongs to the north, the god of water, and the north also belongs to water in the orientation!

The golden bronze coffin in the middle is regarded as the center of all formations, symbolizing the supreme power. The soil and five elements in this coffin belong to soil naturally!Soil is the most special existence among the five elements, because it is an intermediate state between these four images, so it is placed in the middle position!

Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth are the five elements. Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku, and Xuanwu are not only the four elephants but also the 27 constellations!

What kind of place is this, and what it contains makes Cha Wenbin at a loss for a while, but although this big formation has been broken, it is not the most important thing. As long as the four images are still there, the birth of gossip is an inevitable result. He once again focused his attention on the unopened bronze coffin in the north. . . . . . .