genius divination

Chapter 1109
Zhao Pingyuan's eyes were blurred, and he murmured, "This is it. I didn't expect there to be such a place in the underground cemetery. It should be here. The burial place of the past generations of the Brotherhood. I always thought it was just a place. Legend. I never thought there would be such a place." His eyes were full of reverence.

Fan Jiannan, Feng Yuan, and Linghu Yun were not in the same mood as Zhao Pingyuan at all.Fan Jiannan checked it and frowned slightly, "Come here."

Zhao Pingyuan hurriedly followed, Fan Jiannan pushed the heavy stone gate, and found that the stone gate did not move at all.He frowned and said, "This door doesn't seem to be opened like this. Wait, there should be some kind of mechanism here." He touched the rose Taiji emblem on the door lightly with his hand, and whispered to Zhao Pingyuan, "Did you wear it?" A fraternity ring?"

"I wear it." Zhao Pingyuan nodded.

"There seems to be the same groove here. Try it. Maybe the brotherhood ring is the key to open the door." Fan Jiannan said in a deep voice, "Feng Yuan, Linghu Yun, you two follow me closely. Once the door opens After it's gone, no matter what you see, don't panic, don't move around, and don't touch anything inside."

Feng Yuan nodded, "I understand."

"What about you?" Fan Jiannan looked at Linghu Yun and said in a low voice, "You'd better do as I say, I don't care how you usually joke. But don't joke about your own life now."

Linghu Yun nodded with a pale face.

Zhao Pingyuan walked over and used his ring against a groove on the door.After a while, there seemed to be a slight "click" sound from inside, and the thick stone door began to gradually open.It was pitch black inside, but as the door opened to a certain extent, there was a flash of fire inside.This is like a main hall, and on both sides are two long pools.

I don't know what kind of fuel was inside the pools. As soon as the gate was opened, it seemed that as soon as it came into contact with the air, the two pools began to burn, and the flames illuminated almost every corner of the hall.

Fan Jiannan smelled it with his nose, and immediately frowned, "The pool should be crude oil. There must be some mechanism on the gate, so the two pools were set on fire as soon as the door was opened."

Zhao Pingyuan frowned and said, "Where is this place? Where are the sarcophagi of the two principals? Shouldn't they be placed here?"

Fan Jiannan shrugged and said, "I don't know about that." With the help of the raging flames in the hall, everyone could see everything inside.There are no coffins, no corpses here.Inside there is only a huge bronze stove, the lid is fastened with thick iron chains, suspended from the ceiling, and it seems that it can be opened by a winch on a column.

Looking at the strange-shaped stove, Fan Jiannan frowned slightly and asked, "What is this, a bronze tripod?"

Feng Yuan shook his head and said, "Isn't it supposed to be some kind of alchemy furnace used by ancient Taoist priests to make alchemy? I've seen a similar shaped alchemy furnace before, but I've never seen one so big."

Fan Jiannan frowned and said, "Alchemy furnace, crude oil. Could it be that this is the place where those westward practitioners refine alchemy, and the crude oil in these pools is the fuel?"

Zhao Pingyuan shook his head blankly and said, "I don't know what's going on. This should be a mausoleum, and all the leaders of the brotherhood in the past should be buried here. But this is the case, and there is not even a single remains. Could it be that they were cremated after being transported here?"

Fan Jiannan shook his head and said, "It's hard to say. Maybe they were really transported here to be cremated; maybe just as the prophet guessed, the people in charge of the past generations have always been alive and never died. However, put here There must be some purpose for holding such a huge bronze stove."

He walked over and carefully looked at the bronze stove. This stove seemed to be extremely old, nearly as tall as a person, and covered with blue patina, mottled and old.It can be seen that a lot of effort was spent in casting at that time, and the decorations on the whole body are extremely exquisite, and the patterns of flowers, birds, fish and insects are faintly discernible.And on the side of this huge bronze vessel, there is a series of decorations.

Fan Jiannan's complexion changed suddenly, and he said hastily, "This is not a furnace used by warlocks to make alchemy at all, this thing is even older."

Feng Yuan asked strangely, "How do you know? I didn't even know that you still have research on bronze wares."

"I major in fine arts, and arts and crafts is an elective course." Fan Jiannan said in a deep voice, "Look at the patterns on the bronze ware, the patterns on the sides are cloud and thunder patterns. It is a very primitive pattern. , the pattern is arc-shaped curly or square-folded convoluted lines. The arc-shaped ones are also called cloud patterns, and the square-shaped ones are also called thunder patterns. It used to appear in large numbers on bronze wares, mostly as ground patterns to set off the main pattern."

"You mean this thing is from the Shang Dynasty?" Feng Yuan was taken aback, widening his eyes and said, "Is it possible for such a big shape?"

Fan Jiannan shook his head, "No, it should be earlier."

"Earlier?" Feng Yuan asked in surprise, "Then, wouldn't this thing date back to the Xia Dynasty?"

Fan Jiannan said in a deep voice, "It's very possible. Look, the decorations here are very similar to the Wuwen we have seen. It just seems to have been beautified for decorative effect. If this is the case, This thing is definitely a Xia Dynasty relic.”

Linghu Yun couldn't help but said, "No way, isn't that very valuable. How could it be hidden in this underground cemetery?"

"Worth it?" Fan Jiannan smiled wryly, "It's not something that can be estimated with money. If I'm not wrong, the origin of this thing is a bit scary."

"What's the origin of this thing?" Zhao Pingyuan frowned, "At most, it's just a pill furnace collected by members of the ancient brotherhood."

Fan Jiannan shook his head and said, "You are completely wrong. This is not a pill furnace, but a tripod! A tripod with a promise! Three legs and two ears, the most important weapon for establishing a country."

"Ding?" Feng Yuan said in surprise, "Xia Ding? Could it be that you are saying... it can't be true?"

"As expected of a talented woman." Fan Jiannan nodded and said, "This is the legendary Xia Dynasty Kyushu Ding. In the early years of the Xia Dynasty, Dayu designated the world as Kyushu, and the prefecture was established as a prefecture. Later Xia Qi ordered Kyushu Mu to contribute bronze and cast the Jiuding. Famous mountains, great rivers, scenic spots, and strange things of all states in the country are drawn into albums, and then selected famous craftsmen are sent to engrave these pictures on the body of Jiuding, with a tripod symbolizing a state. The engraved graphics also reflect the The shape of the mountains and rivers of the state."

"My God, is this the Kyushu Ding?" Feng Yuan couldn't keep his mouth shut from ear to ear.

According to legend, the Kyushu Ding was cast by Qishi, the son of Yu in the Xia Dynasty in my country.It uses nine exquisitely carved, simple and elegant, and solemn bronze tripods, which reflect the concentration and supremacy of royal power, and reflect the unity of the country and the prosperity of the nation.For thousands of years, it has been regarded as the national treasure of the Chinese nation.However, although the information about the Jiuding is endless in the annals of history, the nine giant tripods have long disappeared without knowing where they were hidden more than 2000 years ago.

But unexpectedly, there is one of them hidden in the catacombs of this foreign country.Just, is this true?
(End of this chapter)