genius divination

Chapter 122 Hallucinations and Caves

The thick stone steps were dark and slippery, and the lighting of the fluorescent sticks was really limited. In order to avoid falling into the water, Fan Jiannan and Cang Yunxiao could only grope forward with one hand on the stone wall on one side.

Darkness is a wonderful thing indeed.Fan Jiannan didn't like the dark since he was a child. He still remembers that when he was a child, he woke up countless nights and would cry into the darkness, because at that time he knew that whenever he cried, his father would always appear, turn on the light, and let the light shine on him.So, until now he still has the habit of not turning off the lights to sleep.But the darkness on the ancient stone path made him feel a certain kind of safety and tranquility.Perhaps the darkness is not complicated, what is complicated is the human heart.

Fan Jiannan felt that his mind was in a trance, as if he was willing to immerse himself in the darkness.

Unknowingly, he stopped, curled up and tried to fall into a deep sleep.But it didn't take long to close his eyes before waking up again, and when he opened his eyes, he saw a ball of white light hanging in the darkness.This light is bright and pure, exuding a faint soft halo, like a white lotus floating on the dark water, with a warm and friendly feeling coming towards you.Fan Jiannan looked at this light, his heart seemed to be floating under the distant and quiet autumn sky, full of leisure and comfort, and unconsciously moved towards the white light step by step.

Someone seemed to be smiling at him in the white light, that smile was very much like the never-finished painting in his upstairs studio.Suddenly the corners of his eyes became moist, as if tears were flowing out, and more and more.He was a little surprised, as if something flashed in his heart.He hurriedly turned his head, but saw only darkness.Where is Cang Yunxiao?Suspicion arose in Fan Jiannan's heart.

He slowly closed his eyes, and suddenly a severe headache hit him, and the pain went straight to his brain.He opened his eyes with a scream, and the white light came into view again. The severe pain disappeared immediately, and the same comfort and warmth returned.Just when he was lost in this halo again, he suddenly smelled a faint medicinal fragrance, and his mind was shocked.This is an illusion! ! !He woke up suddenly.

Fan Jiannan didn't dare to hesitate any longer, and immediately formed a handprint, combined with the immovable fundamental seal of heaven and earth spiritual power! ! !He shouted in a low voice, "Kanpeng Xingshui Li Yinghuo, Zhonggong Kungen soil as camp, Gandui as Jinzhen Sunda wood, Wang Xiangxiu imprisoning the root." Cooperating with the fingerprints, the surrounding illusions immediately faded away.Panting, Fan Jiannan leaned against the stone wall and took out a light stick with difficulty.After bending, the light from the fluorescent stick finally illuminates the surrounding environment.

The front of the stone steps was already at the end, if he had continued to walk forward just now, only the cold and deep groundwater was waiting for him.He heaved a sigh of relief, sweat pouring down his brow.What a powerful illusion, where darkness represents yin and light represents yang.Dao produces Liangyi, yin and yang cycle.This seems to be no longer the category of spells, but a psychedelic effect that can only be produced by some kind of ancient witchcraft.

When he looked back, Cang Yunxiao seemed to have fallen into a coma.However, he seemed to have noticed something wrong a long time ago. Before he lost consciousness, he inserted the dagger deeply into the stone wall, and fixed his hand firmly on the dagger with a few ropes.

Fan Jiannan felt relieved.He suddenly thought of the faint scent of medicine that he had just smelled in a trance, and it seemed that this was what made him alert.Touching his pocket, he remembered the small iron box that Long Boldly gave him to ward off snakes and rats.If the guess is correct, there must be a certain medicinal material in this traditional Chinese medicine that has the effect of refreshing the mind.

He quickly came to Cang Yunxiao's side, opened the iron box, and put it in front of Cang Yunxiao's nose.

The strong medicinal fragrance began to spread, Cang Yunxiao slowly opened his eyes, and finally recovered. "Uh, what's the smell? Take this thing away from me." He pushed Fan Jiannan away with his other hand.

"Be content, you, if it weren't for this thing, we would have capsized in the gutter today." Fan Jiannan sat down on the ground, panting. "We all fell into the illusion just now. There must be a formation here that has the effect of hallucinations."

"Damn it, what kind of illusion is this, it came so fast. I realized it was bad, but I didn't have time to react, so I could only nail myself to the stone wall, just in case. What's more, we don't know how to follow How long have you walked this stone step?" Cang Yunxiao untied his hand from the dagger on the stone wall, moving his somewhat stiff wrist.

"It can be judged. You can check how many fluorescent sticks we have used. The effective lighting time of each fluorescent stick is eight to 10 minutes. Check the usage of the fluorescent sticks, and you can guess how far we have traveled." Fan Jiannan pointed The fluorescent stick on the ground that has lost its luminous effect said, "Obviously, when we got here, the fluorescent stick was still in use. We just don't know how long it has been used in this illusion."

"Don't be so troublesome, we haven't walked very far. Look here, the mark I carved is still there. This kind of secret mark is very special, and it is impossible for me to carve it unconsciously." Cang Yunxiao carefully checked the mark on the stone wall. Yin Ji opened his mouth. "Damn it, how can there be an illusion formation in this kind of place? Even the illusion formation cannot last for more than 2000 years. It's really evil."

"Wait, what did you say?" Fan Jiannan was suddenly stunned, and immediately turned his head to stare at Cang Yunxiao and asked eagerly, "What did you just say? Say it again!"

"I said it's a bit evil, what's the matter?" Cang Yunxiao asked in a daze.

"Not this, the previous sentence." Fan Jiannan shook his head and said, "What did you say before this sentence?"

"I said that it is impossible for the magic circle to last for more than 2000 years!" Cang Yunxiao said strangely, "Is there anything wrong?"

Fan Jiannan sat there blankly thinking for a while, then jumped up suddenly, slapping himself several times, "Damn it! Why didn't I think of such a simple thing? Hahahaha, I know, I know .***, you are simply too great. Hahaha."

"Hey, are you okay, boy?" Cang Yunxiao looked at the boy inexplicably, a little suspicious that he hadn't fully woken up yet.

"It's okay, it's okay. I just figured out a problem." Fan Jiannan said excitedly. "Indeed, no magic array can last that long. So our hallucinations do not come from any magic array at all, but are similar to the effect of medicine. That's why the medicine that Long Boldly gave me can work because the medicines are mutually restraining."

"Drugs?" Cang Yunxiao frowned.

"Yes, look at these mosses on the ground. They are different from any we have ever seen. This place is almost completely isolated from the outside ecosystem. This kind of moss must be a species left over from ancient times. The smell they emit has the same Hallucinogenic effect. I guess this moss was deliberately cultivated by ancient alchemists." Fan Jiannan said.

"You mean planting this kind of moss?" Cang Yunxiao shook his head and said, "How could someone plant such a thing."

Fan Jiannan pondered, "The alchemy of the ancient sorcerers is completely different from our current one. Our current Yi-ology is born out of the Book of Changes, and is more analytical and rational. The ancient alchemy is similar to ancient witchcraft, praying for the intercommunication between heaven and man. There are many Therefore, they are more emotional and mysterious. So they will use some hallucinogens to enhance the mysterious and mysterious feeling. Just like today, some ancient tribes in Africa are still taking belladonna to make themselves fall into hallucinations The same. They think that in this state of losing their self-awareness, they are closer to the Great Way of Heaven and Earth."

"So that's the case. I remembered when you said that. We alchemists are deeply involved in ancient alchemy. Most of the famous ancient alchemists died of chronic poisoning of elixir. But before that, they thought that the alchemy they refined The medicine is infinitely useful and can prolong life. From the current point of view, the things they refine are irritating to the nervous system, but most of them are heavy metal compounds. If you eat these, you will have ghosts if you are not poisoned." Cang Yunxiao sighed.

"Okay, let's keep going, be careful not to step on the moss under your feet. If you feel something wrong, smell this medicine box immediately." Fan Jiannan nodded and said, "We have wasted an hour or two here at least. The right turn ahead is A tunnel leading to the lower part, if I'm not mistaken, this is the way to the secret place."

Cang Yunxiao nodded and said, "Maybe we can try to see if the other searchlights are still useful. Illumination with the light of fluorescent sticks is really very limited."

Fan Jiannan looked around and smiled wryly, "Try it, I hope it works."

Fortunately, the remaining searchlights turned out to be useful.The two tried their best to avoid stepping on the moss under their feet, and walked forward almost sticking to the stone wall.After walking not far, it was as expected as Fan Jiannan's conclusion.There is a hole in the stone wall, which is a road extending down.

Although the appearance of the opening is small, there is a cave inside. The deeper it goes, the wider it becomes, and the slope extends all the way down.The two walked for a while and left a mark.Calculating the distance, they were probably at the bottom of the waterway at this moment.

The cave is full of stone pillars, but the stones are not stalactites, but dark and heavy stones. The surface of the stone pillars is abnormally smooth, which seems a bit artificial.Moreover, although the stone pillars seem to be arranged in random numbers, they are in an orderly manner. Fan Jiannan seems to have seen something, but he doesn't quite understand it.Cang Yunxiao was also surprised that there was such a place, and looked at it curiously while being on guard.

"This is a natural stalactite, but it has been artificially repaired." Cang Yunxiao touched those stone pillars with his hands, and said in a low voice.

"That's right, a typical underground limestone cave." Fan Jiannan illuminated his surroundings with a flashlight, "These natural caves are estimated to have a history of tens of thousands of years."

Although the passage into the cave is steep, tortuous, and deep, the deeper it gets, the bigger it gets.There are several ambush roads connected under the whole cave, and the groundwater above slowly drips and gathers in one corner, just like hundreds of rivers converging into the sea.

In addition to those repaired stone pillars, there are huge rocks hanging upside down everywhere, and a clear pool under the wall.The huge stone mantle, snow-white in color, looks like a waterfall, flying down from the dome, magnificent and magnificent.

"Taoism says that there are 36 caves and 72 blessed places, all of which are places where immortals live and relax. The world thinks that the realm of the sky is full of auspiciousness and blessings, and it is nothing more than that." Cang Yunxiao murmured.

"Yes, there are many such underground caves in this area. There are more in the nearby Yixing area. But I don't think this is the secret place of Wushu people, right? I always feel that the secret place must be more secretive." Fan Jiannan frowned. "Let's look separately, be careful."

Cang Yunxiao nodded, and the two of them took hand-held searchlights and began to search for traces of the secret office.

(End of this chapter)