Head Li thought for a while, "In the Julu Kingdom era, when our founder was still a young man, he also followed the army into the Baimao Mountain to hunt bears, and even shot the White Bear King blind in one eye. This matter is recorded in the sect's classics."
"What happened next?" He Lingchuan asked, "What happened to this white bear king? Was he killed by the army, or did he escape?"
"In my impression, there seems to be no record of this." Head Li was more cautious, "Let me check the ancestral records."
He Lingchuan asked the key point: "In other words, the White Bear King didn't come out to hurt anyone again after that?"
"It's hard to say, but at least after the establishment of our sect, there is no record of the White Bear King hurting anyone." Leader Li affirmed, "The time when the big monster appeared in Baimao Mountain was around the time of Julu Kingdom."
In other words, after being severely damaged by the Julu Kingdom's army, the White Bear King never made trouble again?
He Lingchuan thanked Mr. Li and offered to buy two zircon stones.
Baimao Mountain does not produce this kind of ore, but it is occasionally used by the disciples to refine weapons and make jewelry in the shop at the foot of the mountain. Head Li ordered people to rummage in the warehouse and quickly picked out four or five zircon stones and handed them to He Lingchuan.
Mainly light green, there are two pieces of very good quality, very much like diamonds.
Dong Rui was a little confused: "What do you want this thing for?"
Zircon is not a precious gemstone, and it cannot be used as the main material for jewelry.
"Giving it away."
"Giving this to someone?" Dong Rui clicked his tongue twice, "That person has really bad taste."
He Lingchuan was too lazy to argue with him: "Let's go into the mountains."
What is there to find in the world of Panlong? He wants to hunt for treasure in reality.
The villages, towns and roads in front of Baimao Mountain have changed beyond recognition compared to a hundred years ago.
Only the distant mountains remain unchanged forever, and their outlines are still as clear as in He Lingchuan's memory.
Entering the mountain, it was He Lingchuan who led the way.
"This place has a nice view, but you're not here for sightseeing?" Dong Rui became more and more confused as he walked, "Hey, why do you seem so familiar with this place?"
He Lingchuan walked confidently. Sometimes when there was no path ahead, he would draw his sword to chop grass. Dong Rui thought he was about to hit a wall, but little did he know that there were often winding paths to the dark side.
How do people who have never been here know where to go?
He Lingchuan answered seriously: "I came here in my dream."
Dong Rui rolled his eyes.
Not to mention knocking him down, which man doesn’t have a little secret of his own?
However, He Lingchuan’s words were confirmed immediately:
He took the wrong route four or five times in a row, and had no choice but to turn back and find his way again.
This is really no wonder to him. The vegetation in Baimao Mountain one hundred and fifty or sixty years ago was different from what it is now. For example, the large field of pink grass in front of us must not have existed at that time.
He Lingchuan looked left and right, looking for signs everywhere.
Soon, several towering trees came into view.
Giant sequoia!
He also used hammocks on these big trees.
After so many years, things have changed and people have changed.
He Lingchuan murmured: "It should be not far from here."
These giant sequoia trees have not changed much. They are still as tall, but their waistline has become a little thicker. However, the plants under the trees have changed countless times.
He Lingchuan touched the big tree with his hand and climbed up after three strokes.
Climb high to see far.
Dong Rui was under the tree and saw him building a pergola with his hands and looking around, as if he was looking for something.
That's right, this guy must have been to Baimao Mountain before!
After a while, He Lingchuan slipped down from the tree, raised his knife and pointed eastward: "Follow me."
The two of them passed through dense forests again.
There was no trace of people here, and the weeds were as dense as a wall. Dong Rui was walking behind He Lingchuan, and felt that the feeling on his feet had changed. When he lowered his head, he saw patches of cobblestones.
This kind of stone usually appears on river beaches. It seems that there was a stream flowing through the place where they set foot.
This time, the direction He Lingchuan was heading was clear, which was where the waterfall was.
As the two of them were walking, Dong Rui suddenly whispered: "Hey, we are being followed all the way, you know that, right?"
He Lingchuan hummed. When he left Xiaoyao Sect and entered Baimao Mountain, the mirror had already reminded him: There are spies in the sky.
"Ignore it."
This feeling of being looked down from the sky started from Julu Port. They and Jin Bai originally thought that the brown crows sent by the imperial court of Wei State were watching them.
It seems that it's not just the brown crows.
Half an hour later, it arrived.
He Lingchuan raised his head and took a few glances, and couldn't help but sigh secretly.
The waterfall was gone, he found it at the top of the giant sequoia tree.
There is only a bare cliff left here.
The pond where the white bear once disappeared is now a forest. The corners where the sun doesn't shine are covered with ferns and red and white mushrooms.
Just over a hundred years later, there was a sea of change.
He Lingchuan approached the former waterfall and brushed aside the hanging plants above. There was indeed a concave stone trough behind it. However, the blooming flowers outside were too thick and gorgeous, covering up the unique cave inside.
Back then it was battered by running water, but now it is covered with moss and ferns.
Only the stone wall remained unchanged.
That's right, He Lingchuan is here for the White Bear King this time.
Head Li said that later generations never heard of it again, and only people in the Julu Kingdom era talked about it with disdain. A big monster like that would either quietly leave Baimao Mountain after recovering from its injuries and disappear, or...
He Lingchuan came here this time to bet on the latter possibility.
It's been over a hundred years, so it doesn't matter if you try, right?
Dong Rui stroked the stone wall with a puzzled look on his face: "What's here?"
"Good thing." He Lingchuan said seriously, "There may be a cave hidden here!"
If he was just speculating before, now he is certain.
Because, as soon as the sacred bone necklace came close to this stone wall, it became hot and even trembled several times!
Since He Lingchuan crossed the ocean and came to the Yangshan Islands, this thing has only been hot twice. The first time at the platinum island sale, He Lingchuan bought the thing back on the spot and fed it to it; the other time, he encountered
Nangong Yan period.
The rest of the time, it was quiet, as if it had fallen into a deep sleep.
Regarding the divine bone necklace and the large square pot, He Lingchuan had no one to discuss it with, so he could only ponder it on his own. He concluded that the divine bone necklace might have become more and more picky. After devouring various treasures, such as Nai Luotian's clone, it was just a piece of cake.
It no longer arouses its interest.
But this time is different.
He Lingchuan could feel the eagerness of the divine bone necklace. The last time it was so greedy was when he felt the smell of the generous pot lid at the steps of the Star-Zhaing Tower in the Tiangong.
So, the small world that the White Bear King enters may have something it particularly wants to eat?
"Seriously?" Upon hearing that this was an adventure treasure hunt mission, Dong Rui's legs were no longer sore and his mouth was no longer thirsty. He took a few steps back and looked at the stone wall, "Are you sure this is here?"
He didn't want to ask how He Lingchuan knew, this guy had too many secrets.
"Sure, sure, definitely." He Lingchuan said seriously, "But I don't know how to get in."
"Is there a master in this little world?"
"Originally there was." He Lingchuan took out his tools and began to clean up the weeds around the stone wall. "The White Bear King from the Julu Kingdom era escaped into this cave to avoid human pursuit."
"No wonder you asked Master Li about this monster!" Dong Rui suddenly realized, "Some caves have unique ways to open them. If you don't know, you will not be able to enter them for the rest of your life."
"At that time, the White Bear King rushed here and disappeared in the blink of an eye, so it did not activate a very complicated formation. It may also be a password, a secret signal or a token. At that time, witnesses saw that there was a bloody paw print left on the stone wall.
Right here -" He Lingchuan stretched out his hand and pressed it on the stone wall, "This position! So it's possible that the mechanism was triggered."
"I also heard another theory that this cave is guarded by the spirit of gold. If you want to enter, you have to bribe it with zircon stones." After that, He Lingchuan took out the zircon stones.
Dong Rui suddenly realized: "It turns out the person you gave the gift to is not a human being."
Where should it be placed? He Lingchuan conveniently threw the zircon stone into the groove on the stone wall.
Sure enough, nothing happened.
He knew it wasn't that easy.
"I'll come!" Dong Rui squeezed him away, "I won't stand in the way of others. Just stay behind!"
He Lingchuan raised his hands and quietly stepped away. Formation mechanisms were not his specialty, so he could only abdicate and give way to others.
Seeing Dong Rui touching and knocking in front of the stone wall, He Lingchuan put his hands together and asked: "How did you break into the tomb of the gods in the first place?"
Yes, if Dong Rui was not good at stealing caves, how could he break into the tomb of gods and steal the bones and blood of gods?
Suddenly asked about the secret, Dong Rui paused before saying: "I went in by accident."
"If that place is easy to find, it won't be your turn." He Lingchuan smiled and said, "You can rob ancient tombs, but not the caves?"
What is the essential difference between the two?
Only then did Dong Rui understand He Lingchuan's intention of taking him into the mountain, and said angrily: "There are two types of caves. One is a naturally formed small world that will grow on its own without human intervention; the second is to use foundation stones.
After artificial development, a very small number of small worlds can grow on their own, but most of them require continuous maintenance by manpower."
"what about this?"
"I haven't gone in yet, so I'm not sure." Dong Rui knocked a few times near the stone trough, "But I tend to think it should be the first type."
He Lingchuan wanted to ask again, but Dong Rui shushed him: "Shut up!"
He put his ear against the stone wall, knocked a few more times, listened carefully for a while, then inserted a small piece of zircon into the groove and murmured to the stone wall.
There was a sudden thud inside the stone wall, which was extremely dull.
So Dong Rui inserted the second zircon stone.
He Lingchuan saw the stone wall slowly sinking in, revealing a hole, which was pitch black inside.
"It's done?" Had he always looked down on Dong Rui before? "What did you shout just now?"
Open Sesame?
Dong Rui leaned against the wall and smiled: "This is called throwing stones to ask for directions."
"How?"
"It's very simple. Since the Golden Spirit is guarding the door, the key point is to lure it over." Dong Rui pointed his thumb towards the stone wall, "Baimao Mountain is so big, you don't think it only stays in this stone wall, do you?"
"Then?"
"Then you can go in." Dong Rui chuckled twice, "It all depends on experience. I'll tell you, will you know how to do it?"
This guy also has areas that he is not good at! It’s so satisfying to watch him hold back after a hard time! It’s so satisfying!