Tao Huayuan set up a magic circle halfway up the mountain and began to contact Taifu.
Tried dozens of times in a row, no response.
This is expected. Since the Wind Array is difficult to use, the Messaging Array is also difficult to use.
Xu Zhiqiong took out the copper lotus flower in his arms and injected some yin and yang energy into it.
"Taibu, Tao'er and I arrived at the Mountain of Yanghuo. This mountain is indeed a bit strange. The Yin-Yang magic circle is not effective."
After waiting for a long time, there was still no response from Taibu.
Isn't it just the magic circle that's ineffective? All onmyoji techniques can no longer be used?
Can this mountain stop Onmyoji?
The copper lotus seemed to be somewhat sensitive, and Xu Zhiqiong could feel the movement of yin and yang.
"Taibu, if you hear this, please say something."
"Taibu, this mountain is too weird. Tao'er and I don't dare to go up easily."
"Taibu, at this critical moment, please make some noise."
Tsk! Tsk!
Made a sound.
Xu Zhiqiong heard Taibu's voice.
The voice was very low, almost inaudible. The two of them put their ears against the copper lotus and listened to Taibu's words word for word.
"The more critical the situation is, the more bizarre your methods will be."
Xu Zhiqiong smiled: "Taibu trusts me."
Tao Huayuan said: "What method is Master talking about?"
Xu Zhiqiong was also a little confused: "Taibu, what method are you talking about?"
"Please look back at me!"
Xu Zhiqiong trembled!
Why look back?
Where is Taibu?
Did he follow?
The two people quickly looked back, but did not see Taibu.
Xu Zhiqiong said to Tao Huayuan: "Have you sensed Taibu's breath?"
Tao Huayuan shook her head repeatedly.
"Taibu, don't be ridiculous, where are you? Show up quickly!"
"Please look back at me." Taibu repeated it again.
"I looked back and couldn't see you!" Xu Zhiqiong looked again.
Taibu said: "Don't be shy."
Xu Zhiqiong said angrily: "Look at you, an old guy, what are you so shy about?"
"Jinghan!"
Jinghan?
The master of Shushu Pavilion?
Yinggeyuan?
"Jinghan, please turn your head quickly. I like to see your expression at critical moments."
Xu Zhiqiong blushed.
This old man who is not ashamed still has this hobby!
Tao Huayuan was a little confused.
"Who is Jinghan?"
"Jinghan is..." Xu Zhiqiong muttered for a moment, "I've never been to that place, and I don't recognize it."
Taibu, you are so excited, why did you go to Yinggeyuan?
Jinghan's voice came from the lotus.
"It's so beautiful. It's really embarrassing."
"Look back a little bit and let me see clearly."
Tao Huayuan asked: "Why do you want to look back?"
"This...because Taibu should be behind Jinghan."
Jinghan's voice appeared again.
"Looking at you covered in sweat, I really feel sorry for you."
Tao Huayuan asked in surprise: "Master, why are you sweating so much?"
Xu Zhiqiong explained: "He is tired!"
Taibu took a deep breath and said, "I'm a little tired."
Jinghan said: "Let the slave family come."
Tao Huayuan nodded when she heard this and said: "This woman named Jinghan is extraordinary. She should be performing magic together with the master. She must be an unpredictable person."
"Deep, they say it's quite deep," Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "I usually call her Master Jinghan!"
The two heard Jinghan's voice again: "What's wrong with you?"
Taibu replied: "I'm fine."
Jinghan said: "But the Nu family can't sit down!"
Tao Huayuan asked: "What can't be done?"
"He, he is, that."
Tao Huayuan frowned and said, "Don't hesitate, just say what you have to say!"
Xu Zhiqiong wiped his sweat and said: "To put it bluntly, even the slave family can't do this!"
Xu Zhiqiong discovered something. Huoyang Mountain did not block Yin and Yang magic, but caused it to change its nature.
This copper lotus was originally used for communication and can be understood as a mobile phone.
Now its nature has changed and it has become a listening device.
"Jinghan, don't scare me. Is it really bad?"
"Don't panic, the slave family is here."
Xu Zhiqiong collected his yin and yang energy, and his voice suddenly stopped.
Tao Huayuan said: "What are you so anxious about? Please listen carefully. I guess Master is doing something big."
"No matter what the big deal is, just save your strength and go up the mountain!" Xu Zhiqiong collected the copper lotus, took out six copper coins, and made a prediction.
The five copper coins were facing up. Xu Zhiqiong exclaimed: "It's a good divination! You can go up the mountain!"
Tao Huayuan looked disdainful and took care of Xu Zhiqiong's face and didn't say much.
Like most mountains in Yu Xianguo, the vegetation here is very lush. The two of them felt a little tired when it got dark. Tao Huayuan wanted to make a tent with branches and vines to rest for the night.
When she cast her spell, the branches stretched out and the vines twisted, making it look a bit like a tent.
"This technique is quite effective!" Xu Zhiqiong took a closer look. Two vines suddenly stretched out from the half-formed tent and pulled Xu Zhiqiong inside.
"Tao'er, what are you doing?" Xu Zhiqiong exclaimed.
Tao Huayuan quickly lifted the spell: "You thief, I didn't do this!"
The spell couldn't be broken, and the vines wrapped around the body tighter and tighter.
Under the knee, a vine wrapped around Xu Zhiqiong's calf and pulled it to the back of his head.
This is not possible!
This really can't be done.
Xu Zhiqiong mobilized the power of imagery and flew out a pair of mandarin duck blades from his chest, immediately cutting off the vines. Xu Zhiqiong stumbled out of the tent and told Tao Huayuan: "Don't use Yin Yang magic easily again, and find an open space."
Let’s sleep somewhere.”
It's hard to find open space. Except for one mountain road, the rest of the place is covered with vegetation.
Xu Zhiqiong really didn't want to spend the night in a place like this. If he was alone, he would definitely go back to Zhonglang Courtyard to sleep for one night, but Tao'er was here, so he had to think of another way.
He pulled out the star iron halberd, cleared a piece of weeds, picked up a pile of dead branches, lit a fire, and slept with Tao Huayuan.
While sleeping in the middle of the night, Xu Zhiqiong suddenly felt itchy on his body. He suddenly opened his eyes and found grass growing on his body.
That’s right, the grass is really growing!
The grass has sprouted buds, which are more than three-thirds long.
Xu Zhiqiong pulled off the grass teeth all over his body, unbuttoned his clothes and took a look.
The clothes were full of small holes and roots were tangled in all directions.
Fortunately, the root did not penetrate deeply and did not hurt the skin.
In the blink of an eye, I looked again and saw grass growing on Tao Huayuan's body.
She was sleeping deeply, so Xu Zhiqiong stepped forward to pull out the tender grass, and took off her clothes to examine her carefully.
Tao Huayuan woke up and saw her clothes being torn off by Xu Zhiqiong. She exclaimed, "What are you going to do? You can't do that in this place!"
"Don't make trouble, don't move!"
Xu Zhiqiong was really scared. The scene just now reminded him of what happened to Jiang Shaoshi.
This is quite similar to grasshopper.
It was true that Tao Huayuan's flesh was not injured, and Xu Zhiqiong felt a little relieved.
"You go ahead and sleep. I'm used to staying up late at night. It doesn't matter if I skip a few nights."
Tao Huayuan dared not sleep, so she took two pieces of clothing from her backpack and put them on for herself and Xu Zhiqiong: "Let's go, I've had enough sleep."
The two then went up the mountain until dawn the next day, when a magnificent palace appeared on the hillside.
Xu Zhiqiong is very unfamiliar with Huoyang Mountain, but very familiar with this palace.
Regardless of scale or construction methods, this is almost exactly the same as the Suzaku Palace in Daxuan Capital.
Tao Huayuan stared at the palace for a moment: "Is this the place that Master is looking for?"
Xu Zhiqiong looked up the hillside.
Ju Liang's soul told Xu Zhiqiong that the secret realm of Yu Xianguo was on the top of Huoyang Mountain.
And this palace is still some distance from the top.
Xu Zhiqiong was not so sure.
Tao Huayuan said: "How about we go in and take a look?"
"No hurry!" Xu Zhiqiong took out six copper coins and shook them in his hand.
The more sunny sides there are, the safer it is.
Xu Zhiqiong threw the copper coins out. All six coins were facing up.
Tao Huayuan frowned and said, "It's your messy divination again. I'd better use some decent means to divine."
"It's not about the means, it's about the intention," Xu Zhiqiong put away the coins and said, "Besides, on this mountain, the yin and yang techniques have changed, and divination may not be effective. We'd better be careful."
The two of them walked into the palace. Based on the judge's perception, Xu Zhiqiong knew that there was no one else in the palace.
But the outer hall is spotless, and the smooth stone slabs can reflect people's reflections. It is obvious that this palace has been carefully taken care of.
[To be honest, I have been using Yeguo to read and catch up on books recently. I can switch sources and read aloud with many sounds. www. Android and Apple are available.]
There are seven statues arranged in the outer hall, all of which are human-shaped statues with well-proportioned figures and beautiful facial features. It is difficult to distinguish their gender.
Looking at the gorgeous robe, it seems to be the image of a man.
Tao Huayuan said: "These should be the seven constellations in the south, namely Jingmuyan, Ghost Golden Sheep, Liutu Deer, Xingri Horse, Zhang Yuelu, Winged Fire Snake and Zhen Shuiyin."
There are also statues of the Seven Souvenirs in the South in the Zhuque Palace in Wang'anjing, but their appearance is quite different from these seven.
In the Zhuque Palace in Wang'an Jingli, the statues of Southern Qisu are closer to mythical beasts. The image of the Ghost Golden Sheep is very similar to that of a sheep, while the Winged Fire Snake is completely in the image of a snake.
This palace is full of human-shaped statues, and even Tao Huayuan can't tell which constellation each statue corresponds to.
Pass through the front hall and enter the main hall. The statue of the god in the main hall is seven or eight feet high.
This is the Suzaku Palace, and the statue in the main hall must be the true God Suzaku.
But this is not the Suzaku statue that Xu Zhiqiong is familiar with. It is not a Suzaku that flutters its wings, but a brave and handsome man.
The statue's eyes were lowered, as if looking down at all the creatures on the earth.
He stretched his arms slightly, with his palms facing down, as if he was sowing seeds to the earth.
Xu Zhiqiong looked up at the statue and felt waves of pressure that made him breathless.
Tao Huayuan said from the side: "Is this the true God Suzaku? What a beautiful woman!"
woman?
Xu Zhiqiong was startled: "What you saw was a woman?"
Tao Huayuan nodded and said: "Look at that dress, of course she is a woman."
Xu Zhiqiong didn't see the dress. What he saw was a long gown, which was a common men's gown.
While watching, a vine suddenly grew out of a corner of the statue's gown.
The vines slowly grow along the gown, from the waist to the chest, climb up the left arm from the chest, slide down from the left arm to the wrist, and extend from the wrist to the palm.
The vines twined around the fingertips of the statue and blossomed into a bright red flower.
Xu Zhiqiong took a deep breath and said, "Did you see that flower?"
"What flower?" Tao Huayuan looked at Xu Zhiqiong in surprise.
The flower bloomed bigger and bigger, its delicate petals teetering on the verge of falling.
What happens if the petals fall?
Is it time for the flower to wither?
What will happen if the flower withers?
Will something else die with it?
Xu Zhiqiong wanted to escape with Tao'er, but his body was out of control.
A wave of coercion struck again, and the power of Xu Zhiqiong's imagery rolled uncontrollably in his body.
In less than half a breath, a series of pictures appeared before his eyes.
First there are six copper coins, three yin and three yang.
Next, vegetation grows crazily all around.
Next, the seven statues in the outer hall turned into real people and walked into the main hall, followed by many rare birds and animals.
In the last scene, the seven stars, all the birds and beasts, as well as the tallest trees and the shortest grass, all bowed their heads to the statue.
He's here!
The true God is here!
Don’t look directly!
Tao Huayuan hadn't realized this yet, she was still looking up at the statue.
Xu Zhiqiong broke free from the shackles of the power of imagery, grabbed Tao Huayuan's hand, and ran away.
The moment he rushed out of the main hall, Xu Zhiqiong seemed to hear the sound of petals falling to the ground.
"What happened?" Tao Huayuan wanted to turn around.
Xu Zhiqiong turned Tao Huayuan's face smoothly: "Don't look back, hurry up and leave!"
When I ran to the outer hall, the seven statues were still there.
The sound of petals falling to the ground could be heard from the main hall.
Xu Zhiqiong simply picked up Tao Huayuan and rushed out. He rushed outside the palace in one breath and ran away for more than a mile.
When the sound of falling petals completely disappeared, Xu Zhiqiong took out the copper coins and made another divination.
Two yang and four yin!
No escape!
It gets worse!
Run! Gotta run!
But where should I run?
Going down the mountain?
Two copper coins face up, pointing in the direction of the top of the mountain.
Xu Zhiqiong cannot interpret hexagrams and can only use the simplest method to judge.
You can't go down the mountain, the top is the safest place!
Xu Zhiqiong held Tao Huayuan and ran all the way to the top of the mountain. After running for an hour, he put Tao Huayuan down.
The run was very fast, and the judge had excellent endurance, but Xu Zhiqiong felt that all his strength had been exhausted.
This place is very close to the top of the mountain. After another hundred or so steps, we will reach the top.
Xu Zhiqiong put down Tao Huayuan, took out the copper coins and made another divination.
Five yang and one yin.
Good hexagram, this is a good hexagram, I should be out of danger this time.
He was about to take back the copper coins when he saw Tao Huayuan's expression was in a daze and her eyes were blurred.
Xu Zhiqiong thought she was frightened, so he stepped forward and asked, "Tao'er, don't be afraid, we are far away from the palace."
Tao Huayuan stood up silently and walked towards the top of the mountain.
Xu Zhiqiong quickly chased after him.
"Tao'er, where are you going?"
Tao Huayuan didn't answer and walked forward.
Xu Zhiqiong stepped forward and grabbed her, suddenly feeling a slippery feeling in his palms.
What's in the palm is not Tao Huayuan's hand, but a few petals.
Tao Huayuan used techniques to get rid of Xu Zhiqiong!
Her onmyoji seems to be restored.
But he saw her figure flash and appear on the top of the mountain in a blink of an eye.
Xu Zhiqiong hurriedly caught up. When he reached the top of the mountain, Xu Zhiqiong hurriedly stopped and leaned over to see a bottomless cave at his feet.
"The deep valley that Master mentioned must be right here!"
Tao Huayuan smiled at Xu Zhiqiong, shook her body, and fell into the cave.