Chapter 346 A trip to the ancestral land, an unexpected discovery
"This is it."
After Qin Yi left the Qin family army, he maintained his invisibility and the unity of heaven and man, walking in the air, holding Qin Xu's life card that had been scrapped due to death in his left hand, walking up and down in mid-air, following the guidance of the life card.
, finally stopped just above a small hill more than ten feet high.
"According to the guidance of the fate card, the teacher's body is here."
The reason why Qin Yi asked for Qin Xu's scrapped life tablet was because he was sure to find Qin Xu's body through Qin Xu's life tablet.
Without seeing Qin Xu for the last time, Qin Yi was upset no matter what, and could not truly "believe" the fact that his teacher was dead.
This trip is a must for Qin Yi.
As expected, the fate card lived up to Qin Yi's expectations. Through the secret method, it turned into a "compass". It took three days to guide Qin Yi step by step to come here.
Why was it determined to be directly below the hill?
The principle is also very simple. Under the secret method, an arrow appears above the life card that only the spiritual eye can see. At the beginning, the arrow is almost flat. As it continues to get closer, the angle of the arrow becomes more and more downward.
The bigger it gets, by the time it reaches the sky above the hill, the angle of the arrow has changed to 90 degrees, completely vertically downward.
"They said that the teacher's body was taken to the ancestral land. The most mysterious ancestral land of the family is right here?"
Qin Yi looked at this desolate and ordinary hill, but it couldn't be compared with the legendary ancestral land of the Qin family in Weishui that had been passed down for thousands of years.
Qin Yi was worried that mortal eyes could not see clearly, so he specially activated his spiritual eyes, but when he looked, he still couldn't see anything special.
"It seems that it is not on the ground, but underground." Qin Yi glanced at the life card on his left hand, followed the arrow again to look at the hill at his feet, and said to himself thoughtfully.
underground?
Qin Yi didn't expect that the ancestral land was actually underground.
After all, the Ancestral Land is the most mysterious organization of the Weishui Qin family and the most powerful organization. However, the Ancestral Land generally has a low sense of existence and rarely interferes in family affairs, unless the inheritance is cut off or life and death are at stake.
But if you think about it carefully, it makes more sense that the ancestral land is so mysterious and secret, and seems to be located underground.
"Whether it's true or not, why don't you just go and take a look?"
Fortunately, Qin Yi turned Qilin into a magical power through his trip to the ruins, and gained the magical ability to escape from the earth.
This trip underground is not a problem for him.
Qin Yi fell from the sky like a meteor, activated his magical powers, and jumped into the earth like a diver. He disappeared without even arousing much "splash".
Qin Yi still followed the guidance of the arrow and continued to dive deep underground by relying on his magical power to escape from the earth.
Gradually, when he reached about a hundred feet, Qin Yi finally discovered the biggest difference between the underground and the ground.
"After the evil spirit enters the ground, the spiritual energy continues to weaken, or even disappears completely. On the contrary, the concentration of the evil spirit continues to increase. When it reaches a hundred feet underground, the concentration is already very impressive."
Qin Yi's heart moved and he concluded: "If the concentration of the evil spirit increases to another level two hundred feet underground, then it basically means that the rules for the distribution of heaven and earth vitality on the ground and underground are the same, but one is spiritual energy.
One is evil spirit."
Both spiritual energy and evil spirit are the vital energy of heaven and earth, but spiritual energy represents the original energy of heaven and earth - clear, while evil energy represents the original energy of heaven and earth - turbid.
To this point, when returning to the ruins, the game panel has already given the answer.
"Using the dimension theory analysis, although they both belong to the energy dimension, one is more focused on the material dimension, and the other is more focused on the soul dimension."
If you feel that the dimensional theory is too abstract, use the more concrete and vivid "Jing, Qi, Shen" to describe it. Although they are both 'qi', one is more inclined to 'jing', that is, the physical body, and the other is more inclined to 'spirit'.
, that is, the soul.
"In the place of Guixu, the spiritual energy is extinct and the evil spirit is permeated. It is indeed deep underground."
The place of Guixu is deep underground. Qin Yi had made such a guess before. He even verified it and indirectly came to such a conclusion. However, the demonstration process still lacked an important link and the concentration.
There is a strong argument that evil spirits only exist deep in the earth's surface. The process from the surface to the underground, the data collected, and the rules of heaven and earth obtained can be regarded as making up for the most important part.
"It's really strange that the ancestral land would choose to go underground."
The aristocratic family clearly dominated the Central Plains and could live openly on the surface, but they chose to live deep underground. Qin Yi felt confused in his heart.
After descending to about Jiuli, Qin Yi's eyes lit up, he stopped, looked at a barrier at his feet, and showed a surprised smile.
"This formation pattern is...Dragon Tomb?"
Qin Yi looked at the direction pointed by the arrow above the life card on his left hand in disbelief, and came to a conclusion that made him feel incredible.
"So, the ancestral land of the Qin family in Weishui is in the Dragon Tomb?"
Qin Yi doesn't quite understand why the Qin family in Weishui, a Central Plains family, is so similar to the Lantern Man, and both regard the Dragon Tomb as an important inheritance place?
The ancestral land is positioned as the place of inheritance in aristocratic families.
Qin Yi suddenly thought of something and suddenly said: "Actually, it has been predicted a long time ago that the body of the teacher, not only the body of the teacher, but also the body of all direct members of the family will be collected and taken away by the ancestral land. It turns out that,
The ancestral land also has the function of ancestral graves.”
He had always thought that the ancestral tombs were somewhere else, and that the people in the ancestral land had made it so mysterious just to protect the ancestral tombs and not let others know the location. It turned out that the ancestral tombs were in the ancestral land.
"The place of inheritance and the place of ancestral graves, it really goes well together. Why didn't I think of it before?" Qin Yi said with a self-deprecating smile.
It is a very taboo thing among the people for the living and the dead to live together, both in the past life and in this life. Therefore, in Qin Yi's opinion, the family that is the top power of the human race and the representative power of the human race should also have this
What is taboo, I didn’t expect, there is none at all.
"It's really dark under the lamp."
Then, another question comes.
Why is there a dragon tomb underground in the Central Plains?
Is only the ancestral land of the Weishui Qin family the Dragon Tomb, or is the ancestral land of all the aristocratic families the Dragon Tomb.
If the ancestral lands of all aristocratic families are dragon tombs, then how come there are so many and dense dragon tombs in the Central Plains, a spiritually barren land?
"Sure enough, the more you know, the more you don't know."
Countless thoughts flashed through Qin Yi's mind and he made countless guesses. However, they were just thoughts and guesses. Without proof, they didn't count.
Qin Yi's eyes were fixed, and he stared blankly at the familiar yet unfamiliar dragon tomb barrier in front of him, and murmured to himself: "Perhaps, after entering the ancestral land, I will get the answer."
Qin Yi was very familiar with the Dragon Tomb. Although it was different, after going around the Dragon Tomb for a day, Qin Yi finally got the answer he wanted.
"This is the Tomb of the Yellow Dragon, the earth-based avenue controlled by it."
Unlike the Black Dragon's Tomb, an underwater dragon tomb, it is very compatible with the earth and has integrated with the surrounding land. It is really difficult to sneak into it quietly.
"Fortunately, my three-yuan fellow practitioners are all dragons. Dragons themselves have ever-changing and unpredictable abilities. Coupled with my magical ability to escape from the earth... I can completely disguise myself as a yellow dragon."
Based on his previous experience and the analytical results, Qin Yi finally found a solution.
"As long as he disguises himself as a yellow dragon, this dragon tomb is basically like a back garden for him, and he can access it without any obstruction."
Dragon tombs are usually open to dragons of the same attribute or clan, and the permissions are generally very high. Basic permissions such as "access" are naturally included.
By using these permissions, most dangers can be avoided.
It is an exaggeration to say that there is no obstruction at all and there is no danger at all. However, as long as he does not seek death or rush in, Qin Yi will try his best to avoid other people and sneak in quietly without disturbing others.
Leaving is still possible.
That's right, Qin Yi has no plans to deal with the mysterious people of his ancestral land for the time being.
The three golden elixirs on Qin Yi's body resonated again, but this time they did not summon the Dharma, but instead used the physical body as a disguise.
A moment later, a black-yellow scale appeared on Qin Yi's body. Qin Yi felt that his own breath had indeed turned into the breath of a yellow dragon.
The pattern of the small Feng Shui array using his own body as a boundary also changed, becoming very similar to the part of the Huanglong Tomb in front of him.
Qin Yi walked to that part of the barrier, and then, like rain entering the water, Qin Yi entered the Dragon Tomb with only the slightest ripples.
Qin Yi maintained the state of unity between man and nature and his invisibility. He glanced down casually and found that this place was very similar to the Gui Xu Land. They were both a huge underground space.
However, unlike the Gui Xu Land, the Gui Xu Land is much larger in scope and even forms a complete underground ecosystem, while this underground space is relatively smaller.
Qin Yi compared it and found that it was larger than the Dragon Palace in Guixu, about twice the diameter.
Moreover, it has not formed its own unique underground ecosystem at all, and looks more like a very large underground cave.
“It feels like the sky is round and the space is round here.”
A half-circle hollow forms its sky, with acres of planned buildings below.
Looking down from a high place, you can clearly see figures moving between the buildings.
These buildings and the people living in them form a huge underground city.
"Obviously, this is the real ancestral land of the Qin family in Weishui."
Qin Yi found a place with few people and landed on the ground. Looking at the arrow floating above the life card on his left hand, Qin Yi raised his eyebrows and said in surprise: "It's still down there?"
In other words, is there still space below?
"That's right. From the outside, this barrier is an oval. There can't be only such a small amount of space as you can see."
Moreover, Huang Lao is the dragon who controls the earth-type avenue, so the underground space is its main body.
"It's just that once you get here, you can no longer use Earth Escape. It's a pity..."
The Tomb of Huanglong instead limits the ability of Earth Escape, which is both unexpected and reasonable.
No way, Qin Yi could only follow the arrow's guidance to find the real destination.
"However, fortunately, the tilt angle of this arrow is not large. The range of the Dragon Tomb is limited, and it should not be deep underground."
Qin Yi avoided the crowd and walked into the center of the city. As he walked toward the center, although there were more buildings, there were fewer people.
The population distribution of this underground city is circular, which is completely different from the population distribution of the surface city.
"This is... a group of tombs?"
Looking at the stone tablets erected in front of the stone chambers of different sizes made of huge stones in the center of the city, Qin Yi finally understood why there were fewer and fewer people in the city center.
It turns out to be a group of tombs, where the real ancestral tombs of the Qin family in Weishui are located.
"A tomb within a tomb? You really know how to play!"
Qin Yi crossed the center of the tombs and walked towards the other side of the city.
It didn't stop until the edge of the population distribution ring.
Looking at the closed stone door of the stone chamber pointed by the arrow, there are the words "Tomb of Qin Xu, the Young Master of Sapphire" engraved on it. He also looks at the stone tablet erected in front of the stone chamber with a brief introduction to Qin Xu's life written on it. Qin Yi's body
He stood still for a moment, only his lips slightly bumped up and down, and he murmured something that only he could hear: "Teacher, I'm back."
Someone was making a noise not far away, and Qin Yi, who had been standing there for a long time, came back to his senses. Qin Yi frowned and glanced at the place where the noise was, and shook his head slightly.
"The noise here disturbs the teacher's peace."
Qin Yi walked around the stone chamber, carving a set of patterns on the stone chamber from time to time. When he returned to the stone door again, Qin Yi's hands kept changing the handprints. A barrier centered on the stone chamber became more and more...
Thick and becoming more and more real, the formation patterns on it also became more and more complex, more and more profound. Two breaths later, as Qin Yi stopped his hand seals, a formation was formed with the help of the power of Dragon Tomb.
A barrier within a barrier is formed.
Now, Qin Xu's tomb can be said to be the most heavily protected tomb in this dragon tomb, except for Huanglong's tomb.
Qin Yi stepped forward and put his right hand on the stone door. With the establishment of the Feng Shui formation, the mechanisms and formations behind the stone door have been cracked. With a slight push, he can push open the stone door and walk into the teacher's tomb.
, saw the teacher again.
However, Qin Yi stopped, as if the door in front of him was extremely heavy.
"If I didn't open this door and didn't see the teacher's body, to me, would the teacher still be alive? If I saw it, wouldn't it be..."
Qin Yi stood up blankly for a long time, then took a deep breath and pushed open the stone door in front of him.
"I won't do this kind of self-deception!"
"Whether the teacher is alive or dead, he is still my teacher."
The area of the stone chamber is not large, only about twenty square meters. Apart from a mural and some boxes, there is nothing else inside.
Qin Yi moved his right hand, and the ground cracked in the middle. A cold jade coffin slowly rose from the ground. At the same time, a yellow jade ball the size of a table tennis ball fell from the roof and was suspended in the air. Inside
There was a vague figure flickering, slowly walking out of the jade ball as if in slow motion.
Qin Yi glanced at it, ignored it, and focused his attention on the translucent cold jade coffin.
Through the translucent cold jade coffin, Qin Yi finally saw his teacher.
Qin Yi walked forward slowly with difficult steps, and gently supported the cold jade coffin with his right hand. Looking at the emaciated figure in the coffin with only skin and bones left, tears flowed from his eyes involuntarily.
Come down.
"Teacher, the unworthy disciple Qin Yi is here to visit you."
"I didn't expect that the farewell right here would be an eternal farewell."
"Teacher, it's all my fault. I killed you!"
"If the teacher hadn't practiced the half of the mysterious method left by the Literary Saint and strengthened his soul, the teacher would not have woken up from the shock and recognized his true intention, leading to the collapse of martial arts will... It's all my fault!"
"It's just a little bit short, just a little bit short. If I had created the Feng Shui formation earlier and came back earlier, maybe...you could still be saved!"
"Teacher...wuwu...teacher...I miss you..."
When he actually saw his teacher's body, Qin Yi felt as if he had woken up from a nightmare. Finally he could no longer deceive himself or others, could no longer control his grief, and couldn't help crying in pain.
Half an hour later, when Qin Yi's mood finally stabilized, the figure in the jade ball in mid-air finally came out. With the jade ball as the center, a tall man made of energy opened his eyes and stared.
Looking at Qin Yi, he slowly opened his mouth, wanting to say something...
Qin Yi's eyes finally shifted to the figure on the cold jade coffin, he frowned slightly, and with a wave of his hand, the humanoid energy body was freed from the slow motion and returned to normal.
"Who dares to break into the mausoleum and disturb the rest of the deceased?!"
The humanoid energy body opened its eyes wide and shouted at Qin Yi.
Qin Yi frowned slightly, his eyes flashed with white light, he looked at the human energy body in front of him, and murmured to himself: "Without consciousness, is it just a puppet?"
The intensity of this human-shaped energy body has actually reached the perfection of the golden elixir, and even has some Dharma-like characteristics.
"Is it the puppet guarding the teacher's tomb?"
A puppet of this level is no ordinary thing at first glance. It is estimated to be very expensive and very difficult to refine.
"Does it only happen to teachers or everyone here?"
If only the teacher has it, it means that this is intentional, and someone is trying to use the teacher's tomb as a tactic. If everyone has it, it means that the Weishui Qin family has a method of mass-refining this puppet, and it is indeed profound.
Qin Yi stretched out his right hand and reached into it. With the help of the Feng Shui formation, he suppressed the opponent, grabbed the jade ball at the core of the energy body, put it into the backpack space, put it in the equipment slot, and analyzed it. Within half a quarter of an hour,
This completes the preliminary analysis of the puppet and obtains the most basic information.
Just glancing at the newly released information, Qin Yi couldn't help but frown and said: "I was wrong. It is not a simple puppet without intelligence. It actually has a soul mark in its core. After activation, it can make this person
The owner of a divine soul mark remotely enters the puppet's body and becomes a clone-like existence."
The reason why the puppet did not alert the owner of the soul mark after it was activated, Qin Yi guessed, was because the Feng Shui array blocked the transmission of the message.
If he wanted to get a more detailed analysis, it would take too much time, and Qin Yi couldn't afford to wait.
"Is it a trap? Or am I overthinking it? I'll know if I ask its owner."
Qin Yi took out the jade ball from the game panel and activated it again. Because there was no suppression by the Feng Shui array, this time there was no slow motion like before. In less than a breath, the figure in the jade ball walked out.
The jade ball and human energy body reappeared in front of Qin Yi.
However, before unlocking the seal of the Feng Shui Formation, Qin Yi conducted a more in-depth analysis based on his own knowledge and preliminary analysis of the game panel.
Qin Yi carefully sensed this time and finally noticed the fluctuations of the soul mark, as well as its transmission mechanism.
"Although it is the imprint of the divine soul, and the divine soul comes in through the air, occupies the puppet, and forms an existence similar to a clone, the mechanism of information transmission does not involve the divine soul. It is the complete transfer of energy during the birth process of the energy body.
The transmission of energy has long been completely blocked by the Feng Shui Formation. You can only enter but not exit, so naturally this message cannot be conveyed."
The Feng Shui array cannot stop the transmission of information from the dimension of the soul.
Qin Yi felt very strange. The transfer mechanism of the puppet and the action mechanism of the puppet were very inconsistent. They seemed to be two completely independent systems. This was very abnormal.
"It seems that the people who use this puppet only know what it is and don't know why. There is a huge gap between the people who created this puppet."
Qin Yi then came to the most likely conclusion.
"This puppet was not refined by the Weishui Qin clan, but a finished product obtained from unknown sources. It can only be carved into it like a life tablet, with the mark of the soul. But unlike the life tablet, this puppet also has
It needs to be activated in order to function like a clone, so through research and according to my own level, I implanted another activation system in it."
Yes, life cards are also very magical, but the application of life cards by the Weishui Qin family is very rough.
After getting the teacher's discarded life cards, Qin Yi discovered something abnormal in them and understood that the life cards were not created by the Weishui Qin family at all. They could only use the most primitive and simple ability of the life cards - judgment.
The life and death of the owner of the fortune card.
If the Weishui Qin family really had complete control over the life cards and had the ability to fully utilize the life cards, they would not be so arrogant and directly gave him the teacher's life cards so that he could activate them with secret methods.
The fate card guided him directly to the true location of his ancestral land.
After all, the specific location of the ancestral land is the core secret of any family. It is estimated that no more than a handful of people know it, and only the real core members of the family know it.
Although he, a junior, already possesses Dharma Realm combat power, he has not yet been truly recognized by the family, and is far from being the true core of the family.
Qin Yi took out the teacher's life card from his backpack, looked at the humanoid energy body in front of him, and said thoughtfully: "Both of them seem to be created by the same person."
The refining ideas, the style of the formations, the materials used, etc. are very similar, and it is a very mature system.
Moreover, the level is very high, far exceeding the current level.
"What's going on? Does the human race have any civilization from another era? Is this a legacy from the previous era?"
Affected by the memory of his previous life, Qin Yi thought wildly.
"Perhaps, by summoning the master of the soul mark in the puppet, I can get the answers to the two questions I want at the same time."