As he flipped through the pages, Zhan Chen's expression became more and more solemn and focused. This small book seemed to become heavier and heavier in his hands, and the principles explained in it seemed profound yet simple, seemingly far away.
And yet it is so close, it seems to be both vast and subtle, as big as the entire universe, as small as a grain of sand, all-encompassing and all-encompassing.
He seemed to understand but he didn't seem to understand. It was this state of half-understanding that made him anxious, wishing to exhaust all the mysteries. Time seemed to have stopped, but his thinking was expanding infinitely, reaching infinity and depth.
I don't know how long it took before Zhan Chen woke up. It seemed like he had experienced a thousand years, and it seemed like it was just an instant.
How much time have I spent reading? This is not a place where I will stay for a long time. I want to leave quickly. Thinking like this, Zhan Chen hurriedly put the I Ching into his Qiankun bag and went straight to the fourth floor.
There was only an empty bookshelf on the fourth floor, and there was nothing else. Zhan Chen felt a little disappointed. He guessed that the bookshelf might contain heaven-level martial arts, or perhaps powerful internal skills, but it had obviously been occupied by someone.
Got it first.
He walked a few steps and found another teleportation array on the ground. He hesitated for a moment and stepped on it again. A stream of light flashed by, and his body completely disappeared into the martial arts pavilion.
When he opened his eyes again, it was still the teleportation array and the same couplets, but Zhan Chen seemed to have some confidence in his heart. He stared at the couplets closely and thought: Qian Tian Kun Di must refer to the two hexagrams Qian and Kun.
, and "Li Huo Kan Shui" refers to the two hexagrams "Li Kan", so what do "Fu Ji Tai Lai" and "Shui Huo Xiang Ji" mean?
Zhan Chen fell into deep thought, constantly recalling what he had read in the Book of Changes.
Suddenly he stamped his feet suddenly, woke up, and shouted: That's right, it must be like this. In the Book of Changes, Fu and Tai are two of the sixty-four hexagrams. They happen to be composed of the two hexagrams of Qian and Kun with their positions reversed.
In this way, it is easy to understand that water and fire complement each other. As long as the positions of the two hexagrams of Li and Kan are reversed, two new hexagrams can be formed, which are the two hexagrams of Ji Ji and Wei Ji.
The word "ji" in "Water and Fire" written by Taoist Hanshan alludes to the word "ji" in these two hexagrams.
Secondly, from the meaning of understanding, Ji means success, and these four hexagrams are also worth pondering. If Tai does not bring Ji, Ji will be both Ji, isn’t it just Hanshan Taoist’s reminder?
As long as I follow this sequence, I will definitely be able to break out of this death cycle. Suddenly, something enlightened, and I looked at the teleportation array again with a different look.
However, when it came time to actually implement it, he still had scruples. He hesitated for a long time with one foot on top of the Qian Gua and did not step on it.
This is my first step. Success or failure will be decided in one fell swoop. That's it, just do whatever you want. Zhan Chen gritted his teeth and finally put his foot down gently.
A ray of light flashed, and he felt like the world was spinning. He quickly opened his eyes and took a look, only to find that he seemed to be still in the original attic and had not been teleported out.
But Zhan Chen was ecstatic in his heart. He knew that he had been teleported and everything had changed.
The second step is for Kun Gua and Zhan Chen to walk to the center of the formation, and confidently lift up their feet and step on the position of Kun Gua.
The sequence of whether there is peace or failure and relief is Qiankunkunqianlikankanli.
Zhan Chen had to be teleported 8 times in total. When he stepped on the last step, he felt dazed again. Where would he appear this time?
A beam of light flashed through, and Zhan Chen found himself in the center of a rooftop. Looking forward from here, he could see a huge thirty-meter-high palace crawling in front of him, with three big words written in his heart: Hanshan Palace.
Suddenly I understood that this was the final destination I wanted to reach.
Now, no matter whether you are willing or not, you must enter Hanshan Palace, because the way out is probably in this hall.
Walking along the avenue towards the palace, it seemed particularly quiet along the way. There were no bronze men, stone bats, or mechanisms. However, Zhan Chen couldn't calm down in his heart, because he knew that there would be challenges waiting for him later.
Sure enough, as soon as he entered the gate, he heard the sound of fighting. Looking at it, he saw the young master Bai Duanmu, Meiqi, Wu Junsheng and other martial emperors, fighting fiercely around eight puppets.
The Demon Luo Sect worships the Righteous Sect of the evil cult, and the powerful Martial Emperors who are treasure hunters, at this moment, they are united in everything, regardless of good or evil, regardless of camp, and share the same hatred.
What kind of powerful puppet can unite these people? Zhan Chen couldn't help but look at the 8 puppets. 7 of them were covered in silver, and each one had the strength of the middle-level Martial Emperor. The remaining one was more conspicuous.
It is a golden puppet, and its power and speed have reached the level of Emperor Wu's Great Perfection.
These puppets are really 8 never-ending fighting machines. Everyone's martial arts skills fell on them, and they couldn't even leave a single scar.
Especially the golden puppet, which requires Duanmu Meiqi and Wu Junsheng to work together to barely contain it.
Looking behind them, there is a long staircase with as many as ninety-nine steps. At the end of this staircase is a high platform. An old man wearing a monk's robe and with white beard and hair is sitting on it.
On the high platform, his face was rosy and his expression was peaceful. At first glance, I thought he was alive.
Is that Taoist Hanshan? Zhan Chen was shocked. It must have been a thousand or two thousand years since Taoist Hanshan passed away, but his bones could remain immortal and seemed to be preserved for a long time. Hearing is false, seeing is believing, and hearing is true.
It would be better to see it once. Today, he has experienced all kinds of magic in the realm of Taoism.
More than a dozen Martial Emperors were unable to deal with eight stone men. Some wanted to leave their companions and rush up the stairs alone, but they were immediately blocked by the puppets. Holding on to the stairs was their bottom line.
Seeing this scene, Zhan Chenqing knew that there was little hope of getting through their fire to get chestnuts. He had already gained enough benefits from this tomb exploration. He got the wealth from six strong Martial Kings and realized a glimmer of perseverance.
The true meaning of the sword, the most important thing is that he obtained the Book of Changes
This seemingly inconspicuous booklet will definitely be of great help to his future cultivation path. For him now, how to get out of here is the most important thing.
Those Emperors of Wu had focused their attention on Taoist Hanshan, and naturally they would not pay attention to Zhan Chen, a little ant. So he began to observe the entire hall and found that there were passages on both sides of the hall, leading to the back of the hall. His heart suddenly moved, this
There was still a mystery inside, so I followed the side path and quietly walked toward the back of the hall.
There are many rooms behind the hall, which are clearly marked as the alchemy room, the weapon refining room, the training room, the study room, the study room, the bedroom, and the wing room, etc., as if they are simulating the cave where Hanshan Taoist lived during his life.
At this moment, a King Wu in the Zhengdao Sect's costume came here with Zhan Chen. He saw at a glance that there seemed to be many pills in the open alchemy room. A trace of greed flashed in his eyes and he laughed.
Just rush forward.
Next, a terrifying scene appeared. A bolt of lightning suddenly struck from the top of the room and hit the body of the disciple of the Righteous Dao Sect. He didn't even have a chance to shout and was instantly reduced to ashes.
Witnessing all this, Zhan Chen broke into a cold sweat and secretly felt lucky that he had not made any mistakes, otherwise he would have died like him.
He looked at the rooms again, and his expression became wary. Just like outside, there were traps everywhere.
Suddenly, Zhan Chen saw what seemed to be a symbol painted on the door of the alchemy room. Upon closer inspection, it was the Zhen hexagram among the 64 hexagrams. It seemed that Taoist Hanshan was very enthusiastic about the Book of Changes and had already carved the hexagram on it.
above his own door.
Zhen Gua, etc. Zhen is a symbol of thunder and lightning, and wasn't it the disciple of Zhengdao Sect who was struck to death by a bolt of lightning just now? Zhan Chen suddenly woke up.
It seems that Taoist Hanshan has marked the traps in each room. Only those who understand the Book of Changes can escape from these dangers. From this, I might be able to find a way to escape from these rooms.
Clues. He thought again.
Now that he found the clue, Zhan Chen's spirit was lifted, and he began to carefully check the hexagrams on each room. Sure enough, he saw that the hexagram on the weapon refining room was the Li hexagram, and the hexagram on the training room was the Knee hexagram.
All are dangerous hexagrams.
Sure enough, where the benefits lie, there are often risks. Maybe I should go look for those ordinary-looking wing rooms. Through observation, he came to this conclusion.
After groping and observing one by one, Zhan Chen found a room in an inconspicuous corner on the second floor. The hexagrams above were for the escape hexagram.
The escape hexagram indicates escape and retreat. Could it be that this house contains the secret to leaving Hanshanling? He couldn't help but start to guess.
Zhan Chen decided to enter it and give it a try, but when he just raised his feet, he hesitated again. The scene where the Zhengdao disciple was struck to death by lightning seemed to reappear in front of his eyes.
Should I go in, should I go in, or should I go in? If I don’t take this step, I will never think of leaving.
But in an instant, he seemed to wake up again and finally stepped in. Nothing unusual happened.
Zhan Chen was filled with joy. It seemed that he was one step closer to the exit, so he no longer hesitated, quickly entered it, and began to search around.
The room was very simply decorated, with only a hardwood bed, a bookshelf, a table and a chair. Zhan Chen searched high and low for a long time, but found nothing.
He began to feel anxious: Could it be that my previous judgment was wrong? Then where is the way forward?