Netherworld Chapter 90: The Head of the Wei Family (4)
Grave!
I was shocked. When the three veins of the Heavenly Corpse were restored to their immortal fruit, a grave also appeared. There was a monument in front of the grave, named Huangquan.
I have also speculated about this, wondering if it has something to do with the legendary underworld, because the names are so similar.
I didn't expect that I would hear about the mysterious grave in Du Sheng Mai today.
Behind the grave, a . Tao Tiansong continued: Junior Brother Du was like a possessed man, walking along the secret road and gradually disappeared.
How is this possible... I couldn't help but exclaim. Because I had seen that mysterious road on Mount Everest before. At the end of the road, there seemed to be a palace and human figures flashing. But, is it really possible to walk up such a road?
I also find it incredible. Tao Tiansong looked back at the young man kneeling on the ground: But Cheng Yi swore that Junior Brother Du did take that secret road and then disappeared with the grave.
Except for me and the Taoist priest, this was not the first time that everyone present had heard this news. But this time, many people still sighed in shock. Behind the mysterious tomb, there was a secret road that appeared out of thin air, leading people to an unknown mysterious place.
No one knew what was at the end of the road, and no one knew whether the Yellow Spring Road was just an extension of imagination or really penetrated through the room. Because everyone present, except Du Chengyi, was not present.
The old Taoist's expression kept changing, and an idea suddenly flashed through my mind. The ancestor of the Five Elements Cultivation had a stone beast in his collection, and I once joked with the old Taoist that we should cut it open, because an axe was found in the room where the old Taoist's junior brother disappeared.
We judged at that time that his fellow apprentice might want to cut open the stone beast to find out what was going on. And now, the accident of Du Shengmai just confirmed our guess.
Old Taoist priest, would you not want to go back to the Five Elements Meridian to cut the stone beast open, and then follow the mysterious Yellow Springs Road to find his fellow apprentice?
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but shudder.
Because the inscription next to the tomb reads "Huangquan", which is not a good word in any ancient book. It represents the underground world, the place where the ghosts go. In layman's terms, only the dead can walk there.
In ancient myths, the end of the Yellow Springs Road is the underworld, where in addition to the dead, there are also immortals with great magical powers who can enter and exit.
Immortals, as described in ancient books, are those who have transcended the Three Realms and are not within the Five Elements.
The old Taoist priest, however, practiced the Five Elements Law. Although he had the Dao Law to protect himself, he still had not escaped the realm of mortal flesh and bones. To put it bluntly, he was just much stronger than an ordinary person, but he would definitely not survive when he was supposed to die.
Therefore, if he really wanted to cut the stone beast open, it would be in vain even if he found his junior brother. Because his junior brother had not been heard from for so many years, not even a hair of him was found.
Although I didn't spend a long time with the old Taoist priest, it felt like we had been together for many years. This was because the experiences during this period were incredible, thrilling, and life-threatening.
For example, in the final stage of restoring the immortal fruit in the Pearl Peak, if the Zhou family had not betrayed us for the second time, the old Taoist priest and I would have lost our heads and become yesterday's cabbages.
At this time, the old Taoist suddenly stepped forward, walked in front of Du Chengyi and asked: If you cut the stone beast, the grave and the secret road will appear.
The old Taoist priest's questions are always very special. Although they are questions, they are always in a narrative tone. If it were in the classroom, the old Taoist priest would make the Chinese teacher angry to death. If our experience was made into a TV series, I am afraid that some viewers would say: Your Chinese teacher died too early!
His question also chilled my heart. It's over. This old man must be crazy and determined to go find his dead junior brother. What should I do... If the old Taoist priest dies, how can I live alone? My dream of becoming a taxi driver and running a courier company is completely ruined!
Du Chengyi was kneeling on the ground sobbing. The Taoist's questions did not elicit any response from him.
Perhaps it was the news about the stone beast that made the old Taoist completely lose his composure. He grabbed Du Chengyi's clothes and lifted him up, then looked directly at the other's face that was dirty with dust and tears: After cutting open the stone beast, did the lonely grave and the secret road appear immediately?
This time, the old Taoist priest used a real question, which also meant that he was in a state of intense excitement.
The old Taoist priest's rude behavior instantly ignited the anger of the people in the Du Sheng Clan, and they all rolled up their sleeves and rushed over in a black mass.
As soon as I saw that this was not right, I quickly said to Tao Tiansong who was standing in front of me: Master Tao, the Taoist priest's junior fellow also disappeared because of the stone beast. He has been looking for him for decades, so he is anxious...
Get out of my way! Tao Tiansong shouted: What are you doing here? Get away!
Then, he walked forward a few steps and said to Du Chengyi, who was staring at the old Taoist priest blankly and preparing to struggle: Chengyi, you should answer the questions asked by the master. If you want to find your father, maybe...
The old Taoist priest stared at Du Chengyi intently, and after Du Chengyi turned his head to look at Tao Tiansong, the old Taoist priest let go of his collar again, and then he choked and said: Father, wuwu, father...
Speak clearly! You are a real man, why are you crying? You are not a girl, and you are embarrassing me! Tao Tiansong was obviously still angry. After all, it was Du Chengyi who stole the stone beast and gave it to Senior Brother Du, so he scolded him mercilessly at this time.
Du Chengyi's neck turned red from being scolded. After the Taoist priest let go of his collar, he wiped the tears from his face and said with a wronged look: "My father chopped the stone beast's head with a big knife, and a hole was broken. At that time, I seemed to hear a giant beast roaring deep underground. A lonely grave suddenly stood in front of me. The road to the unknown end was behind the grave. My father threw down the knife, climbed up the grave as if possessed, and stepped into the secret road."
There was a trace of fear on Du Chengyi's face: I don't know whether that road is real or fake. My father seems to be walking in the same place, but his figure is getting farther and farther away from me.
In the end, I saw him disappear at the end of the road, and the lonely grave disappeared.
The old Taoist priest stood in front of Du Chengyi , with a thoughtful look on his face. I was curious about what Du Chengyi said, so I took two steps forward and asked him: Is there another stele next to the grave?
Du Chengyi turned his head and looked at me, then at Tao Tiansong, then he nodded and said: There was a stone tablet, but I was scared at the time and don’t remember the details.
Tao Tiansong looked at me and asked curiously: How did you know there was a tombstone next to the grave? Have you seen it before?
I thought about it, and since Tao Tiansong even knew about the fairy fruit, it should be no big deal to tell him about the Yellow Springs Tomb. So I described the scene in Mingzhu Peak when the fairy fruit was restored and the Yellow Springs Tomb appeared.
The difference is that the Yellow Spring Tomb in Mingzhu Peak appeared because the fairy fruit was restored, but Senior Brother Du of the Du Shengmai had to chop open the stone beast before the tomb appeared, and even embarked on an unknown road.
So that's how it is... Tao Tiansong was surprised: The world is so big, there are all kinds of things, I didn't expect there would be such a thing. Alas... It's a pity that my junior brother has such an impatient temper, otherwise...
Seeing Tao Tiansong sighing and regretting, the eyes of several young disciples around him also turned red. Although the people of the Du Sheng Clan are arrogant, few of them have real great abilities. But after all, they have lived together for many years, and they are very united. For example, in Liukong Mountain, if one person gets into trouble, everyone will go to protect the others.
In a way, this can be considered unity. This reminds me of some comments about the current motherland, saying that the Chinese people are a mess, each one has his own politics and his own master.
There is a saying that goes, "When three people walk together, there must be one person who can be my teacher." Although it is unreasonable for the Du Shengmai to protect their children, their spirit of unity is worth promoting. In my opinion, any spirit is not wrong, but it is wrong to use it at inappropriate times and for inappropriate things.
At this time, the old Taoist priest suddenly came over and grabbed my sleeve.
I was startled by his hurried look and asked subconsciously: Where are you going?
The old Taoist nodded to Tao Tiansong and said: I have something to do, and I need your pulse diagnosis skills... If there is a chance, I will definitely help you.
Tao Tiansong was slightly stunned. Before he could react, the old Taoist priest pulled me and took a step forward. The scene in front of me quickly retreated. Obviously, the old man began to use the method of shrinking the earth to hurry on his way.
The old Taoist took four steps in succession before standing aside to regulate his breathing.
With four steps, we were already nearly a hundred miles away from the Du Sheng Mai, and the time was almost negligible. This speed was incomprehensible to science.
Are we going back to the Five Elements Taoist Temple? Do you want to split the stone beast? I looked at the old Taoist priest.
He didn't answer, just regulating his breathing. After a few minutes, he opened his eyes and looked at me.
I saw the determination in his eyes, and I couldn't help but feel a little flustered. Because by now, I have become accustomed to following the old Taoist, his magical Taoism can always resolve dangers, and it is easy to establish a mountain-like image of him in my mind.
Xiaomei...what about Fanran and her mother? I asked again, these two people may make the old Taoist change his mind.
Hearing my question, the old Taoist was also stunned for a moment. Obviously, he had not thought about it before. At this moment, he was stunned on the spot. A thoughtful look appeared on his face, but not long after, his eyes became firm again: If I can't find my junior brother, I can't achieve enlightenment in this life. I will leave her to you. I believe you can take good care of them.
This made me want to curse. Isn't this like Liu Bei entrusting his son to others in Baidi City? You can be Liu Bei, but I can't be Zhuge Liang. I'm just a cobbler at best, and a half-baked one at that. I even killed two dogs, and I have to raise two people... I can't count it as murder, right?
I sighed and said: I'm afraid that road is not easy to take. Your junior brother has been gone for so many years and can't find it back. What if...
If I can't come back, I will give you the Five Elements Meridian. When you have mastered the Eight Ropes Method, please find a successor for me, said the old Taoist priest.
