Vol 2 Chapter 53: Stone statue

The five spirit crystals are not too many for the current Shen Shi, but not too few, at least not to the point of carelessness. . . I was deceived by this inexplicable physicist of five spirit crystals, saying that he was not annoyed. It was a fake, but Shen Shi didn’t have much thoughts to go out and forcefully recover, perhaps because the physicist still saw his parents. The parents are not complete, and although the words are erratic, they still point to Shen Tai's current position.
It is of course impossible to find the father by this, but on the other hand, it seems to prove that the father should at least be alive in the world. This news, or hope, gave Shen Shi a little comfort from the years of concern in Shen Shi's heart, and he didn't have any thoughts to entangle with this fellow.
After leaving the Xiangshi with Xiao Hei, Shen Shi marched all the way to the Gaoling Mountains, hurriedly hurriedly, and three days later rushed to the deep mountain valley where it is rumored that the big tomb was born.
The three days went smoothly without any accidents. Of course, this was also Shen Shi cautiously avoiding the crowd. In this barren mountain and ridge, there has always been lawlessness. When the monks met, although not When the meeting comes to the point where they will start fighting and looting, but the danger is indeed everywhere. If possible, all the monks will subconsciously keep a distance from strangers.
This time, the number of monks who entered the Gaoling Mountains coveting the treasures of the large tomb should be quite large, but in the broad mountain range that stretches for thousands of miles, this number is very small. At least in the few days on the road, Shen Shi I didn't encounter a gathering of monks, only occasional encounters with several waves of monks, either alone or in groups, but at a long distance apart, both sides intentionally or unintentionally staggered.
As for the day when he first entered the mountain, the Xiangshi and the group of people from the Xu family, including the monks in the Shanxiongtang who came with him, Shen Shi never met again. The Gaoling Mountain is so huge, maybe it won’t. It is not strange to meet each other. It's just that Shen Shi occasionally thought of the girl's exclamation that suddenly came from the back of the mountain road when he was separated that day. He didn't know what happened behind him, but Shen Shi didn't want to worry about that nosy.
According to the rumors, the valley where the large tomb is hidden is under a high peak in the depths of the Gaoling Mountains. It was originally a natural extinct valley. The only narrow mountain road leading to the outside world is strictly blocked by a few huge rocks. In addition to the years and months, the vegetation and vines have grown and spread up, covering all traces of this only passage. So I don’t know how many years have passed, but no one has discovered that there is such a deep mountain under the majestic peak. Quiet and silent deep valley.
When Shen Shi approached the entrance of the unnamed valley, one could still see the huge boulders dumped on the side of the mountain road. There were even a lot of grass root residues on the stone surface, showing that this place was originally covered by vegetation. Only half a year ago, the sudden earthquake changed everything here and reappeared this dusty secret valley for many years.
Arriving here in Wuming Valley, the number of monks has obviously increased. Although there are occasional disputes and conflicts during this period, most of the scenes Shen Shi have seen along the way are still in peace. After all, everyone came here for the purpose of treasure hunt Yes, the treasure is being beaten to death outside the tomb before I see it. Isn't it a broken brain?
In these years, there are some monks who can walk in Taoism and cultivate Xiaocheng and yearn for immortality. How many simple fools will be?
The mountain road leading into the valley is not very spacious. On both sides are the rock walls of hard, towering and strange rocks. The huge boulders that were originally here have now rolled outside, and debris can be seen everywhere on the ground and on both sides. There are still obvious cracks on the stone walls, showing the powerful destructive power of that earthquake.
Shen Shi cautiously walked towards the depths of the valley. There were monks in front and behind, but everyone still kept a certain distance between each other. When he reached the middle section of the mountain road, the top of his head went dark. Shen Shi looked up and found that at a narrow and close place between the two rock walls above, there was actually a huge boulder hanging in the air. , Was clamped by the stone walls on both sides, but when the mountain wind blew, the boulder would still sway. It looked very thrilling. I really don't know when it will fall again.
Shen Shi frowned, speeded up his steps subconsciously, and walked under the floating boulder.
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After passing this mountain road that was almost tens of meters long, Shen Shi entered the valley, only to feel that his eyes suddenly lit up, and a very wide valley appeared in front of him.
At first glance, the valley is about 500 acres in size. Except for the surrounding rock walls, most of the valley bottom is flat. There are hundreds of tall stone sculptures of different sizes erected in it, with different images and thick. At first glance, there are many auspicious beasts, such as dragons and phoenix unicorns, as well as all kinds of strange beasts in legends. There are gluttonous beasts only known by Shen Shi, and there are even many stone sculptures. , He couldn't recognize the calendar either.
Looking at these stone statues are mostly dilapidated, the traces of wind and rain erosion can be seen everywhere, I don't know how many years have passed in this valley, and what are they protecting?
In addition to these stone statues, there are some towering ancient trees growing in these stone statues in the valley. The dense and lush canopy looks like a pair of giant hands covering the heads of these statues, which also adds a bit of tranquility to the valley. .
From the entrance of the mountain path, monks enter this valley from time to time. After hurriedly observing the surrounding situation, they often rushed towards the front of the valley in a hurry. Shen Shi hesitated, took the little black pig and walked to a stone statue. He looked up and saw that the stone figure was like a dragon head and a deer body. It looked a bit like a beast and a unicorn, but there was a difference when it looked closer. Shen Shi Yao He shook his head, retracted his gaze, then knelt down and whispered to the little black pig:
"That's it, can you smell the scent of the people who were waiting at home outside Gaoling City that day?"
The little black pig turned his head around, sniffed for a while at the same time, but soon he grumbled twice in his mouth, but shook his head.
There was a hint of disappointment on Shen Shi's face, but there was indeed little hope for this kind of thing. He had already expected it in his heart. He gave a wry smile and said nothing, just patted the pig on the head gently, and said : "Well, then we can only walk around and see if we can have good luck."
Without the hope of following the family members who are said to have shortcuts to secret roads, Shen Shi almost gave up on this so-called tomb treasure, but since they are all here, of course they will not turn around immediately like this. He walked with Xiao Hei, wandering among these stone statues, while looking around aimlessly.
These more than a hundred tall stone statues are basically erected in the middle of the valley. Shen Shi walked around, faintly feeling that these stone statues of various shapes seemed to form several layers of circles, but they were blocked by those thick trees. Part of his sight, he was not too sure. And in the distance of the stone statue, you can see a majestic mountain standing majestically, under the steep cliff, there are dozens of dark cave openings on the wall, and the monks who came here have seen it. After the valley terrain, most of them finally entered these mysterious caves.
Could these caves be the entrance to the tomb?
Shen Shi pondered for a while. From a distance, the entrances of the caves were smooth. Obviously they were originally dug here. They were not newly opened by later ones. It is just that if they were the entrances, the cave entrances would be too much. .
Shen Shi calculated it in his mind and found that there were as many as thirty-six caves of almost the same size under the vast mountain wall, lined up, occupying nearly half the length of the valley wall.
Choose one of the thirty-six cave entrances? The luck needed for this is really not ordinary high...Shen Shi smiled bitterly, thinking that it was like the outside. If the inside of the cave is indeed the place where the tomb is, it seems that there are even places forbidden by agencies in this labyrinth. Will meet.
For a while, he began to hesitate whether he should venture into these caves to explore. Frowning, he walked slowly around these stone statues, thinking as he walked, unknowingly he came to a place near the center of the group of stone statues.
The little black pig has been quietly following Shen Shi's feet, but when they walked past a statue, the little black pig's eyes swept over the stone statue inadvertently, and suddenly he stopped and glanced at the stone statue. , And then "Huo Hong Hong Hong" yelled a few times.
Hearing the movement behind him, Shen Shi turned and looked at it, and said, "What's the matter?"
The little black pig's eyes just looked at this stone statue, seemingly curious.
Shen Shi walked under the stone statue and looked at it for a few moments, and saw that this stone statue was carved with a strange beast. There are high mountains and floating clouds under him. The body of a snake is a dragon's horn, and the fangs are sharp and sharp, like a dragon in the sky. The aura is extraordinary, revealing the meaning of looking at the world, but it is momentarily unable to recognize what it is.
While thinking, suddenly Shen Shi heard only a sound of footsteps coming from behind, and then a clear laughter came, and said: "Hey, is it you, son, we meet again."
Hearing the sound a little familiar, Shen Shi raised his brows and turned around to look. It was true that he was the celestial scholar with the extraordinary appearance a few days ago. At the moment, he was still in a robed robe. Shi Shiran came over, glanced at the stone statue, and then smiled.
"Why, is the son interested in this'Yinlong' stone sculpture?"
"Yinlong?" Shen Shi asked back.
The Xiangshi smiled and nodded, looked at the dragon-shaped stone sculpture, and stroked his beard: "It is said that in the ancient times, there was an ancestor dragon who was born in the essence of heaven and earth, and gained the Dao after enlightening the world for billions of years. As a giant soil, it is the "dragon world" in the ten heavens. Zulong has three sons, named the ancestor of the dragon family, also known as the three ancient dragons, which are the heavenly dragon, the black dragon, and the yin dragon. It is the Yin Dragon among the three ancient dragons."
After these words stopped, Shen Shi had a rather admiring look at the scholar. Such uncommon legends hadn't even been seen in so many books in the past. He didn't expect this scholar to recognize him at a glance. . It's just that the ten heavenly realms have long been illusory legends. Except for the main realm of Hongmeng, whether the other nine heavenly realms exist or not is still a question, and people have always been arguing about it. As for this Yinlong, which is obviously also a legend, Shen Shi can only be heard as a mythical story.
However, he had a better impression of this sage, and smiled and nodded to him. However, he immediately remembered the five spirit crystals deceived by this man a few days ago, and suddenly became more careful, not wanting to follow This person said more and said hello to the little black pig, ready to go away.
Only when he turned his head, his gaze swept over the Yinlong's head unintentionally, and for a moment, his body suddenly shook slightly, and then his eyes showed an unbelievable surprise.
I saw that the Yinlong stone sculpture was vivid and meticulous. Obviously, it was a master craftsman who did not know how many years ago. Especially the dragon head is more vivid, revealing the ancient dragon's aura of the world. It's just that at this moment, Shen Shi's attention did not see these, but stared at Yin Long's pair of dragon eyes in a daze.
In the blue-gray stone dragon eye, the left eye is gray, like a vast silent sky; but there is a ring in the right eye, like a light like a wheel, like a whirlpool sucking infinite things.