After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 711: Demon-Suppressing Cave, the Stone Body of the Heavenly Realm!

Huang Daolin was still young at that time, and he didn't know how magical this technique was. He thought it was just an ordinary Qi-nourishing technique, so he practiced it blindly.

The reason why Huang Daolin thought this martial art was ordinary at that time was, firstly, because he was young and had limited vision, and secondly, this martial art was indeed extremely ordinary when he first started practicing it.

He started practicing at the age of eight and continued until he was in his twenties, a total of more than ten years. It was not until he left the Erlang Temple that he was able to enter the realm of cultivation.

Later, when he truly embarked on the path of cultivation, he discovered that after more than ten years of practice, this technique had greatly improved his physique. After leaving Erlang Temple, he gained some opportunities and was able to master any technique he learned.

It can be said that although he mastered this technique unintentionally, it benefited him throughout his life.

……

In the temple, there is Erlang Hall.

An old Taoist priest was burning incense to Zhao Erlang.

Wearing a Taoist hat and holding Buddhist beads, he burned incense and chanted something.

I don’t know whether they were singing Buddhist scriptures, Taoist scriptures, or some kind of witchcraft incantation.

Chen Yang stood near the door in the hall, waiting quietly without approaching.

There are three statues standing on the shrine.

In the middle is Erlang Zhao Yu, who is also the orthodox ancestor of the Duangong lineage, the Holy Lord Zhaohou.

He holds a precious sword in his hand and steps on a giant snake, with a majestic appearance.

On the left is Erlang of the Li family from Guanjiangkou, holding a pair of golden water-dividing maces and looking very proud.

On the right is Yang Jian (also known as Yang Erlang), holding a three-pointed, double-edged sword, with three eyes on his forehead, looking solemn and majestic.

At his feet was a clay sculpture of a Roaring Sky Dog, lying on the ground and kicking his feet.

It is quite rare to see three statues of Erlang Shen worshipped in one niche.

Chen Yang's gaze fell on the hand of the Yang Jian statue on the right.

The three-pointed, double-edged sword was obviously made of wood, with the surface painted with silver, and looked a bit rough.

The metal texture is completely different from the weapons in the hands of the other two statues.

Back then, the weapon held in the hand of the statue of Yang Jian should have been Chen Yang's Mo Dao.

The Zhao family made these weapons specifically for the statues of gods to demonstrate their majesty.

Unfortunately, he later met the ruffian Yang Dongguan, who not only robbed his weapons but also burned down the Erlang Temple.

The old man walked unsteadily and looked older than Huang Daolin. He was probably over 80 years old.

Without any cultivation, he is just an ordinary, dying old man, wearing a pair of reading glasses, with gray hair, wrinkled skin, and as old and dry as orange peel. He is full of decadence.

Even lighting and burning incense took him a long time with shaking hands. If you didn't know him, you would think he was very scared.

Seeing this, Chen Yang and Tong Xin both had the urge to go up and help.

He burned incense to the three statues, then turned around, slightly hunched over, and looked up at Chen Yang.

"So, you are Junior Brother Huang's grandson?" The old man raised his glasses and looked at Chen Yang carefully. "Yes, you really look like Junior Brother Huang when he was young."

Chen Yang didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this.

Like? Like shit.

This old man is lying with his eyes open.

Chen Yang laughed dryly and reminded, "He is my great uncle, and his granddaughter is my partner."

"Oh."

The old man seemed a little embarrassed when he heard this, but he still tried to save his dignity by saying, "I mean, the temperaments are very similar."

So many years have passed and his eyesight has become blurry. How could he still remember what Huang Daolin looked like back then?

It's just a few ordinary courtesies.

The old Duan Gong’s surname is Jiang, and his name is Jiang Daotang. He is now the priest of Erlang Temple and also the most senior master in the temple.

"Is he okay?"

Jiang Daotang asked casually, took some incense and candles, hobbled out of the temple door, and walked towards the Jade Emperor Temple not far away.

"Uncle is doing well. He also says hello to you. He will come to see you in person when he has time." Chen Yang followed.

"I'm just an old man, what's so good about it?"

Jiang Daotang shook his head. "Come to think of it, your uncle and I haven't seen each other for almost two years. The last time we met was when Daochun died..."

Inside the Jade Emperor Hall, Jiang Daotang burned incense to the Jade Emperor statue.

During this time, no one spoke and Chen Yang did not dare to disturb them.

After he finished burning incense and came out of the Jade Emperor Hall, Chen Yang followed him to the Hall of Constellations.

On the way, Jiang Daotang asked, "Junior Brother Huang asked you to come to me at this time. Is there something going on? If you have something, just tell me. Right now, of the Dao brothers, there are only him and me left..."

The old monk's tone was calm, but there was some emotion in it.

"Master, I heard there is a demon-suppressing cave in Erlang Temple. We want to go in and take a look. I wonder if it's possible."

Chen Yang did not hide anything and directly told him the purpose of his visit.

These words were purely unnecessary. Jiang Daotang did it only out of respect. In fact, with Chen Yang's ability, whether he agreed or not, Chen Yang would find a way to get in.

"Oh?"

Jiang Daotang paused slightly when he heard this.

"Master, what's wrong?" Chen Yang asked.

Jiang Daotang was in a daze for a moment. At this moment, he had already arrived at the entrance of the Palace of Constellations. He waved his hand and said, "Wait for me here."

Chen Yang was sweating.

He was interrupted before he could finish his sentence.

Helpless, they could only wait for Jiang Daotang to come out. The time they came was really unfortunate, as they arrived just in time when Jiang Daotang was burning incense.

Jiang Daotang staggered to open the palace door and entered the Palace of Constellations.

Chen Yang stood at the entrance of the hall and looked inside.

This Liesu Hall has never been open to tourists and has always been closed.

He looked inside curiously.

Since it is the Hall of Constellations, it should be dedicated to the Lord of the Stars, but Chen Yang did not see any statues in the hall.

There is an altar in the hall, like a certain ancestral hall, with rows of spirit tablets on the altar.

The number is quite large, at least dozens of pieces.

There were incense burning in front of the table and a long-burning lamp lit, and the whole room was filled with the smell of incense and candles.

Jiang Daotang burned a lot of incense, knelt down on the cushion in front of the altar with difficulty, bowed and kowtowed, muttering to himself.

……

After a while, Jiang Daotang came out of the hall and closed and locked the door again.

"What are you guys going to do in that cave?"

Jiang Daotang came in front of Chen Yang. At this time, the incense had all been burned and it seemed that there was no more customers.

Chen Yang paused and said, "Master, I heard that the Demon-Suppressing Cave has suppressed many spiritual creatures and monsters in the past?"

"Ah."

Jiang Daotang suddenly smiled when he heard this. "Young man, this is not some story that Junior Brother Huang told you, right? Don't believe in those weird things. It's a different era now. We should still use science to talk about everything..."

Chen Yang didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

I was telling you seriously, but you just used science to brush me off.

"Master."

Chen Yang interrupted him, "You should know something about Panshan Realm. I won't hide anything from you. We want to go to the Demon-Suppressing Cave to take a look. There is a very important thing in it that concerns the life of my friend..."

Jiang Daotang looked towards Tongxin, a hint of doubt reflected in his old eyes.

Tong Xin made a bitter face and tried to look pitiful as he briefly told Jiang Daotang about his experience.

Although Jiang Daotang is just an ordinary person, he is old enough, has high qualifications, and is also a Taoist priest. His lack of martial arts skills does not mean that he does not know much.

He is also Huang Daolin’s senior brother.

After hearing what the two said, Jiang Daotang's expression straightened slightly.

After a moment, he said, "The Demon-Suppressing Cave has long been empty. There is nothing inside..."

"Master, no matter what, let's go and take a look first." Chen Yang interrupted him.

Jiang Daotang pondered for a moment and nodded slightly, "Go ahead if you want to go. I'll let Wen Jiao take you there. The cave has been sealed since the accident. You can find a way to open it yourself..."

"Thank you, Master."

Both of them were delighted to hear this.

……

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Wang Wenjiao, Chen Yang thought she was a woman, but unexpectedly she was an old man who picked his toes.

This was the hot-tempered and impatient old man that Chen Yang met when he came to Erlang Temple last time.

The old man said that Wen Jiao was the Buddhist name given to him by his master. Because he had a hot temper, Jiang Daotang deliberately gave him such a Buddhist name to weaken his aura and make him seem more feminine.

But in fact, this name made his temper even more irritable and hotter.

Zhangren Peak.

A high cliff next to Erlang Temple.

There is a stone standing on the edge of the cliff. The stone is about ten feet high and looks like an old man standing against the wind, so it is named Zhangren Peak.

There used to be a Deng Ai Temple on this peak, which was dedicated to Deng Ai, a famous general of Cao Wei.

But in the Ming Dynasty, the local magistrate of Lingjiang felt that it was inappropriate to worship the famous general of Cao Wei on the land of Liu Shu, so he removed the Deng Ai Temple and built a Wuhou Temple to worship Wu Hou Kong Ming instead. In modern times, the Wuhou Temple on the mountain was also demolished, and few people climbed the Zhangren Peak since then, and the road gradually became deserted.

Wang Wenjiao held a bamboo stick and led the way in front to alert the enemy.

The mountain is not managed and has lush vegetation, so it is easy to encounter snakes in the morning and evening.

Following Wang Wenjiao, we walked for more than ten minutes and arrived at the side of Zhangren Peak. A flat land covered with weeds appeared in front of us.

The flat land is close to the cliff and is surrounded by dense forests.

At this time, the sun had set for quite some time, the sky had darkened, and the cicadas and birds were chirping in the woods.

Wang Wenjiao waved a stick, blowing the weeds everywhere. Soon she cleared the path and led them to the bottom of the cliff.

The cliff is about fifty or sixty meters high. At the bottom of the cliff, there is a wall that is obviously made of cement. It is more than ten meters wide and looks very abrupt.

The cement wall has been around for so many years that there are already some cracks on it and it is covered with moss and vines.

After lifting the vines, you can see a big red word printed on the cement wall.

【ban】.

Time has passed so long that the red letters have faded a lot.

Wang Wenjiao said, "I heard that it was officially closed. I don't know the specific situation. Master should know that we were not allowed to approach this place before..."

Chen Yang nodded slightly.

He probed inside with his spiritual power and found a cave. The passage was about ten feet high. The cement layer sealing the cave entrance was not thick, but there was a layer of stone slabs piled inside.

Wang Wenjiao said, "This cave entrance is not easy to open. You can just look at it from the outside. If you want to take pictures, do it before it gets dark..."

He was afraid that he thought Chen Yang and the others were young people who liked traveling and adventure. If Jiang Daotang hadn't asked him to lead the way, he really didn't want to make this trip.

There are so many mosquitoes in the mountains. How can he, with his old skin and flesh, stand it?
Chen Yang said, "Master Wang, you go back first, we will go back by ourselves later."

Wang Wenjiao paused for a moment.

"Then please be careful about your own safety."

He was just waiting for that, so he didn't even try to persuade her. He just left after saying a few words.

……

He disappeared in a flash.

As Wang Wenjiao walked away, the sky became darker.

"Can it be opened?"

Tongxin was a little nervous because the big word "ban" on the cement wall was very eye-catching.

It gives people a feeling that strangers should not approach.

The name of the Demon-Suppressing Cave makes people feel even more awe-inspiring, wondering if there is some extraordinary thing sealed inside.

Will anything bad happen after it is opened?

In addition, can Chen Yang open this cave?
Chen Yang shook his head. "If there is something inside, can this little bit of cement and stone block it?"

In other words, even if there is some spiritual object, if it can't even break these cement slabs, what power can it have?

Tong Xin didn't say anything else, but was confused. They didn't bring any tools. Was Chen Yang planning to break the cement at the entrance with his bare hands?

Just as he was thinking this, Chen Yang had already arrived under the concrete wall.

This cement wall has been severely weathered over time and has many cracks.

The cement layer itself was very thin, and with Chen Yang's strength, it was very easy to break it.

"boom!"

Without saying a word, Chen Yang raised his fist and hit him.

There was a loud bang.

Tongxin was startled and felt as if the ground was shaking.

"Crash..."

As Chen Yang punched down, the cement layer collapsed directly, and large and small cement blocks fell down with a crash.

This scene frightened Tongxin so much that he thought the mountain was going to collapse.

The cement layer collapsed, revealing the stone slabs stacked inside. The heads of the stone slabs were facing outwards. Each stone slab was more than one meter long and neatly stacked together. It was very difficult for ordinary people to get in.

But Chen Yang is not an ordinary person.

The punch just now not only shattered the cement layer, but also caused the stone slab to dent where the fist collided.

Chen Yang didn't say anything, he grabbed the stones and pulled them out.

It's just like pulling noodles out of a bowl of instant noodles, easy and simple, just pull and throw them out.

Is this guy so strong?
Seeing this scene, Tong Xin was completely speechless. Each of these stones weighed at least several hundred pounds, but in Chen Yang's hands, they looked like toys, and he seemed to not feel their weight at all.

The previous punch seemed to be just a random punch, and Chen Yang definitely didn't use his full strength.

How strong is this guy?
He looked down at his chubby fists.

His own physique was only of the fourth grade, but among his peers, he was given titles such as excellent aptitude and martial arts genius.

If I am a genius, then what is he?
Looking at that figure, Tongxin suddenly felt that the gap between people was so big.

……

After a while, the entrance to the cave was cleared by Chen Yang, and the flat ground at the entrance was littered with scattered stones.

Chen Yang ignored Tong Xin and walked straight in.

Tong Xin came to his senses and hurried to follow.

In the cave.

A dusty smell came over, and a heavy smell of earth wafted through the passage.

Apart from this, there is no other strange smell.

After walking only a few meters, a stone platform about one foot high appeared in the middle of the passage.

The stone platform is two meters long and half a meter wide, with a groove of more than one meter in the middle.

It is placed here, but I don't know what its function is.

Tong Xin was holding a flashlight in the back, and he poked his head out to take a look and said, "This should have been used to place the mountain-guarding stele in the past."

The Tong family's mountain-guarding stele was brought back from the Erlang Temple by Tong Xin's great-grandfather.

Before that, the mountain-suppressing stele should have been in this cave.

It is said that many spiritual creatures and monsters were imprisoned in this cave in the past, and the mountain-suppressing stele was an effective means to intimidate these beings.

However, it now seems that there is not a single ghost in this cave, let alone any spiritual creatures or monsters. Chen Yang scanned the cave with a radar and could not even see a single earthworm in the soil.

Cross the stone platform and continue walking inside. This cave was carved out of a huge stone.

The passage is completely enclosed and surrounded by thick stone layers.

Being locked up in a place like this, even a spiritual plant that can burrow underground would probably despair.

After walking more than twenty meters inside, there were stone chambers on both sides of the passage, but they were all empty.

I don’t know what kind of creatures were imprisoned in these stone chambers.

He used his mental power to explore, but the stone of the cave completely blocked his mental power, so he could only use radar to explore.

Fortunately, there are not many restrictions on radar detection.

After this upgrade, Chen Yang’s radar detection range has reached 320 meters.

Enough for him to clearly see the situation in the cave.

The two walked one after the other for about a hundred meters and reached the end of the cave.

At the end is a hemispherical cavity with a radius of about 20 to 30 meters.

There was some rotten straw on the ground, some shallow and some deep animal scratches on the wall of the cave, and some feces that had long since dried on the ground.

Other than that, it's empty.

Chen Yang used radar to check the cave and the mountain, but found nothing suspicious.

"No."

Chen Yang shook his head. There were no stone eggs.

Tong Xin was about to say something when suddenly, his body shook slightly and his entire temperament changed instantly.

"Have you searched carefully? Are there any secret passages or anything?"

Tong Xin said lightly.

"I looked for it, but couldn't find it."

Chen Yang raised his eyebrows.

He knew that it was Shi Ling who was talking to him, and she had taken over Tong Xin's body.

He has used radar to image the entire mountain. How could he not know if there are any secret passages or not?

"Aren't you here too? Why don't you look for it yourself?" Chen Yang said.

Shi Ling shook his head. "This cave was carved out of a huge rock. To me, this huge rock is considered an elder. It is the body of a powerful person who failed to transcend the heavenly realm a long time ago. Although his stone body has lost consciousness, it is already in the quasi-heavenly realm and has great power. It can block the detection of mental power and soul..."

Chen Yang's eyes moved slightly when he heard this.

This huge rock has such a background?

No wonder, when he just used radar to detect the outline of the boulder, he felt it looked a bit like a human head.

This stone has also been transformed into a human form.

But unfortunately, he failed to survive the tribulation, and only his stone body was left. This was used by someone to carve out this demon-suppressing cave.

(End of this chapter)