Sword from Songshan

Chapter 149 Lingjiu Palace Stone Carvings

Hundreds of years have passed, and the mountains remain the same, but whose names have changed several times.

Wei Qingliu only heard them mention Piaomiao Peak of Tianshan Mountain, but he had no idea where it was or which mountain it was.

The Tianshan Mountains stretch over 5,000 miles from east to west and are several hundred miles wide. The mountains are continuous and undulating. It would take an indefinite amount of time to search for them all.

Wei Qingliu suggested that they go and capture the monk from the Vajra Sect and then they would know the answer by asking him.

Although the Vajra Sect is ferocious, Lu Nanxing should have no problem defeating them given his martial arts skills.

Lu Nanxing glanced at Wei Qingliu without saying anything, nor did he go to the Vajra Gate to arrest people as he said.

As for the location of Piaomiao Peak.

The original novel of Tian Long mentioned that Piao Miao Peak was located to the west of the capital of Western Xia.

Although we don't know which mountain Piaomiao Peak is, it is recorded in historical documents as the capital of Western Xia. Even ordinary people in Tianshan know it, so it is not difficult to find.

Lu Nanxing took Wei Qingliu to the capital of Xixia. After the fall of Xixia, this place was no longer as prosperous as it once was, but it was still a big town.

After replenishing a large amount of food and water in the town and buying two horses, the two men headed straight west.

With Lu Nanxing's martial arts skills, he didn't need a horse, but Wei Qingliu couldn't keep up.

Lu Nanxing didn't need to bring Wei Qingliu with him, but if he was found by the people from the Vajra Sect again, he would be humiliated even if he didn't die. After all, they were old acquaintances, and Wei Qingliu had helped him before, so he simply brought him along, and it wouldn't be a big deal.

After walking for several days, Lu Nanxing stopped in front of a mountain.

Although it is the end of May, many peaks of Tianshan are still covered with snow, like wearing a snow cap. This one is different. It is slightly lower than other peaks, so there is no snow.

Moreover, due to the special terrain, there is a lot of fog in the mountains, and most of the peaks are hidden in the fog and cannot be seen clearly.

"This is it."

Lu Nanxing looked around and said something.

"Is this Piaomiao Peak?"

Wei Qingliu looked at the mountain in front of him, then looked at Lu Nanxing, with a look of surprise on his face. Even the locals didn't know, so how could Lu Nanxing, a Central Plains native, know?
According to the information in the original work, Lu Nanxing only knew the direction of Piaomiao Peak but not its specific location.

But the original book describes that Piaomiao Peak is at a lower altitude, has no ice or snow, and is foggy, hence the name. Isn't it exactly the same as the one in front of us?

In this case, the mountain in front of us must be Piaomiao Peak without a doubt.

"Let's go."

Finally found Piaomiao Peak, but Lu Nanxing did not go up the mountain, but walked around the foot of the mountain.

Wei Qingliu looked puzzled, and didn't dare to ask or say more. He just lowered his head and followed obediently.

After walking for more than two hours, we reached the southern foot of the mountain and came to a warm and humid flat area.

“…That’s it!”

There were more than a hundred people of all shapes and sizes on the open space. Wei Qingliu recognized that many of them were disciples of the Vajra Sect!

Looking at the traces of the foundation, there were originally many buildings here, and they were extremely large, like a town.

"Could it be here?"

Wei Qingliu recalled that the peerless magic skill was in a ruin somewhere on Piaomiao Peak.

Those people seemed to be searching for something, so it was obviously here.

He actually found it. Surprised, Wei Qingliu looked at Lu Nanxing next to him with a puzzled look on his face.

Lu Nanxing not only knew the location of Piaomiao Peak, but was even able to accurately find the ruins. How did he do it?

Although he is from the Central Plains, he knows the secrets of the Western Regions so well.

In addition to his superb martial arts skills, in Wei Qingliu's eyes, Lu Nanxing seemed even more mysterious.

"so many people……"

Lu Nanxing did not explain to Wei Qingliu's doubts, and even ignored them. He looked at the people searching in the ruins with a little surprise.

I originally thought they were just people from the Vajra Sect, but now it seems that is not the case.

There were more than a hundred people, including the Vajra Sect disciples dressed as monks, as well as martial artists in other costumes.

And it seems that none of them are good people.

In fact, the news about this peerless martial arts did not come from the Vajra Sect, but from a small family that claimed to be from the Zhutian tribe, and it was accidentally leaked after being destroyed.

Although the news was blocked afterwards, many sects already knew about it, especially the evil sects.

After the decline of the Kunlun Sect, the Vajra Sect took the opportunity to expand, but it was still far from dominating the Western Regions.

Therefore, although they accounted for the majority of the search for the magical power this time, they were unable to stop others from coming.

In other words, this search for magical skills is actually a gathering of many evil ways in the Western Regions.

"What's next?"

Wei Qingliu did not expect this situation. Seeing so many people, he couldn't help but feel timid and looked at Lu Nanxing again.

"Wait."

Lu Nanxing's face was calm and he uttered a word lightly.

As a time traveler, Lu Nanxing knew the mechanism leading to the place where the martial arts were hidden.

But this is The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, not the world of Tianlong.

Hundreds of years have passed, and although the world has not changed drastically, many things have changed.

This relic is exactly the Lingjiu Palace of that time.

The Lingjiu Palace is not just a palace, it is divided into nine parts, and there are actually a lot of people, plus the servants. Gathered together, it looks like a big town.

Even Lu Nanxing could not restore the scene of the past from the remaining traces of the foundation, let alone find the rockery in the original book, let alone the mechanism to move the rockery.

In this case, he could just let those people go and search. Strength lies in numbers, and maybe they could find it. All he had to do was to 'wait for good news'.

Lu Nanxing and his group did not arrive late. These people had only been here for about two or three days. Even though there were hundreds of people, it was still difficult to search the place thoroughly, let alone discover the hidden mechanisms and secret doors.

As time went by, seeing that there was still no progress, some people doubted the authenticity of the news and left. But others just got the news and rushed over.

In this way, there were nearly two hundred people at most and seventy or eighty people at least.

In a blink of an eye, seven or eight days had passed and still no discovery had been made. Even Lu Nanxing was beginning to lose his patience.

“There’s a problem here!”

It was not until noon that day that a short, fat, middle-aged man suddenly pointed at the ground and shouted.

When everyone heard the shouting, they gathered together, but it was just an ordinary open space and they didn't find anything special.

"No! There must be something wrong. There's nothing underneath!"

The short and fat man lay on the ground and inspected it with a confident look on his face. He then measured and drew, and finally it looked like a road.

If it is true as he said, is there a tunnel underneath?
"dig!"

After searching for so many days with no results, I decided to give it a try.

Then, everyone found tools and started digging according to the direction measured by the short and fat man.

After digging three or four meters, there was still nothing. Some people lost their patience, cursed a few times and gave up.

But the short and fat man still believed that there was a tunnel underneath and continued digging alone.

Seeing that the short and fat man was so persistent, someone else came to help.

In this way, they dug for a whole day and had already dug more than ten meters underground.

Wow~!

With a slight sound, the bottom of the deep pit was suddenly dug through, and as I fell into it, I actually found a tunnel!
"It's actually true!"

Everyone gathered around and looked at the dug tunnel with excitement on their faces.

"Finally found it."

Lu Nanxing, who had been hiding not far away, couldn't help but smile when he saw this scene.

To reach the place where martial arts are collected, one must go through a tunnel.

Hundreds of years have passed, and not only has the environment on the ground changed drastically, Lu Nanxing estimated that the tunnel may have collapsed, or at least the entrance has long been buried.

In this way, even for him, it would be extremely difficult to find the exact location. Fortunately, although they were all crooked ways, there were indeed some extraordinary people who actually discovered a tunnel more than ten meters underground.

Then, everyone continued digging, expanding the scope, and a complete tunnel finally emerged.

Because it is too deep underground and one end has been buried by the soil for a long time, and it has been closed for too long, no one dares to go down rashly.

After ventilation for several hours, two rabbits were put in, and they were not dead. Then everyone entered the tunnel holding torches, oil lamps and the like.

"They're in!"

Seeing everyone pouring into the tunnel, Wei Qingliu became anxious.

"Walk."

Lu Nanxing still had a calm expression on his face. He spoke calmly, then brought Wei Qingliu out and jumped into the tunnel.

"Don't let them get there first, let's hurry up!"

Wei Qingliu's face was filled with anxiety, and he hurried forward as he spoke.

"Not urgent."

However, Lu Nanxing grabbed him and continued to move forward slowly.

Wei Qingliu frowned, but even if he caught up with those evil people, he would not be their match.

Moreover, from the beginning of searching for Piaomiao Peak to discovering the tunnel, Lu Nanxing seemed to be very confident, and it was possible that he had other plans.

Wei Qingliu controlled his temper and followed Lu Nanxing slowly inside.

Judging from the direction, we are heading towards Piaomiao Peak.

Wei Qingliu wondered, could it be that the martial arts were hidden in the mountain?
“Very long.”

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, there was still no end in sight, and Wei Qingliu couldn't help but feel a little anxious again.

"……This is!"

The people in front had already stopped listening to the noise. Just as they were about to persuade Lu Nanxing to hurry up, Wei Qingliu suddenly stopped, his face turning pale.

I saw more than a dozen corpses lying in the passage ahead, they were the people in front.

They were all killed by arrows, and there were holes for shooting arrows on the wall next to them.

There is actually a mechanism in this tunnel!

Wei Qingliu's eyes widened, he was horrified and scared. Fortunately, they were not in the front, otherwise they would have died.

Then he looked at Lu Nanxing again and was secretly shocked again.

Could it be that Lu Nanxing already knew it?
“It still works.”

Lu Nanxing took a look and couldn't help but smile.

Hundreds of years have passed, and these mechanisms are still able to function, worthy of being products of Lingjiu Palace.

All the arrows had been shot and there was no more danger, so Lu Nanxing walked straight forward.

Wei Qingliu was a little frightened and followed Lu Nanxing carefully.

Continuing forward, the tunnel is extremely long and has already entered the mountain.

Moreover, the width of the tunnel varies, and some places are suddenly open, like a huge cave. From this, we can see that this tunnel was not entirely opened by manpower, but was built according to the natural caves in the mountain.

It makes sense. If such a large project were to be built entirely by manpower, how long would it take to build it?

The tunnel twists and turns, spiraling downwards. Along the way, the bodies of the people in front were seen many times. There were actually more than one mechanism in this tunnel.

Wei Qingliu counted and found that forty or fifty people had been killed!

Among them were monks from the Vajra Sect. Whenever he came across the corpse of a monk from the Vajra Sect, he would step on it twice.

Some of them knew him and had bullied him, so they angrily stabbed him several times with their swords.

In this way, we walked for an unknown amount of time and probably went deep into the mountain. In front of us was a half-opened rock. Through the gap, we could see a bright fire inside.

"That's it!"

Wei Qingliu was so excited that he couldn't help but quicken his pace.

Passing through the crack beside the boulder, I was stunned to find that it was a huge stone chamber.

"Finally found it."

Lu Nanxing followed in and also breathed a sigh of relief.

But then, when he saw the surrounding situation clearly, he couldn't help but frown.

The four walls were polished smooth, and there were countless circles with a diameter of about a foot carved on the stone walls. In each circle, there were various figures, some were human figures, some were animal figures, some were words, and some were just some lines and marks.

The circles are marked with sequences such as '甲一', '甲二', '子一', '子二', etc. Even if the number of circles does not exceed a thousand, there are at least eight or nine hundred.

It is exactly the same as described in the original book.

but.

These are wall carvings, most of which are incomplete!
It is clearly stated in the original work of Tianlong that these stone carvings were left behind by the former owner of Lingjiu Palace hundreds of years ago.

From the Tianlong period to now, hundreds of years have passed. If the two are added together, wouldn’t it be a thousand years?
Due to erosion from underground moisture or the material of the stones, they are severely corroded.

In fact, in the original Tian Long novel, these stone carvings had already been damaged.

Today, the damage has become more and more serious, and it is almost difficult to find the complete pattern. Some circles are even completely invisible. A large section of the wall on the north side has fallen off, and those circles are completely missing.

Overall, the missing amount is more than 60% to 70%!
"Oh~!"

Lu Nanxing sighed deeply, time is indeed the sharpest weapon in the world.

According to the original novel, there should have been complete Tianshan Zhemei Hand, Tianshan Liuyang Palm and other Lingjiu Palace skills in here, but now, how much one can get depends on luck.

Lu Nanxing simply stopped thinking about it and started observing them one by one.

"this is mine!"

"I saw it first!"

"Get out of my way!"

"I kill you!"

I had just seen less than two pictures when those evil people from the Western Regions came in, started arguing, and then started fighting.

Looking more closely, they all acted like mad and were actually crazy!
"These martial arts, martial arts!"

Wei Qingliu beside him suddenly growled, his eyes red.

"Are you possessed?"

Lu Nanxing then remembered that although these were all peerless magical skills, if one did not have enough power, it would be harmful if one watched them rashly, and it would be very easy to go astray.

In the original novel, even those sword servants with high martial arts skills and who were originally from the Lingjiu Palace lineage were unable to practice these martial arts.

With the cultivation level of these evil people from the Western Regions, it would be strange if they didn't go astray if they forced themselves to look at the stone carvings.

Pa~!

Wei Qingliu had already fallen in, and Lu Nanxing reached out and knocked him down.

"Who are you, kid?"

"You want to steal my martial arts too? I'll kill you!"

"Kill!"

At this time, everyone in the cave lost their minds and started fighting frantically.

When they saw Lu Nanxing standing there, like an alien, they all rushed towards him as if the zombies saw a living person.

Lingjiu Palace originated from the Xiaoyao Sect. Although the Xiaoyao Sect's martial arts are powerful, they are extremely mysterious and even a little evil, as can be seen from the Beiming Divine Art and the Zhenlong Chess Game.

It makes sense that these people were blinded and became bloodthirsty at this point.

"court death!"

Lu Nanxing ordered Wei Qingliu to be defeated, but he had no obligation to save these evil people from the Western Regions. Looking at the people who were rushing up madly, his eyes suddenly became cold.

(End of this chapter)