There's something wrong with me

Chapter 223 Big Harvest

'Yangshan? The Great Yama?'

After seeing the handwriting, Zhang Feng pondered for a moment and roughly understood that the talisman stone tablets he had encountered along the way must have been made by Master Yangshan.

Subsequently.

My eyes swept over the handwriting.

Zhang Feng picked up more than a dozen bamboo books behind the corpse from a distance.

Their appearance has a spiritual charm that gathers water and evil spirits. In some magical arts, 'water' and 'evil spirits' both belong to 'yin'.

This is what has kept it intact for a thousand years.

This is a secret technique left behind by Master Yangshan.

It contains a collection of various magical techniques.

Upon closer inspection, Zhang Feng discovered that this person, like many others in the early Republic of China era, also favored the "Linguistic Method."

Of course, it's more likely that the Great Yama inscribed the Six Paths Gene method onto the skeleton.

Afterwards, when Master Yangshan came here and saw these methods, he also left behind all the techniques he had learned.

This place can be considered a place where the inheritance of 'underworld' and 'heavenly palace' coexist.

'The Great Yama from 1,500 years ago, and the True Man of Yangshan from over 700 years ago.'

Now, more than seven hundred years later, it's me again.

Zhang Feng looked at the bamboo book with a slight sigh.

With a slight stirring in his mind.

Zhang Feng also used his spiritual energy as a brush to inscribe his insights on the process of refining Qi to the Golden Core on the ground beside him.

However, it mainly contains traditional cultivation methods, without adding any of the author's own knowledge.

Because if someone were to accidentally wander into this place and see these things...

So something more traditional and simple is better.

If the other party has exceptional talent, perhaps one in a million, and extraordinary comprehension, then they might actually be able to cultivate a Golden Core.

But if you add your own complex knowledge, the other person will only become more and more confused.

Wait until I finish writing.

At the end, he left a note saying "Qingshan Daoren".

Zhang Feng felt quite satisfied. Although he and the Great Yama had not met, they had both left behind a 'connection' in this place.

However, Zhang Feng was also curious about something.

Those are the traces from outside the cave before. Who left them?

And where exactly is the Heavenly Palace located?
Although these bamboo scrolls of secret arts record many talismans, in my opinion, they are still 'incomplete' and leave me wanting more.

'Master Yangshan probably feared that if someone obtained these techniques, the sheer number and complexity would distract them from their cultivation, so he left behind only a few.'

Zhang Feng carefully examined these secret techniques.

'The text lists twelve water-related spells, but notably omits those related to malevolent energy or earth.'

Zhang Feng pondered, then looked up at the stone slab above, the evil energy talisman on the bamboo book, and recalled the evil-suppressing seal in his elder brother's hand.

All indications suggest that Master Yangshan also possesses profound knowledge of Yin and Earth elements.

In addition, the fifth cycle of reincarnation above is a place filled with water.

Therefore, it is highly likely that Master Yangshan wanted those who acquired his techniques to first specialize in water-related techniques.

The path of cultivation has been paved for the other party.

Of course, all of this is contingent on the other party being able to find this place and pry open the stone above.

But with today's technology, even back in 02, it was still very simple to operate an excavator.

Thinking to himself, Zhang Feng looked at the skeleton of the Great Yama again.

Actually, he wanted to take his remains with him.

Firstly, to prevent future people from coming to dig and disturb this fellow Daoist.

Secondly, these densely packed Yama script characters are really hard to remember.

I haven't yet developed the ability to remember everything I see.

But it's absolutely not okay to stay here and take notes for a while.

Because there's an unknown 'creature' on the boss's side above.

What if, during the time he remembers, that creature suddenly appears and kills the leader again?

Therefore, the translation process of Yama's script will definitely become much more difficult.

The body of the Great Yama must be taken away.

Thinking of this, Zhang Feng once again used his spiritual energy as a pen to copy the characters on the Great Yama's body onto the ground beside him.

This also makes it easier for him to leave behind a legacy, without interrupting his intention to preserve the Dharma.

after that.

Zhang Feng used his spiritual energy to gather his bones.

"Fellow Daoist, please forgive me."

The words fell.

Zhang Feng scanned the area again, and seeing that there was nothing else there, he headed upwards.

And we're on our way.

Zhang Feng also had an idea about the location of the Heavenly Palace.

That is based on a simple drawing of the sea surface in the secret technique, as well as these water elements.

Zhang Feng felt that the 'Heavenly Palace' must be underwater somewhere.

As for this picture, it is at the beginning of one of the bamboo books.

It seems to evoke some impression of water, similar to a kind of meditation-inspired experience.

For example, when you want to look at a book about rabbit anatomy, the cover might show a detailed 'anatomical cross-section' of a dissected rabbit.

So, relatively speaking, people will have some general impressions in their minds.

The same principle applies to this picture of the sea.

However, based on what we know about Yangshan Zhenren's personality, he seems to hope that future generations will find his inheritance through some means.

Just like the world during the Republic of China era.

Based on this.

This water-based cultivation, the fifth path of the water element, and the sea surface.

It's very intriguing.

Zhang Feng felt that the answer from the Heavenly Palace most likely lay in 'water'.

Similarly, Zhang Feng is very insightful and possesses strong logical reasoning abilities.

In most cases in the past, however, one would break through ten techniques with one's own strength, and more attention would be paid to the analysis of cultivation.

Therefore, Zhang Feng was too lazy to think about external matters.

But if you really want to think about foreign affairs.

With Zhang Fengyuan's extraordinary thinking ability, as well as his hundreds of years of life experiences, he possessed exceptional abilities.

When solving some less complex puzzles, it is also possible to quickly find the relevant logical connections.

Unless the other side is using nothing but smokescreens and nonsensical logic, then if things make sense, it might take a while.

We also need to utilize data and human and material resources, similar to the investigation methods used in the world of criminal investigation, in order to maximize the efficiency of solving the case.

Then take this as the center.

Zhang Feng thought of the organization where the boss worked.

These people must be quite capable to have found this place.

Why not use it? I can ask them to help me look for it later.

call-

I'm still thinking about it.

While carefully carrying the skeleton, Zhang Feng climbed the rocks and walls with nimble hands and feet, and every now and then he would leap up to the next level of the Reincarnation Zone.

And at each floor, Zhang Feng would move the stone slab back to its original position.

This serves two purposes: firstly, to present a challenge to those who follow, and secondly, to 'seal off' the water element below.

The fact that the entire underworld can now exist in such a large area underground and has not collapsed for so long is entirely due to the water element below supporting it.

Of course, if there are natural events such as crustal movement that alter the rock carrier of the array structure, it will change.

Problems like collapses are therefore inevitable.

If it weren't for Master Yangshan setting up so many formations for the underworld, this place would have collapsed long ago over the long years.

Groundwater, rainwater, and other factors are all potential hazards.

Under natural conditions, it would be insufficient to support such a massive underworld structure.

The only reason it's holding on is because of a large-scale water-based combination formation that "covers the entire underworld," and the "River of Oblivion" is constantly replenishing the formation's energy.

Such consumption was obvious, causing the River of Oblivion under the Bridge of Helplessness to dry up.

That is, the earliest labyrinth, which should have been filled with the River of Oblivion.

Including today.

After Zhang Feng discovered the water-based formation, he also figured out the entire operational structure of the underworld, including the later additions to the spellcasting by Yangshan Zhenren.

This is a very large and intricate water-based magic.

It belongs to a type of 'reinforcement' talisman.

In terms of stroke count, it has 4 strokes.

Moreover, there are nearly hundreds of thousands of strokes of the number 4, distributed around the walls of the underworld.

I had noticed it before, but I didn't expect it to be set up by Master Yangshan. I didn't know if the talisman was lethal, and I was focused on going underground, so I didn't pay much attention to it.

However, based on the current situation...

If I could expand my spiritual sense to a radius of about five miles, covering the entire dark underworld.

Especially in spiritual perception, each talisman will naturally emit a faint glow belonging to spiritual energy.

Then one should be able to see a magnificent scene like an 'underground starry sky'.

The fifth cycle of reincarnation is a brilliant Milky Way filled with water.

This is a masterpiece left by Master Yangshan for his fellow Daoist brother, the Great Yama, to protect his underworld.

However, it is also a large, parallel, and stable knowledge base.

Zhang Feng studied as he traveled.

Even if one's spiritual sense can only currently cover a range of a dozen meters, by observing more structures and understanding the bigger picture from small details, one can still learn everything. Before one knows it, it's all over.

Zhang Feng also returned to the area beneath the remains.

Crash-

Remove the stone slab and step back into the skeleton.

"Master Zhang?"

From a hundred meters above, the leader and his men could be heard shouting nervously.

Because they kept looking at their watches, they realized that Zhang Feng had been missing for more than ten minutes.

They had called out before, but there had been no response.

At that moment, a sound came from inside the skeleton again.

They must be nervous.

In fact, if Zhang Feng hadn't told them not to come down, the three of them—the boss, Brother Ha, and Brother Zhou—would have tried to go down to see if it was Zhang Feng.

Of the three, Brother Zhou is the most daring, while the other two are more driven by curiosity.

"Could it be Brother Zhang..." The other security guards, after seeing the movement inside the skeleton, would have liked to leave if they weren't worried about the danger outside.

Wow—

Also at this time.

Zhang Feng emerged from the skeleton, with the skeleton of the Great Yama supported by spiritual energy beside him.

The flashlight beam cast a dim glow in the surrounding area.

This made the scene seem incredibly bizarre.

"Master Zhang...?"

The eldest brother was also a little scared after seeing this scene.

"Hmm." Zhang Feng nodded and continued to climb the wall from the side.

"Does Master Zhang seem alright?" Brother Zhou looked at Brother Ha beside him, wondering if Master Zhang had been possessed by the 'skull ghost' in the corpse.

Everyone nearby also looked at Brother Frog, who could see evil spirits.

Because what normal person would bring up a skeleton?
This is why, in everyone's eyes, the skeleton next to Zhang Feng looked as if it had been brought out of a mass grave.

After all, there was a layer of bones more than 20 meters thick blocking their view, preventing them from seeing the stone slab below and thus making it impossible for them to see that the skeleton was brought up from the lower level by Zhang Feng.

“It’s just an ordinary skeleton.” Seeing that there was no malevolent aura, Brother Frog’s words dispelled everyone’s fear. “And it looks like…”

He paused for a moment as he spoke.

As Zhang Feng got closer and closer.

He saw that the skeleton was covered with tiny, densely packed characters.

"Words? Is it Yama's script?" The eldest brother saw it at this moment.

As Zhang Feng descended to the ground, the skeletons stopped moving with him and instead fixed their view in place.

The leader took a few steps closer, shone his flashlight on the area, and confirmed his guess.

But Zhang Feng's next words shocked them.
"I have explored the underworld and gone to the Heavenly Dao at the very bottom."

And this skeleton belongs to the Great Yama.

The words recorded above refer to genetic modification technology.

"What? The Great Yama?" The leader's eyes widened. "You mean... he... he's the master of this underworld? He's that deity from over a thousand years ago?"

"These are the remains of a Golden Core Immortal?" Several security personnel were also terrified and moved a few steps away.

Frog Brother, shocked yet curious, stepped forward.

"Amazing!" Brother Zhou exclaimed, giving a thumbs up. He never expected that Master Zhang would single-handedly "break through" the Six Paths of Reincarnation and capture Yama, the King of Hell.

“There’s nothing strong about him.” Zhang Feng said honestly in the face of everyone’s shock, “If the Great Yama were still alive and at his peak, I would probably be easily killed by him before I even met him.”

Zhang Feng carefully placed the remains on the ground.
"But now, he has been dead for many years."

Moreover, the legacy he left behind contained no techniques for killing or warfare.

I was only fortunate enough to obtain his Six Paths of Reincarnation technique.

"Master Zhang, you are too modest..." The crowd did not feel any sense of relief, but instead felt that there was danger everywhere.

Even ignoring the disgusting lizards below, there are unknown levels even further down.

The previous maze alone could have trapped them here to their deaths.

Because the surrounding bluestone is extremely smooth and not easy to climb, and the top really looks like a bridge with the sides facing inwards, any claws or hooks will slip.

Of course, if the entire organization were to lease an entire mountain, ostensibly for development, but in reality, deploy more machinery and personnel, then the problem could be solved.

But making too much noise might attract the attention of the authorities.

Then, naturally, they wouldn't be left with this bizarre technology that was bound to cause panic.

If they didn't just claim the entire mountain, but instead brought a complete set of equipment, their clandestine actions would attract even more attention.

They've been through this before, so it's best to fight with a small number of elite troops.

These are all lessons they learned.

However, it is also highly dangerous.

They all knew it.

But now, the action can be considered a 'complete success'.

……

Half a day later.

Zhang Feng led them out of the underworld and into the forest outside.

We didn't see the unknown creature along the way.

Instead, they saw the security personnel who had 'evacuated in advance' outside the cave.

"Boss, you're out!"

When they saw Zhang Feng and the others come out, they immediately surrounded them, looking guilty and trying to inquire about their well-being.

But their gazes were mostly fixed on the skeletons that Brother Ha and Brother Zhou were carrying.

The two men, Ha Ge and his companion, used a simple stretcher prepared for this expedition to carry Da Yama out.

The eldest brother spent the entire journey studying these Yama script texts and occasionally translating them for Zhang Feng.

"hold head high……"

now.

The leader, however, had no interest in talking to these people who were showing concern for him.

Driven by curiosity, he focused most of his energy on the skeleton.

But then, as if remembering something, he turned to the guilty-looking security guards and asked, "Have you contacted the company?"

"without……"

Upon hearing their leader speak, one of them glanced cautiously at Zhang Feng before replying, "There's no signal in this forest, and satellite phones don't work either."

So we thought we'd wait a bit, and if we still couldn't get through, and you guys hadn't come out yet, we'd go in and look for you..."

As he spoke, he offered a suggestion.

The excuse was, "We're not afraid to run away, but we're worried about you."

Look again, as soon as we saw that we couldn't get through on the phone, we immediately started preparing to go back and rescue you!
Since we're all adults, we can all say pretty polite things.

The eldest brother didn't care about these things and said directly, "We've already explored the underworld, and Master Zhang has helped us get what we were supposed to get."

When you return to the company, don't say anything more, and especially don't talk about the underworld.

If you can do these things, then everything that happened before will be wiped clean.

"it is good!"

"We promise! Don't worry, boss!"

"Yes! Master Zhang, boss, we know it's shameful, and we know the company will punish us if we tell these things, so we won't say anything!"

They mistakenly thought that their leader and the others were trying to hide something, so they quickly gave their assurances.

Furthermore, it's not a loss for them either.

As for what to use as leverage?
Judging from Master Zhang's superhuman strength alone, let's just forget about it.

In fact, the reason why the boss didn't let them say much was because Zhang Feng had instructed him to.

Otherwise, if wave after wave of irrelevant people come, the underworld will inevitably be destroyed by their machines.

Then there will be no more talk of destined people, but only a collapsed ruin.

Similarly, although the eldest brother didn't know these things, he thought that if too many people came, it would definitely attract more attention, and might even attract the attention of the government.

Therefore, it's best not to say anything.

Zhang Feng and his boss reached some consensus.

It is also based on consensus and does not count as a military deterrence.

The negotiations went quite smoothly; at least everyone was satisfied, and no one complained.

Zhang Feng still cared about his boss's feelings, because the boss was now his personal Yama's script translator.

They helped me and didn't offend me, so I can't just smash them with a sledgehammer and force them to do the work.

……

late at night.

Zhang Feng and his group of more than a dozen people came out of the deep mountains and forests and stayed in "their" home.

This is a small courtyard, and Zhang Feng lives alone in this world.

Also tonight.

Zhang Feng values ​​the three of them: 'Boss, Brother Zhou, and Brother Ha'.

They have extensive experience exploring historical sites, which might be helpful to us.

And apart from them.

Because the leader holds a high position within the organization and is one of the core personnel.

Therefore, we can also mobilize some resources to search for the 'sea surface' scene on the bamboo book.

Let's investigate based on this clue first.

Basically, they send people out to cast a wide net.

We'll offer a hefty sum to contact some tomb raiders and see if they have any information.

After all, they are all related to ruins.

(End of this chapter)