0p0 Chapter 601
Chapter 601
At midnight, after Leifeng Pagoda closes.
Zhang Hao stood alone in the square in front of the tower.
The ancient pagoda stands majestic and silent under the moonlight, its bricks and stones gleaming with a dull light from the erosion of time.
The night wind rustled through the copper bells on the eaves of the tower, producing a few scattered, crisp sounds.
He did not sneak in.
Xie Xiaohua used her connections to make arrangements so that Leifeng Pagoda would be "under maintenance" tonight and would not be disturbed by outsiders.
But only Zhang Hao actually entered the tower and went to the underground palace.
Some things can only be faced alone.
The stairs inside the tower spiraled upwards, but Zhang Hao's goal was to go downwards.
In a secluded corner of the tower base, following the diagram given by Jie Xiaohua, he pushed aside a bluestone slab that appeared no different from its surroundings.
Stone steps leading down from beneath the stone slabs exude a damp, gloomy atmosphere.
The stone steps were very deep; it took about three minutes to reach the bottom.
Before us was a short passageway, at the end of which stood a rusty iron gate.
There was a lock on the door, but the keyhole was rusted shut.
Zhang Hao did not force his way through the door.
He stretched out his hand and placed his palm on the door panel. The platinum-gold light of the "metal" power among the five elements slowly seeped into the crack in the door.
The rust was peeling off at a visible rate, and a faint "click" sound came from inside the lock spring.
The door opened.
Behind the door is a small, octagonal stone chamber, with each wall covered with densely packed Sanskrit scriptures.
In the center of the stone chamber is a stone lotus platform about half a person's height, with a depression in the center containing a pool of clear water.
In this completely enclosed underground space, the water was crystal clear and had no putrid smell.
"really……"
Zhang Hao muttered to himself.
There is indeed a water source under Leifeng Pagoda, and this water source has been nurtured by Buddhist power for hundreds of years, becoming the purest and clearest "Dharma water".
It is most suitable to use it as an amplifier of the power of "water" among the five elements.
He walked to the lotus platform and sat down cross-legged.
First, take out the Five Elements Spirit Crystal and float it above the water surface.
Five-colored light reflected in the clear water, refracting a mesmerizing halo.
Then, he began to form hand seals.
It wasn't a handprint from the Zhang family, nor did he learn it from any ancient book.
This is the "ancient method" imprinted deep in his consciousness at the moment when the Qilin bloodline awakened when the Kunlun Mountain altar collapsed.
It belongs to the most primitive energy manipulation techniques from the beginning of time.
As the first mudra was formed, the Sanskrit scriptures in the stone chamber simultaneously emitted a faint golden light.
The words on the wall seemed to come alive, and began to slowly flow.
The second seal, the blue crystal of the "Water" spirit, shone brightly.
The clear water in the lotus platform moved on its own without any wind, creating ripples that gradually formed a clockwise vortex.
The third seal caused the remaining four crystals to light up in turn, their five-colored rays intertwining to form a slowly rotating halo above the vortex.
Zhang Hao closed his eyes and completely immersed his mind in the halo.
At first it was darkness.
Then, perception spread like a tide.
He "saw" West Lake.
It's not the scenery of lakes and mountains that you can see with your naked eye, but a phenomenon on an energy level:
Gentle water veins extend from the bottom of the lake like blood vessels, connecting to the underground water system of Hangzhou.
The location of Leifeng Pagoda resembles a beating heart, pumping the pure power of water in all directions.
Perception continues to spread.
It crosses West Lake and covers the entire city of Hangzhou.
Beneath the city, beneath the steel and concrete of modern buildings, ancient earth veins still flow slowly.
Some parts are clear, some are congested, and some...
It has strange "black spots".
Those are "scars" formed by the unintentional damage to the earth's vein nodes during the process of urban development.
Strange things often happen near these dark spots.
Accident-prone intersections, old houses always rumored to be haunted, and inexplicably decaying commercial districts...
Zhang Hao did not linger.
His consciousness continued to spread outwards along the main vein of the earth.
Jiangxi Province, Anhui Province, Xi'an Province...
The Jiangnan region is characterized by a dense network of waterways and relatively flat terrain dominated by water.
But when perception entered the Central Plains region, the scene became more complex.
The Yellow River is like a roaring dragon, and its geological features are violent and unpredictable.