0p0 Chapter 20: Adventure in the Ancient Tomb
Chapter 20: Adventure in the Ancient Tomb
"Did you hear clearly? You can go now!" For some reason, after listening to Nan Xuanwei's explanation, Xiao Shiyu felt like a stone was blocking his heart, and he didn't say much for the rest of the time.
Nan Xuanwei and Xiao Qingyan were both a little insensitive. They just pretended that Xiao Shiyu didn't exist and chatted while eating.
After dinner, Dong Kai called another car and sent Nan Xuanwei to the nursing home. Wei Zhaotang took her to the top floor. "There seems to be a formation here. When I got close to the top floor, there was a voice in my ears and in my heart that kept saying jump down, jump down. The director said that in the past, you could only hear the voice on the top floor. Now, many elderly people who can't sleep at night can hear it in their rooms. In recent days, many elderly people have been in a trance, and some have tried every means to get to the top floor."
There was indeed a formation on the top floor, but it was not the source of the confusion. Nan Xuanwei went downstairs, walked around the nursing home, and used her divine eye to take a look.
"There is an ancient tomb buried underground here, about 30 meters underground. There are a total of 17 corpses of men, women, old and young, as well as burial objects. The tomb passage is in the southwest, but this ancient tomb is full of resentment. I will meet those undead spirits tonight to see if I can dispel the resentment."
Even if there are dead souls trapped for so many years, it is estimated that they cannot be sent to reincarnation. We will try our best to satisfy their wishes and let the archaeological team move the ancient tomb to ensure the safety of the nursing home and the elderly.
Using the earth-escaping talisman to enter the ancient tomb, Nan Xuanwei discovered that the walls, ground and dome of the corridor were all densely covered with runes written in cinnabar: "This is the soul-locking curse." What kind of deep hatred would block the other party's reincarnation path and seal the soul in the ancient tomb for thousands of years!
She took out various talismans and tried to break the soul-locking spell, but all failed. She used a hairpin to break it but it only left some scratches. After struggling for a long time, her hand was still cut. Blood dripped on the ground and spread from the soles of her feet, emitting a golden-red light. Nan Xuanwei tentatively walked forward for a few dozen meters and encountered a barrier again.
Do I need to drip more blood? She was a little reluctant. She had never thought that her blood could have such an effect. She looked around and found many recipes on the wall. Some of them were recipes of the third grade or above that were recorded in the Taoist temple but had been lost.
Nan Xuanwei continued to move forward only after she had memorized all the recipes for the elixirs on the way here, dripping blood. She walked for more than three hours in a corridor of more than 200 meters and memorized more than 100 recipes for the elixirs. The door of the tomb was right in front of her, but she couldn't open it no matter what she did, and dripping blood was of no use.
"Let's burn it with fire. I'll go first. If that doesn't work, you can use the Nanming Lihuo." Liu Liu rose into the air and spit out fireballs. The door of the tomb did not open until the CPU burned dry.
"It's too weird here, let's go back!" Nan Xuanwei had tried her best, but there was nothing she could do if the door couldn't be opened.
"Don't go. Since you can come here, you must be the destined one. I smell the breath of a divine beast. In the tomb is the ancient medicine cauldron, the Wuwang Medicine Cauldron, and the elixir formula that everyone dreams of. Don't you want it?" An ethereal voice sounded.
Yes, of course I want to!
"Who are you anyway? Why are you sealed here with the Soul Locking Curse?"
"We are guarding the medicine cauldron and the recipe, waiting for the soul of the destined person. In the past year, a mysterious force has been trying to enter the tomb, and has also injected a lot of resentment and death into the ancient tomb. We can't hold on for much longer. You must enter the tomb today, otherwise this place will be destroyed when we turn into evil spirits."
A long chanting sound was heard from the tomb. After a moment, Nan Xuanwei realized that someone inside was sacrificing souls in order to open the tomb door in this way.
"Don't be impulsive. I'll think of another way." Nan Xuanwei knocked on the door with both hands. The Nanming Lihuo in the palm of her right hand slowly lit up and entered the tomb through the crack in the door. The Wuwang Medicine Cauldron, which had been silent in the tomb for a thousand years, sensed the breath of the Nanming Lihuo and flew to the door, desperately absorbing the flames.
Feeling the powerful suction, Nan Xuanwei took off her backpack with one hand and took out all the power talismans inside. There were more than twenty of them and pasted them on the door. Afraid that she would be sucked away, Nan Xuanwei asked Zhuque to keep an eye on it and use fire if anything unusual happened after the door was opened. She didn't want to be buried with him.
Liuliu enlarged his body and helped to push the door. The slow-moving Xiaoqi transformed into a naked, chubby boy of five or six years old and also came to help.
Ten minutes later, just when the powerful talisman was about to lose its effect, the long-sealed tomb door made a creaking sound.
When the door was opened wide enough for Nan Xuanwei to enter, a man, a bird and a beast were sucked in. The Wuwang Medicine Cauldron began to spin in mid-air, forming a vortex that tried to suck Nan Xuanwei, Liuliu and Xiaoqi in.
Nan Xuanwei pulled out the wooden hairpin that was struck by lightning on her head, and together with her two pets, she resisted the suction force. The souls wanted to help Nan Xuanwei, but after so many years, they became illusory and no longer had any abilities.
Once sucked into the medicine cauldron, it would be difficult to get out. In desperation, Nan Xuanwei cut the palm of her hand with a hairpin, stained it with her own blood, and drew talismans in the air.
If one wants to draw talismans in the void, one must at least draw a top-grade talisman, which requires both spiritual power and concentration to reach the peak. When Nan Xuanwei's life was threatened, she burst out with unprecedented potential, and actually drew a talisman overnight, blocking the power of the Wuwang Medicine Cauldron. She and Suzaku threw out fireballs at the same time, and the Medicine Cauldron could no longer gather suction and was forced to hide from the fireballs.
"Little girl, there is a spiritual field in the medicine cauldron. If you can collect it, you can not only use it to refine medicine, but also get many rare and precious medicinal materials that are now extinct." The soul of an old lady in ancient costume and with gray hair floated over.
Nan Xuanwei retracted the fireball and stopped attacking. The medicine cauldron circled around the two of them for more than ten times. Just when Nan Xuanwei was about to be dizzy, it hit the palm of Nan Xuanwei's hand and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Where is the medicine cauldron?" Nan Xuanwei felt her palms swelling.
"You are indeed the destined one. Little girl, if you want to use the Wuwang Medicine Cauldron to refine medicine, it is best to separate the medicine field and the medicine cauldron. You should be a cultivator, right? Can you use the talisman paper to help us stabilize our souls first? We will work together to help you transfer the medicine field to your dantian. Of course, we also have selfish motives for doing this. When the medicine field is successfully transferred, can you let us follow you in? We can help you take care of the medicine field."
Nan Xuanwei asked Liu Liu if it was okay and whether his life would be in danger.
"Master, have you heard of the mustard seed space? There is also the spiritual field. If you want, you can try it. The process may be painful, but once you succeed, you will be able to refine pills in time. I can protect you. You should have amulets there, so put a few more on you." Liu Liu said.
Everything was ready. Ten souls were selected and their souls became much more solid under the blessing of the talisman. Together, they used the secret method passed down from ancient times to summon the medicine cauldron, separate the medicine cauldron and the spirit field, and shrink the spirit field to the size of a palm, pushing it towards Nan Xuanwei's dantian.
"Ah!" Nan Xuanwei was in great pain, as if a pair of hands were tearing her abdomen open, and the tear was getting bigger and bigger.