Chapter 14 Chapter Four: The Ancient Tomb Under the Palace

Another month passed in a flash, during which Nalan Ruoshui treated Chen Nan again, but there was still no "improvement".Chu Yue also came here before, and gave Chen Nan a thin booklet, which contained several inner skills and mental methods, and asked him to choose one of them and try to practice again.It can be seen that Chu Yue no longer has any hope of recovering his skills. However, Chu Yue was extremely disappointed. Chen Nan's practice of any mental method was fruitless, and he couldn't even condense a trace of true energy.The eldest princess was a little anxious, and finally brought the Houyi bow from the palace to Qishi's mansion, and asked Chen Nan to try whether it could be drawn without internal strength, and the result was predictable.Chen Nan pretended to pull it, and finally said discouraged: "No, I can't pull it away."

Chu Yue'e frowned slightly, and said: "Why is this happening? It doesn't make any sense. Ruoshui never lied. She said that your kung fu can be recovered in theory, and... it shouldn't have any effect on practicing martial arts again." Chen Nan said in a timely manner: "I feel that my body is a bit weird, but the feeling of holding the Houyi bow just now is very special. I seem to feel that the true energy in my body seems to be recovering." Chu Yue's eyes lit up, and she said, "Really?" "Really, I do feel that way." Chu Yue thought about it for a while, and said, "Okay, I'll put the Houyi bow here with you, and if you feel it with your heart, you may be able to recover your skills. But I will send some people to guard it. National treasures, if thieves find out, it would be bad to come here to steal."

Chen Nan made a grateful expression, and said: "His Royal Highness actually borrowed the national treasure in order for me to recover my skills. With such kindness, if I recover my skills, I will swear to serve Chu State to the death." Chu Yue smiled faintly and left in a hurry. From that day on, there were more guards outside Chennan's courtyard, guarding his courtyard day and night. "Is it to prevent thieves from stealing, or is it afraid that I will abscond with the Houyi bow?" He didn't think deeply about this question, after all, Chu Yue gave him a good impression.

In recent days, Chen Nan was a little confused. He admitted that he had always had a slight affection for Nalan Ruoshui, but he thought it was definitely not love.But if he didn't see a beautiful and famous doctor some day recently, he would feel empty in his heart. At first, he didn't quite believe his own feelings, until Nalan Ruoshui had something to do and disappeared from his sight for a few days, then he faintly felt a little bit of Nalan Ruoshui's shadow in his heart.However, after careful consideration, he finally came to the conclusion that it was only limited to good feelings.

Some things can never be forgotten, and the unforgettable true feelings can never be erased. Until now, Chen Nan can't forget the confidante from thousands of years ago.The image of Yuxin dying on his behalf often flashed in his mind, and every time he thought of the past, he would feel heartbroken. He didn't know how long it would take before he could start a new relationship. Although Chen Nan didn't know what the beautiful and famous doctor was thinking, he felt that Nalan Ruoshui seemed to be avoiding something. When facing him, he was no longer as calm as before. His heart skipped a beat, don't mistake yourself!

"Could it be that she..." On this day, after Chen Nan walked into the ancient library, he completely translated the last few pages of the ancient book for the old man.The old man held the scrolls he had sorted out, and said, "I've got what I need. How about you, have you found what you want?" Chen Nan was startled, and said: "Ah, what did you say?" "Hey..." The old man laughed, and the ravine on his face trembled. "Young man, you are not simple. At such a young age, your cultivation is already so amazing, and you also know ancient Chinese, what a genius!"

"Ah, old man, what are you talking about, why can't I understand?" The old man said: "Young man, don't act anymore. I have no ill intentions towards you. In fact, since the first day you stepped into the library, I have already discovered that you are a profound practitioner, and your cultivation should have just reached the third level. " Chen Nan was extremely shocked, the practitioner's aura exuding from his body was extremely weak, he did not expect that the old man had already seen through him when they first met. The old man said: "If you are not yet twenty years old, your whole body cultivation is enough to rank in the top 20 among the cultivators under the age of 20 in the mainland. If you are close to twenty-five years old, your whole body cultivation Because you can rank among the top 200 practitioners under the age of 25 in the mainland. No matter what the situation is, you can be regarded as an outstanding young master."

Chen Nan remained silent, watching the changes quietly. The old man said: "Young man, you concealed it very well. I believe that not many people can see through your unique skills, but I am not among them." Chen Nan nodded and said: "The old man's eyes are as bright as a torch, and the junior has nothing to hide from the senior." The old man nodded and said, "What are you looking for?" Chen Nan didn't answer, but asked instead: "What are you looking for, senior? What have you got?" The old man laughed, and the wrinkles on his face were piled up and trembling slightly, looking a little scary.

"Hey, young man, I asked you to translate ancient books, but messed up the arrangement of sentences, you must be very dissatisfied with me?" Chen Nan said: "No, you think too much." The old man said: "I can't help it. That book is heretic, and it involves many taboos, which are not tolerated by ordinary people. I am afraid that after you find out, you will despise the old man and refuse to translate for the old man, so you made this decision .” Chen Nan said: "Something from the side door?" The old man said: "Yes, I have no other choice. Now I'm over one hundred and seventy years old, and my body is already old and out of shape. I can't cultivate Taoism, and I don't have talent in martial arts. I can't make my body look young again..."

"More than one hundred and seventy years old! Rejuvenate again?!" Chen Nan exclaimed. "That's right, more than seventy years ago, I made a small achievement in martial arts and turned back into a child at the age of a hundred. In the past few decades, although my martial arts have become more and more profound, I have never been able to advance to a higher level, and my body is gradually aging. Time is not waiting for me! The realm of immortal martial arts is getting farther and farther away from me." Chen Nan opened his mouth wide in surprise, he didn't expect that the dying old man in front of him turned out to be a peerless master, what the old man called "small achievements" was by no means "small achievements", it must be a great achievement.

The old man continued: "In order to prolong my life, I have to study evil books and find other methods, in the hope that one day I will understand life and death thoroughly." Chen Nan was surprised and said: "Study evil books, understand life and death thoroughly?" "Yes, in fact, there is no distinction between good and evil in this world. "Right" just conforms to the cognition of most people, while "evil" is not tolerated by most people. At my age, everything After seeing it through, there is no distinction between good and evil, so I don't care what book I want to practice. As long as it can extend my life, it is "righteous." Although Chen Nan felt that there was some truth in these words, he still felt chills on his back. He secretly said in his heart: "People say that Buddha becomes a demon when he grows old. This old guy can't fall into a demon after reaching a certain level of skill, right?" He is now It has been confirmed that this old man's cultivation has reached at least the fifth level. The old man said, "Young man, what are you looking for?" "As my predecessors said, I am indeed looking for something. As I said, I am very interested in ancient myths and legends, especially the origin of the cemetery of gods and demons, which fascinates me. I want to use the vast royal classics to reveal Open its veil of mystery." The green light in the old man's eyes flashed away, and he said: "The cemetery of gods and demons is an eternal mystery. I don't know how many generations it has troubled. If you can find any clues in it, it will definitely cause a sensation in the entire continent. Have you found it?" Chen Nan was discouraged and said: "No, I almost searched the entire ancient library, but the cemetery of gods and demons is like a piece of nothingness in the endless void, and there is no record of its origin in any book." The old man said: "Oh, the truth has long been lost in history. If you want to understand what happened ten thousand years ago, you may have to step into the fairyland to understand." Chen Nan nodded in agreement. Chu State is one of the most powerful empires in the Eastern Continent. Its royal classics can be described as comprehensive, but there is no record of the origin of the Tomb of Gods and Demons in it. It can be seen that it is really impossible to find out the truth from the historical records. At this time, he suddenly felt a strange fluctuation gently rippling in the ancient library, exactly the same as when he first stepped here on the first day.He didn't pay attention to it last time, but this time he closed his eyes and felt the wave with his heart. Slowly, a look of shock appeared on his face, that wave came from underground. Seeing his complexion changed drastically, the old man nodded and said, "The young man is really not simple. You can even feel this subtle fluctuation, which shows that you have spiritual roots." Chen Nan said: "Senior, what is that?" The old man said: "Forget it, in order to repay you for translating ancient scriptures for me, I will take you to have a look." The old man led Chen Nan to a bookshelf, moved the bookshelf to the side, and then groped the ground for a while, a black hole appeared in front of Chen Nan's eyes, and the fluctuations came out from there. Chen Nan couldn't believe his eyes, there is such a place in the dignified royal ancient library. The old man said: "Seventy years ago, when I was a minor success in martial arts, my spiritual root was opened, and I accidentally sensed this strange fluctuation. I didn't expect you to be born with a spiritual root. Alas, people are incomparable!" Chen Nan was a little puzzled, and said, "How can there be such a secret hole in the Royal Ancient Library?" The old man laughed and said, "I dug this hole secretly." "You dug it out?" Chen Nan was a little surprised, this old guy must be too courageous. "Why not, even if I blatantly opened a cave under the emperor's dragon chair, he would not dare to say anything, because I am his ancestor." Dizzy, dizzy, Chen Nan was really at a loss, he didn't expect this old man to be so powerful. "Follow me, and I'll take you down to have a look." The cave spiraled down to the ground, and Chen Nan followed behind the old man with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and he felt somewhat uneasy.Walking down the dark tunnel for about 30 meters, a light came from below, and they descended about a dozen meters. The two came to the place where the light was. The tunnel dug by the old man and a tunnel formed a "D" shape. intersected together. The historic site of the tunnel is mottled, and the walls are made of diamond rock as hard as iron. You can imagine how difficult it was to dig such a road back then. Above the tunnel, there are night pearls inlaid every three feet, and the light is emitted by these pearls. Chen Nan exclaimed: "What a great handwriting, a single pearl is already priceless, unexpectedly here, so many pearls are used as ordinary lighting." After finishing speaking, his eyes did not blink Stare at those pearls. The old man said: "Kids, you don't want to rob graves, do you?" "Ah, this... is this a tomb?" Chen Nan felt a chill down his back, and found that the light from those pearls was a bit strange. "Of course, no living person lives underground." "No way, the majestic Chu State Palace will be built on top of a tomb?" "When the palace was built, who knew what was underground, who would have dug 50 meters into the ground." The old man led Chen Nan to the brighter end along the ancient tunnel. In the empty tunnel there was only the sound of "click" footsteps, which made the ancient tomb look extraordinarily gloomy and desolate. Along the winding ancient tunnel, the two came to a bright hall. Although the hall was underground, it was free from the erosion of rain, snow, wind and frost, but it was also carved with traces of time and full of historic sites.The four walls of the main hall are a pair of exquisite relief sculptures, most of which are gods, demons, monsters and monsters in myths and legends... There are pearls embedded in the relief sculptures, making the whole hall bright as day.Under the light of the pearl, the lifelike relief sculpture seems to have a soul, and it seems to break out of the wall. In the middle of the ancient hall is a white jade platform, which is crystal clear and exudes a soft light. It is the best precious jade at first glance.It was not Baiyutai that attracted Chen Nan's attention, but the people on the jade platform. A tall and burly middle-aged man stood in the center of the jade platform. The middle-aged man's long black hair fluttered casually over his shoulders. He had a bronze face, long eyebrows that fell into the temples, a straight nose, and a pair of bright black eyes that were breathtaking and frightening to look at.But the most shocking thing is the aura of the middle-aged man, the peerless arrogance, the majestic posture that looks down on the world, making the middle-aged man look like a demon god looking down on all living beings. Chen Nan's eyes became hot, and tears almost rolled down. The middle-aged man's expression was too similar to his father's, his eyes were equally wise and sharp, and his aura was equally domineering in the world. That kind of unrivaled beauty deeply shocked him. The old man said: "See, that strange wave is emitted from the person who has passed away in front of him. This senior is really outstanding!" When Chen Nan heard the word "gone", his mind was shocked, and he couldn't believe his ears. He looked at the person in front of him carefully again, and finally found a little light in his long hair, which was a sword hilt . The word "Flying Sword" flashed in his mind, and the extremely domineering middle-aged man was pierced by the flying sword and killed. "Dead, such a peerless master died under the flying sword?" Chen Nan couldn't believe it. The aura of the middle-aged man in front of him was by no means weaker than that of his father, Chen Zhan, and he must have already surpassed the fifth level. However, after Chen Zhan reached the pinnacle of martial arts, even those ascetics who followed the Mahayana method could hardly beat him.He once heard his mother say that when martial arts has reached such a world, there are no weapons to hurt in the world, and it is difficult to meet opponents. He walked around the jade platform, and found a piece of bone powder behind the jade platform, and not far away, there was a pile of broken bones.He didn't even need to think about it, he knew that the two died under the unrivaled power of the middle-aged man on the stage. The old man said: "That's where I got my book. Judging from the fonts on the book, everything here should be six or seven thousand years ago. But this senior's body is actually immortal, and he still stands proudly." It’s just unbelievable.” Chen Nan sighed in his heart: "This senior's skill is so powerful that he has condensed his body into an indestructible body. The strong will always be the strong, and the momentum is still so compelling after death." The old man said: "Go, go up and watch, there are still writings under his feet." "Oh?" Chen Nan lifted his spirits, and jumped onto the jade platform together with the old man. On the crystal jade platform, there are only a few lines of characters carved with fingers, like iron hooks and silver strokes, vigorous and powerful, and there is a sense of sadness rushing towards the face, which makes people sigh infinitely. "The way of a monster becomes a fairy, and the laws of heaven cannot tolerate it. Kill the monster and eliminate the evil, so as to warn the world. Sigh, the monster has a younger brother, just in time to return. The seriously injured body resists it, and it is powerless to return to the sky. Both perish. Demon Cave, I am ashamed, I call myself here!" "So that's the case, alas!" Chen Nan sighed, and exclaimed: "Although Yao Dao has just stepped into the realm of immortality, he is already an immortal after all. !" The old man also felt a little emotional: "Yes, if he hadn't missed one person, I'm afraid there will be another powerful Martial Immortal in this world." Chen Nan sighed: "Before he was alive, his miraculous skills were unrivaled, and he stood upright. After death, his body is immortal, and he stands proudly. He has a domineering spirit for thousands of years, condensed and never dissipated. He is a peerless hero who looks down upon the world." Then he suddenly laughed loudly: "Haha... I am full of confidence in martial arts now. Immortals are so powerful, but they have not been wiped out by a martial arts peak. It is conceivable that if a martial arts practitioner steps into the fairyland, hehe ..." The old man said: "Let me take you to the place where the demon way is practiced." Chen Nan followed the old man through the ancient temple and along the tunnel to an ancient cave like purgatory on earth.The pearl glowed with a gloomy light, and the ground was vast and white. Looking carefully, it turned out to be thousands of dead bones, some of which had been completely shattered. When the air flow surged slightly, there were bursts of powder, and a cloud of yin energy permeated the ancient cave.In the center of the thousands of dead bones is a dry pool of blood. The walls of the pool are black and red and eerie, with a chilly air, as if there are ghosts floating above it. This is a gloomy and terrifying mass grave. In the extreme silence, it seems that there are thousands of living souls screaming, which makes the scalp numb and the heart chill. Chen Nan looked terrified, and said: "This is where the cultivation of the demon way lies? It's really cruel and inhuman. To satisfy one's own selfishness, he actually slaughtered thousands of living beings. Such a person becomes a fairy, it's really intolerable!" After finishing speaking, he couldn't help but look at the old man. If he guessed correctly, the so-called evil book in the old man's hand must be the evil method that the evil way had practiced. It may be the second demon. The old man laughed, the wrinkles on his face trembled, and said: "Young people don't have to be afraid. I am a martial arts practitioner. How can I practice Taoism again? Besides, it is a very dangerous way of blood cultivation. Martial arts practitioners should go Cultivating the Tao is extremely difficult to achieve without the talents of heaven and earth. The two are essentially different. I just borrowed some unique insights from that evil book. It needs to produce blood. I think the livestock slaughtered by the imperial dining room every day are enough gone." The coldness on Chen Nan's body eased slightly, and then the two left this eerie ancient cave. After coming to the ancient temple, Chen Nan came to the jade platform, stared at the peerless strong man, and said to the old man: "When I was in the ancient library, I sensed this strange fluctuation twice, why didn't I sense it during the period?" Woolen cloth?" The old man said: "The two times you have happened to be on the night of the full moon, only then will the fluctuations become stronger. I think it has something to do with the layout here. There may be some ancient formations that gather the vitality of the world." "Is there an ancient formation here?" "That's right. I think it was laid down by the demon way back then. If you practice here, you will get twice the result with half the effort. However, the risks will inevitably increase. If the cultivation is too smooth and you have not experienced the corresponding tempering of the state of mind, you will definitely make your heart demon If it grows, it is easy to go mad." Chen Nan nodded in agreement, and said: "The so-called gains must be lost. This world is balanced. People must learn to own and know how to give up. The demon way was too greedy and cruel back then. We killed so many souls, otherwise we wouldn't have caused death." The old man said: "It's one thing to say, and it's the same thing to do. Many bad qualities are rooted deep in the human soul, and it is difficult to control in the face of huge temptations. For example, now you may get the unrivaled power of a peerless master, Can you not be tempted?" Chen Nan laughed and said: "Be tempted, of course be tempted, but I don't have such a chance." The old man said, "What if there is such an opportunity?" "Although I am tempted, I will give up in the end." The old man stared at Chen Nan without blinking, and said, "Why?" Chen Nandao: "The power obtained from the outside world is always not as pure as the one obtained from self-cultivation. I'm afraid it will restrict the development of one's own power." The old man sighed: "Young man, you are very conceited, but you have the qualifications to be conceited. I can't do it. Death is always threatening my life. If there is such a powerful force, I will never give up." Chen Nan smiled and didn't say anything. The old man said: "Young man, will you give me a helping hand? Let me get rid of the shadow of death." Chen Nan showed a puzzled look. The old man's wrinkled cheeks trembled, and he said, "Young man, do you know? When you first stepped into the ancient library, I sensed the aura in your body. After careful observation, I found that you were born with spiritual roots. .If I can get the help of someone who is born with spiritual roots, it is possible to get a huge power, so that I don't need to practice evil books, and I can extend my life for decades." The old man pointed to the domineering and peerless master on the jade platform, and said, "Do you know why there are strange fluctuations gushing out from his body? That is because there is a huge power in his body, which is his peerless cultivator. Because, if we can draw those powers out..." After hearing this, Chen Nan's heart turned cold. He was still wondering just now that even if the old man repays his kindness, there is no need to lead him here. It turned out that all this was premeditated by the old man. "Senior, think about it. Thousands of years have passed. The heroic soul of that peerless master has long since disappeared. How can there be such a powerful force hidden in his body? I think it is his indestructible body and the resonance of the heaven and earth vitality." the result of." The old man said: "This possibility is not ruled out, but it may also be as I guessed. How will you know if you don't try it? Young man, will you help me?" Chen Nan said: "My cultivation is far behind yours, how can I help you?" The old man said: "This has nothing to do with cultivation. You have spiritual roots and can easily attract the vitality of heaven and earth. If you and I work together, we will definitely be able to stimulate the power in that peerless master." Chen Nan was very unwilling to help this scheming old man, and even less willing to blaspheme that peerless master, but considering his current situation, he had no choice but to agree to the old man's request. The old man was very happy, and said: "Your spiritual root is innate, and mine is cultivated the day after tomorrow, which is far inferior to yours. Put your palms on his back for a while, and feel the power in his body with your heart. Then guide it out, and I will assist you by the side." After boarding the jade platform, Chen Nan secretly said: "I'm offended." He put his hands on the back of the indestructible body, and felt the strange fluctuation with his heart. The old man also reached out his hand to the back of the immortal body, closed his eyes and sensed carefully. A complex and inexplicable emotion seemed to come from ancient times and spread into Chen Nan's heart, making him feel extremely lost in his heart as if he had experienced a thousand years in an instant.He was shocked. If it wasn't for the cold tentacles of the Immortal Body, he really thought that this peerless master was going to be resurrected.He knew that the complicated emotions were the feelings of a peerless master when he was dying, such as loss and helplessness... Chen Nan calmed down, excluded all distracting thoughts, and carefully sensed the strange fluctuations in Bu Mie's body.The sudden strange fluctuation seemed to resonate with him, and a majestic force began to surge in the immortal body.Chen Nan was taken aback, for there was really a huge power hidden in the body of the peerless master.He was shocked, it was beyond his imagination, a person has been dead for thousands of years, yet his body still retains that unrivaled skill. Chen Nan took a sneak peek and saw that although the old man had his hands on the back of the indestructible body, he didn't seem to notice it. He secretly made a decision in his heart that he must not guide this huge force out and inject it into the old man. in the body.He felt that this old man's scheming was too deep, and it was always difficult for people to see through it. If he was already extremely powerful to absorb this power, he didn't know what terrible consequences would be caused. After a long time, Chen Nan put down his hands and sighed: "Except for that strange fluctuation, I didn't sense any power flowing in the body of this Immortal." Hearing what he said, the old man also lowered his hands, with a look of disappointment on his face. After coming out of the ancient hall, in the empty ancient tunnel, Chen Nan was very worried, he was afraid that this old man with deep thoughts would kill him here.He didn't breathe a sigh of relief until he got out of the hole in the ancient library. The old man pushed the bookshelf back to its original position, smiled at Chen Nan, and said: "Hey...Young people, don't be afraid, I won't do you any harm. You are the hero of my Chu country, how can I destroy Chu?" Where is the country's future peerless master?" The old man patted him on the shoulder and said, "Work hard, my old man can live for twenty or thirty years relying on that evil book, and during this period I can give you a lesson or two." Chen Nan nodded numbly, and he didn't feel the cold sweat on his body until he returned to Qishi Mansion.