The series of demands from the old madman came out of nowhere, and his words were full of pressure. I was a little confused for a moment, and subconsciously turned my head to look at the old madman. The old madman was still smiling, but it was a smile that was not real, and there was doubt in his eyes!
Could it be that... the old madman was doubting Wang Mazi?
Yes, there was something wrong with Wang Mazi and Manniu when they came back this time, especially when they were sitting in front of the bonfire, they exuded a breath that made me feel particularly uncomfortable.
At this time, Wang Mazi and Manniu had already entered the corridor, holding a flashlight and walking down the steps in the corridor.
I looked at Qingyi and wanted to tell her what I saw was wrong, but Qingyi patted my shoulder and winked at me, then smiled, lifted the hem of his clothes and followed.
After all, I have cooperated for so long, I can still understand Qingyi's eyes - he told me not to say anything, he knows it in his heart, just follow!
I thought about it, and it is also true. No matter what happened to Wang Mazi and the others, they should know the whereabouts of Fatty and the others. Follow the clues to find Fatty and the others first, otherwise, now that the contact is cut off, it is not easy to find a few living people in such a large ruins.
After understanding Qingyi's thoughts, I kept silent and followed Qingyi's steps.
The tunnel was cold and gloomy inside, with a particularly strong yin energy and abnormally damp. After all, it was under the sea, so it was normal for water to seep in from underground. This dampness plus yin energy was yin tide, which was extremely harmful to the human body. As soon as I came in, I felt the cold air "swooshing" into the gaps between my bones. Even the murderous aura could not stop it. I couldn't help shivering, and a stream of white smoke would come out of my nose between each breath. It can be seen that the temperature here has dropped to an extreme. Fortunately, although it has been sealed for a long time, the air circulation is still good, at least it does not affect breathing.
The steps of the tunnel were wet because of the backflow of seawater, and moss formed on them over time, making them very slippery. In order to prevent falling, we went down very slowly, and we didn't know how long this tunnel was. It seemed to go very deep into the ground with twists and turns. We walked around for nearly half an hour before we finally reached the bottom.
At the end of the steps, there is a space made of bluestone. It is square and about 300 to 400 square meters in size. It is empty inside and looks like the basement under the Orion Temple. In the southeast of the basement, there is an iron door, and I don't know where it leads to.
Wang Mazi and Qingyi were the first to enter the basement. As soon as they entered, I found something wrong - the ground of the basement looked particularly soft, like the sand on the beach, and it sank immediately after stepping on it.
Wang Mazi and Manniu were fine, and seemed to be unaware of this situation, but Qingyi stopped after walking two steps inside and frowned at his feet.
"Get out of the way."
At this time, the old madman came up and pushed me away, strode into the basement, raised his hand and grabbed a handful of wet mud-like things from the ground, but it was not mud, because these paste-like things were black and gray under the flashlight.
The old madman put his nose close to the paste-like things and sniffed them, then sneered, looked up at Wang Mazi and Manniu, and said: "Incense ash? I finally understand what this place is. You two, stop, don't pretend, it's tiring!"
Swish!
Wang Mazi and Manniu stopped for a moment, then turned their heads to look at the old madman. Their faces were a little unclear under the flickering light of the flashlight, and they only felt that their bodies seemed a little stiff, like a piece of steel plate standing there.
After a while, Wang Mazi said: "Old man, what are you talking about?"
"Pretend! Just keep pretending!"
The old madman paced back and forth in the basement with his hands behind his back, suddenly turned his head to look at Wang Mazi, and sneered: "Seven-level Fire Bureau, right?"
Seven-level Fire Bureau?
I was also stunned when I heard the name, and after thinking about it, I finally knew where I had heard it before!
This is an extremely vicious Maoshan Taoist formation that Qingyi told me. The last time I walked through the Eight Life Misfortunes, Qingyi told me about this soul-trapping formation when he was my guardian!
What is a soul-trapping formation? It is a formation that specifically traps evil spirits!
The so-called seven gates are the seven earth vein life gates found by Maoshan Taoism after perceiving the heaven and earth! They are Yunken Pass, Shangxun Pass, Zichen Pass, Shangyang Pass, Tianyang Pass, Yusu Pass and Taiyou Pass. The seven gates correspond to Tanlang, Jumen, Lucun, Wenqu, Lianzhen, Wuqu and Pojun in the Big Dipper!
So what is the role of the seven gates? In fact, the seven gates are in charge of the flow of vitality in any urban, rural or population-dwelling area. In Feng Shui, they are also called the earth vein life gates. If these seven gates are nailed to death with peach wood stakes, it is equivalent to nailing the earth veins to death, strangling the flow of vitality, and turning a place into a dead zone where vitality does not flow!
If the seven gates are broken, the evil spirits will go blind!
This is a widely circulated saying in Maoshan Taoism. It does not mean that once the seven gates are nailed through, the Yin people trapped in this place will really go blind, but that the Yin people move with the flow of vitality. Only in places where vitality flows can they move freely. Once the seven gates that dominate a certain place are nailed down, the Yin people here will be trapped and can't get out at all, unless - borrow the body of a living person!
That is, the Yin people trapped in the seven gates can leave only by getting on the body of a living person!
How did this method of "nailing the seven gates" come about? In fact, it was developed by Maoshan Taoists studying the Ghost Gate in the underworld!
The Ghost Gate is the only place where the Yin and Yang are connected with vitality. Once the Ghost Gate is opened, the vitality flows, and the Yin people trapped in the Yin can come out. Once the Ghost Gate is closed, even the Ten Kings of Hell and the Yin leaders of all parties have to stay in the underworld and squint!
As soon as I thought about this, I couldn't help but recall the shape of the corridor I walked through when I came down just now. It was winding and winding. The overall route looked like a spoon. Isn't it the shape of the Big Dipper? That corridor is where the seven gates of the Orion Temple are located. The seven gates were opened up into corridors, and it was obvious that the seven gates were nailed down!
In other words... the seven gates of the Orion Temple were nailed down, and the vitality was cut off. The yin people inside couldn't get out and could only be trapped here!
Then what about the Fire Bureau? This is actually the most vicious magic circle in Maoshan Dao, no one else! !
The Fire Bureau, also known as the Red Flame Bureau, is actually a tomb bureau, that is, a magic circle used to deal with the dead. The soul of a person is yin, and it becomes strong when it meets water and weak when it meets fire. Therefore, since this Fire Bureau is used to deal with the dead, it must be an extremely yang bureau! Six three-foot stone stakes are engraved with the twelve earthly branches, namely, Yi, Wu, Wei, Hai, Zi, and Chou, and buried around the tomb. Yi, Wu, and Wei are inside, and Hai, Zi, and Chou are outside. In the "three earthly branches", Yi, Wu, and Wei are in the southern fire; Hai, Zi, and Chou are in the northern fire. These two fires are called "six earth fires" in Maoshan magic. They are the karma fires used to torture souls in the underworld. They are the most painful ones. The sea of fire in the "mountain of knives and sea of fire" used to deal with unfilial people is this kind of six earth fire. It does not burn the living, but only the dead. It is the most terrible fire of torture for the dead!
Then, after using these six three-foot stone stakes to define the scope of the fire bureau, a three-foot thick layer of incense ash should be sprinkled in the tomb bureau. Incense ash is an extremely yang thing. Three feet of incense ash means three feet of extremely yang thick soil, burning the Yin people.
In addition, the coffin should be made of mulberry wood and the outer coffin should be made of red saltpeter.
The wood of the mulberry tree is a perennial woody plant. It is a pure yang wood in Maoshan Shu. It is produced in Shuzhong. The wood is hard, but it is definitely not a material for making coffins. Using the wood of the mulberry tree to make coffins is purely a special need of the Fire Bureau. According to legend, the ancient wheelchair that Zhuge Kongming sat on was made of the mulberry tree.
Red saltpeter is a powder of saltpeter. It is yang in Maoshan Shu. Its effect is better than cinnabar, but it is much more precious than cinnabar. Therefore, most folk rituals use cinnabar instead. Only the royal family or dignitaries have the strength to use red saltpeter in rituals.
After preparing all this, the dead are buried at noon on the day of the Great Heat, and the coffin is placed in the north-south direction, which basically forms the Fire Bureau.
The owner of the tomb in the Fire Bureau will be burned by the six earth fires, just like being in purgatory!
The Seven-pass Fire Bureau is actually an improved version of the Fire Bureau. Seven gates are set to seal the tomb, so that the tomb owner cannot leave, and then the Fire Bureau is set to burn the tomb owner. To put it bluntly, it is to use the six-earth fire to torture the tomb owner forever, so that he will never be reborn!
This bureau is too vicious. It is a bureau that cuts off the descendants. It is recorded in "Maoshan Tuzhi". It is impossible to test when it was developed, but it was used once in the literature. It was set up by a Maoshan Taoist named Liu Chongde who was proficient in Fengshui and feng shui in the Ming Dynasty at the request of Ming Chengzu Zhu Di. But I don't know which unlucky guy was tormented.
Qingyi was also pale when he talked about this time. I didn't expect that I would see this legendary Seven-pass Fire Bureau that cuts off the descendants in a temple in Atlantis!
Then the question came. This is the place of Daxiguo, the fourth civilization that existed nine thousand years ago. How could the bureau of cutting off the descendants of our country's Maoshan Dao appear here?
Could it be... the Three Pure Ones?
I was full of doubts.
At this time, after the old madman pointed out the mystery of this place, Wang Mazi's face changed, which indirectly confirmed the old madman's statement...