novelaction Chapter 597
Chapter 597
The teahouse "Wuxingju" has been closed to customers for seven days.
The backyard was converted into a makeshift war room, with a long table covered with maps, ancient books, and all sorts of strange instruments.
Wu Tianzhen, her eyes bloodshot from staying up all night, pushed a stack of yellowed county gazetteers to the center of the table:
“There is indeed a record of a ‘third beacon tower’ thirty miles west of Dunhuang, but it is only a fragment.”
He pointed to one of the lines of blurred seal script:
“A red light emanated from the ground at night, like blood staining the sand, and it disappeared after three days.”
The traveler heard a sound from underground, like ten thousand people chanting scriptures, but the words were incomprehensible.
"Ten thousand people chanting scriptures..."
Jie Xiaohua pondered:
"Could it be a 'resonance' of the ancient god's consciousness?"
Like what I felt at the altar on Mount Kunlun?
The fat man leaned closer and pointed to a point marked with cinnabar on the map:
"I've been to this place before, two years ago I went there with a group of tomb raiders to scout out the area."
It was just a large sand dune on the surface, with the ruins of a Han Dynasty garrison at the bottom, but there wasn't anything valuable there, so we didn't dig it up at the time.
"It was the right thing not to use the shovel."
Zhang Qilin suddenly spoke.
He stood up from the corner, walked to the table, and placed a thread-bound book wrapped in oilcloth on it.
The cover of the booklet was mostly decayed, but the words "Zhang Clan Records - Forbidden Chapter" were faintly visible.
“The Zhang family has been guarding more than just the seal on Kunlun Mountain for generations.”
Zhang Qilin opened the booklet and pointed to a hand-drawn star map, "Ancient God 'Bagshas'."
This is its true name in the oldest documents.
The remains were dismembered and suppressed at seven 'earth vein nodes,' with Kunlun Mountain being the main hub.
But its consciousness…
He turned to the next page, which was a complex and dizzying meridian diagram, with countless fine lines radiating out from the center and connecting to a dense array of symbols.
"Consciousness splits into 'seeds' and parasitizes ancient artifacts associated with them."
Bronze, jade, bone artifacts… anything that has borne its power can become a breeding ground for 'seeds'.
Zhang Qilin's tone remained calm, but a storm was brewing in his eyes:
“Every instance of looting, every archaeological excavation, or even every unintentional touch is providing nutrients to these ‘seeds’.”
When there are enough nutrients…
"They will sprout."
Zhang Hao continued, the charred mark on his palm still faintly burning:
"Like that man, become a 'vessel' for the resurgence of the ancient god's consciousness."
The room fell into silence.
Only the wind from West Lake outside the window occasionally makes the bronze wind chimes under the eaves ring softly.
From that day on, the sound of the wind chimes always carried a faint, yet unmistakable, warning.
"So that's what we have to do!"
Huo Xiuxiu sorted out her thoughts:
"Instead of going back to the 'main battlefield' like Kunlun Mountain, we need to find all the ancient artifacts that might harbor the 'seeds' and destroy them before they 'sprout'?"
"Or 'purify'."
Yi Sa added that she was holding a piece of black gravel she had brought back from the Kunlun Mountains, and was wiping it with a special solution:
"Zhang Hao's Qilin bloodline combined with the Five Elements Spirit may be able to dispel the contamination of the 'seed'."
"But the world is so vast, and there are so many ancient artifacts, how do we find them?"
The fat man scratched his head:
"We can't just uproot all the ancient tombs in the country, can we?"
Wu Tianzhen's eyes suddenly lit up:
"The man said 'It's calling' before he died... Could it be that these 'seeds' are interconnected?"
When a certain 'seed' is about to mature, or a certain 'container' appears, will the other 'seeds' resonate with it?
Zhang Hao and Zhang Qilin exchanged a glance.
"possible."
Zhang Hao walked to the window and looked towards Leifeng Pagoda on the opposite bank of West Lake:
"If there is a kind of 'resonance' connection between the 'seeds,' then..."
He took out the core of the Five Elements Spirit from his bosom.
Five crystals, each the size of a pigeon egg and of a different color, floated in the palm of the hand and slowly rotated.
After merging with Kunlun Mountain, they became connected to Zhang Hao's bloodline and have become part of his power.
"The spirit of the five elements can sense the abnormal movements of the energy in heaven and earth."
Zhang Hao closed his eyes and focused his mind into the crystal:
"If the awakening of the 'seed' triggers ley line fluctuations, perhaps we can 'locate' it."
The crystal shimmered, casting a soft, multicolored halo that enveloped the entire room.
Within the halo, fine, hair-like energy streams could be faintly seen moving through the air.
That is the "earth's energy" that ordinary people cannot perceive.