Who would have thought there would be a stone door on the mountain wall!
Why was there a stone door here?
There was only one answer. They had found the place.
Heng was so excited that his hands were shaking. He almost couldn't push the door open. He had to adjust himself before continuing.
Shao Xuan did not help. If this was any other time, he would have helped but this was a stone door that could lead to Gongjia Mountain. It was an honour for the Xia people to do this.
So Gongjia Mountain wasn't outside Xia Valley, it was within the valley itself!
When the stone door was pushed open, a gust of cold wind blew out.
It was dark inside. There was no light at all.
Heng did not care about anything else and hurried in. Shao Xuan followed.
Once they were inside, Heng closed the stone door again.
With the light from the glowing crystal, there was no need to start a fire. There was no firewood either.
Heng did not say a word after they entered. He walked along the tunnel in a hurry. After twenty years of searching, he had finally found this place. It was understandable that he was excited.
Shao Xuan followed Heng for about thirty minutes. There was a floral scent in the wind.
There was light ahead. They had reached the end of the tunnel.
They walked out of the tunnel and saw a place completely different from Xia Valley. It looked like an ordinary valley with a small stream. There were many plants on both sides of the stream. Shao Xuan even saw a few types of crops and fruit trees!
This was where the Xia people used to live!
Not far away, there was a three-metre-tall bell. Who knew how long it had been there. It was covered in dust and stone so it was hard to tell what it looked like.
Heng hurried over and picked up a hammer beside the bell frame. He hit the bell with it.
Clang!
A loud and melodious bell rang, echoing throughout the valley. It seemed to have a rhythm and pitch, rising and falling. It announced that another Xia person had successfully arrived.
As the bell trembled after being struck, the dust and stone particles on it were shaken off, revealing the true appearance under the dust.
It was a bronze bell that was almost golden in color. It was smooth and had no traces of rust. There were inscriptions and pictures on it, the biggest of which read 'Gongjia Valley'.
The valley was still buzzing. Heng, who was standing next to the clock, threw his head back and laughed maniacally. After laughing, he put down the bell hammer and looked at the surrounding mountain walls.
The cliffs here were not as steep as the Xia River Valley. There were some vines with bright flowers growing on the cliffs.
However, at this moment, neither Heng nor Shao Xuan noticed the fruit on the vine. Instead, they stared at the light patterns on the wall after Yang Guang was reflected off the bell.
Under the contrast of these patterns, the valley was dyed with a mysterious color.
"Twenty years, haha, twenty years! I finally found it! "
Heng walked along the wall until he found a bronze door. When he pushed it open, the first thing he saw were eighteen five-metre-tall bronze statues. Each statue had a different posture, clothing and weapon. There were axes, spears, swords, knives, bows, crossbows, arrows, as well as defensive weapons like shields and armours. If one was knowledgeable, they would realise that many of these weapons were ancient.
There were words engraved on the surrounding walls. They were left behind by the ancestors of the Xia people, words for the descendants of the Xia people who came here.
"Talent, temperament, opportunity?" Heng frowned as he read one sentence. Then, he laughed.
Perhaps many people only valued the first two or even just talent. However, to the Xia people, all three were indispensable. At least, that was what the Xia ancestors who left behind these words thought. If one had talent and temperament but was unlucky, the Xia people would not feel comfortable teaching them all their skills.
In terms of talent, Heng admitted that he could not compare to the ancestors who had successfully reached this place. Those who could reach this place on their own were all elites of their tribes. They were all famous in the history of their tribes. Even now, many people in Zhucheng and other tribes still remembered them.
Compared to them, Heng did not have a natural advantage. However, he had an opportunity!
If there was a key factor in Heng's success, it would definitely be Shao Xuan. Without Shao Xuan, Heng knew that he might not have been able to find this place even if he had another twenty years. This was also his luck and opportunity. It was not cheating. That was why after he got rid of his initial discomfort, he no longer felt burdened. His father had said that craftsmen had to be as thick as a bronze cauldron. Heng felt like he should learn from his father.
"Shao Xuan, I'm going in first. You wait outside. All the fruits in the valley are edible," said Heng.
"Can I go in and take a look?" asked Shao Xuan.
Heng smiled. "You're not Xia, you can't enter."
This was also why other than the Xia people, they could not learn any Xia skills from this place. They could not enter!
"You can try if you don't believe me. Just don't force your way in. You'll suffer if you do. Just take a small step in." Because Shao Xuan had helped him a lot, Heng did not plan to kick him to the curb. However, there were some things he could not decide.
When Shao Xuan heard this, he walked to the bronze door and looked inside. It looked like a palace made from a hollowed out mountain.
According to Heng, Shao Xuan only took a small step in.
The moment his foot touched the ground, Shao Xuan felt a strong sense of danger. The hairs on the back of his neck stood on end. Totemic patterns appeared on his body and his muscles tensed.
At the same time, cloud patterns appeared on the eighteen bronze statues. The dead statues seemed to come alive at this moment. They were like eighteen five-metre-tall advanced totemic warriors. The pressure they exuded rushed towards Shao Xuan. It felt like a real body was pressing down on him. It felt like there would be wind and swords coming at him mercilessly in the next second!
One statue was enough to cause immense pressure. Now, there were eighteen of them. Shao Xuan also felt like there were other things hidden in the shadows. To prevent outsiders, the Xia people would not have only made eighteen bronze statues.
"Witchcraft?" Shao Xuan felt the power of witchcraft.
This was only the first step. If he took another step, the repulsion would be stronger and the murderous intent would be thicker. Shao Xuan had to withstand the pressure alone. It was very difficult.
Heng was about to tell Shao Xuan to take his foot back when Shao Xuan's body lit up.
Whoosh —
Flames erupted from Shao Xuan's bone ornaments, almost enveloping Shao Xuan. At the same time, it blocked the pressure from the eighteen bronze statues.
Perhaps it was because they felt Shao Xuan's resistance, the cloud patterns on the statues became even more obvious. Their aura increased exponentially. If the statues had just come alive, they now looked like they had stepped onto a real battlefield. They were only five meters tall but it felt like they had suddenly grown taller. They were so huge that they could crush a person!
The surrounding atmosphere changed instantly, as if the air was about to be frozen into a block.
Even Heng, who was standing behind the eighteen bronze statues, was affected by the pressure. He looked at Shao Xuan in shock. How could this kid trigger the bronze statues to such an extent?! The stronger the outsider was, the more intense the reaction of the copper guardian would be. It was obvious that Shao Xuan's step had a huge impact on this place.
It was just one step, a normal step. It wasn't even a big step. How could such a simple step cause such a huge impact?! Heng felt like he had gone too far. He wanted to slap himself. He shouldn't have let Shao Xuan take this step. This kid was too strange.
On Shao Xuan's side, when the eighteen bronze figures' auras changed, he also reacted.
The flames wrapped around Shao Xuan rose to a height no lower than the eighteen bronze figures. At the same time, a blurred figure of a flame appeared. The flame figure reached out with one hand, as if it was trying to block the attack.
You're strong, I'm strong too!
Once again, the two sides began a new round of competition of aura, a confrontation of power.
Aura could kill.
At this moment, it felt like two powerful auras were fighting.
Even though the aura wasn't directed at Heng, he still felt uncomfortable. He clenched his teeth and held on. He could feel his bones creaking. If this continued, he would vomit blood and collapse before he could even see what his ancestors had left behind!
He looked at Shao Xuan. He was facing the eighteen statues head-on. Although he looked like he was having a hard time, he was doing much better than Heng. Heng felt like he was suffocating, it was getting harder to breathe.
But this wasn't the end. The battle escalated again. Metal clanged from the eighteen statues, as if they were warriors fighting on the battlefield. The totemic patterns on Shao Xuan's body glowed brighter. The flame giant grew taller.
The aura grew stronger.
Heng was drenched in sweat. The veins on his arms pulsed like they were about to explode. He wanted to speak but he couldn't. Even the blood in his body felt like it could only move in this stagnant atmosphere.
Who the hell was this kid?! Was he just a young Yanjiao warrior? Who was he kidding?! Even if he was a prodigy, he wouldn't be in this situation! Was it really not some old monster that had come?!
Heng felt like he couldn't hold on any longer. Also, he seemed to see the statue shaking. It must be a hallucination caused by the clash of forces.
Thankfully, the aura around him subsided. Shao Xuan retracted his foot.
The frozen air finally started to circulate.
Heng looked at Shao Xuan, who was standing at the door. Shao Xuan looked the same as before. Other than breathing a little faster, he didn't look bad.
"Alright, I've tried," said Shao Xuan.
Heng's face twitched. You've tried? You almost scared me to death?!
"You promise you won't force your way in?"
Heng was really worried that Shao Xuan would force his way in. In the past, he could say with absolute certainty, "No outsider can enter Gongjia Mountain safely!" But now, he was suspicious. Even if Shao Xuan couldn't enter, if he forced his way in, it would shake Gongjia Mountain. No one knew what would happen then.
"Don't worry, I won't force my way in." Shao Xuan turned to leave.
Heng wiped the sweat off his face as he watched Shao Xuan leave. His leg muscles were stiff and he couldn't walk. He had to walk slowly.
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