The jade ball in Gu Yulian's hand was obviously the key to the Blood God Palace's arsenal.
After turning the key, a circular bronze plate in the middle of the heavy bronze door opened, revealing a golden wheel inside.
The golden wheel was one foot in diameter, and the twelve zodiac signs were engraved around it.
More importantly, with the appearance of the golden wheel, the surrounding ground also rumbled and shook. The stone slabs on the mountain walls and the dome automatically moved away, revealing deep holes.
"What kind of mechanism is this?" Bai Xiaowen looked around cautiously.
Gu Yulian glanced at Bai Xiaowen and said, "Behind the door is the most secret place of the Blood God Palace, and there is no one guarding it. Of course, we have to set up a powerful mechanism. The jade ball in my hand can only let us see the Twelve Primordial Golden Wheel. Next, we have to move the wheel needle in the correct order seven times to open the door of the arsenal. "
After a pause, Gu Yulian continued, "In these seven turns, we have to move the wheel needle to the correct image of the Primordial Golden Wheel. If there is a mistake, the arsenal's mechanism will be triggered immediately."
Although Gu Yulian did not say what the arsenal's mechanism would look like after it was triggered, Bai Xiaowen felt a chill down his spine when he looked at the dark holes around him.
This golden wheel was equivalent to a 12-digit, 7-digit password box. There were more than 30 million possible combinations, but only one was correct. The wisdom of the ancient craftsmen of Hua Xia was absolutely not to be underestimated.
"Young Master Bai, please step aside. I'm not used to people standing too close to me," Gu Yulian said.
Bai Xiaowen knew that she was trying to protect the secret of the wheel needle, so he did not mind and stepped aside. However, from the corner of his eye, he firmly remembered every movement of Gu Yulian's fingers.
Bai Xiaowen remembered the range of her movements. There was a slight difference between moving from the "Zi Shu" position to the "Chou Ox" position and moving to the "Yin Tiger" position. Through the range of movements, Bai Xiaowen could calculate which zodiac sign the needle was pointing to after each move.
Even before Bai Xiaowen became an Awakened, he was able to use his abnormal memory to replicate the movements of a pharmacist. He was able to recreate the complicated process and successfully concoct the medicine. Now that he had become an Awakened, his eyesight, hearing, and spiritual senses had greatly improved. Although the lighting was dim and he was quite far away, it was still easy for him to copy Gu Yulian's movements.
Bai Xiaowen didn't have any bad intentions, but it was better to be prepared. He still didn't have a hundred percent trust in Gu Yulian.
After seven revolutions, the heavy bronze door rumbled and slowly slid into the mountain wall. The surrounding mechanism holes were also quietly hidden behind the stone slabs.
"Huh? There's a light behind the door. Is there someone inside?" Li Shuyi asked in the team channel.
The group of people filed in. Gu Yulian pressed the button again, and the heavy bronze door slowly closed.
Bai Xiaowen glanced at the wall lamps that were placed every few steps and replied in the team channel, "No, these oil lamps should be eternal."
"How much oil is needed?" Li Shuyi muttered.
Bai Xiaowen said helplessly, "In comparison, shouldn't you be more concerned about the oxygen supply? The existence of these oil lamps means that this armory isn't airtight. Air can still circulate from the outside. "
The armory was very spacious. There weren't rows of bookshelves with martial arts manuals as expected. There were only stone pillars, each pillar as thick as two people hugging it.
There were engravings on the stone pillars. Some were figures of people, some were figures of meridians. There were also small annotations next to them.
Bai Xiaowen came to one of the stone pillars. There were four large words engraved on the top of the pillar: Phaseless Magic.
There were also a few lines of small words below: Phaseless Magic, the world's first-class internal energy cultivation method. When practiced to the realm of great success, it was invisible and formless. It could freely simulate and display the martial arts of various sects and schools, and its power would be even stronger. It was less effective in simulating martial arts of the concept, but it was a fly in the ointment — sand.
Below it were diagrams of the human body's meridians and annotations.
Bai Xiaowen was engrossed in reading. Beside him, Gu Yulian smiled and said, "Phaseless Magic was engraved by the second Shachi Palace Lord. If you want to succeed in this internal energy cultivation method, you'll need ten years of hard work. Young Master Bai has already missed the best age to practice internal energy. Even if you start working hard now, it's already too late. "
Bai Xiaowen's heart skipped a beat. He said, "Since you know that I can't practice it, then where's your sincerity?"
Gu Yulian said, "It's not easy to learn internal energy cultivation methods. However, the armory contains the martial arts experiences of past Palace Lords. Any one of these martial arts can dominate for a period of time. Young Master Bai only needs to choose a set of martial arts that doesn't require the use of internal energy. "
As she spoke, Gu Yulian walked to the side of one of the stone pillars. She gently knocked on the stone pillar and said, "For example, this Flowing Cloud Sword Technique is the ultimate technique of the Jiuhua Sect. When practiced to the realm of great success, the sword moves will be as smooth as moving clouds and flowing water. It can be ranked as one of the top three fastest sword techniques in the world. The best part is that the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique doesn't require the use of internal energy. It only requires the user to be nimble enough and have a strong enough body to withstand the burden of extremely high sword speed. "
Bai Xiaowen silently nodded. The Flowing Cloud Sword Technique was definitely the type that increased the attack speed during the execution. It was more suitable for Li Shuyi.
Hearing the words "top three fastest sword techniques in the world," Bai Xiaowen suddenly thought of something. He said, "Is the collection of martial arts in this armory very complete? Is there a Breaking Water Sword Technique? "
Gu Yulian smiled. "I knew Young Master Bai would ask this question. There is a collection of the Breaking Water Sword Technique, but it only contains the set of sword moves. There is no matching Breaking Water Sword Intent. Besides, even if there is, you don't have internal energy. You can't practice the Breaking Water Sword Intent. "
Bai Xiaowen said, "Then how can a person like me practice internal energy?"
"One word, difficult."
Gu Yulian shook her head. "You're already an adult. Your meridians are blocked. If you want to practice internal energy, you need to open up your meridians first. The prerequisite for opening up your meridians is to have internal energy. This is a difficult problem with no solution. "
"Can't I use external forces?" Bai Xiaowen's heart itched. In wuxia novels, there was a story about a top master helping to open up the Ren and Du meridians.
Gu Yulian obviously understood Bai Xiaowen's meaning. She smiled and said, "When external forces enter the body, the resistance will increase by ten times. For example, scratching an itch through one's boot. Although the force is strong, it can't be fully expressed. Only a top master like my master can do it. However, if you want to ask that kind of master to help you open up your meridians, it's even more impossible. "
"Then what about swallowing natural treasures? For example, thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum. "Bai Xiaowen fully displayed the spirit of asking questions if he didn't understand. Han Xu's eyes also lit up.
Gu Yulian completely couldn't understand Bai Xiaowen and the others' endless desire for internal energy. She just said helplessly, "First of all, natural treasures are extremely rare. Even if there is, if the medicinal power is too strong, it will break your meridians before you can open them up. If you rashly swallow it, the spiritual medicine will be poison. "
"Okay." Bai Xiaowen actually didn't give up, but he didn't want to ask anymore.
Everyone walked in the martial arts library. Gu Yulian kept explaining the origins of the martial arts on the stone pillars. Some of these martial arts were collected by the previous Palace Masters when they challenged various sects. However, most of them were created by the previous Palace Masters by combining the strengths of various sects.
It could be said that the martial arts recorded on each stone pillar were superior martial arts of the Sword Song Plane. The lowest level was on the same level as Ying Jianfan's "Flying Shadow Swordsmanship."
When they were about to reach the end, they saw blank stone pillars. There were no more martial arts inscribed on them.
At the end of the martial arts library, there was a jade bed. Beside it were bowls, basins, and other daily necessities. It added a hint of life to this solemn martial arts library.
Gu Yulian came to a stone pillar near the jade bed. She stroked the pillar and said, "This is the place where the fifth Palace Master, Master, recorded the martial arts. She usually had a great regret, so she worried about it. She spent very little time cultivating in the martial arts library. She also left behind the least martial arts records. "
Bai Xiaowen approached the jade bed, but Gu Yulian stopped him.
"Don't come near!"
Gu Yulian said in a low voice. "The Blood God Palace's Blood God Sutra is hidden in the jade bed. Only the Palace Master can learn this divine art. "
Bai Xiaowen was slightly startled. He then smiled and said, "Miss, you are really sincere to me. You don't even hide this kind of secret. Aren't you afraid that I will suddenly turn hostile and steal the Blood God Sutra? "
Gu Yulian was unusually calm. "What's the use of stealing the Blood God Sutra? You won't be able to cultivate it. Besides, even if you can cultivate it and become invincible, you won't be able to walk out of the martial arts library. "
Bai Xiaowen glanced at the heavy bronze door of the martial arts library. "Do I need to activate the mechanism to walk out of the martial arts library?"
Gu Yulian nodded. Obviously, only she knew how to activate the mechanism. No wonder she was so calm.
Bai Xiaowen shook his head and smiled. "No wonder you closed the door after entering. You are so careful."
"I can't be careless when dealing with someone as smart as Young Master Bai." Gu Yulian smiled.
Bai Xiaowen said, "Alright, I was just joking. You said that only the Palace Master can learn the Blood God Sutra. Do you know it yourself? "
Gu Yulian shook her head. "Master doesn't allow me to learn it."
"That's a bit troublesome." Bai Xiaowen frowned. "If you can learn the Blood God Sutra, it should be much easier to obtain the approval of the three peaks and four valleys. In a sense, it should be a symbol of the Palace Master and also represents strength."
Gu Yulian said indifferently, "Master's self-created 'Jade Forging Art' is also a first-class internal technique."
"Since you have been designated as the next Palace Master, why don't you activate the jade bed and learn the Blood God Sutra? This will greatly reduce the difficulty of our seizing power. "Bai Xiaowen said.
Gu Yulian shook her head. "If Master doesn't allow me to learn it, I won't learn it."
"Concubine Yin isn't here …"
Bai Xiaowen wanted to say more, but Gu Yulian waved her hand to stop him. "I'm not an obedient disciple and often make Master angry. However, I definitely won't do anything that Master doesn't allow me to do. She said that the Blood God Sutra is too bloody and goes against the laws of nature. Those who cultivate it will either be alone for the rest of their lives or die a horrible death. That's why she racked her brains to create the Jade Forging Art and teach it to me. "
Bai Xiaowen came to a realization. As the ancient Hua Xia Plane, the Sword Song Plane was very particular about the relationship between master and disciple. There was a saying that a master for a day was a father for life. Disciples naturally had great respect for their master.
Thinking about the words' deceiving one's master and destroying one's ancestors', the sin of 'deceiving one's master' was actually the same as' destroying one's ancestors'. One could see how much influence this moral tradition of the ancient Hua Xia Plane had.
Of course, most masters also did their best to treat their disciples as their own children. For example, Concubine Yin and Gu Yulian were master and disciple.
"Is this Blood God Sutra really that evil?" Bai Xiaowen didn't really believe it. This was simply a feudal superstition.
Gu Yulian said, "Master is right. Since the first Palace Master, Sha Qianhai, every Palace Master had unparalleled divine power, but they didn't have a family member to accompany them until the end. They were often depressed, and some even died suddenly in their prime. Even Master is the same. "
"You said that Concubine Yin had a great regret. What are the details?" Bai Xiaowen asked. "If it's not convenient to say, then forget it."
Gu Yulian's tone was calm. "Actually, this matter isn't much of a secret. There's no harm in telling you in detail. However, as a disciple, I can't arbitrarily talk about Master's matters. I'll tell you briefly. Master's parents died in the hands of the man she loved the most. "
The three members of the White Phoenix Squad were all shocked.
Li Shuyi muttered, "That's too scary. Wouldn't Concubine Yin hate that man for the rest of her life?"
"Maybe it was an accident, or someone framed her." Bai Xiaowen stood from the man's point of view and proposed another possibility.
Gu Yulian sneered. "Framed? Master saw with her own eyes that man killed her mother. Her father was also seriously injured and eventually died. This matter was witnessed by hundreds and thousands of martial arts heroes. Tell me, how did you frame him? "
"…" Bai Xiaowen was speechless.
He didn't expect Gu Yulian's reaction to be so fierce. It seemed that Gu Yulian empathized with Concubine Yin's experience, so she also had a deep hatred for that man.
"Well, this matter ends here. Don't mention it again."
Gu Yulian quickly restrained her emotions and showed a faint smile again, as flawless as a white jade. She waved her hand and said, "Young Master Bai, you have seen my sincerity. As long as you help me seize the power of Blood God Palace, you can choose any martial arts here. Of course, Blood God Scripture is not included. "
"Okay." Bai Xiaowen nodded without hesitation.
The group left the armory and walked along the underground passage for an unknown amount of time. At the end of the passage, there was a spiral staircase made of stone slabs that led upwards.
Gu Yulian walked up the stairs and said softly, "Do you know where this staircase leads to?"
Bai Xiaowen's eyes flashed. "Blood God Mountain?"
Gu Yulian nodded slightly. "Not only Blood God Mountain, but also the main hall of Blood God Palace, behind the palace master's throne!"
Bai Xiaowen took a breath. "My maid … Bai Rui is also in Blood God Palace?"
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