"Mister Cui … what do you think?"
Sage Yama and his entourage descended a moment later and asked solemnly as they observed the pool.
"This fiend fought to the death and defended its lair. Why does it seem like it's been enlightened today …"
Chou Yi said hatefully as he glanced vaguely at Cui Jue.
As a Daoist, they were naturally at odds with Legalism. After all, one sought to transcend worldly concerns while the other wanted to place everything under the 'law'. It would be a wonder if they were pleasing to the eye!
"That White Bone Demon God has left … and taken all the fiendish energy crystals with it … It'll take at least fifty years for this Three Baneful Arteries to form another one!"
Cui Jue stood up and scanned the surroundings with a gleam in his eyes. "However, this fiend didn't leave because he sensed danger. Someone is interfering!"
"Who is it?"
Sage Yama clenched his fists in anger. The air exploded, and the surging Yang energy caused Chou Yi to take several steps back unnaturally.
"There's a fifty percent chance that it's the spy who escaped earlier!"
Cui Jue said indifferently. Chou Yi's face immediately turned red. His lips trembled as if he wanted to argue.
Sage Yama waved a hand to stop the hostility on both sides and said, "The only thing we can do now is to go to the other fiendish vein. This time, we'll guard the surroundings and attack by force, regardless of our losses. We can't let this person go either!"
At this moment, the eyes of the Anomaly News Department's members were bloodshot as they looked at the unknown person who had snatched the initiative from them. They wanted nothing more than to eat his flesh! Skin him alive!
…
Wu Ming, who had unknowingly earned the resentment of so many people, had now arrived in front of Shengjing City.
"The mountains and rivers are still there, and the sun has set a few times …"
The setting sun was like blood, and the ruins were still there. Yesterday's events were still vivid in their minds, but that dynasty had long been buried in history.
Wu Ming could still vividly remember the scene of him following Ji Yi's army to Shengjing City during the overgod's mission. But now, the once prosperous and prosperous capital region had long since been reduced to ruins.
Even the soil was barren and had an unsettling grayish-black color, as if it had lost all its vitality.
"Baleful aura!"
Wu Ming was very clear about the culprit behind all of this. "Back then, Emperor Shang Jie collected all the weapons in the world and smelted the twelve Metal Men. He also used the art of witchcraft to perform a blood sacrifice. Originally, the Metal Men already had extremely powerful Metal Fiend stored in them! Later on, when he sealed Great Shang's Heavenly Fate and Dazhou's Dragon Energy, the combination of vengeful energy and Dragon Energy increased its strength by a level! Originally, if the Twelve Metal Colossi were successfully cultivated, it would be a supreme treasure that could suppress the fate of a nation! Unfortunately, fate plays tricks on us … "
"Since the Twelve Metal Men were destroyed, the Dragon Vein was already damaged, and now it was polluted by the evil aura. Naturally, Sheng Capital was destroyed. Ji Yi didn't set up his capital here, but forcibly moved the people of the Imperial Capital … This was a great deed. If they didn't move, they would be trapped here sooner or later! However, the Shang Province also declined after that … "
More than half of the city walls that even the 100,000 strong army could not take down had already collapsed.
It was even to the extent that the traces left behind by the earthquake all those years ago were still present, allowing Wu Ming to easily enter the city and gaze at the deathly silent scene.
"Hmm? The vengeful energy isn't that strong … "
Wu Ming frowned unexpectedly, "It seems that Daoist Yuqing's Luotian Great Dip was quite dedicated at that time … but …"
He came to the side of the palace and looked at the formation that covered the void and the veins of the earth. It was a formation that could only be seen by the spiritual eye. He smiled coldly, "Collect? Not suppress? "
Originally, the best way to get rid of the vengeful energy was to directly destroy it. The second best way was to suppress the place and seal it heavily. However, the formation that Wu Ming saw was a kind of guidance and gathering.
"This formation has been going on for 300 years. It is obvious that there are people constantly maintaining it … To gather the vengeful energy that is dissipating in the void outside, where are they trying to go?"
Following the direction of the formation, Wu Ming did not hesitate to move forward and immediately arrived at the royal palace.
This royal palace of the Shang Dynasty had been continuously expanded by several generations of emperors. It occupied an area of 20,000 hectares and had 108 palaces and tens of thousands of large and small houses. It was dazzling and beautiful.
Even though it had been plundered a few times and was continuously emptied by the people behind him, from the few broken pillars and broken tiles that remained, one could still clearly feel the majestic aura of the royal family.
Originally, in such ruins, there would definitely be vegetation growing everywhere. Rats and birds would multiply and it would become a paradise for the beasts. However, because of the vengeful energy, this place was barren and desolate. When Wu Ming walked in it, he was as small as an ant. The huge pressure of the deathly stillness was enough to make a normal person go crazy!
"Although there is a Dao technique to suppress it, the vengeful energy is so strong. It is naturally not a good place …"
Wu Ming knew that this was not an illusion. If a normal person stayed here for a long time, the vengeful energy would really invade their mind and turn them into a lunatic!
At this moment, he opened his Heaven's Eye and followed the formation that covered the entire royal palace. Then, he came to a place.
"It's actually this place …"
Wu Ming looked at the square in front of him, and the corner of his eye twitched unconsciously. "If I remember correctly, this is the core area where the 12 Metal Men crashed. The first batch of dragon monsters was also born here, right?"
In his eyes, the sky full of vengeful energy was gathered through the spiritual light of the formation, like a hundred rivers flowing back to the river, and concentrated underground.
How terrifying was the vengeful energy that had accumulated in the original royal palace?
Not to mention that the formation that Luo Tian had carved had gathered all the vengeful energy in the entire capital region!
"Carving spiritual energy into a formation, gathering the vengeful energy, and gathering it in the earth veins. This is the pattern of the Six Evils Meridians!"
Wu Ming pinched his fingers and calculated, and his expression changed again. "No! There is the Heaven's Wrath here, which is the Heaven's Wrath, the Earth's Calamity is the Earth's Wrath, and the 12 Metal Men crashed, which is the Man's Wrath. The vengeful energy of Heaven, Earth, and Man has already been gathered. This is not the Six Evils Land, but the Nine Evils Meridian!!! "
A mere Three Evils Yin Meridian in the outside world could raise the skeleton to the level of a demon god. Then, what kind of power would the legendary Nine Evils Meridian have?
"I have no doubt that the dragon monster that the Anomaly News Department is after is right under this plaza!"
A bright light flashed in Wu Ming's eyes. "But … how do we go down underground?"
As he pondered, a spiritual light flashed on his body, and the fluctuation of a Daoist technique spread far away.
"Who are you?"
A moment later, two Daoists rushed over in a panic. It was obvious that Wu Ming's plan had worked.
"Are the two of you Daoists from the Jade Pure Lineage?"
The marks of the Jade Pure Lineage on the two of them were deep, and could not escape Wu Ming's senses. After all, he was someone who had even read the Earth Immortal Manual of the Jade Pure Daoist technique.
"Yes … May I know who you are?"
After being called out, the two Daoists were a little surprised and immediately asked.
"I am Zheng Jun from the Secrecy Information Division, and I am here on the orders of the commander!"
Wu Ming threw out the Yazi Token. "Bring me to your master now. Otherwise, can you bear the responsibility if the dragon monsters change?"
The two Daoists were confused when they heard this.
They could not help but say timidly, "We are only Daoists who serve Master. Master should be the one in charge of such important matters. Please follow me, sir!"
The other party knew that they were Daoists from the Jade Pure Lineage and knew about the dragon monsters. Furthermore, he was an official from the Secrecy Information Division, which greatly reduced the possibility of him lying.
The two Daoists immediately believed in Wu Ming and led the way in front.
"Whoosh!"
Accompanied by the sound of a machine, a wall moved in front of Wu Ming, revealing a steep slope behind it that slanted downward.
"This way please, sir!"
One of the Daoists smiled and said, "Our master is cultivating down there!"
The other Daoist was smarter and led the way to show his sincerity.
"Alright!"
Wu Ming was naturally not afraid of the two Daoists playing tricks on him. He took the lead and immediately noticed a problem. The sides of the tunnel were extremely wide, and there were even stone steps. They were mottled, and it was obvious that this was not a new path.
"This used to be an underground warehouse of the Shang Dynasty. We modified it slightly to be used for surveillance purposes!"
One of the Daoists said fawningly.
"Surveillance?"
Wu Ming's expression did not change. He walked all the way down, and after a distance of a few thousand feet, he arrived at a place that looked like an underground palace.
"This amount of work and difficulty … Unless the Mo Clan's Uncanny Craftsmanship is used together with divine powers, it is impossible!"
Wu Ming thought to himself as he walked into the hall.
The underground palace had a strange design. It was open on all four sides, and there were countless mirrors that reflected light from the copper pipes in the cave. It seemed to be well-connected.
The copper pipes were buried in the wall, and their diameter was no more than an inch. However, they seemed to be extremely long and deep, and there were many twists and turns. Faintly, there were sounds similar to the roars of wild beasts.
Within the hall, there was a huge oil lamp.
The huge copper vat was filled with oil, and the wick, which was as thick as an adult's arm, burned brightly like a torch.
There were a total of eight such 'torches', and they were located in the Eight Trigrams position. They shone on the four walls of the palace, and a clear light appeared.
In this light, an even larger underground palace appeared in front of Wu Ming.
"So this is just an observation post … The real underground palace is under the Great Shang Palace, and it covers an area of ten thousand acres …"
Wu Ming was speechless. Other than a miracle, what else could explain such a grand scene?
"And these copper mirrors, lamps, and copper pipes are connected to form a huge surveillance network. With the help of Daoist techniques, one can monitor the entire underground palace …"
Wu Ming sighed in his heart. "If it is not a miracle, this palace must have been built by the entire Shang Dynasty, and the Mo Clan's craftsmen had participated in it for decades, or even centuries …"
Although the Shang Dynasty had already perished, this was the first time he felt that this dynasty was so mysterious.
First of all, even if the Mo Clan's Uncanny Craftsmanship and the Strength Demon God were used to build this extremely huge underground palace, such a huge construction would definitely consume the country's resources and shorten the dynasty's lifespan. The purpose was also very questionable.
Furthermore, how did Shang Jie come up with the idea to build the Twelve Metal Men? This was also an eternal mystery in history.
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