Chapter 160: A Mountain of Corpses and a Sea of Blood
It was neither magnificent nor mysterious.
The place where the disaster was hidden before Yu Ke was just a stone chamber of about 80 square meters.
The Disaster Prevention Bureau had obviously conducted a detailed investigation of this place.
Various strange instruments were distributed throughout the stone chamber, illuminating every corner.
The most eye-catching ones were the bronze statues in the center of the entire stone chamber.
They were arranged in four directions, with their backs to a platform of half a meter square, and their postures were also different.
The one on the east side is a middle-aged Taoist priest with a long sword, handsome face, beautiful beard, and a wine gourd hanging from his waist; the one on the west side is a burly warrior holding two huge hammers, wearing heavy armor and a ferocious ghost mask; the one on the south side is a graceful fairy, with flowing sleeves, holding a lotus in her left hand and a water bottle in front of her chest with her right hand; the bronze statue in the north is the most peculiar, looking like an ordinary fisherman, but the green bamboo fishing rod on his shoulder is particularly peculiar, with a few green leaves still preserved on the tip.
"These four bronze statues should represent the strong men who once suppressed the disaster. They left their statues here and injected some of their power into them as the core of the formation to seal the disaster hidden here."
Fang Xuanhe has been here for a long time and knows the situation in the ruins very well. He pointed to the ground and said,
"This is the source of the entire seal formation of the ruins. What we are doing now is to repair the damaged seal formation so that it can be restored to its original state, even if it is only partially repaired. We are making arrangements on the periphery to prepare for the worst situation, and this takes time."
"I only see the seal formation and the core of the formation. What about the sealed disaster? Is it also under our feet?"
Yu Ke walked into the stone chamber, looked at the bronze statue and looked around, and did not find any other special existence in his perception.
"It's in this stone chamber, everywhere!"
"What, right next to us?"
An Saili, who was walking at the end, heard this and stopped immediately, subconsciously posing a defensive posture.
Yu Ke was calm, but turned to look at Fang Xuanhe, waiting for his explanation.
Since the Taoists in the corridor and the camp outside are still operating as usual, it means that the situation in the ruins is still under control.
"If you want to see the whole picture here, your spirit may be shocked. Miss An, please retreat to the corridor first and come in later."
With his hands in front of his chest, Fang Xuanhe first asked An Saili to leave the stone room, and then signaled Yu Ke to come forward.
Although he wanted to know what the disaster was, An Saili also knew that Fang Xuanhe's reminder was not false, so he turned around and left decisively, while Yu Ke walked in front of Fang Xuanhe and asked Sen Ling to help look after him in his mind.
After all, it was the first time they met, so they had to be on guard.
"Keep your mind focused, don't be affected by them. If you feel you can't bear it, speak up at any time."
Fang Xuanhe finished chanting the spell with his right hand pointing at Yu Ke's brow, and then shouted in a deep voice,
"All spirits support the law, and the dark will be restored to light!"
The moment the words fell, Yu Ke felt a cool air flow into his eyes and ears, and after a brief noise interference, when he opened his eyes again, everything in front of him had changed dramatically.
The scarlet blood light covered the entire scene in his vision. The ancient walls and floor tiles that he saw when he came in before, their surfaces had become a sea of blood and corpses!
At this moment, Yu Ke seemed to be surrounded by a sea of blood, surrounded by surging blood waves and ruins of collapsed towns. They were very small in scale, and the three-story houses were only slightly higher than the edge of his shoes.
But it was such tiny houses that filled the stone room and became a miniature of a huge town.
Roars, screams, and the howling of the people at dawn filled the ears, and the blood waves drowned thousands of innocent people, forming a miserable scene that made people's scalps numb.
Yu Ke bent down to take a closer look, and then he found that the blood waves were full of huge and terrifying beasts. They looked like a collection of skinned deer and hyenas, riding the blood waves and devouring the victims crazily.
Moving his sight upwards, from the floor of the stone room to the four walls, Yu Ke saw another extreme scene.
Horrifying pictures flooded into Yu Ke's mind, impacting his psychological defenses.
Fortunately, with the protection of the [Spiritual Awakening] trait, his mental state was still normal, and there were no obvious negative effects.
Just at this time, the effect of Fang Xuanhe's magic gradually faded, and the environment in his field of vision gradually returned to the state when he just came in.
The scene he just saw was still echoing in his mind. Yu Ke breathed a sigh of relief and finally understood why Fang Xuanhe did not return to help when Jinghang City was attacked so severely.
If this sea of blood really rises in Jinghang City, the casualties will not be comparable to the attack on the Heisen Building
Tens of thousands, no, hundreds of thousands!
The entire city may collapse!
"The sea of blood and corpses you see is the disaster sealed in this relic. What you saw before is just a thousand times smaller. Once the seal is broken, they will sweep away everything around them. I'm afraid no one in the entire Jinghang area will be spared."
The seemingly narrow stone chamber sealed a disaster that could overturn the entire city. Fang Xuanhe restored everything to its original state to prevent other people from being affected, and then said, "I used magic to barely stabilize the formation here, otherwise ordinary people would be affected even if they just approached, and this is only a stopgap measure after all. The collapse of the seal formation is still continuing. If the problem cannot be fundamentally solved, it is only a matter of time before the mountains of corpses and seas of blood reappear in the Beijing-Hangzhou area. I brought you in this time, hoping that your friends can provide some new ideas." Delaying the collapse of the seal formation is the limit of what Fang Xuanhe can do. He did not expect Yu Ke to solve the problem, but just wanted to try to see if he could make some new progress. Yu Ke knew nothing about the seal formation, so he had to rely on Sen Ling, and the latter did not say much nonsense. Fluorescent green light spots flew out of the mark and sank into various places in the stone chamber to explore the situation in this area. "It may take some time."
After all, this is not the Mirror Lake Forest. The main body of the forest spirit is still in the underground palace of the temple. It is unrealistic to quickly figure out the situation here with only part of the will.
"Don't worry, nothing will happen for a while. Sit down first. There are chairs here."
Fang Xuanhe waved to An Saili who had re-entered the stone chamber, indicating that she should also find a chair to sit down.
The forest spirit was still exploring the ruins. The three of them chatted with each other. Yu Ke took this opportunity to mention that he would go to Shanqing City to condense his mind in two days, and wanted to hear Fang Xuanhe's opinion.
Anyway, Fang Xuanhe could guess the existence of the forest spirit. It was meaningless to hide it or not. He would know it the next time they met. It was better to ask for advice first, maybe he could get some suggestions.
"It's interesting to use the Mirror of Imagination to choose the dragon as the image to visualize. It's really interesting. For other people, this behavior is tantamount to seeking death. The power of the dragon is unpredictable. Even if it is an illusion, it is enough to destroy the mind of mortals. Your body is very special. Maybe you can give it a try. Maybe there will be some extra benefits." After listening to Yu Ke's idea, Fang Xuanhe stared at him for a long time, and suddenly laughed with his hands clapping. "I didn't expect that after so many years, I can still see a young man with outstanding talent like you. Don't worry about visualization. There will be surprises waiting for you, but you must pay attention to gradual progress. There is a limit to the endurance of the soul. You must know that haste makes waste." Fang Xuanhe's "special" obviously refers to the dragon blood in Yu Ke's body, but because An Saili was beside him, he thought it was Yu Ke's secret, so he didn't point it out directly. "Thank you for your guidance."
"Haha, what kind of guidance is this? You will know it sooner or later. By the way, while I am free now, I will give you the gift I promised you. Give me your right hand, palm facing up. I have thought of a gift suitable for you."
Yu Ke did not understand what Fang Xuanhe meant, but still reached out his hand.
An Saili, who was standing next to him, moved his chair forward two steps and watched Fang Xuanhe holding Yu Ke's wrist. He paused for two seconds as if taking a pulse, and then moved his right index finger across the latter's palm. A ray of spiritual light burst out from the flesh and disappeared after a few seconds.
"What are you doing?"
Feeling the energy accumulated in his palm, Yu Ke asked in surprise.
"Aren't you going to Shanqing City? Some time ago, my friends there told me that some supernatural events happened in Shanqing City, and there are many dark ghosts wandering at night. Since you are going there this time, if you encounter these evil things, it can help."
After the talisman was engraved, Fang Xuanhe began to explain,
"This mark contains a huge natural energy. I left a talisman in your palm, which can help you transform this energy into offensive magic. It can attract the spiritual power of heaven and earth. It is my improved thunder formula. It can only be used three times. The power depends on the natural energy you consume. It has a miraculous effect on evil and strange things."
As the garrison of Jinghang City, even if he has been staying in the ruins here recently, Fang Xuanhe can still get information about other regions at any time through the Disaster Prevention Bureau.
To be precise, the Disaster Prevention Bureau will report to him regularly, and for major events in Shanqing City, they will often ask him for instructions.
"Does this talisman have a name?"
Yu Ke looked at the talisman hidden in the flesh and asked.
"Call it 'Jingzhe'!"
I was just here to hang out, but I didn't expect to get something unexpected.
Yu Ke had always used the energy in the Forest Spirit Mark to recover from his injuries, and never thought that it could be transformed into offensive magic.
You have to know that this is a talisman specially left by Fang Xuanhe, and its power is absolutely guaranteed.
Just as Yu Ke was sensing the Jingzhe talisman with satisfaction, the Forest Spirits in charge of the investigation responded one after another.
"The core of the formation is missing here, the core of the formation that can really suppress disasters!"
Yu Ke told Fang Xuanhe about the Forest Spirit's discovery. When the latter heard this, he stood up suddenly and grabbed Yu Ke's shoulders excitedly.