Starting from the Greyhound, seventy-two changes.

Boom~~~
A terrifying hurricane spread out from the huge rock on the top of the mountain, blowing away the cold clouds in the sky and clearing up the snowy and cold mountain.

"Master! Senior Brother!"

Chen Ku had been thinking of waiting for Sibu Xiang and Little Bee to go find the two elders before meeting up with them, but unexpectedly, the two elders had already reached the top of the mountain.

"Is there more than one way up the mountain?"

He was guessing in his mind, but when he saw several figures on the top of the mountain being forced back by the golden light emitted by the huge rocks, he immediately jumped off the roof and quickly chased after them along the road up the mountain.

Perhaps it was because the huge rock on the top of the mountain made too much noise, so that on the way up the mountain, Chen Ku seemed to have encountered an avalanche, with snow falling continuously.

Fortunately, he had many abilities and was very calm. In less than half a cup of tea, he had arrived at a location less than a hundred feet from the top of the mountain.

However, when we got here, we suddenly saw a golden circle of light on the ground in front of us, which seemed to enclose the huge rock on the top of the mountain like a prison.

"This? Another formation?"

But just when Chen Ku was about to step in and get closer to the two elders.

suddenly,

Two urgent and panicked voices came from the direction of the huge rock on the top of the mountain:

"Don't come close!"

The voice came from Master Shan Lingguan and Senior Brother Qin Yuxian.

"what happened?"

Chen Ku was horrified and did not dare to go any closer. Instead, a cloud of mist floated under his feet, and he tried to fly higher to see the truth clearly a hundred feet away.

It didn't matter that he flew up, because he suddenly saw the 36-foot-high boulder standing on the top of the mountain. There were many holes on it that were the same size as a human head, which was exactly the number of nine holes.

The most terrifying thing was that at this moment, at the nine orifices of the boulder, there were four people sitting cross-legged. It seemed that their bodies were shrunk by half, like the four small statues in the cave, sitting cross-legged in the middle.

The four people sitting in the four holes of the huge stone were his master Shan Lingguan, his senior brother Qin Yuxian, the Qigong practitioner Yelu Xuandu from the Yuan Kingdom, and... Shangguan Yun.

At this time, the four people sitting in the four orifices also saw Chen Ku flying in the sky on the mist and looking towards them.

"Ride the clouds and mist!"

The most surprised person was Yelu Xuandu, a great Qigong practitioner from Yuan State. When he saw a cloud of mist holding up Chen Ku's feet, his eyes widened:
"Isn't this the skill of 'riding clouds and mist' that can only be performed by those who have reached the 'earthly immortal level'? How did this little fellow from Ji country manage to walk on the mist?"

Not to mention him, even Shan Lingguan and Qin Yuxian were slightly dazed for a moment.

After practicing martial arts and reaching the seventh level of controlling the energy, one can certainly fly off the ground, but the time limit is only a hundred breaths. This method of lifting the body and flying without relying on the energy is something that even Shan Lingguan, who has lived for over 200 years, has never heard of.

Shangguan Yun's eyes also shrank briefly, but he sat cross-legged in the hole of the boulder and looked at Chen Ku, and just sneered loudly at Qin Yuxian and Shan Lingguan:
"Why, Master Qin, can't you feel the fortune in the hole of this stone egg? Sitting cross-legged here is like becoming a part of this stone egg, enjoying the fortune of the 'holy body'. With every breath, endless beauty of nature, essence of the sun and moon, and essence of heaven and earth flow into you... With such a great fortune, wouldn't it be too selfish not to let Brother Chen come in and share it with us?"

Chen Ku also heard these words, but he just stared at those holes seriously. It was clearly like a prison, imprisoning four people inside.

"Master, what's going on?" He asked the master directly: "This stone egg has trapped you?"

Shan Lingguan sighed and said, "Indeed, the story starts from when we entered here together. Xiao Qin and I appeared on the western mountain road at the same time, but we didn't see you around, so we had to go up the mountain first. Unexpectedly, we ran into these two guys on the top of the mountain. We had a disagreement and fought with them. In the process, we also dismantled the bronze puppet under Shangguan Yun. Unexpectedly, Shangguan Yun used some means to make the entire 'stone egg' emit a golden light, which directly sucked us all into the four holes."

Upon hearing this, Chen Ku looked at Shangguan Yun.

Was this the guy who opened the stone egg?

However, looking at the two trapped commanders, Chen Ku could not think of anything else and just kept asking: "Is there any way to rescue you?"

Shangguan Yun laughed and said, "Chen Ku, what are you thinking about? This is a great fortune. They are not satisfied with it. We need you to rescue us. I might as well tell you the truth. This stone egg is not only a fairy fetus spit out from the Xutian treasure box, but also carries all the hard work of Pei Dongliu, the chivalrous king of the fifteenth realm. Originally, he wanted to use this stone egg as a backup to live a 'second life'. Unexpectedly, before he could give birth to his second incarnation, he died in the troubled times, leaving behind only this stone egg that carries countless hard work. Although it has the best 'roots' in the world, it only lacks the 'spiritual wisdom' that can be born from it.

Do you see the nine orifices on this stone? When all the nine orifices on the stone are fully opened, the stone egg can give birth to consciousness. Now that we are sitting cross-legged in this stone egg, it is equivalent to replacing four of the nine orifices of the stone egg. In other words, any one of the four of us may replace the chivalrous king of the past and become the new consciousness of the stone egg!"

Chen Ku was skeptical after hearing this.

But Qin Yuxian shouted directly: "Junior brother, don't stay here, leave quickly. There is a temple at the foot of the West Mountain with the same murals as the outside world. It should be the exit. Go quickly and don't worry about us."

"Want to leave?!"

But Shangguan Yun suddenly laughed and flipped the Lingyun flag in his hand. Suddenly, boundless clouds and mist enveloped Chen Ku:

"Such a blessing, why don't you come in and share it with us!"

Chen Ku was shocked when he saw the huge formation suddenly covering the outside of the boulder. He didn't expect that Shangguan Yun was sucked into the stone hole and could even remotely control the Yunchui formation through the command flag. He could not help but retreat quickly.

"Apprentice, go!"

Shan Lingguan also shouted at this time:

"What this fellow said about the stone egg is half true and half false. Indeed, your brother and I sit cross-legged in this stone egg, practicing breathing exercises, and can withstand a speed thousands of times faster than the outside world, but our bodies and wills are gradually being assimilated by the stone egg, and sooner or later we will be completely transformed into the stone egg. Shangguan Yun guessed that he had some kind of trump card that could help him compete for the 'stone egg will', so he wanted to involve you and add another will to the stone egg. Go quickly, follow your brother's method and leave here! Come back and try to rescue us!"

"Hahaha, let me in!"

Shangguan Yun laughed loudly, sat cross-legged in the stone egg, waved the cloud flag in his hand like wind, controlled the boundless clouds and mist, and was about to control Chen Ku.

Comparing the statements of Shangguan Yun and his master, Chen Ku naturally believed his master's statement more.

At this moment, the Yunchui formation was seen swallowing up.

The entire cloud in the sky was pressing down like boiling sea water. His face changed drastically, and without hesitation he transformed into a figure the size of a dust mustard seed, disappearing from the air while using the cloud and fog technique to evacuate quickly.

"Ok?"

Shangguan Yun looked at Chen Ku's figure, which had suddenly become so small that it was invisible to the naked eye, and his Yunchui Formation could not even capture his trace. His expression changed drastically:
"What method is this?"

"Size as desired? Shrink to the size of a mustard seed?" Yelu Xuandu exclaimed, "Isn't this something that can only be achieved by refining the flesh body into a 'Dharma body'? Qin Yuxian, Shan Lingguan, where did this disciple of yours come from?"

Shan Lingguan and Qin Yuxian were also both surprised.

Only then did they realize that Chen Ku had hidden too many means and abilities that they were unaware of.

At this time, I could only hear Chen Ku's voice floating in the sky:
"Master, Senior Brother, please wait here for a while. I have obtained a key token and will try to rescue you."

Chen Ku could see the situation clearly.

Xu Minjun did not lie to him. There was indeed a stone egg inside, but she did not say that the stone egg could swallow a person, making the person and the egg parasitize each other, and finally become the nutrients for the stone egg to give birth to a new life. Shangguan Yun's identity was a mystery from the beginning to the end. Everything about the Xia Wang's treasure happened with him as the origin.

So, just as the master said, this guy might really have some secret that even Xu Minjun doesn't know.

Shangguan Yun laughed coldly when he heard Chen Ku's voice:

"Run, run, run as far as you can. Do you know why I want to let the news of the Hero King's treasure out? Even if you leave, there will be people from the outside world who know the news of the Hero King's treasure coming in here continuously. As long as nine people come in and fill the nine orifices, new life will jump out of this stone egg! No one can stop it!"

When Chen Ku heard this, his heart changed drastically.

Finally, he understood why Shangguan Yun wanted to release the news, but his expression only changed for a moment before returning to calmness:

"But you never expected that... I have already obtained the General Command!"

With the help of the dragon's ability to transform into a mustard seed, Chen Ku quickly left the top of the mountain and went down another mountain road in the west. Sure enough, at the foot of the mountain a hundred miles away, he found a temple similar to the "Hero Pass".

There was another statue enshrined inside, which was actually a woman.

Look at the mountain gate archway in front of the temple.

"Hanyue Pass"

Recalling that Xiong Ying, who was enshrined in Yingxiong Pass, was one of the Four Heavenly Kings, could it be that the female statue in Hanyue Pass was the only female "Sheyue Heavenly King" among the Four Heavenly Kings?
Chen Ku quickly found a mural in the main hall of the temple that was the same as the one in the outside world. In order to rescue the two teachers, he did not dare to stay for long and just walked out.

When he appeared again, he had already arrived outside the Tuoshan Hall.

"The main hall! As long as we get the stone in the main hall, maybe we can... rescue our master and brothers."

Chen Ku immediately followed the map in his mind and headed towards the location of the Main Hall.

Passed through several corridors.

They were on their way to the Main Hall, which was not far away. Soon, a large yellow hall appeared at the end of the corridor bridge.

"This is the main hall!"

When Chen Ku reached the front of the hall, he saw two beast-swallowed gilded door knockers in front of the Zongshu Hall, which were identical to those of the 'Seed Storage Hall'. The moment he approached, he suddenly opened his eyes and uttered a voice like a huge bell:
"This is a very important place. No one is allowed to enter without permission. Those who disobey will be killed!"

As soon as the words fell, flashes of lightning appeared in the eyes of the two beast-swallowing door knockers, as if they were about to burst out and hit Chen Ku at any time.

Seeing this scene, Chen Ku had no doubt that these two beast-swallowing door knockers had the ability to kill him with one blow.

Fortunately, he slowly took out the "General Order" from the storage bag.

He just pointed at the two door knockers.

The two beast-swallowing door knockers' eyes instantly became respectful, and they spoke at the same time:
"Wang Ling is above, the main hall is open!"

Boom~~
Along with the sound of two door knockers, the vermilion door slowly opened.

However, the sound of the door opening also echoed again in the underground palace, directly attracting the attention of many intruders.

…………

huh~~
It was like opening an ancient door that had been sealed for a long time. Chen Ku stepped into the main hall, bringing up a stream of air that blew up the dust on the ground.

"That is?"

He was attracted by a magnificent creation in the hall at first sight.

It was a miniature model of a huge building placed in the center of the hall, just like the model of the "Ancient Chang'an City" he saw in a museum in his previous life. However, this model was clearly a scaled-down version of all the buildings in the Xia Wang's underground palace.

In this model, Chen Ku saw the mercury lake at the entrance, the gate of the underground palace, the guards, various route buildings, as well as scaled-down versions of the medicine garden, the seed storage hall, the mountain-supporting hall, the Jingshen Hall, the Sheyue Hall, the Pijia Hall, and even the snowy mountain world behind the mural were all in this model.

The entire underground palace model is about one meter long and two feet square, but as Chen Ku's vision enlarges, even some of the textures of flowers and plants in the model can be seen clearly.

Give Chen Ku a feeling:
"Could it be that this model is the real body of the entire underground palace? The entire underground palace is actually a phenomenon externalized from this model?"

Keep this feeling.

Chen Ku's eyes quickly fell on a one-foot-long stone tablet in the center of the model. On the tablet were three large characters, which read:
The Hero King

A sudden realization came to his mind:
"Could it be that the so-called pillar of support is referring to this stone tablet?"

Considering that this place is called the Main Hall, it probably means that everything here can be controlled by this stone tablet or this model.

Chen Ku reached out to take the stone tablet, but found that he couldn't lift it:

"It has grown together with the model, and the model has grown together with the entire palace. So, how can I refine it?"

Just when he was lost in a state of confusion.

"Hahaha! It turns out that all the formations and restrictions in this underground palace are controlled from here..."

Suddenly, a young man's ecstatic laughter was heard from outside the hall.

Chen Ku immediately turned around and looked.

He took out the Panlong Staff.

However, at the entrance of the hall, reflected by the unknown light descending from the sky, the figure of a young man slowly emerged. He wore a purple gold crown on his head, a black and white robe on his body, and a red gourd on his waist.

After the young man walked into the hall.

He also instantly saw Chen Ku who had been in the hall for a long time. His face changed, and he quickly stepped back and asked in a difficult Daji language:

"Who are you?!"

However, Chen Ku had already judged the young man's origin from his dress and voice. He was dressed similarly to the great Qigong practitioner Yelu Xuan from the Yuan Dynasty, so he was probably his junior.

This young man was none other than Gao Huan, who had been ordered by Yelu Xuandu to keep an eye on Shangguan Yun.

Later, he was scared away by Shangguan Yun's sword puppet, but following the voice transmission of his uncle Yelu Xuandu, he also found the route to the underground palace. Unexpectedly...

As soon as I came in here, I ran into Chen Ku who opened the main hall. (End of this chapter)