Chapter 355 Illusion Space

Ye Tianchen's reminder made Jin Xiong realize that he had to look for water sources first. Only after finding the water sources can he have the spirit to look for the King of Qin's bone mirror. However, when he observed the surroundings, there was yellow sand, and there was no water well. At this time, the scholar who had been following Jin Xiong suggested to go to the palace to find water sources. So the group began to go to the middle of the ancient city. Everyone searched for a road in the ruins. When they encountered collapsed and fell, they took a detour. After walking for a long time, they came to the middle of the ancient city. The streets here were quite wide. Although yellow sand was everywhere, the pattern and context of the streets could still be seen.

However, except for a sloping black tower, there are no other large buildings nearby. Not to mention the royal palace, there are not even decent houses, all of which are weathered earth walls

At this time, the scholar said that the palace here might be built underground, and there was too much sand in the city, so I could only go to the black tower to view from a high place to see if I could find the entrance to the underground palace

The base and most of the arched stone doors under the tower are buried in the sand. The black tower is carved from large stones from Mount Zaglama. It is as high as six floors, slightly tilted, and is still very strong. Except for the rare building materials, there is a black stone mirror at the highest point on the top of the tower.

Everyone started to drill into the tower gate to search. After entering, they saw that the walls in the tower were densely engraved with strange words. Each floor had a black stone statue. The first floor was a stone sheep, but there was nothing special. The second floor was a stone figure, which was the same size as an ordinary person, with a high nose and deep eyes, and half kneeling in the tower. The third floor was the terracotta warriors that Ye Tianchen saw in the nameless town while avoiding a sandstorm.

At this time, the scholar stopped and said to everyone: It seems that what I guess is right. Jingjue Kingdom does have the culture of the Great Qin Empire. The Terracotta Warriors and Horses unearthed in Xinjiang were learned by Jingjue Kingdom from the Great Qin Empire. After the materials were passed by the Good Law, they used the black stones of Nazaglama.

Jin Xiong asked: So what is this tower used for? Why is there a statue on each floor?

The scholar said: I speculate that this black tower is used to show the national status of the Jingjue Kingdom. The stone statues on each floor represent different levels. The first floor is livestock. If you guess correctly, there should be another layer underground, where hungry ghosts are placed in hell. The second floor is ordinary people, including all the Hu people in the Western Regions. Their status is only higher than that of cattle and sheep, equivalent to slaves. The third floor is the Terracotta Warriors. I just saw it. The top of the tower is the shape of a mirror. The totem of the Terracotta Warriors and the shape of a mirror represents the worship of the mirror by this nation. Let's go up and take a look. What is the higher status in the Jingjue Kingdom.

Everyone started to walk to the fourth floor. The stone statue in this floor is a snake-body and human head, with thick limbs, the hind limbs are animal-shaped, the forelimbs are human-shaped, holding a sharp sword and shield, the face is a male face, with a hideous face, staring at the eyes, as if it was a glaring diamond in the temple in mainland China. The back of the stone statue is very similar to the strange snake in Zagrama Mountain.

The scholar saw this strangely shaped stone statue and was amazed: This seemed to be the patron saint of the kingdom, and the thing on his head that looked like a mirror. It seemed that Jingjue Ren really believed that the mirror was the source of all power. The patron saint was still under the queen. It seemed that the Queen Jingjue had indeed been deified. Let's go to the fifth floor to see if it was the queen's statue.

Finally arrived at the fifth floor, there was nothing, so everyone started to walk to the sixth floor. A black throne stood in the tower on the highest floor. On it was a statue of a woman, with gorgeous clothes and a veil-like face. She couldn't see her appearance. But at a glance, she could see that the stone statue was exactly the same as the Jingjue Queen depicted on the tomb mural of Prince Gumo. This was the stone statue of the queen full-body. Everyone was talking about it, and they were guessing what the queen looked like.

Ye Tianchen also felt strange and asked: What is the medicine sold in this queen's gourd? Why don't even show the statue as its true face?

Jin Xiong didn't know whether to answer Ye Tianchen's words or something: In my opinion, it's just a mysterious thing. The most beautiful woman in the Western Regions is probably a shameful ugly monster. Otherwise, would she be so hiding and afraid of people?

After saying that, he asked what the scholar thought about it.

Since the scholar went up to the sixth floor of the Black Tower, he had not spoken and kept connecting these clues in his mind. At this time, he had almost thought about it. After hearing Jin Xiong's inquiries, he said: I said before that this stone tower is likely to be a spiritual symbol with obvious hierarchical characteristics. From high to low, it is from noble to low. The people of the Jingjue Kingdom are mainly composed of the ghost cave tribe. This nation has long been extinct and no bones have been unearthed at present, so it is impossible to infer the origin and background of this race. So far, the biggest discovery is that this race uses a mirror as the totem. This is definitely a major breakthrough in the study of ancient Western Regions civilization. With this basis, many puzzles that have troubled scholars for many years will be solved easily

Jin Xiong asked again: Then why is this fifth floor empty?

The scholar thought for a moment: It should be the imaginary space. Above the guardian god, it is an indescribable imaginary space, and the queen is above it, as if she is completely controlling this unknown space. There is also a mirror-shaped totem on the top of the tower, which shows that the queen's power comes from her mirror

When everyone heard this, they were inevitably feeling a little scared. Could it be that there is really such a space in this world that is beyond human common sense?

And the queen can control the other world through the mirror. Wouldn’t she really be a monster?

Fortunately, she was dead, but while she was furious, Ye Tianchen was already sure that this mirror might really represent the bone mirror of King Qin. It seems that it is not far from the truth.

At this time, Ye Tianchen walked to the side and saw that there was nothing else in the black tower except stone statues. He looked down at the whole city from the tower. He saw that the entire Jingjue City was mixed with the yellow sand in the desert. The outline of the ruins of the ancient city was also the shape of a huge mirror. He continued to think in his heart, where was the Queen hiding the bone mirror of the Qin King?

Where was the queen's cemetery? I looked outside carefully and suddenly thought in my heart, could the cemetery be below the palace?

At this time, Jinxiong asked: It seems that there is no water source here, so we will find the water source first, and then look for the queen's cemetery.

After saying that, he looked at Ye Tianchen. It was obvious that his words were said to Ye Tianchen.

Ye Tianchen didn't want to waste time anymore. No matter what, he had to find the water source first. So he looked outside, analyzed the old man's secret Feng Shui technique, pointed to the Zagrama Shuangshan in the north and said:In my opinion, the black mountain range is like a black dragon in the desert. Unfortunately, the middle was broken, and a dragon turned into two snakes. In my humble opinion, the valley in the middle was dug by hand. The stones that were opened in the mountains may have been used as raw materials for the black towers and stone people in the city. In ancient times, emperors immediately began to prepare their tombs a hundred years later as soon as they ascended the throne. If this ancient city really had groundwater veins, it would echo the Zaglama.It is a static and moving momentum. I believe that the Jingjue Queen is also a talented and wise man. Knowing that the black dragon is not good, I mobilized human power to cut off the black dragon and nail it to protect its tomb forever. This city has formed an excellent treasure cave. If the queen's tomb is really in the city, it must be quite large. From the ground, there is no trace of the cemetery. I guess it should be underground. Perhaps you can find the water source when you find the queen's cemetery.

After hearing this, the scholar praised: As I thought, the palace and the ancient tomb should be underground in the city, but it is not crowded together. It may be divided into three layers. This layer on the ground is a castle, and the underground layer is a palace. The deepest part is the tomb of Queen Jingjue. Jingjue's country is powerful and drives 100,000 slaves from the surrounding small countries. Even Mount Nazarama can open a valley. Although the project of this underground palace and tomb is large, it can also be done.

Legend has it that more than once explorers have visited this ancient city, but the yellow sand keeps moving, and they can't find their traces at all. Some of them may have entered the underground palace, but it is completely unproven. Naturally, they can't see where those people entered the underground palace. Knowing that the royal city is at its feet, they can't find the entrance. The ending is so anxious. Everyone looked at the streets of the tower, one broken house and one broken house. Finally, they found a stone building in the city that was higher than an ordinary house, covering a layer of yellow sand. If they didn't look carefully, it was really difficult to find it. It seems that this is the only clue. Everyone hurried to the front. The building seemed to be a temple, made of Zagrama black stone. The stone gate caused a giant beast with its mouth wide open, and a large amount of yellow sand was piled up at the door. The subordinates of the Golden Bear dug a passage, and everyone brought gas masks and illuminated the cold fireworks to move forward.

The stone hall is very large, with sixteen giant stone pillars, but the front door was blocked by yellow sand, and there was no sand inside. A jade mirror was enshrined on the deepest ground in the hall, which was a bit like a switch. Jinxiong's hand tried to turn the mirror, and there was a bang and a sound. The stone bricks on the ground fell, revealing a bottomless tunnel. Everyone saw that the secret passage had been opened, and they used a flashlight to look into the secret passage. There was a stone step made of black stone, which led to the bottom. The range of the flashlight was limited, and it was impossible to see it deeper. Jinxiong asked Ye Tianchen to lead it, so the group of people, led by Ye Tianchen, began to go down the secret passage.At first, Ye Tianchen was worried that there would be mechanisms in the secret passage. When he was walking down, he carefully opened the distance and walked slowly. When he went down to the end of the stone steps, he suddenly realized that a corridor of five meters wide and about three meters high appeared. There were no longer black stones around the corridor. They were all made of Western Regions sky bricks, and the top of his head was built into a round arch. The walls were full of strange and bright murals. The most common ones appeared in the painting were mirrors, with large and small ones. Jingjue regarded the mirror as a totem. This corridor was connected to the temple and painted with so many mirrors. I believe that only rulers like clergy and queen were qualified to enter. Maybe they had not used it many times since their completion.