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Chapter 141 Lingyun Palace Meeting Immortal Hall

Standing directly under the magnificent palace as magnificent as the "Tian Palace", I feel like I have become extremely small. The special building of "Palace" represents the entire essence of Chinese classical architectural style and achievements, and is a direct reflection of imperial politics and ethical concepts. As early as the Xia Dynasty, the prototype of palaces appeared in Chinese history. By the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was the peak, and it could not be surpassed by later Ming and Qing dynasties, but it was just more refined in the subtleties.

Although the "Ancient Dian Kingdom" was located in the southwest of the wilderness and regarded itself as a foreign country, it was originally part of the Qin State, and the royal power was always in the hands of the Qin people. By the time of Emperor Wu of Han, the "Tomb of King Xian" built naturally could not escape the overall framework of Qin and Han architecture. The appearance and layout were based on the Qin King system, and the building materials absorbed a lot of advanced experience from the Han Dynasty.

The Lord of His Highness has a long jade staircase, with a total of ninety-nine stairs. Due to the terrain, although this jade staircase is wide enough, it is extremely steep. The bottom just extends from the rainbow lights upwards and leads directly to the hall gate. The hall is composed of 160 nanmu trees as the main body, with golden glazed tiles on the roof, with high dragons and golden osmanthus trees on both sides, and delicate white marble railings and bases. It is even more difficult to describe the carved and painted buildings. The layers of Qin bricks and Han tiles, purple pillars and golden beams are all extremely luxurious.

These are all the same as the description on the "Zhenling Mausoleum". In the dangerous place of this dangerous cliff, the rocks overlap, and the layers of palaces rest in the cliffs and gradually rise. In the smoke of the void, there was a kind of danger of not being attached to them. The three of us were dazzled and shocked. We climbed the jade steps along the stone slabs of the concave stone road. Looking around, we saw rocks and pavilions on the golden top, waterfalls hanging on the ancient cliff road, ancient trees and strange vines around the deep pool, rainbow lights floating around, birds singing from afar, a worldly scene of isolation from the world. If we had not seen many things hidden in this deep valley beforehand that made people stand out, we would have regarded this as a fairyland.

Now, no matter how mysterious the "Heaven Palace" is, it always comes to mind. It feels like there is a sense of evil spirit. No matter how decorate it or how luxurious it is, it is a palace for the dead to live in, a large tomb. In order to build this large tomb, I don’t know how many people died. There is a saying: Ten thousand people cut wood, and one person ascends to heaven.

The white jade steps were hanging above the deep pool valley, steep and slippery. Perhaps due to the deviation of the center of gravity, the entire palace was slanted toward the deep pool several degrees. There was a possibility of climbing into the abyss at any time. People with a little less courage could not walk to the "Heaven Palace". The fat man was so scared that his face changed color on the "plank road". He couldn't say a word. At this moment, he was on the extremely high place, and he was stepping on the dangerous white jade steps with his feet, and he was even more incapable of possessing himself. He had to hold him up and close his eyes to slowly move up.

When I reached the end of the jade stairs, I suddenly realized that the air here was completely different from that layer of "dragon halo". The water vapor was everywhere under the "dragon halo". Everything, including the vines and the stone slabs on the "plank road", was wet as if they had just been showered by rain. However, the "Tian Palace" where we are now is extremely cool and dry. I didn't expect that the air humidity was so different between the high and the low. This should be the "dragon halo" that isolates the water vapor below. This is why the palace buildings are maintained until now and are still as new. It is indeed the subtle and mysterious immortal cave, the best good-looking one. The "Celestial Wheel Dragon Halo" is indeed extraordinary.

This section of jade steps was difficult to walk, and it was even more difficult to hold a fat man. The three of them dragged and crawled, and finally got to the Que platform. I asked Shirley Yang for a "golden steel umbrella". When I came to the gate of the hall, I saw a stone tablet standing beside the door. Under the monument was a kneeling monster sitting out of the clouds and carrying the monument. There were a few big characters written on the monument, with a complicated stroke, and I could not recognize any of them. I only knew that it might be ancient seal script.

He had to let Shirley Yang come over to identify it again. Shirley Yang only looked at the words and said one by one: "Mysterious and mysterious, the gate of all wonders, Lingyun Tiangong, Huixian Temple." It turned out that the Ming Tower of this ancient tomb was famous for its name, called "Lingyun Palace", and this pavilion was called "Huixian Temple".

I couldn't help but laugh and scold: "King Xian probably wanted to be a god and was crazy. He thought that building a palace on the cliff would invite the gods to come and meet him, play chess and piano with him, and then pass on some immortal magic techniques for immortality."

Shirley Yang said to me: "Which emperor does not pursue immortality? However, since Qin Emperor and Han Wu, most of the monarchs in later generations have understood that it is just a dream like light and shadows. Birth, old age, sickness and death are the laws of nature. Even if they are the true emperor, it is difficult to act against the will of heaven. Even if they understand this, they still hope to enjoy the glory and wealth of their lives after death, so they value the layout of the royal tomb so much."

I said to Shirley Yang: "If they were not too extravagant and extremely lustful, they would not have any lieutenant in this world." As they spoke, they raised their legs and kicked open the door of the hall. The door was just closed and not locked, very heavy. Even after kicking three times, I only kicked a thin crack open by me. It was difficult for anyone to enter. It was dark inside and I could not see anything clearly.

Although according to past experience, there are very few hidden weapons in facilities like Minglou, I am unwilling to take unnecessary risks and am still worried about accidents. As soon as I opened the hall door, I immediately dodged to the side and held up the "golden steel umbrella" to cover the vital points. After waiting for a while, I saw that there was no abnormal movement in the hall, so I went over again and pushed the gap in the hall door a little wider.

I nodded to Fatty and Shirley Yang, indicating that I could go in. The three of them took weapons and lighting equipment and worked together to push the door open completely. However, due to the angle, although it was daytime, the sun could only shine at the door. The depth of the wide palace was still dark and gloomy, so I had to raise the flashlight to explore the way.

As soon as I stepped past the tall mahogany threshold of the hall gate, I saw dozens of giant statues standing on both sides of the door. First, there were two mighty evil copper lions, both of which were more than one person tall. On the left was just a lion, with a golden ball pressing under the claws, symbolizing the supreme right to unify the universe.

The young lion is stepped on under the claws on the right, symbolizing the endless descendants, and this is a female lion.

The copper platform where the lion crouches is engraved with a phoenix and a peony. The three are combined to symbolize the "king", the king of beasts, the king of birds, and the king of flowers.

Although there are mostly stone lions in the world, copper lions are relatively rare, but there are not none, so this is not strange. It is strange that this pair of copper lions is not placed in front of the hall gate, but placed on the inside. I don’t know why, but it is very unreasonable.

Behind the bronze lion are the pair of 赵, 电, elephant, qilin, camel, and horse. Behind the bronze beast there are 36 military generals, civil officials and honorary officials. It is hard to say that the bronze beasts are all very strange. Rather than serving the king's way in the court, it is more like doing some strange movements in some ritual. Large groups of bronze beasts are like stars holding the moon, guarding the deepest throne in the hall.

The fat man said: "Why is this palace completely different from the Ming Tower of the Thirteen Tombs we visited? Although the golden cover of the Thirteen Tombs is also in the form of a palace, there are no such weird bronze man and bronze beasts."

I said to the fat man, "It's not surprising. Anyway, they all pursue serving as a servant like a servant. The dynasties are different, so the forms are different, but their purpose is exactly the same. When we go to Shaanxi... When we travel, have we seen large tiles all over the ground in the Hanling District? They are all leftovers of palaces on the collapsed Han cemetery. The wooden beams cannot withstand the years of wear and decay into air for a long time, but the bricks and tiles have been preserved until now."

The so-called "dynasties are different, but the shapes are different." It is just words that I said to comfort myself. As for the name of these bronze statues that stood quietly in the palace for thousands of years, I was still confused at all. However, I don't want to turn this suspicious component into psychological pressure on Fatty and Shirley Yang. I hope I'm over-thinking.

Shirley Yang saw the extraordinary atmosphere in the hall and said that the Dian Kingdom was a southwestern barbarian land, and its king's tomb had such a show. In contrast, the tombs of Emperor Tang and Han Wu, which represent centralized power, were calculated in units of thousands of tons, and they didn't know how large it was. Unfortunately, they were seriously damaged very early. We modern people will never have the chance to see it, so we can only imagine it."

I said to Shirley Yang: "Not all the tombs of the king have the style of the tomb of the King Xian. King Xian has no plans for his descendants. Maybe what he pursues throughout his life is to bury it in the dragon halo after his death so that he can become an immortal. The wind of seeking immortals and refining alchemy during the Qin and Han Dynasties is the most prosperous."

Because this "Lingyun Palace" is the ground facility of the ancient cemetery and ground palace, not the tomb chamber where the coffin is placed, we still feel relaxed and not as nervous as if we were entering the Xuan Palace. While talking, we have already walked into the depths of the palace, and the light at the door behind our back seemed very far away. The quietness in the hall was surprisingly quiet. The less there was, the more gloomy and terrifying it began to appear.

My palms began to sweat. After all, there was no living person in this place for at least two thousand years, but there was no damp mold at all. It was relatively a little dry. Almost all objects were covered with a thick layer of dust. These ashes were all among the bricks and tiles in the hall. Each layer was covered with the history of two thousand years ago, and there was no dust from the outside world.

The throne with gold and jade inlaid is at the deepest part of the "Huixian Palace". There is a golden pool in front of it, but there is no white jade bridge in the middle. The pool is not narrow, and the water inside has already dried up. From here, through the pool, you can only vaguely see a red jade dragon on the throne, and it is impossible to see whether there is a seated statue of King Xian.

Seeing this, the fat man cursed: "Does the people who have become leaders like to be separated from the masses? They are so far away from the ministers, and they are still discussing the affairs of the government. Let's go over and take a look." He fought against the "Chicago Typewriter" and jumped out of the pond more than a meter deep.

Shirley Yang and I also followed him to jump out of the dried golden pool. We saw a wooden boat in the pool, which was built like a lotus leaf. It turned out that if we wanted to pass this pool before, we had to go on a boat. It seemed that the King Xian would also play tricks.

Before we could get up from the other end of the Golden Water Pool, we couldn't hold our breath and looked at the opposite side with our "wolf eyes". There seemed to be no one on the throne, but it was extraordinary behind us. The more we looked at it, the more we became more and more strange. We climbed up to the opposite side in a hurry. I became nervous: "Did I understand the matter of Tianbang with my God-like mind? It seems that Tianbang should have nothing to do with the crash. Is the body of King Xian still in the tomb?"
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