The Trick of Longevity, Paper-cutting Becomes a Spirit

Chapter 388 Vision of Ascension

The place where Lu Qian stood was a hard stone floor.

In the dark space, only the blue light emitted by Lu Qian's eyes was extremely eye-catching.

The things seen by the eyes covered by mental power are actually different from Lu Qian's normal vision. Although the scene seen in the eyes is clear, the space seen by the eyes is covered with a layer of faint blue light. .

At first, Lu Qian was not used to it, but as time went by, Lu Qian was now able to basically ignore the blue color.

Here is a rectangular room fifteen or six feet long and nearly eight feet wide.

On the central axis of the room, the floor is covered with a carved board seven or eight feet wide. The carved board is also made of stone and has various patterns carved on it.

There is a stone road on both sides of the carved board.

On both sides of the stone road, there are two rows of thick stone pillars.

In the gaps between the stone pillars, there are many stone statues of different shapes. Most of these stone statues are animals.

The dome is very flat, with large-scale paintings on it. When you look up, you can't help but be shocked by it.

What the painting describes seems to be a scene in the fairy world. Surrounded by clouds and mist, there is a large hall in the center.

The main hall was filled with all kinds of gods and goddesses, and on top of the royal steps deep in the main hall was a huge human statue.

This figure is drawn very huge, and in comparison, all the immortals and gods around it seem a bit small.

The huge figure sitting high on the imperial steps wears the twelve liu crowns representing the emperor, wears crown clothes, and stands on a red saddle (xi), making him look like an emperor.

But wearing these clothes, this tall emperor looked more like a human emperor than the Lord of the Divine Court.

What's even more strange is that the clothes, ribbons, jade beads, and even the jade beads on the crown of the emperor's portrait are all very clear, but his face is very blurry.

Strictly speaking, it's not that it's blurry, it's that he didn't draw his face.

His face is empty.

As luck would have it, the cave Lu Qian opened with a pangolin hit the emperor's right eye. Standing on the ground and looking up, this newly drilled hole is like an eye for him.

After Lu Qian landed, he quickly glanced around, then looked up and saw the giant painted painting on the top.

Immediately afterwards, a figure jumped out from the "eyes" of the emperor's portrait and fell to the ground.

It was Linglong who was following Lu Qian.

Lu Qian glanced at Linglong, then looked up at the painting on the top again. At this moment, another figure jumped out from the "eyes" of the emperor's portrait.

This figure is obviously a ghost, male.

It was wrapped in a black robe, with a black hood covering its head, completely covering its body, and even its face could not be seen.

Seeing the figure coming in behind Linglong, Lu Qian was startled for a moment, then looked at Linglong and asked, "Your people...your ghosts?"

Linglong nodded and said, "Maybe it can be used."

Lu Qian curled his lips and said, "You didn't say anything in advance, you scared me."

Linglong turned to look at Lu Qian and said, "How dare you go to the grave if you are so timid?"

Lu Qian ignored her words and looked at the ghost who was covered in black clothes. He didn't find anything unusual, so he raised his head and continued to look at the painted murals on the dome.

In the temple depicted in the painting, there is a person kneeling on the ground under the imperial steps.

Compared to the emperor sitting on the throne, the kneeling person is much smaller, even smaller than the gods standing on both sides.

However, although this figure is small, its colors are very bright and eye-catching. Moreover, it happened that the position where he was kneeling was at the center of the entire mural.

Therefore, this entire mural looks a bit strange.

At first glance, it is obvious that the one sitting high on the imperial steps has the most eye-catching position, and the entire mural seems to be centered on him.

But upon closer inspection, I feel that the kneeling person is the hidden center of the entire painting. Everything around him seemed to be drawn around him.

The closer you get to him, the brighter the colors and the more distinct the lines of the mural. The farther away from him, the darker the colors and the blurr the lines.

Seeing that Lu Qian had been looking up at the mural above intently, Ao Lanxi and Wang Yuanzhang came over and stood next to Lu Qian, looking up as well.

Later, Linglong also came over and raised her face to look up.

Only the black-clothed ghost she brought was still standing quietly aside. The dark figure seemed to completely blend into the surrounding black.

"What did you see?"

Linglong only glanced at it for a few times, then lost interest and asked directly.

Ao Lan ridiculed: "This painting depicts someone ascending to the Divine Court to pay homage to the Divine Emperor."

"Ascension?"

Linglong was surprised. She pointed at the only person kneeling on the ground in the painting and said, "You said he was the one who ascended to the Divine Court? Is the Divine Emperor sitting on top? Why does this Divine Emperor have no face... Eh... We actually came down from the eyes of the God Emperor?"

Ao Lanxi looked at Linglong amusedly and said, "Sister Linglong, you have lived in the grassland for so long and you have never read a book?"

Linglong said confidently: "I'm illiterate, so what book should I read?"

Ao Lan also gave her a look of disbelief.

However, although she and Linglong were not very familiar, they still knew each other somewhat. She really seemed to be someone who didn't like to read.

After a pause, Ao Lanxi continued to explain: "Look at the attire of the God Emperor, which is almost exactly the same as what we saw on the stage. This is obviously the image of the God Emperor imagined by us mortals.

However, mortals can imagine the clothes of the God Emperor, but they cannot imagine the appearance of the God Emperor, so his face is empty..."

At this point, Ao Lanxi suddenly paused, turned to Lu Qian and said, "Mr. sir, the hole you drilled is really good. This hole is really just right for the eyes of the God Emperor."

Wang Yuanzhang echoed: "With the extra eye, the expression on his face can even be seen."

When Wang Yuanzhang said this, everyone immediately paid attention. With the addition of this eye, the God Emperor's originally indifferent face suddenly took on a sinister look.

That eye that seemed to be able to penetrate everything overlooked all living beings on the earth. However, there was no mercy at all on his face. He looked like he regarded all living beings as nothing, which looked a bit weird.

After looking at the "eyes" of the God Emperor for a while, Ao Lanxi seemed to feel a little uncomfortable. She immediately turned her gaze away, pointed at the kneeling person, and said to everyone: "Look at this kneeling person, what's so special about it?" Where?"

Linglong looked at her and said with a puzzled expression: "What's so special about this?"

Ao Lan ridiculed: "Hey, there are so many people depicted on the whole mural, including the God Emperor and a group of immortals who are the God Emperor's staff. They stood on both sides with a look of laughter and sarcasm on their faces, pointing at the kneeling person. Pointing, whispering, looking down on him.

However, although this man is kneeling on the ground, his clothes are bright and his back is straight. Although he is only shown a back view, you can see that he looks very majestic..."

Lu Qian said: "Are you trying to say that this person held a high position for a long time when he was in the mortal world, and suddenly he ascended to the divine court, but he still retains his original dignity and habits?"

Ao Lan ridiculed: "That's right. This person obviously had an extremely prominent position when he was in the mortal world. However, this is where the whole mural is ridiculous."

"Oh?"

Ao Lan ridiculed: "This mural depicts a scene of mortals ascending to meet the God Emperor. So naturally, the whole painting should be centered on the God Emperor. The person who painted it naturally knew this, so he put it The image of the God-Emperor is painted very huge and seems to be the center of the entire painting.

However, upon closer inspection, this is not the case. You see, with the kneeling person as the center, the color of the painting decreases toward the surroundings. Even the body of the God Emperor decreases and becomes lighter outward, until the appearance is even completely blank.

In other words, the smallest kneeling person in this painting is the core of the entire temple, and everything around him actually surrounds him. "

Linglong looked at it for a while, nodded thoughtfully, and said, "When you say this, it seems that it is really the case." At this point, Ao Lanxi shook his head and sighed, and said: "There is no mortal in the world. I don’t want to ascend. But it is conceivable that no matter how prominent a person is in the mortal world, once he ascends to the divine court, he will naturally become the lowest status in the divine court.

But you see, this man, after arriving at the Divine Court, had to succumb to the majesty of the God Emperor, but at the same time wanted to maintain his own ridiculous self-esteem, thus attracting the ridicule of the gods. "

Linglong said with some confusion: "It's so strange to have such a painting painted here. The person who painted this painting..."

Ao Lan ridiculed: "It's very strange. The person who painted this painting is obviously the kneeling person in the painting. I estimate that he is also the owner of the tomb here, but..."

Linglong said: "So, this is another 'vision of ascension'?"

Ao Lan ridiculed: "Yes, but this painting is a bit strange."

Linglong said: "What's so strange about this? Which mortal cultivator doesn't have the desire to ascend? After they die, they entrust this desire to the scroll and put it in the tomb. This is normal."

Ao Lanxi frowned, seeming to be thinking about something difficult to understand, and said: "But the strange thing is here. Since the owner of the tomb wants to express his wish to ascend, how can he describe this wish... So...so unbearable?"

Ao Lanxi seemed to be unable to find a suitable word to describe it, and finally used the word "unbearable".

Yes, this mural depicting the scene of ascension was originally supposed to be filled with fairy-like joy and peace, to express the owner's desire for ascension and his imagination of the beautiful scene in the divine court.

However, looking at this painting, the tone is dark, the image of the God-Emperor is cold, and the gods are as ugly as clowns in the mortal world, mocking and suppressing those who ascend to the divine court. The ascended master had to surrender in front of the gods and lowered his proud head, leaving only a straight back.

The whole painting makes people feel very depressed when looking at it.

Wang Yuanzhang said: "I have seen many murals in large tombs, and many of them depict scenes of ascension. However, most of the scenes depicted in those murals are fairy-like and harmonious. Like this painting. It’s so weird, this is the first time I’ve seen it.”

Listening to the discussion between the two, Lu Qian suddenly lowered his head, looked at them, and said, "Do you think it is possible that this painting does not depict the tomb owner's wishes, but the facts he recorded?"

Hearing Lu Qian's words, the three ghosts Ao Lanxi, Wang Yuanzhang, and Linglong were stunned at the same time.

The three women stared at him blankly, stunned.

After a long time, Ao Lan laughed twice and said: "My husband, you mean... after he ascended to the divine court, he was unhappy staying there, and then he came back again?

After his death, he built this tomb and left this painting? "

Wang Yuanzhang shook his head and said, "Mr. sir, your idea is too unreasonable and unbelievable."

This time, Linglong also said: "After ascending to the Divine Court, how can you come back? You think too much. Maybe this is just the tomb owner's bad taste, and there is nothing strange about it."

Ao Lan nodded and said, "I agree with Linglong. There are so many different kinds of people in the world, so it's not surprising that they appear."

Lu Qian said: "I just said casually, let's go in and take a look."

Ao Lanxi nodded again and said, "Yes."

Wang Yuanzhang said: "I am also a little curious about the owner of this tomb."

At this time, Lu Qian had just taken two steps forward. Hearing this, he suddenly stopped, looked back at Wang Yuanzhang, and said, "You just said that you have seen many murals in tombs? Could it be that you... you Dad used to be a tomb robber?"

Wang Yuanzhang looked at Lu Qian with some resentment and said, "How is that possible..."

Ao Lan smiled and said: "Mr. Sir, since the advent of the red moon, we humans have been killed several times and nearly extinct many times. Therefore, many historical records and various information have been lost. Many things in the past, we also I don’t even know anymore…”

Lu Qian suddenly said: "So you used to search for and excavate ancient tombs to find historical records from before the era began?"

Ao Lanxi spread his hands and said, "Otherwise, how would we know about the coming of the red moon?"

Lu Qian was a little surprised and said to Wang Yuanzhang: "Sorry, it was an unintentional mistake..."

Wang Yuanzhang looked at Lu Qian and said, "It's nothing. However, sometimes I feel that my husband is a little strange..."

Lu Qian said: "What's so strange?"

Wang Yuanzhang said: "My husband knows some strange things that even I don't know about; but there are some common sense things that my husband doesn't know."

Lu Qian said: "It's nothing. I was born in a remote mountain village, and I almost never left home before I was eighteen years old. If I hadn't learned the paper-cutting skill by accident, I might still be living in the village now, guarding my wife and children. Woolen cloth."

Ao Lanxi looked at Lu Qian in surprise and asked, "Ms. sir, do you have a wife? Uh..."

As soon as she said this, she realized something was wrong.

However, Linglong looked at her with a strange expression and said, "Lan Xi, are you questioning that your husband-in-law has a wife? Then what do you two... mean?"

"Ah...hehe...I mean, I...I didn't know my husband had a human wife...well, that's what I mean..."

Linglong turned to look at Lu Qian and said teasingly: "You have quite a lot of wives, can you take care of her?"

Lu Qian sighed and said, "Well, I've always been particularly attracted to women. I really can't help it..."

"cut."

"cut--"

"cut……"

……

While they were talking, four...five people moved forward along the stone road under their feet and came to the end.

At the end, there are two large stone doors.

The stone doors looked very heavy, but after Lu Qian took a closer look, he was surprised to find that the two stone doors showed signs of being opened.

Moreover, the traces are still very new, obviously someone has just opened them in the past two days.

Seeing this, Lu Qian couldn't help but feel refreshed.

Could it be that Wang Zirong really came to this tomb?

Thinking in his mind, Lu Qian took out four yellow scarf warriors and six chisel teeth and put them on the ground.

Six chisel teeth, holding a shield in hand, protected them from behind.

Four yellow scarf warriors stepped forward to push the door open.

The yellow scarf warriors were extremely powerful, and the four of them pushed together, and the two heavy stone doors immediately made a "crunching" sound that made people's teeth hurt.

Dust was swirling around.

Not long after, the stone door was pushed open, and the dust surrounding it began to slowly fall to the ground.

Inside the stone gate, it was also dark.

However, it was very quiet inside, and no mechanical crossbow arrows were fired.

Wang Yuanzhang took the lead and walked in.

Ao Lanxi and Linglong followed closely behind.

Linglong's black-clothed ghost servant was always following Linglong.

Seeing the relaxed expressions on their faces, Lu Qian shrugged uncomfortably and said to himself, "Am I too nervous?"

Lu Qian was thinking as he moved his hands forward to separate the chisel teeth guarding him. He stepped out from the middle and walked forward.

However, just as Lu Qian stepped through the door, he heard Linglong's exclamation coming from inside.

Lu Qian was startled when he heard the exclamation. He immediately asked Chiseltooth to follow him and walked through the door quickly.

(End of this chapter)