Earth's catastrophe, crazy black crystals begin to wreak havoc

The three of them drew their weapons and engaged in a fierce battle with the huge black shadow. They cleverly dodged the black shadow's attacks and launched counterattacks at the same time.

The battle lasted for a while, and the three gradually felt powerless. Just when they were about to give up, Hu Huan suddenly shouted and pointed his weapon at the shadow's weakness.

The black shadow let out a scream, then fell to the ground and stopped moving.

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief. They looked at the black shadow lying on the ground, their eyes full of confusion and gratitude.

"Why are we here?" Axe asked, a hint of confusion in his voice.

Hu Huan smiled and explained, "We are here because we want to find the real treasure of Tianfu. This clue will bring us endless wisdom and strength, and make us more determined and brave in our future life."

After hearing this, the doubts in the hearts of the three gradually dissipated. They knew that this clue would bring them endless wisdom and strength, making them more determined and brave in their future life. They needed to observe the strange phenomena in the mountains and forests, combine the meaning of ancient symbols, and gradually deduce the clues leading to the Ghost Mountain Jade Talisman.

An ancient temple appeared before my eyes, deep and wide, with a majestic feeling.

As Axe, Caesar and Hu Huan stood in front of the gate of Yuanming Palace, their doubts gradually faded away, replaced by expectations for the unknown and determination to explore. They knew that this clue would bring them endless wisdom and strength, making them more determined and brave in their future life.

Axe stared at the couplet, frowning slightly. "Putting up mountains and water, mountains hide tigers, water hides dragons. Cutting bamboo and pine, bamboo hides phoenixes, pine hides cranes." He whispered, trying to find the hidden clues. Caesar looked around, observing the layout of the ancient temple and the strange phenomena in the mountains and forests. His eyes shuttled back and forth between the bamboo forest and pine trees, as if looking for something.

Hu Huan was deeply attracted by the couplet on the pillar. She whispered, "This couplet seems to imply something. Tigers and leopards are hidden in the mountains, dragons are hidden in the water, phoenixes are hidden in the bamboo, and cranes are hidden in the pine. What do these animals represent?" There was a hint of doubt and curiosity in her voice.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and the bamboo forest and pine trees made rustling sounds, as if responding to their questions. A gleam of light flashed in Axe's eyes, and he seemed to understand something. "These animals may represent different directions and elements. We need to combine the meaning of ancient symbols and gradually deduce the clues to the Ghost Mountain Jade Talisman."

Caesar nodded, his eyes resting on a bamboo forest, "Look at that bamboo forest, they are arranged in a very regular pattern, like some kind of symbol." He walked quickly towards the bamboo forest, carefully observing the position and direction of each bamboo.

Hu Huan followed him and noticed a particularly prominent bamboo in the bamboo forest, which seemed to have some symbols engraved on it. She reached out and gently touched the symbols, and an inexplicable sense of familiarity surged in her heart.

Axe and Caesar also noticed the bamboo. They gathered around it and carefully studied the symbols on it. Suddenly, a hint of surprise flashed in Axe's eyes. "These symbols are very similar to what we saw in ancient books. They may be clues to the Ghost Mountain Jade Talisman!"

The three of them smiled at each other, and the doubts in their hearts finally dissipated. They knew that as long as they continued to explore along this clue, they would be able to find the road to the Ghost Mountain Jade Talisman. They took a deep breath, took a step, and walked firmly towards the unknown future.

As the three explored further, they found that the layout of Yuanming Palace was strikingly similar to the ancient Five Elements and Eight Diagrams. Ax pointed to the center of the palace, where there was a stone platform with complex patterns and symbols engraved on it.

“This should be the core of the whole layout,” Akers said, “We need to find the corresponding position and elements.”

Caesar was observing the palace from the sidelines. He noticed that different animal patterns were carved on each wall, and these patterns corresponded to the animals in the couplets. He walked to a wall with a dragon pattern carved on it, and carefully observed the dragon's posture and eyes, trying to find clues from it.

Hu Huan was attracted by a mural in the palace, which depicted an ancient wise man holding a jade talisman and standing on the top of a mountain. She stared at the mural and felt a strong resonance in her heart, as if the wise man was conveying some message to her.

"This mural may hold the key to the Ghost Mountain Jade Talisman," Hu Huan said. "We need to find clues related to this painting."

The three began to look for objects and symbols related to the murals in the palace, and they found that every wall was engraved with symbols similar to the jade talisman held by the wise man in the murals. They recorded these symbols one by one, trying to find the pattern among them.

Suddenly, Axe noticed a stone tablet in the corner of the palace with a line of ancient words engraved on it: "The secret of the jade talisman is hidden between mountains and rivers." His heart moved, as if he had grasped some key.

"This line of text may be telling us that the secret of the jade talisman is hidden in the landscape layout of this palace," Akers said. "We need to find the direction and elements that correspond to this line of text."

Kaisa and Hu Huan also realized this, and they began to look for clues related to the landscape layout in the palace. They found that every wall of the palace was engraved with patterns and symbols related to landscapes, and these patterns and symbols corresponded one by one to the animals in their couplets.

Axe found an ancient heavenly book in a corner of the Yuanming Palace. The cover of the book was covered with traces of time. He carefully took out a 10-yuan note from his pocket, gently wiped the dust off the cover, and then slowly opened it.

The characters on the heavenly book are simple and mysterious, and it records the legend of Zhao Gongming: "Zhao Gongming attained enlightenment in Mount Zhongnan and retired to Zhaogong Mountain, also known as Damian Mountain, which is the main peak of the 800-li Qingcheng Mountain." When Axe read this, his heart was moved. It seemed to have some connection with the Ghost Mountain Jade Talisman they were looking for.

Continuing to read, the heavenly book mentioned: "If those who seek wealth come to Qinglong Mountain, do not miss this place, because there is a thousand-year-old ginkgo tree in the courtyard that enjoys national treasure treatment." Ax's eyes involuntarily turned to a towering tree outside the palace. The tree was towering into the clouds, with lush branches and leaves. It was obviously the thousand-year-old ginkgo tree referred to in the heavenly book.

"Legend has it that this tree was planted by Zhang Daoling, the Heavenly Master Zhang, himself. It has been more than 1800 years since then and the tree is over meters tall." There was a hint of awe and excitement in Ax's voice. He knew that this tree not only witnessed the vicissitudes of history, but also might hide key clues leading to the Ghost Mountain Jade Talisman.

Upon hearing this, Caesar and Hu Huan also gathered around, their eyes fixed on the thousand-year-old ginkgo tree, trying to find out the hidden secrets. Caesar walked under the tree and carefully observed the lines on the trunk and the distribution of the roots, while Hu Huan looked up at the tree crown, trying to find the pattern from the arrangement of the leaves.