Pawn Crossing the River

Zhou Mengyao was somewhat relieved that she had reconciled with Qi Xuansu. This problem could not be solved by one person. If the two of them fell out, the result would be that no one could leave.

Qi Xuansu did not have Zhou Mengyao's knowledge and could not see through the secrets of this world. He would be like a headless fly, unable to find the right path. Zhou Mengyao had the knowledge of an immortal and knew how to leave, but after she came to the Governor's Mansion in the underworld, she could only face the ruins and fall into despair.

From this point of view, it makes sense for Taoism to emphasize unity and advocate win-win cooperation.

The thirty-three-story inverted tower is hung upside down below the Cangyun Castle in the underworld. Its gate is naturally upside down, with the lintel below and the threshold above.

Qi Xuansu and Zhou Mengyao walked into the tower from the base.

Everything in the tower is upside down, so the two are walking on the ceiling, and the top of their heads is the ground.

The walls around were engraved with strange star maps, which were also upside down. However, even if you look at it upside down, it can only be said to be similar to the traditional Taoist star map, and many details are very different.

The stairs are naturally upside down. It is too difficult to climb the building in this way. Unfortunately, the two of them have put all their divine power into the "Gui Zang Lantern" and cannot fly. Fortunately, they are going to the 33rd floor at the bottom. It is not impossible to jump directly from the stairs instead of climbing up.

The two looked at each other and said, "Jump."

Thinking of this, the 33-story tower is essentially 33 steps. They are like children jumping on steps, jumping all the way to the top of the tower.

There is nothing else in the building, it is just a simple tower.

The only difference is the star map on each floor. Because it is reversed and upside down, it feels like you are heading to the unknown depths of the boundless and mysterious world, which makes people feel infinitely small.

What is a small pseudo-immortal in it? Immortals don't seem to be a big deal. Only behemoths like the second and third calamity immortals can freely travel in it, and only supreme beings like the Supreme Dao Ancestor and the Supreme Will can be called masters.

Just as Qi Xuansu was gradually immersed in it, Zhou Mengyao suddenly patted him: "You don't talk about strange powers, see but don't see, hear but don't hear."

Qi Xuansu was startled, then he collected his mind and stopped looking at those strange star maps.

After all, these star maps are likely to be related to the extraterritorial demons. Careful study of these star maps may not necessarily lead to any profound methods, but may lead to obsession and be taken advantage of by the demons.

To put it bluntly, they are not going deep into a certain ruins for textual research, let alone excavating history, but the adventure after the disaster, and saving their lives is the key.

Thirty-third floor, even if you jump, it will take a long time.

Zhou Mengyao was perhaps a little bored, or perhaps he was not calm, so he actually started chatting with Qi Xuansu: "Tianyuan, I heard that you adopted a daughter?"

Qi Xuansu was a little alert: "That's true."

"What's the child's name?"

"Qi Xiaoyin."

"Qi is a good name, but from my perspective, I thought your child would be named Zhang."

"Traditionally, the children of a son-in-law take the surname of the Yue family. Obviously, I am not a son-in-law."

"Let me remind you that the Taoist law clearly stipulates that female Taoist priests also have the right to take their surnames. You made such a statement, which is suspected of discriminating against female Taoist priests. Be careful to be warned by the Female Taoist Priests Mutual Aid Association."

"Then let me put it another way. If that's the case, then why do all the descendants of the Zhang family have the surname Zhang? Why do all the descendants of the Li family have the surname Li? There are also royal families such as the Yao family, the Qin family, etc., from Yujing to Emperor Jing, from New West Jing to San York, from Shengzhu to Lundim, so how can many family nobles still hold the old tradition? The family surname is the Yue family. This is not a matter of two people. This is a matter of the two families. Is it a husband and wife with Qi Niang? "Qi Xuansu became more and more alert. This conversation ended with Zhou Mengyao's loudness. This was funny, but Zhou Mengyao cut in from the child's surname. You are not from the Zhang family, but from the Qi family. Where does the word "Qi" come from?

It comes from Qi Haoran.

Who is Qi Haoran?

It is Zhou Mengyao.

Qi Niang only occupies the position of mother, and the position of father has always been vacant. As for Donghua Zhenren, master and father are not exactly the same. After all, it involves family issues. Qi Xuansu can inherit the Donghua lineage, but he cannot run to inherit the Pei family and become the head of the Pei family. These are two different things, so father and master are naturally not the same thing.

In this way, Zhou Mengyao occupies the position of father, and is the founder of the Qi family.

Qi Xuansu naturally heard Zhou Mengyao's ill intentions and pointed it out directly.

Although Qi Niang has not married yet, it does not mean that she likes women. Qi Niang would not agree to this first.

Finally, the two jumped all the way to the last floor, which is the top of the tower. There is no window here, but there is a closed door.

Opening a door at the top of the tower?

This is indeed contrary to common sense, but it is in line with Zhou Mengyao's speculation. The entrance is above the nine heavens and the exit is below the nine netherworlds.

There is a sphere hanging in the middle.

This sphere is very strange, somewhat like the Tai Chi symbol of Taoism, but there are no black and white dots, and they are clearly divided.

Zhou Mengyao looked at the sphere and said, "This probably symbolizes the 'sky'. The black one is the underworld, and the white one is the world of the living. The two together constitute the 'sky' itself."

Qi Xuansu was thoughtful.

Zhou Mengyao walked to the side of the closed door, stretched out his hand and pushed it, but it did not move. The structure of this stone door is very strange. There is a mechanism integrated with the stone door. Because the tower body is upside down, the mechanism automatically falls down, like a dragon-breaking stone, making the stone door completely closed.

With Qi Xuansu and Zhou Mengyao's current cultivation, they definitely can't push it, let alone break out of the door.

Qi Xuansu suddenly said: "Sanniang, have you heard of a Western-style poem?"

"What Western-style poem?" Zhou Mengyao asked casually, his eyes still on the stone door.

Qi Xuansu said: "The distant mountains show a dark figure. The heavy foundation supports the shallow upper layer. If one day, someone turns the world upside down, the old tradition will surely encounter a landslide."

Zhou Mengyao was stunned for a long time: "What do you want to express?"

Qi Xuansu stretched out his hand and pressed on the ball: "Turn the world upside down."

Zhou Mengyao understood, pondered for a moment, and nodded: "You can give it a try."

Qi Xuansu didn't waste words and directly turned the ball upside down.

Originally, white was on top and black was on the bottom, but now it became white on the bottom and black on the top.

In an instant, the entire inverted tower was also turned upside down.

The two people who were originally standing on the ceiling fell back to the ground uncontrollably, inevitably in a mess.

More importantly, the mechanism that originally blocked the stone door was reversed with the rotation of the inverted tower, and returned to its original position, embedded in the groove at the threshold position, and the remaining part was just flush with the threshold, and the closed stone door could be opened normally.

Qi Xuansu retracted his palm and looked at the stone door: "Success or failure depends on this."

No need to say more, the two walked side by side to the stone door and exerted force together.

Accompanied by a dull sound, the stone door slowly opened a gap.

This time, outside the door was no longer the endless darkness like the starry sky at night, but a ray of light.

As the stone door opened more and more, this ray of light became more and more dazzling, illuminating the faces of the two.

"Let's go!" Zhou Mengyao said in a deep voice.

The two passed through the portal together.

Because the two had lost their cultivation at this time, there was no question of how to calculate each other, and they simply passed through the portal.

On the other side of the door is the inner room of a palace, the whole structure is made of bronze.

At this time, the doors and windows are closed, and the talismans are engraved, so it is impossible to see the outside scene.

This should be a magnificent fairyland scene, but because many of the golden lamps hanging in the hall have been extinguished, the light is slightly dim, so it has become dark, not only no longer magnificent fairyland style, but also shows the meaning of dead and cold ghostland.

The dome of the hall is shaped into a vast starry sky, and the light of countless "stars" forms a thin layer of light mist. It's just that the starlight is cold, even if there are many, it also adds a bit of coldness.

Because of the inheritance of Ziguang Zhenjun, Qi Xuansu is also a little familiar with "Ziwei Doushu". Watching the changes in the brightness of the "stars" and the corresponding star signs, he immediately felt that this star map was wonderful, and different from the weird star map in the inverted tower, it is completely an authentic Taoist star map.

Under the star map, there is a sundial-like object, on the stone plate of the sundial there are eight trigrams engraved. As the star map changes, the shadow on the sundial also moves, corresponding to the eight gates of the eight trigrams.

There are various murals on the walls around, including worshiping heaven and earth, distributing talismans, gathering people to swear an oath, fighting between two armies, and attacking cities and strongholds. It is similar to what Qi Xuansu and Zhou Mengyao did, and the characters in the paintings are all wearing yellow scarves, and the leader holds a "nine-section staff", which is the famous Yellow Turban Rebellion.

Obviously, this palace was built by the Taiping Dao. And it is not the Taiping Dao that has been resurrected today, but the original Taiping Dao in ancient times.

Zhou Mengyao whispered: "The blue sky is dead, the yellow sky should be established, the year is Jiazi, and the world is auspicious. Could this be the place where the Taiping Dao sealed the 'blue sky'?"

Qi Xuansu did not speak. This place obviously matches what Long Xiaobai said. She didn't experience the outer demons at the beginning, but came to a cave of the ancestors. This place is consistent with Long Xiaobai's description of the cave of the ancestors.

It's really a fool's luck, and it's in one step.