The end of the tunnel was connected to a stone door. Yao Gang walked to the stone door and touched a place on the edge. The stone door opened instantly, and Zhang Ran could clearly see what was inside the door.
"This should be an underground prison from the Ming Dynasty."
As he walked in, Yao Gang explained: "Three years ago, I accidentally stayed in this room. I felt the abnormal evil spirit in the room, and found this place accidentally. I originally thought there was some treasure in it. , I didn¡¯t expect it to be a prison.¡±
As he spoke, Yao Gang took out matches and lit the oil lamps on the walls of the room one after another. The entire stone room lit up instantly. As Yao Gang said, this place really looked like an underground prison.
This outer room is obviously a place for torture. Various torture instruments and iron chains are hung on the walls. Inside is a cell made of thick solid wood. Entering the stone room, the sinister and vicious atmosphere inside is even heavier. The Xuan Ming in Zhang Ran's hand keeps spinning. It trembled, and traces of evil and vicious energy that were difficult to discern with the naked eye entered Xuan Ming's dagger blade.
"This should be the secret prison cell of Dongchang during the Ming Dynasty." He Zhengping took a look at the indoor layout and said softly.
During the Ming Dynasty, punishments were strict. First, there were Jinyiwei to monitor the officials of all sizes in the court. Later, in order to restrict the Jinyiwei, the emperor formed the East-West Factory by eunuchs to restrict each other. These three families were always fighting endlessly.
The full name of the Dongchang is the Dongji Bureau. It is the earliest national spy intelligence agency established in the history of the world. It can supervise and arrest subjects at will. At first, the Dongchang was only responsible for investigating and arresting people, and did not have the right to interrogate prisoners. It was handed over to Jinyiwei North Town Fusi for trial, so the interrogation institutions in Dongchang were relatively secretive at first. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, Dongchang had its own prison, so it is not unfounded for He Zhengping to say that this place was set up by Dongchang.
Zhang Ran didn¡¯t know much about this, but he also knew some things about the Ming Dynasty. After hearing what He Zhengping said, he suddenly became interested and looked at the various torture instruments curiously.
"There are various types of torture instruments, including clamping sticks, brain hoops, horse sticks, nails, etc. Many Zhang Ran has seen them on TV, and he was a little embarrassed for a while.
"Senior, you see, I just dug this up accidentally, and I didn't let it go. It's just that my cultivation is not enough. I can only control the evil and evil energy leaked here around the hotel in these years." Yao Gang He explained to He Zhengping with a grimace.
"Really?" He Zhengping smiled lightly: "You really think I am stupid. If there is nothing here that you covet, you can stay here for three years and still buy this hotel?"
"Senior, I was wronged." Yao Gang really didn't know whether to cry or laugh instead. As expected, He Zhengping was not so easy to fool.
He Zhengping looked at the pretentious Yao Gang, pointed to the surrounding stone chambers and said, "Look, this place is a good place. If you kill a lot of people, even if you don't destroy the bodies and eliminate the traces, others won't be able to find them."
"Gah!" Yao Gang suddenly turned pale. There was something in He Zhengping's words. He and He Zhengping were the only two masters and disciples here. It was self-evident who the murderer was referring to.
Seeing He Zhengping's threatening gaze, Yao Gang completely gave up his thoughts. As He Zhengping said, if he died here, no one would be able to find out.
The Yin evil spirit here is so strong that if he dies here, within three days, he will be completely corroded by the Yin evil spirit, and he will truly have no bones left.
"Once he dies, with He Zhengping's ability, it will not be difficult to discover the secrets here. Then he will really lose everything, lose his wife and lose the army.
"That's it!" Yao Gang sighed as if he was resigned to his fate, and led He Zhengping to a corner of the stone chamber. He knocked on the wall a few times. The wall in the corner of the torture chamber slowly began to move, and a stone door opened again.
It has to be said that the ancient Chinese mechanism skills are unique. Such a secret door is completely integrated with the surrounding walls, and it uses an opening method similar to a voice-activated device. It is really not easy for Yao Gang to discover this stone chamber.
However, such a stone chamber would definitely not be difficult for a master like He Zhengping. If the sinister atmosphere in this prison was not too strong, which affected He Zhengping's spiritual exploration, He Zhengping would have discovered it long ago. This was also Yao Gang's helplessness. at.
The stone door opened, and a stronger Yin evil spirit surged out from the door. Zhang Ran felt a trance in his mind even though he was holding Xuan Ming and protected by two Zhiyang magic weapons.
"This is it!" Feeling such a strong evil spirit, He Zhengping exclaimed and strode into the stone chamber. Zhang Ran and the two followed closely behind. After entering the stone chamber, Zhang Ran was immediately stunned by the things inside. .
The stone chamber is not big, only five or six square meters. It looks like an altar. There is a stone tablet placed on the altar against the wall. Such a strong evil and evil aura is transmitted from the stone tablet.??'s.
This stone tablet does not look like the color of ordinary bluestone. It has a somewhat grayish feel. Suddenly, Zhang Ran seemed to see countless innocent souls screaming in the stone tablet. If he hadn't always opened his eyes, this Yin evil attack would have been the first to bear the brunt. Make him lose his mind.
Yao Gang had obviously suffered from the secret disadvantage of this stone tablet. He did not dare to look at the stone tablet directly after entering the stone chamber. Even so, his face was pale and big beads of sweat were dripping from his forehead.
The one with the deepest cultivation among the three was He Zhengping. He Zhengping stared at the stone tablet with his eyes tightly. He stood quietly not far in front of the stone tablet without moving, as if his soul was wandering in the sky.
"This is the soul-suppressing monument!" After a brief moment of surprise, something suddenly appeared in Zhang Ran's mind.
The so-called soul-suppressing stele is a stone tablet that suppresses the ghosts of grievances. People in ancient times did not understand the way of heaven and often referred to the evil spirits as the ghosts of grievances. They believed that some places with stagnation of evil spirits or excessive evil spirits were caused by the lingering ghosts of grievances. Therefore, In ancient times, some alchemists and Taoist practitioners mostly used stone tablets to suppress them, which are also called soul-calming tablets in later generations. In fact, Chinese people erecting tablets after their death had a similar effect.
On the one hand, erecting monuments can make it easier for future generations to identify the tombs of ancestors and facilitate worship. At the same time, in the ancient people's understanding, tombstones also have a suppressive effect. After erecting monuments, the ghosts of ancestors can rest underground and protect future generations.
The difference between a soul-crushing monument and a tombstone is that the soul-crushing monument is specially made by a Taoist practitioner or a Qimen alchemist. The production of a soul-crushing monument requires not only the use of fine stones, but also careful carving. Runes and legendary beasts must first be warmed and nurtured before they can be used to calm the soul.
When the soul-suppressing stele is used to suppress Yin evil spirits, it must first be a supreme Yin magic weapon, so that it can have the effect of suppressing the souls of injustice, that is, the effect of suppressing Yin evil spirits. In fact, to put it bluntly, the effect is the same as the Xuan Ming in Zhang Ran's hand. similar.
Xuan Ming, as the most Yin magic weapon, can absorb the energy of Yin evil, not to mention the specially made soul-suppressing stele. The principle of suppressing Yin evil by the soul-suppressing stele is similar to that of Xuan Ming. It also suppresses Yin evil by absorbing it itself. Effect.
The Yin magic weapon is originally rarer than the Yang magic weapon, and it is more difficult to warm and maintain it. If you are not careful, you will be in danger of being backlashed by the Yin evil. Therefore, the Zhiyin magic weapon is relatively rare in general, and the soul-suppressing monument is even more rare. Rare, soul-crushing monuments like the one in front of you are definitely extremely rare.
The Soul-Suppressing Monument originally had the effect of suppressing Yin evil spirits, but at this time the Yin evil spirit in this stone chamber was so strong, and Zhang Ran could feel the even more majestic Yin evil evil energy spreading from the Soul Suppressing Monument. From here, It can be seen how huge the Yin evil energy absorbed by this soul-suppressing monument is, and it has reached saturation.
Magical weapon channeling has been said to be advanced. The magic weapon absorbs the Yin evil spirit and can continuously nourish the magic weapon, greatly increasing the power of the magic weapon. Otherwise, Zhang Ran's Xuan Ming would not feel the joy of the Yin evil spirit here. The chirping can make the Zhiyin magic weapon reach saturation. This
Zhang Ran didn¡¯t dare to think about it. Such a Zhiyin magic weapon was definitely coveted by people in Xuanmen, even more coveted than the jade book. It¡¯s no wonder that Yao Gang didn¡¯t dare to tell his disciples.
It is impossible to describe the usefulness of such a soul-suppressing stele. Whether it is to arrange an offensive formation as the center of the formation, or to use the method of reversing yin and yang to set up a large spirit gathering array, it is the best choice. It can even be knocked off the stele. A piece of stone ground into a stone sword can also be an offensive weapon comparable to Xuan Ming.
"The treasure, the absolute treasure." Although Zhang Ran was very uncomfortable being oppressed by the evil spirit in the room, his heart was filled with joy. Such a hard-to-find treasure was actually right in front of him.
"Buzz!" At this moment, Xuan Ming in Zhang Ran's hand suddenly groaned, interrupting Zhang Ran's joy. Zhang Ran hurriedly looked to the side and saw Yao Gang standing behind He Zhengping suddenly appeared in his hand. He took out a dagger and stabbed He Zhengping hard in the back.