Chapter 9

Holding the precious sword in his hand, Xu Ji walked through the stone chamber shrouded in a thin mist.

This stone chamber was incredibly large, almost beyond imagination!

It could no longer be described as a room; it should be called a hall!

A massive stone hall built underground or in a mountain!

Along the way, he saw various magical treasures displayed on jade pedestals.

The sight seemed to stretch endlessly!

Each treasure emitted a light that Xu Ji found hard to believe.

The light flowed, and threads of radiance spilled out.

As Xu Ji looked, he felt as if he were in a magnificent future sci-fi world.

The flowing light from these treasures.

It was like a protective shield, full of mystery and wonder, dazzling to the eye!

Xu Ji walked and paused, occasionally picking up a treasure and then putting it down.

At this moment, he picked up a treasure that resembled a rope.

He gently rubbed it for a while and carefully examined it.

In the end, he could only put it down because he had no idea how to use it.

This feeling made him uncomfortable.

It was like being transported to become Shunosuke, looking at Gakki, but only able to say: "Baka ya ro" in an awkward and uncomfortable way.

Xu Ji continued forward, and the mist gradually dissipated ahead.

A large, egg-sized green gemstone was placed on a jade plate not far away.

It seemed to sense his arrival.

The gemstone lit up on its own, emitting a blue-green radiance.

Instantly, the entire stone chamber was bathed in a blue-green light.

Even the mist was illuminated as if it were a clear sky.

From within the gemstone, threads of green gas emerged, like raindrops falling from the eaves of a house.

"Such a treasure!" Xu Ji was stunned.

He couldn't help but move closer.

When he got close, Xu Ji realized that the jade plate holding the gemstone was placed on the back of a jade-carved divine ox.

The jade ox lay on the ground, eyes closed, as if in a deep sleep.

The light from the gemstone on the jade plate illuminated the surroundings.

In the blue-green radiance, a stone stele carved with countless ancient and mysterious characters stood quietly.

Xu Ji stood before the stele, looking at the characters for a long time, but he couldn't recognize a single one. Yet, he felt that he should know these characters, and his subconscious told him that they were names.

After about ten minutes, Xu Ji finally gave up and was about to leave when he noticed a cylindrical object beside the stele.

"Ah!" Xu Ji exclaimed, unable to resist squatting down to examine it closely.

It looked simple and unremarkable.

"This thing... seems to be a musical instrument?" Xu Ji touched it.

Under the blue-green light, the object's shape and contours became clear.

Indeed, it was a musical instrument!

The evidence was: inside the cylinder was a simple-looking forked board, either wooden or bamboo.

This piqued Xu Ji's interest.

In the stone chamber, he had seen countless treasures on his journey.

There were knives, swords, gourds, scrolls, and other conventional forms of magical treasures.

There were also banners that looked intimidating.

And there were pearls, ropes, and mirrors.

But no matter what type of treasure, he neither knew how to use them nor their purpose!

But this musical instrument...

Even if he hadn't eaten pork, he had at least seen pigs run!

He could try striking it randomly and see what happens!

Naturally, Xu Ji was immediately delighted.

He reached out to grab the treasure, and at that moment, he noticed that the treasure was bound to the stele by countless invisible shackles.

When he extended his hand to pick it up,

With a rustle, the shackles dissipated, and a wooden lock fell to the ground.

The symbols on the stele began to light up, one by one, row by row, like data loading on a computer.

On the edges of the stele, green lotus leaf patterns slowly appeared.

Unfortunately, he couldn't understand them.

But he realized that he had inadvertently opened some kind of seal left by the old monster?

But...

What kind of power was it?

Xu Ji didn't know and didn't understand.

Holding the musical instrument, Xu Ji examined it thoroughly.

He found that it didn't have the appearance of a magical treasure.

It didn't emit a flowing light like the treasures in the mist, and there were no unusual phenomena when he held it.

This musical instrument seemed to be just a musical instrument.

It appeared to be an ordinary instrument once beloved by the old monster.

But...

Why did the old monster place it here, in front of the stele?

And...

Xu Ji turned to look at the bright gemstone on the jade plate carried by the jade ox.

The blue-green radiance illuminated the mist in the stone chamber.

Countless auspicious lights appeared, and in the mist, lotus leaves quietly unfolded, their shadows faintly visible.

The treasures, under the light of the lotus leaves,收敛了自身的宝光。

他又看向身前，那石碑前的薄雾。

在薄雾中，隐约有一个莲台，矗立于雾中。

看情形，那莲台应该是类似王座、宝座、法座一类的设施。

所以……

“我穿越最初，乃是坐在一个蒲团上……”徐吉想：“蒲团应该是老怪修炼之地……”

“而这个莲台，距离蒲团足足有数百米远，当是老怪修炼结束后，休息或者见客的地方！”

“所以，莲台在这个老怪的石室内，地位是要高于蒲团的！”

“能被老怪放在莲台周围的东西，定然与其有着密切关系！”

“要不……”徐吉低头，看着手里这个似乎平平无奇的奇怪乐器：“我试着敲一下此物……”

便轻轻伸手，抓住这筒类乐器里放着的那根开叉的板状物。

这东西一入手，顿时便有一种苍茫的感觉。

徐吉拿着它，想了想，然后对着筒的内壁轻轻一敲。

do！

一声清脆的回响，在石室中响了起来。

声音无比清明，带着浑厚的回音，仿佛纪录片中的原始部落篝火晚会上的巫师吹响的古老乐器。

呜呜呜，唔唔唔……

不！

这声音……不是巫师吹响的排箫。

回声在耳畔回荡。

Do！

它是战鼓声！

咚咚咚！咚咚咚！

仿佛是来自远古部落的鼓声一样，浑厚而慷慨，充满了昂扬向上的不屈斗志！

于是，徐吉傻眼了。

“我似乎做了一件蠢事？”他说道。

手中的乐器，恐怕不止是乐器这么简单？

他看着身旁，那石碑上的一组组忽地高漲起來的古老文字。

这些疑似是人名的文字，纷纷大放光明。

似乎是在召唤着些什么？

也好像是在呼唤着些什么？

徐吉终于想了起来。

他所在的这个石室，空无一人。

之前，那自称是‘天蓬’的弥罗天宫来人的时候，他也发现，对方是孤身一人，来到这老怪潜修的石室面前，且一路上似乎没有人引领。

所以……

这老怪的门徒弟子去那里了？

徐吉看着石碑上，那一组组疑似人名的古老文字陷入了沉思。

这老怪的强大与恐怖，已经是毋庸置疑的了！

而一个如此强大的老怪，身边却连一个服侍之人也没有，就连有客人来访，都没有一个带路或者指引的小厮。

这说明了什么？

徐吉不得而知，只能去猜测。

靠有限的信息，来推断。

“这老怪……”他扫视着这个巨大的石室，看着薄雾中一件件若隐若现的宝物，他咽了咽口水，穿越之初的猜测在心中浮起来。

这是一个邪道巨擘。

杀人夺宝，如吃饭喝水一样简单。

根据那弥罗天宫来客的反应来看，这老怪的脾气恐怕相当的糟糕！

以至于徐吉只是随便一句话就打发走了。

再之后，又有来自西侧方位的窥探。

徐吉在应激之下，一剑斩落。

窥探者却连反击都没有。

综合这一切情况，徐吉大胆地猜测起来：“我恐怕不仅仅是一个对外糟糕的老怪，便是对内，也是极为残暴，甚至称得上残忍的！”

只有这样才能解释，为何这样一个老怪，身边却连个服侍的童子也没有。

更没有半个门徒弟子在身边！

只有这些被他抢来的各色法宝陪伴其身周。

而从这老怪将这些宝贝都放在自己身边来看，十之八九这老怪恐怕是个生性多疑，谁也不信的角色。

典型的守财奴特点！

而这样的人，会做出什么事情来呢？

徐吉看过的本本小说的剧情，浮上心头。

三尸脑神丸、生死符……

种种专门用来奴役和控制他人的东西，在他脑子里转悠。

所以……

徐吉看着那石碑：“这石碑就是一种类似的控制法宝……石碑上的字便是类似神魂灯一类的东西？一旦催动，谁敢不从，立时便要魂飞魄散？”

“而那古怪的乐器，则是召唤的法宝？”

“我刚刚在召唤老怪的门人？”徐吉顿时慌了。

他现在连这老怪是谁都没搞清楚！

更不清楚这老怪的过去和行事风格。

对其门徒弟子，更是一无所知。

若真的召回那些弟子门徒。

万一露馅了怎么办？

…………………………………

天蓬站在凌霄宝殿前，小心翼翼地低垂着头，等待着玉皇大帝的召见。

此时，距离他回到天庭，已过去了至少半个时辰。

这半个时辰以来，天庭上下，都像避瘟神一样地避着他。

原因很简单：截教主出剑了！

那一剑，斩落西方。

直接斩在了西方教净土深处！

而他，天蓬，作为天庭使者，却恰好在截教主出剑前，持着天庭符诏，拜见了截教主。

这是千年以来，第一个成功见到截教主的人。

亦是千年來，第一个带回了截教圣人法旨的人。

而且，天上地下，无数有心人都知道。

截教主出剑，是在天蓬离开碧游宫之后。

这就有意思了！

只要不傻的人，都会去想一个问题：截教主为何出剑？

是天蓬说了什么吗？

还是玉皇大帝命天蓬带去了什么？

弥罗天宫，到底有何用意？

又或者这一切乃是截教主故意的。

故意在见了玉皇大帝使者后，便挥出一剑，斩落西方。

这是苦肉计？

还是离间计？

亦或者是以苦肉计来掩盖离间计，还是用离间计来给苦肉计打掩护？

甚至……

截教主落子，根本醉翁之意不在酒！

这位圣人只是在投石问路，看看三界的反应？

谁说得清？

谁又能算得清？

圣人所为，先天因果混沌，无踪无迹！

不可捉摸，无可算计！

除非身在大劫之中，不然，便是圣人也无法直接算计、预测另一位圣人！

这就是天蓬如今处境的尴尬所在。

没有人敢接触他。

不然，在西方教眼中，这就是勾结截教余孽的铁证！

但也沒有人敢对他怎么样！

碧游宫圣人已经自困千年，千年以来，连弟子门徒也不见，便是坐骑童子也统统放了出去。

那截教主为何偏偏就见了天蓬？

又为何在天蓬出碧游宫后，便斩出一剑？

在没有搞清楚这些事情前，三界上下，无人敢对天蓬乱来！

但天蓬却并不知晓这些内因。

他只是一个飞升不到百年的地仙而已，在这天庭之中，一无师门长辈，二无亲朋好友。

只是为人还算机灵，颇有些福缘。

这才被玉皇大帝看中，特意试探、拉拢。

哪里能想得这么远？这么多？

又去哪里得知那些三界秘辛与上古秘闻？

他只是一个地仙而已。

连天仙的事情，都没有怎么搞明白！

他自然是不会知道，截教主一剑斩落西方，到底惊起多少涟漪，引动了多少人瞩目。

他还以为，如今玉皇大帝晾着他，是因为他的差事办砸了。

所以一直惴惴不安。

“老朱啊老朱……”天蓬在心中唉声叹气：“你看吧，你看吧，这就是胡乱出头的下场！”

“以后，你可长点心吧！”

“这天庭的水太深，你把握不住呦！”

正叹息间。

Do！

一声脆响，从三十三天之上传出，在整个弥罗天宫回荡。

Do！

余音缠绕！

数不清的碧蓝清光，从禹余天中绽放！

霎时，弥罗天宫中，无数强大的恐怖的意识，纷纷抬头。

一件件鸿蒙至宝，开始苏醒，绽放出种种祥光。

天蓬目瞪口呆。

这是他第一次见到这样的事情。

完全不懂发生了什么？

但，那一个个强大而恐怖的意识，猛然抬头，让整个天庭，仿佛变成了古老的斗兽场一样，瞬间挤满了无数来自洪荒的猛兽。

而那一件件鸿蒙至宝的苏醒，更是让整个天庭，瞬间变得五光十色。

“天庭的水，果然好深！”天蓬瑟瑟发抖。

“老朱我怎么把握得了？！”

“还是找个机会，故意做点错事，好叫玉皇大帝开革了我……”

“重回凡间，去做我的逍遥散仙？！”

这天庭的香火俸禄，他福薄，怕是吃不消！