The Yin and Yang Talisman was a Yellow Talisman. It didn't have much power, and its principle was simple. It used Dao energy to divide Yin and Yang. It was the upgraded version of the Burning Yang Talisman and the Gathering Yin Talisman. Its effect was somewhat similar to the Yin-Yang Yama Brush. However, a small talisman couldn't balance the Yin and Yang energies. Thus, the Yin and Yang energies would mix and react violently.
To put it simply, it would explode.
The talisman Chen Yangting had thrown at the figurine was a Yin and Yang Talisman. When it touched the wall, the Yin and Yang energies mixed together, creating a deep, muffled explosion. A deep hole appeared on the hard wall. The figurine that was stuck in the wall tilted a lot after the explosion. Apparently, it was loose now. I guessed we could pull it out if we went there.
However, at this moment, no one laid their eyes on the figurine. Everyone, including Chen Yangting, was paying attention to the surroundings.
Just like I had said, using the talisman to take the figurine down wasn't just to get the figurine. It was also to alert the enemy.
The Yin and Yang Talisman's explosion wasn't small. If there was a hidden danger in this cave, such a big commotion would likely trigger it.
I took out the silver talisman that Mr. Li had given me. My body was tense, and I was ready to take action at any moment.
Although my goal was the spirit energy inside the figurine, I knew how dangerous this place was compared to Han Wennan and the others. I didn't dare to relax.
After half a minute, the cave was still as silent as before. The danger we had imagined didn't come. Everyone's vigilant faces relaxed, and I exhaled in relief. When I was about to walk to Chen Yangting's side, I heard the sound of something heavy falling to the ground.
Han Wennan and I stopped walking. Our hearts were hanging in suspense. We cautiously turned to look at the source of the noise. It was the broken terracotta statue next to Chen Yangting's feet. It had slid to the ground. The noise was the sound of the terracotta statue hitting the stone floor.
The terracotta statue was right next to Chen Yangting's feet. Of course, he wasn't scared. He stooped to check the statue. When we walked toward it, he seemed to find something. He stood up and waved at us excitedly. "Hurry! Come here!"
Han Wennan and I were roused. We hurried to the statue. Chen Yangting pointed at the end where the terracotta statue was connected to the mountain wall. He said excitedly, "Look, what's that thing under the feet of the terracotta statue?"
He didn't need to say anything as Han Wennan and I were already attracted by it. The bottom of the figurine, which was the bottom part of the mountain wall, was connected to something as thick as a person's wrist. It looked like a rusty iron pipe. It was dark and looked really tough.
One side was connected to the figurine, and the other side was still connected to the deep hole left by the figurine when it slid out.
Chen Yangting didn't know what it was. Of course, Han Wennan and I didn't know either. When we were about to squat down to check, Chen Yangting didn't care if it was dangerous or not. He directly grabbed the thing.
Although he was bold, he wasn't reckless. When he grabbed the thing, his hand was covered with a layer of Dao energy. That was why his hand didn't touch the thing. Han Wennan wanted to stop him, but she didn't say anything.
After Chen Yangting grabbed it, he pulled it up. It looked like an iron pipe. However, as Chen Yangting moved, it changed its shape. Apparently, it was very soft.
"It's strange. This thing is so soft. I don't think it's a tree root. Could it be an animal? A snake?"
Cultivators weren't afraid of snakes or insects. Chen Yangting said as he used both hands to grab the thing. He tried to pull it out a few times. However, the thing was buried deep in the mountain wall. He tried to pull it a few times, but it didn't budge an inch.
Seeing that there was no danger, Han Wennan squatted down and reached out to press the thing. He studied it for a long time, but he didn't find anything.
However, he wasn't as curious as Chen Yangting. After pressing it a few times, he put it aside for the time being. He stuck his head out to look at the hole in the mountain wall and said, "What Daoist Zhang said just now is correct. After this puppet was made, there was indeed a deep hole in the mountain wall. Wait a moment, I'll go in and take a look."
Han Wennan had a strong body. Although the hole in the mountain wall was big, it wasn't suitable for him to get in. Chen Yangting and I were more suitable.
However, I guessed he couldn't order Chen Yangting around, and he didn't have confidence in my abilities. Thus, he didn't discuss it with us and directly got in.
I had just made up an excuse. I didn't expect that the hole was really deep. Han Wennan got in and disappeared.
I had a good impression of Han Wennan. When I saw him get in, I was worried about his safety. I hurried to the side and listened to the commotion inside.
Less than a minute later, Han Wennan came back. Without waiting for us to ask, he said, "It's just a small cave. Besides this thing that's connected to the wall, there's nothing else.
I tried to pull it a few times, but the mountain wall was really hard, and this thing was connected to the wall. I couldn't pull it out. "
I nodded and said, "If that's the case, even if Professor Liang got into this kind of cave, he wouldn't be able to go anywhere else.
Daoist Han, what should we do next? "
After all, I was just making things up, and I didn't expect it to be true.
Now that my speculation was proven wrong, I had to ask Han Wennan for his opinion on what to do next.
He thought for a while then nodded. "You're right. These dolls look the same, and the hidden cave behind them should be similar. It's impossible for Professor Liang to go somewhere else.
We've set a time limit of half an hour. Although it's already past, we've only moved forward for around twenty minutes. We'll walk for another ten minutes and pay attention to the terracotta statues along the way. If we don't find anything, we'll go back.
On the way back, we'll check again to see if we missed anything. What do you think? "
Chen Yangting wasn't interested. I hadn't figured out why these terracotta statues had witchcraft energy, and I didn't want to move forward. Of course, I had no objection.
Then, we continued our journey.
The rest of the journey wasn't any different from the previous one. We carefully checked all the terracotta figures on the mountain wall. None of them had loosened. However, not long after, I found another terracotta figure that contained shaman energy. This time, I didn't try to take it out. The previous one was enough.
As we continued to walk, more terracotta statues with witchcraft energy appeared. Moreover, their density seemed to be increasing. Every few terracotta statues emitted waves of witchcraft energy.
I guessed, and I became excited. Although I didn't know why the terracotta statues had witchcraft energy, this situation proved that there was a place with a large amount of witchcraft energy in front of us. It was possible that the Tai Sui was there.
Unfortunately, after ten minutes, the path and terracotta statues in front of us were still endless. We couldn't see the end of them. This time, we wouldn't be able to find the Tai Sui.
After we stopped, Chen Yangting said, "All right, it's time. Let's go back."
Then, he turned around to leave. Miao Jue and I also turned to follow him. However, Han Wennan stood there strangely. He said to us, "Guys, please wait a moment."
We turned to look at him. He was using the searchlight to illuminate the passage in the distance. His brows were furrowed. It seemed he was thinking about something.
We didn't know what he wanted to do, so we had to stop for now.
Before we could ask, Han Wennan turned to me and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, can you sense the aura in front of us?"
I was stunned. It was the first time that he had taken the initiative to ask me about anything besides the previous time when he had asked me if I had discovered anything on the way here.
I didn't know what he meant, but I didn't refuse him. I closed my eyes and focused on sensing.
The first thing I sensed in front of us was the aura of witchcraft energy. However, Han Wennan and the others couldn't sense it, and they couldn't be talking about it.
I avoided the aura of witchcraft energy and continued to sense.
Half a minute later, I opened my eyes in astonishment. My face was full of disbelief.
Han Wennan hurried to ask, "Did you sense it too?"
I turned to look at him. My face was still filled with disbelief. After a long time, I nodded and said, "There seems to be a …"
Before I could finish, Han Wennan suddenly interrupted me. "That's right. There seems to be a dangerous aura in front of us. We can't go any further. We must go back immediately!"
I was surprised again, but I immediately understood what Han Wennan meant. I looked at Han Wennan's face again and nodded. "We should go back."
Han Wennan didn't say anything. He lifted his feet and strode back to the road. Chen Yangting and Miao Jue didn't suspect anything, and immediately followed behind him.
After they left, I raised the corner of my mouth. Han Wennan was quite interesting.
The reason why I had an incredulous expression was because I had sensed the aura of a dragon vein in front of us.
This was a cave. Although it was underground, as long as it was a cave, it proved that we were in a mountain range. It wasn't strange to have the aura of a dragon vein. However, what was strange was that the aura of a dragon vein contained a wisp of true dragon's aura.
An ordinary dragon vein wouldn't have true dragon's aura. Only a true dragon vein would have true dragon's aura. Moreover, it could only be sensed in a place very close to a true dragon vein.
In other words, there was a true dragon vein not far away from us.
Han Wennan had asked me to sense it because he wasn't too confident and wanted me to confirm it.
Although Monk Miaojue and Chen Yangting also cultivated Daoist Qi, their understanding of dragon veins and true dragon veins was far inferior to that of feng shui.
As for why he had interrupted me, his purpose was even more obvious. The true dragon vein was a precious treasure. He naturally didn't want Miaojue and Chen Yangting to know about it.
I didn't really care about the true dragon vein, so I was happy to do him a favor.
However, I showed an incredulous expression not because of the true dragon vein, but because I had sensed the shaman aura and guessed that the Tai Sui was in front of us. Why was there a true dragon vein?
Could it be that the Tai Sui was hiding in front of us and that there was a true dragon vein?