Rules of Heaven - C8

Ding Hong was carried by the wind all the way down to the twisted part of the cliff. However, the closer he got to the lava, the cooler he felt. Thinking back to what Shadowless Tower did just now, he must have wanted to push him away to do something. He didn’t know if he was safe or not.

Large areas of fiery red magma rose and fell like ripples on the surface of a river. Occasionally, they would form a huge scarlet face. Occasionally, they would transform into a sharp sword that pierced through the heavens.

Not long after, he arrived at a platform that was indented into the mountain cliff. The platform was a few Zhang wide and could be considered to be spacious. The moment he saw it, he knew that this was the place where the Azure Flame Beast lived. It was now night. The Azure Fire Beast in the magma probably wouldn’t be able to cause much harm to his grandfather. But why didn’t those people follow them here?

Ding Hong pondered, thinking that since those people were unwilling to chase them down, there must be some secret behind it. His grandfather was not a useless person, so he would definitely not choose a place to escape to!

“Unless …” Ding Hong muttered to himself, “Unless there is an escape route here?” He couldn’t help but feel happy as he thought of this. Perhaps grandpa had already escaped to a quiet place, and had even contacted his people to retaliate?

The more he thought about it, the more pleased he felt, and his mood lightened a little. Then he looked at the tunnel in front of the platform. Inside the tunnel, there were stones that lit up the same way as the ones in the cave. However, these stones were inlaid into the walls on both sides of the tunnel. He was afraid that the beast would go berserk, and if he destroyed the lighting tools, it would be difficult to capture him inside.

Ding Hong exhaled, calmed himself down, and then walked into the tunnel.

Although the tunnel was made of stone, it was still a bit dark and Ding Hong occasionally tripped over a few protruding rocks. After walking for some time, he came to a fork in the road. The fork in the road, along with the tunnel he was in, had a total of four tunnels. These tunnels were arranged in the order of east, south, west and north.

He looked at the four tunnels and could not help but feel his head grow bigger. Putting aside the fact that every passage was dangerous, even if there wasn’t, it was impossible for him to go through every passage. Who knew if the Azure Flame Beast would return before he had even finished a single path? With a single breath, he would have lost his life!

As he was feeling distressed, he suddenly raised his right hand and drew a picture of Yin and Yang. Gradually, a curve appeared on the picture. Subsequently, the space around the Yin-Yang Diagram began to move in a clockwise direction. The words “Qian, Ying, Li, Tremor, Kun, Gen, Kan, and Xun” appeared. Just as Ding Hong was looking at the Yin-Yang Image, an old man’s voice came out from the surroundings, “Little friend, this is the insight that I didn’t give you that day. “The eight trigrams diagram formed by the four phenomena!”

When Ding Hong heard that voice, he immediately knew that it was Fuxi. He thought that there must be a reason why the old man had not shown himself until he had obtained Fuxi’s arm bone. He dared not hesitate as he asked, “Ancestor, what is the meaning of this eight trigram diagram?”

The old man asked, “Little friend, can you see the pattern of Yin and Yang and the eight characters on it?”

Just as Ding Hong wanted to answer, all the hairs on his body involuntarily stood up. As he was drenched in cold sweat, a sense of vigilance emerged from the bottom of his heart, a vigilance that was absolutely unbelievable!

Words! Words! In the past, when it was created by Zhang Jie, the written word was able to flourish under the heavens!

As for Patriarch Fuxi, he was a figure of the Primordial Era. When teaching humanity, he didn’t have any words! Yet, the person whom he had become the ancestor of was actually able to recognize these eight characters. How could he be Ancestor Fuxi? Who could he be?

However, he did not know the man’s background. He was helping him now, so he did not point him out. He said, “I can see him.”

The old man laughed and said, “This is water, the wind, the thunder, the earth, the earth, the earth, the mountain, and the bog. Little friend, do you know why I named you this way? ”

Thinking of the many things he needed this person to teach him, Ding Hong respectfully replied, “Little brat, I don’t know.”

The old man continued, “Look at the very top. The heavens’ health and the thoughts of the heavens are not something a human can completely comprehend. That’s why the concept of taking the sun to expand is called the three suns. Kun will take its virtue as the Three Yin. ” With that, the old man’s voice paused. He wasn’t sure if it was true, but he actually heard the sound of the old man gasping slightly. The questions in his mind were growing, but he thought of one problem: Could it be that he couldn’t appear for too long every time?

After a few breaths, the old man continued to speak, but his voice had become a bit softer, confirming Ding Hong’s suspicions. The old man said, “The one on the left is water. When water had its own day, it would be sometimes strong and sometimes soft. It was just like this person who had a rough life, so water was the core. Kan, to separate is to owe and earth, people should stand firm. And fire is from the sun, and the sun is from the east, and the character is separation, so fire is also called separation. This passage is related to Qian, Kun, Kan, and Li. You can follow the rules of heaven and earth, sit north and south, and head south to find the correct path. ” Amongst them, the old man’s voice grew weaker and weaker. When he finished his last sentence, the old man’s voice was completely inaudible.

Ding Hong didn’t have the time to think about that fake Fuxi now. Looking at the Yin-Yang Image before him, he couldn’t help but think: Heaven, South, North, the sky represents the south, the Earth represents the north, and the East. Since I’m facing south, I should be able to use the current passageway, so this side of me is the north. Then …

His eyes lit up. If the sky and the earth were at opposite positions, then the east and the north were at opposite positions! With a thought, the Yin-Yang Image started spinning. The order of the words, from top to bottom, clockwise, was Kun, Gen, Kan, Xun, Gan, Seng, Li, and Zhen! Although the Azure Fire Beast had the ‘Water’ and ‘Fire’ attribute, it had a ‘Fire’ character in its name. The correct direction for it was to leave!

On the Yin-Yang Image, he saw the distance to his right. He then thought for a while and with a thought, the Yin-Yang Image returned to its original appearance.

He exhaled and started to walk towards the passage.

This passage was not much different from the other tunnels, and rocks were strewn all over the place were tripping over their feet from time to time. Ding Hong could not see the path clearly through the dim passageway, which made it difficult for him to walk.

After a long time, Ding Hong finally arrived at an open and spacious area. It was like a stone chamber. In the middle of the room was a stone table with two stools beside it. There was no bed in the stone room, and it was unknown if someone had moved it from the back.

He came to the stone room and looked at the only table and stools. He said to himself, “Could it be that there used to be people living here? Otherwise, how could there be such a thing?”

At this moment, a “tick” sound suddenly came from behind Ding Hong. He turned his head to look for the sound. On the wall above the entrance of the stone room, a thumb-sized blue bead could be seen dripping from time to time.

Looking at the pearl, he thought, “Could this be the Cold Water Bead? It can actually drip water of its own accord, it is truly strange! ” Pausing for a moment, he suddenly leaped up, intending to use his hand to grab the cold water bead. Who knew that the moment his hand touched the bead, he felt a bone chilling feeling spread throughout his body from his fingertips? Ding Hong’s entire body shivered. Unable to control himself, he fell from the sky and landed heavily on the ground.

Before the ice-cold feeling had dissipated, and with the addition of the fall, he felt as if all the bones in his body had been broken. He grimaced in pain as he crawled up from the ground, continuously rubbing every part of his body, only to discover that he was still unable to lessen the pain. Ding Hong’s heart was instantly set on fire. He coldly snorted and rolled up a layer of clothes in his hands before standing up to grab the cold water bead. However, the moment his clothes touched the cold water bead, the bead released a few drops of water that dripped onto his clothes. The clothes then turned into solid ice.

“Logically, it should be this road. Why is there nothing here?”

Frowning, he strolled around the surrounding walls, but didn’t find anything that could provide a secret passage.

He thought: Is grandpa not here?

After he guessed this result, Ding Hong’s heart turned cold. Sensing the abnormality in his heart, he hurriedly composed himself and threw away the thought. If he couldn’t find where his grandfather was, how could he find him?

However, after searching for a while, he still could not find any place to hide and could not help but think.

He thought: According to the person who pretended to be the ancestor, this was the correct path, but why couldn’t he find it?

“Roar …”

Ding Hong was startled and quickly recovered from his deep thoughts. He looked towards the sound. Flames could be seen coming out from the passageway, and from time to time, a few loud roars could be heard.

“Could it be that when I wanted to take the bead, I alarmed the demon beast?” With this thought, Yin Fan didn’t even have the thought of running anymore.

Run? Where to? The surroundings were all thick stone walls. Did he really think that he would be able to create a path with a single punch?

A huge monster with two horns and three eyes on its head jumped into the room. However, the monster ignored Yin Fan once it entered the stone room. Its three eyes were staring at the bead, and it let out roars from time to time.

Yin Fan’s heart was originally cold, but when he saw that the demon actually ignored him, he was overjoyed. Seeing that the demon was only staring at the pearl, he pondered over whether he could secretly use it to escape. The moment he moved, the huge demon’s body moved to the side. A huge claw that was burning with flames grabbed towards Yin Fan.

When Ding Hong saw the incoming claw, he knew that it was impossible to dodge. He hastily drew a Yin Yang diagram with his right hand, barely managing to block the claw of the Azure Fire Beast.

When the claw came in contact with the Yin-Yang Image, the eight characters on it vibrated and then began to emit a dazzling light. The Yin-Yang Image did not listen to Ding Hong’s control and began to rotate on its own.

Seeing this, Ding Hong couldn’t help but to look forward to the power of the Yin-Yang Image.

Seeing that its attack had been blocked, the Azure Flame Beast roared in rage. Withdrawing its claw, it opened its mouth and spat a large mouthful of fire onto the Yin-Yang Image. Ding Hong originally thought that the Yin-Yang Image could not be resisted, but to his surprise, the word “leave” on the Yin-Yang Image flashed, and the flames that sprayed onto the Yin-Yang Image all dissipated. As for the cyan light from the Yin-Yang Image, it actually brightened up slightly. However, after the Blue Flaming Beast stopped spouting fire onto the Yin-Yang diagram, the light from the Yin-Yang diagram slowly returned to its dim state.

When Ding Hong saw the strange changes on the Yin Yang diagram, he wondered if the next time he grew stronger, the Yin Yang diagram would also experience some strange changes.

Just as his thoughts started moving, the Azure Flame Beast let out another furious roar. He leaped up high, wanting to use his body to crush the strange pattern in front of the tower. When Ding Hong saw this, even if he guessed that the Yin-Yang Image was powerful, he wouldn’t dare to risk his life on this thin layer of azure light. He rolled to the side in a hurry. Just as he stopped, he heard a “ding” sound and hurriedly looked over. The Yin-Yang Image had been unable to withstand the enormous pressure from the azure fire beast and shattered. Ding Hong was shocked and hastily raised his right hand to draw another line. Unexpectedly, after he drew a line, there was no reaction at all. Seeing that it had shattered the strange pattern, the Azure Fire Beast let out an excited roar. Then he looked at Ding Hong with bloodshot eyes. The back of his legs bent as he tried to crush Ding Hong to death.

Ding Hong’s entire body was drenched in cold sweat. He ignored everything and ran out of the stone chamber, running madly through the passageway!

Seeing that Ding Hong was about to escape, the Azure Fire Beast roared furiously and chased after him.

Ding Hong had never felt that he could run this fast! However, he only had one thought in his mind, and that was to run, to run! With this thought in mind, his entire body seemed to be brimming with energy. He ran like the wind and almost used his hands and feet! Originally, he had taken a long time to walk from the fork in the road to the stone room. However, he felt that he had run out of time in just half a cup of tea!

However, at the fork in the road, Ding Hong could still feel a ball of fire chasing after him. He didn’t dare to stop. He directly passed through the forked passageway, arriving at the passageway which was connected to Kan.

The Azure Fire Beast chased after Ding Hong. It thought that it would be able to catch Ding Hong, so it wasn’t in a hurry. Sometimes, it would even let out a few happy roars. Hearing this roar, the direct result was that Ding Hong ran even faster! He was like an arrow on a bowstring, nothing could stop him! However, other than the cliff …

That’s right, it was the cliff. Ding Hong had run all the way to the end of the road. And at the end of it was a cliff! However, without the slightest hesitation, he continued onward, and after which, he came across a cliff. In a beautiful arc, he directly descended …

The Azure Fire Beast looked at the cliff in front of it, and its body suddenly stopped. It rubbed against the ground for a few meters before finally stopping. Looking at the direction that Ding Hong disappeared in, he howled in indignation.

At this moment, Ding Hong’s mind was blank. As he landed, he bumped into something that caused him to faint.

It was the water that woke him up. The water was warm and still flowing.

With a “pu” sound, Ding Hong emerged from a river and spat out a mouthful of water while gasping for breath. He looked around and recalled what happened just now. He realized that he had already escaped from the Blue Flaming Beast’s pursuit. He couldn’t help but cheer. However, he soon discovered that he had no strength left at all. He didn’t even have the strength to lift his hands.

That was true. He had just experienced such a huge amount of exercise and hadn’t eaten for a whole day. Even an iron body would not be able to take it. He swam to the shore and lay down on a big rock. He panted weakly. Just by looking at him, it was obvious that he had breathed in much and breathed out little. Anyone would have thought he wouldn’t be able to live much longer. He lay down on the rock, and not long after, he fell asleep. However, he didn’t know if he could wake up if he slept like this.

This river was underground, and moreover, it was close to magma. It was truly a mystery as to how it was formed. However, what he didn’t think about was that Qi was on top of the mountain, no matter how underground it was, it would only be above ground level.

Originally, this place was located in a remote area, so it was impossible for there to be people here. However, it was only limited to impossible. In that case, there was a possibility that there could still be people here.

For example, right now, there was a half-immortal flag in his hand. A youth wearing plain clothes was singing a song as he floated down the river while stepping on a raft.

The young man kept shaking his head. Sometimes he would place the flag on the left, sometimes he would place it on the right, and he would continuously say, “Heaven spirit, earth spirit, my flag is about to reveal its spirit!” ‘Holy Spirit, Earth Spirit, my family’s … ‘ “Huh?!”

As the youth was reading these words happily, his eyes suddenly caught sight of a young man in ragged clothes lying beside him on a limestone. He bent down and set up the long pole on the raft. He heard the boat beside the rock, came up beside the boy, and pushed with his hand, he saw the front.

When the young man saw that it was Ding Hong, he exclaimed in shock, “After searching for so many things, I didn’t expect to find you here! See, stealing this half-immortal’s money will be punished by the heavens sooner or later. However, I, Ye Half Immortal, have a good reputation, it is not my style to not save anyone when they are about to die. ” He dragged Ding Hong onto the raft, supported him with the long pole and continued to float forward. He continued reciting, “Holy Spirit, Earth Spirit, my flag is about to reveal its spirit … Eh? Why is it another person? ”

The young man looked at a slightly wide river in front of him. At this moment, an old man was lying down at an angle. However, there wasn’t the slightest bit of water on the old man’s body, so it was unknown how he got here.

The youth pushed himself up with the club and walked to the shore. He rubbed his nose in front of the old man and said with a frown: “Why is he like this? I’m afraid he has half a foot on the door to hell already.” After thinking for a moment, he sighed, “Forget it, I, Half Immortal, have always had a good reputation. I’ll save one and a pair of them!”

Rubbing his hands, he dragged the old man onto the raft and continued moving forward, allowing the raft to descend smoothly.

Gradually, the underground river seemed to have reached its end. A slightly bright exit appeared in front of them. They thought that since it was still night, there was no sunlight. And at the exit, there was actually a beautiful woman wearing purple clothes waiting on the same raft as the youth. When the youth saw this, he couldn’t help but smile and say, “After walking for so long, we finally made it out. We didn’t find any treasures, but we did find two people.”

When the young girl saw the young man approaching, her body felt light and she floated onto the young man’s raft.

Soon after, she covered her mouth and laughed, “Senior Brother, when have you ever found a treasure before?”

The young man chuckled and said, “Junior Sister, you came early. Could it be that Master is urging us to go back again?”

She glanced at the two people on the wooden raft, then nodded and said: “Master said that in another five years, the cultivation world’s competition will occur once every thirty years, and the host of this competition will be Heavenly Palace. Senior Brother, what a coincidence, that day of the Large Competition just happens to be the day the Heavenly Palace accepts disciples, and really makes us suspect if the Heavenly Palace is doing this on purpose. ”

The youth said in a daze, “Why did the Heavenly Palace set this date as the day they accept disciples?”

She harrumphed and said, “It’s nothing more than playing the role of a playboy. I just want to take this opportunity to get more talented people.”

After talking for a while, they arrived at a lush forest. The young man was about to say something when his expression suddenly changed. He flicked his finger and a green light shot out towards the forest.

He heard the miserable cries of “ah!” coming from the forest. Someone was lying in ambush inside the forest.

The woman frowned, “Why are all of these people here? They aren’t afraid of death.”

The youth laughed, “Naturally, it’s because I’m not satisfied with not seeing the dead.”

At this moment, the sound of clothes rubbing against each other came from behind them. They turned around and saw that Ding Hong had woken up from his coma. However, his eyes were half closed, and he kept saying something.

Seeing this, the young man took out a pill from a medicine bottle and put it into the young man’s mouth. It was unknown how the pill was made, but after it entered Ding Hong’s mouth, it turned into water and was left inside. Ding Hong opened his eyes in a daze. When he saw the young man and the young girl, he instinctively took a step back. However, when he saw Ding Tiancheng, he was momentarily stunned before hurriedly rushing to Ding Tiancheng’s side and calling out, “Grandfather, grandfather!”

The youth couldn’t bear to see him in such a state, but he didn’t hide anything. “Your grandfather is heavily injured. I’m afraid he won’t be able to live for long.”

When Ding Hong heard this, he was stunned. “What?”

This news was like a thunder in a clear sky. A deep whipping sound hit his heart, making him unable to accept it. How could his grandfather, who had lived with him for more than ten years, suddenly be seriously injured? He was unwilling and unwilling in his heart. He couldn’t help but clench his hands tightly as a vicious aura slowly spread out from his heart.

The youth was startled. He quickly came to his side and pointed at his forehead. He turned towards the girl and said: “Junior sister, quickly bring the tranquil pill here!”

The young girl also saw the abnormality and hastily took out a purple pill about the size of a pea from the medicine bottle and handed it to the young man. The young man held down Ding Hong, gave the pill to him again and put it in his mouth.

The moment the pill entered Ding Hong’s mouth, his hands instantly relaxed. He could only stare blankly at Ding Tiancheng, not knowing what to think.