Chapter 223: The Mysterious Gate of Qi, Predicting Good and Bad Omens
From the platform on the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain, the entire route is covered with brown-black mountain rocks, just like the bark of a tree, with gullies and ridges everywhere. Exposed dark gold lines can be seen everywhere. I don't know if it is a special landform washed out by rain, or if the mountain is naturally like this.
Seeing those life minerals everywhere, Chen Jue became more and more convinced that the meteorites that fell to the earth came from this strange planet.
I just don't know whether the meteorite that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs was the missing top cross-section of this mountain, or another similar mountain that passed through the wormhole tunnel discovered by the Eagle Country on the front side of the moon.
Grabbing a large piece of life ore in his hand, Chen Jue practiced the "Wang Qi" chapter recorded in the "Wang Qi Zhan Long Jing" as he walked.
This is a Taoist and Confucian secret art for observing the terrain of mountains and rivers, which includes effects such as the connection between heaven and man and opening the third eye. However, when this secret art was discovered in Liu Bowen's hometown, it was lacking innate Qi and could not meet the entry requirements.
Now that he had entered this strange planet filled with innate Qi, Chen Jue naturally had to pick up the "Book of Looking at Qi and Slaying Dragons".
Moreover, this chapter "Wang Qi" contains contents on Feng Shui metaphysics, divination, questioning, fortune-telling, and hexagrams, which can enable Chen Jue to perceive the geomagnetic changes in advance by observing the terrain, as well as the effects of divination and prediction of good and bad luck, which is of great help in exploration.
Recalling the exercise route of the "Wang Qi" chapter, Chen Jue mobilized the Qi and blood in his body and moved them to his eyes, temples, and this area while going down the mountain.
After moving it around, I heard the words [Xuanmen Wangqishu Lv0 (1/100)] pop up on the system. It was no longer like before where there were no prerequisites and the skill bar could not be recorded.
"it works!"
"The route of this exercise is to connect several major acupoints of the eyes and brain, which are the most delicate parts of the human body. No wonder this innate Qi is needed as a pre-supplement."
" If I practice rashly, blood will rush to my brain, causing a cerebral hemorrhage and turning me into an idiot." Chen Jue secretly sighed and continued to practice with the replenishment of the life mineral in his hand.
He discovered that this [Xuanmen Qi-Watching Technique] not only exercises the eyes and brain, but also involves the cultivation of the spiritual magnetic field . The more he practices it, the more peaceful his heart becomes.
By the time I walked from the top of the mountain to the foot, the proficiency of this skill had jumped to (21/100).
However, Chen Jue still felt that the training speed was too slow, and the Lv0 level was not enough to bring out the effect of this [Xuanmen Wangqishu], so he directly mobilized 0.08 free attribute points and broke through it to Lv1.
"bite!"
"[Xuanmen Qi-Watching Technique] has been successfully upgraded!"
A siphon effect came from the eyes, temples, and brain. Chen Jue picked up the life mineral in his hand and put it on his forehead.
Through [Inner Vision] Chen Jue discovered that the tissues, organs, and cells stimulated by the exercises began to continuously strengthen at the moment the siphon effect occurred, especially those cells that were frantically snatching the dark golden energy fluctuations emitted from the life ore and penetrating deep into the body, as if they had taken a tonic.
When the siphon effect ended, Chen Jue took off the life ore on his forehead and found that the dark gold lines that were originally shining inside had now become extremely dim.
"This place is designed simply for practicing profound skills. If there is not enough innate Qi to replenish, if you want to break through this technique, you may have to take a large amount of human nutrients, or it may not even be able to supply the energy." Chen Jue thought so, threw away the life ore in his hand, and found a palm-sized piece at his feet.
The meteorites that were frantically searched for on Earth in the past are now everywhere in the second homeland. I wonder what Zhao Zhen would think if he knew about this.
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Standing at the foot of the mountain, looking back at the towering mountain, Chen Jue used the entry-level 1 [Xuanmen Wangqi Technique] to observe the feng shui and geomagnetic changes of the mountain.
Just with this exercise, his mouth couldn't help but open wide, and his bright eyes were filled with golden light.
Because he discovered that the truncated mountain in front of him was surrounded by a dark golden magnetic field. This magnetic field extended all the way to the platform on the top of the mountain, until it encountered the lens-like wormhole tunnel, as if it was cut off by a knife.
In addition, the wormhole tunnel on the top of the mountain was perceived by the [Xuanmen Wangqi Technique] as a flat dark deep hole, hanging abruptly on the top of the mountain, blocking the golden magnetic field rising from the mountain and cutting off the trend of the mountain.
"The more I look at it, the less it looks like a naturally formed cosmic wonder..." Chen Jue stared at the wormhole tunnel, muttered to himself, and looked back at the dense forest in front of him.
The giant trees as high as seventy or eighty meters, as well as the shrubs of various colors, under the influence of the [Xuanmen Wangqi Technique], appear to be a vibrant, harmonious scene that does not conflict with the world.
Seeing this scene, Chen Jue felt relieved a little. He suppressed the thought of "don't enter the forest" in his mind, pulled out the alloy Tang sword hanging behind him, held it in his hand, and walked into the strange forest step by step.
Although I had used the [Xuanmen Qi-Watching Technique] to detect whether there was any danger in advance, it was still better to be cautious in everything we did when we were on this strange planet.
Entering the forest, Chen Jue began to calm his mind, and with the bonus state of [Harmony between Man and Nature], he allowed himself to blend into the nature of this strange planet.
But after walking a few hundred meters, Chen Jue began to wonder, "It's a bit too quiet! Apart from the sound of the wind, there isn't even a living creature within a few hundred meters?"
With the help of his [Super Ears] and a sense of full alertness, Chen Jue walked along, observing the huge trees and low bushes on his side.
Although these trees are growing well, they are unusually quiet. There are no insects, birds or animals, only fallen leaves and soil, as well as some colorful mushrooms and flowers.
It's like a primeval forest with all living things removed!
In such an environment, Chen Jue subconsciously tightened the Tang sword in his hand.
Fortunately, we have experienced the harsh environment of Antarctica before. There is no sign of life in the central area of Antarctica. There are only glaciers and severe wind and snow, which is somewhat similar to the silent forest now.
However, Chen Jue could sense that the big trees and plants around him were alive, and the plant cells in their bodies were also working and emitting biomagnetic fields to the outside.
Unfortunately, plants do not have the same spiritual magnetic field as animals. Chen Jue can only sense that they are growing and working, but cannot sense their emotions.
Fortunately, the subsequent journey was like this, and we did not encounter any sudden danger. It took us half an hour to walk briskly to the dark golden lake dozens of kilometers away.
Chen Jue discovered that the dark gold color he had seen from the top of the mountain was just the pattern of the life mineral at the bottom of the lake reflected on the water surface. The entire lake was nearly 200 meters wide, and the water was still clear and transparent. He scooped a little with the special filtered water cup in his backpack and activated the water detection function.
The data that popped up showed that the composition of the water in this lake was no different from the water on Earth, except that it was so clean that it was a little scary.
"The pH value is weakly alkaline, there are no parasites or microorganisms, and it is purer than Super Class I water?" Chen Jue was a little surprised by the various indicators that popped up on the water cup.
This water cup was specially customized for him at the base. In addition to its powerful filtering function of filtering urine and other liquids into drinking water, it can also detect the composition of water and ionize water when necessary. The technological content inside is very high and cannot be bought on the market.
"It can be drunk directly! The water problem is solved so easily?" Chen Jue felt that the environment near the wormhole tunnel was unique, like a natural starting point for explorers.
There is no danger for the time being, and even the most difficult to find clean water source is within easy reach. Moreover, the dense forests next to it can serve as firewood fuel. It is simply a perfect place to build an exploration base.
The only drawback is that there are no signs of animal life and there is currently no source of food.
As for the colorful mushrooms in the forest, Chen Jue didn't have the courage to eat them, for fear of lying flat on his back after eating them.
"Could it be that I have to make use of the traditional skills of our flower-growing family... to farm?" Chen Jue thought to himself.
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After filling the cup with water, sealing it and putting it back into his backpack, Chen Jue looked back at the tall trees that blocked his view.
He put the Tang sword back into the scabbard on his back, jumped in one step, and stomped his foot on the ground by the lake, creating a huge crack in the ground with a bang. He flew up like a cannonball and jumped onto the waist of a tree over 80 meters tall. The huge impact inertia caused the tree to shake violently.
"Damn! 1.52 times the gravity actually has such a big impact. I thought I could fly directly to the top of the tree with one jump. It seems that my attributes need to be further strengthened." Chen Determined thought to himself. He used the special gloves on his hands to firmly adhere to the rough bark of the tree. Then he used his hands and feet together. With the blessing of [Light as a Swallow] and other body skills, he was like a monkey climbing a tree. In less than ten seconds, he reached the top of the tree.
Standing on the thick tree trunk, Chen Jue first looked in the farther direction. Dozens of kilometers away from the lake, there were faint signs of bird activities.
Using the [Xuanmen Qi-Watching Technique] again, Chen Jue discovered that at the edge of the area where the birds were moving, there was a golden magnetic field like a light curtain, isolating the forest.
I didn't see it before because of the forest at the foot of the mountain, but now that I'm standing on the top of the tree, I finally found something wrong.
"Is this... some kind of terrain change, or a magic array like Qimen Dunjia?"
"Could it be that the reason why there is no living activity nearby is because this magnetic field interferes and blocks the entry of living creatures?" Chen Jue's mind was full of thoughts.
Looking back again, Chen Jue looked at the cut-off mountain dozens of kilometers away. He discovered that the shape of the mountain and its brown color looked like a huge tree stump with its main trunk cut off!
Recalling the mountain surface terrain with gullies and ravines like tree bark that he saw when he went down the mountain, Chen Jue couldn't help but open his mouth and muttered in shock: "The giant tree that connects to the moon... Wu Gang cut down the osmanthus tree... and left a stump... and it finally fossilized into a mountain?"
"What kind of tree can grow so big?"
"Just a tree stump is nearly eight hundred meters tall and tens of kilometers wide."
"Wait... the base photographed a strange beast that looks like one from the Classic of Mountains and Seas... then this tree couldn't be the Jianmu tree mentioned in the Classic of Mountains and Seas that connects heaven, earth, humans and gods!"
