(The dwelling place of God must be sealed by God.
Where there is a great god, there must be a great god's seal!
In the three realms and five domains, wherever the gods and demons dwell, there must be strange phenomena. The so-called anomalies are mostly prohibitions, seals, strange arrays, guardian divine beasts, illusory beasts, magical beasts...
When Kellen the Great was young, he knew nothing about it. So, when he first entered the wooden valley, he was full of curiosity about everything there was.
-- Excerpted from Arthur, the great adventurer of the frontier of creation)
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Kellen stood on the rib of the "convex" mountain, stunned by the sight before her.
Before my eyes was indeed a wooden valley, a genuine wooden valley. And this valley, in contrast to the "convex" shape of the mountain, is a "concave" shape. In the "concave" wooden valley, trees are luxuriant, and a small path winds through the thick forest, like a little snake crawling deep into the "concave" wooden valley.
But the sight was not enough to shock Kellen.
Around the concave wood Valley, in the directions of Gan South, Kun north, Li East, Kan West, Dui southeast, Zhen Northeast, Xun southwest, Gen northwest, there stand eight large, black and shiny swords. Each sword was three zhang tall, three zhang height, that is to say, each sword was more than three times taller than the average person!
That's a bit amazing.
Each blade looks very different, but the hilt looks exactly the same. The hilt is thick, with a diameter of three to five feet. A man with even larger hands would probably not be able to grasp it with two hands. But, given the size of the scale-faced feathered spirit, it could just catch it. However, it is obvious that the eight positions, the eight black swords, are not something the monster can use.
Each sword has the same relief of a dragon's head at the point where the hilt meets the blade. Apparently, this dragon head relief is the handguard of each sword. At the same time, the dragon head reliefs reveal the identity of the swords. Artifact!
The dragon, the auspicious beast of the divine realm, is one of the symbols of the divine realm. The relief of the dragon's head here is prominently displayed on the guard of the sword, and it can be seen that these eight swords are not to be used by man or spirit, only by god.
Each dragon head is so lifelike and imposing. The scales of the dragon were imprinted on the head star, and beneath it a pair of wind-fire eyebrows fluttered freely. Under the wind and fire eyebrows, the two vertical pupils were dark and shiny, fierce and intimidating. The three high, bulging nasal bones, with a pair of chimney-like nostrils, seem to be able to spew out divine fire and hurt people with the slightest misstep.
The four fangs beneath the nostrils were black and wide open, and the two rows of serrations were shining in the sunlight. The jet-black, shiny blade of the sword emerged from among these four fangs. Like the eight different tongues of eight dragons, they thrust themselves into the ground. The hilt was marked with distinct spiral lines, like the belly of a dragon. The top of the hilt was visible in the sunlight as eight round, fiery dragon tails.
The shape of each blade is strange:
The Southern Dry Sword, with a straight blade, is the thinnest of the eight swords. The tip of the sword is not straight into the ground, and it is not clear exactly how long this black sword is.
The northern Kunzi sword, with a straight body, is the thickest and most substantial of the eight swords. The tip of the sword is straight in the ground, and the length of this sword cannot be clearly seen. But, no doubt, this sword is the heaviest and the thickest!
Dongfang Li Zi Sword, the blade is divided into five layers, each of which is decorated with fire patterns. It is like a dragon spitting out a blazing fire from its mouth, burning straight into the earth.
The Western Kanzi sword is also divided into five layers, each of which is filled with surging waves. It is like a dragon's mouth spitting out a column of water, splashing up waves layer upon layer and sinking straight into the ground.
Southeast Dui Sword, with a straight blade and a peculiar appearance. It is like a long sword that should have had two blades, but the right half of the blade is missing and it has become a thick back. The sword itself has two edges, but the side of the blade has a back. This sword is like a knife, with a back.
Northeast Shock Sword, the left side of the blade is straight, but the right side is like a crescent that has been bitten off. On a long, wide and thick sword, there was an extra crescent on the right side, which was rather strange.
The Southwest Xun character sword has a spiral shape throughout its blade. It is neither as thin as the Gan character sword nor as thick as the Kun character sword. The shape is like a wind, spiraling into the ground.
Northwest Gen sword, straight blade, five layers, each layer in the shape of a sword. The layer near the hilt is the widest, like a Kun sword. The lower layers are narrower and narrower, and the layer near the tip of the sword is the thinnest, like a dry sword. It goes straight into the ground.
Kellen sighed, "What a strange eight black swords! Could it be that each of these eight swords represents a hexagram?"
Wanxin saw Kellen so absorbed that her eyes immediately shone, "Did Jinlang remember something?"
"No." Kellen shook her head slightly, but thought deeply, and said, "the positions of these eight swords, symbolizing heaven, earth, fire, water, Ze, Lei, Feng, mountain, are very similar to the eight trigrams of the Xutian Dao. Could there be some connection?"
Wanxin smiled sweetly and said, "Yes, you seem to be remembering. Go on."
"Can't figure it out. If there are the eight trigrams, there must be Yin and Yang, and that Yin and Yang... Could it be right beneath your feet?" When Kellen said this, Wanxin actually clapped and cheered.
"Not bad, not bad. Say it again. What else can you think of?"
"This... No." Kellen looked at Wanxin's happy face and just smiled, a very unnatural smile. "If Yin and Yang are at your feet, this sword formation should cover this' convex 'mountain peak as well. How could it stand outside the sword formation by being located on this' convex 'hill?"
"What do you think?" Wanxin blinked her eyes as if encouraging Kellen to try to recall something, but Kellen shook her head and sighed:
"I don't know."
"How could I not know? This was told to me by Jinlang in the past, and I still remember it clearly. Why can't Jinlang remember it?" Wanxin felt a tinge of sadness again, hoping that Jinlang would remember quickly. Helplessly, Kellen just shook her head, looking puzzled. It seemed that she had completely forgotten.
In fact, Kellen was secretly wondering how Jinlang knew everything. What kind of person is he going to be? Curious eyes eventually fell on the eight black swords and asked, "What kind of sword array is this?"
"Eight Arrays to Subdue demons. As you said, each sword represents a direction, a hexagram. And each sword has its own special divine power of heaven and earth. On ordinary days, the sword formation is so calm. If a demon rises, it can be activated by powerful spiritual magic to push the Yin and Yang poles to the center of the sword array, and then the divine power of the sword array can be exerted." "Wanxin Pingping explains.
Kellen chimed in, "Since it's a divine artifact, mortals surely can't handle it. Surely, this magical array of swords can summon something..."
"Not bad! Eight Gods!" Wanxin looked at Kellen and smiled again.
"Eight Celestial Deities?" " Kellen was puzzled. What kind of gods are the Eight Signs? In fact, Kellen had heard of the title of God, but had never seen any real god; she had only heard of it. At this point, Wanxin actually spoke of this sword array, which could summon the Eight Form gods, and Kellen's curiosity grew even stronger. I was eager to catch a glimpse of the gods, and I immediately wanted to.
But Wanxin just mentioned the rise of demons again. The rise of demons? Beast of Heaven Abyss? Beast? Scale-faced Feathered spirit? A string of disgusting names full of questions put together, isn't it a huge lineup of demons! The Beast of the Abyss is not good. There is always too much killing there. The smell of blood is very strong and it is easy to drive people crazy.
Monsters, not good. In recent years, monsters have become increasingly strange and huge, and it has become more and more difficult to hunt them down. Every time a warrior returns from the Abyss of the Beast, only one or two out of ten survive.
Scale-faced feathered spirits, even worse! When she was a child, Kellen had already shown off this kind of monster's ruthless killing style. This time on the journey to the Abyss of the Beast, I encountered this unlucky monster again. As a result, I got so unlucky that I can't even meet Elara now. If such a group of unlucky things suddenly appeared in such a beautiful place full of greenery, wouldn't it be a great spoiling? It would be even worse!
After much thought, Kellen finally decided that it was better not to see the demons. As the saying goes, "Eight formations to subdue demons," isn't it good to have no demons to subdue?
"Jinlang, what are you thinking about?" Wanxin was curious as she watched Kellen staring blankly at the eight black swords.
"I was thinking about the appearance of the Eight Signs God." Kellen.
"Well, I'd love to know too. Each artifact here represents a deity position, and each position has a chief deity. Since they are using such strange artifacts, will they look like... And... Hehe, I can't presumptuously guess blasphemy. That is disrespectful to God, no, no." The last two words of Wanxin seemed more like self-talk.
"I'm very strange." Kellen.
"Strange what?" Wanxin.
"Who made these artifacts? How could he know what the artifact looks like?" Kellen looked at Wanxin's beautiful face, full of questions.
"These artifacts are all from the hands of the immortal Mugu. What? Can't Jinlang remember again?" Wanxin.
Kellen just shook her head and did not reply.
Wanxin continued, "It seems that Immortal Mu Gu, you probably have forgotten this old friend of yours as well." He was an extraordinary carpenter in his early years, skilled at imitating and making all kinds of strange utensils. Later, he made great progress in the cultivation of woodcraft and was enlightened by a master of the ancient netherworld to practice the divine technique of "Eight Arrays Subduing Demons". The appearance of these artifacts is, of course, the true legacy of that ancient netherworld master."
"You know him well." Kellen.
"No, you know him better than I do. And there are some of the secrets of this magic that you haven't told me until now. Of course, I haven't asked either. You always say that it's better not to know some things. I always listen to you." Wanxin nodded slightly, shyly lowered her eyelids, and spoke sweetly.
Kellen felt a burning sensation on her face and no longer dared to look at Wanxin's charming face. Looking at the eight black swords, she said, "I... Well, are these swords made of wood?
"Not bad. Since Katsuya Sento was an extraordinary carpenter in his early years, he is naturally good at doing things with wood. But these ebony pieces are no ordinary ebony. These ebony trees grow all year round at the bottom of rivers, are very terrestrial, and communicate with gods and demons. They are the great creations of heaven and earth! To obtain this wood is as difficult as ascending to the heavens. It is even more difficult to obtain the eight treasures here!" Wanxin.
"Oh? Sure enough, artifact... Then why are they here?" Kellen.
"I'm curious about this question too, but you didn't let me know." Wanxin also looked puzzled.
"Oh --" Kellen said 惋叹, feeling a bit dejected. It seems that Jinlang is no ordinary person. He may know much more than Wanxin, but many words and many things have become secrets that others don't know. Then he asked, "Didn't the immortal Mugu say it either?"
"Him?" He has a very strange temper. Many things are only whispered to Jinlang in secret. Even I have to be excluded, let alone ask one more word from him. But there is still one good thing." Wanxin.
"What good?" Kellen.
"He has always been very respectful to me. That's enough to give me face." Wanxin said this with a hint of self-satisfaction. It seems that this immortal Mugu must be a proud old man who is overbearing.