A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 170 Calling Names

He suddenly snapped out of his daze, not even having time to examine the cave closely, and exclaimed in horror, "Master, what I just saw was..."

The Lily Fairy had returned to her original form and said, "That was an illusion, yet it was also real."

Chao Bufan exclaimed in surprise, "A real illusion?"

"Yes, ever since our Sun Village was sealed here by the ancient gods, all our ancestors who died have been buried here."

"Buried here?" Chao Bufan looked surprised.

"What you just saw was actually an illusion mirror. Behind the mirror is the forbidden area of ​​Sun Village."

Chao Bufan let out two "ohs" sounds, then began to survey the cave. What came into view was a massive stone hall, roughly oval in shape. The surrounding walls were smooth, flat stone surfaces carved with various patterns. Besides many rare birds and beasts, there were numerous majestic deities, exuding a powerful and fierce aura. Below the stone hall, there were three levels in the left, center, and right directions. Each level had carved railings and stone steps leading to the ground. There were more than a dozen stone doorways similar to the one Wang Zongjing was currently standing on, opening onto the steps of each level. The doorway where Wang Zongjing and his group were located was in the middle of the second level on the left.

In the center of the stone hall, towards the back, was the large stone platform that had been vaguely seen earlier. It also had three levels and was enormous, occupying almost half of the underground stone hall's space. On the lowest level of the stone platform, numerous terracotta warriors stood densely packed together. They appeared to be stone sculptures, but the carving was extremely exquisite, with lifelike faces. Each one was clad in armor and helmets, holding long spears and swords, like the most loyal guards, protecting this stone platform.

On the next level, there were also terracotta warriors standing, but there were only four in total. However, the terracotta warriors on this second level of stone platform were much taller than those below, and their appearance was more imposing, resembling generals in the army. In addition, the eyes of these four tall terracotta warriors seemed to have been deliberately painted blood red, making them look even more ferocious.

The highest and smallest platform, the third level, was completely empty, devoid of any terracotta warriors. Only in the very center of the wide platform stood a massive stone coffin. The coffin was entirely black, made of some strange, unknown stone, giving the impression of being shrouded in darkness, unfathomable and unfathomable. Above the coffin, the massive lid, for some reason, did not fit tightly over the body; instead, it was slightly tilted, and a deep, emerald-green light emanated from within.

But the most bizarre part wasn't the black coffin itself. On the stone exterior of the coffin, for some unknown reason, was carved a complex and eerie pattern, neither demon nor beast, vaguely forming an array. Various patterns were hollowed out and interwoven, becoming fine grooves attached to the coffin. A transparent red blood, of unknown origin, was slowly flowing in these grooves, flowing around the black coffin, bringing a striking crimson to the deep black, and finally flowing to the bottom of the coffin, dripping into a fine water trough that had been prepared beforehand on the platform, and then flowing in all directions, meandering and dripping, making eerie sounds in this silent hall, slowly drifting and gradually spreading.

Blood flowed, passing over the three platforms. At first glance, the blood grooves looked like living plants, clinging tightly to the huge stone platform, still writhing and panting. Finally, they converged at the bottom of the platform, flowing past the feet of the densely packed terracotta warriors, forming a small river of blood three feet wide, separating the platform from the area in front.

Chao Bufan was momentarily surprised and puzzled. This was clearly an altar, so why was he here? He could teach martial arts anywhere.

Seemingly seeing through Chao Bufan's thoughts, Fairy Lily said, "Bufan, although this is an altar, it is also the location of our Sun Village's library."

Since it's a library, it must be a "scripture repository." Chao Bufan quickly looked around, but there wasn't even an extra door in the stone hall. Where was the library she was talking about? He asked suspiciously, "Is this a library? I don't see it."

Fairy Lily said, "The library is right below the altar, so naturally you can't see it."

After speaking, she walked to the right side of the carved stone steps in the middle, and gently pressed down on the wall of the steps. The steps immediately sank down. After the steps had completely sunk, they became an entrance to the basement.

Fairy Lily turned around and said, "The library is down here."

After saying that, she walked down the stone steps. Chao Bufan pondered for a moment, and then followed her.

The entire area beneath the altar is a library, containing four bookshelves, each about two meters high and one and a half meters wide, filled with books of all kinds. From left to right, each bookshelf is labeled with terms such as witchcraft, Buddhism, Taoism, magic, and other legal sciences.

Fairy Lily walked to the leftmost bookshelf of witchcraft and said, "Witchcraft is the root of all magic, but no matter what kind of magic it is, the cultivation methods are all kinds of different. That's why each kind of magic has different cultivation manuals. Take witchcraft for example, there are 108 cultivation methods on this bookshelf, but no matter what kind of cultivation manual it is, they all have the word 'witchcraft' in them."

Chao Bufan's expression was solemn as he nodded and said, "Yes, I know that."

"Which martial art do you want to practice?"

After pondering for a moment, Chao Bufan said, "Back then, the more powerful the better."

Fairy Lily nodded and said, "In that case, I will first pass on to you what I have learned, what I have understood, and what I have felt! After I have taught you, you can cultivate on your own, and I will stay by your side. If there is anything you don't understand, you can ask me at any time."

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan cupped his hands and replied sincerely, "Yes, Master."

It seemed that Fairy Lily was not quite used to the word "Master" and felt it was a bit strange. After a moment of contemplation, she said, "Bufan, I still think it's better if you don't call me Master. It sounds weird."

Chao Bufan asked, "Then what should I call you?"

"Just call me by my name!"

Since his goal had been achieved, Chao Bufan pretended to hesitate and nodded, saying, "Alright! Then I'll call you Baihe from now on. Baihe, let's not delay, pass on the name to me now!"

Fairy Lily gave a soft "hmm," then suddenly raised her hand towards Chao Bufan. A white orb of light shot from her palm, striking his spiritual center before he could react. He shuddered violently. Without hesitation, he quickly sat cross-legged and, in a matter of moments, digested everything contained within the orb…