Walking into the Xie Family Ancestral Temple, a sense of dusty history comes to your face. There are ruins outside and cannot be seen clearly, but looking at the furnishings and architectural style inside the ancestral temple, it is still somewhat different from today.
After all, it was almost ten thousand years ago.
The inside is not complicated. It looks like there are three floors from the outside, but in fact, the ancestral temple only has one floor. The reason why there are three floors is just because the shelf with the tablets on that side is particularly grand, and there are too many tablets on it.
Quite a bit.
After a cursory glance, I'm afraid there are hundreds of tablets. The tablets after death can be enshrined in this place and enjoy the kneeling and worship of countless descendants day and night. Obviously, they must be those who have made great contributions to the family.
Only people have this qualification.
Under the shelf where the memorial tablet is placed, there is a two-foot-long incense table. There are all kinds of fruits and livestock on it. What surprises Ye Qian is that after thousands of years, the sacrifices on it are still intact.
It looked like it did back then. The fruits and melons all looked very fresh, and the barbecued livestock seemed to still exude the aroma of barbecue.
Ye Qian was a little unbelieving, so he walked over and reached out to pick up an unknown fruit, but as soon as his hand touched the fruit, the fruit disappeared and turned into nothingness before his eyes.
Ye Qian laughed at himself, this is normal, otherwise, what could be preserved for thousands of years without decay? If the Xie family had this ability back then, they would not have been exterminated.
Even though this was the case, Ye Qian still took two steps back and bowed respectfully to these ancestors of the Xie family. Although these people had nothing to do with him and had long since disappeared between heaven and earth.
Yes, but the purpose of Ye Qian coming here is for the art of ascending the dragon.
Therefore, no matter what, the art of ascending the dragon is a secret art belonging to the Xie family. If Ye Qian wants to take it away, he is also inheriting the Xie family's affection. It's okay to be respectful to other people's ancestors.
However, Ye Qian never thought that the Xie family's ancestral temple would be so simple.
Except for the shelf enshrining the ancestral tablets on one side and the incense table under the shelf for offering sacrifices, there was nothing else. Even Ye Qian didn't know where the art of ascending the dragon might be placed.
He was a little speechless. If he had known it, he would have asked the skeleton to find out. But now, there is nothing else in the entire ancestral temple. Where can he find the art of ascending the dragon?
You can't look at the tablets of the Xie family's ancestors one by one, right?
At this moment, Hua Yueming outside saw that Ye Qian actually opened the Xie Family Ancestral Temple, and she was really curious, so she followed in.
She looked around, then looked at Ye Qian, and found that this person did not look like he had obtained the art of ascending the dragon, so she tentatively asked: "Sir, have you found the art of ascending the dragon?"
Ye Qian spread his hands and said, "Don't you know how to see for yourself? I just came in and the things inside are clear at a glance. How can there be anything that uses the art of ascending the dragon?"
Hua Yueming was also speechless. She also discovered that the entire ancestral temple was too crude and simple, as if it only enshrined the ancestors' tablets and nothing else.
Of course, this is normal. Ancestral temples are just for worshiping ancestors, right?
But the problem is that Ye Qian got the exact news that the art of ascending the dragon is indeed in the ancestral temple!
"Look around and tell me if there is anything suspicious." Ye Qian waved his hand and said. Although the ancestral temple is simple, it is not small inside, but it is just too empty.
At a glance, what can be seen is the extremely magnificent ancestral tablet on that side.
Hua Yueming nodded and looked around. She also wanted to get the Dragon Rising Technique. If she couldn't get the Dragon Rising Technique, who knows if this person would let her go?
However, the two of them wandered around for a while and when they met again, they found out that there was really nothing strange here. When they thought about it, the secret technique of the Dragon Ascension Technique was either placed in a box and placed on the
In front of the ancestor's tablet, it is either hidden more secretly, such as jade slips or something, stored in the formation.
But Ye Qian also groped around and found no trace of the existence of the formation. Not only was he speechless, could that skeleton be trying to trick him? But, it shouldn't be... What can he do to trick the two of them?
There is absolutely no connection between them.
What's more, Ye Qian traveled all over the country and gained a lot of experience. He could feel that the skeleton was not deceiving him, but telling the truth. The reason why the skeleton did not tell Ye Qian the exact place where the Dragon Ascension Technique was stored was because he thought
, Ye Qian can definitely find it.
"Why does the Skull and Bones Society think I can find it?" Ye Qian touched his nose, confused.
At this time, Hua Yueming also came over, shook his head helplessly and said: "Sir, I have looked around, and there is indeed nothing suspicious...Sir, are you really sure you are here?"
Ye Qian glanced at her and said, "I'm sure it's in this ancestral temple. But... it's probably something that we ignored, so we didn't find it."
Hua Yueming didn't know why Ye Qian was so sure, but he still nodded and said: "Then... I think there are only these Xie family ancestor tablets and the things on the incense table."
"There can be no problem with the ancestors' tablets. The Xie family placed the art of ascending the dragon in the ancestral temple. Even though the art of ascending the dragon is very important, I am afraid that no one from the Xie family would put their ancestors in the ancestral hall."
How can the memorial tablet be used as a shield!" Ye Qian shook his head and said, "As for the incense table, there is no need to look at it, the tributes have already dissipated, and what we see is just a shadow left behind."
Hua Yueming glanced at it and then said: "Where is the incense burner? Have you seen it?"
"Censer?" Ye Qian was stunned for a moment, then looked at the incense table. There was indeed a stove there. He then looked at Hua Yueming and asked, "You said that was an incense burner?"
"Isn't it an incense burner?" Hua Yueming was even more stunned: "The burner placed on the incense table for worshiping ancestors, what is it if it isn't an incense burner?"
Ye Qian couldn't help but laugh, patted his forehead, and said helplessly: "I didn't expect that the Xie family is quite good at playing..."
"What's wrong?" Hua Yueming was confused by Ye Qian.
Ye Qian walked over, took down the stove and placed it on the ground.
This stove stood on three legs and was about the size of a human head. The patterns engraved on it were very delicate. Ye Qian opened the stove cover and took a look. He was more sure and said to Hua Yueming: "This stove is not an incense burner."
"It's not an incense burner? Then... what is that?" Hua Yueming was also surprised. There was a stove on the incense table, but it was not used for burning incense?
"This is... an alchemy furnace!" Ye Qian said with a smile.
"Oh...it turns out that this is the case. The Xie family is famous for alchemy. It is not strange to have an alchemy furnace. But...it is a bit strange to place an alchemy furnace on top of the incense table used to worship ancestors." Hua Yueming said.
"Yes, because of this strangeness, the person who told me the news was very sure that I could find where the Dragon Ascending Technique was placed. Because he knew that I was an alchemist, so I would definitely find this alchemy furnace.
." Ye Qian said.
His words shocked Hua Yueming. One was... someone actually told Ye Qian that the art of ascending the dragon was here. Who actually knew it so clearly. Could it be that it was the resurrected skeleton? However,
Why did the skeleton kill the other five people but did not attack Ye Qian, but instead told him where the Dragon Ascension Technique was hidden?
In addition, Ye Qian is actually an alchemist?
However, she quickly put these things behind her head, and instead stared straight at the alchemy furnace on the ground, asking: "So, the art of ascending the dragon is stored in it?"
Ye Qian glanced at her and said: "You are overthinking... If it were that simple, the alchemy furnace would not be placed in the ancestral temple. If you want to obtain the art of ascending the dragon, you must go through a test!"
"Test? What test?" Hua Yueming asked in astonishment. After thousands of years, is there still any test that must be passed in order to obtain the art of ascending the dragon? How is this possible? Who can make such long-term arrangements?
Ye Qian shook his head silently, opened the lid of the alchemy furnace, and took out a box and a leather scroll. On the leather scroll, the rules of the test were clearly written.
If you want to obtain the art of ascending the dragon, you must have a certain talent in alchemy. Otherwise, it is impossible for the Xie family to pass on the art of ascending the dragon to people who are not talented in the art of alchemy.
Therefore, the art of ascending the dragon is placed in the ancestral temple, and those who are qualified to obtain the art of ascending the dragon will come to participate in the test. The test is very simple, and a seventh-grade or above elixir is refined on site.
To be honest, if you can use the Divine Desolate Cauldron, let alone the seventh-grade, the ninth-grade Ye Qian will take it out for you in minutes! But the problem is... the test requires that it must be refined with that pill furnace, and
It is the alchemy furnace placed on top of the incense table.
The material was inside the box. Ye Qian opened it and checked it. There was nothing wrong with the material. It was obvious that the wooden box was extraordinary and was a treasure that could preserve things for a long time.
The elixir to be refined for the test is written on the scroll. Finally, the scroll says that as long as you can pass the test, you will naturally obtain the art of ascending the dragon.
Ye Qian guessed that the inheritance of the art of ascending the dragon might be carried out in the form of spiritual imprints. It was not recorded on paper or jade slips.
Now that the situation is clear, Ye Qian has no choice but to make alchemy. It seems that the skeleton does not trust Ye Qian 100%. If Ye Qian lied, he is not actually an alchemist. Then, this
Even if the art of ascending the dragon is placed in front of Ye Qian, Ye Qian cannot get it.
He no longer hesitated, waved his hand and said: "Hua Yueming, protect me, I am going to refine the elixir."
Hua Yueming was slightly startled, and then her teeth started to itch. She was a dignified elder, a strong man at the eighth level of the Dao Realm, and was being called around like a maid... But she had no choice. After all, there was still something in her body.
There is poison given by Ye Qian.
She agreed and stood at the door of the ancestral temple. She was actually very curious, was this guy really an alchemist?