The Liu Family Ancestral Temple is an antique building with blue bricks and red tiles. It has six floors, hanging eaves, zodiac signs, and four spirits carved on the walls. The overall architectural style is actually quite incompatible with the decoration style of the Liu Family Courtyard.
However, this place is located in a remote part of the courtyard, with mountains and water at its back, and is surrounded by evergreen woods. As far as the eye can see, it is green and green, quiet and secluded. There is only one path that follows the waterway through the forest and flows through here.
Since the design is almost independent of the entire courtyard, it naturally won't have much visual impact.
The Liu family's ancestral temple has only one floor, but it is two feet high. The door is always open, and servants come to clean it every day. They are careful and careful not to let go of the dust in every corner, so the entire ancestral temple looks extremely clean.
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Ning Chen was introduced to the door by Liu Yiwen, raised his head, and looked around.
Facing the gate is the ancestral tablet of the Liu family. Hundreds of tablets are like steps getting higher and higher.
Those who can be placed here and worshiped by the younger generations every year were once important figures in the family. There are only three or five people in each generation. From bottom to top, the ones on top are naturally the oldest ancestors of the Liu family.
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On the bookshelf next to the ancestral temple, there were some ancient bookshelves with some ancient books, calligraphy and paintings placed on them. Ning Chen looked at them and saw a ruler and a whip.
Everyone stopped at the door. Only Ning Chen stepped forward. When he entered the door of the ancestral temple, he paused. He reached out and pulled out three incense sticks from the shelf next to him. He held it up to his chest, walked forward slowly, and came to stand in front of the incense table of the ancestral temple.
Certainly.
"I entered Ningchen at the end of my studies. I am honored to be a guest of the Liu family today. I am very honored to be a guest of the Liu family. I would like to join the Liu family in cultivating the prosperous times, refining the Qi and cultivating the truth, and benefiting the world. May all the sages bless and witness!" Ning Chen said loudly,
When the real energy in his hand was pressed, the three incense sticks suddenly became hot and spontaneously ignited without fire, emitting wisps of green smoke.
He stretched his hands forward and inserted the incense into the incense burner on the incense table. Ning Chen took a step back and bowed respectfully.
Outside the door, Zhou Mengyao bowed and saluted, not to mention everyone in the Liu family. The two old masters' eyes were slightly red, and everyone in the Liu family returned the salute to Ning Chen, saying, "The Liu family is willing to attach tail wings to help Master Ning cultivate in a prosperous world."
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After the incense ceremony, Zhou Mengyao and everyone in the Liu family walked into the ancestral temple. Under Liu Yingnan's look, Liu Ruiling stepped forward with a smile and asked, "Master Ning, is there anything special about my ancestral temple?"
Ning Chen chuckled, knowing that everyone in the Liu family was probably also very curious.
Ordinary people may have doubts in their minds. If the things in the ancestral temple are suddenly noticed by outsiders, aren't they worried or angry?
That's right, everyone in the Liu family is really not angry. They are not worried about the good things that involve the ancestor's face being robbed, or the worries that an innocent man will be guilty of the crime. In fact, they are not worried at all.
First of all, the ancestral tablets are made of ordinary wood. Even if they are rotten, they will be replaced with new ones. It is important to say it is important, and it is not important to say it is not important. What is precious is not the things, but the heart. If there are really good things hidden in the tablets
Just take it out and replace it with a new one, whatever your heart desires.
In fact, the most likely place to hide good things is of course not the memorial tablets, but the books, calligraphy, paintings, antiques and antiques placed on the archaeological shelves.
These things are actually handed down from ancient times. They were either painted or written by the ancestors of the Liu family, or they were collected at that time. They should be the most likely places where good things can appear.
This brings us to the second point. The good things were found and taken away by Ning Chen. Doesn’t the Liu family feel distressed?
Ahem, of course I feel distressed, but this thing has been kept in the Liu family for hundreds of years and has not been found. It can be said that no matter how good it is, it is useless.
In this case, if Ning Chen takes it, he will take it. With Ning Chen's style of establishing the Nanhai Cave and inviting Chinese Qi practitioners to practice on the island, the Liu family's income after giving away the treasure will only be more.
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If you are willing to give up, you will gain something. People in the Liu family are all cultivating Qi, so they certainly don’t understand this principle.
Ning Chen certainly believed that the Liu family understood this truth, and besides, even if the Liu family didn't understand it, with the amount of money in his belly, I believe the Liu family would not be reluctant to exchange it for this treasure.
"There's nothing special about your ancestral temple, but the things inside the ancestral temple are a bit special." Ning Chen chuckled.
Without Liu Ruiling's urging, Ning Chen turned around and came to the Bogu rack. Seeing the genuine looks in the Liu family's eyes, he opened a drawer and took out an antique, palm-sized nanmu box.
"Huaiyang Seal?" A middle-aged man's eyes narrowed and he asked suspiciously.
Ning Chen raised his hand to signal, and when he saw Liu Yiwen nodding, he opened the wooden box with a smile. He saw that the wooden box was covered with several layers of silk and satin, and right above it was a square bluestone seal that was one inch wide.
Ning Chen picked up the seal, turned it over and saw that although the seal had not been used for a long time, there were still traces of cinnabar underneath, with four traditional Chinese characters engraved on the reverse. Ning Chen took a closer look and whispered, "Huaiyang
Mountain man?”
Liu Ruiling shook her head and said she didn't know anything. Liu Yingnan explained, "Huaiyangshanren, this is the third generation ancestor of my Liu family, a figure from the late Song Dynasty and the early Yuan Dynasty. This is his private seal, usually used in
Among his paintings and calligraphy, there are still seven paintings and calligraphy in the ancestral temple with this seal on them."
"The objects from the Southern Song Dynasty are indeed quite ancient. Have you not studied the material of this seal carefully?" Ning Chen asked with a smile while playing with the seal.
"No." Liu Yingnan shook his head. Isn't this obvious? "It looks like ordinary jade."
"But it is much harder than ordinary stone. I think your ancestors must have discovered this peculiarity, so they made it into a personal seal, but they have never discovered its specific use." Ning Chen said.
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"What's the purpose?" Zhou Mengyao came forward to praise it.
"Mustard Seed Sumeru, Qiankun Storage!" Ning Chen said lightly, "The real purpose of this thing is to refine storage instruments."
If the Huaiyang Mountain native of the Liu family had not reached the Ning Yuan stage, then he would naturally not be able to discover the function of this material. The storage ring is different from the magic bag. This is something that can only be used by monks in the Ning Yuan stage.
Only with the cooperation of spiritual consciousness and the formation of patterns attached to it during refining can we communicate with the universe of mustard seeds hidden in the material and store them freely.
"Storage ring!"
"Mustard Seed Universe!"
Everyone in the Liu family exclaimed, this is something that only appears in myths and legends.
"If you don't mind me refining this seal, I can refine it into two storage rings. Of course, any other shape will do. How about we have one for each family?" Ning Chen said with a smile, "
But we have agreed in advance that this thing can only be used when you have reached the Yuan Condensation stage and can release your spiritual consciousness. Monks in the Qi refining stage cannot sense the mustard seeds in it."
"I don't mind, of course I don't mind. Thank you Master Ning!" The two old ladies of the Liu family were overjoyed. They never thought that the Liu family could get a share of this good thing.
As for Ning Chen taking away half of it, let alone the fact that in the world of cultivation, it is necessary to prepare several times the amount of materials for alchemy and weapon refining.