Chapter 59 The ancient temple of the cardinal, the statue of the treasure
Entering from the Donghua Pavilion Mountain Gate, the three of them climbed up the stairs. The first thing they arrived at was the Welcome Hall.
Similar to most ancient sect relics, although the palace is still decorated with carved dragons and painted phoenixes, it is magnificent and magnificent, but not a single utensil inside is left.
Qiu Changtian might have found it strange before, but now he is well-informed. He guessed that this must be because the Donghua sect monks evacuated in multiple stages, and the first wave took away the most important scriptures and scriptures.
Most of the magic pills and elixirs will be plundered from the few remaining sects in the second wave, then the third wave, the fourth wave... at the end, I wish I could even scrape away the land for you.
Of course, that doesn't mean it's completely empty.
There are some secret rooms where important things are stored, and many higher-level treasures are often left behind, such as the Fuso Sacred Tree, the White Bone Shrine, and even the Jiejiao ruins under the Wuzhi Islands.
This is obviously not in line with common sense, because if a certain sect has enough time to transport the monastic resources away multiple times, it makes no sense that it will keep the most precious part of the magic weapon.
Unless...the opening methods of these secret chambers are only controlled by the highest-level immortals of the sect, and due to some special and universal changes in the world, the immortals suddenly disappeared from this world without leaving even a few words.
This would lead to the sect being completely plundered, but the most precious treasure was left untouched and safe in the secret room - because the only immortal who could open the secret room suddenly disappeared.
It is precisely because those powerful immortals who lived as long as heaven and earth in the past have all disappeared from the human world, so the matter of mending the sky actually fell on me.
As for why all the immortal masters disappeared, Qiu Changtian currently has too little information, so there is no way to deduce it.
The only sentence I don't know if it can be used as a clue is the "confluence of the celestial sphere" that A Jing accidentally let slip last time.
The three of them passed by the guest reception hall, the main hall, the side hall and the back hall, and sure enough they were all empty... This is why many monks don't like to explore ruins, as the harvest output is too unstable.
Qiu Changtian was very calm, because he actually didn't plan to find any high-level magic weapon flying sword (of course, if there is one, he would definitely accept it), he just wanted to find clues to Tai Xiaolei's cultivation.
Xu Yinglian was also very calm, because she came with her husband anyway, so she could just follow wherever Qiu Changtian went.
Shi Liuli is also very calm. It would be better to say that since the version update, she has always had this unpredictable and thoughtful expression. She hides everything in her heart and doesn't like to talk to anyone.
It took almost two hours for everyone to search most of the buildings, but not even a table was found.
"This must have been packed too cleanly." Xu Yinglian sighed and said, "As a result, only the main hall at the end is left."
"I have a hunch." Shi Liuli suddenly said, "What Chang Geng is looking for will definitely be found in that hall."
"Is this the result of arithmetic?" Xu Yinglian asked with raised eyebrows.
"No, it's just a hunch." Shi Liuli smiled lightly.
Qiu Changtian wisely pretended not to hear, because he had a feeling that once he interrupted, something bad would happen immediately.
If the guest reception hall is taken as the front, then the main hall at the back is located at the highest point of the entire sect, which is the top of a hill. Unlike the surrounding houses, it is isolated by a large number of trees on the mountainside.
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The three of them climbed up the forest path and heard the sound of birdsong almost all around them. There were also big birds walking up and down the mountain steps, not afraid of people at all.
Originally designed as a garden, the back mountain of the Donghua School has now become a paradise for birds and monsters.
Xu Yinglian keenly discovered that these birds only dared to stay on the mountainside at most, and were completely unwilling to approach the main hall on the top of the mountain.
When the three of them were about to arrive at the entrance of the hall, they felt a chilling air rushing towards them, which almost made people's hair stand on end.
Xu Yinglian and Shi Liuli subconsciously stopped moving forward, worried that there might be some magic circle trap at the door. If they stepped on it, they would be beaten to pieces by thunder.
Qiu Changtian scanned it calmly for a moment, then walked forward calmly and calmly.
The main hall has a simple appearance, with three ancient seals above the main entrance:
Cardinal's Palace.
Qiu Changtian can also understand the word "cardinal". In ancient times, Lei Xiu believed that thunder is the cardinal of heaven and earth. If God wants to kill you, it will send thunder, so "cardinal" is used to express awe.
Xu Yinglian and Shi Liuli looked at each other for a moment, and then they could only follow cautiously. The former's hand in the sleeve of the Taoist robe had already pinched the Taoist secrets, while the latter silently pinched the small bottle containing the Gouchen Yaopo Star Sand.
When Qiu Changtian entered the main hall, he saw a statue of an angry god with three heads and six arms, enshrined in the center of the hall.
There was a strong evil atmosphere around the statue. In front of it were six or seven dirty futons, a copper incense burner and nothing else.
The incense burner was dark inside and there were a few sticks of incense stuck in it. Qiu Changtian stared at it for a moment, only to hear Kunlun Mirror suddenly say:
"Light up."
"Is this fragrance a trap?" Qiu Changtian asked in surprise.
"There is wish power in the incense." Kunlun Mirror replied, "The statue has self-awareness, but it is sleeping. If you light incense and worship it, it should respond to you."
Qiu Changtian thought for a moment and lit one of the incense sticks.
Not long after, the statue buzzed and suddenly said:
"Are there any disciples who want to participate in the trial?"
Qiu Changtian reacted quickly and said quickly before Xu Yinglian and Shi Liuli could speak:
"Come and learn the secret method of Taixiao Thunder."
The statue was silent for a moment and replied:
"If you want to learn Taixiao Thunder, you must first master the six thunder methods of Yushu, Shenxiao, Dadong, Xiandu, North Pole, and Taiyi, and come with the magic weapon before you can enter the trial."
Qiu Changtian responded and pinched many Taoist formulas. Six types of lightning flashed in his palms one after another. Finally, he took out the Thunder Cone and Thunder Hammer with both hands and held them in his hands.
The statue was silent for a moment and said:
"Please come inside to participate in the Taixiao Trial."
Qiu Changtian entered the inner hall. Xu Yinglian and Shi Liuli looked at each other for a moment, then the latter took half a step back and motioned for her to come first.
"Can I practice gold or fire Taoism?" Xu Yinglian asked in a deep voice.
"Yes." The statue stared at her and said, "The "Nine Dou Yang Mangwei Lei Floating Light Golden Fire Technique", referred to as the Nine Dou Thunder and Fire Technique, are you willing to learn it?"
"Want to learn." Xu Yinglian said without hesitation.
"Let's go inside and accept the test of teaching the Dharma." The statue said.
So Xu Yinglian also walked in.
Shi Liuli stayed alone in the hall, pondered for a long time, and asked slowly:
"Disciple... I would like to ask, is there any magic weapon?"
"Yes," the statue said, "but the treasure cannot be given lightly, and the law cannot be taught lightly. It must also pass the test."
"Disciple wants to ask for a magical treasure." Shi Liuli asked calmly, "There are people whose fate is difficult to predict. Is there a similar magical treasure that can predict these 'unpredictable people'?"
This time the statue remained silent for more than a quarter of an hour before saying in a low voice:
"There is a compass magic weapon called Liangyi Chengguang Fixed Astrolabe, which can be used to calculate a person's luck by using the fortune-telling stars, bypassing the ordinary arithmetic shield."
"Disciple is willing to ask for this thing." Shi Liuli said in a low voice.