A unique and secluded Taoist temple suddenly appeared in the canyon, and everyone couldn't wait to enter the temple.

Push open the door of the big red vermilion lacquer hall that the temple is closed, you can see the magnificent hall of the regular beam frame, the carved beams and painted pillars are brilliant, the walls are painted with various Taoist patterns, such as the Taiji Bagua change diagram, the crane stands in the clouds of the pine and cypress, the spirit turtle is the head of the Lingzhi, the eight immortals cross the sea chart, the image of the Fulu Shou immortals, and the portrait of the Sanqing Tianzun, etc., the color is very bright, the beauty is magnificent, the painting skills are exquisite, giving people an elegant and solemn feeling.

The fat man couldn't help but praise sincerely: "It's so beautiful, it's a normal place." ”

I ignored the fat man's exclamation, and walked straight to the altar in the temple, where there were three gods on the half-human-high altar, but the statue in the middle was not on the throne.

The first deity in the temple was not there, and I was surprised by the statue on the left. The majestic tiger body and tiger tail, the burly and sturdy body is a human face, dragon eyes and tiger eyes, strange bones through the top, it is the colorful clay statue of the enlightened beast "Lu Wu".

Lu Wu is the legendary mountain god of Kunlun Mountain, and the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" describes that the huge Kunlun has nine gates, and the one who guards the gate is the enlightened beast. Its body resembles a huge tiger, with nine heads and a human face, but its expression is solemn, and it always stares around Kunlun with wide eyes, preventing any abnormal creatures from entering Kunlun, protecting the peace and tranquility of Kunlun, and being the great steward of the Emperor of Heaven.

In the "Bamboo Book Chronicle", it is said that the enlightened beast is a spirit animal that serves the Queen Mother of the West, and has the ability to perceive all things and predict the future. He even drove the float for the owner himself, so he was loved by the Queen Mother of the West.

In ancient records. The enlightened beast is a strange beast that guards the Yellow Emperor's Kunlun fairyland. There is a description in the "Hainai West Classic": "The ruins of Kunlun are eight hundred miles high and ten thousand miles...... There are nine gates. The door is guarded by enlightened beasts...... The enlightened beast body is a large tiger, and the nine heads are all human-faced, standing on Kunlun in the east. ”

Lu Wu is in charge of the Kunlun Wonderland, but he protects and connives the creatures and plants under his rule, as long as the demon beasts do not go out of the Nine Divisions of Heaven to cause trouble outside, he is broad-minded and ignores it.

On the right side of the altar, there is a divine bird with a human body and a bird's head covered with green feathers. In the legend, the color of the colorful feathers of the sacred bird is "the red one is the phoenix." The one who has more cyan is luan". Qingluan is the three blue birds, living in Kunlun Mountain, and is the messenger of the Queen Mother of the West.

The left and right sides of the god seat are the sacred beasts guarding the territory of Kunlun Mountain, and the statue in the center is set to be the Jade Emperor, but the statue is gone.

As I approached the altar, I noticed that there was a clear, circular open space in the center, and there was a thick layer of dust on the outside, which showed that I had just been on top of the altar. There is also a statue of the god on it, but I don't know why it disappeared at this time?

When the people of the Western Expedition came to the altar, the fifth master touched the altar with his fingers and saw a thick layer of dust. Looking at the clean circle in the center again, I couldn't help but frown.

Why did the idol disappear out of thin air, it was stolen? Or turned into a god and flew into the sky, I don't know! But no matter why it's gone. It must have happened just now, that is, in the time before and after the foot when we came in. Could it be that it is because we came to the Taoist temple? The statue of the deity enshrined in the central position is missing?

Could it be that the clay statue of the god, in the territory of Kunlun Mountain, has been affected by the aura of the fairyland, and over time, it has a real body that can walk around. So, is the body transformed by the clay statue a god or a demon? If it is transformed into a monster like a blue-faced ghost baby, then the Western Expedition team that mistakenly enters this place will have their lives in jeopardy. Thinking of this, I immediately looked at Fifth Master Cha, who seemed to have the same worries as me.

So I said to him, "Fifth brother, I think we should leave this place as soon as possible, and don't rest here for more time." ”

As a result, before the fifth master could reply, the fat man shouted very dissatisfiedly: "Why? It's sheltered from the wind and rain, just a good time for everyone to rest and relieve, so why leave early? ”

I glared at the fat man at first, but I couldn't say it. What I am worried about today is only imagination and speculation, and has not been confirmed. There are no bad signs in the temple now, so it is not appropriate to explain it to everyone, so as not to cause unwarranted panic.

Fifth Master Zha whispered a few words to Captain Chen, and Captain Chen immediately showed a clear expression, nodded and beckoned everyone to go to the backyard of the temple to check.

The fat man followed everyone to the backyard with great reluctance, but the result surprised everyone.

The backyard of the temple is overgrown with weeds, a barren, as if it has experienced the destruction of a storm, the courtyard wall of the backyard of the Taoist temple has all collapsed, dilapidated, many trees that are broken at the waist, collapsed on the courtyard wall, and the entire backyard courtyard wall was all smashed, so that everyone could look at the dense forest behind at a glance. The dense forest behind the Taoist temple is as dense as the dense forest in the snow valley, and it is impossible to pass through it from the inside, giving people a very depressing feeling, and if you look at it for a long time, you will feel chest tightness and shortness of breath very uncomfortable.

Everyone was shocked, and said in their hearts: The mountain gate and the temple in front are as magnificent as new, why is the backyard so dilapidated? I couldn't help but turn around in confusion, but it turned out to make everyone gasp. I saw that the original solemn and majestic and magnificent temple had turned into a collapsed building and a broken ruin. And it's obviously desolate for a long time, and it's a world of difference from the beautiful appearance just now, which makes you feel as if you're in a dream.

So, where did the magnificent temple we just entered, and the beautiful scene we saw come from, is it just a mirage? But the very real touch just now is definitely not a phantom.

But it is impossible for the temple to collapse in a single moment of turn, and how can all of us be completely ignorant, what is going on?

There are more strange things, everyone hurriedly stepped on the broken wall and came to the front yard, and found that the mountain gate was gone. The collapsed temple was surrounded by towering courtyard walls on three sides, except for the impenetrable dense forest behind it.

Knowing that the situation was different, the fifth master immediately wanted to climb the courtyard wall, but the courtyard wall seemed to be constantly rising, no matter how you climbed, you couldn't jump out of the wall.

The seven members of the Western Expedition team were firmly trapped in the strange Taoist temple.

Seeing this, the fat man flew up without giving up, but the courtyard wall was indeed constantly rising, and he couldn't turn over at all.

I stood on the side, and I could see very clearly and brightly, the courtyard wall of the Taoist temple was only more than one person high. However, when someone wants to climb out, a wall of air will easily form on the courtyard wall, as if the courtyard wall is constantly rising, making it impossible to climb out.

Everyone was trapped in the strange and barren Taoist temple, completely at a loss, and didn't know how to deal with it.

A cold wind blew through, and suddenly the courtyard of the Taoist temple was overcast and windy, and there was a cold air everywhere, and the surrounding areas began to be dusty, and the sky became gloomy.

When there is a vision in the sky, there must be a foreign object or a calamity. I don't care about why the Taoist temple is like this now, I am only very worried, and I know that I will definitely encounter something terrifying beyond my imagination when I am trapped here in the next time.

The people who couldn't get out of the Taoist temple had to sit around in a clearing in the front yard, except for feeling the yin qi and the sky getting darker and darker, but nothing abnormal happened.

In the blink of an eye, the sky was completely dark, and the moon gradually showed its bright cheeks. On top of the collapsed courtyard wall in the backyard, a large amount of dead wood has been piled up, which can be used to light a fire. The blazing fire could not drive away the biting cold in the Taoist temple.

Captain Chen frowned tightly and asked me very puzzled: "Brother Sven, do you know what this weird Taoist temple is all about?" ”

The only thing that comes to my mind about the current phenomenon of not being able to leave this place is "enchantment".

"Enchantment" is in the form of a formation, storing the mana of the cultivator, after triggering, the formation will form a defensive shield within a certain range, which can not only block external attacks, but also restrain the people or monsters in the sealing formation from leaving. When Taoist priests cast spells and arrange arrays, they will mostly use charms, magic weapons and other instruments with divine power and spiritual power to control a certain space and area to form an enchantment.

The fat man suddenly said to me very disapprovingly, "How is it possible? I think it's still the cause of high-altitude encephalopathy, everyone has hallucinations again, as long as you sleep well, you will wake up and be back to the same state. ”

I don't quite believe that the theory of the formation enchantment is a bit supernatural, but I can't find any other reason to explain this strange phenomenon now.

But I thought: If there is really an enchantment in the Taoist temple, is it to defend against the outside world, or is it to control the things inside that cannot escape? If it is the inside of the control, then what will be the thing that is sealed here? Now that the Taoist temple has collapsed and is in ruins, has the things that been sealed inside have broken the barrier and left, or are they still sealed here?

The aura divine power in the enchantment must have been exhausted after thousands of years. So the Taoist temple, which was supposed to be quiet and pleasant, became a ruin.

I remember that there is a kind of enchantment called the "Quartet Knot", also known as the "King Kong Wall", if there is no Quartet Wall, then the Sanhu Wall is the wall, which is the seventh of the eighteen seals. The "Eighteen Seals" are the eighteen seals that are commonly used in all kinds of practice. In ancient architecture, all invisible reinforced walls were called "King Kong Walls".

If the Western Expedition team was trapped here, I would not be so anxious. But now the people of the Western Expedition Team only have seven days left to live because of the insect poison in their bodies. Before the time comes, you must find a way to leave this place and find the iceberg snow lotus for detoxification. (To be continued......)