Chapter 132: Broken Temple

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At that time, Lu Yifan was confused, and it was difficult to understand this obscure and profound words, although he was still surrounded by clouds and mountains today, but he felt more and more in the faint sense of comprehension, if the speculations of him and Liu Sandao today were all the truth, then in addition to the fixed number in the dark, Lu Yifan could no longer find any more suitable reason to explain the reason why he wanted to come here at the expense of thousands of miles.

Liu Sandao took Lu Yifan through the Liu Yuan Ancestral Hall and entered the second courtyard of the entire West Emperor Ancestral Hall. As soon as he stepped into the courtyard gate, a towering sycamore instantly came into Lu Yifan's eyes. Compared with the courtyard in front of Liu Yuanzu's hall, this courtyard is more compact, at first glance it doesn't look like a temple or a temple, more like a mansion to live in, the courtyard presents a boxy shape, the layout is even more regular, there is only one three-room hall connected to the north, and there are two wings on the east and west sides, in the middle of the south side is the five-foot-wide arched courtyard gate where Liu Sandao and Lu Yifan entered, and the towering sycamore reflected in Lu Yifan's eyes at this moment is quite strangely rooted in the middle of this courtyard that is only a few zhang in size。

And under this towering sycamore, there is also a dilapidated stone table and two stone benches that are also withered and faded, whether it is a stone table or a stone bench, it is now a broken wall, and it is in danger, the table and stool are full of potholes, and some protruding places are still polished to shiny, Lu Yifan does not need to take a closer look, just take a look at it, it is not difficult to see that this table and stool is afraid that it has also been weathered by wind and rain, after tens of thousands of years.

And now around this towering sycamore and the ancient table and stool, it is actually a fence built with jade to block the footsteps of people who come here, presumably this is specially carved by the people of the Liu clan in order to protect this ancient tree and the monuments under the tree.

The whole courtyard, except for the area of the ancient trees enclosed by jade railings, the rest of the place is paved with bricks seven inches long and four inches wide, the houses are withered, the walls are mottled, the doors and windows are rotten, and even the thresholds have become incomplete, and the whole courtyard looks full of ancient and desolate atmosphere, as if it is a ruined temple. It can be broken to dilapidated, simple to simple, but compared to the rest of the West Imperial Temple, it is particularly clean and tidy, whether it is a house or a rubble are cleaned up in an orderly manner, although the original color of this place has long been lost, but it is not blinded by dust, and even the ground in this courtyard can almost be described as spotless, and it is the result of being often cleaned by people at a glance.

"This courtyard is the place where the Western Emperor and the old ancestor Liu Yuan lived and practiced back then! When the old ancestor established the West Emperor Ancestral Hall, he took this place as the core of the entire West Emperor Ancestral Hall, and began to build around it, so the appearance of this courtyard is even more untouched, even this sycamore stone bench is the real appearance of the year!" Liu Sandao looked at Lu Yifan, who was becoming more and more focused, and opened his mouth faintly to explain, " In the entire West Emperor Ancestral Hall, the ancestors have the deepest feelings for this place, so the hall where the original West Emperor lived was also changed by the ancestors to the current West Emperor Main Hall!"

"I ...... I originally thought that the main hall of the West Emperor should be a splendid hall, but I didn't expect it to be so ......" Lu Yifan's words couldn't help but think about it for a while, and then he opened his mouth and said two words, "Simple!"

"Back to basics, although this place is simple, it is the soul of the entire Western Emperor Temple!" Liu Sandao chuckled, "And to this day, I still come here every morning to clean this place carefully!

"What a return to the basics!" Lu Yifan sighed with emotion, "This place is spotless, neat and orderly, although it is simple and narrow, but it can make people's hearts calm as before, and abandon many mundane and clichéd thoughts." If I can have such a clean courtyard in the middle of this beautiful mountain and water to live in the middle of the world, I will not hesitate to ask for the position of the Western Emperor. ”

Hearing Lu Yifan's words, the corners of Liu Sandao's mouth couldn't help twitching, and then an extremely faint light flashed in his eyes when he looked at Lu Yifan, but he didn't say anything.

"Is this what Lord Impermanence once said about the broken temple sycamore?" Lu Yifan walked slowly towards the sycamore tree in the courtyard, his eyes were full of thought, "The sycamore of the broken temple, the incense has been broken for ten years...... These are the words left to me by Lord Impermanence, and no one has come to worship incense in this Western Emperor Temple for more than ten years, and now it seems that Lord Impermanence's words have indeed come true again......"

"Because the courtyard here is extremely precious, it was forbidden even in the past! If the pilgrims used to worship on incense, they would go to kowtow in front of the Xihuang Monument in the back mountain! Liu Sandao smiled, "If it weren't for your special identity, I would definitely not let you in here." ”

Hearing Liu Sandao's words, Lu Yifan nodded slowly, his feelings about this courtyard were undoubtedly extremely unfamiliar, and everything in front of him was full of curiosity for him: "Why is this sycamore in the middle of the courtyard?"

"This is not an ordinary sycamore, this is the seed brought back from the fairy realm when the Western Emperor went out to travel, and it grew up after this, this tree is called 'Sanzhu Sycamore', and it is also known as 'a tree in the west of the sea in the fairy world', you don't underestimate this western tree, even if it is put to this day, this kind of tree is extremely precious, even in the fairy realm, it is expected that there will never be more than thirty of such tall trees, and in the vast sacred continent, it is the only one!"

"Hiss!" Liu Sandao didn't say that Lu Yifan didn't find anything magical about this tree, but now that Liu Sandao said this, Lu Yifan couldn't help but have a strong interest in this towering sycamore, "There is only one in the Sacred Continent, is there anything special about this tree?"

"Haha...... The most special thing about it is that it is extremely difficult to survive. Liu Sandao said with a smile, "This tree can not be planted anywhere, if you want to successfully plant this tree, there are almost strict requirements for the right time and place, it is said that the Western Emperor brought back a total of three seeds from the Immortal Domain, and they were planted in three Feng Shui treasures in the Holy Continent, but only this one survived!" And the reason why Xihuang Mingyuan has been living in seclusion here is because of this tree, he can be said to love this tree very much, including the courtyard where he lived and lived back then was also built around this tree, now you know why this tree is planted in the middle of this courtyard, right?"

"So that's ......" Lu Yifan nodded as if he didn't understand, and then raised his eyes to look at this towering sycamore, and there was a hint of admiration in his eyes, "This tree has grown here for millions of years, and there must be no tree more ancient than it in the entire Sacred Continent!"

"This tree also has a characteristic, that is, it only blooms and does not bear fruit, according to the records of the Liu family, this tree in the west will only bloom once in 10,000 years, but its branches and leaves will never be exhausted, it will only grow more and more luxuriantly, and this tree does not need to be watered and fertilized, everything grows according to the will of heaven, drinking the dew without roots, and the essence of mountains and rivers!" Liu Sandao's words couldn't help but pause for a moment, and then said with a smile, " It is also said that when this tree blooms in 10,000 years, there will be a priceless jasper pearl hidden in the bud of each flower, if you can harvest a pearl like this, I am afraid that the family can eat and drink for a lifetime!"

"Is this really the case?" Lu Yifan asked in surprise, it was the first time he had heard of such a thing as a pearl growing in a tree, "If you can really grow priceless pearls, then wouldn't your Liu clan be rich?"

"I don't know if I can really grow pearls, because I beat my grandfather's grandfather's grandfather's grandfather...... I can't count the eighteen generations, and I haven't seen this tree bloom with my own eyes!" Liu Sandao said curtly, "But my Liu clan's family property is said to be very rich, but I haven't seen it with my own eyes!"

"What do you mean? What do you mean you haven't seen it with your own eyes?" Lu Yifan was puzzled by Liu Sandao's words for a while, "Don't you know how much money your ancestor left for you?"

"I don't know!" Liu Sandao shook his head and smiled, "The Liu family has had a rule since ancient times, all the windfalls obtained in the West Emperor Ancestral Hall must be thrown into the well, and you must not enjoy a share privately, otherwise why would my Liu clan be reduced to such a lonely person today!"

"What is Wanzhangjing?"

"It's a bottomless well, located halfway up the Zhengde Peak, behind the West Emperor Monument, even if there were really pearls in the buds of this tree before, I'm afraid they were all put into this well!" Liu Sandao said helplessly, "No way, this is also the rule left by the ancestors, it is clearly written in the Liu family chronicles, the ancestors said that these accumulated gold and silver treasures do not belong to the Liu family, but belong to the Shenyuan Divine Clan, and only the people of the Shenyuan family are qualified to use this treasure!" As for us, even if we wanted to, we couldn't do it, because we couldn't find where this well leads, let alone any entrance. Legend has it that some members of the Liu clan once ventured into it from the mouth of the well, trying to bring out countless gold and silver from it, but unfortunately, ......"

"What a pity?"

"It's a pity that none of the people who jumped into the Wanzhang Well have ever come out again!" Liu Sandao shrugged helplessly when he said this, "There is a seal left by the Western Emperor in the Wanzhang Well, as long as you enter the well, you can't show half a point of any ability, even if it is a peerless soul powerhouse, it is difficult to mobilize half a bit of soul power, the wall of the Wanzhang Well is as smooth as a mirror, if you can't use your soul power to resist the wind, it is impossible to climb up at all!"

"Could it be that the Western Emperor Mingyuan deliberately left this well for you to send him gold, silver and jewelry?" Lu Yifan couldn't understand why Mingyuan would treat his loyal servant like this.

"No!" Liu Sandao immediately dispelled Lu Yifan's doubts, "It is a rule set by the ancestors to throw gold, silver and jewelry into the Wanzhang Well, and when the Western Emperor was alive, this Wanzhang Well was not used to store money!"

"What is that for?" Lu Yifan asked.

"Imprison the strong!" Liu Sandao said with a smile, "Legend has it that after the Western Emperor Shenyuan defeated the strong who were enemies of him, he threw them into this well alive and imprisoned them as punishment!"

"This ......" Hearing Liu Sandao's words, Lu Yifan couldn't help but feel a smacking of his tongue, "This is inevitably too ruthless......

"After the Western Emperor Mingyuan became famous, there are countless strong people in the Five Domains who came to challenge him, if he doesn't use such ruthless methods, wouldn't he be annoyed to death by those who challenge?" Liu Sandao was quite relieved by this, "And everything is your will, the West Emperor Mingyuan will explain the rules before accepting the challenge, as for whether to fight or not, it depends on the challenger's own choice." But even so, there are still not a few people who want to become the strongest person in the Five Domains in one fell swoop by stepping on the reputation of the Western Emperor, but it's a pity that none of these people can escape the fate of being thrown into the well!"

Hearing Liu Sandao's words, Lu Yifan muttered to himself with a solemn gaze: "That is to say, in addition to countless gold, silver and jewelry, there are also countless corpses of strong people in the Wanzhang Well. ”

"It should be!, but I haven't really seen it either!" Liu Sandao said with a smile, and then he changed his words and said with a smile, "But if you are really a descendant of the Western Emperor, then you will definitely be able to enter the well and see everything in it!"

Liu Sandao's words made Lu Yifan grin: "It's worse than death to be trapped in a well, I'd rather not take this risk!"

After saying that, Lu Yifan wanted to raise his feet and walk towards the northern main hall, but at the moment when he just turned around, a thought suddenly flashed in his mind, and he asked again: "If the rumors are wrong, then the bones of the Qilin King that Mu Dan has been looking for are not buried in the Nansha Forbidden Land, so could it be in this Wanzhang well?"

"That's not good!" Liu Sandao shook his head and said, "But it shouldn't be, as far as I know, the Wanzhang Well was built after the Great Battle of the Qilin King, and at that time, the bones of the Qilin King may have already sunk in a piece of yellow sand!"

Lu Yifan shook his head slightly, sobering up his chaotic spirit a little, and then resolutely raised his feet and walked towards the main hall of the West Emperor.

The main hall of the West Emperor is actually three halls that have been opened up to sit in the north and face south, it is not tall, nor grandiose, on the contrary, it also looks a little shabby, coupled with the weathering and erosion over the years, the current appearance is really not flattering, if such a house is placed in Jinling City, I am afraid that it will be demolished and rebuilt long ago.

Facing a slightly pungent smell of damp and moldy, Lu Yifan stepped into the main hall, and as soon as he entered the door, he could see through the light of the sunset outside that there was a decaying jade statue sitting in the middle of the hall, similar to the statue of Liu Yuan in front of it, this statue of Shenyuan was also invisible, the eyes, ears, mouth and nose were almost smoothed, and even the fingers of the statue were broken, and the body was mottled white and gray, which looked like a failed statue that was still abandoned in the wilderness.

And in front of the statue there is a side of the offering platform, and on the offering platform there are some melon and fruit steamed buns and bacon that are not very fresh, and in the middle of the position before the offering platform, there is also a four-legged incense burner, the shape of this incense burner presents a rectangular state, not to mention how dilapidated this hall is, not to mention how old this statue is, just say that this copper furnace is quite imposing, enough to have half a person supreme, among which is the incense ash pile, faintly can also send out bursts of sandalwood smell that makes people feel less desired.

"Come, salute the incense!" Liu Sandao walked quickly to the offering table with great knowledge of the times, picked up three pillars of high incense with the thickness of a forearm and six feet high from the side, and personally delivered it to Lu Yifan, who was standing in front of the incense burner in a daze.

Lu Yifan took the three pillars of high incense in his hand, glanced at Liu Sandao with gratitude, and then held Gao Xiang's hands a little harder, only to see that a smart flame was like a spiritual snake along Gao Xiang quickly spiraling upward, and when it reached the top of Gao Xiang, the originally weak flame burst out violently, and instantly ignited the three pillars of high incense.

Lu Yifan held the three pillars of high incense, looking at the statue of the Western Emperor with a solemn expression, somehow a strong sadness rose inexplicably in his heart, and his eyes became red in an instant, this kind of sentiment is not artificially created, but really from the heart, and even from the blood.

"The senior is above, and the junior Lu Yifan is here today to honor your summons, and he has come from thousands of miles away. Here, I salute you first!"

"Poof!"

Just when Lu Yifan's words fell, I saw that his eyes were solemn, his hands were holding three pillars of high incense, his legs were bent, and his body was straight and straight to the broken statue of the Western Emperor Shenyuan, and he knelt down heavily because there was no futon on the ground, so Lu Yifan's kneeling was forced to kneel on the uneven bluestone on the ground.

"Click......"

It was this kneeling, and the piece of bluestone that was pressed by Lu Yifan's knees suddenly made an extremely faint sound, and then the cracks scattered, and in the blink of an eye, it shattered along the countless cracks in all directions, and even after an instant, the entire main hall of the Western Emperor shook violently.

This frightened Liu Sandao on the side, and before he could figure it out, the scene he saw between the unintentional sweeps of his eyes made his originally panicked look stop instantly, and even his eyes seemed to become completely frozen at this moment.

Because Liu Sandao unexpectedly found that the original dilapidated and unclear Shenyuan Statue was actually ...... in the corner of his eyes at this moment Two lines of tears fell......

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