Chapter 5: The Great Hall

"Ahem!Is it possible that Taishan Mansion Jun is still alive?" Suddenly realizing that there was a child beside him, Zi Yuan forced a dry cough to calm himself and diverted the topic.

"It should be dead, otherwise how could the restraint be weakened. Considering the strength of Taishan Fujun's ability, it may be that this weakening process is relatively long, so there is no obvious change. ”

"That'...... How can we explain the situation here?"

"It's hard to say until you see the body, maybe it's just random walking. "At this moment, even Zuo Congrong himself is a little unconfident in the reason he said, the habits of high-level demonic beasts are very fixed, and they generally move in their own territory, if they go out of their own territory, except for conflicts with other demonic beasts, only the reason for opening up the territory is more tenable. But the footprints in front of me were extremely messy, as if they were being chased by something, and they didn't look like they were walking around at will.

Both of them also knew that the footprints in front of them were left by a demonic beast, so the possibility of high-level demonic beasts fighting each other was ruled out, and the footprints were interrupted at this point, and there were no demonic beast corpses nearby, which proved that it was not done by humans, after all, adventurers hunted demonic beasts only for crystal nuclei, and this more than twenty-meter body was of no use to adventurers. Come to think of it, such an abnormal situation may only be possible for a person with the first generation of abilities like Taishan Fujun, right?

β€œ...... , it's better to go to the top of the mountain to have a look, just stop here and guess and can't get the answer. Seeing that Zuo Congrong couldn't give any good reasons, Ziyuan diverted the topic very understandingly.

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"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I really wouldn't have imagined that there would be such a majestic building in such a remote place. Approaching the top of the mountain, a gate that was not inferior to the front gate of the Imperial Palace stood at the end of the stairs, and Zuo Congrong looked at the ghostly work in front of him. I couldn't help but admire.

The golden glazed tiles, the top of Mount Tai is dressed up gracefully and luxuriously, the wide drip eaves are more solemn and majestic of the house gate, below the dripping eaves, a wide plaque is hung on it, and the three lacquered gold characters of "Nantianmen" are engraved on the plaque like a sharp sword under the background of the sun. Look further down. The thick vermilion lacquer doorpost, the two golden dragons are entwined, just like the imperial court in ancient times, the white marble guardrail is exquisitely carved and arranged just right, although there are not often people visiting, but there is never the slightest dust, as if someone has cleaned it every day.

"Arjung. ”

"What's wrong?" The scene in front of you, not to mention in this poor and remote country, even in the entire Asian camp, I am afraid that only the imperial city of the imperial capital can compare with it. The Imperial Palace is completely different from the architectural style here. The architectural style of the real ancient period in front of him is really a scenery that he will never see again after leaving here, just when Zuo Congrong was indulging in it, Ziyuan's voice sounded very inappropriately, and it didn't look like he wanted to discuss the scenery in front of him with Zuo Congrong, Zuo Congrong asked with some difficulty.

"Look at the appearance of this gate, how do you think this gate was built?" asked Shion.

"How else can it be built, of course, it is ......" is a matter of course. Zuo Congrong thought of the most ordinary way, but he was about to speak. But he couldn't help but stagnate. How can it be artificially built, don't forget that there are only more than 100 households in Baiyun Village, and the labor force adds up to more than 200 people, and it is about 200 kilometers away from Baiyun Village, and this mountain peak is also more than 1,500 meters above sea level, with such a small labor force. I'm afraid it's going to be hard to complete the gate in front of you. Of course, it would not be impossible to complete it if it took more than 2,000 years, but don't forget that even the gate was built so majestic. The main hall will definitely not be too cold, and I am afraid that such a project will not be completed by relying only on the villagers of Baiyun Village.

"Look if there is any trace of alchemy. After confirming Zuo Congrong's idea, Ziyuan also made a serious request.

"No...... , what the hell is going on?" Zuo Congrong asked uncontrollably.

"Looks like we guessed wrong. Compared with Zuo Congrong's horror, Ziyuan seemed very calm, as if he had seen everything.

"Guess what?"

"Taishan Mansion Jun may still be alive......" Zi Yuan said endlessly.

"No way. Why do you think that Taishan Mansion is still alive?

"Hmm. It's not human, it's not alchemy, there's only one possibility. ”

"Could it be that apart from alchemy, what other ability can create such a scene?" Zuo Congrong asked in disbelief.

"Yes, indeed, mental power!"

"Psychic power?"

"Yes, mental power. Whether it is a person or a thing, as long as the spirit can penetrate into it, it can be controlled. And this gate is very likely that the spiritual master infiltrated the earth with spirit, changed the structure of the earth, and made it what it is now. Considering this scale and precision, I am afraid that only the strength of the ability of Taishan Fujun and others three thousand years ago can be created. Shion explained.

"Then what does this have to do with Taishan Mansion Jun still alive?"

"Unlike artificial architecture and alchemy, because it is a fixed shape forced by mental power, after the mental power is withdrawn, the plastic shape of the object will return to its original state, which means that if there is no spiritual power to support it, this gate will still become earth. Of course, the process will not be too fast, and with my grandfather's strength, it will take about ten years to get back to the original state. The level of Taishan Mansion Jun should not be more than twenty years. ”

"This should be unlikely, Taishan Mansion Jun is a master of cultivating the 'Ghost Strategy', and he was originally a martial artist, how could he use spiritual power. Moreover, if he can use his mental power, then maybe he can defy the law, but for this reason alone, it is still too difficult to stand. ”

"Yes, so we'll have to look for some more evidence, let's go, maybe there's something new to be found on it." As he spoke, Aster walked out first.

"It shouldn't be possible...... After following Ziyuan out, Zuo Congrong couldn't help but look back and muttered to himself. More than 2,000 years ago, it was not that no one had searched for the path to immortality, but in the end, it was a bamboo basket that was empty, but it caused some people to fall into a place of no return. If immortality is really as easy as Shion thinks, where is there any need for such painstaking work.

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"What a waste!" Zuo Congrong couldn't help but say when he thought of such a magnificent building being built in such a place.

Sure enough, after climbing to the top of the mountain, the magnificent hall appeared in front of the eyes of the three of them, and it was clear when you thought about it. Even the gate is so magnificent, how can the hall dedicated to Taishan Mansion be cold, not to mention how magnificent this hall is, just the foundation under the hall, there are more than ten meters high, the white marble carving of all colors will be ten meters high platform completely inlaid out, the road surface is paved by bluestone bricks, on the road leading to the hall more than ten meters wide, there are sixteen totem poles with a diameter of more than one meter neatly erected on both sides. The demeanor is different, as if they are guarding the main hall.

The upper hall is the same as the gate, the canopy made of glazed tiles, the wide dripping eaves, with the real ancient style, the vermilion windows are tightly closed, but the three gates in front are completely open, as if waiting for visitors. Further out. The vermilion wooden balustrade and the pillars supporting the dripping eaves are intertwined and set off each other. It adds a mystery and majesty to the main hall.

Although the scenery in front of me is really charming, no one appreciates it, but it only adds to the sadness. The three of them had important things to do this time, and they didn't have too much concern about it, but they just sighed a few words, and then went down the stairs to the front of the main hall.

"There's even a stele. "Because the foundation is more than ten meters high. From below, they could only see the outline of the main hall, and it was not until they walked up that the three of them saw the stone tablet standing on the side of the main hall above the foundation, and Ziyuan said with some surprise.

"It's ....... Let's go check it out. Zuo Congrong looked in the direction of Ziyuan's gaze and said in surprise. From this position, you can also see the text on it, but after all, it's not easy to come here, it's better to take a closer look, and maybe you can find the information on it.

"Kitten, did you have this stele here before?" Ignoring Zuo Congrong's suggestion, Zi Yuan asked the kitten with a strange expression.

"I don't know, we children are all kneeling down there, and only the village chief and a few uncles can come up here to worship the lord. The kitten replied honestly.

"Why do you ask this? Wouldn't it be better for us to go over and see? Zuo Congrong didn't understand Ziyuan's thoughts at all, it was originally an ordinary stone tablet, I really didn't know what was worth noting, so I even had to ask about this, and asked a little incomprehensibly.

"Let's go over and have a look. Without getting an answer, Ziyuan sighed, responded to Zuo Congrong's request, and walked towards the stone tablet.

"For more than 3,000 years, I have been alone, and it is difficult to pass away. Regret should not be found, the ghost is meditated, and the six wheels are locked. Mount Tai is at the top, the bosom friend is gone, and all thoughts are in the ashes. Time flies, and all the undertakings have become empty. Young and frivolous, dedicated to the way of heaven, surging blood. The fighting spirit is excited, and it is unpredictable that he will fall into the abyss and ghosts. When I look back, things are not people, and I have to have an epiphany. What I have asked for for a thousand years is nothing but ....... But what?" said Zi Yuan as she read the words on the stele, and saw that the last line of words had been clearly touched, and said anxiously.

"It seems to have been written by Taishan Fujun. Zuo Congrong looked at the content in front of him and guessed.

"I don't know, there's no title, there's no signature, there's no year, and even the last few words can be erased...... , what does this stele want to illustrate?" Ziyuan looked around the stele carefully back and forth for a long time, and said unusually dissatisfied.

"Judging from the content, it should have been written by Taishan Fujun, right?"

"That's not like what you're supposed to say. ”

"What's wrong?"

"Look at the first sentence. ”

"For more than 3,000 years, I have been alone, and it is difficult to pass away. What's wrong?"

"More than 3,000 years. From the era when Taishan Mansion Jun appeared, it has only been more than 3,000 years now, if according to what you said that Taishan Mansion has died, it should be more than 1,000 years or more than 2,000 years. Shion replied.

β€œ...... By the way, what do you mean by asking the location of the kitten stele?" Zuo Congrong irrefutably diverted the topic.

"According to this architectural style, if there is a stone tablet, it should also be erected under the steps, it is absolutely impossible to put it in this kind of place, this stone tablet is either worried about being seen, or someone later wanted to write a preface to Taishan Mansion before putting it here. However, what exactly is written in this last sentence. It was deliberately erased. Shion muttered to herself incomprehensibly.

If it had been an older person who had brought them here, it might have been useful, but if they had brought a kitten, they would have been able to understand something that they would have known except for leading the way. Now that it's all blank, it's no wonder that Aster is so entangled.

"Forget it, we're just looking for some clues this time, and when we go back, ask the village chief and ask them, and then come over, don't you care about this side for now, haven't we been to the main hall yet?" Zuo Congrong knows very well that if the topic is allowed to continue to develop, it is easy to hurt the child around him who is leading the way. Suggested at the moment.

"Well, that's all there is to it, and hopefully something will make people shine in there. ”

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"It's really eye-catching. Sister Ziyuan, look, look!" As soon as he stepped into the main hall, Zuo Congrong dragged Ziyuan's arm and shook it as if he had discovered a new continent, as if he wanted to bring Ziyuan to his atmosphere.

Although Zuo Congrong seemed very excited. But I can't blame him, because of what is in front of him. I'm afraid that other people are not much better than Zuo Congrong, especially scholars who are obsessed with the study ......of ancient literature. Compared to the gate at the entrance to the top of the mountain and the magnificent main hall, the contents of the main hall can be said to be simple to the point of shabby. In the huge hall, it is empty, except for the statue of Taishan Mansion and the incense case. It was empty.

What aroused Zuo Congrong's interest was naturally not the statue of Taishan Fujun, the statue of Fujun was sacred, and it was naturally used to worship and respect, although Zuo Congrong's personality was a little naughty. But they would not be so disrespectful to the idols. He was interested in something other than idols and incense sticksβ€”the walls of the empty hall.

Neither vermilion nor bright white, the wide, flat walls are covered with frescoes depicted in various colors of oil paint, completely covering the walls of the main hall. Of course, Zuo Congrong is not interested in the mural itself, but the content recorded in the mural. From going deep into the southern hemisphere to sign a contract with the dragon clan three thousand years ago, to the ten masters returning to the camp to establish a camp system. I am afraid that what is recorded here cannot be compared to the most comprehensive history books in the camp.

"Yes, it's really eye-catching...... "Obviously, he didn't want to look around the hall like Zuo Congrong, nor did he have the same excited voice as Zuo Congrong, but Ziyuan finally repeated it in a deep voice as if he was perfunctory.

"Yes, Sister Ziyuan will finally appreciate the beautiful scenery in front of her, look over there, it seems to be about the story of the ten masters and the dragon clan, it seems to be ......" Zuo Congrong pointed to one of the paintings and explained excitedly.

"What are you talking about?"

"What else can I say about the murals. Zuo Congrong, who was originally gushing, didn't know why until Ziyuan interrupted him.

"I'm talking about that. It was obvious that what the two of them were talking about was not the same thing, and Zi Yuan had no choice but to raise his hand and point to the statue of Taishan Mansion Jun and explain.

"What is there to look at the statue of God...... That, that's not ......" Zuo Congrong, who thought that there would be nothing interesting about the statue in his bones, didn't suddenly lose his voice as if he had seen a ghost until he looked in the direction of Ziyuan's finger.

"yes, I never imagined that this would be the result. Shion smiled bitterly with empathy.

I saw that on the statue of Taishan Fujun, there was a delicate graphic printed above the center of the eyebrows. The people of Baiyun Village may not know, and the people of 3,000 years ago may not have that consciousness and concept. But Zuo Congrong and Ziyuan know this very well, and even Zuo Congrong had the same contractual partner as him a few years ago. That figure is the Yuan Holy Spirit badge, which is a proof of the Yuan Holy Spirit.

Although the breath of human beings and the Yuan Holy Spirit are different, their appearance is the same, except for the difference in the shape of the eyebrows, there is no difference between the Yuan Holy Spirit and the human body in shape. The mind body that carries the beliefs and fantasies of human beings is not much different from human beings in terms of breath, but the strength of the ability on the spiritual side may be much higher than that of human beings, and there is absolutely no gap other than that. And three thousand years ago, the term Yuan Holy Spirit had not yet appeared, and even Taishan Fujun was the first Yuan Holy Spirit of the next era, and at that time, I am afraid that people did not realize the fact that Taishan Fujun was not a human being. And Baiyun Village is also, it has been relocated here more than 2,500 years ago, I am afraid that even they do not know the race of Yuan Shengling, so that the legend of Taishan Mansion Jun is still spread as a human being.

"Could it be that Taishan Mansion Jun is the Yuan Holy Spirit?" Zuo Congrong exclaimed.

"Looks like so, that's right. ”

"Yuan Holy Spirit...... If it's the Yuan Holy Spirit, then maybe it'......"

"How many years is the lifespan of the Yuan Holy Spirit?" Like the question that Zuo Congrong was considering, Ziyuan was also thinking about whether Taishan Mansion Jun would be alive at this age.

"I don't know, it should be similar to a demonic beast, after all, it is a thinking body, and it should be much stronger than humans in terms of physical functions, so why do you have a lifespan of four or five hundred years?" Zuo Congrong guessed. No matter how you say it, there are people who have had the Yuan Holy Spirit Contract Beast, even if they haven't asked in detail, they still have a considerable degree of understanding of the body structure of the Yuan Holy Spirit, and they can also have a rough estimate of their lifespan.

"Four or five hundred years...... , If that's the case, then Taishan Mansion Jun is still alive, and I won't be too surprised. Shion thought for a moment and said. The lifespan of a human being is about one hundred and fifty years, while the lifespan of a god-man level master is about a thousand years. If it is in proportion, the life span of the Yuan Holy Spirit can live for four hundred to five hundred years, and it is not surprising that the god-man level has reached three thousand years, and considering the strength of Taishan Mansion Jun's ability, there is really nothing impossible. (To be continued......)