Gu Xu was visiting Jicheng under the guidance of the guards. Jicheng is an extremely old city. It was built even older than Lotin.

Although its population is less than one-third of that of Luojing, and it is far less prosperous than Luojing, it has a unique vicissitudes and rugged atmosphere.

The rough fortress built on the hills on the outskirts of the city, the tall walls with moss, and the pitted masonry floor all seem to silently tell a majestic epic of blood and fire.

On Jicheng Street, Gu Xu rarely saw the Qinglou Dance Workshop, and he rarely saw literati and artists who wrote poems.

There are quite a few wine shops, and shirtless strong men drink in large bowls in groups. From time to time, there are also practitioners competing with each other on the roadside.

Gu Xu realized that when there was a conflict, instead of playing scheming, the people of the north preferred to solve the problem simply and rudely with their fists.

Zhao Yan killed all over Luojing City with one shot back then, perhaps not because she was a maverick, but because the customs of Yandi were indeed like this.

"My lord, there is the Temple of Fire ahead." The guard who led the way pointed to a tall temple in front of him and turned his head to introduce to Gu Xu.

Because Gu Xu was wearing a mask, the guards didn't know his identity, but seeing Zhao Yan's close attitude towards him, they guessed that this person's identity must be unusual, so they called him as

"Adult". Gu Xu looked in the direction he was pointing. The architectural style of the Fire Temple is completely different from all the houses in Jicheng.

It is a tall tower made of red masonry, with a circular base, seven or eight stories high, narrow at the top and bottom, wide in the middle, and long at the top of the tower, looking at it from afar, it looks like a cluster of raging flames.

Within a radius of more than 100 meters around the tower, there is a wide and flat square. Many people of Dayan knelt on the ground, prostrate towards the tower and worshipped, chanting words in their mouths.

Gu Xu stopped and stood in place. In his sea of consciousness,

The "Huilu" rune suddenly trembled violently at an unprecedented frequency, and the power of faith from all directions poured like a waterfall, pouring into his meridians.

Every second the true yuan increase in his body was comparable to the previous days of penance. The True Yuan in his body burst out with terrifying heat in an instant.

Jicheng has always had a cold climate, and even if summer is approaching, there is still coolness in the air. But the guard who was in charge of leading the way for Gu Xu was suddenly sweating profusely, as if he had entered a sauna.

The eyes that looked at Gu Xu were a little more awe than before.

"Can I go to the temple and have a look?" After a short silence, Gu Xu asked. The guard was stunned for a moment, and replied: "Of course, my lord, the fire temple in Jicheng is open to everyone, whether it is princes and nobles or ordinary people, as long as they have respect for the great fire god, they can enter the temple to visit and worship." Gu Xu nodded and walked straight towards the gate of the temple.

Inside the door is a circular hall. At the end of the hall, a tall marble statue stands on the altar, looking down on the people in the temple.

Gu Xu had imagined before,

As a hero who stole fire for the human race in ancient times, the "God of Fire" should look and dress like a strong man of a primitive tribe - with a burly body and strong muscles, a bare upper body, and the body is full of resemblance

The "Holy Flame Totem" is like a complex and mysterious tattoo. But he never expected that,

"Vulcan" is not a muscular man, but a handsome young man with a flowing robe and a polite manner.

It's not like the primitives of an ancient tribe, but like a contemporary practitioner.

"Could it be that in the concept of the people of the North, the dress of the gods will also keep pace with the times?" Gu Xu secretly guessed.

In addition, he perceived,

The facial features of the Vulcan sculpture are unclear - at first glance, there is nothing wrong with the sculpture itself, but when he focuses on the sculpture's face, his mind becomes blank and he cannot remember it at all

The appearance of the "Vulcan". at

Next to the statue of the "God of Fire", there is also a statue of a woman. She was tall and delicate, wearing a blouse and short skirt made of animal skins, revealing a pair of graceful and round long legs - her outfit obviously overturned Gu Xu just now

"Conjecture with the times". Behind her was a pair of huge phoenix wings, glowing with a dazzling orange light under the effect of the formation.

It's different

"Vulcan", her appearance is clearly displayed in front of everyone - her face is beautiful, her facial features are marked, and her eyebrows and eyes are six or seven points similar to Zhao Yan.

"No wonder many people in the north think that Zhao Yan is the reincarnation of the 'holy woman'." Gu Xu thought to himself. These two statues

The "painting style" is very different, but when placed together, it is not awkward at all, but has an inexplicable sense of coordination.

The Vulcan was dressed in a draped coat and looked straight ahead, as if he was looking at an enemy hidden in the shadows.

The "Holy Maiden" served by his side, looking up at him slightly, with a demeanor full of worship and respect.

In the open space around the statue, there were also many firewoods piled up, which looked like a black thorn bush from a distance.

Gu Xu didn't know what these firewood were used for. He only perceives that he knows what is in the sea

The "Huilu" rune became even more excited, silently urging him to make his way through the area

"Thornbush", to get close to the solemn altar.

"Are you the guest brought by Her Royal Highness the Princess?" At this moment, a middle-aged man in a red robe and a red hat walked straight towards Gu Xu.

He looked Gu Xu up and down with a scrutinizing gaze.

"Yes, Your Excellency." Gu Xu nodded. Because he had chatted with Zhao Yan about topics related to the Fire God Temple a few days ago, he easily recognized that the person in front of him was called

"Chongli" is the high priest of the Fire God Temple.

"Chongli" is not his original name, but the code name of each generation of high priests of the god of fire. Everyone who wears the red robe and becomes a high priest needs to abandon his original name and serve wholeheartedly

"Vulcan".

"The firewood in the temple is not ordinary firewood," seeing that Gu Xu's gaze kept falling on the firewood by the altar,

"Chongli" opened his mouth and introduced,

"It contains a magical power that originates from the gods, and can test the potential of one's bloodline.

"When a person's blood is pure enough, a flame will spontaneously ignite on these firewoods – the stronger the potential, the more the flame will burn.

"Many years ago, when Her Royal Highness first entered the temple, the flames on the pyre jumped directly to the ceiling, scaring the people nearby, thinking that someone had set the temple on fire.

"Her cousin's potential was slightly worse than hers, and the flames only jumped a few feet high, but they were far more than the others." Speaking of which,

"Chongli" paused, then looked at Gu Xu seriously and said: "You are not from Yandi, you don't have the bloodline of the Fire God lineage, and the pyre will not undergo changes."

"If you want to see the altar up close, just walk over it." Vulcan' would welcome you as her new follower. ”