Chapter 09: The Lotus Altar
Xiao Yibai saw Cen Ge again It was late at night on the third day of the Snow Lake Festival, and the snow stopped tonight, and the moonlight spread on the white Qianji Palace, which was quiet.
Today's Cen Ge changed out of the luxurious feather weaving suit of the White Sect Grand Si Ming, and only wore a thin green coat, he stood at the door and did not come in, his finger pointed in the other direction, and asked expressionlessly: "Can you move?" If you can get out of bed, get up and go with me to a place. ”
Xiao Yibai didn't delay for a second and hurriedly followed him out of the room, bypassing the snow lake in the back hall, and then passing through the cemetery in the back mountain, in the deepest part of the Thousand Machine Palace, there was a tall and magnificent altar hidden in the sky!
The magnificent red lotus flowers bloomed layer by layer, reflecting the surrounding glaciers revealing a dazzling red, just by looking at it from a distance, Xiao Yibai clearly felt that the powerful spiritual power emitted by this altar was completely different from the snow lake in front of him, not only was it clear and pure, but it revealed a suffocating dead air.
"This is the biggest secret of the White Sect, and only the Sect Masters and Great Priests of the Past Generations know this secret." Cen Ge pointed to the Red Lotus Altar from afar, even a person like him who was well versed in the forbidden art of the White Sect was reluctant to get too close, "When Feiyuan was still in the sky, it was called. Zhen Island', although the alien race at that time was fragile, but the blessing of the sky still retained many of the most primitive special abilities, such as breathing in the water, such as flying like a bird, and such as the body exuding the fragrance of exotic flowers and plants, after the disaster of falling into the sky, this ability began to gradually fade or even completely lost, corresponding to the body that was not strengthened at all, under the growth of the other, the living environment of the aliens became more and more harsh, and they could only survive under the pressure of human beings. ”
"Although Lord Feng Ji was aware of the crisis, but she fell into a depression because of the huge consumption of lifting Zhen Island to fall into the sea safely, in order to let the aliens who are at peace learn to take up arms to protect themselves, she founded the White Religion on this inaccessible snowfield, according to records, the White Religion was founded three hundred years after the fall from the sky, that is, seven hundred years ago, since then the White Religion has become a divine religion in the hearts of foreign peoples, and all our beliefs have been entrusted." Cen Ge finished saying these words as if he was reading a book, then paused strangely for a moment, turned his head and showed a meaningful smile to Xiao Yibai, "This is the history of people who can be seen written in the Baijiao history book "Liuhelu", and there are many things that cannot be seen - for example, the lotus altar in front of you, it is not from the hand of Lord Feng Ji, it was built in the long years after that, in order to practice forbidden arts. ”
Xiao Yibai took a step forward, stretched out his hand to feel the breeze inside the altar, there was some invisible force that strangled his body, and he couldn't move forward any further, at this moment his pupils shrank, and he took the initiative to answer: "Feng Ji once told me that the founder of the White Sect actually has one person besides her, that is the legendary Wind God Lord from one of the twelve gods of the Heavenly Realm, and even the Divine Sleep Technique she has been using is also taught by the Wind God. And she also named the sword 'Wind God' and left it to the White Sect. ”
"Oh? What did Mistress Feng Ji tell you? Cen Ge didn't seem surprised that he would know this, and some uncertainties flashed in his smiling eyes, "In fact, the White Sect has not left any record of the Wind God of the Upper Heaven Realm, and Lord Feng Ji herself has a deep hatred for the Upper Heaven Realm. ”
Xiao Yibai thought about it seriously, the Heavenly Realm is the supreme existence for the Thousands of Stream Islands, they are the rulers of the sky, and they can see through everything that happens on the different Stream Islands at a glance, but the records of the falling flying walls are very few, even the royal family that claims to be the descendants of the two gods of the sun and the moon does not have too many legends about the twelve gods, so the Upper Heaven Realm is more like a Arabian Nights written on paper for ordinary people, but all kinds of signs indicate that the Upper Heaven Realm is real, and it has profoundly affected Feiyuan.
The so-called forbidden land god guard is one of the most critical existence, whether it is a human or a foreign race, life always has an end, but the forbidden land god guard is different, they maintain the same face, thousands of years like a day to guard the dangerous forbidden land, legend has it that the power of the forbidden land god guard is derived from another god in the heavenly realm, perhaps in order to retain the majesty of the 'god', they can not continue the descendants while obtaining eternal life and great power, and they cannot reveal all the information related to the heavenly realm.
Of course, the royal family does not admit this kind of thing, how can they claim to be descendants of gods, how can they tolerate the Forbidden Land Divine Guardian with foreign blood and their ancestors?
"Maybe it's because of Lord Feng Ji's attitude, so the "Liuhe Lu" does not have a record of the wind god in the heavenly realm, even I also noticed that there is an extremely powerful force in the depths of the altar, after suppressing those dead spirits that have been sealed for seven hundred years, I deliberately found another god of Jialuo, Lord Xue Yaozi, who is in charge of one of the seven forbidden places, the glacier forest, and asked about the hidden situation." Cen Ge broke his contemplation and continued, "Although there is no way to study the affairs of the Heavenly Realm, Lord Feng Ji's attitude towards it is undoubtedly extremely disgusted, it is really because her body is too weak to accept the other party's kindness, so she did not use it after accepting the 'Wind God', but put it in the Thousand Machines Palace, the main altar of the White Sect, and after that, she was in a divine sleep for a long time, and she didn't care about the affairs of the sect at all. ”
"So the sword...... Now it has become the existence of suppressing the necromancy? Xiao Yibai finally fully understood, Cen Ge nodded gloomily, and sighed, "The spell of the White Sect is a fusion of the collection of various martial arts after falling into the sky, among which there are some vicious and vicious things overseas, slowly, after the gradual study of several generations of sect masters and great priests, it finally evolved into today's "Blood Curse", "Bone Curse", "Insect Control Technique" and "Soul Splitting Dafa" four forbidden techniques, in order to practice these four forbidden techniques, they built this altar after the Thousand Machines Palace, Suppress the innocent people killed in the past seven hundred years under the Red Lotus, and then use their blood, bones and souls as the strongest weapons to protect the White Sect, Xiao Yibai, it's not me to scare you with alarmist words, if the military pavilion insists on stepping on the White Sect, then I can also pull out the wind god and release all the dead spirits to die with you. ”
After saying this, the two tacitly raised their eyes and looked at each other, Xiao Yibai's face did not have a trace of fear, but replied extremely coldly: "If you really want to do this, then you shouldn't bring me to the altar to tell me these secrets now." ”
"Because there is no point in doing so, all the aliens want is the right to live on an equal footing in this land like you, not to compete for power and domination." Cen Ge really smiled, closed his eyes slightly, and said helplessly, "Not to mention that I can't completely control them with my strength, even if the necromancer kills the invading army, but after that, it will break free from the confinement and become ownerless monsters, they will be more ferocious than the common Yaksha Rakshasas on the snow field, you humans have other armies to protect you, but what can the aliens do to protect themselves?" There is no point in making my bet with you, it will only make things worse for the already difficult aliens, and I have brought you here just to remind you that unless you can slash the dead spirit that has been sealed for seven hundred years with a single sword, you should not destroy the Lotus Altar under any circumstances. ”
Xiao Yibai held his chin thoughtfully, and suddenly said, "This thing shouldn't be so easy to destroy, right?" ”
"Huh?" Cen Ge winked at him, revealing a sly look, "You found out?" ”
"Your White Sect had a rebellion thirty years ago, and if the altar was so easily destroyed, something would definitely have happened back then." Xiao Yibai replied with words, glimpsing Cen Ge waving his hand and smiling, "Indeed, because the wind god itself has a strong suppressive power, I don't know how much strength that traitor had thirty years ago, but if I want to forcibly destroy it and die with you, I may have to take half my life first, but--if you have to force me, I don't care about half a life." ”
He took Xiao Yibai and continued to walk forward, the green clothes that were incompatible with the White Sect were windless and automatic, Cen Ge sighed like a dream: "Your younger brother is a teacher of Kunlun Mountain, and their disciple clothes are this very faint cyan, although I have never been there, but the master has taught me some spells and swordsmanship, I occasionally wear clothes of this color and fantasize that I am also a disciple of Kunlun Mountain, hehe...... After discovering the secret of the altar, Master tried to destroy some of the necromancy, but after she became pregnant, the sect leader did not let her approach, and then I took charge of the White Sect, and this place has not been used again for nearly twenty years. ”
Xiao Yibai lowered his head and pondered, his eyes flashed with a hint of imperceptible rare ice blue, making his expression look as cold as ice and snow at the moment: "Cen Ge, the one who was slaughtered under the altar ...... Is there only humans? ”
"Nope." Cen Ge didn't hide it, he kept looking at the lotus flower in front of him that was shining with demonic light, and answered this question with a slight dazed and sad, "Not only humans, but many, many alien races, because the slaughter of human beings will be wiped out by the army, but the slaughter of some hidden alien villages will not only not be punished in any way, but you can also put the responsibility on you with peace of mind, after all...... In the 1,000 years since the fall from the sky, large-scale extermination is no longer unusual. ”
Xiao Yibai was puzzled, and looked back at Cen Ge who was smiling lightly: "So why do you still stubbornly protect the White Sect?" Is it really worth your life? ”
"Because it's faith - Xiao Yibai, faith can't collapse." Cen Ge's voice was still calm, "At the beginning, the cultivation of forbidden arts was just to gain strong strength to protect themselves, but time will extinguish these things, and people's hearts will be infinitely expanded due to strength, but even so, most ordinary believers actually don't know martial arts and magic at all, they can only live in this harsh land by relying on their belief in the White Sect, have you seen those prayer lamps on the Snow Lake Festival?" It's all a small wish that is ordinary and simple, family reunion, health and happiness, and staying together for a lifetime, why do you humans cruelly deprive you humans of such a small wish? ”
Xiao Yibai resolutely followed his pace and said categorically: "If you really want to realize these wishes, you should listen to me now and immediately dismiss the sect, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can change this country!" ”
While speaking, the two of them had already walked up to the altar, and the sleeping butterflies below were awakened, and they danced around them one by one, Cen Ge quietly avoided this strange creature, and continued: "In order to protect myself, I have indeed practiced forbidden arts, but I have only driven the power in the altar to my own use, Xiao Yibai, do you believe it - although I have mastered the three-door forbidden technique, I have not killed anyone indiscriminately, and even for so many years, I have tried my best to completely eliminate this hidden danger, just like ...... That's what Master used to do. ”
"I believe it." Xiao Yibai answered his question without the slightest hesitation, but Cen Ge asked curiously, "Why do you believe me so much?" We are the enemy. ”
He grinned, and that clear smile didn't look like a powerful son from the Imperial Capital Gate: "If you were that kind of person, Mingxi wouldn't always let me be a lobbyist and hope you could join the Wind Demon." ”
"Mingxi...... You call him 'Mingxi', that's the name of the crown prince, you really don't shy away from suspicion at all? Cen Ge pursed his lips sarcastically, his eyes sank, "Xiao Yibai, what does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince want to do?" He is deeply favored by the emperor, he is the head of the three pavilions and two palaces at a young age, and the pavilion master of the ink pavilion, he can assist in managing the affairs of the world, and the flying wall is his sooner or later, why secretly create a heinous organization like the 'Wind Demon' and eradicate dissidents with despicable means? ”
Xiao Yibai lowered his tone, and finally said something that should not have been said hastily: "According to our investigation, Your Majesty has been obsessed with health preservation in recent years, and it seems that he is studying a strange ' Immortal Technique', the large-scale capture of alien races is also for the purpose of conducting experiments in immortality, and considerable progress has been made, this matter has not been announced to the public, and we know very little about it, the only thing that is certain is that Gao Chengchuan, the governor of the forbidden army, is also involved, if they are allowed to control the power of Feiyuan forever, then this country will only fall deeper and deeper until it is completely destroyed! ”
"Immortality?" Cen Ge was suddenly stunned, "Although the lives of the alien races are different in length now, most of them live longer than humans, and it is said that before falling into the sky, the lives of humans were more than three times longer than now, are they trying in vain to restore their original abilities?" ”
Xiao Yibai's eyes closed slightly, and he didn't know what expression was hidden, and when he opened it again, his eyes were sharp and looked at him without blinking, he didn't continue to explain this question, but emphasized again with an extremely tough attitude: "No matter what they are for, you remember, I am not your enemy, they are." ”
Cen Ge was silent, tonight was a rare night when the snow stopped, the sky above his head looked clear and translucent in the moonlight, and the cold wind blew from the periphery of the glacier, stirring his heart with mixed feelings, for a long time, as if his heart was pricked by some emotion, Cen Ge subconsciously raised his hand and pressed it his eyebrows, and said in a low voice with a sigh: "Tomorrow I will ask Ah Qing to gather the congregants to carry out the missionary baptism ceremony in advance, and then let them all leave the main altar." ”
Xiao Yibai was overjoyed, and then asked worriedly: "Although most of the disciples don't know martial arts, they are extremely loyal to the White Sect, and they must be martyred rather than die, and they won't easily retreat half a step, right?" ”
Cen Ge nodded, but his eyes were surprisingly calm and gentle: "The forces of the White Sect are basically concentrated in Jialuo, but there are still many believers in Yudu, Dongming and Yangchuan, if I say that they are asked to move the rescue troops, no one should refuse such a sacred task, right?" ”
"Yes." Xiao Yibai dragged his chin and said to himself, "Evacuate the disciples first, and then you go back with me to see the prince......"
"I can't go." Cen Ge interrupted him and shook his head disappreciatively, "Xiao Yibai, I said that faith cannot collapse, I can be defeated, I must not escape, even if I am the only one left, I must guard the Qianji Palace to block all the enemies who try to break in, let your brother lead the troops to attack, the word "Xiao" written on the lotus lamp he put in the Binghe River is my master's daughter, hehe, let him come, just let me see if he is qualified and worthy of being the master's daughter." ”
"You're really going to be killed, his swordsmanship is strong enough to resist spells." Xiao Yibai's expression was awe-inspiring, obviously disagreeing with this desperate determination, Cen Ge's eyes flashed, but he still shook his head slightly, "Needless to say, I only have one thing to ask you, Ah Qing and Feiying...... You must protect both of them. ”
Without waiting for Xiao Yibai to say anything, the green clothes had already silently swept past the Red Lotus Altar and returned to the Thousand Machines Palace alone.