Leaving the stone fort, the team of the Shaoyan Department advanced south for another day, the Lieshan Mountain was getting higher and higher in the eyes, getting bigger and bigger, and there were gradually people along the road, often passing by some Lieshan people's settlements.

Hong Jun carefully observed all the way, and found that the strength of the clansmen living at the foot of the Burning Mountain was significantly higher, at least the number of people who practiced the Great Wilderness Burning Body had increased significantly, and the closer they were to the Burning Mountain, the higher the proportion. From time to time, Hong Jun also met several second-class masters.

During the break, Hong Jun quietly practiced the Burning Body Dance a few times, and sure enough, the enhancement effect also increased with the approach of the Burning Mountain.

Finally, after a day of wild running, the team of Shaoyan came to the destination of this trip.

In front of everyone's eyes is a huge and boundless mountain range, so high that you need to look up to see the vague summit, the sky is fiery red, the smoke and dust are billowing and obscuring the sky, the heat here has reached the point where even the people of the Lieshan tribe are a little unbearable, the skin seems to be scorched by the stove all the time, the sweat is constantly oozing, and the people have to drink water every hour to ensure that they will not die of thirst.

"This is the Burning Mountain!" everyone looked at the giant mountain in front of them feverishly, their faces were excited, and even a few clansmen knelt on the ground and bowed in the direction of the top of the mountain.

Hong Jun's face was calm, and he did not make exaggerated moves, but looked at the city at the foot of the mountain from afar.

This is a city built entirely of stone, covering an extremely wide area, there is no end in sight, it is said to be a city but it is slightly different from the ancient city in Hong Jun's impression, it has no city walls, there are no neatly planned streets, it is composed of scattered stone buildings, some are high and some are low, most of them only have one floor, distributed in the plain of a radius of 100 miles, forming a large residential belt around the foot of the Lie Mountain, and there is a little rudimentary form of the city.

As a rough estimate, the population of the entire city did not exceed 300,000, all of whom were members of the five major tribes.

"What a humble place. ”

Hong Jun sighed in his heart, he didn't have much expectations, but in such a backward primitive civilization of the Lieshan clan, it was rare to have such a dense place of residence.

At this time, Hong Jun saw an unusually conspicuous building, which was located on a hillside higher than the city's location, built next to the mountain, with layers of boulders paving the steps, at least a thousand steps at a glance, and rows of tall stone statues standing on both sides of the steps. At the end of the staircase is a wide plaza with hundreds of huge stone pillars, each of which is so striking that it can be seen miles away.

"Burning Mountain Temple!"

Hong Jun didn't even need to think about it to know what this huge building was, just by looking at it from a distance, he felt a magnificent aura rushing towards his face, almost making him breathless.

Burning Mountain Ember came to Burning Mountain once, and it was better than the tribesmen, and when everyone calmed down, he immediately led everyone into the city. More than a hundred Kui clouded leopards and other mounts appeared at the foot of the Burning Mountain, causing quite a stir, and many people ran out of their homes to watch the excitement and pointed at the team of the Shaoyan Division. Someone in the crowd noticed the goods carried by the Kui Cloud Leopard behind his back, and his eyes flashed with an unkind light.

"Kui Cloud Leopard Mount!" someone shouted in surprise, Kui Cloud Leopard is not uncommon, and there are also those who can be tamed as mounts, but it is rare for more than a hundred Kui Cloud Leopard mounts to appear at one time.

"They are the people of the Shaoyan Tribe, and it is said that only the clansmen of the Shaoyan tribe have a way to tame the Kuiyun Leopard in the Great Wilderness. A well-informed older man said.

"Shao Yan Department?"

"Yes, they came from the north, presumably to attend the Celestial Ceremony. The elder clansman guessed, and then he saw Hong Jun, sighed, and said, "This little guy looks a little strange, it should be a mixed race with the human race, I haven't seen it for many years......"

While being noticed, Hong Jun also quietly observed the clansmen of Lieshan City, their average strength was far above that of the Shaoyan Division, and it was not uncommon for the soldiers of the Great Wilderness to be trained to the first level, regardless of men and women, most of them had very few clothes on their bodies, only covering key parts, obviously affected by the hot environment.

In the midst of the onlookers of the clan, Lieshan Ember led people to stop in front of a low stone house, and after he stepped forward to negotiate, Hong Jun saw that this was actually an inn, and it was a very simple inn, only a dozen spacious stone houses were provided. There were more than 300 people in the Shaoyan Division, which was not enough at all, so in the end they could only set up dozens of tents on the flat ground outside the house as temporary accommodation.

After a short rest, Ember called a few personal guards and said, "Let's go see the king." ”

The "Great King" is the King of the Burning Mountain, the supreme ruler of the Burning Mountain Clan, who must be the chief of one of the five major tribes for an unlimited term until death. The battle for the throne is extremely cruel, but it is very simple, whenever the previous king dies, the whole clan will fight a duel to the death, whether or not the five tribes are eligible to participate, and the final winner ascends to the throne and becomes the new king of the mountain.

The current King of Lieshan is the chief of one of the five major tribes, and he has been in power for more than ten years, at least on the surface, he is the strongest person in the Lieshan clan.

Hong Jun often heard people mention this king when he was in the Shaoyan Department, so he wanted to see it, so he got up and said, "Father, can I go with you?"

Lieshan Ember hesitated for a moment, thinking that Hong Jun had always been a very sensible child in the past, and his strength was no less than his own, so there should be no problems, so he agreed: "Okay, you can come with you too." ”

instructed Lieshan Liao to guard the goods in the inn, and Lieshan Ember and his party set off.

The king of the mountain did not have his own palace, he lived in the temple with the high priest, Hong Jun followed his father through the city to the foot of the mountain, the ground gradually rose to form a slope, climbed up the hillside for a few miles, and finally came to the front of the temple steps.

Hong Jun looked up and saw a long stone staircase in front of him, and there was a fortress built under the steps, and a group of fierce warriors of the Lieshan Clan were stationed, wearing a full set of black armor, holding spears, and long knives hanging from their waists, standing in a row like an impregnable high wall.

This was the first time Hong Jun had seen the true elite of the Lieshan clan, they were different from the warriors of ordinary tribes, like a real army, not a ranger straggler.

Burning Mountain Ember said in a low voice: "These are temple warriors, each of them is a clansman personally selected by the Great King, at least they have trained the Great Wilderness Burning Body Sutra to the first level, and they are the most trusted warriors of the Great King. ”

As soon as the group approached the fortress, the leader of a temple warrior immediately came out to question, Hong Jun squinted his eyes and observed, and found that the strength of the other party was no less than that of Lieshan Liao, and said secretly: "Second!"

Lieshan Ember truthfully reported his identity and intentions, and the other party looked at Hong Jun and the others, and then glanced at the Kuiyun Leopard a few times, and then nodded expressionlessly, and said, "I will send someone to report to the king, you go up and wait." ”

As he spoke, he waved his hand to let his subordinates go.

Ember knew the process of meeting the king, after all, he was only the chief of a small tribe, how could he be able to meet the king at any time, it depended on luck. Regardless of whether or not you can see the king, after the report, you have to go to the square on the steps and wait, if the king is willing to meet him, so that the king can see him as soon as possible, and there is no need to wait.

Shao Yanbu and his entourage got off their mounts and began to climb the steps, Hong Jun counted silently in his heart, and after climbing to the top, he knew that there were a total of 1,345 steps.

Standing on the square, Hong Jun truly appreciates the grandeur of the temple.

Hundreds of stone pillars stand on the square, each stone pillar is more than one zhang thick, as high as ten zhang, as if scattered around very randomly, some are very close to each other, some are extremely far away, very irregular. The surface of the stone pillar is carved with lines, and it is impossible to see what is carved, which is neither a mythical story nor a certain kind of writing, but it has a peculiar beauty. Walking in it, it is like entering a forest of pillars, and the large brazier at the top of the stone pillar continues to burn with flames, making people feel like they have been thrown into a large furnace, and the heat is unbearable.

Hong Jun quietly observed, especially the stone pillars, and soon found several things that shocked him.

He has the help of a light brain, and his visual inspection is extremely accurate, which is more accurate than others using a ruler to measure. He calculated that the diameter and height of these stone pillars were a fixed value, and the error was extremely small, reaching the micron level! If there were only a few, it would be enough, but the height and size of the hundreds of stone pillars were exactly the same, which was by no means something that the civilization level of the Lieshan Clan could achieve.

If you look closely, you will find that the material of hundreds of stone pillars is exactly the same, in fact, this material is more like a metal, not a real stone, but a rough look like stone, they are not simply placed on the square, the actual deep underground, exposed on the square should be only a small part.

The lines carved on the surface of the stone pillars are also very interesting, and after comparing several stone pillars, Hong Jun found that the carvings of each stone pillar are completely different, and none of them are repeated.

You know, in this square—Hong Jun's brain quickly counted and came up with the result in an instant—there are three hundred and sixty stone pillars, and if they are carved casually, the more than three hundred stone pillars will definitely be repeated, unless the builder deliberately carves them into different patterns, which requires a great deal of thought.

In the end, Hong Jun vaguely felt that the distribution of the stone pillars was not completely irregular, but he was in it, and he couldn't overlook the overall situation and analyze the hidden mysteries in the distribution of the stone pillars.

"This is by no means a temple built by the Burning Mountain Clan. ”

Hong Jun came to the conclusion categorically in his heart that after living in the Shaoyan Department for so long, he knew exactly what the level of craftsmanship of the Lieshan clan was. He would never believe that a civilization that had worked so hard to forge metal weapons, a civilization that had not even mastered weaving, and a civilization that could not even farm, could build such a majestic and delicate building.

"But if it's not a temple built by the Lieshan clan, then who built it?" Hong Jun fell into thought, and quickly thought of the greatest possibility, and was shocked in his heart: "Is it really a legendary god?"

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