Chapter 246 - 177: Great Bell

Chapter 246: Chapter 177: Great Bell

East of the Holy City.

Thirty li out.

This was the periphery of the Holy City’s Outer City. Most of the residents were farmers who had originally lived on the city’s outskirts.

As the Holy City expanded, their farmland was acquired, and these farmers became new residents of the Holy City.

Among these farmers’ homes.

A Daoist temple had appeared at some unknown time.

The temple was called the Qiankun Daoist Temple, and within it was a Daoist known as the Qiankun Daoist.

Lu Changfeng had his Clone Yang Jingtian descend from the sky.

The local bystanders were awestruck, viewing him as a celestial being. Some of the simpler farmers even kowtowed, calling him an immortal. However, there were a few educated individuals who recognized Clone Yang Jingtian’s identity.

"That’s the Holy Sect’s White Tiger Guardian! There’s no need to be afraid!" a scholar carrying a sword announced.

With the Holy Sect’s help, the Thousand Knowledge Sect had established itself and was now flourishing in Yunyang Prefecture.

As a result, the newspaper industry in Yunyang Prefecture was also developing rapidly.

Photographs of important figures from the Saint Demon Sect, like its Demon Generals and the White Tiger Guardian, were often published in the papers.

Those who enjoyed reading books and newspapers could naturally recognize the features of these important individuals.

Lu Changfeng had Clone Yang Jingtian give a slight nod and approach the Scholar Swordsman. "Young man, are you a local resident?"

The Scholar Swordsman nodded excitedly. "Yes, Lord White Tiger."

’The White Tiger Guardian is one of the Holy Sect’s top experts! It’s rare for an ordinary person to even catch a glimpse of him. I can’t believe I was lucky enough to run into him today.’

"Do you know anything about the Qiankun Daoist Temple? Tell me what you know," Lu Changfeng asked.

The Scholar Swordsman thought for a moment. "The Qiankun Daoist Temple... I believe it was built sometime before the year’s end. The temple venerates the Three Pristine True Saints. The Observatory Master, whose Daoist title is Master Qiankun, is quite skilled at treating illnesses. He sometimes sells medicinal soups for Blood Forging Martial Artists. He seems like a very good person."

After finishing, the Scholar Swordsman whispered excitedly, "Lord White Tiger, don’t tell me there’s a problem with this Qiankun Daoist? Is he a spy from Daliang? Or from the Capital City?"

Lu Changfeng was slightly speechless. "Since you’re so interested, take us to the temple."

"As you command!"

The Scholar Swordsman set off, leading Lu Changfeng and Fanyun.

Within a lush green bamboo forest, Lu Changfeng saw the Qiankun Daoist Temple.

The moment he stepped into the temple, Lu Changfeng noticed something was different.

The temple was perfectly integrated with the natural energies of the world around it. The moment he stepped inside, Lu Changfeng felt his mind grow tranquil.

The effects of cultivating here would be amplified by at least a few dozen percent!

If such a blessed land were natural, it would have been discovered and occupied by some Martial Arts Power long ago.

The Qiankun Daoist had only arrived here before the end of last year. This meant he himself was responsible for the temple’s extraordinary effect.

’Could this be the Way of Arrays, mentioned only in passing within the Fengtian Saber Technique?’

The Fengtian Saber Technique was a complete Cultivation Technique passed down by the Lake Bottom Demon Elephant Lady, allowing one to cultivate all the way to the Spirit Condensation Realm!

And the promotion to the Spirit Condensation Realm involved the use of an Array.

To advance to Spirit Condensation, one needed to set up a Tier One Promotion Array. However, the Fengtian Saber Technique didn’t contain any specific instructions on how to set it up.

Perhaps in the Ancient Era, the ’Tier One Promotion Array’ was a Martial Arts Array known to everyone.

But in the present day, with Martial Arts having declined to such a state, profound knowledge of Martial Arts Arrays was even rarer.

Lu Changfeng truly had no idea how to set up a ’Tier One Promotion Array’!

This was the only context in which Lu Changfeng had ever even heard of Arrays.

Martial Arts Arrays were an extremely profound branch of martial knowledge, impossible to practice for anyone below the Rebirth Realm, where one begins to generate Spiritual Power.

The primary function of an Array was to allow a Martial Artist to use it to manually alter the energetic laws of the natural world.

Lu Changfeng surmised that knowledge of Arrays was considered High Tier martial knowledge even in the Ancient Martial Arts World.

The Profound Realm had been but a drop in the ocean compared to the whole of the Ancient Martial Arts World. The three great Human Kings were not necessarily experts in the knowledge of Arrays, so it was perfectly reasonable that no complete legacy of Martial Arts Array knowledge had been passed down within the Profound Realm.

’If this Qiankun Daoist has truly mastered the knowledge of Martial Arts Arrays, then I absolutely must have a proper talk with him,’ Lu Changfeng thought.

"You may leave now." Lu Changfeng took a cut of Exotic Beast Meat from his robes and handed it to the Scholar Swordsman.

The Scholar Swordsman’s face lit up. "Thank you, Lord White Tiger!"

He didn’t linger, turning and leaving promptly.

He was a sensible man who knew when he could talk and when he needed to stay quiet.

"Fanyun, you go and scout it out," Lu Changfeng said.

The Fanyun Demon Monarch took a deep breath and strode toward the temple.

The temple wasn’t very busy. Since most of the nearby residents were farmers, they were too busy trying to earn a living to have time for a temple. The few worshipers who came and went, mostly in twos and threes, were predominantly Martial Artists.

Fanyun stepped into the temple, with Lu Changfeng following a few paces behind.

Inside the temple, the statues of the Three Pristine True Saints stood tall and imposing.

Two young Daoist Children were preparing medicinal herbs for worshipers.

And a dignified Daoist in a purple Daoist Robe was currently lighting incense before the statues of the Three Pristine True Saints.

’He must be the Qiankun Daoist.’

"So, you’ve come." The Qiankun Daoist placed the incense stick in its holder, slowly turned around, and looked at Fanyun and Lu Changfeng.

"Uh, Senior, my Saint Master is in seclusion, so..."

Before Fanyun could finish, the Qiankun Daoist waved his hand, cutting him off. "Your task is complete. As of today, we are even."

Fanyun was taken aback.

The Qiankun Daoist had already turned to Lu Changfeng and made an inviting gesture.

"White Tiger Guardian..." Fanyun looked toward Lu Changfeng.