Chapter 130: Devote yourself to Buddhism with your whole life!

Yang Shen is scary.
But what is even more terrifying is the carefree Yang Shen in his twenties.

The leader of the Huode Sect now doesn't even want to care about the holy fire anymore. Anyway, the holy fire will go out soon. He just wants to get rid of the person in front of him as soon as possible.

"Come with me."

The leader of the Huode Sect walked in front, and the two of them began to walk down the stairs of the underground passage.

He stretched out his hand, and golden flames ignited from the palm of his hand, illuminating the dark underground space.

The threat posed by Chu Yan’s golden fire was much stronger.

Wang Yuanjing felt the golden fire and came to a conclusion.

It seems that even though both are gold and fire, there are differences in strength. As for the reason
Is it because the Huode Sect's leader has a higher level of cultivation? Or is it because the other party has an extra step in the process of throwing the holy fire?
Or maybe it's both?

Wang Yuanjing was more inclined to the last possibility, but he would have to wait until he obtained the Huode Sect's skills to make a specific judgment.

The two walked down the stairs and finally reached the end - a small square with an area of ​​about 100 square meters.

There is an altar in the center of the square.
The style is somewhat similar to the Taoist altar, but the area is much larger, occupying almost half of the entire space.

The altar was covered with densely packed talismans.

"Is that where the sacred fire is stored?"

Wang Yuanjing pointed to the empty space in the middle of the altar and asked.

"Yes."

The leader of the Huode Sect had a solemn expression on his face.

The existence of this altar has protected Huode Sect for many years. Even though the holy fire is lost now, the piety in his heart remains as strong as ever.

"Then these talismans are the talismans of your Huode Sect?"

Wang Yuanjing walked to the talisman closest to him and squatted down to examine it.

Unlike most Quanzhen people who focus on their lives, he is also quite knowledgeable about talismans. Later, by chance, he obtained the "Tongtian Talisman", which further improved his knowledge in this area.

Under normal situation
To look at a talisman, you can start from the "talisman head", "talisman heart" and "talisman foot".

Since ancient times, there have been many schools of talismans, but each school worships its own ancestors, and their practices are different. Therefore, the secret codes on their talisman heads are also different.

For example, the “three hooks” commonly seen on many talismans represent the Three Pure Ones (Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun, Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun, Taiqing Daode Tianzun) or the Three Realms Gods (City God, Land God, and Patriarch).

When writing these "three hooks", each stroke and sentence must be just right, which is the so-called "stepping on the head of the character".

In addition, there are many types of "talisman heads", such as imperial decree, thunder order, etc.

These things are all recorded in the "Tongtian Lu".

From the talisman head, one can roughly identify the type and faction of a talisman and the scenario in which it is roughly used.

But he had never seen a talisman head that looked like this. The pattern looked like a ball of burning flame.

Combined with the current situation
Wang Yuanjing guessed that the flame pattern might represent the sacred fire of Huode Sect, and that the talisman might be the so-called "surrender talisman".

It turns out that this is what is meant by throwing the talisman and the holy fire.

"Yes."

The leader of the Huode Sect looked at him in surprise.

Hasn't Quanzhen always claimed to abandon all strange and tricky skills and focus on tempering life?
It seems like the person in front of me has even studied the art of talismans?

"We in the Huode Sect are not actually good at the art of talismans, but every sect leader and his successors must master the talisman of surrender. Only in this way can we establish a connection with the Holy Fire."

The leader of the Huode Sect explained.

"I see it."

Wang Yuanjing did not even turn his head. In a short time, he looked at a few more of the talismans to see if the strokes were from the same person.

But they all have one thing in common
Very rough.

Even Wang Yuanjing felt that the first time he drew the talisman, he didn't draw it so badly, and it just reached the standard of being barely usable.

He guessed that these disciples of the Huode Sect were probably forced to learn and apply what they had learned after arriving here. Fortunately, the structure of the talisman was not complicated, otherwise a large number of people would have to be screened out at this step.

"If my guess is correct, every leader of your Huode Sect and even the successor of the leader will return to this place when they are dying."

Wang Yuanjing's tone was firm.

"how do you know?"

The leader of the Huode Sect could not hide his surprise.

"I think I know why your sacred fire could burn for so long and why it went out."

A hint of regret flashed across Wang Yuanjing's eyes.

The secret texts in these talismans are unique. With his attainments in talismans, he can only decipher a small piece of information from them. However, this small piece of information is enough for him to restore part of the truth.

"Dedication"!
The meaning of the refuge talisman is "to surrender one's life to the cause".

Then the matter is very clear. The disciples of the Huode Sect who came here in the past generations to draw the talisman of surrender probably had some kind of relationship with this holy fire.

They gained the opportunity to reach a higher level from the Holy Fire, and as a price, they waited until the last moment of their lives and then returned the golden fire that they had tempered throughout their lives to it.

It is the dedication of generations
This is what allowed this ball of pure yang holy fire to continue for hundreds of years.

Unfortunately, the Golden Fire is still far from the essence of Pure Yang, and the Holy Fire still cannot escape the fate of being extinguished.

Wang Yuanjing will not comment on the symbiotic relationship between Huode Sect and the Holy Fire for the time being. It is just like Zhou Yu fighting Huang Gai, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to be beaten.

Perhaps without the existence of the holy fire, the Huode Sect might not have been able to pass on for so many years.

But he knew it.
Something like the Holy Fire was not the path he was pursuing after all.

He raised his head and took a look at the densely packed yellow talismans around him, and couldn't help but feel emotional.

Behind each of these talismans is a disciple of the Huode Sect who masters gold and fire.

The efforts of so many outstanding people have laid the foundation for the existence of the Holy Fire.
The flame that should have illuminated everything had to linger in this small underground space, where there was no light at all and no one knew when the sun would rise or fall.

It’s so difficult! The Tao is the most mysterious! Don’t take the golden elixir lightly!
"Who is the owner of this holy fire?"

Wang Yuanjing sorted out his complicated emotions and couldn't help but ask.

He could feel that the original owner of this holy fire should have a higher level of cultivation than himself. If he could take this opportunity to comprehend this person's way, it would be of great benefit to his practice.

The leader of the Huode Sect thought about it for a while and finally shook his head.

"We don't really know about this either. We only know that the Holy Fire has existed since the founding of our Fire God Sect."

"Maybe it was the old man, the ancestor of the God of Fire."

Wang Yuanjing nodded, walked around the talismans, and went to the empty space in the center. There was a brazier there, which was where the sacred fire was originally placed.

He stretched out his hand and pressed it on the brazier. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he actually felt a trace of residual warmth in it.

So the next task is
We have to find the fire thief.

　Today is Sunday 8.

　　2k will be sent first, and the remaining 12k will be sent before 6pm.

　　Tomorrow ten thousand.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)