Dao Fruit

As soon as the light flashed, Qiu Yan suddenly felt the movement of the soil under his feet, and knew that Chen Yun had used the teleportation method. If he aroused his inner fire and interfered with the spiritual energy at this time, he could immediately destroy the operation of this method from the inside.

"This Chen Yun's cultivation level is not low. He can cast spells in the physical body. He is at least a spiritual monk, comparable to a god."

Qiu Yan did not react to this, and allowed this force to move him. At the same time, he separated his senses and felt the changes in the spiritual energy around him.

This kind of change is very complicated, and even ordinary monks have difficulty discovering anything from it. However, Qiu Yan's spiritual body can be analyzed with the help of incense and mind. It takes some time to determine the movement route through the changes in spiritual energy.

"From the flow of spiritual energy and the increasing thick aura around it, we can probably tell that this moving technique does not move people on flat ground, but moves people underground. It seems that the place they are going to is somewhere underground. "

These thoughts flashed through Qiu Yan's mind, and then the scene in front of him changed -

The woods have disappeared, replaced by a dilapidated ancestral hall. The light in the hall is dim, but there is still a faint light that allows people to distinguish objects. The light source is a few candlesticks on the altar.

The move didn't take long this time, it was just Qiu Yan's change of thought.

The candlestick is filled with wax and the candle flame flickers.

Qiu Yan gathered his senses and looked at the ancestral hall in front of him.

This ancestral hall looks quite big, but most of it has collapsed. The ground is covered with huge gravel and layers of soil. Judging from the thick layer of dust on it, it is quite old.

While Qiu Yan was observing the surroundings, Lu Tao Ying and Tao Ying were also looking around, not caring at all about Chen Yun's methods.

Needless to say, Tao Ying, who is not unfamiliar with Taoist techniques, looks familiar with it. However, this official who holds the position of county magistrate does not look too good. , his face was sallow, and his steps were a little sloppy when he walked.

Qiu Yan took one look and knew that this was a sequelae caused by moving at high speed, similar to the motion sickness he had seen in his previous life.

"This Tao Ying is in a trance because of the movement. It seems that she has never practiced cultivation."

Qiu Yan already had a rough idea of ​​this. When he observed Tao Ying in the forest just now, he found that she was weak in body. Although she had official power, her energy and blood were not strong. Even though she seemed to be in good spirits, it was just a result of pampering. Keep in good health.

Noticing Qiu Yan's gaze, Tao Ying snorted coldly and turned her head.

What Qiu Yan said in the forest just now did not save any face for Tao Ying. He directly exposed his and Chen Jing's plans and denounced Tao Ying without any concealment. Said, it was a minor offense, and one would definitely feel resentful.

The atmosphere between the two was noticed by Chen Jing. He smiled slightly and said hello: "Brother Qiu, Brother Tao, and Director Lu, please come over. We will meet the sage first, and then we can inform you in detail about what will happen next. "

Hearing this, Qiu Yan looked back and followed the sound, and saw Chen Jing and Chen Yun standing in front of the altar not far away. Behind them, on the platform, stood a clay sculpture. The lower part of the clay sculpture It was illuminated by the lights, but the upper part was hidden in the darkness. Even Qiu Yan's eyes could not see clearly, as if there was a layer of mist.

However, after getting closer, he clearly felt a simple and mellow artistic conception from the statue. Although this artistic conception was weak, it gave Qiu Yan a sense of tenacity and unbreakableness, lingering around the clay sculpture.

"This ancestral hall should be a hall of saints, but it looks like it has been abandoned for a long time. How come the spirit of the saints still remains on this clay sculpture? No one worships, makes offerings, or presents sermons. The spirit of the saints on the clay sculptures, It should have disappeared long ago.”

When he walked to the altar, Qiu Yan looked up and finally saw the clay sculpture clearly. It was an old man wearing a rough linen jacket. Although the clay sculpture was rough and his face was blurry, he still caught a bit of peace from the brows of the clay sculpture. , there is a faint humanistic atmosphere, and upon closer inspection, it is different from the humanistic atmosphere of Confucianism.

"I don't know which sage this clay sculpture belongs to, and what kind of teachings it has..."

One question after another came to Qiu Yan's mind.

According to what Ji Zheng said and the information collected by Qiu Yan, he already understood the role of the clay sage statue and knew that it was a manifestation of the order of heaven and earth.

The order of heaven and earth comes from the practical application of the ideas and doctrines of the world, otherwise it will be difficult to become a spirit. Even if a certain school of thought had manifested itself in the world at that time and had many disciples, if its ideas were not deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, it would still be difficult to establish order in the world. Even if it left writings, it would not be able to mobilize the power of order.

Correspondingly, if a clay sculpture that can inherit the spirit of order cannot gather the humanistic atmosphere and is not enshrined in the academy, the spirit inside will gradually fade away over time, and eventually it will return to ordinary clay and will no longer be magical.

This time of decline and disappearance does not take long.

The clay sculpture that appeared in front of Qiu Yan was obviously quite old. Looking at the surrounding environment, it was even less likely that anyone would enshrine it with literary works.

"How many years has the tenacity in this clay sculpture lasted?"

Just when Qiu Yan was confused, Chen Jing spoke: "Everyone, I think you have all seen this clay sculpture, and you should have noticed the spirit lingering on it. Yes, this clay sculpture is a clay sculpture of a saint. ! It embodies an order of heaven and earth and a proposition of humanity!”

As he spoke, Qiu Yan, Tao Ying, and Lu Daoren all focused their attention on him.

Chen Jing nodded slightly when he saw this, and then pointed around: "Where we are is directly below Dongdu City, a sages' hall buried in the soil."

Hearing this, Tao Ying opened her mouth to speak, but Chen Jing waved her hand to stop her: "Brother Tao, don't rush to ask. This place was not discovered by my Chen family, but the discoverer has some connections with my Chen family. My father spent a lot of money to buy the news and then blocked it.”

When Qiu Yan heard the word "blockade", his heart moved slightly, and he felt a trace of blood from inside.

"According to the discoverer, he accidentally entered this place more than 20 years ago and discovered this strange Saint's Hall. After getting the news, my Chen family sent many people to investigate and record what was inside. After comparing the things and environments with ancient books, I finally came to a conclusion..."

When the Chen family said this, they showed solemnity and said word by word: "This sage hall has been abandoned for at least a thousand years!"

"What!?"

An exclamation came from Tao Ying's mouth, with a look of shock on his face, and he murmured to himself: "A thousand years of time?" After saying these four words, he looked around and scanned the surroundings, "There is a thousand years of history here. ? After thousands of years of sinking underground, no one can worship Wensi. How can the clay sculpture still retain its spirit after a thousand years? "

Obviously, Tao Ying also had some knowledge of clay sages.

Not only him, but the Taoist people also showed surprise, but it was not as obvious as Tao Ying.

Even Qiu Yan's expression moved slightly, becoming more and more curious about the clay sculpture of the sage.

"Chen can understand your surprise."

Chen Jing said at the right time: "When I first heard about this matter, I was also shocked for a long time and couldn't understand it. However, the reason was unknown. My Chen family is considered to be quite powerful and can mobilize a lot of power. Although it is limited to keeping secrets, there is no way to understand it. The law asked the ministers from the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army to take action, but also sent many family elites to explore and explore the root cause. Unfortunately, it was difficult to find clues, not to mention that the saints were solemn and did not dare to blaspheme, so they never gained anything. "

He turned around and glanced at the statue behind him: "The Eastern Capital City has been in existence for more than a thousand years. It has also experienced wars and natural disasters. The old city was destroyed several times and rebuilt. The place we are now is the ruins of the Eastern Capital City. Because of the changes in the mountains and rivers, it was buried here and has been forgotten for a long time, but it is speculated that this place was once an academy. "

After sighing with emotion, Chen Jing knew that what he said was almost the same, so he finally got to the point: "However, although I don't know the reason, with this statue, we can use this statue to send our souls to the forest!"

He winked at Chen Yun, who understood, stepped forward, took out two boxes from his sleeves, and handed them to Chen Jing.

Chen Jing got the boxes and opened one of them first.

A faint luster emanates from the box, and there is a roll of smooth paper in the box, with no flaws visible, releasing pure mental fluctuations and leaving a blank space.

Feeling this fluctuation, Qiu Yan immediately recognized that this was another piece of sage paper.

Reaching out to hold the piece of paper, Chen Jing looked at Qiu Yan and said, "With this piece of sage paper, as long as Brother Qiu writes one article on it, explaining his own way and shocking the clay sculpture, then the Gate of Scholars will be established. Can be opened in advance!”

He took a deep breath and raised his voice: "In addition to a few academies in the Eastern Capital City, the only one that enshrines clay sculptures of saints is the Minglun Hall in the Imperial City. But whether it is the academy or the Minglun Hall in the Imperial City, It will not be opened easily, and it will be difficult to contact easily. However, during the Xingtan forum, the world's academies worshiped the saints together, and thousands of troops arrived. I don't know how many more variables there will be. But if you can enter the forest in advance, you can arrange it calmly and gain an advantage. , and finally return with the help of Xingtan Forum to reduce the danger.”

Having said this, Chen Jing opened another box and took out four jade bracelets. Each bracelet had a continuous artistic conception, like water flow, and the body of the bracelet was sparkling, as if the water had condensed. It was obvious at first glance that it was something extraordinary. Taste.

"It is one thing that the soul enters the scholar forest and enters the forest, but the body remains in the world, hiding dangers. Those who enter the forest in the academy and the imperial city naturally do not need to worry about the safety of the body, but we cannot do the same, but Chen has already Be prepared. Each of these four water bracelets, one for each person, is connected to each other in safety and security. In addition, my brother Chen Yun is not going with us here, but is staying behind to protect everyone."

Chen Jing turned his eyes and said, "Are you satisfied with this arrangement? I wonder if Brother Qiu can make a decision?"

After the words fell, everyone's eyes moved, focusing on Qiu Yan. He immediately narrowed his eyes and weighed the pros and cons. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)