mtlumby2d Chapter 555 Architecture
Chapter 555 Architecture
Look in the direction Feng Shengxue pointed.
There was nothing there, only wisps of mist.
Jia Daoshi looked at Feng Shengxue with some suspicion. He had just looked in that direction as well, but he couldn't see anything suspicious. What kind of eyes did Feng Shengxue have?
However, at this moment, everyone's emotions were stirred up, and they all perked up, slowing down their pace in unison!
After walking for so long, it's normal to make some discoveries; it would be very abnormal not to!
Everyone was on high alert, and the group of about two hundred people moved forward slowly and in an orderly manner.
Finally, not long after, a very magnificent building came into view.
Carved beams and painted rafters, flying eaves and brackets, standing side by side, occupying a vast area!
However, the architectural style is quite different from that of the Central Plains region!
The main difference lies in the carving.
Take the auspicious beasts on both sides of the staircase leading to that building, for example. In the Central Plains, the auspicious beasts guarding the gates are usually stone lions, unicorns, gold-devouring beasts, and the like.
But here, there are two snakes!
The snakes coiled up in a snake formation, flicking their tongues forward, creating a very eerie scene!
Moreover, the steps leading to the building are all made of white marble, and each step looks very wide, suggesting that the people living here must be very large.
But these are minor issues and nothing to worry about!
"It doesn't look like anyone lives here; the steps are covered in dust," Feng Shengxue said, frowning.
"It's probably a temple used by priests. It doesn't look dangerous."
"I can't hear anything, it's very quiet." Someone lay on the ground, pressing their ear to the ground to listen for any sounds.
……
Soon, everyone concluded that the building in front of them was generally fine.
Huang Yaoshi and his group stared at each other, their expressions somewhat strange.
Jia Daoshi sensed that these old men seemed somewhat disappointed.
Finally, led by the experts from the imperial court, the group slowly walked towards the ancient building, climbing the white marble steps covered with mud and moss.
Halfway there, looking back, I saw wisps of white mist still floating on the ground not far away, and the shadowy figures on the ground were all terracotta warriors.
Beyond that distance, it became impossible to see clearly.
After all, it's at sea, surrounded by floating ice, and the temperature is low, so this kind of white fog is very easy to appear.
Even so, with the help of the daylight, one could still vaguely see that on the dark ground, these terracotta warriors were like loyal guards, protecting their capital!
Interspersed among them were chariots, warhorses, and enormous crossbows!
There were even siege ladders, and they looked like they were about to attack the city!
"Where exactly is this place? I'm getting goosebumps all over." Yi Qianxiao was feeling a little uncomfortable.
“Me too. I always felt that these statues were not simple.” Weng Changting walked to Jia Daoshi’s side and said softly.
Jia Daoshi suddenly remembered that this place was built by Weng Changting's ancestor.
“Changting, it is said that this was jointly created by Emperor Qingtai and the founder of the Kumu Sect. You should remember the things here, right?” Jia Daoshi asked.
“No.” Weng Changting shook his head. “The architectural style here is similar to that of the Central Plains, so I can’t tell. But these snakes and statues… I feel like I remember something, but I can’t quite place it!”
This feeling of having a vague idea but not being able to recall it completely is very uncomfortable, and Weng Changting is currently in this state.
Jia Daoshi did not urge her. If this place was the work of the Kumu School, then Weng Changting would have had some contact with it.
Even if her master didn't teach her, perhaps she could find it in some ancient books.
Jia Daoshi squinted, looking at the horizon not far away.
He knew that beneath the white mist, beyond a high wall, lay the island's second space.
Yu Yanshu and the others should have already entered the next space. I wonder what's going on there.
Now it seems that the entire island is surrounded by this tall city wall!
Why is that?
Could this place be a prison?
It's a bit absurd to think about.
Didn't Emperor Qing say he wanted to find a so-called goddess on this island?
How could it be a cage!
Well, what's done is done. Perhaps all the answers will be found after entering this palace.
The steps were very long.
It's like climbing a mountain.
After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the group arrived at the palace on the mountaintop!
……
A deep, dark trench!
Four statues of gods bound!
The air was thick with the stench of blood!
"Swipe!"
A group of people stood on the ice again!
There are several groups within this group!
The forces of the Longwu Dynasty, the Yuansheng Dao of the Kushan Empire, Lan Fenghuang of the Ten Saints Sect of the Southern Frontier, and a group of people from the Western Regions.
Besides these people, there were also several members of cults, such as Ouyang Ling and Sun Xingyu.
These people didn't show up much after boarding the ship.
After all, the forces on the ship are too complex, and a conflict could easily break out, causing unnecessary trouble.
Shortly after Jia Daoshi and his group entered the bronze gate, they arrived at the entrance to the trench.
Similarly, they were also awestruck by the enormous, bound statue.
At the toes of the statue is a dark trench, the surface of which is perfectly still, like a mirror.
However, the boardwalks on both sides of the trench were littered with severed limbs and bloodstains!
These were all left behind after the fierce battle between various factions of the martial arts world and the octopus monster.
In the process of crossing this trench, all the major sects and families suffered heavy losses!
As for those on the ice, there were still many people from various factions left behind.
These people were all self-aware enough to know that they couldn't cross the trench, so they escaped back.
Strangely enough, after these people returned to the ice, the octopus monster stopped attacking.
However, they were unwilling to return to the ship just like that, after all, it was not easy to come to the Temple of Martial God.
So these people remained on the ice.
Fortunately, the ice is thick enough that it doesn't matter if more people stand on it.
That said, these wandering knights-errant were lucky; even if they weren't strong enough, they still managed to save their lives.
Some of the weaker ones have already ended up in the octopus monster's belly.
As soon as these wandering knights and members of various powerful families saw the people from the Longwu Dynasty approaching, they all stood up in unison.
These people are clearly experts. I wonder if I could guide them into the Temple of Martial God.
But the excitement on their faces quickly faded.
Because they discovered that these people who came were actually from the Longwu Dynasty.