Chapter 41 Sanhua Niangniang Temple

In the Xumi Sea, a skinny old man was fishing with a fishing rod, and a man in a white robe stood quietly behind him.

Feeling the bamboo pole coming up, the skinny old man hooked the line hard, and a bright light emerged.

The fisherman stared and watched, only to see dozens of foundation-building figures in the spiritual light flying around like headless flies, which was the mustard seed Sumeru method.

"I have obtained another 42 immortal bases. My spiritual weapon can be further improved. Tell me, is there any spiritual object in the world that is more miraculous and easier to obtain than this immortal base?"

"Oh, you are in a good mood. Be careful, or Taoist Xia Juzong Jingsheng will come to settle the score with you." A man in white behind the fisherman said.

"Settlement of accounts? What accounts are you settling? They are just a few dozen wild cultivators. If you scatter some seeds, they will grow up quickly. If you cut them, they will grow again. The Xia clan is nothing more than cutting meat with a blunt knife. They eat in a more polite manner. We are all birds of the same feather. Why are you picking on me?" The fisherman looked disdainful.

"But you, Ning Wudao, Lord Wudao, your Blood River magical power has been broken by more than half, are you really not going to settle the old scores with Piaomiao Sect?"

The man in white, Ning Wudao, snorted coldly, raised his hand and hooked it, a trace of blood became soft around his fingers, and if you look closely, you can see countless resentful souls wailing in it.

He raised his hand and swallowed the blood. For a moment, his flesh and blood trembled and emitted endless blood mist. In the blood mist, there were shadowy figures, hiding countless strange and bizarre creatures with magical powers. Countless hands emerged in his body, stretching his skin beyond recognition. His body swayed, and thousands of shadows appeared, and then he turned into the man in the white robe again.

"I have sacrificed a million blood slaves, and my magical powers have been restored. I will settle the accounts with Piao Miao Sect myself. But how is the matter I asked you to do going?"

The old man fishing ignored the strange sound behind him and said, "Although I achieved enlightenment through water magic, the Sanyuan Water Capital was also a relic of the Purple Palace. I searched the water veins extensively but could not find it."

"Please pay attention. With the water city, I can replenish my blood river magical power and turn the blood river into a sea of ​​blood. It will benefit both you and me." Ning Wudao said unwillingly and spat out a mouthful of blood wind, which blew away.

The fisherman laughed sinisterly twice, and his whole body broke apart like a cracked porcelain, turning into dozens of water insects and disappearing.

"Mom, I want to eat candied haws." A sixteen-year-old girl was unable to walk when she saw an old man passing by eating candied haws on a wooden stick. She tugged at her mother's sleeve and refused to let go.

The woman asked the old man, "Uncle, how much do you sell these snacks for?"

The old man looked at the little girl, touched her little head, took a string of yam beans from a wooden pole filled with all kinds of candied fruit, and handed it to the girl.

"Small hawthorns are two cents, and big fruits like pears, apples, and oranges are three cents."

The woman searched for a long time, took out two cents from the brocade bag on her waist and handed them to the old man, and picked out a bunch of hawthorns with larger fruits.

The little girl, with a string in each hand, skipped away with the woman.

At the top of the restaurant, Gu Qingyuan withdrew his gaze and sat opposite him was Sande.

"How is it, have you found out any information?"

There was some tea on the table, and the aroma filled the air, but neither of them touched it, nor did they dare to drink it, letting the hot steam dissipate.

Sande rubbed his legs and said, "With the street as the line, there are mansions, restaurants, martial arts halls, and gambling houses in West City. I have even seen the red-light district. There is nothing unusual about the pedestrians, and I have not found any cultivators. According to my calculations, there should be more than 100,000 ordinary people here."

Gu Qingyuan nodded: "The same is true for East City, so this small city should have a population of about 300,000, but there is one place that maybe you and I should go explore."

The two looked at each other and said in unison:
"Sanhua Niangniang Temple."

It has been two hours since they were drawn into this space by the jade token. The two of them acted separately to investigate anomalies and collect intelligence, and then met here.

Gu Qingyuan looked up and saw the sun hanging high in the sky, illuminating the earth. Unlike the outside world, the halo emitted by the light source was not dazzling. Mortals could still look directly at the sun, which was a bright and warm sun.

He didn't believe that there was nothing unusual here. The warm sun alone was the biggest anomaly, but the people walking in the city were all ordinary people, which made people puzzled.

The two of them also explored the city border together, but once they crossed the city gate, they were back in the city in a blink of an eye, as if they were trapped in a ghost wall. They had no choice but to explore the city first.

"The people here all believe in the Three Flowers Goddess. The temple is always crowded with pilgrims and the incense is burned continuously. It is very effective. I'm afraid the key to this secret realm lies here." Sande looked up at a place in the city and spoke with certainty.

"Then let's go. Unfortunately, this place is isolated from spiritual consciousness, and we can't fly clouds. We have to walk all the way." Gu Qingyuan extended his spiritual consciousness, but it only expanded five meters and could not go any further. The cloud-driving spell did not respond, and the mana wasted. Fortunately, the two of them had built a foundation and had good leg strength. It took only a moment to reach the Three Flowers Goddess Temple.

I saw that the temple was very grand, with thirteen palaces of different sizes, six side halls on each side, and a main hall guarding it. Pedestrians and pilgrims were coming in and out, and the incense was very popular.

The road under your feet is paved with blue bricks, leading directly to the main hall. In front of the main hall there are three rows of steps, each row of steps has about thirty-three sections, and if one is missing, the total number of steps will be one hundred.

The two followed the crowd to the main hall door. There were two statues on both sides of the door. On the left side of the door was written "Tai Su San Yuan", and on the right side was written "Yi Qi Sheng Qing". In the middle was a large plaque with "San Hua Niang Niang Temple" written on it.

Entering the palace, there were only large white jade pillars inside. In the center stood a white jade statue of a woman with a jade belt around her body and a lotus in her hand. There was a large lotus seat under her feet. There was clear water in the lotus seat. There was an incense table and an altar below. There were three copper incense burners on the table with dozens of green incense sticks burning. The air was filled with the scent of sandalwood.

At this time, there were more than a dozen pilgrims kneeling in the hall, holding incense sticks and praying loudly.

"Miss Sanhua has blessed me with good fortune and prosperity."

"Mother Bai Lian, I have no other wish but to have a son."

"Peace comes every year, and all difficulties will be overcome."

There is constant noise of praying for wealth, fortune, children and health.

"Hey, this Three Flowers Goddess has unfathomable power. She is in charge of everything, from fame and fortune to delivering children and curing diseases." Sande clapped his hands and said with a chuckle.

"It's true that he has many divine positions and is very powerful." Gu Qingyuan nodded.

Although this temple was prosperous, there was no temple priest. The people coming and going were all pilgrims and donors. Gu Qingyuan glanced at Sande, and the two of them sneaked to the back hall like thieves.

After a tour, the two of them shook their heads.

"The back of the hall is full of guest rooms, which should be used by pilgrims to stay overnight. There is nothing magical about them." Sande said.

Could it be that I looked in the wrong place? But I didn't find anything else. What did I miss?

Gu Qingyuan's emotions were in turmoil, and the two were helpless for a moment. Seeing the sun setting, they agreed to find a place to stay first and explore again at night.

As the warm sun lost its last ray of light, the city entered into darkness and all was silent.

Inside the inn, Gu Qingyuan suddenly opened his eyes, and Sande, who was meditating opposite him, slowly stood up.

"Something's wrong, it's too quiet!" Gu Qingyuan said softly.

Zhuji had extraordinary hearing ability and could sense a mosquito flying a thousand meters away. Just now he could hear the clinking of glasses and the constant sound of toasts downstairs, but now there was no sound of any life.

Sande opened a corner of the window, looked out, and was stunned.

'Brother Gu, come here.'

The three virtues' spiritual consciousness transmitted sound in his mind. Fortunately, the two of them were in the same place. If they were far away, the sound would not be able to be transmitted.

Gu Qingyuan knew something was wrong, so he stopped moving, tiptoed to the window and took a look.

The drinkers downstairs were standing there motionless, as if they were in a pause.

Strands of blood climbed up the body, and in the blink of an eye it turned into a monster of flesh and blood.

It only maintained its human form, with a layer of bloodshot on its eyes and bloodshot all over its body. Those bloodshot threads seemed to have life and kept stretching. The monster crawled on all fours. From a distance, it looked like a human-shaped sea urchin with blood-colored fur.

"A magical species!?"

(End of this chapter)