() As the plaque with Taixu written on it fell to pieces, there was a deathly silence in the huge Taixu Square.
This plaque has been hanging in the Shangqing Palace for more than a thousand years. The Shangqing Palace has been baptized by wars several times and has been preserved intact. However, today it has completely become history.
"Uncle Master!"
Chongxu shouted in shock, the look on his face was extremely desperate.
"Shut up. Since I founded the sect in Shangqing Palace, I have been adhering to the teachings of my ancestors, being gentle and courteous, and practicing virtue. It was more than three hundred years ago that I stood in the northwest. Thanks to the love of the northwest sect, I became the leader. I should have supported
It is our duty to help those in need and to help the common people.
You, because of your small-mindedness, did nothing to save you, and even added insult to injury, causing others to criticize you. Today, it is a lesson. To remind you, from now on, you will retreat to the mountains, clouds and rivers to think about your mistakes. This position of headmaster
, I will make a selection again."
Although Yu Zhenzi was calm, the anger in his tone made people tremble slightly.
At this moment, Chongxu, like a defeated rooster, slowly closed his eyes, stood up and bowed towards Yu Zhenzi and said: "Disciple, I obey."
Immediately, he left Ye Fengxue where he was, turned around and left in despair.
"All of you, please step back."
Yuzhenzi turned around and waved slightly.
All the great elders clasped their fists and saluted, and with their disciples, they all left the square of Taixu Hall.
"Your Majesty, please come with me."
Yuzhenzi bowed slightly, cupped his fists and saluted.
When the situation reached this point, the anger that should be vented was released, and the things that should be smashed were smashed. Naturally, Liu Xia could not be too unreasonable and unforgiving. Liu Xia followed Yu Zhenzi towards the Shangqing Palace with his hands on his back.
Walk up the back hill.
The Shangqing Palace is very large, and the back mountain is the secret place of the Shangqing Palace. Except for some disciples of the Shangqing Palace, few people from other sects can go there.
In a short time, Liu Xia and Yu Zhenzi arrived at the purple bamboo forest deep in the back mountain. The environment here is quiet and very remote. If Yu Zhenzi hadn't led them, he would not have been able to find it.
In front of the bamboo grove, there was a stone tablet with blood-red writing on it - Shangqing Palace is a forbidden area and any intruders will be shot without mercy.
"My lord, this is where your father lived as a monk. He and your mother were buried outside his hut. Before your father died, he left a last word. One day, if you can defeat me, let me take care of you.
You come here. Come in."
Yuzhenzi said calmly.
"Thank you, senior."
Liu Xia took a deep breath and headed towards the purple bamboo forest.
Along the deep path, dappled sunlight shines on the bamboo forest, and the cobblestones are paved on the road, like broken gold on the ground.
The gentle breeze caresses, and the mist of Ge Ge rises in the bamboo forest, just like a fairyland.
After a while, Liu Xia saw an open space in the bamboo forest and a small stream flowing quietly.
A wooden bridge was built over the creek, and behind the wooden bridge was a very inconspicuous thatched hut.
"This is where my father and mother once lived?"
Liu Xia couldn't help but said in her heart.
Ever since he could remember, he only knew that he was an orphan who was brought back to the Jianyun Sect for adoption by Headmaster Lingyun.
If it hadn't been for the canonization by the imperial court, he might have been kept in the dark until now.
As for why Headmaster Ling Yun deceived him, he did not know, but Liu Xia believed that Ling Yun concealed his life experience out of good intentions and to protect his safety.
After crossing the wooden bridge, Liu Xia arrived in front of the thatched house, gently opened the door, and Liu Xia entered the thatched house.
It looks like no one has lived here for a long time, and the furnishings in the room are very simple.
There is a bamboo bed, a table, and the rest are only two futons.
On the wall in a corner of the hut, two Taoist robes from the Shangqing Palace hang.
Liu Xia sat gently on the bed, stroking the dusty bedding, feeling mixed emotions in her heart.
"This is the bed my parents slept on."
Liu Xia secretly said in his heart that this was the first time that he felt very close to his parents.
It seems that, sitting here, he can still feel a trace of his parents living here.
For a child who has been without parents since childhood, it is a rare comfort for him to be able to see the place where his parents live.
After staying in the room for a few minutes, Liu Xia arrived behind the hut.
Behind the hut, there is also a bamboo forest, but it is surrounded by a fence. It looks like a small courtyard.
The small courtyard is not large, with a flat ground and a stone table on one side.
The flat ground was paved with stone slabs, but there were clear footprints on it, which were obviously left by his father's long-term practice here.
Just on the edge of the flat land are two mounds. In front of the mounds, very simple wood is used as tombstones.
One of the tombstones says - Tomb of Prince Wei of the Tianji Dynasty, while the other tombstone says - Tomb of Princess Zhaoyang.
The two tombs are very simple, just two lumps of earth with a circle of bluestones around them.
Seeing this, Liu Xia couldn't help but kneel to the ground.
Facing his parents, Liu Xia couldn't calm down for a long time at this moment.
Although, he had only seen his father, and that was only when he was a student hiding treasures. As for his mother, he had no idea what she looked like.
However, blood is thicker than water after all. At this moment, Liu Xia couldn't help but feel a little sad and inexplicably lost.
Although he already knew in his heart that his mother was dead, after all, they were the two people who gave him life, and they were also what he longed for most - family love.
"Child, everyone is destined to die, and we still need to grieve."
Ao Qiong, who has been silent these days, said calmly.
"I know that my father is the key to unlocking the spiritual source seal. It is in my mother's tomb?"
Liu Xia asked in a daze.
"Yes, but you don't need to dig the grave. Your mother's tombstone is a mechanism."
Ao Cang Qiong said.
Liu Xia was stunned. Sure enough, Jiang was still as spicy as ever. The difference here could be seen at a glance.
Liu Xia gently stroked the tombstone and pushed it slightly, causing a table on the ground to slowly rotate.
After a while, a secret passage appeared on the ground.
Above the secret passage is the place where his father usually practices. With such a design, it is estimated that even if someone can find this place, they may not be able to find the entrance.
It seems that a lot of thought was indeed put into it.
Liu Xia went down the secret passage. The secret passage was so narrow that a person could barely pass it by turning sideways.
In less than a minute, we reached the bottom, where there was a small secret room.
In the secret room, there was a rammed earth platform with a lacquered wood box placed on it. The box was covered with dust.
Liu Xia opened it gently and saw a flawless piece of beautiful jade lying inside.
The shape of the jade is square, with no carvings or decorations on it. Holding it in your hand, the jade is warm and fragrant.
"Is this the key to unlocking the seal?"
Liu Xia asked in confusion.
"Well, yes, this is called the Sifang Stone. It is the center of the formation and the key to closing the seal. Generally speaking, the formation that can use the Sifang Stone is the superior formation. It seems that your father is also a master of magic.
He is a capable person who is able to escape armor."
Ao Cangqiong praised.
Liu Xia's understanding of Qimen Dunjia was only superficial. Hearing this, he nodded.
After coming out of the secret room and closing the mechanism of the tomb, everything returned to the way it was before.
"Boy, this purple bamboo forest is surrounded by restrictions. The Shangqing Palace has worked hard to protect your father."
Ao Cangqiong looked around with Liu Xia's eyes and said.
"I also want to be here, so I will show mercy to them today. Otherwise, I will raze this place to the ground."
Liu Xia said.
"That's it, leave here quickly. If you stay here for a long time, outsiders will become suspicious and it will inevitably disturb your parents' purity. This spiritual source is like a bone. God knows how many people in the entire Dragon Soul Continent are keeping an eye on it.
"
"I see."
After saying this, Liu Xia walked into the thatched hut.
Looking around, Liu Xia took a teacup from the table and put it into the Qiankun bag.
"We'll say goodbye today. I don't know if I'll ever have the chance to come back here in this life. Grab a teacup and leave a thought."
Liu Xia said silently in her heart.
Immediately, he retreated back the same way.
At this moment, Yu Zhenzi was still guarding outside the Purple Bamboo Forest. When he saw Liu Xia coming out, he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "My grudges with you in the Shangqing Palace will be wiped out from now on. See the elders of the Yun Sect.
, I will release him and personally administer justice to Jian Yunzong. Don’t worry.”
"Thank you, senior. Senior and my father are close friends?"
Liu Xia couldn't help but asked curiously.
Liu Xia didn't know how many secrets of Lingyuan this Yu Zhenzi knew.
Moreover, judging from the layout here, Shangqing Palace also tried its best to protect his father. If he was not a good friend, there would be no need for a sect to take such a risk to shelter a prince in trouble.
"I can't really call you a close friend. Your father and I have only met a few times in total. But my senior brother, you and your father are close friends. When my senior brother was alive, the two of them often talked. He often stayed in
Here, it took me a long time to find him."
In memory of Yuzhenzi.
"I see."
Although he didn't know how much truth Yu Zhenzi knew, Liu Xia was relieved when he said this.
It seems that Yuzhenzi really doesn't know many secrets, otherwise, this key cannot be kept here without being discovered.
"In this case, there will be too much trouble today, so I will take my leave."
When he said this, Liu Xia cupped his fists slightly and bowed his waist.
"I'll give it to you, but there's something I want to ask the prince for help with."
Yu Zhenzi made a gesture of invitation and followed Liu Xia.
"Senior, no matter what."
"Simple, I don't want too many people to know about your father hiding in Shangqing Palace, especially his burial place."
Yuzhenzi smiled faintly. Seeing the suspicion on Liu Xia's face, he hurriedly explained: "My lord, don't worry, I just don't want to cause unnecessary trouble."
"Haha, it's natural. Even if it's a senior, I won't tell anyone else. When the right opportunity comes, I will move my parents' graves. But before that, I will rely on my seniors to take care of them."
Liu Xia smiled slightly.
"Your Majesty, you're welcome, it's your duty."
Yuzhenzi smiled quickly.
In a moment, Liu Xia arrived outside the mountain gate. As soon as Dabao and others saw him, they hurried over to ask.
Liu Xia waved, indicating that she was fine.
Then he turned around and cupped his fists and said, "Senior, I'm leaving."
"Immeasurable Heavenly Lord, I would like to send you to the prince."
Yuzhenzi bowed his waist and said.
Looking at Liu Xiayuan's back, Yu Zhenzi couldn't calm down for a long time.
It seems that because he witnessed the rise of a strong man in Dragon Soul Continent.
It won't be long before he wants to conquer Longdu. It is estimated that his legendary stories will soon be heard again.
Thinking of this, Yu Zhenzi couldn't help but sigh, and turned back to the mountain gate in despair.