Chapter 1720: Acting Separately

This large temple occupied a hundred mu just in its main body, not counting the mountains and lakes enclosed behind it. The strange insect flew to the door and didn't dare to enter, squatting on a large tree to wait.

The incense in this temple was extremely prosperous, with believers entering and leaving every moment, and some even knelt every three steps to show their determination.

The square at the entrance, which could accommodate seven or eight hundred people, was packed, and there were buzzing prayers everywhere. The strange insect turned a blind eye to them, waited patiently for a while, until a person dressed as a handyman grabbed a broom and walked out, and then it quietly followed.

A strong wind had just blown, and there were countless fallen leaves, so this handyman came out to sweep the courtyard.

When he swept to the corner, there was no one around, but his shoulder was heavily pulled by something.

The handyman was taken aback and subconsciously turned his head, but his eyes blurred, and something slammed into his mouth!

Alive, moving! Before he could scream, the thing blocked his throat.

He scratched his throat, his eyes rolled white, and he fell to the ground.

Twenty steps away were two pilgrims, but their line of sight was blocked by the wall, and the temple entrance was half-dead with noise, so they didn't hear the movement.

After a few breaths, the handyman grabbed the broom and walked out of the corner again, heading straight into the temple.

He was expressionless, his eyes a bit dull, but the square and the temple were full of people, so who would notice such an inconspicuous handyman? The buildings in the temple were layered, even more magnificent than what could be seen from the outside, and several treasure halls were higher and more imposing than the last.

He first entered several treasure halls and saw that they were all famous immortals, such as True Person Yuanyu, Immortal Baopu...

Although they were all clay sculptures and wooden carvings, the craftsmanship was exquisite and embedded with pearls and jade.

He walked further inside, and a quarter of an hour later, he walked into the largest treasure hall.

The hall had an extremely gorgeous caisson ceiling, the complexity and beauty of which were hard to describe in words, and a craftsman might not be able to carve it even if he exhausted his life's energy.

Only a giant statue was worshipped here, with a height of an astonishing five zhang!

The sculpture was a sitting statue of a human, with a date-mud-colored face, three strands of beard under the chin, a wealthy hat on the head, and a large red robe, with five-colored brocade on the robe, with patterns of peonies, cranes, and immortal peaches.

This is the Wind God worshipped by all, the master of Storm Island! He was holding a long staff, with two giant pythons wrapped around the staff, and a strange beast lying at his feet, with bulging eyes, fangs, and a short tail, shaped like a dog or a lion, with two heads. Because it was carved vividly, this monster made people feel terrified at a glance.

Its terror set off the majesty of the Wind God.

No matter from which angle you look, no matter where the handyman walks to the far left or far right of the hall, the Wind God's drooping eyes are staring at him.

Every person who enters the hall has this feeling.

In front of the statue are offering tables, ritual platforms, and various complex ritual utensils, especially the colorful human figurines with different postures on both sides, which also piled the hall half full.

The two boatmen also said before that these human figurines were not made by craftsmen. They were originally living people, who were turned into human figurines because they committed crimes or offended the immortals, and were placed in the hall to warn others.

This time, as soon as the handyman entered the main hall, someone came up to intercept: "Get out, this is not a place you can enter!"

The main immortal hall had its own exclusive servants and did not allow such handymen who swept the courtyard to grab work.

The handyman didn't insist and turned to walk out.

You can't make trouble in the main immortal hall, otherwise, you might be split into slag in minutes.

However, the road to Stone Dragon Peak seems to be behind the hall. How can he get over? The strange insect couldn't use its original body to go over. It could feel the barrier in front of it. If it rushed in rashly, the end would be very bad.

At this time, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy walked out from behind the hall, dressed in soft satin robes, with a white face and a high bun.

The servant who drove away the handyman just now immediately nodded and bowed, his mouth almost reaching his ears: "Is Young Master Fang going home to visit relatives?"

His flattering appearance was completely different from before, but this Young Master Fang turned a deaf ear, passing directly in front of this living person, as if he didn't see him at all.

He didn't bother to say a word to these servants.

Going home to visit relatives? That's right, some children of Silver Pearl islanders would be picked to serve the Wind God and then taught the art of longevity.

So this thirteen or fourteen-year-old little guy is also a Mirage Sect disciple? The handyman thought for a while and followed Young Master Fang out of the hall.

That is, a quarter of an hour later, the servant who swept the main immortal hall saw Young Master Fang walking back again.

Strange, didn't Young Master Fang just want to go out and return home?

But the servant had just hit a nail, and now he didn't dare to go up to say hello, so he could only watch him disappear behind the hall.

He Lingchuan and the others followed the innkeeper's instructions and walked back to the seaside, walking east along the shore.

The two small towns they passed along the way were very lively. Some fishing boats had already returned, docked on the shore, and the fisherwomen sat in front of the house, chatting while repairing fishing nets and drying fish, occasionally bursting into bursts of laughter.

Children, dogs, and chickens and ducks ran wildly on the beach.

A harmonious scene of farming.

In the archipelago in the center of the storm, there is a life like a paradise, Wanzai Feng sighed:

"Unbelievable. This is simply the place of dreams for my uncle and me a few years ago."

The Wanzai clan was driven out of the Ya Kingdom and displaced. Wanzai Feng had always wanted to find a place for the clan to settle down.

If they could have found this place at that time, they would definitely have stayed.

But there is no "if" in the world. Now he follows the Lord to fight the world and create miracles, which may not be God's will.

Everyone walked over a low hill again, looking back from the top of the hill, only to see a large city behind the port, with houses lined up, archways and streets crisscrossing, and people moving in it, coming and going, all life.

"In the center of the storm, there are so many people living." Everyone exclaimed.

Silver Pearl Island fell into the storm eye, at least two thousand years ago. Humans are one of the most reproductive creatures.

Zhu Xiuer had another focus: "Hey, do you think Bai Ziqi has arrived on the island?"

"Sooner or later, he will arrive, and he won't miss it." He Lingchuan was very confident. "He is Bai Ziqi. The clues I left are not difficult, he will definitely be able to solve them."

"Are the clues you left?" Zhu Xiuer spat. "Obviously they are mysteries!"

"Have you thought about how to deal with him?"

"Wait and see." He Lingchuan said, "Bai Ziqi came here for two goals, True Person Qianhuan and me. He may not be able to find me immediately, and the opening time of the storm circle is limited, so he will find True Person Qianhuan first, and then try to 'meet' me on the way."

Bai Ziqi didn't know the real purpose of He Lingchuan coming to the Upside-Down Sea, just as He Lingchuan didn't know why True Person Qianhuan had always been in seclusion.

They all had their own mysteries to solve.

Walking forward again, the scenery by the sea was still beautiful, but the mountains and forests became dense and the human smoke became sparse.

Soon, everyone arrived at the destination of this trip—

A giant lake.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1721 =====