Yunling is far away from the capital, thousands of miles away, but this is not a big problem for the experienced Ye Qin. He walks through the mountains and forests, or wanders on secluded trails in the middle of nowhere.
Yunling is close to the foggy city, so it is surrounded by mountains and the terrain is relatively complex. Looking around, you can see all the strange peaks. The main highlight is the word "odd" and "dangerous".
But after approaching the capital, you will find that the terrain here is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, with five major rivers running through the territory. Looking at the entire terrain, it can be said that it is surrounded by mountains and seas, and the situation is majestic.
The mountains are winding and continuous, with thousands of peaks leaping over each other, one after another, towering into the clouds, like thousands of magnificent brocades floating from the sky. It can be said to be extremely majestic.
The capital city gave Ye Qin a completely different feeling. Fortunately, there were many mountains and forests around it, so he could reach the city without taking a detour.
The greening between the inner and outer rings was also done well. As long as Ye Qin was careful to avoid crowds, he would be fine.
Although the guards in Kyoto are relatively tight, they only target humans. For example, there are plainclothes patrols everywhere to be wary of spies and agents, but it is naturally impossible to protect animals.
After all, he hasn't grown into a giant yet, so he's not that eye-catching. If he were the same size as Godzilla, something would definitely happen if he entered the city.
Of course, you still need to be cautious, this is the capital of a country after all.
When Ye Qin arrived in the capital, it was already evening, and the sunset was haloed in layers, shrouding the sky over the city, and the bustling traffic rendered the bustling city full of lights and feasting.
The archaeological center is near the North Second Ring Road. Ye Qin crawled all the way there and found that there were many places of interest and historical sites around it. He couldn't help but feel emotional.
“It deserves to be a historical ancient capital.”
Beijing is the capital and one of the four ancient capitals. It is the city with the largest number of world cultural heritages in the world.
In addition to the atmosphere of a modern metropolis, there are also many antique buildings around, which seem to complement each other and are not out of place.
The collision and combination of ancient and modern times create a special atmosphere.
In addition, there are small alleys and square yards everywhere, which look very quiet and quiet.
The red walls and green tiles are floating with the remaining glow of the sun, and the slanting eaves are like birds spreading their wings, as if they want to melt into the sky and fly into the setting sun.
Ye Qin's winding body passed through a green belt, but suddenly stopped and looked back behind him.
"Huh--"
A look of doubt flashed across the snake's eyes, and the bright red snake letter also stopped in mid-air.
"Is it my imagination? Why does it seem to have the aura of time?"
Ye Qin calmed down, released a few rays of spiritual power, and sensed it carefully. There was indeed a breath of fluctuations in time coming from not far away.
"Could it be that there are fragments of mottled time around here?"
I didn't expect such a big surprise when I came to the capital. As soon as I stepped into it, I found traces of the mottled years.
After all, Ye Qin had been wandering around Yunling for a long time but could not find any fragments of time.
But it's normal to think about it. After all, it's an ancient historical capital, so the chance of encountering someone here should be higher than outside.
The research center can be placed aside for the time being. After all, things there are not urgent and it won't run away.
So Ye Qin changed his direction and followed the induction of spiritual power towards the southeast.
He has been stagnant in the realm of demon elixir for a long time. Maybe in this fragment of mottled years, he might be able to find relevant opportunities?
After all, every time he enters these years, it can bring Ye Qin a lot of gains, which is also a rare experience.
Unfortunately, this does not happen often. So far, Ye Qin has only experienced three.
Zuo Ci's Tomb, Dawang Village, Wild Temple.
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The sun was setting and the night was hazy.
There is an ancient building surrounded by red walls and gray tiles not far away.
The red exterior wall has been weathered by wind and rain, and its bright color has long since disappeared. Parts of the wall skin have fallen off, exposing the mottled cement, and even the gray tiles on it have incomplete traces.
It can be seen that this building has been immersed in the long river of history for a long time, and it may have been a lot of time until now.
Ye Qin looked at the plaque at the gate, and there were a few big characters written vigorously - Beiding Empress Temple.
"Beiding Empress should be "Bixia Yuanjun". According to myths and legends, she is the daughter of Emperor Dongyue. Her full name is 'Bixia Yuanjun, the immortal jade girl of Mount Taishan of Dongyue'."
"Unexpectedly, there would be fragments of time here. It seems that there was a lot of incense in the past or now."
The door was closed tightly at the moment, and it was obviously closing time. Ye Qin took advantage of the fact that no one was around and sneaked in through the red wall next to it.
As soon as I stepped into it, a simple atmosphere hit my face. It was dark inside, without any light, and it seemed that no one lived there.
The tall main hall is located in the back row of the courtyard, with the bell and drum tower in the middle. Several ancient pines and cypresses and ancient locust trees stand in the courtyard, with lush branches and leaves, like a green canopy, loyally guarding the halls.
Ye Qin walked around for a while. The temples enshrine Bixia Yuanjun, Tianxian Empress, Songzi Empress, Dongyue Emperor, Guandi, Medicine King and other gods.
This place is not like an ordinary temple or Taoist temple. There will be monks or Taoist priests sitting in it.
Normally, there should be a dedicated person to manage it, but I don't live here. I just wait until the opening time the next day to come and open the door.
This will make it easier for Ye Qin to do things, and he doesn't have to hide, so he can roam around the palace boldly.
There is some dust on the ground. Usually few people come here. It looks deserted and not very popular. There are even few incense candles.
It's right to think about it. After all, people nowadays believe in Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and they like to gather in Buddhist temples. Gods like these are not popular nowadays.
The area of the Niangniang Temple is not too big. After a quick tour, Ye Qin's spiritual power was released, and the aura of fluctuations in time became more and more obvious.
"It should be right here."
After carefully sensing it, except for the fluctuating aura of time, he didn't sense any other existence. Only then did Ye Qin feel relieved and found a remote corner to hide his figure.
Although the Empress Temple is not very popular, this time he enters the Mottled Years episode, and he doesn’t know when it will end.
Time is uncontrollable, so it is natural to take external factors into consideration to avoid being accidentally bumped into by humans and causing trouble.
After everything was ready, Ye Qin slowly closed his eyes, carefully felt the fluctuations of the years, and released his spiritual power to slowly merge with it.
As if a mysterious veil had been lifted, the long river of time began to roll and boil again. One of the waves slammed into Ye Qin and wrapped him in it.
The surrounding scenery quickly blurred and retreated, as if going back in time, and the familiar pulling feeling of the soul came to his heart again. When Ye Qin came back to his senses, he was already in the Shangqing Temple.
He slowly opened his eyes, but before he could see clearly, in the flash of lightning, a cold feeling followed one after another, as if even the surrounding temperature was affected and suddenly dropped to freezing point.
He had only encountered this feeling with that ghost monk!
Ye Qin's eyes flashed with fear and vigilance, and he quickly looked at the surrounding environment. There was no doubt that he was in Shangqing Temple.
"What's going on? Is there a guardian here too?"
But obviously when he entered the Empress Temple before, Ye Qin did not feel anything unusual, and there was no guardian in the temple.
Why didn't he feel it outside, but instead felt it after entering the mottled years.
Ye Qin was puzzled and didn't understand where this aura came from. He searched everywhere and found nothing unusual. However, when he climbed to the gate of the Taoist temple, he was stunned.
Seeing the scene not far away clearly, the snake's pupils suddenly shrank and turned into a straight vertical line.
I saw a person standing at the door of the Taoist temple!
This person seemed to be about to step into the Taoist temple, but seemed to be hindered by invisible obstacles and could only linger at the gate.
The scales all over Ye Qin's body were slightly open, and his body was stretched straight, like a bowstring ready to go. At this moment, he was still some distance away from the figure.
The figure's back is facing him, and he seems to be wearing a robe?
It feels like a Taoist robe or a cassock. It is very shabby and old, and the original color can no longer be seen.
The closer you get to this figure, the colder feeling becomes more obvious, and there is also a familiar feeling, which seems to have the same origin as the previous ghost monk.
Could it be that--
Is this the guardian in the Empress Temple? !
The figure seemed to have noticed something, and slowly turned around, but Ye Qin was surprised again.
The face that should have facial features is completely blank, with nothing on it!
Even though Ye Qin was well-informed, he was stunned for a moment when he saw a face without facial features.
The figure touched his face, and almost instantly, the face of a weathered old woman appeared in front of Ye Qin's eyes, and was soon replaced by a young and innocent face, followed closely by another young woman.
The faces are constantly changing, including men, women, old and young, happy, angry, sad and happy, just like all living beings, performing a huge comedy.
In the end, everything returned to its original point, and it turned back into that blank face.
If Ye Qin was still a little skeptical before, now he can be sure that Faceless and the previous ghost monk are both guardians.
Moreover, he also has the aura of 'businessmen' and incense on him.
But when Ye Qin met the ghost monk before, it was in the spiritual level of reality. This time, for some unknown reason, this faceless man actually appeared in the mottled years.
The faceless man looked at Ye Qin quietly. Although he had no eyes, Ye Qin noticed an extremely cold sight, which seemed to have traveled through the distance of time and space, and fell on him accurately.
This creature seems to have a peaceful aura, without any fluctuations, but Ye Qin has a hunch that he is more difficult to deal with than the ghost monk. After all, how can someone who can appear in the passage of time be an ordinary person?
Like the ghost monk, the faceless man had no intention of attacking. Although he couldn't get in, Ye Qin couldn't get out either.
There is only one entrance and exit to Shangqing Temple, and the faceless man is standing there, completely blocking the road. He is simply more annoying than the ghost monk.
Although Ye Qin has come to the fragment of mottled years, if he does not go out, it is equivalent to entering in vain.
Moreover, the time segment also has a time limit, so it is impossible to spend time here with the faceless man.
Ye Qin looked at the faceless man not far away to make sure that he had no intention of leaving. A faint golden light quickly flashed across his emerald green snake eyes.
There was a moment of solemn murderous aura in the air.
The golden elixir circulated rapidly in the body, and a hazy aura filled the air, speeding towards the faceless man, but he seemed not to feel this overwhelming pressure.
Facing the shroud of Ye Qin's powerful mental power, his figure was like a motionless hill, without any thought of moving.
Soon the gray mist enveloped the faceless man and swallowed his figure completely. In the process, the faceless man had no intention of resisting.
Looking at the creature wrapped in the mist, Ye Qin was a little in disbelief. The whole process was a bit too easy.
"That's it?"
The faceless man was solved so quickly. Compared with the previous ghost monk, the difficulty was not too low.
You must know that Ye Qin had no way to deal with the ghost monk before, but later he relied on the power of the breakthrough golden elixir to kill him.
But the next moment, Ye Qin's expression changed slightly, as if he noticed something, and his eyes fell on the mist like a torch, "No! That faceless man hasn't dissipated yet!"
As if to verify what Ye Qin said.
A faceless face emerged, with a huge mouth occupying most of the space. A steady stream of mist was sucked into it, like a bottomless pit.
Soon the thick mist dissipated, and the big mouth disappeared, returning to its previous appearance without any facial features.
A look of astonishment flashed across Ye Qin's expression. He guessed that the Faceless Man was not that easy to deal with, but he never expected to resolve his attack so quickly.
This mist is closely related to him, and it condenses his spiritual power. The faceless man can actually swallow it directly.
It can be seen that his mental attack did not harm the faceless man.
"Since mental attacks have no effect on you, let me let you try my lightning power!"
Ye Qin concentrated his attention, and a bright purple light flashed across the scales in the center of his forehead, as if there were arcs of electricity passing through, and several sparks burst out in the air.
"boom!"
There was only a sound of thunder, and the thick thunder snake suddenly rushed towards the faceless man, swallowing him up instantly with the power of destroying the decay.
This blow contained Ye Qin's full power, and in an instant the entire Taoist temple was illuminated by thunder and lightning.
The faceless man was instantly submerged in the sea of thunder, and was probably chopped into charcoal.
The purple sea of thunder was intertwined, only lingering near the faceless man, and did not affect other places. It can be seen that Ye Qin's control of thunder and lightning has reached its peak.
The thunder rumbled continuously and was deafening.
After a while, the thunder and lightning slowly dispersed, revealing a blurry figure.
Ye Qin's snake eyes were slightly stagnant, but the faceless man was still intact, with not even a black mark on his body. It seemed that thunder and lightning had no effect on him.
His expression gradually became a little ugly, "Thunder and lightning had no effect on him."
Ye Qin suddenly fell into a dilemma.
If this continues, is it possible that he will be wasted here, waiting for the fluctuation of time to end, and then return to reality, wouldn't it be a wasted trip and a waste of this rare period of time.
This guardian was indeed born to protect the fragments of time.
As time went by, Ye Qin became more and more anxious, and all methods had been exhausted.
Like the previous ghost monk, the attack methods are ineffective against the faceless man. It can be said that the faceless man is like a door god, stationed at the door of Shangqing Temple without moving.
The two of them were in a stalemate like this. Shameless Man could afford it, but Ye Qin couldn't afford it. If it continued like this, it would really be in vain.
Just when Ye Qin was anxious, the sound of gurgling water came, like the stirring of jade, which slightly calmed the uneasiness in his heart.
He suddenly remembered that there was a string of rosary beads in the ditch.
This rosary was a gift from Zhidun. Ye Qin didn't know what it was used for, so he stored it under the ditch. He planned to wait until the next time he explores the fragments of time to see how useful it is.
But now he was blocked here by the faceless people. It could be said that he was in a dilemma. With the mentality of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor, Ye Qin came to the ditch and salvaged the rosary beads.
The sandalwood beads exude a simple atmosphere. Even after thousands of years, they have not changed at all. Instead, they have become a little more extraordinary due to the passage of time.
I don't know if it was Ye Qin's misunderstanding. The moment he fished out the rosary, a line of sight fell on him, or to be more precise, on the rosary.
He felt the faceless man glance this way.
Ye Qin thought thoughtfully, "Could this string of rosary beads have any effect on the faceless people?"
When he appeared with the rosary beads, he vaguely noticed some changes in the faceless man, and he couldn't describe the changes.
But from the clues revealed by the faceless man, we can tell that it should be caused by this string of rosary beads.
Ye Qin tried to pour his spiritual power into the rosary, and the originally plain beads emitted a white light that seemed to be invisible.
The soft white light centered on the rosary and continued to spread towards the surroundings. The faceless man who was as stable as a mountain and did not move at all could not help but take a small step back.
When Ye Qin saw that there was something going on, he increased the injection of spiritual power, and the white light became brighter and brighter, even covering the original sandalwood beads, like a rising sun.
The faceless man's figure actually tended to become transparent under the illumination of the white light. Ye Qin could clearly see that the white light penetrated directly through the faceless man's body.
His eyes suddenly became sharp, the scales in the center of his forehead became darker and darker, and thunder rumbled.
Soon, purple arcs and sparks joined the white light, and the two different colors of light intertwined, filling the interior of the Taoist temple, and fiercely attacked the faceless man.
The faceless man who had remained motionless before finally moved his steps and wanted to hide to the side.
How could Ye Qin let him get what he wanted?
Several thick thunderbolts fell from the sky, forming a cage, imprisoning the faceless man in it, taking advantage of the fact that the faceless man was unable to clone himself.
"go!"
Seeing that the time was ripe, Ye Qin threw the rosary beads and landed on the faceless man accurately.
In an instant, countless faces appeared on the blank facial features, and men, women, old and young crowded into a group, but the expressions of these people were full of pain.
Under the cover of white light, bursts of Sanskrit sounds came from the rosary, as if the Buddha was taking action to save him. The figure of the faceless man gradually disappeared, and finally only a string of rosary beads was left lying quietly on the ground.
"Finally solved..."
Ye Qin was delighted. He didn't expect that the rosary beads were really useful. But before he could be happy, he was suddenly stunned and his spirit fell into a highly tense state.
Because the moment the guardian disappeared, Ye Qin once again felt an inexplicable sense of peeping!
This was the same situation as when he had to deal with the ghost monk. It seemed as if something existed and glanced at him from a long distance.
But the sense of voyeurism only lasted for a very short time and passed by in a flash, as if it was just an illusion.
This feeling is quite similar to that of Thunder Tribulation, which only threatens but does not actually appear.
There was only thunder but no rain, but it made people nervous.
Ye Qin's expression was a little solemn, "Is it the peek of heaven and earth? After solving the guardian, just like practicing, you need to face the thunder disaster of spirits?"
Ye Qin couldn't be sure whether his guess was accurate, but for now, there was no danger.
His eyes fell on the rosary beads.
Ye Qin did not expect that the rosary beads presented by Zhi Dun would be of great help this time. If it were not for the rosary beads, it would be really difficult to deal with the guardian of the Beiding Empress Temple.
But what Zhidu gave him before was just an ordinary rosary, and it didn't have any extraordinary fluctuations. Now that it has such an effect, it's probably because of the water canal.
It is similar to what was previously guessed. Although the things fished out cannot be manifested in the real world, they can be used as magic weapons in the fragments of time and have certain power!
Aqueducts have the power to turn decay into magic, allowing ordinary things to become powerful!
With the elimination of the faceless people, the white light around the rosary beads also faded away, becoming plain and simple. The dark sandalwood beads seemed no different from ordinary ones.
Who would have thought that just now, it helped Ye Qin deal with the troublesome Faceless Man, otherwise the Faceless Man would still be blocking the entrance to Shangqing Temple.
Ye Qin could no longer feel the fluctuations on the beads. He didn't know whether it was because the energy accumulated in them was exhausted or for other reasons.
He carefully put it back into the water channel. The clear water surface rippled, and the rosary gradually settled down, as if it had merged with the water channel.
Perhaps after a period of recuperation, it will accumulate energy again and should be able to be reused in the future.
Ye Qin's eyes fell on the shadow not far away. Compared with before, the shadow of the ancient bronze sword was much more solid, but it would probably take some time to fully recover.
Let’s put aside the matters about the rosary and the canal for now. Because of the faceless man, Ye Qin has already spent a lot of time here and needs to explore quickly.
As soon as I walked out of the Taoist temple gate, I could smell the chirping of birds and the fragrance of flowers, and everything I saw was lush and green, which made me feel relaxed and happy.
Ye Qin looked at the surrounding environment, still in the familiar mountains and fields.
“I don’t know where we will end up this time.”
Ye Qin shuttled through the mountains and forests, and soon felt a special fluctuation, which seemed to be similar to the original Empress Temple.
"It seems to be coming from the southeast..."
At this time, Ye Qin was still exploring in the mottled years. The real world was already dimly lit, and the speed of time passing in each fragment was different from the outside world.
In this world, the sky is like a silver bottle being broken, and the liquid inside is pouring out.
A few rays of rays broke through the darkness and brought light to the world. The originally somewhat ancient Empress Temple was decorated with a slight color in the dew of the morning light, and the glory of the past could be vaguely seen.
As the sky gets brighter and brighter, the whole city wakes up from its slumber, and the streets and alleys become lively. Only the Empress Temple is slightly deserted, with not many tourists coming.
The person responsible for guarding the Empress Temple is Uncle Wang, who is about sixty years old. He is usually responsible for opening and closing the door, and occasionally cleans the house. The house is nearby, not far from here, and anyone who walks around can come here every day.
After opening the door that day, I was walking around the door when I heard the sound of hurried footsteps not far away. I saw a group of people walking towards me. They didn't look like ordinary tourists. They occasionally wrote and drew on paper, but more like Come to do something.
Uncle Wang had previously discovered that a construction site not far away had begun construction and had begun to take shape. It seemed that some new building was to be built.
I don’t know if the arrival of this group of people has anything to do with the nearby construction site.
Just as Uncle Wang was guessing, this group of people had already arrived at the Empress Temple.
"Why is there a temple here?"
The leading man frowned and looked at the design drawings. "This is totally unacceptable. The area is too large. This place must be demolished."
It turns out that the construction site that Uncle Wang saw earlier was a large building to be built by the government, called the 'Eagle's Nest'. It is a very important place open to the international community, so the surrounding residential buildings must be demolished or relocated. The temple is also within the planning scope.
And these people are the construction team sent by the government to conduct on-site surveys for the next step.
When Uncle Wang heard this, he couldn't help but said: "What, you want to demolish the Empress Temple? This is an ancient building left over from the Ming Dynasty."
The leading man disagreed, "So what about the ancient buildings? There are so many ancient buildings in the capital."
The group of people walked into the temple and looked at the surrounding environment.
"The incense here is not very popular, and not many people usually come here. It would be easier to demolish it and move it to other places."
"Indeed, and the buildings here are very dilapidated, and it will cost a lot of money to renovate them."
In just a few words, they had already decided the life or death of the Empress Temple.
If this temple is very popular, they may still have concerns. After all, demolition will cause dissatisfaction among the people. But judging from the current situation, even if it is demolished, no one will object.
As for the building currently being built by the government, nothing is more important than it. Not to mention that this is a Ming Dynasty building. No matter how old it is, it still has to be demolished, because the top documents have been issued and are difficult to change.
This is the will of the country! (End of chapter)
