Zhao Chun's eyes narrowed, but she had more doubts in her heart. The map that the Venerable asked the blue bird to give her contained a picture of the interior of the lush ancient country. After entering from the city gate, she passed two giant trees and sentry towers, and then she could see groups of people. The ancient city buildings, and then across the clear water river that divides the ancient country, the royal court is on the sand dunes on the other side of the clear water, with temples and royal gardens on the left and right sides, overlooking the entire ancient city.
But in the town in front of us, there is neither a clear river nor a royal court. How can it be a lush ancient country?
Seeing that Zhao Shun was silent for a long time, Pu Yue leaned over to look at her again, pursed her lips and chuckled: "Sister, do you think what I said is wrong?"
"Actually, what I said is both correct and incorrect. It all depends on which ancient country you are looking for, sister." Pu Yue was restless, sitting unsteadily on the stool and pointing out: "Sha In the sea, the scene here is occasionally projected into the sky, which is called a mirage."
"When monks are walking in the sea of sand and suddenly see this scene, they will blindly move forward, trying to enter it. But mirages are illusory, so how can they really get in? Over time, the wild monks understand that mirages are untouchable. The land is far away in the horizon, and I think of the rumors of the lush ancient country in the past, so I thought this place is where the ruins of the ancient country are."
"As for this matter, the elders never deny it, so we regard ourselves as descendants of the ancient country."
Mirages were nothing new to Zhao Chun. After hearing Pu Yue explain the reason, she nodded to show her understanding and asked, "There have never been outsiders here?"
"Yes, but very few," Pu Yue chuckled, her tone becoming softer, "And most outsiders will choose to stay here after coming here. Sister, do you want to stay?" She said with a round smile. The bright eyes are full of expectation, like a little beast waiting to be fed.
For Pu Yue, Zhao Shun is too mysterious in both her origins and past. She rarely mentions her family and seems to have no place to belong. Therefore, whether it is out of selfishness or kindness in her temperament, she I hope Zhao Shun can stay here and become her real sister.
"Since some people stay, can some people leave?" Zhao Shun did not respond to her, but just changed the subject and went to another place.
There was a moment of loneliness in Pu Yue's eyes, and then she cheered up and responded: "The Holy Land never imprisons monks, and it is up to the monks to stay or leave. It's just that once you choose to leave, you can't come back."
She paused and added: "Holy Land is the name of this place, and we are all citizens of Holy Land."
Zhao Chun couldn't help clenching his hands into fists in his sleeves, recalling the "Symbiosis Technique" he obtained from his stored magic weapon after killing Kuang Chen, a casual cultivator in Langzhou. In the commentary on this technique, each layer Another sentence will be left at the end: I am grateful to the high priest for teaching the Taoism, and may the holy land last forever!
If this holy place is that holy place, then who is the high priest?
"Is there a priest here?"
"How do you know, sister?" Pu Yue didn't realize anything was wrong, but she was extremely surprised and said, "The master we call is the priest of the Holy Land. Any outsider who enters the Holy Land must meet him face to face. My sister is no exception."
"I'm just guessing." Zhao Chun thought over and over again that the people in the Holy Land regarded themselves as descendants of the ancient country. In her opinion, the reason just misrepresented by the wild monks was somewhat untenable. Being able to occupy a place in the sea of sand with the help of secret treasure spells such as the Ever-Bright Lamp, the relationship between this holy land and the Green Country must not be as simple as it seems on the surface.
Without this clue, it would be difficult to find the ruins of the ancient country. She should strike while the iron is hot and seize the opportunity firmly in her hands!
The high priest who is sitting in the Holy Land and preaching the teachings may know more.
After much thought, Zhao Chun knew that he could not sit still and wait for death. After discussing with Pu Yue, he prepared to go together to meet the priest of the Holy Land.
There are tens of thousands of mortals and more than 3,000 monks in the Holy Land, most of whom are in the realm of Qi training and foundation building. There are only more than 200 Ningyuan and about ten Fenxuan. As for the priest himself, what Pu Yue said is not true. Master Ying, then he only has the cultivation level of the integration period.
This is what Zhao Chun suspected. In terms of scale, the Holy Land is not as numerous as the large settlements in the wilderness. There are even many True Infant monks among those forces to ensure the peace of the settlements.
Even the demonic monks could not resist the forces that had to be controlled by the monks of the Reunion Period, let alone the almost invincible barbarians of the wilderness tribe.
The sea of sand can stop the human monks, but it cannot stop the invasion of the desert tribes. For the holy land to survive in such dangerous conditions to this day, the high priest of the reunion period must have something to rely on, and his overall strength is quite extraordinary. That’s right!
She was respectful and rarely spoke when walking with Pu Yue. Only when she saw that most of the monks coming and going had different styles of embroidery on their robes, she asked: "I see these monks coming and going." The shoulders may be made of flowers and leaves, or they may be animal faces, what’s the origin?”
Pu Yue took two steps forward and tapped her shoulder with her hand. Only then did Zhao Shun notice that her shoulders were also embroidered with patterns, which were two crisp green leaves, with the outer circle outlined with silver silk thread: "This is the emblem! It's the emblem!" Something used to distinguish the rank of the people of the Holy Land."
"The same level?" When Zhao Shun heard that she called this place home and called the residents here uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters, she thought that the holy land had left over the social form of the lush ancient country, where everyone was equal and was like a family, but that was not the case. Think about it, there is still this level.
"Your Excellency once said that although we are a close family, our individual abilities are different, and the contributions we can make to the Holy Land are different. Therefore, it is necessary to award high-level emblems to reward those who have made the greatest contributions to the Holy Land. Let’s work together in harmony to continue the legacy.”
She shook her head and said very proudly: "Your Excellency also said that the emblems of rank are only used to distinguish the positions we hold. There is no hierarchy between people. There should not be any distinction between the presence or absence of emblems and the level of emblems. To distinguish between good and bad people.”
Judging from her tone, the people in this holy land believed that the priest's words were true, and believed that with these words, the level gap between people would be eliminated.
But Zhao Shun disagrees. The emblem is just a sign, and it is true to separate people into three, six, and nine grades. Even if there are priests' words as restrictions, they can only limit people's external performance. Who can really know what they think in their hearts?
When people have the heart to admire the strong, they will unconsciously look up to those with higher emblems. If they have been pampered for a long time, they will not stoop to cater to those at the bottom. The priest knew the reason why the lush ancient national tree fell and scattered, so he decided early This kind of rule was laid down to make the layers of the holy land clear and firmly fit together. In Zhao Chun's view, it was also a lesson from previous people and improvements were made.
"Flowers and leaves and animal faces are used to distinguish the functions of monks. Monks such as the Alchemy Symbol Array use flowers and leaves as their emblems, and the rest are animal faces." Pu Yue continued to explain, "You see, I am Dan Master, it is in the pattern of flowers and leaves, but now I have to build the foundation, so it has two leaves. In the past, when I was practicing Qi, there was only one leaf."
