Gu Xu was visiting Jicheng under the leadership of his guards. Jicheng is an extremely ancient city. The era when it was built is even older than Luojing.
Although its population is less than one-third that of Luojing, and it is far less prosperous than Luojing, it has a unique atmosphere of vicissitudes and roughness.
The rough fortress built on the hills on the outskirts of the city, the tall city walls covered with moss, and the pitted brick and stone floors all seemed to be silently telling a majestic epic of blood and fire.
On Jicheng Street, Gu Xu rarely saw brothels and dance studios, and rarely saw literati who recited poems and composed poems.
There are quite a few wine shops, and shirtless strong men are drinking in large bowls in groups. From time to time, there are practitioners competing in martial arts competitions on the roadside.
Gu Xu realized that when conflicts arise, people from the north prefer to solve problems simply and roughly with their fists rather than playing tricks.
Zhao Yan killed all of Luo Jing City one by one, perhaps not because she was unique, but because this was the custom in Yan land.
"Sir, the Fire Temple is just ahead." The guard leading the way pointed to a tall temple in front and turned to introduce it to Gu Xu.
Because Gu Xu was wearing a mask, the guards did not know his identity, but seeing Zhao Yan's close attitude towards him, they guessed that this person's identity must be unusual, so they called him
"grown ups". Gu Xu looked in the direction he pointed. The architectural style of the Fire Temple is completely different from all the houses in Jicheng.
It is a tall tower made of red bricks and stones. The base is round and seven or eight stories high. It is narrow at the top and bottom and wide in the middle. The top of the tower is long. Looking up from a distance, it looks like a blazing flame. .
Within a radius of more than a hundred meters around the tower, there is a vast and flat square. Many Dayan people knelt on the ground, prostrated themselves towards the tower and worshiped, muttering something in their mouths.
Gu Xu stopped and stood still. In the sea of his consciousness,
The "Hui Lu" rune suddenly trembled violently at an unprecedented frequency, and the power of faith from all directions poured into his meridians like a waterfall.
The amount of true energy in his body increased every second, which was comparable to the previous days of hard training. The true energy in his body instantly burst out with terrifying heat.
Jicheng has always had a cold climate, and even when midsummer is approaching, there is still a coolness in the air. But the guard responsible for guiding Gu Xu suddenly became sweating profusely, as if he had entered a sauna.
His eyes looked at Gu Xu with a little more awe than before.
"Can I go to the temple and have a look?" After a short silence, Gu Xu asked. The guard was stunned for a moment and replied: "Of course, sir, the Fire Temple in Jicheng is open to everyone. Whether they are princes, nobles or ordinary people, as long as they have respect for the great God of Fire, they can enter the temple. Visit and worship." Gu Xu nodded and walked straight towards the gate of the temple.
Inside the door is a circular hall. At the end of the hall, there is a tall marble statue standing on the altar, overlooking the people in the temple.
Gu Xu had imagined before,
As a hero who stole fire for the human race in ancient times, the "God of Fire" should look and dress like a strong man from a primitive tribe - with a burly figure and strong muscles, with his upper body bare and covered with
A complex and mysterious tattoo like the "Holy Fire Totem". But he never expected that,
"Vulcan" is not a muscular man, but a handsome young man with a flowing gown and a gentle manner.
Not like primitive people from ancient tribes, but like contemporary practitioners.
"Is it possible that in the minds of people in the north, the clothing of gods will also keep pace with the times?" Gu Xu secretly guessed.
In addition, he also noticed that
The facial features of the "Vulcan" sculpture are unclear - at first glance, there is nothing wrong with the sculpture itself, but when he focuses on the face of the sculpture, his mind becomes blank , can't remember at all
The appearance of "Vulcan". exist
Next to the "God of Fire" statue, there is a statue of a woman. She was tall and slim, wearing a top and short skirt made of animal skin, revealing a pair of beautiful and round long legs - her appearance obviously overturned Gu Xu's previous attitude.
"Conjectures that keep pace with the times." There is a pair of huge phoenix wings behind her, which glow with a dazzling orange light under the influence of the formation.
different from
"Vulcan", her appearance is clearly displayed in front of everyone - she has a beautiful face, beautiful facial features, and her eyebrows are 60-70% similar to Zhao Yan.
"No wonder many people in the north think that Zhao Yan is the reincarnation of the 'saint'." Gu Xu thought to himself. These two sculptures
The "painting styles" are very different, but when placed together, they are not awkward at all, but have an inexplicable sense of harmonious beauty.
The "Vulcan" was wearing elegant clothes and looking straight ahead, as if looking at an enemy hidden in the dark.
The "Saint Girl" was serving beside him, looking up at him slightly with admiration and respect in her expression.
In the open space around the statue, there are still many firewood piled up, which looks like a dark bush of thorns from a distance.
Gu Xu didn't know the purpose of these firewood. He only noticed that in his sea of consciousness
The "Hui Lu" rune became even more excited, silently urging him to go through the area.
"Thorn Bush" to get close to the solemn altar.
"Are you the guest brought by Her Royal Highness the Princess?" At this moment, a middle-aged man wearing a red robe and a red hat walked straight towards Gu Xu.
He looked Gu Xu up and down with a scrutinizing gaze.
"Yes, Your Excellency." Gu Xu nodded. Because he had talked with Zhao Yan about topics related to the Fire Temple a few days ago, he easily recognized that the person in front of him was called
"Chongli" is the high priest of the Fire God Temple.
"Chongli" is not his original name, but the code name of each generation of Vulcan high priest. Everyone who puts on the red robe and becomes a high priest needs to abandon their original name and serve wholeheartedly.
"Vulcan".
"The firewood in the temple is not ordinary firewood." Seeing that Gu Xu's eyes had been falling on the firewood beside the altar, he said
"Chong Li" then introduced,
“It contains a magical power derived from the gods and can test the potential of a person’s bloodline.
“When a person’s blood is pure enough, fire will spontaneously burn on these firewood—the stronger the potential, the brighter the flame will burn.
“Many years ago, when Her Royal Highness the Princess entered the temple for the first time, the flames on the pyre jumped directly to the ceiling, scaring the nearby people out of their wits and thinking that someone had set the temple on fire.
"Her cousin's potential is slightly lower than hers. The flame only jumped a few feet high, but it was far higher than the others." At this point,
"Chong Li" paused, then looked at Gu Xu seriously and said: "You are not from Yan, and you don't have the bloodline of the God of Fire, so the pyre will not change.
"If you want to see the altar up close, just walk over. The God of Fire will welcome you as her new believer."
