CHAPTER 542: CHAPTER 232: THE TWIN SAINTS OF GREAT YU (SECOND UPDATE)

In Xu Qing’s sea of consciousness, the blurred outline of a bell appeared, seemingly cast from bronze, thick, solid, vast, as if transcending time and history...

The bell appeared, accompanied by the melodious voice of the Black Mountain Old Demon.

Muffled, oppressive, as if sinking into endless time...

Suddenly, in Xu Qing’s sea of consciousness, stars lit up one by one.

Eastern Azure Dragon, Western White Tiger, Southern Vermilion Bird, Northern Xuanwu.

The appearance of the Four Symbols Constellations, their vast celestial killing intent, made the stagnant thoughts move again.

Boom!

The Five Great Demons suddenly appeared, especially the Destruction Ming King, carrying an indomitable will, allowing Xu Qing to break free from the constraints.

In his sea of consciousness, the saintly texts began to shine brightly.

Dispersing the oppressive weight of time from the bell.

Xu Qing opened his eyes, cold sweat rolling down his forehead.

If not for the Purple Mansion Primordial Sect reigning over the laws within his body, he feared he wouldn’t escape the far-reaching mental suppression and become a vegetal state.

Indeed, the divine skills of the Black Mountain Old Demon are astonishing.

"How did it know I would visit General Yu today?" Xu Qing still had a level of doubt in his heart.

Recalling the bell, Xu Qing vaguely sensed that the Black Mountain Old Demon might have a perception of the future.

Similar to his Qi Fortune little dragon, possibly even more precise in sensing the heavenly secret.

No wonder it is the number one martial expert in the world.

Xu Qing quickly calmed his mind.

"Heaven creates all things to nourish man, man has nothing to repay heaven, kill kill kill kill kill kill kill..., signed Black Mountain Old Demon." General Yu relaxed at Xu Qing’s recovery, picked up a garment, and slowly read out the text in its holes.

"Is this the handiwork of the Black Mountain Old Demon? Such formidable killing intent." General Yu suddenly realized that he might have unknowingly fallen for the old demon’s trap.

As expected of the world’s number one expert, not undeserved of renown.

General Yu also felt the rise of killing intent within his heart.

Such an existence, being the adversary of the Great Yu Dynasty, poses a great threat to the country and its people.

In his position, he instinctively wants to do everything possible to eliminate the Black Mountain Old Demon.

"For physical injuries, Master Xiong Chan has more say; let’s go find him." Although Xu Qing’s medical skills are remarkable, and he is a Martial Arts Grandmaster, he dare not claim he can heal General Yu’s injuries from the depths of the Black Mountain Old Demon; hence, consulting Master Xiong Chan seems more reliable.

General Yu shook his head: "No need, Xu Qing, if you are free, you can accompany me to meet two people."

"Who?"

"You’ll know once we get there."

Seeing General Yu evading and hearing that it’s two people, Xu Qing vaguely harbored guesses in his heart.

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Xu Qing followed General Yu to the leading temple among the nine shrines in the capital, the True Martial Temple.

There are several True Martial Temples in the capital, but the most famous is the "Lingming Xianyou Palace."

Though Chaotian Temple is also a True Martial Temple, its scale can hardly compare with Lingming Xianyou Palace.

The True Martial Temple’s esteemed standing in the country is greatly due to Emperor Chengzu.

Emperor Chengzu firmly believed that during the "Campaign for the Throne," he was blessed by the True Martial Great Emperor from behind, hence, during his reign, he constructed the Forbidden City in the north, Taihe Mountain in the south, and specifically designed a "Xuanwu Spirit Realm" in the northern part of the Forbidden City for the Great Emperor in the capital.

The northern gate of the Forbidden City is called Xuanwu Gate; further in, is the Qin’an Hall dedicated to the True Martial Great Emperor. On both sides of Qin’an Hall, there originally were seven smaller courtyards to the east and west, also known as "East Seven Institutes" and "West Seven Institutes," these two architectural groups represent the "Xuanwu Seven Stars."

And naturally, the True Martial Great Emperor became the National Guardian God of the Great Yu Dynasty.

Moreover, it is widely known that the human embodiment of the True Martial Great Emperor is the ancestor of the Xuantian Dragon Ascension Path, Zhang Lata.

Besides the Forbidden City, Emperor Chengzu built a grand scale palace dedicated to the True Martial Great Emperor at the north end on the east side of the central axis in the capital, which is the Lingming Xianyou Palace.

In certain respects, Lingming Xianyou Palace possesses an equivalent status to the Imperial City.

Xu Qing followed General Yu through a towering archway standing in the center of the street, reaching the northern palace gate, and then proceeded to the second palace gate.

Its scale and grandeur are magnificent, incredibly impressive. There are shadow walls on both sides generally arranged in a ’eight’ shape. Upon entering this gate, one arrives at the very core of the Xianyou Palace’s second courtyard.

The core building of the courtyard is a heavy-eave-wultop main hall with five bays in width.

The steps leading up to the main hall are intricately carved not with the usual dragon or stone motifs but with plum blossoms and ancient moon patterns, which is unique among the countless palace courtyard step carvings across the land.

Upon entering the main hall, it houses a figure of the True Martial Great Emperor.

Not everyone can enter the main hall, and General Yu is clearly not among them.

"Yu Zhen, are you injured?" A stunningly beautiful, unparalleled Kundaowith a head full of white hair appeared before General Yu.

Xu Qing was secretly apprehensive.

With his skills today, he only sensed her presence the moment she appeared.

Fortunately, his Qi Fortune little dragon showed no abnormal reactions.

He had already guessed the identity of the figure, but hadn’t anticipated that one of the two Martial Saints of the Great Yu Dynasty was a woman.

In the Martial Arts path, the difficulty of cultivation for women is even greater than for men.

And in the records Xu Qing received, the gender of the two Martial Saints was never mentioned.

Of course, it’s also possible that she could be a cross-dresser, or possess a non-gender identity, akin to a Bodhisattva in the Buddhist sect, transcending worldly concepts of man and woman.

General Yu produced the garment.

The white-haired Kundaodidn’t even glance, lightly saying: "Consume it."

She took out a Dan pill, and soon snowflakes were floating in the air.

Snow Toad Jade Dew Pill.