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Chapter 167: Martial Temple Golden Body
Chapter 167: Martial Temple Golden Body
In the front courtyard of the Ji Wang Manor, a peculiar scene unfolded.
Aside from the servants and slaves, dozens of figures stood in the courtyard, all dressed in fine clothes and with remarkable appearances, despite their varying ages.
And without exception, they were all young ladies.
Even though he had heard that the Ji Wang Manor housed several princesses, Jiang Chengyun was still astonished to witness this scene firsthand.
Unless Ji Wang had a physical defect, it was impossible for him to have only one son, Jin Jiang, the heir apparent.
Perhaps the others had either passed away or been sent away secretly... The true master of this grand manor was likely the gentle-looking princess standing before them.
Ji Wangfei gently scanned the crowd and cleared her throat.
The next moment, the princesses quickly stepped aside, revealing a slender figure in their midst.
The young man had a pale, delicate complexion and wore a dark green silk robe. He looked somewhat sickly.
"Jin Jiang, this is your mother, the princess, who personally went to Qingzhou to invite your martial arts teacher, the renowned Lady Jiang. You should greet her."
Ji Wangfei seemed a bit nervous, but seeing that neither the servants nor the princesses dared to look directly at the figure in the ink-colored robe, her tension eased somewhat.
This was the closest she could find to a lady who embodied the phrase "ethereal and graceful."
Jiang Qiuluan's delicate face was devoid of makeup, and she wore no jewelry. Dressed only in a simple ink-colored robe, she stood casually in the courtyard, easily capturing everyone's attention.
The delicate young man hesitated for a moment before lifting his eyes and reluctantly taking a step forward.
Seeing this, Ji Wangfei finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Lady Jiang," Jin Jiang, the heir apparent, approached and gave a slight bow.
"There's no need for formality, young master," Jiang Qiuluan shook her head.
"He seems shy, but he'll warm up once we become more familiar," Ji Wangfei said, forcing a smile.
Not far away, the silver bells on their waists trembled slightly, quietly conveying a message.
"The more I look at this, the more I feel something is amiss. This doesn't seem like inviting Lady Jiang to teach martial arts at all. Instead, it seems like..." Jiang Chengyun furrowed his brows.
"Mhm."
"You noticed it too?"
"Mhm."
"Then why aren't you reacting at all? Lady Jiang is a renowned figure in Qingzhou, and..."
"I just want to get my pill condensation technique as soon as possible."
Shen Yi remained calm. He was only curious about when this group would finish their conversation.
As for the rest, he was genuinely uninterested.
The logic was simple: if Jiang Qiuluan was unwilling, who in Qingzhou could force her? Since she had already come, there was no point in others meddling.
As Shen Yi stood idly, feeling a bit bored, Jin Jiang, the heir apparent, suddenly clenched his palm and turned his gaze toward them.
The cold and majestic Shen Yi, clad in the Somber Shadow Armor, with his scarlet cape fluttering slightly, stood with an unreadable expression, quietly gazing into the distance.
"May I ask the name of this general..."
Jin Jiang, the heir apparent, bowed again and began to speak, but then he suddenly remembered something: "I, I am Chen Jinjiang. May I ask for your name, General?"
Before he could finish, Ji Wangfei finally remembered Shen Yi's presence, and her eyes twitched involuntarily. She took a subtle step forward and smiled, "This is General Shen from Qingzhou. He has official business at the Martial Temple, so please don't bother him."
After waiting for so long, these words were finally spoken.
Shen Yi took the opportunity to cup his fist in a respectful gesture and said calmly, "I apologize, Your Highness, but I have urgent matters to attend to."
"Please do not let us detain you, General Shen, if you have official business.
Chapter 167: Martial Temple Golden Body
As Shen Yi turned to leave the Ji Wang Manor, Jiang Chengyun followed, his concern for Minister Jiang evident as he repeatedly looked back. Finally, Shen Yi grabbed his arm and pulled him away.
"...'
Jiang Qiuluan watched their departing figures in silence, her pale hand clenching slightly within her sleeve.
...
After leaving the Ji Wang Manor, Jiang Chengyun grit his teeth in anger. "How could the General do such a thing!"
This was the sharpest sword in Qingzhou, meant for slaying demons, not for arranging marriages!
"Has he lived too long that he's gone senile?! Damn old fool!" Jiang Chengyun muttered to himself. Seeing that Shen Yi had walked ahead, he quickly caught up. "General Shen, you're going the wrong way!"
Shen Yi had assumed that the Martial Temple would be something akin to a memorial hall or a shrine. However, under Jiang Chengyun's guidance, they made their way to the street closest to the imperial palace.
"..."
Upon seeing the true face of the Martial Temple, even Shen Yi, who had witnessed skyscrapers in his past life, was astonished.
Two amber-like translucent pillars, each over a hundred feet tall, supported an incredibly tall hall, as if trying to pierce the clouds.
The double-eaved hipped roof resembled the spine of a giant beast, quietly crouching within the imperial city.
Shen Yi wasn't perplexed by how it was constructed. After all, even he could cause mountains to collapse, so it wasn't surprising to see such displays of power in this world.
He just didn't understand the purpose of building such a tall structure.
"General Shen, I know what you're thinking." Jiang Chengyun seemed to have had similar doubts, but he didn't elaborate. Instead, he led Shen Yi into the Martial Temple.
In stark contrast to the luxurious exterior, the interior was extremely simple and unadorned.
Everything was designed to draw one's gaze to the high platform at the very back.
On that platform, to the left and right, stood six golden bodies, each thirty feet tall. Unlike the statues of bodhisattvas and Buddhas found in Buddhist temples, these golden bodies were diverse in appearance. There were fierce yaksha, beast-headed humans, and even one that resembled a lion-camel demon...
In the center, surrounded by the twelve golden bodies, stood a sixty-foot-tall golden body of an angry Arhat!
Their massive and bizarre forms loomed over everything below, their faces shrouded in darkness, exuding an incredibly strong sense of oppression.
Shen Yi stared, his mind a little dazed.
It wasn't because of anything else, but with the enhancement of his Divine Beast Eye, he had glimpsed a faint shadow within the sixty-foot-tall golden body.
Was this thing alive?
"Don't keep staring." Jiang Chengyun lowered his head and quietly reminded him, "These are the Martial Gods of the Great Qian Dynasty since its establishment."
Above the Martial Immortal realm was the Transformation God realm.
The so-called Transformation God realm involved using incense aspirations to condense a golden body Dharma image. The ethereal soul sheds its physical body and merges with the Dharma image, transforming into various Martial Gods as rumored.
From then on, they no longer suffer the limitations of the physical body. As long as the ethereal soul remains and the incense aspirations continue, they can exist for tens of thousands of years.
"That is the Great Qian Dynasty's most precious treasure."
"The Golden Body Arhat Dharma Image."
Jiang Chengyun glanced at the sixty-foot-tall golden body in the center once more.
It was because of the existence of this ancestor that the Great Qian Dynasty could maintain its control over the current Nine Provinces.
Everyone who entered the Martial Temple would involuntarily feel a sense of awe, as if standing before a divine being, making them feel insignificant.
Minister Shen was no exception, and it would likely take him a while to recover.
"..."
Shen Yi stared at the numerous golden bodies, his mind in turmoil.
If he could obtain one of these, wouldn't it be much easier to slay demons in the future?
(End of Chapter)
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