Zhu Tian: Starting from the Laughing Proud Yue Buqun

Chapter 352: Encountering the World's Number One Extraordinary Book, "The Record of the God of War"

The group rose into the air, crossed the lake, and reached the floating temple above the center of the lake.

To be precise, it was a small, floating island, and the temple was built on this island.

The group landed and looked at the layers of white jade steps, which numbered over a thousand.

"This is?!"

At this moment, everyone's attention was drawn to a stone tortoise nearly ten feet in size standing in front of the stone steps.

The stone tortoise lies beside the steps, its shell covered with special graphic symbols that make one dizzy and unable to look directly at it with just one glance.

"Could this be the legendary Hetu Luoshu?" the Evil Emperor exclaimed in surprise.

Lu Miaozi stepped forward, stroked it, and examined it closely, his eyes shining even brighter.

"how?"

Xu Qing asked, "Simply observing him, I couldn't discern the mystery on this tortoise shell painting."

However, its runes are unusual, and looking at them for too long will inevitably cause dizziness.

This is enough to show that this turtle shell image is not simple.

Lu Miaozi said excitedly, "The runes on this diagram contain the principles of the I Ching. Although we cannot determine whether it is the legendary Luoshu based on this alone, it should be closely related to the Luoshu!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing used his divine sense to probe into the tortoise shell diagram, but unfortunately, he did not find anything.

If we can glean something from the turtle shell diagram, we will surely gain something.

Wanwan, Shi Zhixuan, and the others went up and touched it, but it didn't elicit any reaction.

"There's no need to waste energy on this. Go into the hall and see the 'Illustrated Record of the God of War'."

Xu Qing shook his head. Since there weren't many clues for the time being, he would naturally put it aside for now.

After saying that, he stepped onto the stairs and headed towards the gate of the Temple of War.

The Evil Emperor and the others all withdrew their gazes and followed Xu Qing up the steps.

Lu Miaozi also temporarily put aside his research.

Although the stone steps were high, there were no other unusual phenomena.

The group easily arrived at the entrance of the Temple of War.

Observing this ancient building up close and in such detail amplifies the impact of its grandeur and magnificence.

"Who could have built such a magnificent palace?! It's a miracle!"

Lu Miaozi was amazed, from the outer Jingyan Palace to the inner War God Temple.

His constructions far exceeded his architectural knowledge, and his power was unimaginable.

"It is said that this palace appeared as early as ancient times. Could it have been built by powerful human beings from an even more ancient era?"

Shi Zhixuan guessed that he was also very knowledgeable and knew some records from ancient times.

"The forging capabilities of the more ancient times were clearly inferior to those of our time, so how could they have built such a magnificent temple?"

Lu Miaozi shook his head; he did not believe that the ancients' construction skills were more advanced than those of the present day.

"Perhaps this temple was not built by human hands, or perhaps it is not a product of our world."

The Evil Emperor's eyes flickered; he had explored the origins of the Temple of War for a long time.

"Not a product of our world?"

"What does the Evil Emperor mean by these words?!"

Everyone was surprised, but Xu Qing nodded slightly, as he shared the same feeling as the Evil Emperor.

The strangeness of this Temple of War is completely unlike anything that could be built in the Tang Dynasty world.

It's more like a product of a higher world!

"I suspect this object may have originated from the Upper Realm!" said the Evil Emperor.

"Upper realm?"

The crowd's eyes flickered; those who could shatter the void could ascend to the upper realm and pursue true immortality.

This is common knowledge; it's no longer a secret.

The Upper Realm is as mysterious as the celestial realm that everyone imagines, and it possesses even stronger beings.

“Your guess is very likely,” Lu Miaozi agreed.

With his knowledge of architecture, he was arrogant and believed that no one in the world could compare to him.

The building before us is completely out of this era, so it is highly likely that it came from the upper realm.

Because it is so mysterious, countless outstanding people throughout history have explored it, obtained opportunities from it, and thus were able to break through the void and leave.

It's hard to explain how the people of this world could possess such power and leave behind such a legacy. "Let's go in and take a look."

As Xu Qing stepped into the main hall, it was as if time and space had shifted, and a strange feeling arose spontaneously.

Everyone felt a chill run down their spines and was deeply shocked.

This main hall is extremely large and extremely tall!

It was like a vast space, where everyone inside the hall appeared extremely small.

"The interior space is so spacious!"

"What kind of design is this!"

Lu Miaozi was amazed. From the outside, the main hall of the War God Temple was only slightly larger than the palaces in the imperial city, but once inside, it was completely different.

The space inside the hall was larger than imagined, like a small world, it was incredible!

"So that's how the Temple of War is a world unto itself!"

Xu Qing also sighed, the space of the War God Temple was extremely vast, it had been transformed into a grotto-heaven!
No wonder there was a feeling of time and space shifting the moment I stepped in.

This is indeed another space, a world different from the outside.

This shocked everyone, while Xu Qing began to examine it closely.

The front and left and right walls of the grand hall were at least forty feet away from him.

On the massive wall facing the main entrance, a line of large seal script was carved from top to bottom.

The characters are arranged vertically from the top of the palace, with a distance of at least thirty zhang between the beginning and the end, and each character is about one zhang square.

The book states: "Heaven and earth are ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs!"
At the center of the roof, there is a round object, two zhang in diameter, radiating a soft bluish-yellow light.

It was practically an indoor artificial sun, bathing the entire hall in its soft glow.

"That's a star map!?"

Xu Qing's eyes flickered slightly. There was an even larger circle around the sun, covering a full twenty feet in size.

Thousands of stars twinkled, as if countless stars were shining in the void of the universe.

"The fact that the celestial constellations can be derived from this further convinces me that this place must be from the upper realm!"

Lu Miaozi also saw the constellation map and said with great awe.

The others were the same; they had never witnessed such a magical scene before.

The starry sky is so close to everyone that they can see the trajectory of every star.

Such methods are akin to those of gods and demons!

Xu Qing withdrew his gaze from the star map and continued to observe other regions.

The grand hall was devoid of any pillars or objects.

However, there is a square relief about two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters) in the center of the hall, which is very eye-catching.

There are also twenty-four bas-reliefs, each about ten feet square, on each of the left and right walls.

Including the relief sculpture in the center of the hall, it makes exactly forty-nine!
Xu Qing's gaze was more focused on the relief sculpture on the floor in the center of the hall.

Its carving is exquisite, depicting a god wearing strange armor and a mask covering his face, with a monster that resembles a dragon but is not quite a dragon sitting beneath him.

Nine thick, torn clouds flew down from the upper left corner, heading straight for a large, blood-red fireball in the lower right corner.

Next to each thick cloud, from top to bottom, are written the Nine Heavens, the Eight Heavens, and so on down to the lowest Heaven!

Above the relief are five large characters that read "War God Catalogue I".

"This is the War God's Manual!"

Xu Qing's eyes flickered with surprise, and she couldn't help but whisper.

His voice also drew everyone's attention away from the star map and towards the reliefs.

"The War God's Manual!!"

The Evil Emperor looked at Yu Tian with excitement, and quickened his pace slightly.

"A legendary item, I have seen it today!"

Wanwan, Shi Zhixuan, and the others could not hide their excitement and joy.

This is, after all, a legendary book, and now that they have actually found it, how can they remain calm?

I'm afraid no one will be able to stay calm!

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(End of this chapter)