Under One Person: My Inner Realm Connects to All Worlds!

Chapter 104 Guandi Temple

In the interior space.

Han Yun sensed the constant changes happening in their hands through the internal anchor points on the five dragons' bodies.

He chuckled lightly: "Interesting. It seems the Five Dragons are doing quite well in the world of Extraordinary Ones."

The Mirror Spirit stood to the side and asked, "Master, are you really planning to use the essence blood of a divine beast to cultivate the divine beast avatar?"

Han Yun shook his head and said, "No, although the divine beast bloodlines of the Non-Human World are special, they may become a limitation for me after I reach a certain level."

"I was thinking that perhaps we could create a completely new method using the essence and blood of those divine beasts."

He looked at the carefree golden lion playing in the distance and couldn't help but smile.

The golden lion seemed to sense something, and suddenly turned its head, letting out a "woof" at Han Yun, its eyes full of anticipation.

Han Yun chuckled: "Alright, alright, I'll prepare some food for you right away."

With a thought, countless points of light appeared in his inner space, transforming into pure energy that flowed into the golden lion's body. The little creature let out a satisfied burp, curled up, and fell asleep.

The spirit looked at this scene with a gentle look in its eyes: "Master, you spoil it too much."

"Kids should always be spoiled!"

However, after the Five Dragons left, the Golden Lion had no playmates. Han Yun then completely transformed the White Calf and Black Horse Twin Blades he had used before into spirits, and then used the illusion technique from the Spirit Fox's Hundred Transformations to transform them into the appearance of a calf and a foal.

"White Calf and Black Horse greet you, sir!"

The white calf transformed into a snow-white calf, its four hooves treading on auspicious clouds, and rubbed against Han Yun's palm in an endearing manner; the black horse transformed into a glossy little colt, affectionately tugging at Han Yun's sleeve and swishing its tail.

"It's much less troublesome than Wulong."

Then, Han Yun couldn't help but think of the Crimson-Eyed Dragon Bow, which had been sitting in the inner space for a long time but had never been used, so he decided to enlighten it as well.

The Crimson-Eyed Dragon Bow originally sealed three Crimson Serpent Spirits, but under the dual influence of the dragon energy of the previous dynasty and Han Yun's inner energy, it transformed into a three-headed, red-bearded, golden-scaled dragon.

However, unlike the peaceful and serene nature of the white calf and black serpent, these three-headed dragons were unruly and, as soon as Han Yun had enlightened them into form, they wanted to bite back at him.

Han Yun's face darkened. He combined the inner vision anchor point and the Qi of Dan Yun into three bell-shaped collars, which he then placed around the neck of the three-headed dragon. With a thought, the collars tightened suddenly, causing the three-headed dragon to hiss and writhe in pain.

"You beast, how dare you be so insolent?"

Han Yun coldly shouted, a wisp of golden light gathering at his fingertip and touching the center of the dragon's head between its brows. The three-headed dragon trembled, the fierce light in its eyes instantly vanished, and it lay prostrate on the ground, shivering.

The Mirror Spirit covered its mouth and chuckled: "Master, these three-headed dragons are unruly and difficult to tame. It would be better to let the Golden Lion discipline them."

Han Yun raised an eyebrow and looked at the Jinni that had been startled awake.

Don't forget, the Golden Lion is also known as the Sea-Suppressing Roar.

The little guy rubbed his eyes, saw the three-headed dragon, and excitedly pounced on it with a "roar," pressing a claw onto the dragon's back.

Just as the three-headed dragon was about to struggle, the golden lion opened its mouth and spewed out a ball of golden flames, burning its scales black and causing it to wail in agony.

"Okay, stop playing with it and breaking it."

Han Yun patted the Golden Lion's head, then turned to the Three-Headed Flood Dragon and said, "Now that you have gained sentience, you should know your limits. From now on, you will follow the Golden Lion. If you dare to act recklessly again..." A golden light flashed at his fingertips, and the Three-Headed Flood Dragon nodded repeatedly in fright, shrinking behind the Golden Lion and not daring to move.

Then, Han Yun fitted the white calf with a nose ring made of Dan Yun Qi and the inner landscape anchor point, while the black steed had a bridle and bit, before they left the inner landscape space.

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Jieliang, this is the hometown of Guan Yu.

In ancient times, Jieliang City was like an eye in the middle of a vast ocean, surrounded by large bodies of water such as salt lakes, Wuxing Lake, and Sushui River, hence the saying "a bridge in the sea". Since "sea" and "Jie" are homophones, it was simply called Jieliang.

This place boasts the largest and best-preserved Guandi Temple complex in all of China, and is hailed as the ancestor of Guandi Temples and the crown of martial temples.

Han Yun entered the Guandi Temple and saw an exquisitely carved shrine in the center of the hall, in which sat a statue of Guan Yu dressed as an emperor. He was dignified and solemn, wearing an imperial crown, a golden dragon robe, a jade belt, and holding a seven-star jade tablet.

Above the outside of the hall is a plaque inscribed with "Divine Courage". The upper edge of the plaque is engraved with the two characters "Imperial Decree" in seal script. It has a red background with a gold frame and is surrounded by a golden dragon. The plaque is also decorated with red and gold leaf.

Han Yun stood in front of the statue of Guan Yu, staring into those phoenix eyes, as if he could feel a sharp sword intent rushing towards him.

But the focus is not on the statue itself, but on the sword it holds in its hand—the real Guan Yu sword!

The blade is broad and long, shaped like a crescent moon, with a forked blade on the back. The blade has a hole with a hanging ornament, and there is a dragon-shaped spout at the junction of the blade and the handle. There is a ferrule at the end of the long handle.

In Han Yun's eyes, the blade was surrounded by a murderous aura, almost spiritual. He judged that this blade must have been stained with blood, and quite a lot of it.

However, this knife is very "new," so it cannot be an object that has been passed down for hundreds of years, and it certainly cannot be Guan Yu's sword.

The Records of Ancient and Modern Swords states: Guan Yu, highly regarded by Liu Bei, was willing to risk his life. He personally forged two swords from iron from Dushan Mountain, inscribing them with the words "Ten Thousand Men." When Guan Yu was defeated, he cherished the swords and threw them into the water.

Han Yun stared at the knife, somewhat lost in thought. Suddenly, a centenarian who looked like a temple keeper spoke up and asked, "Young man, what do you think of this knife?"

"What a deadly weapon!"

Han Yun sighed.

Then, he looked at the old man and asked, "It must be very difficult to raise such a deadly weapon, right?"

The old man grinned, seemingly a little smug: "Not difficult at all, just slaughter a few more animals. Young man, you seem quite interested in this knife?"

Han Yun smiled slightly: "I am indeed quite curious. I wonder if the old man could explain in detail?"

The old man squinted and slowly said, "Back when China was in ruins, those Japanese wanted to empty this Guandi Temple, saying they would send it to their hometown. Do you think we could agree to that?"

“My brother and I each took a Guan Dao (a type of halberd) and made them according to the Guan Yu's great halberd enshrined in the ancestral temple. On the day the halberds were completed, we swore to Guan Yu that we would use them to kill all the bandits who invaded our land.”

"Later..."

The old man's voice lowered, "For various reasons, my brother and I separated. I first joined the Big Sword Brigade, and later fought in northwestern Shanxi."

“It’s a pity that my brother died on the battlefield, and his sword broke. This sword of mine survived in his place. After the 1980s, I got old and couldn’t work anymore, so I came back here to guard this temple and to guard him.”

Upon hearing this, Han Yun couldn't help but feel a sense of respect and asked, "May I ask your name?"

The old man waved his hand: "What's with all this talk about names? My surname is Guan, just call me Old Guan!"

(End of this chapter)