In the future, Earth becomes a relic of the mythical era.

Chapter 334 The Three Officials, the Purple and Green Twin Swords!
Xie Lingxin walked quickly.

It's not just because the Old Ancestor Jingru might be able to help him solve the problem.

It's also because there are statues of gods in the Sanguan Temple!
You've named it the Sanguan Temple, how can you not have a statue of the Three Officials Emperor?

He had visited almost all the caves in Laoshan, except for the Sanguan Temple of the Old Ancestor Jingru and the Chongyang Cave of Changchunzi.

It's not that he doesn't want to go, it's that he can't get in.

When asked, Liu Ruozhuo only said that the time was not yet right.

Although I often feel extremely anxious, I have no choice but to endure it.

Now that damn "opportunity" has finally arrived!
Sanguan Temple, Sanguan Temple, the Great Emperor Sanguan, I'm here...

We ran all the way to the top of the mountain.

What I saw was somewhat unexpected.

This nunnery... is far too simple.

It was just a few thatched huts, covering an area of ​​no more than an acre.

Compared to the tranquility and solemnity of Taiqing Palace, it is rather shabby.

This made Xie Lingxin feel uneasy.

Can such a place accommodate the Three Officials?

"come in."

While my thoughts were still racing, a deep voice came from inside.

It is as still as the old ancestor.

Xie Lingxin quickly calmed herself down, straightened her robe, and went inside.

The old ancestor Jingru still had that bald, black-bearded appearance.

He lay on his side on a simple wooden couch, one leg draped over his knee, his foot dangling precariously.

They seemed quite relaxed, but perhaps a little...

“Ancestor, this... is unbecoming of a celestial being.”

Xie Lingxin "sincerely" expressed her true feelings.

"Chi~"

The old ancestor Jingru scoffed lightly, his expression full of disdain.

"You little brat, do you even know what immortals are?"

Xie Lingxin grinned: "Whatever the Ancestor is like, then the immortals are naturally like that too!"

"Hmm~"

Ancestor Jingru nodded in satisfaction: "This child is teachable!"

"Now that we've entered the Sanguan Temple, let's pay our respects to the Three Officials Emperor."

Xie Lingxin looked around.

The Three Officials?

Where?
The old ancestor, Jingru, pointed to a certain spot with his foot, which was resting on his knee.

Xie Lingxin's face twitched. Following the direction of her toes, she finally saw three statues in the corner...

Little clay figure!
It's only the size of a palm, no bigger than that.

It looks like it was randomly shaped from grayish-yellow clay.

In front of the small clay figure is a small earthenware pot, about the size of a palm, with three incense sticks stuck in it.

"This... the Three Officials?"

Xie Lingxin opened her mouth.

The venerable Ancestor Jingru said matter-of-factly, "Of course, what else could the Sanguan Temple worship if not the Three Officials Emperor?"

"..."

Why don't the Three Officials Emperors send down lightning to strike you dead...?

Xie Lingxin could only dust herself off and bow to the little clay figure in the corner.

Who cares? If you say so, then so be it. Let's pray first and see what happens.

After several kowtows, the "Great Emperor's Sutra Exposition Picture" was indeed unfurled again.

Then they saw that majestic emperor, whose image was indistinct, speaking in a loud voice, and all the celestial beings, Buddhas, dragons, and gods bowed their heads to listen.

The immense sound seemed to resound throughout the universe...

"After the chaos was divided, there were the three primordial energies of heaven, earth, and water, which gave rise to humankind and nurtured all things..."

"Heavenly Qi governs life, Earthly Qi governs formation, and Water Qi governs transformation; they govern the three realms..."

"The name 'Sanyuan' (三元, meaning 'Three Primal Elements') comes from the fact that the three saints possessed profound virtue and performed countless good deeds, thus their Dao pervaded all the heavens; their majestic power was vast and their grace universal, displaying various supernatural abilities to greatly benefit all living beings..."

As he spoke, three powerful and majestic immortals and deities manifested in the void.

One is hidden in the endless starlight: "The Heavenly Official of the Upper Yuan belongs to the Jade Purity Realm, and is in charge of all the Heavenly Emperors, Supreme Saints and Great Gods."

One is hidden beneath the boundless, thick earth: "The Earth Official of the Middle Yuan belongs to the Upper Pure Realm, and is in charge of the Five Emperors, the Five Sacred Mountains, and all the True Men and the ancient Earth Gods who have attained the Dao."

One rides upon the boundless, surging waves of divine water: "The Lower Yuan Water Official belongs to the Taiqing Realm, and is in charge of the River God of the Nine Rivers Water Palace, as well as all the great gods in the water and the registers of immortals."

The three immortals, gods, and sages cast their gazes into the infinitely distant void.

In that instant, Xie Lingxin felt as if someone was watching her.

These six gazes were an unbearable burden for him.

"Boom!"

My mind felt like it was being pounded by a giant hammer.

That completely stunned him.

He suddenly opened his eyes.

He found himself still in the thatched hut, with the same three little clay figures in the corner.

I'm still a little confused...

"how?"

"The Three Emperors have manifested their power?"

The old ancestor Jingru laughed and said, "Where did you get such good fortune, kid?"

Xie Lingxin shook her head.

Aside from the first time the Emperor preached the scriptures, this was the time he reacted the most.

"Ancestor..."

He seemed to understand the meaning behind the words of the Ancestor Jingru, and even knew that the Three Officials had manifested...

A question that had always existed in my mind couldn't help but arise.

“Ancestor, I once heard someone say that there are no immortals or gods in the world. All gods, immortals, ghosts, and monsters are just legends. They were all born from humans…”

"Is this true?"

"If it's true, Ancestor, you are all true Great Immortals, terrestrial immortals, so why do you still worship and kowtow to these illusory gods and immortals?"

Old Master Jingru chuckled:
"The so-called illusion and reality, reality and illusion, hehe..."

He gave a strange smile: "How could you possibly know that the world you live in is real, while the 'legend' is false? And can't it be the other way around?"

"what?!"

Xie Lingxin was startled.

Before he could speak, Ancestor Jingru laughed again: "Why are you so surprised, boy? Fine, I won't scare you anymore."

"Boy, since you've taken the old Taoist Huagai as your master, how come you don't know the principles of Yin and Yang?"

"Everything in this world is born from yin and yang; where there is yang, there is yin, and where there is yin, there is yang."

"The interplay between the real and the unreal is like that between yin and yang, mutually dependent,"

"It's true that the legend says we were born from humans, but what about humans? And why were they born?" "Could it be... that they appeared out of thin air?"

Ancestor Jingru asked a question that left him completely bewildered.

This question is equivalent to...

who am I? Where do I come from? Where do I go?

Is this philosophy? Or science? Or metaphysics?

"..."

The old ancestor Jingru shook his head: "You don't need to be confused or persistent. It's not your turn to explore such mysteries yet."

"Yin and Yang give rise to each other; isolated Yin cannot grow, isolated Yang cannot be born. This principle applies to everything in the universe, both inside and outside. There is illusion and reality, falsehood and truth..."

"Your journey is long and arduous!"

"Go away, go away..."

Jingru Laozu turned over, facing the wall with his back to him.

Xie Lingxin felt a blur before her eyes and found herself standing in front of the Sanguan Temple.

"what!"

"Ancestor! I still have questions to ask!"

"Go to Chongyang Cave, where you'll find the answer you seek... Don't disturb my peace... Quiet... Quiet..."

The sound reached his ears, and the Sanguan Temple in front of him had already disappeared into a cloud of mist.

Xie Lingxin took a few steps forward, but then she couldn't see him anymore.

And the depth of this fog is unknown...

Knowing that it was impossible to see Ancestor Jingru again, he could only turn around and descend the mountain.

These experts... really!

So annoying!
……

Chongyang Cave is located at the foot of Laoshan Mountain.

It's even harder to find than the Sanguan Temple.

Xie Lingxin didn't find it until midnight.

Seeing Chongyang Cave, he was thoroughly fed up.

Sanguan Temple is a thatched hut, but Chongyang Cave is a palace and temple even larger than Taiqing Palace!
Built against the mountain, it looks as if it was carved directly into the mountain.

The wide three-tiered structure extends upwards from the cliff at the foot of the mountain.

The place was large, but it was empty and deserted.

At least Taiqing Palace still has a young Taoist priest named Qingfeng.

At the entrance of the temple, a Taoist priest with an otherworldly air stood tall, smiling as he watched him walk up the stone steps.

It was Changchunzi, as if he had been waiting for him here.

"This junior pays respects to the Immortal Changchun!"

Xie Lingxin quickly bowed in thanks.

"No need to be polite."

Changchunzi smiled and reached out to help him up: "I already know why you've come. Please come with me."

Xie Lingxin opened her mouth...

From Liu Ruozhuo, to Master Jingru, and then to Changchunzi...

They all seemed to have foreseen the future, or rather, they had already seen it coming and were just waiting for him to arrive.

Okay, you guys are terrestrial gods, awesome!
The palaces and temples carved out of the rocks are quite magnificent and imposing.

Above the palace gate are the three large characters "Chongyang Cave".

Below these three large characters hangs a sword.

Dusty and covered in rust.

I thought it was just a decoration.

But as the two passed underneath, the sword suddenly began to tremble.

It emits a buzzing or vibrating sound.

Changchunzi's face showed a hint of surprise.

This was clearly unexpected.

"Whoosh-!"

The rusty sword suddenly fell, shooting towards Xie Lingxin's chest.

Xie Lingxin was startled and before she could react, she felt a weight in her hand.

By the time he could see clearly, the rusty sword was already in his hand.

Only when he held it in his hand did he realize that it wasn't one sword, but two!

They just overlapped together, looking like a single blade.

Changchunzi looked at him, his eyes showing surprise.

"This……"

Xie Lingxin looked at the sword in her hand, somewhat puzzled.

Changchunzi suppressed his surprise, smiled, and sighed, "This is a treasure left by Lu Zu, a pair of swords, also known as the Purple and Green Swords, one named Purple Lightning and the other Green Serpent!"

"Hanging here for who knows how long, I never imagined I'd encounter him today,"

"A divine sword conceals itself, choosing its master with its own spirit. It seems this is your destiny."

"!"

Lü Zu?

A sword flashes like purple lightning at his waist, a green snake lurks in his sleeve—his courage is boundless!

Back in the Great Zhou Domain, when the three religions of the Divine Capital were fighting, a Taoist borrowed his male and female sword box from afar.

He then murmured this sentence.

Two astonishing rainbows, one blue and one purple, appeared, revealing two divine dragons, one blue and one purple, stretching for hundreds of miles.

It fought fiercely against Wu Zetian's Six Paths of Reincarnation.

He didn't know who won or lost, but he figured the Taoist priest had won.

Because that was Lü Chunyang, the one who was said to be the Green Emperor who stepped onto Penglai.

If this Lü Chunyang is the same immortal from the Upper Cave he knows, Wu Zetian couldn't possibly be his match, right?
To my surprise, I actually encountered these two swords here... It can't be a coincidence, can it?

Thinking of those two azure and purple dragons that stretched for hundreds of miles, Xie Lingxin's breathing became somewhat heavy.

With this thing, isn't he invincible?
He was obviously overthinking it.

Changchunzi's statement that divine things conceal themselves was clearly not just a casual remark.

Aside from the unusual movement just now, these two swords were just two ordinary-looking rusty swords in his hands.

It's so shabby that it feels cheap to hold in your hand.

Changchunzi saw through his thoughts and smiled, "No need to be impatient. Such a divine object cannot be controlled by ordinary physical bodies; only the mind can wield it."

"After you return, nourish your primordial spirit, and one day you will be able to make the divine sword shine again."

Xie Lingxin nodded.

Although it felt a bit like unfulfilled desire, I had no choice but to accept it.

A little embarrassed, he said, "Master, this divine sword... wouldn't it be inappropriate for me to just take it like this?"

As he spoke, he had already clutched the sword tightly to his chest.

"..."

(End of this chapter)