The person who killed the chief of the temple isn't human! "
Hearing these words echoing in the room, Ren Baqian's heart skipped a beat. He turned to look at Zong Shang and saw that his face was serious and his eyes were filled with killing intent. Zong Shang's face, which originally looked gentle and kind, was now a little fierce.
"How did you know?" Ren Baqian asked in a deep voice.
He had wondered if there would be foreign races in the temple, but it was just a thought. He didn't expect that there would be people in the temple who knew about it.
The seriousness on Zong Shang's face eased slightly. He got up and walked to Ren Baqian's side. He moved a shelf, and it slid silently to the side, revealing a tunnel.
"Please follow me."
Zong Shang got up and walked down. He took a flint from the wall next to him, lit a torch, and the tunnel was immediately illuminated.
The two of them walked all the way down and finally came to a secret room.
"Your defenses aren't very tight!" Ren Baqian said lightly.
How could the chief of the temple and the foreign races be placed in such a simple secret room? If someone else had come in by mistake, Zong Shang would have turned into ashes by now.
"It looks simple, but in fact, it requires special finger strength to knock dozens of times in an instant. Other than me, no one can come in unless this residence is razed to the ground. However, at that time, our branch will probably be extinct. It won't be a big deal even if we are discovered, "Zong Shang explained as he led the way.
Ren Baqian finally understood.
"Your branch?" Ren Baqian asked again.
"When the temple was founded, there were a total of 42 ancestors, and a total of 31 branches were passed down. Over time, these 31 branches became 19 branches. "
"There are exactly eight chief, two deputy chief, and one chief." Ren Baqian did some calculations and found that this number was just right.
"Where there are people, there will be disputes!" Zong Shang sighed.
Ren Baqian immediately knew where this number came from.
"However, about half of them died without knowing why!" Zong Shang said again. As he spoke, he lit a few oil lamps hanging on the wall in the secret room, and everything in the room was suddenly revealed.
There was nothing in the space, not even the simplest stool.
Instead, the walls were full of paintings.
Upon closer inspection, they were all women.
What was surprising was that one of the portraits on the wall was of a young woman, another of an old woman, then another young woman, then another old woman, and so on.
Zong Shang pointed to two of the pictures and said, "This is the first Temple Master Youjing. This is after she grew old."
"This is the second Palace Master of the Youjing Palace, as well as after he grew old."
Ren Baqian stood in front of the wall and looked at them one by one. Suddenly, he gasped in surprise.
"That's Hall Master Feidu. He should be the third Hall Master's faction."
"This is Vice Palace Lord Youjing, the fourth one."
"This is the Deputy Palace Master of the Palace of Heaven, the fifth …"
Zong Shang introduced the paintings one by one.
If one only looked at the pictures of them when they were young, one wouldn't be able to see much. They had different appearances, different temperaments, and different beauty and ugliness.
However, if one looked at the portraits of their old age, one would see that all of their faces were somewhat similar.
No matter what their faces were like when they were young, whether they were peerlessly beautiful or ugly, when they grew old, they actually looked quite similar.
They were even exactly the same!
For example, the first Temple Master Youjing, the fourth Deputy Palace Master Youjing, the seventh Temple Master of the Palace of Heaven, and the 14th Temple Master of the Queyin Temple.
For example, the second Temple Master Youjing, the 11th Temple Master Youjing, and the 14th Temple Master of the Palace of Heaven … They were almost carved from the same mold.
However, when they were young, these people had almond-shaped eyes, slanted eyes, oval faces, and round faces …
However, when they grew old, they actually looked like they were carved from the same mold.
In addition, the appearance of each Temple Master was also quite similar, especially their eyes, which seemed to have a kind of …
"Due to their martial arts, their lifespan is longer than that of ordinary warriors. Therefore, very few people can discover the changes in their appearance."
Ren Baqian was a little puzzled. "Why did you draw every Temple Master?"
"Because every one of them was a woman!"
Upon hearing this answer, Ren Baqian felt that Zong Shang's faction was actually quite … pitiful.
"Because the first two Temple Masters Youjing were quite popular, some people naturally kept their portraits at that time. However, some problems were discovered after that. They were too similar in their old age, "Zong Shang continued.
Ren Baqian felt that there should be more than two Temple Masters.
Just two Temple Masters didn't mean anything …
Zong Shang definitely wasn't telling the truth.
However, this had nothing to do with him. He wasn't interested in the dark history of Zong Shang's faction.
He wasn't interested at all.
What was wrong with men being a little wretched and perverted?
"At first, we thought that it was because of their martial arts, but that wasn't the case. They were always secretly looking for a replacement, which wasn't surprising. We were the same. However, their approach seemed to be somewhat different.
In a short period of time, the strength of those who took over would increase greatly, and the original Temple Master would die.
Those who took over would be promoted in a very short period of time and be very familiar with many things, which was why we were aware of the problem.
"In fact, 1,000 years after coming to this land, the human race had a renaissance. At that time, many outstanding people were born. There were 11 people in the world who had reached the level of opening up heaven and earth and thousands of Spirit Wheel experts.
At that time, some people proposed to return to their homeland, and even many people in the Temple of Heaven thought so.
This was because the reproduction ability of the foreign races was far inferior to ours, and their recovery ability wasn't as good as ours. At that time, large areas of land were empty. As long as they found a place to stay and persisted for more than 10 years, it was possible for them to regain their foothold and return to their homeland.
However, this idea was later interrupted, and they killed those outstanding people who wanted to leave.
They were also the ones who caused all of this. "
From then on, our faction began to pay attention to them and finally discovered the truth. In fact, it wasn't just us. There were others who also discovered it, but they later died for various reasons. Only we have survived until now, "Zong Shang briefly recounted.
"Why didn't you say it out loud? Wasn't the entire Temple of Heaven a match for her alone? "Ren Baqian asked.
"She wasn't alone," Zong Shang replied. "Back then, someone revealed this news in a meeting attended by half of the people. As a result, five factions completely sided with her and survived. In addition, the temple masters of 11 factions died, and four of the factions that didn't have a successor were completely destroyed. "
Ren Baqian sneered after hearing this. There were actually people who sided with the foreign races.
Zong Shang also looked a little ashamed when he talked about this matter.
"No one knows what happened at that time. However, one thing is certain. Her faction was stronger than it looked on the surface, and it might even be stronger than all of us combined. This was why 11 temple masters died and five temple masters had no choice but to side with her.
After that, my faction didn't dare to act rashly because we should be the only ones who knew the truth. "Zong Shang sighed. "If we were also severed, then the Temple of Heaven would really become a lackey of the foreign races.
I originally thought that I wouldn't have a chance in this generation, but I didn't expect to meet another human faction. I felt that the opportunity I had been waiting for had finally arrived. From the story you told, you should have very powerful weapons that are enough to fight against her, "Zong Shang said.
"Xu Wuming surpassed the Spirit Wheel level, right? He wasn't her match either? "Ren Baqian suddenly asked.
"There are still one or two people in every generation who can reach the Heaven and Earth Domain. Back then, there were also experts who weren't weaker than Xu Wuming," Zong Shang said.
Ren Baqian raised his eyebrows. He originally wanted to blow this place up, but the emergence of Zong Shang made it a little difficult to deal with.
Ren Baqian did have a powerful weapon, but it also had a large area of effect.
When that time came, it would be impossible for others to leave except for him. Otherwise, the other party would also notice that something was wrong.
As for whether Zong Shang's words were true or false, Ren Baqian didn't have much doubt.
This was because the old woman's reaction at that time had already made him feel strange.
If the other party was from the foreign races, then it would make sense.
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