Vol 4 Chapter 69: Lost Temple

Along the way, the ladder to the temple has a total of 36,000 steps.
It symbolizes the supreme prosperity, and in the past, it was worshipped by the incense of countless believers.
When he came to the temple hall, Xiu Yi could even see the slashing marks.
The brown lines told him that there had been a massacre here.
The main hall is very spacious, and there are forty-two crystal pillars wrapped around it. These crystals are all made of magic crystal. The size of the handwriting is astounding.
The ornate walls nearby are full of colorful totem carvings. Although many carvings have been banned, they still exist under the influence of magic, telling later stories of what happened here.
There are thirty-six murals in total.
When Xiu came to the first mural, he saw a group of humans working hard in the fields, but their lives were poor and they had no food or clothing.
The second painting, a mage, chants spells, the sky is covered with rain, and plants grow on the ground.
The third picture depicts the beauty of the harvest. Countless people are using magic to solve various problems, and the world is flourishing.
Text is also engraved under each picture.
These words are very different from those that Xiuyi once knew, but they are quite similar to the magic texts that need to be read when using magic. Xiu Yi was difficult to identify. Some characters could be recognized, but some characters could not be understood. The meaning could only be guessed based on the screen and a few recognizable fonts.
"Father, what do these paintings represent?" Xu asked curiously.
"History is about the rise of the western continent." Xiu replied, pointing to the first painting: "About three thousand years ago, humans in the western continent lived in hard times."
Then he came to the second painting: "At that time, a great figure appeared. His name was ... Eastbrook, as if he thought so. He discovered the power of magic and used it to benefit humanity. He used magic to ask for rain, to make plants grow, and for the people to live a good harvest. "
Xiu Yi looked at it, telling the story as it happened.
"People's lives have improved as a result. They worship and admire the power of magic. Open up the wilderness, irrigate the land, subdue Warcraft, build homes, and build a brilliant magical civilization ..."
"People believe that magic is the gift of the gods. Everyone who can use magic is the darling of the gods. So they are on this continent, the place where the magic power is the strongest. A splendid temple dedicated to sacrifices to gods. It gathers all the advanced magicians of the entire continent. They are here to study magic and lead human life. "
"In the pursuit of magical power, people found that the world is not a single existence. So the temple began to try to open the way to other worlds. In a great magic experiment, they concentrated a lot of magician's power to try to open up A space channel, they finally succeeded. This made them very happy. In order to explore the unknown world, they sent a large team of magicians to that world. "
"On the other hand, the western continent itself is also undergoing tremendous changes. At first, people only used magic to improve their lives, but with the emergence of the magic class, humans experienced a level difference, and nobles and civilians appeared. Able to use magic People are born aristocrats who can enslave others, but cannot use magic. They are born civilians and can only be enslaved. As a result of this, oppression has begun, and the world has begun to change. More and more civilian rebellions are gradually appearing throughout the continent. . "
"Ederick, the leader of a human rebel army, was the first to discover the existence of vindictiveness. Through countless battles, he gradually mastered the tactics of cultivation and application of vindictiveness, and used this powerful force and magicians. Combat. He taught his troop training methods to his troops, making them a powerful armed force, giving the magician a heavy blow on the battlefield. "
"Eric and his army's invincibility on the battlefield caused panic among the aristocracy. In order to save the defeat, they used negotiation as a bait and invited Eric to a banquet. Eric took a small number of troops to the meeting, and the result was A lot of magicians were attacked halfway, and Edric died heroically. But the rebellion did not stop. Banford, a new leader of the human rebel army, continued to lead everyone to fight against the magicians in order to fight for freedom. Fight for equal power. He invented alchemy, so that magic is no longer the magician's patent. "
"The Rebel Army finally achieved its final victory. Eric, son of Eric, killed Banford and became the new leader of the continent. Emanuel personally led his troops to the Holy Mountain. Here he was With strong force in his hand, he forced the temple to acknowledge his dominance. Ten years later, Alex, the son of Banford, killed Emmanuel, fled to other continents with his loyal troops, and There you have your country. "
"After the death of Emmanuel, the temple restored their dominance. In order to ensure that the continent is no longer in turmoil, the temple has re-formulated the rules so that civilians are no longer trapped in heavy slavery, and the continent can rest and thrive. Strong. The magical civilization of the western continent is at its heyday at this moment. "
"What people didn't expect was that at that time, the teams who were exploring other worlds suddenly came back. There were more than three hundred people when they went, but only four people when they returned. But they are no longer the past They. The four magicians became extremely powerful, and at the same time they became fierce and brutal. They killed in the temple and were defeated by all the magicians, but their powerful power surprised everyone. Among them A magician suddenly wakes up after death. He tells everyone that it is a hellish world full of chaos, violence and blood. There, no sunlight, no warmth, and the killing is eternal. theme."
"After that, in order not to cause panic to the mainland, the temple blocked the news and ordered that no one be allowed to explore the unknown world ever again. At the same time they began to try to establish a guardian system because the dead The magician told the temple that the world ... already knew the existence of human society. One day, they would open the space channel and come here. He called it there ... the devil. "
"The guardian system is an attempt by humans to protect themselves. They look for powerful humans, give them magical power and arrogant bodies, and give them unparalleled power. Among all the guardians, Bathgate Is the most powerful being. He was the first to become a sanctuary and discovered the power of the realm. The tyrannical body and mysterious magic made his life long and long. For hundreds of years, he became a temple The most important guarding force, whenever the rebellion occurred, he always charged on the front line. He became the embodiment of justice, a powerful representative, admired by countless people. However, with the passage of time, Bathgate Start getting tired of it all. "
"He saw too many human intrigues, deceptiveness, and insatiable greed. He began to wonder what the meaning of guarding was, and his mission of existence. He began to explore the meaning of life and was eager to find the answer from different angles. So One day he made a decision. He was going to explore that terrible unknown world and see if he could find what he wanted from there. "
"Bathgate finally opened the door to another world and went to another world in search of the meaning of life. The guardian Busgate disappeared from the human world ..."
Xiu's voice stopped here.
Because Xu suddenly called out, "Father! You mean the guy with blue skin is Bathgate?"
"Yes, what's wrong?"
Xu's face became extremely ugly: "I've heard the name from my mother."
"Who is he?"
Xu stared at the mighty man on the mural. He looked for a long time before he murmured, "Master of the Abyss, founder of the Legion of Death, Bathgate ... Oh my god, he turned out to be a human. "
"What are you talking about?" Xiu Yi was surprised.
"I said ... the abyss is the demon world, father." Xu slowly responded: "They are the same world. My mother, Rita, was one of the seven generals of the death legion."
The news that Xu brought was so shocking that Xiuyi could take half a day to digest it.
Either the abyss or the demon world, in fact, they are nothing but human beings calling another world. Speaking of the abyss, the name is more in line with the real form of that world. There are areas where the flames burn, resources are barren, and life is extremely difficult to survive. In order to survive, killing and snatching become a daily form, and those that cannot adapt can only be eliminated by nature .
The demon world is the subjective judgment of human beings, because they despise the existence of this life form, thinking that they are barbaric and uncivilized creatures, which are not as noble as human beings. However, it is undeniable that the abyss monster is indeed far more powerful than most life in the human world. They grow in the killings, they are powerful in the death, and each one is a born warrior trained by blood and fire.
In the abyss, nothing is more famous than the Death Corps. This terrible army swept and unified the whole abyss. Bathgate was the first owner of the Death Corps. But more than a thousand years ago, he suddenly disappeared mysteriously, along with him was a powerful Death Corps.
Shortly after that, his successors, Alders and Egmont, became the new leader of the Death Corps, the new Lord of the Abyss. However, whether it is Olds or Egmont, they are extremely jealous of Bathgate. Because this guy is too powerful, his strength has reached a level that latercomers can't reach at all. They were afraid that one day Bathgate would suddenly return, so the two Lords of the Abyss never dared to take their place in the name of the deputy leader of the death legion.
For thousands of years, the Legion of Death has only the deputy chief and no chief.
Dragon Rita is a later member of the Death Corps. She had never seen Bathgate herself, only knowing that he had twin horns in his head, a pale face, a red complexion, a tall body, and a flame around him, possessing almost invincible strength.
I believe if she was here, she would be shocked to hear that the horrible abyss Lord, Bathgate, was originally a human.
Xiuyi's eyes glanced at the mural at the back slightly. After hearing Xu's statement, he already understood what happened later.
He went straight to the next few murals: "It seems that Bathgate has not disappeared mysteriously. After he went to the abyss, he gradually fell. He thinks that he has found the meaning of life, that is, death and killing. He thinks that weak meat is strong food. The fundamental law of the existence of life is the law of natural selection. Abyss follows this law, and humans violate this law. So humans should not be living beings in the world. He led his death army to kill from the demon world. Coming back, killing the western continent, bringing a devastating disaster. "
In front of this mural, a strong man with twin horns and flames all around him, as previously described by Xu, is standing on a group of bones and screaming wildly. Around him, numerous soldiers of the Death Corps embraced and followed. These life repairs have never been seen except for one of these demons.
From the sorting point of view, they are the lowest-level cannon fodder soldiers, but in the human world, they have become the secret weapon of the Reims Empire.
"So what? Father?"
"Later?" Xiu Yi smiled, and he came to the next painting: "The temple already has very powerful power at this time. They have invented many super spells, and they have even invented ... the sword of glory?"
Xiu Yi was completely confused.
According to the story in the mural, the study of magic and alchemy in the western continent at that time had reached a considerable degree. They even created lawful four artifacts such as the Sword of Glory and the Cup of Life. However, the Lord of the Abyss, Bathgate, also has excellent alchemy talent. Long before the invasion, he used the power from the abyss to create the dark blade dedicated to the glorious sword, the ring of life-stealing of the cup of life, the divine b> 13 Kannet / b>, and the light scepter. Chaos four magic weapons such as the Doomsday Dragon Gun.
In the use of power, because the four magic artifacts are built for the four artifacts, they have a complete suppression.
From this point of view, whether it is a temple or a demon world, the accomplishments in alchemy have actually reached the peak.
As a result of the war, Xiu Yi continued reading.
"With the invasion of the demon world, the temple led a massive war between the mainland people and Bathgate. The four artifacts failed to bring victory to the temple because Bathgate's power was extremely extreme in the abyss. Great growth, many times more powerful than before he entered the abyss. His dark spells caused people a terrible death, barren the land, and never gave birth to vegetation. Only death and fire existed wherever his army went. Bathgate decided to attack the temple in person, and the temple was about to lose sight. In order to destroy this terrible demon, the temple decided to fight the water. They gathered all the magicians and artifacts to the temple, and used the super magic circle made by the alchemist. , Launched a forbidden spell, powerful power covered the entire continent, washing all life, no matter human beings or other existence, even the powerful Bathgate could not escape. This power is too powerful, so that even The western continent can't bear such a force by itself, and the end result is the western continent sinking to the ocean floor. In order to preserve this continent, retain their history, and finally The temple masters used the eternal enchantment to protect the most central part of the mainland, and the other parts could only be allowed to perish. The only thing that was not destroyed by this force was the eight demon tools, but they were scattered everywhere and disappeared. No trace. Since then, the people of the western continent have died together with the death legion. Because the fighting happened so quickly and ended so abruptly that the people of other continents did not even know that it happened. "
"The western continent just disappeared, and it no longer exists."
"It's funny, humans created guardians to protect themselves, but eventually destroyed themselves." Xu mumbled.
"Putting yourself on the feet, that's exactly what humans do, Xu."
"That being the case, what's going on with that teleportation circle in the land of grace?"
Xiu came to the last picture.
"Not all people died immediately after the landfall of the western continent. The elder Kripwell of the temple survived the catastrophe. He wrote all the stories here, these murals, but There is not much time left in his life. He has no time to bring what happened here to the people outside, so he leaves a teleportation circle outside, and hopes that someone will enter the world in the future and see what happens here. Everything, make enough vigilance and preparation for the demon world in the future. "
"In order to resist the demon world, he keeps all the spell records of the temple here, including the methods of combat cultivation, various magic, alchemy knowledge ..."
Xiu Yi and Xu looked at each other, and at the same time, huge joy erupted.
After reading the mural story for a long time, only this news is the most exciting.
Xu jumped up: "Wow, this is awesome, the most splendid western civilization, the highest temple heritage, father!"
The little guy suddenly jumped into Xiu Yi's arms.
Xiu carefully looked at the record, then he pointed to the three doors behind the hall.
"Behind these three doors are hidden inheritances about combat practice, magic, and alchemy, and they can be obtained as long as they pass the test. But Kripwell, in light of Bathgate's lessons, is afraid to Everything is left to one person. All he made a rule that one person can only enter behind a door and get a kind of inheritance. He doesn't know how many people will enter here in the future, but only three people will get it. The knowledge left by the temple. Each door has a seal on it. When you enter one of the doors, the seal will automatically record the physical characteristics of the person. The recorded person cannot enter the other door, otherwise it will touch. The consequence of the eternal enchantment is to support the collapse of the sky, and this continent is completely destroyed. "
"Isn't it possible to arrange the teleportation array, and then forcibly enter the three gates, take away all the inheritance and directly teleport away? By that time, even if this continent is completely destroyed, it will not affect us."
"Impossible. The inheritance of the temple is not in the form of book records. It is stored by Kripwell directly in the form of magical energy, which can avoid the erosion of time. When the entrant enters the gate, the first thing he faces is God. The test of the temple. Those who fail the test will not only fail to get inheritance, but will also be punished. Only those who pass can take away the knowledge behind the door. The only way to take away this knowledge is to inculcate it directly after the temple recognizes it. In your body. There is no other way to do it. "
"How could this be ..." Xu mumbled his mouth. "So what do you choose, father?"
"Of course it is alchemy," Xiu replied, pointing his finger at the middle door.
Then his movements freeze.
Because at that moment he clearly found that there was no magic energy on the alchemy door. !! ~!