From Alliance to Marvel

Chapter 156 The Palace of Eternal Existence?

The next day, Zeng Hao and Ezreal got out of the tent and stretched. Zeng Hao looked at a bamboo tube hanging on a tree trunk in the distance.Zeng Hao's former mount was tied to the tree, but the eyes of the mount seemed to be filled with tears.

Zeng Hao walked over and took the bamboo tube down, patted the beast's head casually, and said a word of fate.

Then he opened the bamboo tube and found that it was a map.

The location of the Hall of Eternal Existence is marked on it, and it looks like it was made just yesterday.

Zeng Hao handed the map to Ezreal and said, "It seems that we don't need to find it by ourselves."

Ezreal gave him a blank look, took the map over, looked at it carefully, and said to Zeng Hao: "It's done, with this map we will be able to reach the Palace of Eternal Existence soon, but we We don’t need them to help us translate that map, why should we go?”

Zeng Hao twisted his neck, and replied: "Go and see, I heard from Irelia, it's quite mysterious and has a long history, don't you want to go and see?"

Ezreal nodded and replied, "Of course I want to go, so shall we set off now?"

Zeng Hao rolled his eyes at him, and said, "Put the tent away first, and then talk about it after breakfast. You didn't look like you didn't want to go just now, and now you're rushing."

Ezreal laughed twice, and obediently went to collect the tent.

When passing by the beast, Ezreal also thoughtfully wiped away the tears for the beast, untied the beast's rein from the tree, and said to it: "It's really the last part of the journey, and you will be liberated when the time comes. Said."

The beast nodded in a very human way, and then followed Ezreal to the edge of the tent, lying on the ground skillfully, allowing Ezreal to put the tent away and put it on his back.

After Ezreal folded the tent and put it on the beast's back, Zeng Hao's breakfast was ready.

After breakfast, the two followed the route marked on the map and prepared to go to the Palace of Eternal Existence.

There is a mountain marked on the map, and the name of the mountain is Hirana, so the monastery on the mountain is also named Hirana Monastery, which is the destination of Zeng Hao and Ezreal this time - the Palace of Eternal Existence.

The two climbed over the mountains, crossed Shangzan, and stopped on the northeast coast of Shangzan.A large-looking island was right in front of the two of them.

Ezreal looked at the map in his hand, and said to Zeng Hao behind him: "The island in front is where the Palace of Eternal Existence is. How do we get there?"

"Let's fly over. As for the beast, let's let it go. We won't need it when we come back. Why don't we just kill it now and use it as food, because we just don't have enough dried meat."

The body of the beast under Zeng Hao trembled, and the whole beast froze there.

Ezreal felt the movement of the beast below him, turned his head to Zeng Hao and said angrily, "You don't even let an animal go, at least it has been hunching you for so long."

Zeng Hao giggled, jumped off the beast's back, walked in front of the beast, took out a small water ball made of healing water from the void, and said to the beast, "Open your mouth."

The beast immediately opened its mouth and stared at Zeng Hao with two big eyes, wanting to know what Zeng Hao was going to do.

Zeng Hao flicked water droplets into the mouth of the beast, and then manually closed the mouth of the beast.

After doing all this, Zeng Hao waved to Ezreal, asking him to take off all the packages from the beast's back.

Ezreal jumped off the back of the beast with a large package in one hand, probably because of the recent infection incident, Ezreal felt that his body had really started a second development, not only strength and speed, Even the height, which has not been growing all year round, seems to have changed slightly.This made Ezreal very happy.

Handing all the packages in his hand to Zeng Hao and putting them into the void space, Zreal waved to the beast, indicating that you were liberated.

The beast's eyes did not know what kind of tears were left, but it was crying anyway.

After Zeng Hao and Ezreal left, Beast felt his body was burning hot, and some old scars were surprisingly itchy right now.

The beast began to rub against one side of the tree until the itch was no longer felt.

The beast stopped and left the tree, looking at the trunk that had been bald by itself and the hair on the side of the tree, the beast said that it didn't do it on purpose.

No, hair?
So am I not as bald as a tree trunk now?
The beast hurriedly came to the river and lowered its head to see what it looked like now.

Well, the originally slightly mottled hair is now black and shiny, and the sharp horns on the top of the head seem to be sharper now.

The beast looked left and right, and finally found that he seemed to have changed and became stronger.

The beast screamed excitedly and disappeared by the river. As for where the beast went, I don't know.

Zeng Hao and Ezreal were wearing thrusters and flying towards the island in front of them.

After flying over the strait, Ezreal took out the map from his arms, and began to distinguish the direction according to the scenery below him.

Finally, he pointed to the northeast and said to Zeng Hao, "This way."

Zeng Hao nodded, and took the lead in heading in the direction pointed by Ezreal.

Ezreal followed immediately.

At this time, on the way Zeng Hao and Ezreal were advancing, an interesting thing was happening at the gate of a majestic temple.

The vines with fat branches and leaves and the winding old trees cling tightly to the rocks, and the dense vegetation almost completely covers the path in the forest.The three men were sweating profusely, but the unknown treasure has been teasing the greed in their hearts.For the past six days, the jungle has guarded its secrets tightly.But now, they had seen the temple looming behind the bushes.The front of the temple is embedded on a boulder protruding from the ground, and the base is surrounded by blooming red and blue flowers.In a golden alcove sat a peaceful statue, with golden orchids wrapped around the eaves.

"See that, Horta?" Uren said, "Didn't we tell you that the temple is real?"

"As long as the treasure inside is real." Horta dropped his heavy hatchet and drew his newly polished longsword. "You two bet your lives, remember?"

"Don't worry, Horta." Morta coughed like a file: "This trip is over, you can buy the palace if you want."

Horta said, "It's best. Hold on to your swords, and kill whoever gets in your way."

Three bandits approached the temple, their weapons reflecting the setting sun.Horta found that the entire temple has no protruding horns, and each edge does not meet at an oblique angle, but merges together like flowing water.When a group of people entered the temple, they saw two magnificent Ionian whip willows.The winding trunks form an arch, and the white bark seems to be painted on.

"Why aren't there any guards?" he asked as he walked in.

At this moment, his eyes were attracted by something, and the question was thrown aside.An inner room was carved out of the stone wall, dark and gloomy, like a tomb.The dome is engraved with bas-reliefs, and every wall is covered with colored broken glass, and the life and light depicted are like ripples.The ancient allegory of Shuoji is engraved on the ivory board, and it is placed on the carved copper pillar.In the niche cage sunken into the wall stood a statue of a god made of black jade, covered with precious stones.On the base made of porphyry and emerald, there are statues of emperors wearing gold rims, looking down at the visitors from a height.

Huota grinned and said, "Take it, take it all."

Wuren and Morta quickly put away their swords and opened their backpacks excitedly.Sculptures, statues, gems... as long as they touched things, they all packed them in one go.The two ran around, dragging the treasure and yelling excitedly.Horta paced the house in circles, planning in his mind to have them both done as soon as he got back to town.Suddenly, he noticed that one of the statues moved.

At first glance, Horta thought it was a clay statue of a monk—sitting cross-legged with his back to Horta, hands resting on his knees.But he stood up and turned around immediately.The gentle and smooth movements are like a coiled snake unfolding its body.He is lean and muscular, with a pair of loose old trousers on his lower body, and a red silk handkerchief wrapped around his eyes. "It's still someone's." Horta stretched his fingers, stroking the leather on the hilt. "Okay, I'm about to kill someone."

The monk turned his head to one side, as if listening to something. "Three. One has a lung disease and the other has a bad heart. They won't survive this year."

The blind monk turned his head.Even though it was impossible to see through the thick cloth, he still stared straight at Horta.

"You have a spinal injury, it's going to hit you in the winter, and it makes you lean to the left involuntarily."

"What are you, prophet?" Horta asked, licking his lips nervously.

The monk ignored his question and said, "I am Li Qing."

"So? Explain what?" Horta asked.

"I'll give you a chance to put everything back. Then get out and never come back." Li Qing said.

"It's not your turn to give orders, my blind friend." Horta scraped the tip of his sword against the stone floor. "There are three of us, and you don't even have a weapon."

Wuren and Morta laughed nervously.Although the number was superior, they were still a little touched by the monk's aura.Horta made a gesture with his other hand, and the other two immediately dispersed to the sides, drew out their scimitars, and surrounded the monk.

"This is a holy place. It cannot be defiled." Li Qing sighed sadly.

Horta nodded to his accomplice. "Extend this blind man."

Wu Ren took a step forward, and Li Qing moved before he even landed.Like a dead clay sculpture, it turned into a blurred afterimage in an instant.His arm was pulled out like a whip, and the hard edge of his palm split Wuren's neck.With a crisp sound of bones, Wu Ren fell to the ground, his head twisted into an extremely unnatural angle.Immediately afterwards, Morta swung his sword and slashed, Li Qing saw the opportunity and swung aside.Morta was very strong, and with another backhand sword, he brushed past Li Qing's head.Li Qing lay flat on the ground, rolled his body, separated his legs, and swept Morta's leg like a sickle.Morta fell to the ground, the weapon flying far away on the stone floor.Li Qing turned over and stood up, raised his foot and broke Morta's sternum.

A fragment of rib pierced into his fragile heart, and Morta let out a choking scream.His rucksack fell to the ground, and the gem rolled around.His eyeballs protruded from the pain, like a stranded fish struggling to breathe its last breath.

"You are fast among the monks." Horta quickly threw a burst of sword flowers in the air. "But I'm not a fool with a sword."

"Do you think you are fast?" Li Qing asked.

"I have the best training, not like those two idiots." Horta nodded towards the corpse on the ground.

Li Qing didn't speak, and the two started to circle around.Horta watched the monk, and he was also tracking Horta's movements.The monk's footsteps were light and precise, but Horta felt more and more uncomfortable, as if every second passed, his weakness was exposed to the opponent.

Finally, with a roar, he threw himself on the monk, unleashing a series of slashing and thrusting attacks.Li Qing slid to the side, dodging lightly, like a young leaf in the wind, avoiding Horta's unreserved attack.He kept swinging the sword, and each time Li Qing was forced to retreat a little.But the monk didn't even break a sweat.His unimpressed expression, blindfolded eyes, and casual disdain deeply angered Horta.

He adjusted himself.The bits and pieces of memory from the training, the anger that is bursting in the chest at this moment, and every ounce of strength that can be aroused, all gathered together, and slashed down with one sword.The blade sliced ​​through the air around the monk without hitting once.

Li Qing turned away, bent his knees, and tensed his body.

"You're fast, and your skills are not bad." All the muscles in his body were pulsating. "But anger has clouded your sanity, and it has consumed you and dragged you to death."

The trickle of energy began to gather around Li Qing, and Horta felt that the stone room was getting hotter and hotter.A swelling vortex enveloped the monk, and Horta backed away in horror, the sword slipping from his hand.Li Qing trembled all over, as if struggling to control some kind of power that he couldn't contain.The sound of the wind in the stone chamber gradually rose, and soon turned into a roar.

"I'm sorry. I put it back. I put it all back!" Horta said.

Li Qing leapt forward in stride, a storm of energy thrust him forward.He kicked Horta in the chest, knocking him flying and throwing him against the wall, cracking it.Horta fell limp to the ground, every joint in his spine shattered like porcelain.

Li Qing said: "You had the opportunity not to suffer, but you didn't cherish it. Now you have to pay the price."

As death approached, the scene in front of Horta's eyes began to turn gray, but he still saw Li Qing return to his seat and sit down.With his back turned to Horta, his posture was relaxed, and the deadly energy vortex gradually subsided.

Li Qing lowered his head and re-entered meditation.

(The above is the word count, which comes from Li Qing’s short story. I hope friends who have read it don’t mind. After all, I’m a bit stuck at the moment. Please forgive me, but to be honest, the writing is much better than mine.)
However, Li Qing's meditation didn't last long, because he heard another outsider approaching the temple, the speed of the coming was very fast, and he could fly.

This is where it gets a little tricky.

Li Qing frowned slightly, but soon relaxed, because he felt that the two did not have the same hostility as the previous three.

Zeng Hao looked at a majestic temple halfway up the mountain in front of him, and said to Ezreal behind him: "Is it here? I feel that this temple is much bigger than the one we visited a few days ago, and it is not too big." know what's in there."

Ezreal rolled his eyes at Zeng Hao, anyway, he couldn't see him behind Zeng Hao.

"This is not the uninhabited temple. This is the Temple of Eternity. As such an ancient monastery, it is not normal to have such a majestic temple. I just don't know if they allow others to visit."

Because the direction and distance are almost correct, Ezreal directly regards this place as the Temple of Eternity, but he seems to be thinking about it.

When the two landed in front of the temple, Zeng Hao saw the cleaned blood on the ground as soon as he landed. It wasn't that the cleaning was not clean, but Zeng Hao's eyes were too sharp.He calmly grabbed Ezreal who wanted to watch the statue.

Ezreal was held back by Zeng Hao, looked at Zeng Hao puzzled, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Zeng Hao pointed to the tiny traces of blood on the ground, and said to Ezreal, "Are you sure this is the Palace of Eternal Existence?"

Ezreal looked at the place Zeng Hao pointed at, and tried to open his eyes wide to find something, but he could only see what the land should look like.

Turning his head, he looked at Zeng Hao suspiciously.

Zeng Hao sighed and pointed to that place again.

A pool of blood reappeared on the ground.

Zeng Hao adjusted the time to the time when the bloodstains had not been cleaned.

Ezreal was also frightened when he saw the pools of blood on the ground.

Ignoring Izreal who was on the side, Zeng Hao walked to the gate of the temple, ready to say something.

But a voice came from the chamber where the stone wall had been hewn.

"Hi, young people. Nice to meet you. I heard that you are looking for the Hall of Eternity?"

Zeng Hao fixed his eyes on the direction of the voice, and he saw a somewhat familiar figure appearing in front of him.

Isn't this the famous blind monk - Li Qing.

Zeng Hao put away his guarded eyes, waved and smiled at Li Qing: "Hi, Master, I'm sorry to disturb you. We thought this was the Palace of Eternal Existence, so..."

Although Li Qing was blind, he still nodded in the direction of Zeng Hao and Ezreal.

"No problem, I can sense that the two of you are not malicious."

Zeng Hao pointed to the blood on the ground and asked, "This is it?"

Li Qing sighed, and replied: "A few thieves who are going to steal."

Zeng Hao said oh, it's all right.

"My friend wants to see what's inside the temple, is that okay?"

Li Qing nodded briskly, saying that as long as you don't take it away or damage it, you can look at it as you please.

Li Qing took a few rhythmic shots inside the temple, the closed gate of the temple was opened from inside, and a monk in gray robes came out from inside.

After saluting to Li Qing, he came to stand beside Li Qing.

Li Qing said to him: "Take this guest to visit the temple."

The monk nodded, then came to Ezreal and made a gesture of invitation to him.Then he took Ezreal into the temple to visit.

After the two entered the temple, Li Qing turned around, made an inviting gesture to Zeng Hao, and said, "Let's talk together?"

(End of this chapter)