The air is filled with a kind of oppressive silence, complemented by the mottled stone walls and weathered wooden beams. Silver Fox firmly grips the long sword in hand, vigilantly surveying the surroundings. Despite the apparent tranquility, there is an occasional chilling breeze that passes through the ancient temple structure, causing unease.
Silver Fox approaches with a serious expression, "The atmosphere here has changed. I sense an unusual energy flow. We need to be careful."
Zhao Shaohua walks beside Xiao Moze, her bright eyes shining. She feels a slight unease, but still tries to maintain a smile, hoping to reduce everyone's stress.
Entering the rear hall is like entering another world, with various gods painted on the walls, but the most eye-catching is a huge talisman.
Xiao Moze took a deep breath, his eyes filled with complexity, as if in an instant he had traveled through time and returned to decades ago. Back then, he was still Murong Feng, who had once come here to carry out a mission. This celestial symbol seemed familiar to him.
Xiao Moze's gaze finally settled on a celestial symbol embedded in the stone wall. This symbol had once been the powerful guardian force of this temple, but now it only emitted a dim light.
"Huh? Why is this talisman so weak?" The silver fox frowned, a hint of dissatisfaction at the corner of his mouth.
Xiao Moze took a deep breath and approached the talisman, carefully observing it. He found that besides the dim light, the talisman even had some cracks, as if prolonged consumption was causing it to almost give out.
All of this reminded Xiao Moze of a memory from when he was Murong Feng. At that time, the Celestial Court had also noticed the weakening of the immortal power in this temple, which is why they sent him to investigate. However, he only witnessed the power of the immortal symbols that time and did not notice anything unusual.
Zhao Shaohua observed everything around him and walked to a small altar covered with fallen leaves blown by the wind. He gently brushed away the thick layer of dust with his hand.
She walked over and seemed to sense Xiao Meize's unease. She gently tugged at his sleeve and asked, "What's wrong?"
Xiao Meize looked into Zhao Shaohua's eyes, which seemed like a clear mirror that could see through people's hearts. He hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to tell her.
"This talisman is used to suppress the evil energy of monster, but now it seems that its power is weakening," Xiao Meize frowned, "This is not a good sign."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Shaohua's eyes flashed with a bright light, but it was soon replaced by concern. "So does this mean that monster will increase in number and the harm they cause will also grow?"
Xiao Moze nodded, "Exactly, if the talisman loses its power, our dynasty may face a great threat."
At this moment, the Silver Fox also walked over. He looked at the talisman and sighed softly, "It seems we must find a solution and not let the monster run rampant."
"Is it possible to repair this immortal symbol?" Zhao Shaohua asked, feeling extremely anxious.
Xiao Moze pondered for a moment. "To repair this immortal symbol, we need special materials and incantations. These are not things that can be resolved in a short period of time."
"Will anyone want to take away this talisman?" Zhao Shaohua couldn't help asking.
"It's highly unlikely. The restrictions on this talisman are very powerful. Even if someone could break through the formation here, the talisman itself should have self-defense capabilities," Xiao Moze fell silent for a moment, "but it's not impossible for some special circumstances to cause such a result."
"Perhaps all of this is related to those monsters, we should investigate quickly." The silver fox tightly gripped the sword handle, a cold light flashing in its eyes.
Three people continued walking and discovered a huge stone altar. Ancient runes were scattered around the stone altar, as if warning of something.
"I have seen these runes in a past life. They represent a great calamity that is imminent," said Xiao Meize with a serious expression.
"A great calamity? What kind of calamity?" asked Zhao Shaohua with a slightly anxious tone, filled with curiosity.
Xiao Meize Turning to look at the Silver Fox, the two of them shared a knowing glance, as if they had a premonition of what might happen next.
"The great disaster would be if the power of this immortal talisman were to completely disappear, monster would then run rampant. In that case, the consequences would be unimaginable," explained the Silver Fox, with a tone that was neither light nor heavy, but enough to make people understand the severity.
Xiao Meize His heart tightened, and he unconsciously became more determined to solve the problem. He turned to the returning silver fox and said, "Silver fox, investigate if there are any other abnormalities nearby, especially in the area where the common people live."
The silver fox obeyed and, with a light figure, jumped onto the roof. His figure quickly disappeared from their sight.
Xiao Meize He walked to the original location of the immortal symbol once again, took a deep breath as if trying to sniff out a trace of the immortal symbol from the air. But apart from the ancient and decaying atmosphere lingering in the temple, there was nothing else.
Suddenly, he noticed a tiny trace on the ground, as if something had been dragged across. He squatted down and carefully observed, finding several extremely fine traces leading towards the main hall.
"Did you find something?" Zhao Shaohua curiously walked over and, seeing Xiao Meize focused expression, couldn't help but crouch down as well.
"There's something off here, like there are traces of something being dragged," Xiao Meize said leisurely.
"Traces of dragging? Could it be the work of monster?" Zhao Shaohua frowned, a tense light flashing in their eyes.
"It's possible, but whatever it is, we must investigate it thoroughly." Xiao Meize stood up, taking Zhao Shaohua's hand. "Let's go, we'll follow this trail and see where it leads."
Xiao Meize Unable to resist, he drew the sword from his waist. As the sword was unsheathed, a faint light emanated from it. The two of them followed the faint traces, gradually making their way from the rear hall to the main hall.
At that moment, the Taoist priest in the center of the main hall suddenly screamed, but the sound vanished instantly. If they were still in the rear hall, one would not have noticed it without careful listening.
Two people and five Taoist priests quickly ran towards the direction of the sound, only to find the central hall empty, with all the priests gone without a trace.
A strong demonic aura instantly filled the entire temple.
"Monster, come out!" Xiao Meize protected Zhao Shaohua behind him.
A group of people slowly walked into the main hall. Zhao Shaohua frowned slightly and said, " Xiao Meize, did you hear a very faint 'clicking' sound?"
"Is there?" Xiao Meize shrugged, but kept a vigilant eye on his surroundings.
Unable to resist, Zhao Shaohua looked up to where the sound was coming from, and met the gaze of a wooden head carving.
He twisted his neck and stared straight at them with a hint of blood at the corner of his mouth. With a gaze that resembled seeing prey, he kept his eyes fixed on them without looking away.
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