I can bless thousands of magical powers.

Chapter 177 Heavenly King Palace

Xia Ruins, Zhongxu.

A tall tower that had most of it collapsed stood quietly in the center of the ruined city.

It can be regarded as a landmark building of Xia Ruins, and the remaining height is much higher than the city wall.

Therefore, it can be seen from a long distance.

After hundreds and thousands of years of wind, frost, rain and snow, the surface of the remaining tower is covered with traces of erosion by natural forces.

But its skeleton remains strong and solid.

The Hall of Yuanshi Tianwang is inside this tall tower!
When Zhang Yuan arrived, there were already crowds of people around the tower.

Countless people held incense in their hands, knelt down and kowtowed in front of the Temple of Heavenly Kings, praying for the protection of the gods.

After the ceremony, the incense is inserted into the copper censer.

Surrounding the tower, there are more than a dozen huge copper incense burners for believers to burn incense.

Wisps of green smoke curled up and gathered into billowing smoke.

Soaring straight into the sky!

It is normal for such a grand occasion to occur before the rainy season arrives.

In fact, many of the people who come here to kneel and pray are farmers from Waixu.

They sold the food they had worked so hard to grow in the city, and used the few copper coins they had saved to buy incense from the Taoist children who served the Heavenly King.

And the talisman.

Finally left satisfied.

Zhang Yuan mixed in the crowd and observed for a while, then he also took out some silver to buy incense talismans.

In fact, the talisman should not have much effect on him.

Zhang Yuan can deal with low-level weirdness by himself.

High-level, the talisman is no different from waste paper.

But it would be a bit strange not to buy it, and the price is not expensive.

So he bought two from the Taoist boy.

This talisman is the size of a palm and is made of jute paper with runes that look like flying dragons and dancing phoenixes painted on it with cinnabar.

It looks like there's some spiritual power in it.

"Infinite Heavenly Lord!"

The Taoist boy bowed and said, "Layman, please ask for five talismans together, and you may enter the main hall to burn incense!"

Zhang Yuan burst out laughing.

He is quite familiar with this kind of sales tactics.

The Taoist boy obviously had some insight and could tell that Zhang Yuan could afford the money, so he said a few more words.

"good!"

Zhang Yuan simply bought three more talismans.

Then he was led into the main hall of Yuanshi Tianwang.

There were quite a few believers in the hall, and there was smoke curling inside, covering the towering statue.

But the people here are obviously different from people outside in terms of their dress, speech and demeanor.

Zhang Yuan did not compete with others for a spot, but found a corner and lit the incense.

He bowed three times to the statue of the Heavenly King in the center of the hall.

Zhang Yuan knew it very well.

Whether it is Yuanshi Tianwang, Dragon God, Earth God, City God or Land God.

None of them are real gods.

They are the gathering of the faith of the masses and the sustenance of their spirits, and spirituality has evolved over time.

As a result, it has a powerful ability to fight against weirdness.

Protect the people.

Taoist priests can borrow the power of faith to draw talismans and cast spells to activate various magic spells.

Zhang Yuan stood up and looked at the statue of the Heavenly King.

This statue is more than ten feet tall, wearing golden armor with clouds and dragons, holding a hammer in the left hand and a mace in the right hand. Its body shape, appearance, posture and momentum all appear extremely powerful.

This Yuanshi Tianwang has a vertical pupil between his eyebrows.

Zhang Yuan was standing on the right side of the statue, not directly facing Yuanshi Tianwang.

But when Zhang Yuan stared at the statue, Yuanshi Tianwang’s vertical pupils seemed to suddenly "come alive" and turned to look at him!

Zhang Yuan was shocked.

The next moment, a strange force suddenly surged towards him.

Before Zhang Yuan could react, he suddenly disappeared, like a gentle breeze blowing across his face, leaving no trace.

But a faint golden light suddenly shone from his chest!

The incense in Zhang Yuan's hand burned out at an astonishing speed.

There was a sudden burst of light shouts from all around.

Many people noticed the abnormality of Zhang Yuan and stared at him with their eyes wide open.

There was excitement and desire in his eyes.

There are even some who are jealous.

Zhang Yuan didn't understand why, but he felt something was wrong.

Being in the spotlight like this is definitely not what he needs as a man carrying a bounty of 5,000 taels!

"Infinite Heavenly Lord!"

Fortunately, a Taoist priest appeared in time and blocked many covetous eyes for Zhang Yuan.

This Taoist priest had a tall stature, a handsome face, narrow eyes and a feminine temperament.

He smiled and bowed to Zhang Yuan, saying, "Sir, I am Xuancheng, may I have a word with you?"

Zhang Yuan nodded: "Okay."

Although I was cautious, rejecting the other party was obviously not a wise choice.

So Taoist Xuancheng took Zhang Yuan to the side hall.

After the two of them sat down, Taoist Xuancheng said, "May I ask your name, sir?"

Zhang Yuan answered frankly: "Zhao Yun."

This Taoist priest probably had no ill intentions—at least he couldn't sense any.

"It turned out to be Mr. Zhao."

Taoist Xuancheng nodded and asked, "I would like to ask you a question. Would you be willing to be the guardian outside this temple?"

External protector?
Zhang Yuan was stunned.

He actually knew what the outer protector meant.

The so-called external protectors are equivalent to guest officials in the gang. Their status is quite noble and not everyone can take on this role.

However, Zhang Yuan came to the Heavenly King Hall for the first time today and had nothing to do with the latter, except...

He took out the talisman hidden in his arms as if he had realized something.

I saw that the cinnabar runes on the five talismans suddenly turned into a golden color.

The level has suddenly improved a lot!

"I think the layman also understands."

Taoist Xuancheng smiled and said, "The blessing of the Heavenly King is an opportunity that can only be encountered but not sought. The layman and this temple are destined to be together!"

Zhang Yuan never expected that he would come here to buy two talismans and see the Heavenly King Palace at the same time.

Unexpectedly, it actually triggered the inspiration of the statue.

Good things are definitely good things.

However, Zhang Yuan thought about it and politely declined Taoist Xuancheng's proposal: "Thank you for the invitation, Taoist, but I don't like restrictions, please forgive me."

He has a huge secret and even possesses a magical weapon.

What's more, Zhang Yuan is an enemy of Qingyun Temple.

As the saying goes, all the Taoist sects in the world are one family.

If his secret or identity is exposed, the consequences will be disastrous!

Although the power and responsibilities of the external protectors are not heavy, it is not so convenient for them to act with this involvement and bond.

Zhang Yuan came all the way to Xiaxu, not just to show off.

"Pity."

Taoist Xuancheng was not surprised, but felt a little regretful: "Since the layman is unwilling, I cannot force him."

After a pause, the Taoist said, "If you figure it out someday, you can come anytime!"

Zhang Yuan nodded: "Okay."

This little bit of face must be given so that the other party can back down.

Taoist Xuancheng has a refined temperament and is definitely not an ordinary person.

Even if you can't be friends with such people, there is no need to offend them.

Taoist Xuancheng personally escorted Zhang Yuan out of the hall.

When they parted, he said meaningfully: "Layman, a heavy rain is coming, be careful in everything."

(End of this chapter)