Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 172: Two Talismans
"What godhead?"

Eclipse pretended not to understand: "What kind of godhood can the original god be called? That's divine bone."

Feng Xiuhu was about to ask more, but Shi spoke first, "You don't have that much time to waste. Even if you don't fight, the time you can maintain your power is limited."

What he said made sense, so Feng Xiuhu gave up in disappointment.

Feng Xiuhu identified the direction and recalled the road leading to the temple.

As soon as the thought came to his mind, it was like a ball of ink spilled onto the ground, and Feng Xiuhu disappeared in an instant, leaving only his shadow on the ground.

Shadow stretched his arms and legs, then yelled, "Hey—does anyone hear me?"

The sound spread far away, and lights in the houses on the street came on. Residents opened their windows and cursed, "Who is still awake so late?"

"Shut up!"

Eclipse scolded, "Others can hear it!"

This is unscientific. How does a shadow make a sound?
Feng Xiuhu secretly complained, but also kept quiet.

The shadow leaped forward and moved rapidly into the darkness.

Not long after walking, Feng Xiuhu encountered a patrol team.

They were holding sticks and lanterns, but judging by their attire, they were not temple monks, but ordinary civilians.

His shadow was stuck to the tree trunk by the roadside. Feng Xiuhu stood there without moving, waiting for them to leave first.

Eclipse said, "It seems they are a self-organized patrol team, taking the initiative to help guard the temple."

If he could see his face clearly, Feng Xiuhu's expression would definitely be gloomy - he still underestimated the influence of the temple in the port area. The people here have a deep faith in the Goddess of Wind and Rain. In order to maintain their faith, they can even muster up the courage to fight the church.

The statues of gods in reality will shatter if hit, but the statues of gods in their hearts are extremely strong.

The patrol team walked away. Feng Xiuhu shook his head, put aside his messy thoughts, and continued to move forward.

As we got closer to the temple, we saw more and more people.

The huge temple is heavily guarded. In addition to the ceremonial officers on guard, there are also two-person night watchmen who patrol the entire street.

Taking advantage of the two night duty stewards passing by, Feng Xiuhu slipped into the shadows behind them.

"I heard that Crazy Big Bug has a high-level magical weapon in his hand, and the church gave it to him specifically for this battle."

"That's not surprising. How long has Crazy Big Worm been in the church? Even if he has learned the cultivation method, he's just an outsider who can't do much. Without the help of magic weapons, I can easily deal with him."

"You can't say that. The Crazy Tiger is full of tricks and never engages in direct confrontation. Priest Yu and Priest Chu fell into his trap because they underestimated him."

"That's fine. Conspiracies and subterfuge are not the right path. This battle is a battle of strength. Our temple has the best timing and support. The church can only sit back and wait for death. Let's wait and see if the high priests can capture the mad bug alive. Then we'll settle the score with him, with interest."

"But as far as I know, in today's battle, Priest Zhang and Priest Song were seriously injured. They were injured by the magical weapon used by the mad insect."

"That was a surprise attack from him. If he had been prepared, the High Priest could have beheaded him with one strike of his sword, leaving him no chance to even draw his magic weapon."

The two of them kept calling Feng Xiuhu a mad tiger, and if he continued to listen, Feng Xiuhu would lose control of his anger.

So while the two were patrolling at the temple gate, Feng Xiuhu slipped under the eaves, bypassed the four ceremonial officials guarding the door, and squeezed in through the crack in the door.

After entering the temple, Feng Xiuhu discovered that there were even more people inside.

A huge incense burner was placed in the middle of the spacious courtyard. No one knew what was burning in the burner, and the smoke was accompanied by a faint scent of agarwood.

With the incense burner as the center, the ceremonial officials sat cross-legged in a dense crowd, each of them practicing meditation.

"Awakening Pill."

Shi whispered, "There's a kind of elixir that's used for burning. It can make cultivators within the fragrance range a hundred times more energetic, eliminating the need for sleep. It can also improve their practice efficiency when they're focused." Feng Xiuhu suddenly understood. Without saying a word, he slid along the shadow of the corner into the depths of the temple.

Soon, he arrived at the inner hall of the temple.

This is the residence of the high priest.

In a quiet place, Feng Xiuhu whispered to Eclipse, "Taren Zhu said the Yulin Bell is divided into one mother bell and three child bells. I guess the three chief priests each have a child bell to protect their lives, so who has the mother bell?"

Eclipse said, "If we consider it from the perspective of saving our lives, the mother bell should be kept in the temple. If we bring the mother bell to the battlefield, how can we escape at the critical moment?"

"I think so."

Feng Xiuhu nodded: "Then where is this large mother bell hidden?"

Eclipse smiled and reminded: "Why don't you ask 'Shadow'?"

Feng Xiuhu closed his eyes and activated the power of rules borrowed from authority to spread his perception.

With his feet as the center, a huge black and white plane map seemed to emerge in his mind.

The black part is the area covered by the shadow of the object, and everything in the area is visible.

After a moment, Feng Xiuhu opened his eyes and said, "I found it. Although I can only feel the outline, it should be the female bell."

Eclipse sighed, "This is why the God of Night was determined to seize the power of Yin Owl. By then, he already possessed the power of Peep, so he knew better than anyone that Shadow was a companion tailor-made for Peep."

"The two complement each other, the shadow provides a veil for the voyeur, and the voyeur brings color to the shadow."

Feng Xiuhu said nonchalantly, "You should save these words for Yin Xiao. Perhaps she will feel more deeply about them."

The shadow moved along the wall and slid into the back hall.

At the deepest part of the back hall there is a tea room for meditation, and it was there that Feng Xiuhu "saw" Mu Ling.

When he arrived at the door, Feng Xiuhu had already seen him.

On the table were the statue of the Goddess of Wind and Rain and an incense burner. In front of the incense burner was an offering plate covered with a golden silk cloth. On the offering plate was a copper bell, with a talisman on each side of the bell.

Feng Xiuhu was about to slide through the threshold when Shi suddenly shouted, "Wait."

Feng Xiuhu was about to put her foot in but quickly retracted it: "What's wrong?"

"There are restrictions."

Shi lowered his voice and said, "Those two talismans are extraordinary. Only a high-level cultivator could have written them."

"The one on the left is called the Hearing Wind and Listening to Rain Talisman. It can sense enemies within a certain range. The smaller the range, the stronger the perception effect."

Feng Xiuhu looked around the tea room and asked, "Is this room big or small?"

Eclipse sneered: "If this talisman was written by Wan Laiqiu, its sensing range would easily cover the entire port area."

Feng Xiuhu couldn't help swallowing.

Eclipse continued, "The one on the right is called the Wind Blade and Rain Sword Talisman. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be from the same person as the Hearing the Wind and Listening to the Rain Talisman. Once the Hearing the Wind and Listening to the Rain Talisman is triggered, the Wind Blade and Rain Sword Talisman will also respond. How many spells can you withstand from a cultivator at least at the Barrier Breaking Realm?"

Feng Xiuhu cursed inwardly, "What's going on? Such an important magical instrument is just sitting here, and no one is assigned to guard it. It seems like they're waiting for me."

Feng Xiuhu was at his wit's end, his shadow huddled in a ball at the doorway. "Stop wasting time. If you have any authority that can help, use it now."

PS: Is there any other authority needed? Feng Xiuhu is confused by the authorities.

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(End of this chapter)