The Legend of the Demon Hunter

In the desolate northern land, the Holy Maiden City is like a brilliantly blooming ice crystal lotus. The most gorgeous of them all is the Pope's Basilica in the center of the city. It is the pistil of the lotus, and the religious buildings that spread out around it form seven petals of different shapes.

Lan Jiuyin looked down at the Holy Maiden City from the air, she seemed a little absent-minded.

In a Red Lotus Holy Land like Saint Maiden City, there would be air guards hidden in the clouds, mostly Yellow Robe Cultists, day and night. But with Lan Jiuyin's qualifications and status, she would not be obstructed. She looked down at the ground and then up at the sky. It was a bad day, gloomy, and there was no movement in the clouds. Presumably, the guards recognized her identity and did not come to disturb her.

Lan Jiuyin landed lightly in the Pope's Temple in the center of the Holy Maiden City. She walked through the temple and came to the garden in the church area, then walked forward and entered a low and inconspicuous building.

After walking in, there was a reception room with two side rooms on the east and west sides. She pushed open the door of the west side room and walked in.

The room was empty, with nothing in it. The walls made of ice and snow were as crystal clear as crystal. Lan Jiuyin walked skillfully to the wall and pressed his palm on it.

As Lan Jiuyin pressed down with her palm, complex patterns emerged on the wall with her palm as the center. These patterns intertwined with each other and finally formed a lotus pattern. The appearance of this lotus was exactly the same as the appearance of the Holy Maiden City when looking down from the air.

As the lotus appeared, a gap opened up on the icy ground, and a secret passage appeared in front of Lan Jiuyin. Lan Jiuyin took a look at the secret passage, then walked in with ease. As Lan Jiuyin entered, the door of the secret passage slowly closed.

After walking up a long circular staircase, the secret passage led all the way to a deep underground. A straight corridor appeared in front of Lan Jiuyin. The walls of the corridor were also made of ice crystals. These ice crystals emitted a soft light, illuminating the corridor like daylight.

Lan Jiuyin walked along the corridor to the end. A locked door appeared in front of her. She pressed her hand on it again and the door opened.

Behind the open door, Lan Jiuyin saw a sitting figure with long hair draped over the shoulders. Every strand of hair was as white as snow, falling down like a waterfall.

"You are late." The man sitting upright heard the sound of the door opening behind him. He knew who it was without turning around and said lightly.

Lan Jiuyin did not answer. Her expression was as gloomy and ugly as the weather outside.

"What's wrong? Is the trip not going well?" the other party asked.

"Nothing." Lan Jiuyin replied. She was too lazy to explain further and continued, "Let's get started!"

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"Is that the Pope's Temple?" Bai Hao and Xiao Zhu looked at the huge building made of blue ice crystals in front of them in shock.

"So magnificent and beautiful!" Xiaoya said excitedly, covering her lips. This building is indeed a dream kingdom in the minds of girls.

Bai Hao looked around and didn't see any guards. He wondered, "Why is the guarding here so lax?"

"This couldn't be a better opportunity. Now that we're already here, why not go into the Pope's Temple and find out what's going on. Brother Bai, Xiaoya, what do you think?" Xiao Zhu looked at the two of them and asked.

"Okay!" Xiaoya answered excitedly. It seemed that she was looking forward to entering this temple.

The temple hall was built very magnificently, with a roof that was ten stories high. The interior of the temple was an extremely spacious rectangular space, more than a hundred meters long from north to south and about ten meters wide from east to west. It was hard to imagine who could create such a magnificent building with ice and snow.

From what Xiao Zhu had seen and heard, perhaps only the Demon-Slaying Array in Nuowan City could be compared with the building here, both of which were masterpieces of supernatural craftsmanship.

Since the three of them had already disguised themselves as members of the Red Lotus Sect, they simply walked into the temple openly.

To their surprise, the Pope's Temple was empty, not even the most common guard disciples were there. This made Xiao Zhu think of the news he heard yesterday that "the Pope of the Red Lotus Cult led the core disciples out". It seems that the Holy Maiden City is really an empty city now.

"Huh? What is that?" Xiao Zhu noticed the walls on both sides of the Pope's Temple. There were beautiful pictures carved on them. Below the pictures, there were some distorted words, but Xiao Zhu and Bai Hao did not recognize these words.

"This seems to record the history of the Red Lotus Sect." Bai Hao stared at the pattern on the wall for a long time and guessed.

"Brother Bai, can you understand?" Xiao Zhu looked at Bai Hao in surprise.

Bai Hao shook his head: "I don't understand it either. But look here, does the portrait of this woman represent the Holy Maiden Jin Ling'er of the Red Lotus Sect?" Xiao Zhu followed Bai Hao's instructions and looked carefully for a while, and found that this woman's portrait appeared many times. Perhaps only Jin Ling'er was worthy of spending so much space to record it.

"She should be. If she represents the Saint Jin Ling'er, then this mural should describe some historical events of the Red Lotus Sect. It's a pity that we don't recognize the words below, otherwise we would be able to get a lot of important information." Xiao Zhu said affirmatively.

The two continued their research for a long time but did not find anything else.

"She should be. If she represents the Saint Jin Ling'er, then this portrait should indeed be about some historical events of the Red Lotus Sect. It's a pity that we don't recognize the words below, otherwise we would be able to get a lot of important information." Xiao Zhu said affirmatively.

The two continued their research for a long time but did not find anything else.

"Let's go forward and take a look inside!" Bai Hao pointed to the depths of the temple.

"Okay!" Xiao Zhu nodded.

The two of them walked forward for more than ten steps, and suddenly realized that Xiaoya behind them had not caught up. Xiao Zhu turned around in confusion and saw Xiaoya staring blankly at the pattern on the wall.

"Xiaoya, what's wrong with you?" Xiao Zhu asked.

Xiaoya turned around as if she had just woken up from a dream. She looked at Xiaozhu with her eyebrows slightly furrowed. She said in a low and gentle voice with some uncertainty: "Brother Zhu, I feel so familiar with this place, as if I have been here before."

This immediately attracted the attention of Xiao Zhu and Bai Hao. The two of them stared at Xiao Ya. Xiao Zhu recalled that Xiao Ya had said in Yuanwu City that her parents were both cardinals. So, did Xiao Ya really grow up in Saint Maiden City? Then how did she end up in Shangliu Village and be kidnapped by the three evil bandits in the Demon Suppression Tower?

Thinking of this, Xiao Zhu continued to ask: "Xiao Ya, can you remember anything else? What did you do here? Who brought you here at that time?"

After hearing Xiao Zhu's question, Xiao Ya thought about it seriously for a long time, and finally shook her head and said, "Sorry, Brother Zhu, I can't remember it."

Xiao Zhu and Bai Hao sighed with regret. Xiao Zhu bent down, gently stroked Xiaoya's hair, and said tenderly, "Don't worry, Xiaoya, take your time, you will definitely be able to recover your memory."

"Well, thank you, Brother Zhu." Xiaoya nodded obediently.

At this moment, Bai Hao suddenly realized something. He took a step forward, pointed at the pattern on the wall, and asked seriously: "Xiao Ya, take a closer look. Can you understand these words on the wall?"

Hearing this, Xiao Zhu turned his gaze to Xiaoya.

The wind blew outside the Pope's Temple. The cold wind came from the north thousands of miles away and poured into the Pope's Temple, ruffling the robes of the three people and Xiaoya's long hair. In the eager and expectant eyes of Bai Hao and Xiao Zhu, Xiaoya nodded gently and answered seriously: "I can understand it."