Dusk Returns to the Ruined Building

The wind is whistling and the snow is fluttering, the fate is obscure and the fate is distant.

It snowed in Yingzhou. The snow came so suddenly, so inexplicably, and so strangely!

Winter has not yet ended, and snow is falling without wind. This snow originated from the Sword-Warming Holy City, no! This snow originated from the Vast Sea Desert, no! This snow originated from somewhere in between, from that strange stacked temple - the Dusk Temple.

The moment Shen Yichen walked into the Mu Temple, a snowflake fell from the temple and landed on the top of the temple. Then it floated into Jianying, into the vast ocean, and into all directions of Yingzhou.

The interesting thing is, this day is also the day when the sword welcomes visitors from all directions. People only know that the snow is strange, but do not know the reason. Even the Ouyang family, the guardian of the Mu Temple, does not know that the snow originated from the Mu Temple!

The reason is very simple. She has no idea what the Mu Temple is, nor does she know what the Ouyang family is guarding. The Mu Temple is also a mystery to her!

No, that's not right. The Dusk Temple is not a mystery to the guardians of the Ouyang family. It is just an ordinary temple! However, there is a lineage of people in the Ouyang family who are dedicated to guarding this temple!

This branch of the Ouyang family has a very strange name. It is not called the Guardian of the Dusk Temple, but the Messenger of the Dead! Because this branch has mastered a kind of killing sword technique of the Ouyang family, called the Dark Glory Killing Technique! It is one of the three most core secrets of the Ouyang family, along with the Qi-nourishing Sword Forging Technique and the Emperor Sword Atlas.

The lineage of undead messengers of the Ouyang family exists independently of the Ouyang family, but there is still some kind of intrinsic connection.

Of course, only the patriarchs of the two clans knew about it, but the Ouyang Zhengxiong brothers did not know it because their father died in the vast desert and did not have time to tell them!

But Ouyang Hanqing, who was kneeling outside the Dusk Temple, knew it, because he was the next patriarch of the Ouyang Yinshi lineage in Fushu Valley, but he just did not take over.

Perhaps it was because the Youhuang killing technique was too overbearing, or too cruel, or perhaps it was because the name of the Undead Messenger was filled with the aura of death, and the Ouyang family had few talented people and did not have many cultivators.

However, over the past few hundred years, in every generation there would be someone who had mastered the Youhuang Killing Technique, guarding the Dusk Temple, waiting for the right person. They didn't even know how long they would have to wait, how many generations they would have to wait, nor did they know why they were waiting!

But the strange thing is that the people of this lineage never gave up. Just like the other two lineages have been guarding the Emperor Sword Atlas, the people of this lineage have been guarding this temple.

This generation's guardian of the Dusk Temple is called Ouyang Xiangzhi. She is the previous generation of Ouyang Qingcheng. She once thought that the mission of the Undead Messenger was coming to an end, because she was the last person to master the Netherworld Killing Technique. No one in this lineage could learn this technique anymore. In fact, there were too few people!

In order to pass on the mission, Ouyang Xiangzhi had to send the only person in the clan with a talent for cultivation to Yanquan, and the rest of the people in this lineage became part of the masses because they were all ordinary people.

Outside the Dusk Temple, Ouyang Xiangzhi did not look at Ouyang Hanqing. She also walked into the second floor of the Dusk Temple, but there was no sign of Shen Yichen inside.

Ouyang Xiangzhi knelt in front of the Buddha statue and kowtowed three times. At this moment, she understood a little in her heart why the Youhuang Killing Technique had no inheritance. The reason was very simple. She was the one who ended this mission, but she really didn't expect it!

Ouyang Xiangzhi knew that Shen Yichen was the destined one for three reasons.

One is that Shen Yichen can walk out of Longmi Valley;

Second, Shen Yichen could see the statue of a flying dragon playing with a pearl;

Third, Shen Yichen can enter the real temple on the second level!

Ouyang Xiangzhi can't do these three things herself!

Ouyang Xiangzhi walked out of the second floor of the temple, and a ray of green light penetrated into the body of Ouyang Hanqing who was lying on the ground.

"Come up here!"

Ouyang Hanqing calmed down a lot. He looked happy when he heard the words. He stood up and walked slowly to the second floor of the temple. However, he did not see Shen Yichen. He frowned slightly, but he did not ask!

"Do you know why our lineage is called the Messenger of the Dead?"

Ouyang Xiangzhi looked at the falling snow. The aura of death on her body became heavier, and Ouyang Hanqing beside her could hardly bear it.

"Senior, I learned from the last generation's clan leader that there is a third branch of the Ouyang family. I came here to ask you for a way to save it. The hidden branch of the Ouyang family forged a sword with half a scroll of the Emperor Sword Atlas, but it has been devouring the consciousness of the clan members generation after generation. I think it is an ominous sword, but I have been searching for decades and have not found a way to save it!"

The real reason why Ouyang Hanqing didn't return to Fushu Valley was this, or maybe he was afraid of death! In Fushu Valley, all those who cultivated their spiritual consciousness would be devoured by the Half-Emperor Sword.

Ouyang Hanqing entered Jianying and the martial arts world, but could not find a way to save him after decades of searching. Finally, he chose to hide in Qinghan Bieshe. He had planned to live out his life there alone, but Qinghan Bieshe disappeared because of Murong Ruoxi and Xiao Yingxu.

What Ouyang Hanqing regretted in Qinghan Bieshe was not the inn, but his life. He finally realized that some lives cannot be escaped!

After listening to Xiao Yingxu's words, Ouyang Hanqing really came to Jianying City, but he did not expect to encounter this temple in the north of Jianying City.

Ouyang Hanqing did not walk through Longmi Valley, but the ancient mountain path outside the Die Temple. He was actually attracted here by Ouyang Xiangzhi, otherwise he would not have been able to feel Ouyang Xiangzhi's breath.

As for why Ouyang Xiangzhi did this, Ouyang Hanqing guessed that it might be because of his holy sword Dai Lan, which was forged by someone from the Ouyang family.

Why did Ouyang Hanqing kneel on the ground outside? It was because he guessed that Ouyang Xiangzhi was the predecessor of the legendary third branch of the Ouyang family. Although he was kneeling, he was very happy in his heart because this predecessor might be able to save the Ouyang hidden branch.

Ouyang Hanqing was very arrogant at first, but when the Holy Sword Dailan was out of his control, he knew that this man was a master, a master of the Ouyang family!

On the second floor of the temple, Ouyang Xiangzhi didn't seem to listen to what Ouyang Hanqing said, but whispered slowly:

"The Emperor Sword Atlas originally belonged to our lineage, but people's minds are hard to predict! The Undead Messenger is not talking about our lineage, but the Emperor Sword Atlas!"

Ouyang Hanqing was stunned when he heard this. He didn't quite understand and turned to look at Ouyang Xiangzhi!

"Hey, you've all suffered greatly from it, don't you understand? The name of the Emperor Sword Atlas is the Messenger of the Dead, and the reason why the Atlas is divided into half is because half devours the soul and consciousness, and the other half devours the blood and flesh!"

Ouyang Hanqing still didn't understand, because in the Ouyang family's generational inheritance, the Emperor Sword Atlas was used to forge the Emperor Sword, and it was also passed down in the world of cultivation.

The most important thing is that it is indeed a sword-making diagram, otherwise the Ouyang Yinshi lineage would not have been able to forge that evil sword.

Ouyang Hanqing looked at Ouyang Xiangzhi again!

Ouyang Xiangzhi sighed softly:

"I can't answer the questions in your mind, because we have also been looking for the answers. This is why we have been guarding here for generations!"

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Hanqing pondered for a long time, then suddenly flew down and looked at Ouyang Xiangzhi in horror!

"You, you deliberately passed the Emperor Sword Atlas into the two branches of the Ouyang family!"

“Hahahaha…hahahaha…”

Ouyang Xiangzhi burst into laughter!

"I don't know, but I think the same as you!"

Ouyang Hanqing felt a chill on his back. The third branch of the Ouyang family should have known the secret of the Emperor Sword Atlas a long time ago. In other words, they wanted the people of the two branches to forge swords according to the Atlas, and then see what this Undead Messenger is! "

Ouyang Hanqing guessed right!

The inheritance of the Dusk Temple is actually divided into two parts. One part is the map of the Emperor's Sword called the Messenger of the Dead, and the other part is in the Dusk Temple.

In other words, the Map of the Undead Messenger Emperor's Sword should belong to the heir of Mu Miao, but the people of the Ouyang family had evil intentions.

Of course, there is another possibility, that is, the map of the sword of the Undead Messenger Emperor is itself a test of the heart of the guardian of the Dusk Temple. No one in the Ouyang family can tell clearly what it is.

No matter what, everyone in the Ouyang family was moved!

As for who among the three veins was moved, Ouyang Xiangzhi and Ouyang Hanqing could only guess. Maybe it was all three veins that were moved?

Ouyang Hanqing frowned, thought for a long time, then raised his head and asked:

"Why are you still guarding here?"

Ouyang Hanqing did not run away because he knew he couldn't run away!

"Of course it's revenge. It's fine that you two clans took away the Undead Messenger Emperor Sword Map, but why did you want to kill all of our clan? If no one had rescued us at that time, our clan would probably have been extinct. We have been waiting here for hundreds of years, waiting for the opportunity to take revenge!"

Ouyang Hanqing felt a little dizzy. He rubbed his forehead and couldn't figure it out!

"You can't figure it out, right? If I tell you that this place leads directly to Fushu Valley and Jianying Holy City, do you understand?"

Ouyang Hanqing looked at the dying old woman and his heart skipped a beat. He had a bad feeling!

"Let me tell you a piece of news. All your people in Fushu Valley have died. Not a single one is left!"

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Hanqing's expression changed drastically and he took a few steps back!

"You, you did it?"

Ouyang Hanqing could see that this dying old woman really had the ability to kill everyone in Fushu Valley!"

"How is it possible? I am also afraid of the Half-Emperor Sword. It contains the spiritual power of Ouyang Yinshi's lineage for hundreds of years. However, this is called heaven's will, which can be forgiven; self-inflicted disasters cannot be forgiven! Your ancestors would never have thought that the things they robbed would devour the spiritual power of their own people from generation to generation, right?"

Ouyang Hanqing stood in the falling snow, feeling a little cold, cold in his heart, really cold, and exclaimed:

"You knew this all along?"

"What do you think? I know every hiding place of yours, and I can go directly there, you know? Watching the enemies die little by little is more interesting than slaughtering them. Isn't that feeling of powerlessness very desperate?"

Ouyang Hanqing now completely understood that this was not his fate, but his disaster. This dying old woman was not trying to help him solve his doubts, but to kill him!

No, it also helped Ouyang Hanqing solve his doubts. The thing that had puzzled him for decades finally found the root cause!

Outside the temple, snowflakes are falling, and Ouyang Hanqing's heart is really cold!