The government was sending out wives, and I ended up with a princess from the previous dynasty!

"Speaking of the location of this Temple of Martial God, we have to mention a legend."

A hint of reminiscence appeared in Master Huining's eyes.

"I'd like to hear the details." Qing Manchao's eyes lit up.

The sorcerer before me is of unknown age, has experienced a great deal, and harbors many secrets. He may actually know some things that are unknown to others.

Master Huining poured herself a cup of tea, took a slow sip, and then began to speak:

"It is said that a thousand years ago, there was a rumor about Emperor Jingtai, the founding emperor of the Great Jing Dynasty, which has no historical records."

"Back then, when Emperor Jingtai was young, he happened to encounter a mysterious fairy who came from the sea while training his troops by the sea. Emperor Jingtai thought she was a fairy descended to earth, so he immediately led his army to kneel down to welcome her!"

"Afterwards, Emperor Jingtai asked the fairy about his future destiny. The fairy replied: If your heart is at peace, you will walk on lotus flowers. A clear heart makes everything bright, a turbid heart makes everything dark. A foolish heart makes everything confusing, an enlightened heart makes everything Zen. Your destiny depends on the choice you make in a single thought."

After speaking, the fairy took out a seven-colored lotus from her bosom. The petals were seven colors, dazzling all who saw it. The fragrance of the flower was intoxicating, making one feel as if they were floating on air.

"The fairy looked at Emperor Jingtai and said: This is the Hidden Sea Flower. Each petal represents an ability. Green represents eternal youth, yellow represents supreme imperial power, purple represents unwavering love until death, and blue represents unparalleled martial arts... You only need to make a choice to fulfill your wish, but you only have one chance!"

"Emperor Jingtai did not think much about it. At that time, the world was in constant turmoil, and there was continuous warfare everywhere. The people urgently needed to recuperate, so he directly chose the supreme imperial power."

"After making her choice, the fairy departed on the waves!"

"As expected, with the blessing of the Hidden Sea Flower, Emperor Jingtai was invincible on the battlefield and eventually established the Great Jing Dynasty. However, in his later years, Emperor Jingtai could no longer make progress in martial arts, and his remaining days were becoming fewer and fewer. He began to regret the choice he made when he was young. If he had chosen immortality, he might have been able to have everything at the same time!"

"So from that time on, Emperor Jingtai began to send people to search for that fairy from back then all over the sea."

Unfortunately, no matter how hard he searched, he couldn't find it.

"Finally, on the advice of the High Priest of the Great Jing Dynasty, he built a Temple of Martial Gods deep in the sea, and hid countless treasures in the temple to worship the fairy of that year, all in order to see the Hidden Sea Flower again!"

"Give him another chance to choose!"

"Later on, in his later years, Emperor Jingtai suddenly disappeared, and no one knew where he went."

"Presumably, they went to the island where the Temple of Martial God is located."

"Later, this secret was deliberately forgotten by the Great Jing royal family, and over time, people forgot about this event that happened back then."

Master Huining has finished speaking.

Upon hearing this, Qing Manchao looked suspicious: "Such a legend is really absurd."

"Although it's absurd, the key to opening the Temple of Martial God has indeed been passed down," Master Huining said with a playful expression.

"Brother Dao, in your opinion, is this rumor true?" Qing Manchao's eyes showed a thoughtful expression.

"Emperor Jingtai's life was indeed somewhat mysterious, and he always managed to escape from desperate situations. I believe there must be a reason for this. Perhaps it was the help of a benefactor, or perhaps it was truly the merit of the Hidden Sea Flower," Master Huining said calmly.

"Now that two of the three keys have appeared, the mystery surrounding the Temple of Martial Gods should soon be lifted!" Master Huining said calmly.

“If that’s the case, then we must be even more prepared.” Qing Manchao nodded, a glint of light flashing deep in his eyes.

……

The space inside the mountain.

The masked man listened attentively to the report from the Holy Maiden of the Sun Moon Cult, his eyes remaining calm and unwavering.

"It's fine if Xiao Yun and Tunfo Tongzi are dead, it's not my people who are lost."

The masked man shook his head, seemingly already numb to such news.

He suffered several crushing defeats in his clashes with Jia Daoshi, and his fighting force dwindled.

Now, he no longer dares to show his face.

Rather than sending enemies to their deaths one by one, it's better to sit back and watch the fight. If all else fails, we can only wait for his master of the Divine Travel Realm to emerge before dealing with Jia Daoshi.

"Two keys to the Great Qing Martial God Temple have already appeared in Yanzhou of the Jing Dynasty. As far as I know, Emperor Zhan Yunqian of the Longwu Dynasty also has one!"

"Jia Daoshi has one! So who will have the third one?"

The masked man murmured to himself.

In fact, when the Longwu Dynasty and the Dajing Dynasty joined forces to destroy the Daqing Dynasty, they found two keys. The whereabouts of the third key has always been a mystery!

Therefore, over the years, everyone has kept silent about the Temple of Martial Gods.

Even if you bring it up, it won't do any good; it will only cause more trouble.

But now, a third one has appeared!

This excited all the forces that knew this secret!

"Master, what should we do next?"

The Holy Maiden asked from the side.

"We don't need to do anything right now. We don't need to rush to deal with Jia Daoshi or Ji Wuxin. Let's focus on the Martial God Temple in Daqing first!"

"Yes!"

……

Jiajiazhuang.

Jia Daoshi was completely unaware of the turmoil happening outside.

Besides, even if he knew, he wouldn't bother to care.

Because he already had enough to worry about at the manor.

If those people in the martial arts world want to come and die, he is more than willing to grant their wish.

Even if the entire martial arts world turned against him, he wouldn't be afraid. At worst, he could just marry a few more women, like the Holy Maiden of the Moon Worship Cult, the Miss Ming, and other powerful goddesses. These girls were all rich, beautiful, and powerful, with high martial arts skills and great influence. With such a team of female warriors, what was there to fear?

In the past two days, besides spending time with his wife and tutoring her, Jia Daoshi also spent time with Weng Changting studying the white bone sword they had seized from Tunfo Tongzi.

"This kind of weapon is quite rare. It's white and doesn't look like metal or bone, but it can actually be kept inside a person's body and used as a weapon in battle!" Jia Daoshi exclaimed in amazement.

He had only ever seen this kind of thing in anime and similar works before, where a character would pull a weapon out of their body. He never expected to encounter it in real life!

“It should be some kind of witchcraft from the Western Regions,” Weng Changting explained. “It is said that there is a kind of witchcraft in the Western Regions that plants a sword embryo in a person’s body when they are young, and this sword embryo will grow as the person grows up.”

It must be said that Weng Changting is indeed very knowledgeable; he knows all this.

"So, does that mean this sword is alive?"

Jia Daoshi felt that this sword was a bit strange; even though he squeezed it so hard, it didn't break!

If this were an ordinary divine weapon, it would have been reduced to fragments long ago.

Although it was strange, it cannot be denied that this sword truly broadened Jia Daoshi's horizons!

Just now, he smashed it hard with a blacksmith's sledgehammer!

The sword was initially damaged, but it was repaired in a very short time!

Even if he spent his whole life forging iron, he couldn't create this kind of ability!

"It seems that many things in this world are beyond my comprehension. I shouldn't be too ostentatious in the future; I need to keep a low profile!" Jia Daoshi thought to himself. "Most importantly, I need to improve my own strength!"

"Ouch..."

Just as Jia Daoshi was muttering to himself, Weng Changting suddenly let out a soft hum and fell into his arms.