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

"Wasn't this supposed to be a small island? Why is there such a huge bronze gate here?" Yi Qianxiao asked incredulously.

"Is it possible that when the Temple of Martial God was built, the entire island was incorporated into it?" Di Qinglin asked.

Weng Changting nodded: "Given the style of our sect's founder, this is highly likely."

"It encompasses the entire island? Just how big is this Martial God Temple?" Murong Jiu covered her chest with her small hand.

As an orphan of the Daqing royal family, she rarely heard legends about the Temple of Martial God while she was in the palace.

This place, for example, is a taboo subject!

But now, the Temple of Martial Gods has appeared before her eyes, and it is so real!

So magnificent!

So breathtaking!

"Isn't this door... a little too big?" Yi Qianxiao's mouth hadn't closed since she jumped off the crane's back.

Because the bronze gate in front of them was simply too big and too tall!

Moreover, there is a carving on the bronze door that resembles some kind of totem.

As for the door knocker, there is a ferocious beast head!

The beast head looks very fierce, like a dragon, a tiger, or some kind of unknown creature!

There are three recessed holes around the eyes and mouth of this beast's head!

"Look at that recessed hole in the beast head, isn't that where the key is?" Yi Qianxiao asked, pointing to the beast head.

“That’s right, according to my school’s design style, that’s where the key is inserted,” Weng Changting nodded and said.

“I have three keys now. I have two of them. I only need the one that Emperor Longwu Zhan Yunqian has.” Jia Daoshi walked to the bronze door, reached out and gently stroked its surface, finding it as cold as ice to the touch.

Murong Jiu also walked to Jia Daoshi's side, her beautiful eyes staring blankly at the huge bronze gate in front of her, and she murmured, "This is the Temple of the Martial God..."

Back then, her ancestor, Emperor Qingtai, spent enormous human and financial resources to build this place at sea in order to find the sea goddess!

After that, he even abandoned the throne and went to sea alone!

From then on, the Temple of Martial Gods became a legend!

Later, in order to find the Temple of the God of War, her father organized a huge fleet and sent out almost all the experts in the court!

In the end, the entire army was wiped out, and not a single one returned, which severely damaged the vitality of the Daqing Dynasty!

Then came destruction!

Now, she has arrived here as the last remaining bloodline of the Murong family!

Once you have the last key, you can enter the legendary Temple of the God of War!

Thinking of this, Murong Jiu's mood suddenly became very uneasy!

"My lord, hurry and send the crane back to inform Bingyan and the others!" Yi Qianxiao reminded them. "Explain the situation along the way to them so that they can come over."

“When we came over just now, there were five people and one crane. But the octopus monster only appeared in five forms, so the octopus monster only targets people, not beasts.” Jia Daoshi thought for a moment and said, “So, if it’s just Brother Crane going back, the octopuses in the trench probably won’t attack.”

“Jia Tisi is right.” Yu Yanshu walked up to the crane. “If I’m not mistaken, this should be the white crane that was with the Crane Couple.”

As she spoke, she took out a pill from her bosom and fed it to the white crane.

"After taking this pill, you will surely regain your strength. Go back and report the news."

"Wow!"

After Jia Daoshi tied a letter to the crane's leg, the crane flapped its wings and flew away!

Just as the letter had said, the octopus monster in the trench remained completely still!

Based on his speed and the time it took, Jia Daoshi estimated that the trench was about twenty miles long.

This length might seem like a long distance to the average person.

But for those martial arts masters, it's a completely different story.

With proper planning, it's quite easy to get through.

While the crane went back to deliver the news, all they could do was wait.

……

On the ice.

Ji Bingyan, Huang Yaoshi, and their group soon received a message from Jia Daoshi.

"Princess, what's going on?"

Ji Bingyan held the letter sent back by Jia Daoshi in her hand and looked at it carefully.

Zhou Botong, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but ask.

“They’ve reached the other side. Now, we’ll cross over using the method Jia Tisi just described.” Ji Bingyan nodded and turned to Yang Wang and Xiao Xiannv, saying, “Hero Yang, Miss Long, you two should come with us too.”

Only two people from the Immortal Tomb Sect came, and they naturally accepted the olive branch extended by Ji Bingyan.

"I would be honored to accept your offer. Why don't you and Princess Long'er ride on Brother Crane together, and we'll go together?" Yang Wang said with a smile.

"Alright."

Soon, the imperial troops were organized into groups and began to ascend the cliffside plank road in an orderly manner.

Huang Yaoshi volunteered to stay in the last group to cover the rear.

Just after Huang Yaoshi's men set off, he glanced at the group of martial arts figures behind him and raised an eyebrow slightly.

He took out a small medicine bottle, and after entering the dense fog area, he uncorked the bottle and threw it directly into the trench.

As the porcelain bottle was submerged in water, wisps of pale green liquid slowly seeped out and spread wildly in all directions...

After making this small gesture, Huang Yaoshi turned his head to look behind him, a mysterious sneer curling at the corner of his mouth.

They came to the Temple of Martial God with another mission on their shoulders!

That means slaughtering all the martial arts forces that enter the Martial God Hall!

"What happened? Wasn't it agreed that the number of octopus monsters would match the number of us? Why are so many suddenly appearing?"

"Hurry up and go! Don't stop!"

"Charge through them in one go! Don't waste any more time with these beasts!"

Amidst the thick white fog, exclamations of surprise rang out.

Huang Yaoshi felt a little smug when he heard this voice.

He recalled the secret decree brought by Eunuch Hai, who served the Empress, an hour before his departure!

"The real purpose of this voyage is to wipe out all the martial arts forces that boarded the ship!" When Eunuch Hai revealed this secret decree, Yuchi Zhenjin and his group were all incredulous!

"Eunuch Hai, I'm afraid I can't comply. This is too difficult!" Fei Yan frowned.

Those who are going to sea with us this time are all top forces and top sects in the martial arts world!

With so few people on the imperial side, how could they possibly kill them all?

What's more, there's also a group from the Longwu Kingdom!

After thinking for a moment, Huang Yaoshi nodded and said, "We can give it a try. We can't do it ourselves, but we can get help from the Martial God Temple!"

Hai Dafu nodded: "That's right. Based on all the information we've gathered, the Temple of Martial Gods is definitely not a safe place! There are definitely very, very dangerous things inside! But if we use it well, it's not entirely hopeless."

"But His Majesty also said that everyone must ensure their own safety before taking any action!"

The secret decree also contained a kill list!

Anyone on this list must die!