Qining was stunned. Although Samba's language was unfamiliar, Qining had already understood.
Only the old and the weak are left here, but the young people are nowhere to be found. But it turns out that all the young laborers have been drafted away to build a palace. According to Samba, not only the young laborers were drafted, but also the cattle and horses were drafted in large numbers. Even many young women were taken away.
It is natural that building a palace requires the labor of oxen and horses, but what about taking away women
Naturally, the palace must be built for the king of the Ancient Elephant Kingdom. Qining thought that the Ancient Elephant Kingdom was currently undergoing a large-scale construction project.
"Is it your king of the Ancient Elephant Kingdom who wants to expand the palace?" Qining asked: "How many people have been recruited?"
Samba said: "Twelve of the twenty-four sects in the east have young people to build palaces every year. They rotate every two years. They have... been building palaces for many years. It's not the king who wants to build the palace, it's... the Dharma King!"
"The Dharma King?" Qi Ning was surprised: "Is it the Dharma King Zhuri?"
"Great Master, Great Dharma King!" Samba said: "Dharma King is a god in the sky. He wants to have a palace in the world. Hu Tuktu asked us to build a palace. We cannot disobey."
Qi Ning was surprised, thinking to himself that Dharma King Zhuri was one of the five great masters. It was not unusual for him to be revered as a great master in the Ancient Elephant Kingdom, but it was really unreasonable for this great master to build a palace for himself. .
Qining wanted to ask more, but the old man Gu Xiang who was talking to Ximen Wuhen over there seemed to find something wrong here. He looked over here. Samba looked at the old man towards him and immediately stopped talking, not daring to say anything more. Word.
Qining didn't want to embarrass the old man Gu Xiang, so he didn't ask any more questions.
Semba said that it was Hutuktu who ordered the construction of the palace on the orders of the Dharma King. Qining originally learned from Jebdanba that in the ancient elephant kingdom there was the Zhuri Temple built specifically for the Dharma King Zhuri. It was said to belong to the ancient elephant people. As a place of pilgrimage, there are four Hutuktu in the Zhuri Temple. Hutuktu means saint. Nagongzhaxi is one of the four Hutuktu in the Zhuri Temple. Its status in the ancient elephant kingdom is indeed Extraordinary.
He thought to himself that the old elephant said that the palace built by the great Hutuktu messenger was probably a temple.
But since the temple already exists, why do we need to build a large-scale expansion project? The martial arts cultivation of Dharma King Zhuri has reached a transcendental state. Is this person still nostalgic for the glory and wealth in the world
After Samba left, the old man Gu Xiang also said goodbye to Ximen Wuhen.
Qi Ning returned to the tent. Hong Mendao was looking at the map. Qi Ning went over to sit down. Soon Ximen Wuhen came in. Without saying much, he went directly to his bunk.
After a period of silence, Qi Ning said: "Does the Lord God know that the Dharma King is carrying out a large-scale construction project?"
"Are you talking about expanding the Zhuri Temple?" Ximen Wuhen smiled disdainfully: "Zhuri Dharma King has already transcended the world, so how can he care about these things? The so-called temple was not originally intended to be built by Zhuri Dharma King, but was supported by Zhuri Dharma King back then. Now that the current King of Ancient Elephant has ascended the throne, without Dharma King Zhuri, the current King of Ancient Elephant would not be able to sit on the throne...!" After a pause, he seemed to have no interest in explaining more, and crossed his legs and closed his eyes.
"It turns out that the ancient Xiang Kingdom is the same as the Eastern Qi Kingdom. The position of king is in the hands of the great master." Qining sighed.
Ximen Wuhen sneered: "These so-called great masters should not exist in the world. They... hmph, they are no longer martial arts masters, but monsters."
Qi Ning thought to himself that Ximen Wuhen's martial arts was already unrivaled in the world. He was an absolute top master, but above him, there were five unshakable masters. Ximen Wuhen must also know that he could not surpass anyone in this life. With the cultivation level of a great master, it is inevitable that he will feel dissatisfied.
"Holy Lord, was the Zhuri Temple built by King Guxiang to please the Dharma King Zhuri?" Hong Mendao couldn't help but ask.
If it were about other matters, Hong Mendao really did not dare to say too much, but after all, this was an anecdote involving the Grand Master. How could anyone who knew the existence of the Grand Master not be interested in the affairs of the Grand Master
Ximen Wuhen did not open his eyes and said: "The King of Ancient Elephant not only built a temple for King Zhuri, but also went to the temple to worship in person every year. Because of this, Zhuri Temple has become a holy place in the hearts of all Ancient Elephant people. .”
"So, is it because of the large-scale construction of the temple now? Is this the order of King Guxiang?" Qining asked curiously.
Ximen Wuhen shook his head and said: "After the Zhuri Temple was repaired, several disciples of Zhuri Dharma King were invited to serve as priests, that is, the four Hutuktu. The four Hutuktu jointly handled the affairs of the temple. Among them, the big shout Tuktu Asidala is the most powerful, and the reason is very simple. Asidala is the only one who can see the Sun-Chasing Dharma King. There are less than ten direct disciples of the Sun-Chasing Dharma King. The four great Hutuktu are in the temple. , and other disciples also serve as temple officials in other temples in the Ancient Elephant Kingdom, so the Buddhist sect in the Ancient Elephant Kingdom is very prosperous, and all temples only obey the orders of King Zhuri. In other words, they only obey the orders of the Great Master. Hutuktu Asidara’s command.”
"Only Asidala can see the Sun-Chasing Dharma King?" Qining asked a little strangely: "What about the other disciples? Could it be that the three Hutuktu can't see him?"
Ximen Wuhen did not explain, but just said: "Asidala is so powerful that even the king of Guxiang is very afraid. In the eyes of the ancient Xiang people, King Zhuri is a god, and what Asidala says is the god's." Voice." He snorted coldly: "If Asidala asks the King of Guxiang to abdicate, then the King of Guxiang will not dare to disobey him. Do you understand the power of Hutuktu now?"
Hongmendao frowned and said, "Can a mere Hutuktu from a temple influence the position of the king of the Ancient Elephant Kingdom?"
"It's not the Great Hutuktu who can control it, but the Dharma King Zhuri." Ximen Wuhen said: "But what you said is actually right. No one can see the Dharma King Zhuri. Every word that the Great Hutuktu said People in Ancient Elephant will think that the words are meant by Dharma King Zhuri." He sneered and said: "Qining, you just said that the Ancient Elephant Kingdom is the same as Dong Qi, and the position of king is in the hands of the Grand Master. This is actually quite telling. Logically speaking, although the Longshan Covenant stipulates that the Grand Master shall not interfere in the disputes between other countries, he can still intervene in the affairs of his own country. The master of Baiyun Island and the King Zhuri are both the great masters of their country, and they also control the throne of their country. In the final analysis, It’s just because of their terrifying martial arts skills that they use force to control the country. What are they if they’re not monsters?”
Qi Ning nodded slightly. Although he was already very disgusted with Ximen Wuhen, he quite agreed with Ximen Wuhen's words.
"Shenhou, I heard people say that the martial arts cultivation of the five great masters has exceeded the limit of the human body." Qining said: "I always feel that this is a bit strange."
"Strange?" Ximen Wuhen asked calmly: "How strange?"
"Since the human body has limits, how do they break through?" Qining said: "It is understandable that a person's martial arts cultivation reaches the extreme of the human body, but since there are limits, how can they break through?"
Ximen Wuhen asked: "Do you want to know how they became great masters and how they mastered such terrifying martial arts?"
"That's exactly what it means."
"If I knew, I would have become a grand master myself." Ximen Wuhen said lightly, then frowned, as if he was talking to Qi Ning, and seemed to be saying to himself: "How did they become a grand master?"
Qi Ning thought to himself that not only was the Grand Master's martial arts skills terrifying, he also had something even more terrifying, which was his ability to remain young.
Among the five great masters, he had personally seen Baiyun Island Master Mo Lancang and Sword God Beigong Liancheng. However, the actual age of these two people was far beyond their appearance. Qining was shocked when he first saw them. He really didn't want to see them. I don't know if it's due to martial arts training or other reasons.
Is it true that by breaking through the limits of the human body and reaching a new level of martial arts cultivation, one can stay young forever
Mo Lancang and Beigong Liancheng each have their own way of cultivation, but both of them are immortal. This of course makes Qining very surprised. Sometimes he even thinks that the reason why these two people became great masters is not the same. As for whether they practiced the same martial arts or broke through the martial arts realm through the same path.
There was silence in the tent for a moment before Qi Ning asked: "Is the temple built in the Snowy Mountains? Are you going to take me to the Snowy Mountains Temple this time?"
"No need to talk about the temple." Ximen Wuhen folded his clothes and lay down: "Although the temple is called Zhuri Temple, Zhuri Dharma King has never stayed in the temple, and you can't see Zhuri Dharma King in the temple. .”
"Can't see him?"
"He is in the Daxue Mountain." Ximen Wuhen said: "When you arrive in the Daxue Mountain, you can always see the Ruona Temple...!" After a pause, he sneered and said: "No matter how grand and beautiful the building is, Dharma King Zhuri Can’t see it either.”
This sentence was very strange. Qining sensed something in Ximen Wuhen's words and asked: "His Majesty Zhuri can't see the temple? God Hou, this... where do you start talking about this?"
Ximen Wuhen, however, was lying on his side with his back to Qi Ning and did not answer.
Qi Ning knew that Ximen Wuhen was deliberately ignoring him. Since the old guy didn't want to talk, even if he asked a thousand times, it would be in vain. He didn't ask too many questions. He just put on his clothes and lay down, but he was very suspicious in his heart. He thought to himself that since Zhuri Temple is managed by the disciples of Zhuri Dharma King, so naturally Dharma King Zhuri comes in and out as he pleases, so why can't he see him
Moreover, Ximen Wuhen's words are very particular. He is not saying that the Dharma King Zhuri is unwilling to see the temple, but that the Dharma King Zhuri cannot see him. It seems that the meaning is similar, but if you take a closer look, the meaning is very different.
If the Dharma King Zhuri does not want to see him, it only means that the Dharma King Zhuri does not want to be tied down by worldly things. Although there is a temple, the Dharma King does not bother to see it.
But the Dharma King cannot be seen, which means another thing. It is like saying that the Dharma King Zhuri cannot be seen even if he wants to.
Zhuri Dharma King is the great master of Guxiang. He can even influence the throne of Guxiang. Zhuri Temple was also built for him. If he wants to see him, how come he can't see him? Qi Ning didn't know for a moment whether Ximen Wuhen said it casually or if he really had a deeper meaning.