Yan Liqiang had no doubt about Cui Lichen's words, because if Cui Lichen wanted to deceive people, he would not make up such a bizarre story. This kind of story might be useful to ordinary people, but for someone like him who had seen the world, it was too low-level to want to deceive others with such a lie.
Although he had deceived many people with the words of gods passing on skills in dreams, and many people now even firmly believe it, the gods' dreams were of course false, but the Heavenly Dao Divine Stone, the Heavenly Dao Temple and Fu Guang were real. Especially the existence of the latter greatly expanded Yan Liqiang's understanding of this world, and let Yan Liqiang know that in this universe, there are many people and many things that are absolutely beyond the imagination of a mortal like himself, so he did not doubt Cui Lichen's words. Even if someone really told Yan Liqiang that there were gods in the void of this universe, he would not be surprised.
Yan Liqiang followed Cui Lichen's gaze and turned his eyes back to the statue. The more he looked at the statue, the more he felt an indescribable taste and feeling.
"What does the small tree in the hand of this Jade Emperor mean?"
"According to the teachings passed down by the ancestors, the small tree and the fruit on the tree in Yu Luo Tiandi's hand represent the law of cause and effect in Yu Luo Tiandi's hands. The spear in the other hand represents punishment, which is also the most powerful weapon used by Yu Luo Tiandi. The flame and door under the emperor's feet represent redemption from suffering. The flowers, birds, fish, insects, sun, moon and stars on the crown on his head represent creation!" Cui Lichen's voice had a vague and pious taste. As he spoke, he walked towards the statue step by step.
"Senior, do you believe this?" Yan Liqiang looked around as he walked. He saw open stone coffins neatly arranged on both sides of the ground, which looked a little special. He took a few more glances. It didn't matter if he took two steps closer to take a closer look at the contents of the stone coffins. His eyes widened instantly, and his scalp felt a little numb - because the coffins contained dried corpses of evil demons. The corpses of the evil demons were varied, and their deaths were bizarre. Many of them were not complete, but pieced together. But even so, the corpses in the stone coffins still allowed people to see the hideous faces of the evil demons when they were alive.
Yan Liqiang felt that this place was like a museum, which could refresh one's understanding in an instant.
"Of course I believe it!" Cui Lichen pointed at the stone coffins, "The evil demons in these stone coffins were all killed and brought back by the Yu Luo Palace in the past few hundred years. The corpses of these evil demons are the best proof!"
"is that so?"
"Of course, it is because of the enlightenment of the Emperor of Heaven that the founder of Yu Luo Palace knew the existence of evil demons. Yu Luo Palace was able to be established and became an existence that is irreconcilable with evil demons and protects the human race of the Silver Continent!" While speaking, Cui Lichen had come to an empty sarcophagus, put Lin Qingtian's arm that he brought with him into the sarcophagus, then stepped back and continued walking towards the statue. After a few steps, he came under the statue.
Cui Lichen took three incense sticks from the altar under the statue, lit them, and respectfully inserted them into the incense burner. He bowed three times to the statue, then turned his head and looked at Yan Liqiang. "I know you are confused, but I want to tell you that if your cultivation reaches my level, as long as you enter a state of meditation under this statue, you will be able to feel the presence of Yu Luo Tiandi in your mind. That is not an empty talk!"
Yan Liqiang was stunned for a moment, "So amazing?"
"If Yu Luo Palace relied on lies, how could it have been passed down to this day? You will know about this matter when the time comes!"
"I am only a Martial Sect member now. I don't know how long it will take to cultivate to become a Martial Emperor!"
"You have already advanced to the Martial Sect at your age. There are only a few people in the entire Han Empire who have reached this level. It is certain that you will reach the Martial Emperor level in the future. It is only a matter of time!" Cui Lichen said, handing over three incense sticks. "As long as you burn three incense sticks in front of this statue, you will officially join the Yu Luo Palace!"
Yan Liqiang looked up at the statue, took the three incense sticks, lit them, and took a deep breath. "Disciple Yan Liqiang, today in front of the holy statue of Yu Luo Emperor, I sincerely swear to join the Yu Luo Palace. In the future, I will strictly abide by the secrets of the Yu Luo Palace, and I will be irreconcilable with the evil spirits. I will take it as my responsibility to kill the evil spirits and safeguard the righteousness of the human race. I will be unwavering in my determination, and the heaven and earth will bear witness to it!" After saying these words, Yan Liqiang respectfully inserted the three incense sticks into the incense burner, and then bowed three times to the statue.
"Keep this thing!" After seeing Yan Liqiang finish his worship, Cui Lichen took out a piece of strange black crystal stone from the altar under the statue and handed it to Yan Liqiang.
Yan Liqiang took the black crystal stone and found that the four corners of the crystal stone were wrapped with pure gold edges. There were also layers of dense runes on the black crystal stone. Although he was a rune master and was not a layman in runes, Yan Liqiang had never seen any runes on the black crystal stone before and could not figure out the principles and composition of those runes. "What is this?"
"This is the Demon Detecting Stone. On the first and fifteenth day of every month, as long as an evil demon appears within a hundred meters of you, you carry this Demon Detecting Stone with you. This Demon Detecting Stone will heat up and you will feel it. This stone is also a token of your status as a disciple of Yu Luo Palace. Remember to keep it well!"
"This magic-detecting stone can only be used two days a month?"
"good!"
"The array symbol on this magic-detecting stone is so strange. I have never seen such an array symbol before. Who made this magic-detecting stone?"
"This Demon Detecting Stone was made by the founder of Yu Luo Palace. According to the founder, the array talisman on it was taught by Yu Luo Tiandi in meditation. It is completely different from the array talismans used by other array talisman masters in the Silver Continent!"
"Is it with this magic-detecting stone that you discovered that Lin Qingtian is an evil demon?"
“You have to remember one thing. Although the evil demons can transform into human forms, their actions, though seemingly upright, will never be for the sake of the human race. Instead, they harbor evil intentions everywhere. I have long suspected Lin Qingtian, but in the end, I was able to confirm his identity as an evil demon with the help of this demon-detecting stone!” Cui Lichen sighed, “What I didn’t expect was that Lin Qingtian’s cultivation was so strong that I ended up letting him escape despite both of us getting hurt. Now that he’s gone, it won’t be that easy to find him again!”
Yan Liqiang stroked the strange black crystal stone in his hand and carefully put it in his arms. "I let him run away this time. I will find a chance to deal with him next time when he shows up!"
"That's the only way!"
"Then I wonder what I should do now that I have joined the Yu Luo Palace?"
"Just remember the rules of Yu Luo Palace and do what you want to do. You are now a popular person around the emperor. A big change has happened in the imperial capital and the emperor has regained power. This is a great opportunity for you. I don't think you are someone who is willing to be lonely. If a heavenly calamity really comes in a year, I am afraid that the world will be even more chaotic. Those evil demons hidden among the human race will definitely stir up trouble and set off an unchanging killing calamity. Before the heavenly calamity comes, you might as well make some preparations early. If I want to heal my injuries, I will need at least a year and a half of cultivation. During this time, unless I find Lin Qingtian's trace, I will not take action again. You can control it yourself!"
"I understand!" Yan Liqiang nodded and asked another question, "By the way, are there other people in Yu Luo Palace besides you and me?"
"Of course there are, but you have just joined the Yu Luo Palace, so you cannot participate in some things yet. You have to wait until you kill an evil demon and make a contribution before you can slowly get in touch with other people in the Yu Luo Palace!"
"Then the last question is, what is the ultimate purpose of those evil demons hiding among the human race and disrupting the human race?"
Cui Lichen was silent for a moment, his face became surprisingly solemn. "The ancestor of Yu Luo Palace got the enlightenment from Yu Luo Tiandi that the more chaotic the human race is and the more killing disasters there are, the stronger the power behind the evil demons will be, and more and more evil demons will appear in this world. If we can't stop the evil demons from doing what they do, maybe one day, the Han Empire will finally be ruled by the evil demons who have revealed their true form, and the entire human race will forever sink into darkness and never get out of it!"
(End of this chapter)