Chapter 701: Chapter 701
Luoyang’s Shangqing Palace is known as the source of Taoism.
Later generations honored Laozi as Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad, so Shangqing Palace is also called Laojun Temple.
Shen Siyuan, having experienced the mystical nature of Buddhism, naturally wanted to see the wonders of Taoism.
Thus, he came to this place reputed as the source of Taoism, the Shangqing Palace.
But to be honest, he was a bit disappointed. The so-called source of Taoism appeared quite ordinary from the outside, not majestic or grand at all, and even gave off a sense of decay.
The Shangqing Palace doesn’t charge an entrance fee, and one can enter directly. Upon entering, you can see Cuiyun Cave, where a statue of Lao Jun is worshipped.
Shen Siyuan did not go in immediately but stood outside observing the surroundings.
Inside, it looked even more dilapidated. The ground was uneven, clearly indicating that the government had not done much restoration here, but this only highlighted the marks of time.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Dou Dou resting her chin on her hand, her gaze sweeping the surroundings with a thoughtful look, which made him a little expectant.
"How is it? Have you noticed anything special?"
"No." Dou Dou replied very bluntly.
Hearing her answer, Shen Siyuan was not disappointed but instead turned his gaze to Tang Tang.
This little one was squatting on the ground picking up something.
Shen Siyuan found it amusing, wondering if she could actually find money here.
But to his great surprise, Tang Tang really did pick up money, and it was a copper coin, a coin covered in patina.
Shen Siyuan was so shocked that his mouth couldn’t close.
Is this something that can be picked up casually? That seems a bit too unreasonable.
Since Shen Siyuan came to Shangqing Palace, he naturally looked up information about Shangqing Palace online.
The Shangqing Palace was originally built in the first year of the Qianfeng Period, CE 666, by Emperor Tang Gaozong, who honored Laozi as Emperor Xuan Yuan. Hence, Shangqing Palace is also called Xuanyuan Emperor Temple.
The Qianfeng Coin was minted during the Qianfeng Period of Emperor Tang Gaozong Li Zhi, and the minting lasted only eight months. Strictly speaking, the timing matches.
However, throughout history, the Shangqing Palace has been repeatedly rebuilt and repaired, never interrupted.
To be frank, at this point, every inch of land in the Shangqing Palace had long been turned over.
So for Tang Tang to find a Qianfeng Coin here is really unreasonable unless it’s fake, a kind of commemorative coin made by Shangqing Palace.
But seeing the rusty surface, it doesn’t appear fake. But if it isn’t fake, how did Tang Tang pick it up? Could she reach into the long river of time and retrieve it?
"This is impossible, absolutely impossible..."
Dou Dou was a bit puzzled.
Shen Siyuan put away the copper coin, deciding to have someone take a look at it when he got back.
Then he turned his gaze to Tang Tang, "Look around again, see if there’s more."
Tang Tang blinked her big eyes with a silly expression, seemingly not understanding what Shen Siyuan was saying at all.
"I’ll look. I’m sure I’ll find more than Tang Tang." Dou Dou volunteered enthusiastically.
"Is it valuable?" Xiao Yue, on the side, asked curiously.
"I don’t know, but it’s very unusual to actually find a copper coin." Shen Siyuan said.
"Oh, then I’ll look around too." Xiao Yue said, lowering her head to search.
Just then, Shen Siyuan suddenly realized that Duoduo hadn’t spoken all along.
Turning to look, he saw her standing by the entrance, looking up at the sky.
"What are you looking at?" Shen Siyuan walked over, curious.
Duoduo withdrew her gaze and showed a radiant smile.
"There’s smoke up there." Duoduo pointed to the cloudless sky.
With Shen Siyuan’s eyesight, if there were smoke in the sky, she couldn’t possibly miss it.
"Green smoke," Duoduo said.
Shen Siyuan examined carefully but found nothing.
"What shape are they?" Shen Siyuan curiously asked.
Duoduo thought for a moment, seemingly wanting to explain, but couldn’t describe it.
"Are they without shape?" Shen Siyuan asked.
Duoduo shook her head and said, "No, it’s whatever shape I think of in my heart. It can even become the shape of brother."
Duoduo showed a happy smile.
"It’s now taken the shape of a Bodhisattva," Duoduo said.
Shen Siyuan pondered for a moment, then waved to Tang Tang, who was following behind Dou Dou like a little tail.
"Tang Tang, come over."
Tang Tang ran over with her little short legs.
The ground was very uneven, so he reminded her, "Slow down, be careful not to fall..."
Before Shen Siyuan could finish his sentence, she fell face-first, tears welling up instantly.
Shen Siyuan helplessly walked over and picked her up.
"Alright, don’t cry, look, what’s up in the sky?" Shen Siyuan pointed to the sky.
Upon hearing this, Tang Tang looked up at the sky.
Immediately, Shen Siyuan pressed his forehead against the back of Tang Tang’s head, linking consciousness with her, looking towards the void.
The sky was filled with vibrant colors, and the world was so beautiful it was dizzying, but Shen Siyuan still didn’t see the so-called green smoke that Duoduo mentioned.
However, there were indeed some green areas, but they looked no different from the other colors.
Tang Tang withdrew her gaze, looking at Shen Siyuan with some confusion.
Shen Siyuan also disconnected the consciousness link with her and put her down again.
"It’s nothing, go play."
"Where did you learn to look at people like that? Must be Dou Dou’s teaching. Not learning the good stuff." Shen Siyuan amusingly brushed her little head.
Tang Tang swung her little head, turned back to Dou Dou, and continued being her little tail.
Shen Siyuan withdrew his gaze and looked at Duoduo again.
He saw that Duoduo was opening her mouth wide, breathing in the air with all her might.
"What are you doing?"
"I’m sucking in the smoke," Duoduo said.
"Isn’t it very high and far? Can you suck it in directly?" Shen Siyuan asked in confusion.
"No." Duoduo gave an embarrassed smile.
"If so, why don’t you just fly up to take a look?" Shen Siyuan suggested.
"Oh, right." Duoduo revealed a sudden realization.
"You’re so smart, brother."
Saying this, she vanished, riding the Yin Wind towards the sky.
And with a thought, the Ten Thousand Soul Banner appeared in Shen Siyuan’s hand. Duoduo’s perspective immediately appeared in his eyes.
As her Fan Soul, sharing Duoduo’s vision, let alone controlling Duoduo’s body, was just a matter of a thought.
This time, Shen Siyuan finally saw the green smoke that Duoduo had mentioned. Fresh chapters posted on 𝚗𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚕·𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚎·𝚗𝚎𝚝
The strands of green smoke covered the sky above the entire Shangqing Palace. They seemed formless, yet they had form.
Trying to look closely, they were elusive, as if they didn’t exist.
This suddenly reminded Shen Siyuan of a modern scientific phenomenon, quantum mechanics.
At this moment, Duoduo, who flew into the air, seemed to be soaring in a green ocean.
She opened her mouth wide, and the green smoke seemed to come alive, flooding into her mouth.
Her once ethereal, colorless soul seemed to be dyed green.
Shen Siyuan could distinctly feel Duoduo’s soul becoming gradually stronger.
Is this a unique opportunity belonging to Duoduo?