Entering the Martial Temple's main hall, the three met City Lord Qin Yueshan.
Qin Yueshan was very pleased with the Dragon-Tiger Guards' performance in slaying demons this time.
He was also very pleased with the three men chosen through this Dragon-Tiger Vanguard Selection.
As veterans of the Dragon-Tiger Guard, Du Mingquan and Lü Zhenshi had slain demons, vanquished evil, and weathered countless battles, earning outstanding merit for the Martial Temple.
Lu Chen delighted Qin Yueshan even more. He was a rare prodigy in Qu River.
"Come with me."
Qin Yueshan turned and led the three into the legacy grounds.
It was an immensely spacious ancient hall.
Its ceiling rose over a hundred feet high.
Black stone pillars rose from the ground, densely carved with cloud patterns, demonic beasts, and scenes of war.
Hundreds of incense lamps lined both sides of the hall.
Their dim flames gathered together, finally illuminating the four altars in its deepest recesses.
Four towering statues of divine generals stood enshrined upon the altars.
Each stood several dozen feet tall.
Though they were merely sculpted clay and carved stone, they possessed a majesty impossible to ignore.
On the far left stood a divine general clad in crimson-gold battle armor.
His eyes were slightly lowered. A great sun was carved behind him, and within it, a three-legged Golden Crow spread its wings and cried out.
The divine general held one hand behind his back, while the other cradled a cluster of golden patterns like flames frozen solid.
Even from several dozen feet away, Lu Chen vaguely felt that the surrounding air was hotter than elsewhere.
Qin Yueshan raised a hand.
"The Golden Crow General."
Next came-
The second statue.
It depicted a burly divine general with a bare torso and shoulders and back like mountains.
His legs were