And these monks were all former emperors of the Peacock Empire who had taken Buddhist vows, some of whom were even royal kinsmen of the Peacock bloodline. They all shared a single surname: Song!
Therefore, the Peacock Temple was the state temple of the Peacock Empire, and its monks were none other than the ancient patriarchs of the Peacock royal family! They were figures before whom even the reigning emperor of the Peacock Empire had to kneel and kowtow.
The very reason the Peacock Empire was able to stand firm in the Ancient Martial World was precisely because of the mighty Peacock Temple! The temple possessed a nation-guarding martial art known as the Five-Colored Divine Light. This technique was as formidable as it was bizarre.
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