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After Elder Tong left in anger, Sang Qingxiao pondered before speaking. "Do you know what restoring the Ascension Well and attracting those Upper Realm Beings will mean for this place?
We are the prey, and they are the hunters. If this path is opened, the balance between the two realms will be lost. What little we have left will be stripped away, and we may continue to be exploited until we lose our last shred of value. At that point, the suffering of living beings in the Lower Realm will never cease.
As long as you understand.
I understand. Rest assured, if my master knew I would trade the entire Lower Realm for his news, he would surely feel ashamed and die in anger.
Misha, you are still imagining that Wulian is alive.
Negotiating with Elder Tong is merely a temporary measure. His visit today seemed desperate; I increasingly suspect that my master's disappearance is related to him. The more anxious he becomes, the more flaws he reveals. I feel closer to the truth.
Sang Qingxiao sighed quietly, hoping that Huo Qi's group would gain something as well.
Huo Qi and his companions returned a day later than expected. Upon their return, they looked at Misha with complex expressions, unsure of how to begin.
Misha noticed their commotion and remarked, "You made quite an entrance. Elder Tong hasn't shown himself; it seems he is trying to avoid us."
Huo Qi snorted coldly. "He wouldn't dare show his face!"
At these words, Misha felt a sharp pain in her chest. She struggled to catch her breath for a moment before managing to speak. "Is my master... still alive?"
From my deductions, he is already dead.
"Did he die because of the Ascend?"
My suspicion is murder.
"Elder Tong must have had a hand in it."
There is no solid evidence yet, but I have a rough idea of where the body might be.
Misha sprang up. "Where?!"
Li Cu is guarding it; there's no rush. Let me first share my findings with you.
Huo Qi comfortingly patted Misha on the shoulder and continued, "You haven't been to Elder Tong's temple yet, have you? There are nine grand halls in the temple, each housing a large Immortal Statue at the front, surrounded by several Little Golden Statues.
The large Immortal Statues are carved lifelike, while the Little Golden Statues are exquisitely dressed but their faces remain indistinct. The grandeur of the large Immortal Statues captures everyone's attention, making the ordinary Little Golden Statues go unnoticed.
I once asked a Little Taoist in the temple about them. He told me that the large Immortal Statues were carved by renowned masters, while Elder Tong personally crafted the Little Golden Statues, still honing his skills.
Carving techniques can be quite challenging; capturing human facial expressions is particularly difficult, so they may not be perfect—this is normal.
As for why he would take on such work himself..."
The answer given by the Little Taoist was that Elder Tong wanted to personally carve an Immortal Statue for himself before his death, and the Little Golden Statues were merely for him to practice on. This reasoning seemed plausible.
As I moved closer, I noticed a hidden Buddhist Sect mark on the clothing of one of the Little Golden Statues. Although the Daoist and Buddhist sects had a relatively good relationship, it wasn't so amicable that Daoist Believers would worship Buddha.
I asked the Little Taoist again, and this conversation led me to discover another clue: the timeline of when the Little Golden Statues were carved. According to what the Little Taoist said, I outlined a timeline.
Huo Qi took out two sheets of paper and laid them flat on the table. One sheet represented the timeline of when the Little Golden Statues were carved, while the other detailed my purpose for traveling.
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