Li Che's eyes narrowed slightly.
His brow felt increasingly hot, as the "Star Plucking Pupil" Divine Skill involuntarily activated.
The Star Plucking Pupil, [breaking down everything, absorbing souls, discerning truth from illusion, quelling evil and punishing the wicked]!
In Li Che's eyes, no evil could hide or escape detection; everything was visible to the Star Plucking Pupil.
Therefore, Li Che had never doubted the judgment of the Star Plucking Pupil.
In his view, the serene Heart Monkey Temple amidst the snowstorm became ghastly and ghostly in an instant.
This was definitely not a problem with his eyesight.
It must be that there was something wrong with the Heart Monkey Temple.
"Dense with ghosts' breath, and filled with the aura of death, is this Heart Monkey Temple... actually a Ghost Temple?"
Li Che furrowed his brows.
Or could it be that ghosts were hidden within the Heart Monkey Temple?
Beyond that...
"Could it be related to the Corpse God Cult?"
Li Che's heart stirred.
He couldn't help but think of this possibility, and verifying it wouldn't be difficult.
The Chess Saint Taoist Fruit in his chest throbbed, and the next moment, his mind sank into the Heaven and Earth chessboard.
The chessboard cast a vast net that enveloped heaven and earth in an instant, shrouding the ghostly Heart Monkey Temple within it.
After that, Li Che's spirit floated within the Heaven and Earth chessboard, and he flicked his fingers lightly upon the Seven Elements Corpse Curse Mark, which was already mostly refined.
An Immaculate Heart Taoist Fruit collided with it violently and exploded abruptly!
Then came a second one...
It was like an ancient bell being struck with force!
Suddenly, invisible black ripples like bell waves began to spread from the center of Li Che's body, constantly expanding...
Like a black tide, they spread toward the Heart Monkey Temple and then, under Li Che's odd gaze.
It was nothing more than a minor faction under the jurisdiction of Lingnan Circuit in Golden Light Prefecture.
The weak have their own sorrow.
If the Heart Monkey Temple was not colluding with the Corpse God Cult, there was only one possibilityâthat the Corpse God Cult had utterly subverted the weak Heart Monkey Temple.
Regardless of which it was, it wasn't good news.
Li Che and Gong Yunli didn't chat much more, as the carriage convoy shattered the snowstorm and slowly entered the vast plaza in front of the Heart Monkey Temple.
Li Che and Gong Yunli alighted from the carriage as the wind and snow howled.
Gongyang Liancheng came over and joined Gong Yunli.
Li Che and the other Woodcarving Masters stood quietly in the line, silently waiting for Gongyang Liancheng and Gong Yunli's arrangements.
To go to the Fire-Eye Mystical Awe Spirit Monkey Temple, they needed the two to lead the way.
Aside from the Eight-Armed Prison Lotus Furious Third Prince's Sinister Temple at the Four Imperials Level, the Golden Light Prefecture also had two major Eight Extremes Guaiyi Templesâthe Fire-Eye Mystical Awe Spirit Monkey Temple and the Iron Crutch Happy Mirth Mendicant Temple.
Being Eight Extremes Guaiyi Temples, all were suppressed by the Imperial Court and now under the jurisdiction of the Temple Control Bureau.
To enter the Mysterious Temple, one needs a Temple Entry Order.
Gong Yunli had applied for an entry order from the Temple Control Bureau a few days earlier.
However, the chief representative stationed at the Fire-Eye Mystical Awe Spirit Monkey Temple from the Temple Control Bureau sent back a message that the Mysterious Temple's Strange Que had been trembling for some days.
Therefore, the date of observing the Temple God was pushed back, and now finally promised.
Gongyang Liancheng's expression was solemn as he checked the list, then nodded.
"Everyone is here, let's get ready. We are about to go to the Mysterious Temple to observe the Temple God,"
"For all of you, this is a rare opportunity. Make sure to seize it well."
Gongyang Liancheng didn't cower like when he faced Vice Supervisor Lin Xiu; instead, he wielded considerable official authority.
From a distance, two old monks slowly emerged from within the Heart Monkey Temple.
With kind expressions, white eyebrows, and white beards, they were clearly elderly monks.
"Master Xuanli, Grandmaster Xuanyuan..."
Gongyang Liancheng clasped his fists in salute and greeted the two monks with a warm smile.
"Master Xuanli is the abbot of Heart Monkey Temple. Heart Monkey Temple has been meritorious in assisting the Temple Control Bureau in overseeing the Mysterious Temple; among these, Master Xuanli's help is indispensable."