"Is this Immortal Master Erlang?"

Looking at the stone Divine Statue, Wang Tianzuo's face was full of doubt.

"Maybe it was just made carelessly by the common folk before."

Sha Lifei replied casually and then signaled to Lv San with his eyes.

This matter is too significant, involving the River God, Immortal Gods, and Immortal Master Erlang, with complex causality.

Wang Tianzuo is a reliable friend, but after all, he's part of the Huangling Sect, so to prevent any mishaps, it's best not to speak recklessly.

Thinking of this, Sha Lifei looked around and diverted the topic, saying: "Search carefully, see if there are any clues."

At this moment, the daylight was bright, and the roof of the dilapidated main hall had a half segment missing, letting the light shine through, revealing the inside clearly.

From the looks of it, it's just an ordinary Divine Temple.

The temple gate was mottled, with the red paint peeling off; inside, the buildings were collapsing, the beams and pillars were askew, the murals were blotchy, the colors faded, and cobwebs were dense.

But there were also some anomalies, noticeable at a glance.

In the dilapidated and old stone incense burner, there were densely packed colorful sticks, red and yellow, with burn marks at the top.

This is a kind of relatively high-grade incense, indicating that someone worshiped here regularly, but the neglected cold temple and broken altar seemed a bit strange.

"Probably Brother Lu..."

Wang Tianzuo looked at the collapsed stone statue, full of perplexity. "The Divine Statue is unattended, whom would one worship in such a place?"

"It's not for worshiping gods."

Lv San seemed thoughtful, stepped forward, and lifted a broken plank, revealing a small stone tablet.

It listed Bai Cheng, Zhou Yuanhai, Tan Dongzhu...

Over a dozen names carved densely, all unknown to the pugilistic world.

Only the last line explained their identity:

Meishan Brothers, perished protecting Immortal Master Erlang here!

Seeing this, everyone exchanged glances.

Sha Lifei shook his head and said: "It seems the organization of Meishan Brothers had troubles long ago, leaving only Brother Lu as the sole survivor."

Saying this, he turned his gaze and whispered: "Lv San, ask old Huang if he knows what happened back then."

Lv San understood, communicated with old Huang the weasel, and then appeared disappointed, "They heed Brother Lu's orders, but typically they just take care of each other, unaware of this place's history."

"Oh."

Sha Lifei scratched his head and said no more.

Both of them had some suspicions in their hearts; the calamity of the Meishan Brothers, speaking of protecting Immortal Master Erlang, could very likely be related to the reincarnation of Immortal Master Erlang.

This matter was something only they were mostly motivated to pursue.

Just like the Wushan Destiny Conference at the time, they resorted to evil ways hoping to reincarnate the Wushan Goddess to descend to the Human World.

The difference was one failed, the other succeeded.

Wang Tianzuo wasn't foolish either; hearing their exchange, realized that something was being withheld from him, but he didn't inquire further, rather said solemnly: "Seems Brother Lu's murder was related to Meishan Brothers."

"Unfortunately, what are those people plotting..."

Harboring many doubts, the group continued their search.

Regrettably, the dilapidated Guan County Divine Temple held nothing unusual apart from that tablet.

With things as they were, they had no choice but to return to Guan County.

Given prior incidents, to prevent any unexpected accurrences, Sha Lifei and the others moved out from the inn, staying with people from Shunyuan Escort Agency.

In case someone attempts an attack again, there would be someone to rely on.

After a busy day, night fell, and the cold moon climbed onto the branches.

Sha Lifei casually ate some food and went to Lv San's room, gave a glance, and Lv San immediately activated the Ruyi Treasure Pearl.

A chilling aura spread out, ensuring that their conversation wouldn't be overheard.

"I think I know what they're looking for."

Sha Lifei sneered: "These people's goal is the Dragon Palace Water Mansion, Brother Yan once mentioned that the Dragon Palace Water Mansion is unique; it requires artifacts from within to enter through dreams."

"Immortal Master Erlang constantly suppresses River God, Meishan Brothers undoubtedly possess this Magic Artifact; they're looking for this thing!"

"I guessed so too."

Lv San agreed, frowned and said: "It's understandable that Master Wu and those people have interest in Dragon Palace Water Mansion. The Shu Prince Mansion holds countless treasures, never involved before, why suddenly intervene?"

"It's obvious, there's something King Shu wants inside!"

Sha Lifei's eyes lit up.

"Could it be... the Immortality Elixir?"

As the two discussed, they gradually reached an answer.

Many things are unclear due to lack of intelligence, yet during their journey, they encountered many events and understood the motives of various parties.

To be able to guess, is not surprising.

"Let's not involve ourselves in this for now."

Lv San thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "If there truly is an Immortality Elixir, King Shu's delegation would surely comprise more people."

"The priority remains finding Immortal Master Erlang's reincarnation."

"That's true."

Sha Lifei nodded and frowned: "But everyone in Guan County has been questioned, no sign of him."

"Where exactly has he hidden?"

...

Qingcheng Mountain, Chaoyang Cave.

Another day of clear skies, sunlight pierced the firmament, streamed through the dense forest, casting shimmering fragments of gold onto the cliff face.

Li Yan woke early, after practicing fist techniques he returned to his room, drinking tea while reading the scriptures in his hand.

It's the Fengdu Technique passed down by Taoist Absolute Dust.

Li Yan was already studying this path, coupled with Absolute Dust's meticulous guidance, he was now entirely familiar with the technique.

What remained was refinement during building the mountain hall.

After roughly an hour, Ling Yun arrived again, accompanied him and Wang Daoxuan towards Heavenly Master Cave.

"The Spiritual Treasures of Qingcheng Mountain are hidden there."

Ling Yun introduced as he walked, "Back when Heavenly Master Zhang entered Shu, he preached there. Later generations repaired the palace, maintained the incense."

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