Unsheathed

Black River twisted and wound for one hundred or so kilometers, and it couldn't be regarded as a large river by any stretch of the imagination. However, it was already quite a decently sized river in Malicious Ghost Valley, a place with many mountains but few rivers.

The two turtles hailing from the Great Round Moon Monastery had already occupied this river and acted in a tyrannical manner for a very long time.

The water in the Black River was extremely turbulent.

There was a goddess shrine located at the upstream region of the river, and this was naturally the water goddess shrine of the Sea Turning Primordial Lord. However, not only was this shrine an illegal one, but the small turtle had further failed to form a godly body. Instead, she had only managed to craft an ordinary statue.

However, even if she were truly able to form a gold statue, she wouldn't dare to openly display her godly body in the shrine. Otherwise, everything would be over if a passing Nascent Tier yin spirit casually shattered her gold statue. Indeed, a deity having their gold statue shattered was even more pitiful than a cultivator having the foundation of their Great Dao damaged.

In reality, the moment that a natural fracture appeared on a deity's gold statue was the moment that the deity would feel an ice-cold chill in their heart. The appearance of such a fracture signified that their immortality was starting to show signs of decay, something that couldn't be mended by the incense essence of the mortal world. Not a few kilograms, nor dozens of kilograms.

When Golden Arhats of the Buddhist Sect faced the same tribulation, they would regard this matter as "damaging Dharma," something more frightening than wild beasts.

This was akin to a Daoist immortal achieving a flawless colored glaze physique after cultivating in earnest and overcoming a myriad of hardships, yet in the end, they discovered that there actually existed flaws in the so-called flawlessness, flaws that couldn't be erased no matter how they cleansed their mind's realm. How could they not be terrified?

The scholar had a deep understanding of this matter.

Several powerful cultivators in the history of the Esteemed Mystery Department had passed away because of this exact reason, failing to achieve genuine transcendence.

It was night when the two of them entered the water goddess shrine.

The shrine was surprisingly empty, and not a single person or matter barred them from entering.