Chapter 218: Side Hall
Li Yanchu couldn’t help but chuckle. "No, no, I’m not that detached from the world. I just wanted to act like I was."
Ding Rou fell silent at his words.
The two walked side by side into the Daoist temple hall and were immediately stunned by the grandeur of the hall. If not for the passage of countless years and the calamity it had suffered, this Daoist temple hall could easily be called a immortal's temple.
Even after a millennium had passed, stepping inside still gave the sense of what must once have been thriving incense offerings and divine presence.
In the main hall, an immortal deity was enshrined. But the enormous statue was now badly damaged, and over half of its body had collapsed into rubble. It gave off an air of bleakness and solemn tragedy.
This immortal was not unfamiliar to Li Yanchu, because every Daoist temple hall was dedicated to this same deity. It was a Land Immortal called Immortal Ma.
It was said that someone had once witnessed a fragment of the immortal’s lingering will traverse the void, wielding divine power in broad daylight to protect the last ember of incense at Mount Jinting’s Blissful Land.
On the night the evil demons invaded, it was said that this very statue within the palace had suddenly come to life, slaying a great demon on the spot, and bestowing a trace of Dao resonance to Li Yanchu.
He still felt a deep sense of respect and reverence for this Daoist elder. He stepped forward and offered a formal bow, and Ding Rou did the same, as she too was a disciple of the Dao.
Only then did the two begin to explore the ruins of the immortal's temple.
Dust lay thick throughout the hall, but here and there, footprints could be seen, which were evidence that others had already been here.
The two searched the entire main hall carefully, and as expected, anything of value had long since been taken. Not a thing was left behind.