Enemies Meet

"Ho?"

High in the sky west of Jian Mountain Peak, Lu Ran concealed himself as he looked down upon Holy Spirit Mountain's foremost sect, surprise stirring in his heart.

The sect's buildings were still fairly well preserved, at least not resembling a place that had endured a brutal war.

That shouldn't have been possible, should it?

The Executioners descending from the Heaven Realm would surely come here to search for Great Xia Heavenly Pride. Were these Jian Yi disciples truly strong enough to drive the Executioners away?

Besides, where had everyone gone?

Could they have relocated the entire sect to flee disaster?

Filled with doubts, Lu Ran slowly circled the mountain peak through the air. He did not dare draw too close, afraid of being detected.

The divine art Wolf Concealment could indeed help him hide without a trace and conceal his aura, but he still physically existed.

And the flecks of frost and snow drifting through the air were very likely linked to the perception of Ice Butterfly believers.

"What's that?" Lu Ran's heart skipped a beat.

As he continued flying and shifted his angle, he suddenly discovered a sizable altar on the eastern side of the sharp peak that pierced the heavens. A humanoid statue stood upon it.

Though the statue's face was rather indistinct, Lu Ran recognized it at a glance.

It was God Jian Yi!

Jian Yi?

Lu Ran immediately stopped in the high altitude, not daring to approach any closer.

The enormous Jian Yi Stone Statue had to be twenty or thirty meters tall. With its back against the mountain and its face toward the east, she stood proudly between heaven and earth.

Below the altar knelt rows upon rows of devout figures. They were all women, most dressed in pale long skirts with personal