The next day.
Two more figures arrived outside Mingjue Temple.
Whenever this time of year came around, the once deserted and desolate Mingjue Temple would always receive visitor after visitor.
The two figures, one tall and one short, were both bald and had Prayer Beads hanging from their hands.
The taller monk had kind brows and benevolent eyes, a ruddy complexion, and the bearing of an eminent monk.
The shorter one had delicate features, star-like eyes, and skin as fair and flawless as jade.
Together, they arrived at the main gate.
"Guangci Lei En pays his respects to Abbot Jingxu," the old monk called out.
"So it is Master Lei En. Forgive me for failing to welcome you from afar," Jingxu's voice came from within the temple.
"Please, come in."
Upon hearing this, the two stepped forward and pushed open the doors.
Beneath the towering Buddha statue, Jingxu was no longer kneeling on the prayer cushion. He had turned around and was smiling at the two of them.
"Then this must be the worthy nephew Mu Chengwei, the Limit-Breaking Genius Guangci has poured all its resources into cultivating?"
Unlike his attitude toward Wei He and Li Rong, he could not have been more pleasant now. He was amiable and approachable, warm as a spring breeze.
"That is correct. This junior pays respects to Abbot Jingxu," the shorter monk answered respectfully.
"May I ask, Abbot Jingxu, whether any other treasure-seekers have arrived before us?" the old monk Lei En asked in a deep voice.
"Yes. Marshal Li from the Burning Heaven Army Department, along with her disciple Wang Xuan," Jingxu replied. "However, since you had not yet arrived, and the first person to consume the rare treasure may choose the finest quality, while slightly inferior specimens have considerably weaker medicinal effects—