Once one had spent enough time roaming the world, handling this sort of thing really did become familiar.
Yao Wan's gaze quickly swept over the wreckage of the great hall before her, finally landing on the fragments of golden statues scattered all over the floor.
"Progenitor."
"What?"
"There's something I suddenly want to ask you."
"Then ask?"
"In the past, the Buddha Sect had the true Buddha Lord seated in a lofty position, so what are these golden statues? Did these things exist before?"
"...I'm not too sure. Before the disaster broke out, there definitely were no such objects, but the disaster lasted for roughly a year. Whether they were later prepared to resist the demons, I'm not very clear on that either."
Hearing this, Medicine Emperor carefully observed them for a while, then lightly furrowed his brows and shook his head.
"I see."
Yao Wan murmured, then gently tugged at the corner of Xiao Yan's clothes beside her, drawing his gaze as well.
"...This golden statue...?"
Xiao Yan frowned, then flicked a finger. A wisp of Emperor Flame immediately sank into it, blasting open a crack in the golden statue before them and revealing a cross-section within that seemed to be mixed with something translucent, like white jade.
Even though it was only a fragment of spirituality, a deep murmur and Buddhist chant still rose by their ears, making everyone's minds feel clear and bright, while Medicine Emperor subconsciously raised a hand to cover his own head.
"—Is it Buddha bone?"
"Then doesn't that mean this shattered golden statue is...?"
An unavoidable guess flashed through everyone's minds, and at that very moment, within the dim great hall, countless oil lamps and candles lit up.
A stream of clear qi flowing out from the golden statue seemed to have been