After hanging up Zhuge Yun's call, Bai Zhi spent quite some time thinking things over carefully.
—Some of Zhuge Yun's words had indeed struck right at his heart.
Every Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land was different. Some were completely occupied by countless undead Monsters, with everything inside utterly destroyed, while others were affected by one or several strange phenomena, leaving everything within largely untouched.
...Like the Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land currently reclaimed by the Relevant Department.
In other words, Zhuge Yun's words made a lot of sense.
In an unknown Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land that had just been opened like this, there might very well be some good things left behind. Things like the Taiji Diagram or the Investiture of the Gods were too much to hope for, but the Banana Fan or the Sea Calming Needle were still worth looking forward to... Could he really just watch those Otherworld Players take them away?
After one second of careful deliberation and difficult consideration, Bai Zhi made his decision.
"Uh... we're going straight in?"
"That's right. This is to ensure that our world's important assets aren't lost."
Looking at the doorway before him, Bai Zhi wore an expression of lofty righteousness.
"You wait outside for now. I've already sent over the relevant positioning coordinates. In about half an hour, someone will—"
"Amitabha."
Before Bai Zhi could finish, a Buddhist chant suddenly rang out beyond the temple.
Tonight had originally been a moonless night, but when that chant sounded, moonlight suddenly spilled down from the night sky.
Beneath that clear moonlight, like water cascading down, a Monk dressed in moon-white robes stepped upon the light and drifted into the temple. He then pressed his palms together and bowed toward Bai Zhi.
"It has been a long time, benefactor. I trust you have been