When the image froze, Chu Mu and the Longevity Sect Master looked at each other in silence.
Personal perception and vision could be altered or beguiled.
But this projected image had originated from the Immortal Spirit Abode, a Fifth-Order Ancient Treasure.
If this statue truly possessed the ability to tamper with a Fifth-Order Ancient Treasure, it could never have been sealed and suppressed by the Immortal Spirit Abode. It would have swept them all away long ago.
In other words, this form where aesthetic beauty and bizarre horror coexisted was, in all likelihood, Its true form...
Only after a long while did the Longevity Sect Master slowly say, "This statue should be the core key to those sacrifices, shouldn't it?"
"It should be."
Chu Mu nodded. "Whether it is sacrifice or faith, this statue must be the key. It may even be the key to connecting with It..."
"Junior Brother believes that, if the conditions are met, It might even descend upon a statue like this..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Mu took out a jade slip and handed it to the Longevity Sect Master. "These are some clues Junior Brother recorded from comprehending the Heavenly Traces Jade Slip. Senior Brother, compare and verify them, and see whether the records of the two Heavenly Traces differ."
The Longevity Sect Master accepted the jade slip and examined it. It was nearly a quarter of an hour before he finally set it down.
"There is no difference."
"The Heavenly Traces Jade Slip was specially made. The heavenly phenomenon at the time was clearly rejected by the world's instincts, and we were far from the Demon Clan's Hub Location. The Heavenly Traces Jade Slip's record should not have been disturbed."
As he spoke, the Longevity Sect Master stepped forward and tentatively