Lin Fan was not entirely clear about the origins of the divine statue.
Even the Ghost King Sect's ghost cultivators did not have a comprehensive understanding of the divine statue.
They only knew that it carried an evil nature, was a taboo existence, and was even hailed as the source of the bizarre.
Now that he looked at it, the divine statue was not merely a dead object. It possessed some unique consciousness.
The azure light gradually faded, and Lin Fan noticed that the cracks on the surface of the divine statue had already been repaired by more than half.
He tried injecting a strand of True Essence into it, and soon received an extremely violent surge of energy in return.
Lin Fan's expression shifted slightly. "The divine statue has grown even more effective."
Previously, when he injected a strand of True Essence, the divine statue could temper it. Later, it could increase the purity of his True Essence. But just now, Lin Fan had discovered that the increase in purity was several times greater than before.
At this rate, as long as he borrowed the divine statue's help, it would take only a few days for his True Essence to undergo a transformation and for him to open his Heart Gate ahead of time.
Yet the more powerful it became, the more Lin Fan realized that the divine statue was far from simple.
"What exactly is your origin?"
"And what sort of existence is being suppressed in that secret realm?"
Lin Fan murmured to himself.
After a moment, he still silently put away the divine statue.
For now, this thing posed no danger and could even help Lin Fan's True Essence transform.
A stone house.
A scar-faced man was staring at the figures inside the house, his gaze