"Ahem."
Hearing Chen Lin's request, Sikong Fu cleared his throat twice.
"You don't need to memorize the secret incantation. Just do as I say, and tell me once you've positioned the Silver Bowl. I'll recite it myself. This matter is of great importance, so please forgive me, Elder Chen."
Chen Lin frowned.
They really were guarding against him.
It seemed the person corresponding to this statue was no ordinary figure, and was most likely useful to the war effort. Otherwise, the Alliance would not have attached such importance to this.
But Chen Lin did not mind.
Unless some supreme treasure capable of defying heaven and changing fate appeared, he would not break with the Alliance over this. Besides, his cultivation circumstances were different, and ordinary treasures were of little use to him.
If there really were some heaven-defying benefit to be had...
He could simply cut off the Transmission Talisman.
Since you don't trust me, there's no need for me to be polite either.
With that thought...
Chen Lin assumed the proper stance and bowed three times to the statue.
Then, following Sikong Fu's instructions, he placed the Silver Bowl on the statue's palm, with a small protrusion on the bowl facing the statue.
"Done."
After announcing this, Chen Lin stepped back again.
Sikong Fu's voice immediately rang out from the Transmission Talisman, reciting an incantation.
As his voice sounded, the previously unresponsive Silver Bowl gradually began to glow.
It grew brighter and brighter.
Finally, its light enveloped the entire statue.
The statue's eyes instantly opened, their piercing gaze turning toward Chen Lin.
But they merely swept over him.
Then they settled on the Transmission Talisman.
"State your request."
The statue spoke in a deep, muffled voice.
Something stirred in Chen Lin's heart.
According to his earlier conversation with the