The shock and fury on Qiao Yangming's face were genuine, dispelling Zhou Yang's thoughts of punishing him.
At that moment, Qiao Yangming was stunned when he saw the statue of Bright True Monarch struck by the great sword of golden flame.
The statue he had regarded as nothing more than molded clay and carved wood was now radiating dazzling spiritual light from head to toe, effortlessly blocking the golden flaming sword's attack.
"This..."
Qiao Yangming stared at the statue of Bright True Monarch in utter shock, then turned to look at Zhou Yang, hesitating to speak.
"As the Palace Master of the Great Bright Immortal Palace, Fellow Daoist Qiao does not know what is happening either?"
Zhou Yang voiced the words Qiao Yangming had left unsaid, his tone somewhat cold.
Qiao Yangming shuddered all over and hurriedly cupped his hands in salute. "Immortal Venerable, please see clearly. This junior truly does not know what is going on. I beg Immortal Venerable to clear this junior's confusion!"
Zhou Yang did not look at him. He merely gave a cold smile and stared at the statue of Bright True Monarch. "Zhou cannot clear Fellow Daoist Qiao's confusion. But Fellow Daoist Qiao can ask the sneaky fellow hiding inside that statue just what kind of ghostly thing he is, daring to occupy the statue of the Immortal Palace's patriarch and receive the worship of its disciples!"
Qiao Yangming's expression changed drastically as he looked at the statue of Bright True Monarch in horror.
He did not possess Zhou Yang's abilities and could not see what was hiding inside the statue.
But he knew very well that Zhou Yang would not deceive him about such a matter. Besides, the statue's current state already explained a great deal.
Yet he also knew that anything capable