At that moment, I was torn.
If we attacked, the danger would be immense.
Aside from the hundred-odd onmyoji, there were also the powerful evil spirits inside the two statues.
If we did nothing, we could only watch our fellow countrymen die.
At that thought, I turned to Aoi Yui.
"Yui, have you pinpointed its location?"
Yui nodded.
"Yes. It should be at the altar, inside one of those two statues."
I froze for a moment at her words.
The Eight-Foot Jade Magatama was inside one of the evil gods' statues?
I looked again at the evil spirits inside the statues, which were constantly devouring ghosts.
That puzzled me. Aoi Yui had clearly said that the Eight-Foot Jade Magatama could purify evil energy, making it difficult and painful for her to approach.
Yet the evil spirits inside those statues were devouring ghosts. Why weren't they afraid of the Eight-Foot Jade Magatama?
Although I didn't understand, one thing had become clear to me.
Since the Spirit-Guarding Treasure was inside a statue, we would have to face the evil spirits within, no matter what.
Pan Ling had also mentioned that the evil spirits inside the statues possessed immense power, far beyond what we could match.
Under these circumstances, we had only one choice.
Use our trump card right away and summon Xiao Yu to help us fight.
Though manifesting her true spirit from thousands of miles away would cost Xiao Yu dearly.
Without her help, however, we would struggle to obtain the Eight-Foot Jade Magatama, let alone take those innocent countrymen's souls away with us.
In that instant, a battle plan formed in my mind.
There was no point dragging this out. I would summon Xiao Yu's true spirit, wake my senior brother and sister, and take the enemy head-on.
Together, our