The crisp clang of metal rang through the temple, making it seem all the more solemn amid the sound.
Old Li Qing stood before the divine statue, his calm voice slowly rising.
"Grand Lord Mountain God, I am a man from another realm. I have come to see the Mountain River Earth Emperor."
His faint voice echoed through the temple.
There were almost no visitors in the temple that early morning, aside from the temple attendants.
At that moment, the temple keeper abruptly turned to look at old Li Qing, horror appearing on his face.
Having followed the Grand Lord Mountain God for many years, he had picked up bits and pieces of certain news.
Rumors had long circulated that demons from beyond the realm had descended. The great calamity that had swept across the Ten Provinces twenty years ago had been caused by those otherworldly demons.
His entire body trembled. He had no idea why the other party had come here, but merely hearing this was like being roasted over a fire.
"Y-you..." the temple keeper said tremblingly, shaking all over like a quail.
But before he could finish speaking, a vast majesty and terrifying logic had already descended.
The temple was shrouded between illusion and reality as a divine domain overlapped with this place.
A towering god overlapped with the temple statue, and a pair of eyes fell upon old Li Qing.
"You actually dare appear before my eyes."
"There is nothing I dare not do. Inform the Mountain River Earth Emperor. I wish to speak with him. He will certainly be interested."
The Grand Lord Mountain God's gaze darkened. He could indeed sense an aura from this man that did not belong to this world, yet the man was also suffused with this world's aura.
That contradictory