A moment later, the ground deep within the Primordial Beginning Temple suddenly bulged upward.
The Seven Immortals of the Temple appeared beside the main hall, wondering why the immortal master had caused such a commotion.
In the next instant, rubble flew, and the entire Moon-Gazing Tower slowly rose from underground, finally settling to the left of the main hall, where it looked thoroughly out of place.
"Good heavens, what damned thing is hidden in that tower?!!"
The Seven Immortals of the Temple all backed away, their faces filled with terror.
As parts of the Primordial Beginning Temple, they could feel the horror of the hanging Buddha more directly than anyone.
Even with bodies made of clay, they felt an inexplicable, grating stiffness in their necks, as though ropes were gradually tightening around them.
Squeak, squeak, squeak.
Swarms of Mouse Children shrieked and scattered, fleeing in every direction. Quite a few little ones clutched their necks and spun in place.
In mere moments, half the Mouse Children's necks were twisting uncontrollably. Without question, the hanging Buddha's taboo was growing ever more terrifying.
"Mouse True Person, get all the Mouse Children out of the Primordial Beginning Temple!"
Ren Qing gave the order in a low voice, his gaze fixed on the second floor of the Moon-Gazing Tower.
At some point, the corpse had moved to the window. Its hollow eyes stared unblinkingly at Ren Qing, and the smile stretching across its mouth grew increasingly savage.
Mouse True Person dared not delay and signaled for all the Mouse Children to withdraw to the outskirts of the Primordial Beginning Temple.
The corpse seized its own head with force, and its neck lengthened again.
Crack!
A third vertebra emerged, and the Buddhist light surged once more, becoming almost solid.
Ren Qing was closest to the