The road to the Fox Immortal Path's sanctuary was crowded with people from Wanning Town.
Everyone looked worried to some degree. Although the Fox Immortal Path had yet to commit any outrage that would provoke universal fury, that did nothing to ease the townspeople's fears.
What decent person would kill members of the Demon-Suppressing Bureau as soon as they arrived?
But the closer they came to Mount Wanning, the quieter the whispers grew, until the crowd fell completely silent.
Upon reaching the mountain, they saw the sanctuary the Fox Immortal Path had been working day and night to expand.
The Mountain God Shrine now stood at its center. The few houses that originally surrounded it had been repaired, and dozens more, each with a small courtyard, had sprung up around them.
After several days of construction, the place had begun to take shape.
Once they arrived, the people of Wanning Town were directed toward the square in front of the Mountain God Shrine.
The crowd, over a thousand strong, soon filled the square.
Before long, members of the Fox Immortal Path swiftly assembled a raised platform.
Anyone standing atop it would be visible to everyone.
Soon, four members of the Fox Immortal Path climbed onto the platform and took up guard at its four corners.
Then members of the Fox Immortal Path brought out all sorts of offerings and placed them in the center of the platform.
The first items were understandable, all common sacrificial offerings, but soon the townspeople's expressions changed.
Members of the Fox Immortal Path carried out three people bound like pigs to thick poles.
After other members erected supports, the three people were mounted on them.
The bizarre sight reminded the people of Wanning Town of the Demon-Suppressing Guards killed on the day the Fox Immortal