As they drew near Deng Province, Stoneborn rode two trails of fire, streaking down from the clouds toward Dengzhou City in a blaze of light.
Through his connection to the Heavenly Immortal Edict, he naturally knew where his master was.
However, before he came, the divine official White Robe had explained the matter of the Manifest Holiness True Lord. When Stoneborn reached the skies above Dengzhou City, he found a secluded spot outside the city to land, intending to enter the True Lord Temple through its front gate rather than rudely fly straight inside.
The True Lord Temple was busy with worshippers at this hour. Stoneborn could smell its incense and candles from far away, and he excitedly followed the many worshippers inside.
Going with the flow meant that people often unconsciously moved along with a crowd, and Stoneborn was no exception.
Stoneborn was also brimming with curiosity about the True Lord Temple. This was the great god who had slain the Variegated Flood Dragon.
Unlike Stoneborn, who had fled immediately after ambushing the Variegated Flood Dragon, this Manifest Holiness True Lord had essentially swung his blade and slain a dragon right before Dragonkind's eyes. They were on entirely different levels.
Quite naturally, Stoneborn followed the crowd to the temple's busiest hall of late. It faced the temple's entrance, but was actually a secondary hall.
This was what set the True Lord Temple apart from other temples: its main hall faced the water at the rear, while the current secondary hall stood at the front, facing the gate.
Although Hui Mian's statue was not yet finished, the hall had long since been furnished, and even its plaque was ready. Among the endless stream of worshippers, a child like Stoneborn attracted no attention. Everyone simply assumed someone had brought him along