"Within Moon-Breaking Cave, we three may be heard, but not seen."
Inside the ruined temple, Xu Taiping carved this line with the jade carving knife, the Blade of Guicang.
Unlike the first time he had carved words, although this line contained even more characters than the last, Xu Taiping consumed only four Earth Fruit Seeds, and the resulting heavenly and earthly phenomena were confined to the surroundings of the ruined temple.
Beside him, Dongfang Yuejian immediately asked with some curiosity:
"Daoist Taiping, why did you consume so much less Divine Soul Power today than you did that day?"
Xuanzhi nodded in agreement:
"The disturbance was much smaller, too."
Xu Taiping put away the Blade of Guicang, then explained to the two of them:
"When I used the Blade of Guicang to petition for the power of Divine Concealment this time, I deliberately reduced the range covered by its divine power considerably. I also concealed only our forms and auras, not our voices."
"I originally just wanted to give it a try. I never expected that doing so really would consume much less Divine Soul Power."
Dongfang Yuejian's eyes lit up, understanding dawning on her face:
"I understand now. The less the power of Divine Concealment interferes with, the less it should consume from the person petitioning for the decree and the Blade of Guicang's innate Spiritual Power."
Xu Taiping nodded.
"That appears to be the case."
He was still feeling his way through the use of the Blade of Guicang's divine power.
Just then, the All Beings Equal Bracelet on Xu Taiping's wrist suddenly shone with golden light.
Immediately afterward, Abbot Jiaye's voice rang out in Xu Taiping's mind:
"Benefactor Taiping, you may make your move now."
"However, I just sensed that Xunqi of Ningchan Cave and Madam Lu have