Xiahou Qingyuan of Jade Balance Mountain asked in bewilderment:
"Why won't he stop even after reaching the summit? What exactly is Xu Taiping planning to do?"
He was not the only one. Xiahou You and Heavenly Lord Shihu beside him also wanted to know the answer.
Just as Xu Taiping was about to reach the enormous incense burner, a cultivator suddenly called out through the Spirit Mirror:
"I fear Xu Taiping intends to use the Flesh Buddha Statue on his back to perform some sort of Heavenly Dao sacrifice on Vulture Peak's Nirvana Platform, seeking divine power unknown to us."
These words immediately drew agreement from many cultivators.
One cultivator even declared with certainty:
"Xu Taiping came to Vulture Peak at the cost of his own life, then risked possession by an Otherworldly Evil God to obtain that Buddha statue and finally reach the summit. There is no way he did all this without a purpose!"
After hearing the voices calling out and debating through the Spirit Mirror, a cultivator in the teahouse suddenly said excitedly:
"Everyone, today we may personally witness the birth of a mighty figure whose name will one day shake both the Shang and Qing realms!"
Another cultivator immediately agreed:
"Exactly! On the climb alone, he obtained a mysterious Golden Core and tamed an awakening Yin God. Now that he has reached the summit, the benefits he gains are bound to be even greater!"
After hearing these two speak, the cultivators in the teahouse all began discussing it.
"What do you think Xu Taiping will obtain at the summit?"
"A strand of divine intent?"
"Probably more than that!"
"Exactly. After going to such lengths to obtain that Buddha statue and reach the summit, he certainly didn't come for just a strand of divine intent!"
"Could Xu