Ao Tu had sounded out Great Immortal Huli and his two companions.
Their hearts were truly set on seeking the Dao; they did not want to eat Tang Sanzang's Flesh as other demons did.
That alone put them above the vast majority of demons along the Journey to the West.
And after begging for holy water, they had remembered to bring him a bottle, which showed some filial devotion.
They were simply too foolish. A great uproar had been made in the Three Pure Ones Hall, yet they did not understand the gravity of it.
Ao Tu had no choice but to remind them, "Three Imperial Preceptors, leaving the Three Pure Ones Hall in such disarray is truly disrespectful. You must hurry back and put it in order. You must not treat this lightly!"
Only then did Great Immortal Huli and his companions wake to the truth.
Deer Power Immortal said, "Oh no! Those three monks turned into Three Pure Ones statues. Where are the real statues now?"
Great Immortal Yang Li said, "Could they have stolen them?"
Great Immortal Huli said, "Quick, go and check!"
The three hurried back again.
Ao Tu said, "Let me take you there!"
Ao Tu reached out his large hand, scooped up the three, and arrived at the Three Pure Ones Hall in an instant.
When the Daoists saw the four of them, they first called out, "Masters," then bowed to the "Perfected One."
Great Immortal Huli asked, "Have any of you seen the Three Pure Ones statues?"
The Daoists answered, "No."
Deer Power Immortal said, "Spread out and look, quickly! If they aren't nearby, those three monks must have stolen them. Those audacious monks!"
The Daoists scattered, searching every corner of the surrounding corridors and going back and forth through the halls, but