After hearing Xue Fuyao's explanation, Gu Nian and the others looked again at the statue inside.
Leaving aside how eerie the statue was, they had just seen Xue Fuyao strike it hard with a hammer magic artifact, yet it had remained completely unscathed. That alone was not normal.
As far as everyone knew, Xue Fuyao was a Golden Core cultivator. Never mind a Golden Core cultivator-even a Qi Refining Realm cultivator could easily destroy an ordinary statue.
"Let's set those things aside for now. It's almost dark. We should withdraw from Mopan Town for the time being and return once night has fully fallen," Gu Nian said.
Mopan Town truly was eerie. Its daytime and nighttime conditions were exact opposites. To ensure the other disciples' safety, it was better to leave during the transition between day and night.
When they returned to the Spirit Boat, the elders accompanying them came over to ask about the situation.
Gu Nian concealed nothing, recounting all their discoveries, along with Xue Fuyao's findings and conjectures.
"They worship an evil god too?"
"Too? Elder Lin, what do you mean? Mopan Town isn't the first case?" Xue Fuyao asked, looking at the elder who had spoken.
Seeing that he could no longer keep it hidden, Elder Lin exchanged glances with the other elders, then sent the other inner sect disciples away, leaving only the five personal disciples: Xue Fuyao, Gu Nian, Chu Yunzhe, Wen Ci, and Geng Xing.
"This matter is top secret. About a year ago, a deity appeared in parts of the western Southern Continent. Supposedly, worshipping it could make your wishes come true."
"Since this only circulated among ordinary people, the nearby powers paid it no mind even if they heard of it-until a beggar killed a sect elder with a single palm