Divine & Bizarre: Increasing Points to Invincibility-Chapter 446 - 162: The Divine Envoy of the Great Revered One! Fan Wu, Who is Despised to the Bone by the Great Revered One! (A 10,000-word - , Please Subscribe)_1
"The statue of the Great Revered One, the compassionate Buddha who saves the suffering... shattered... shattered!!" exclaimed an elder in the crowd holding a torch, his face filled with a stunned expression.
He stared dumbfounded at the statue of the Great Revered One in front of him, which was now missing a head, as if his stream of thoughts had solidified.
These ordinary people had not seen the Copper Coin flying swiftly towards them and had no idea how the head of the statue had shattered.
A look of terror hung on the elder’s face.
What had happened before his eyes had clearly touched upon his blind spot of knowledge.
The statue of the Great Revered One had taken quite an effort to forge; not to mention its durability... even if it were to fall from their hands to the ground, it would hardly show any cracks.
But now, without having dropped from their hands, the head of the statue had inexplicably shattered.
"Village Chief..." a man next to the elder swallowed hard, his face written with an expression of fear and panic, and couldn’t help exclaiming, "Could it be that we... somewhere, offended the revered Buddha?"
"Yes, Village Chief!" someone else in the crowd echoed with apprehension: "We’ve dismantled bridges and built temples to house statues before, and nothing like this has ever happened!"
Someone suddenly thought of something and suggested, "Could it be because of those few strange people? Is it because they disrespected the Great Revered One, and now the Revered One is taking out his anger on us?"
"That’s right! This kind of thing has never happened before we met those strange people, right?"
"But... where did those people go?"
"Who cares where they went? Isn’t the most important thing now to go back to the village and bring back the spare statues?"
"Exactly, the Divine Envoy has given us a deadline, and we can’t exceed it!"
"Quick, quick, quick!!!"
"..."
The villagers, who had been beguiled by the Great Revered One, were in utter chaos like ants on a hot pan, each one of them terribly flustered.
Some picked up the fragments of the shattered head of the statue.
Trying to piece it together.
Others were ready to run back to the village to bring the spare statues from there.
Some knelt on the ground, praying incessantly for mercy.
Begging the "Great Revered One Buddha" in their mouths not to blame these followers.
The scene was as chaotic as it could be.
It could well be described as a dance of demons and devils.
No wonder so many people could go out at night for so long without encountering any demons or ghosts; their crazed manner probably even scared off evil spirits and cryptic creatures would have to take a detour.
...
Fan Wu and the others naturally would not pay too much attention to this crowd of villagers who had been beguiled to the point of no return.
Fan Wu didn’t care because he truly didn’t.
If he could steer their thoughts onto the right track, Fan Wu might be willing to lend a hand; but if not, then let it be.
Xing Fengzi was preoccupied with the thought of the "Evil God, the Great Revered One, wanting to usurp the authority of a River God." He suddenly realized that he and Daoist Priest Fan were going to the Rat Immortal Cave together to confront the Divine Envoy.
Wouldn’t that mean... they indirectly prevented the Evil God, the Great Revered One, from taking over the authority of a River God?
It should, right?
Xing Fengzi, after all, was just a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old Taoist priest with a rather youthful appearance. The thought of embarking on a journey with Daoist Fan Wu to pursue justice and fight evil fired him up.
Instantly.
His blood surged with enthusiasm!
As for Yun Jiuqing, there was no need for further explanation; she was already plotting in her mind... during the showdown between Daoist Fan and that so-called Divine Envoy, how far should she stay away to not get swept up in the aftermath of their battle?
Yun Jiuqing had to consider this carefully, as a careless mistake could cost her life.
Under the lead of the Rat Bride and with their thoughts occupied, Fan Wu and the others finally arrived at the Rat Immortal Cave late into the night!
"Is this... the Rat Immortal Cave?" Yun Jiuqing looked around and found the place to be very strange. Looking around, there was hardly any greenery in sight.
The ground beneath their feet was desolate, with only a few stubborn blades of grass poking out, but even they were in a withered yellow state.
It was as if without a drop of water soon, they might wither away by tomorrow.
Yun Jiuqing frowned.
To be honest, few people would probably like such an environment.
Xing Fengzi squatted on the ground, grabbed a handful of soil, and after rolling it between his fingers, he whispered, "Lifeless soil... nothing could grow here."
"No wonder... the closer we get to this place, the fewer people there are, even to the point of not seeing any human habitation at all, let alone a few dilapidated houses."
"It seems... there are no traces of people around, and it looks just like a demon’s territory as described by storytellers."
"Thousands of miles without a soul in sight."
Before them stood a rather tall, imposing barren mountain, roughly halfway up there was a huge cave, which was at least hundreds of meters above the ground level at the foot of the mountain.
