The woman in red followed Elder Chuan Wu into the distance, and the armored warriors in the palace halls had all departed as well. At this moment, the elders watched the two figures fade away, all sighing deeply. "It’s over, we’ve somehow provoked an Evil God! There are countless secrets within our Yellow Heaven Dao. If this one discovers them, we all might end up dead. Those fool preachers at the foot of the mountain, how dare they babble recklessly and draw in this Evil God. With this lady’s temper, if she returns disappointed, we won’t find any peace." The Law Enforcement Elder swore angrily. "What should we do now? Even Xie Xuan couldn’t resolve her strange symptoms, let alone us? Unless we mobilize the power of incense, there might be a glimmer of hope." Another elder spoke up. "What should we do now?" someone asked. "What else can we do but mobilize the power of incense? Our Yellow Heaven Dao’s control over the power of incense isn’t exactly a top secret; the Inspection and Supervision Department probably knows something about it. If we can truly convert this young lady into our Yellow Heaven Dao, perhaps we can even drag Xie Xuan down with us. With Xie Xuan supporting our preaching, we can certainly take the opportunity to sweep across the Northern Land." The elder in charge of miscellaneous duties said. "This matter is beyond our control. I will now send word to the ancestor and let him decide." The Law Enforcement Elder picked up a stick of incense, went to the statue, and lit it. As the blue smoke rose, it soon twisted into the figure of Wu Changming. "You sent word to me; what is it?" Wu Changming asked from within the incense. The Law Enforcement Elder hurriedly explained the situation regarding Xie Lingyun, and Wu Changming’s brow furrowed: "I’m entangled in trivial matters and can’t come myself. Just wait patiently, and when the time is right, someone will handle it." The incense extinguished, and calm returned to the Daoist temple. The elders looked at each other, wide-eyed, knowing that all they could do now was wait patiently. As for Zhang Chen and Xiaodouding, exempt from a day’s chores, they were quite happy, returning to their rooms to practice martial arts or learn to read, and life seemed to settle down. Aside from the entire Daoist temple being in a state of heightened vigilance, with everyone unable to roam around, there was no other impact. Of course, the most pleasing thing was the cancellation of the morning martial arts lessons. With Xie Lingyun here, who would dare organize a large-scale martial arts practice for the disciples? On the third day, an old Daoist with all white hair and beard arrived at the temple, and all the elders and disciples lined up to welcome him. Zhang Chen and Xiaodouding squeezed into the crowd, looking at the old Daoist with an immortal air and a robe embroidered with a large patch of wheat. They both clicked their tongues in amazement. "This person, like Wu Changming, is embroidered with countless stalks of wheat. Could he be one of the twelve elders in Yellow Heaven Dao, equivalent in rank to Wu Changming?" A thought passed through Zhang Chen’s mind. The elders of Huangli Temple bowed in greeting, addressing him as: ancestor. Zhang Chen inquired secretly, and a knowledgeable disciple said that this man was one of the twelve direct disciples under the Grand Celestial Master of Yellow Heaven Dao: Gu Mingyue. However, none of this concerned Zhang Chen, who continued with his carefree little life. He had stirred up quite a storm at the foot of the mountain and didn’t want to go back down, lest he be traced. Zhang Chen was hiding in his room studying the second rune. Suddenly, his pupils contracted, and the Golden Light flickered as the Dharma Eye opened automatically. The scenery of the entire Daoist temple suddenly changed, and magnificent divine light enveloped the entire courtyard, with golden flowers, imperceptible to ordinary people, slowly drifting down from the void in the sky. "This is Divine Power of Incense! Has the divine spirit of Huangli Temple been revived?" Zhang Chen hesitated slightly, and carrying a kettle as if unintentionally, he walked out of the room, glancing in the direction of the divine light. He saw that the divine light gathered at the main hall, where a figure shrouded in divine light stood, like a Celestial God descended to the earth, overlooking everything in the mortal world. "This Incense Dao is truly wondrous!" Zhang Chen mused to himself. But before his thoughts could fully transition, a streak of black light shot out from the main hall, and a black smoke rose up, directly shattering the figure in the divine light, along with all the illumination in the void. The divine light vanished, and the black light disappeared as well, as if everything had returned to normal. But Zhang Chen knew that this was anything but normal. "That divine light was the Daoist temple; what was the black light? It looked like there was a jade seal inside. That black jade seal is so sinister, like an evil spirit coming forth." Zhang Chen mused to himself: "Yellow Heaven Dao has suffered a loss!" Inside the main hall, Xie Lingyun’s face was deathly pale, devoid of any color, while across from her, the ancestor of Yellow Heaven Dao also spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. "Such fierce and malicious aura." Gu Mingyue looked at Xie Lingyun across from him with a frightened expression. Xie Lingyun, with her bloodless face, paired with a red robe, appeared even more frail and delicate, with a touch of disappointment in her eyes: "Even the divine spirit of Yellow Heaven Dao can’t do anything?" Gu Mingyue smiled bitterly: "I can’t, unless the Yellow Heaven God personally intervenes. But to ask for the Yellow Heaven God’s help, it all depends on whether the lady is sincere enough." He knew the matter was troublesome; otherwise, Xie Xuan, a prominent figure, would have long resolved it, showing just how entangled and difficult this issue was. "How can we ask for the Yellow Heaven God’s help?" Xie Lingyun stood pale inside the hall, her figure swaying, her skin utterly devoid of color. Gu Mingyue smiled bitterly: "The Yellow Heaven God is the supreme belief of our Yellow Heaven Dao. Even my master, the Grand Celestial Master of Yellow Heaven Dao, rarely receives a response. For the benefactor to ask for the Yellow Heaven God’s intervention, regular offerings of incense and sincere prayers are necessary. If earnestness can move the Yellow Heaven God, perhaps there is hope for the Yellow Heaven God’s attention." Hearing this, Xie Lingyun’s eyes showed a glimmer of disappointment. What Gu Mingyue explained was too vague, and with her wisdom, she knew the likelihood was nearly nonexistent. Since Yellow Heaven Dao had the Yellow Heaven God and gained momentum, apart from that one war of establishing might that allowed Yellow Heaven Dao to stand firm, there had been no second known intervention by the Yellow Heaven God. The Yellow Heaven God of Yellow Heaven Dao was extremely mysterious, and even the Inspection and Supervision Department hadn’t figured out its root. Hearing this, Xie Lingyun had no choice but to opt for rest. As for Zhang Chen, as the Incense Qi in the sky dispersed, his Dharma Eye slowly closed: "That black aura is truly strange; to say it’s powerful might not be accurate, but troublesome, it certainly is." He didn’t want to court trouble and turned back into his room, continuing to unravel that second talisman. He had a premonition that as he continued his studies, the day when the second rune would be deciphered was not far off. Yet no one noticed that when the black jade seal came in contact with the divine aura of incense, a Qi mechanism dispersed and happened to land on the black mist swirling around the coffin in the corner. That black mist, after receiving the dispersed Qi mechanism from the jade seal, changed by some mysterious transformation, beginning to gradually form a shape. Time passed little by little, and in the blink of an eye, three more days had passed. One day, Zhang Chen emerged from the Spiritual World, approached the sandbox, and looked at the leveled yellow sand. With a wooden stick in hand, he didn’t start drawing immediately but stood in front of the sandbox, lost in thought. "You’re not practicing martial arts; what are you thinking about?" Xiaodouding looked at Zhang Chen’s back impatiently. "I’m pondering over something. Don’t bother me." Zhang Chen replied. "Did you have a breakthrough in the Martial Dao?" Xiaodouding perked up at the words, edging closer to ask. Zhang Chen glanced at Xiaodouding but didn’t respond, instead stroking his chin, contemplating the final key to the rune. "This rune is quite interesting. It’s somewhat similar to my Body-Stabilizing Rune but still different. As for power and potential, it probably doesn’t match the Body-Stabilizing Rune. But there’s one stroke on this talisman that always feels flawed, and I can’t figure it out." Unconsciously, the wooden stick in Zhang Chen’s hand moved across the yellow sand. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩✶𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚✶𝕟𝕖𝕥 "What’s the big deal about your Ghost Rune? I’ve already learned it!" Xiaodouding, seeing Zhang Chen ignoring him, snatched Zhang Chen’s wooden stick and made a stroke on the sandbox.