Following the guidance of the mayor Li Dagui, An Ling came to Liyang City in Sanyi Prefecture to look for a mysterious stonemason named "Shi Tongming". Unfortunately, Shi Tongming seemed to have encountered some difficulties and even stopped doing business, looking decadent.

An Ling thought for a moment and asked carefully, "Why not? You know, the craftsmanship that has been passed down from ancient times to the present is very precious!"

The man laughed at himself, his face full of fatigue and gloom. He poured the last two drops of wine into his wide-open mouth and replied indifferently: "Precious? What's so precious about this? Anyone can do it if they can see it with their hands. Why do we need our Shi's shop?"

"Boss, please don't underestimate yourself. I see these stone sculptures are all exquisite and majestic, and full of spirituality. How can anyone make them?"

The man stared at his work in a trance. Suddenly, two lines of tears fell. He turned around to cover up his embarrassment and said coldly, "Get out. Don't force me to drive you away."

There was no way. It seemed that the man had no desire to communicate, so An Ling had to leave first.

……

When she came to the street, she put on a hat, disguised her face and breath, and easily blended into the crowd. An Ling had been hunted for two months before, so she naturally knew how to avoid being hunted.

Anti-reconnaissance capability is also an important skill for monks.

As a result, before she walked far, she heard a lot of noise at the corner of the street, about ten meters away from the Shi family shop. An Ling pricked up her ears and let the wind carry their voices to her. After listening for a while, An Ling finally understood where the man, or Shi Tongming's decadence came from.

She squeezed into the crowd and looked up at the tall and majestic faceless sculpture with everyone else. For some reason, although she did not sense any demonic or spiritual energy from it, as if it was just a statue with beautiful workmanship, An Ling always felt that the statue was "looking at" her!

The statue is about ten meters tall and is a proportional statue. Its entire body is carved from an unknown white stone. An Ling has no research on stone, so she doesn't know what the raw material is. Compared with the workmanship and raw material of the statue, what attracts An Ling the most is actually the appearance of the statue.

This is a human-shaped sculpture wearing a hood with its hands spread out. The sculpture has no face or facial features, and is wearing a robe with intricate carvings. On the robe are engraved countless sun, moon, stars and mysterious formation runes, as if it contains infinite secrets of the world. A two-headed snake is wrapped between the spread arms, one head of the two-headed snake is roaring at the sky, and the other head is sticking out its tongue at the ground. Every scale is lifelike, as if it is about to swim down from the statue's arms and attack witnesses.

The base of the statue has not been completed yet, but some clues can be seen from it. The base of the statue is carved into the shape of thirty-three layers of stone surfaces. In each layer, the craftsmen have roughly outlined countless human figures. They seem to have different movements and expressions. Although it has not been completed yet, it is already lifelike, as if it really has life.

An Ling felt something was wrong after just one look. She quickly turned her eyes away from the statue and asked the passers-by in a low voice, "Excuse me, who does this statue represent? And when was it completed?"

The passerby looked at An Ling strangely and asked in surprise: "How could you not know? This is the statue of the Crescent Moon Immortal!"

"New Moon... Immortal?" As a cultivator, An Ling naturally knew that the word "immortal" was not something that could be said casually. Apart from the only "immortal who descended to the world" recognized by everyone - Canglan Sword Immortal Ling Fengyue, all the others who claimed to be "immortals" were fake charlatans who deceived people in the mortal world. However, this New Moon Immortal was truly mysterious. Even An Ling couldn't help but have a strange sense of voyeurism when he saw His statue.

"Legend has it that our world was originally controlled by an immortal living on the moon, but the immortal will become confused as time goes by. The reason why we are fighting and starving now is because the immortal has become confused! Just at this time, the New Moon Immortal appeared. The New Moon Immortal is a true immortal who cultivated from a mortal! As long as we follow Him, we can overthrow the old Moon Immortal and live a good life!"

What the hell is going on here? It's totally irrelevant...

An Ling said kindly, "There are no immortals in this world. If there were immortals, she would have ascended long ago. Why is she still staying here?"

"Oh! I can tell you're just a bunch of idiots who don't know shit!" After making a personal attack, the passerby continued, "People like you who haven't witnessed the power of the New Moon Immortal with your own eyes are like this. When you are blessed by the New Moon Immortal, you will understand why we are willing to follow him!"

"Tsk, that's funny. Can it rain for you if you pray to it?" An Ling sneered.

"Hey, don't say that, it's really possible."

The passerby continued, "Didn't you see that we weren't panicking at all after the monks from Bu Tiansi left? It's because of the New Moon Pavilion and the New Moon Immortal!"

"As long as we pray sincerely to the Crescent Moon Immortal and offer sacrifices on a moonlit night, the Crescent Moon Immortal will be able to fulfill all our wishes!"

After hearing this, An Ling understood clearly that this was an evil god that took advantage of folk beliefs!

She continued to ask: "Then what is this 'New Moon Pavilion'?"

"Here, this is it," the passerby pointed at the ding-dong house and said, "The Crescent Moon Pavilion is a place that specializes in making crescent moon statues."

"New Moon Pavilion...how long has it existed?"

"If you count now, it's been more than a month. I heard from my relatives in Baicheng that they have some too!"

Just as An Ling wanted to continue asking questions, someone's voice came from behind the statue, accompanied by a "ding ding ding" knocking sound, which successfully attracted everyone's attention.

Seeing that the passerby was no longer in the mood to talk, An Ling lowered the brim of her hat and listened attentively to what the man said.

"Thanks to all the fellow villagers for your kindness! Our Xinyue Pavilion has finally gained a foothold in Liyang City. To express our gratitude, we will send you a statue of the Xinyue Immortal for free, so that you can take it home and worship it!"

"Great!" The crowd burst into cheers like a tsunami and a landslide!

"At the same time, we will also officially complete the incarnation of the New Moon Immortal in Liyang City on the full moon night the day after tomorrow! Let the glory of the new moon spread throughout the entire Liyang City! By then, I hope you will come and support us!"

"Great!" Everyone danced with joy, looking forward to the full moon night two days later.

After more than a month of "experiments", they have fully believed in the "divine power" of the Crescent Moon Immortal - as long as the sacrifices are sufficient, no matter how outrageous the wishes are, the Crescent Moon Immortal can realize them!

Didn't you see Li Mazi on Chengmen Street? He sacrificed his entire family in exchange for a fortune, and now he's living a carefree life!

A strange atmosphere gradually spread in Liyang City. It was an illegal brainwashing atmosphere. The more people there were, the greater the influence on each other. The so-called cults and rumors were formed based on this kind of human nature.

An Ling's hand had already touched the hilt of the sword, ready to attack at any time, but considering the large number of people around and her sensitive identity, it was not convenient for her to take action for the time being. She could only suppress the urge to attack first, and then look for an opportunity to destroy this so-called "New Moon Immortal"!

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