Bai Yingqiong arrived above the ruins of Zhenwu Temple and immediately spotted Sikong Cuo.0

Sikong Cuo also noticed Bai Yingqiong.0

The fusion of the Xuan Jade and the Gift required more time, so Sikong Cuo had to remain there.0

Bai Yingqiong wasted no words. With a wave of her sleeve, she dispersed the torrential rain. A massive lotus flower emerged and slowly rose into the air, with a slightly illusory version of herself standing atop the white lotus.0

Sikong Cuo’s expression grew grave. He mimicked her, releasing a similarly illusory figure, but not in human form. Instead, it transformed into a monstrous beast the size of an ox, with enormous dog-like ears adorned with dangling green snakes. Its dark yellow fur had a cold, eerie sheen to it. Its eyes bore the pattern of a black moon and white sun, while its face retained human features that were unmistakably Sikong Cuo. This was the form of the Shebishi[1].0

It was also one of the emblems of the Cult of Fates.0

Sikong Cuo did not underestimate Bai Yingqiong, who was the first disciple of Sage Cihang and the Chief Jiangnan Daoist Mansion Master.0

Though Bai Yingqiong was nominally the same generation as Zhang Yuelu because they shared the same master, she was actually closer in age to Lei Xiaohuan.0

Years in the Jiangnan Daoist...0