Bai Shengyi stepped into the Hall of Invited Gods and sensed eyes from all directions.
The fact that the Goddess of the Eastern Divine Temple had not left her room for seven full days to cultivate in seclusion had long since spread. The Saint Son Li Hongyuan and Goddess Qingqing of the Northern Divine Temple, in particular, were eager to investigate Bai Shengyi's entire ancestry.
However, unfortunately, all they knew was that Bai Shengyi came from Anyang Village.
Among the Four Great Divine Temples, only the Lord of the Eastern Divine Temple was absent. The Lords of the Northern and Southern Divine Temples exchanged glances. Just as they were about to confront Bai Shengyi and Yue Jun, they saw the Ming Divine Envoy at the head clear his throat.
"Since everyone is here, let's begin," the Ming Divine Envoy said, casting a subtle glance at Bai Shengyi. His gaze was cold and somber, yet a kind and benevolent smile graced his face. "As usual, within three days, whoever retrieves the Wood God Stone from the forbidden grounds will be the winner."
With his words, he waved his hand, and in an instant, the Saints and Goddesses disappeared.
"Everyone, let's sit and wait," the Ming Divine Envoy gestured for everyone to be seated.
The Lords of the Southern, Northern, and Western Divine Temples sat down without hesitation. The Winter Moon Battle lasted for three days, and it would be too exhausting to stand and wait for the results.
Only the Cui Divine Envoy stood obediently to the side, daring not to utter a word.
However, while he didn't want to cause trouble, others wouldn't let him off.
The Lord of the Northern Divine Temple asked, "Cui Jiu, is your Eastern Divine Temple's Lord about to die?"
"Lord of the Northern Divine Temple, mind your words!" The Cui Divine Envoy immediately straightened up and retorted, "Our Lord is perfectly fine!"
The Northern Divine Temple was close to the Ming Divine Envoy, while the Eastern Divine Temple was close to the fallen Rong Divine Envoy. The two divine temples had always been at odds, and the Lords of the other two divine temples watched with calm detachment.
The Lord of the Northern Divine Temple sneered. Given how sickly the Lord of the Eastern Divine Temple was, it was hard to imagine him being fine.
But all this was unimportant.
The Lord of the Northern Divine Temple took a sip of tea and coldly questioned, "Since he is still alive, why didn't he even attend the Winter Moon Festival?"
Before the Cui Divine Envoy could answer, he chuckled, "Oh, could it be because your Eastern Divine Temple's female slave ran away, and he is afraid of being blamed, so he simply didn't come?"
"Moreover, if he isn't here this year, will the Central Domain Divine Temple's rewards for the Four Great Divine Temples not include the Eastern Divine Temple?"
The Lord of the Northern Divine Temple was aggressive, and the Cui Divine Envoy was no match for him, sweating profusely from the questioning.
Hearing the last sentence, the Cui Divine Envoy braced himself and said, "Although our Lord is not present, our Eastern Divine Temple has put great effort into preparing for the Winter Moon Festival. Whether it be the Goddess or the Saint Son, or even the female slaves, they were all personally selected by our Lord leading the members of the Eastern Divine Temple."
"Tch!"
The Lord of the Northern Divine Temple let out another laugh. "Are you implying that your Goddess will definitely win the Winter Moon Battle?"
"I don't think so," the Lord of the Southern Divine Temple immediately chimed in. "Whether it's the Goddess of the Central Domain Divine Temple, or the Goddesses of our Northern and Southern Divine Temples, I believe they are all stronger than your Goddess."
As for the Western Divine Temple, they were directly ignored by the Lord of the Southern Divine Temple.
In previous years, the Western Divine Temple had always been at the bottom. Some of their Goddesses in the past few years were even elderly women in their eighties! It was absurd to even mention it!
...
At this moment, the Goddess and Saint Son being discussed had arrived in a dense forest.
Bai Shengyi felt a blur before her eyes, and a fluctuation of energy sounded beside her. The next second, she had transitioned from the solemn and magnificent grand hall to this place.
Just as she realized she had forgotten to contact the Qingmeng Vine and the Samsara Brush, Yue Jun suddenly appeared beside her. Immediately after, the others also appeared one after another.
"What is the Wood God Stone?" Yue Jun asked with annoyance.
Why were there so many rules in the Green Glory Small World!
To put it bluntly, it was a small place with an excess of trivial matters. It was just a Winter Moon Festival, and they kept competing, competing, and competing. Would it ever end?
So annoying!
"Your Western Divine Temple truly is getting worse every year. You don't even know what the Wood God Stone is, yet you dare to participate in the main festival?" Li Hongyuan said to Wuqun, "Aren't you afraid of being laughed to death?"
Wuqun clenched the bow and arrow in his hand.
He said with forbearance, "It has nothing to do with you."
"Brother Qun, why are you wasting your breath with him? If your Northern Divine Temple is so capable, why do they still need to compete with everyone for the spot of the main festival? Why weren't they directly chosen, so the Saint Son wouldn't have to be chosen and the Goddess wouldn't have to die?" Yue Jun sneered.
The young girl in green standing beside him trembled, "Goddess Yue, you jest."
"Heh, do I look like I'm jesting?" Yue Jun's temper flared, and she no longer cared about maintaining her persona, let alone giving the girl face.
Li Hongyuan signaled for Qingqing to follow behind him. "Qingqing, there's no need to waste words with them. Let's go find the Wood God Stone first. The people of the Western Divine Temple are all hopeless cases. Last year's Winter Moon Battle, not only did they fail to get the Wood God Stone, they couldn't even get out of the Forest of Ten Thousand Woods—"
Li Hongyuan looked at the person in front of him, then turned to Wuqun, coldly questioning, "Wuqun, what do you mean by this?"
Just now, Yue Jun had actually drawn her sword and blocked Li Hongyuan and Qingqing.
Wuqun frowned tightly, "A'Yue, tell them to leave."
In just this short time, the Goddess and Saint Son of the Southern Divine Temple had already left, but the one from the Central Domain Divine Temple had inexplicably stayed.
Yue Jun ignored Wuqun and squeaked, "Goddess Bai, what are you still hesitating for? Let's deal with this Qingqing here, and we'll have one less competitor."
"How dare you!"
Li Hongyuan's expression changed. He drew his sword and stood in front of Qingqing, glaring at Bai Shengyi with fierce warning in his eyes.
Bai Shengyi made no move.
Li Hongyuan felt a sense of relief. He didn't want to confront people from two divine temples directly at the beginning, otherwise, he certainly wouldn't be able to protect Qingqing.
"Goddess Bai!" Yue Jun's expression, however, turned ugly.
Bai Shengyi said indifferently, "Do you and Wuqun know what the Wood God Stone is?"
The two shook their heads in unison.
Seeing Wuqun's identical gesture, Yue Jun's face darkened. "Why don't you know?"
Didn't Wuqun participate in the Winter Moon Festival once before!
Wuqun, who was usually the most boastful, was uncharacteristically speechless. He mumbled, "Last time, the Goddess and I were stopped by people from the Northern and Southern Divine Temples at the entrance of the forest."
The main reason was that the Goddess of the Western Divine Temple last time was a mortal old woman in her eighties, with no cultivation at all.
When the people from the Northern and Southern Divine Temples saw this, they naturally wanted to eliminate this competitor first.
The Forest of Ten Thousand Woods did not prohibit killing. Life and death were by fate. Wuqun didn't know what he was thinking. Even though the old lady was destined to die when she came to the divine temple, he still stayed at the entrance of the forest to protect her.
Yue Jun became even angrier!
Since they were bullied last time, why didn't they retaliate this time?
This Wuqun was truly useless!
Bai Shengyi then asked Han Bei, and Han Bei also shook his head.
"See? No one knows, so someone has to lead the way."
"You're dreaming!" Li Hongyuan was arrogant and could not tolerate being used like this.
Qingqing bit her lip and whispered, "Li Hongyuan, don't forget..."
Li Hongyuan's gaze shifted. He remembered what the Ming Divine Envoy had instructed them when he summoned them the day before, and he regretted refusing so quickly. He should have agreed.
Just then, the Goddess of the Central Domain Divine Temple, who was nearby, butted in unnecessarily.
"Bai, you are still as venomous as ever!"