It did not take long for the Liu clan to congregate and come to a general consensus: that in order to seal the agreement between themselves and the spirit within the mountain, they would erect an idol.
This idol would not merely be a trinket kept inside a small temple; the design portrayed the idol to be a large altar carved from scented ebony wood and embellished with precious stones. Building altars like this was considered a good omen, an act of reverence that affirmed harmony between mortal hands and the unseen.
After all, they were only temporary settlers in this plane, guests upon a land that had been occupied by celestial beings. Mei Yu was responsible for taking the measurements and accounting for all the inventory used during the arduous process of refining and sculpting, while Jia Lin would provide the workforce needed to carry out the monumental project.
