Xu Qing slept through the night, recharging his spirit. Early in the morning after breakfast, he rode the Fire Cloud Horse out of the city, heading towards the Golden Ray Monastery.
This was a route he had taken many times. As he reached the foot of the mountain, he suddenly heard the temple bells ringing urgently, the sound clearly audible both inside and outside the mountain gate.
Xu Qing deployed his Divine Soul to observe and saw several fresh horse hoof prints on the mountain path, followed by civilians carrying loads up the mountain.
He retracted his Divine Soul, thinking to himself, "The Golden Ray Monastery has many uninvited guests today."
He knew that the old monk's Divine Skills were formidable. It was a good opportunity to secretly observe the old monk's methods today. He would only intervene if necessary.
