The monk carried a three-foot-long black iron staff on his back; it was clear that this was none other than the Iron Staff Monk.
The Iron Staff Monk quickly noticed Hu Bayi, recognized him at once, and walked over to greet him with excitement. After a few pleasantries, Hu Bayi curiously asked the monk what he was doing. It turned out he was performing divination for the Medicine Buddha.
Upon hearing this, Xu Lang realized that the poachers from the original story were about to appear. But his attention was not on them for the moment. Those two poachers were currently making their way here after consuming forbidden items, and they would not show up for a little while yet. Instead, the dense spiritual energy within the Lake of the Fairy Goddess caught Xu Lang’s attention. This energy far exceeded what could be gathered in ordinary sacred sites, meaning there must be some exotic object hidden in the lake, though he found it inconvenient to dive in and investigate just yet.
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