"Pa!" Ou Dechuan slapped his forehead. Why didn't he think of this before?

In fact, if he hadn't learned the secret of the repair formation from Ou Mingzhi and been so angry at Mu Hanyan that he was furious, how could he have had such thoughts and such evil courage? Even he himself didn't realize how crazy and mad his thoughts were!

"Don't worry, Chief Priest Long. Give me another month at most, and I will definitely help you repair those formations." Ou Dechuan had made up his mind and had no time to waste with Long Aoli anymore.

"Master Ou, what do you want to do?" Long Aoli knew that while Ou Dechuan was ruthless, he was also very trustworthy. Otherwise, he could have just given him a promise and gotten away with it, and wouldn't have had to keep nagging him. So, seeing that he'd promised a month, he didn't bother to continue pestering him. But seeing the glint of hostility in his eyes, he felt a faint unease in his heart, and couldn't help but ask again.

"It's nothing, Chief Priest Long. It's getting late. Mingzhi has just recovered from a serious injury and needs to rest well. You should go back and wait for my news." Ou Dechuan said.

"Okay, then I'll take my leave." Everyone else had already ordered them to leave, so Long Aoli was embarrassed to linger. However, when he reached the door, he couldn't help but go back and remind them, "Master Ou, I have to remind you again, don't forget your status. There are things you can do and things you can't do. Think twice."

Although Ou Tokugawa said nothing, he knew his personality well and was worried he might do something irrational. He himself was a lesson learned. After all, they had a good relationship, but now they were on the same boat. He didn't want Ou Tokugawa to repeat his mistakes.

What's more, he had killed Mu Hanyan with despicable means on the competition stage. Although it was unacceptable in terms of morality, he lost control of his mind and his composure during the battle, which was barely understandable in terms of emotion. However, if Ou Dechuan attacked Mu Hanyan at this time, it would be unacceptable at all.

"There is no need to say more, Chief Priest Long. I know what to do." Ou Dechuan had been forced into a desperate situation and had finally thought of a way to break the deadlock. How could he listen to his advice? He said lightly.

"In that case, I won't say much. But if you really want to do something, it's best not to do it in Tianyang City, and don't let me know, otherwise I will never bend the law for personal gain." Seeing Ou Dechuan's disapproving look, Long Aoli knew that he would not listen to his advice, and said half as a reminder and half as a warning.

But I sneered in my heart, since you don't listen to my advice, don't blame me if you make any trouble. I have said everything I need to say anyway.

To be honest, although he guessed that Ou Dechuan might do something bad to Mu Hanyan, he also reminded her a few times out of friendship, but he did not intend to firmly oppose it. After all, he hated Mu Hanyan as much as she did, and he wished she would be in trouble.

As soon as Long Aoli left, Ou Dechuan closed the door, took out a piece of jade, and waved his fingers quickly over it. Soon, several lines of extremely small characters flashed on the jade. Ou Dechuan waved his hand, and divine light flashed, and the characters on it also flashed away.

Not long after, several more lines of characters appeared on it. Ou Dechuan only took a few glances at them, and then the characters disappeared. Then, the jade turned into powder, and a cold smile appeared on Ou Dechuan's face.

"Father, who are you contacting?" Ou Mingzhi asked curiously.

This jade stone is called a communication talisman, and two pieces form a pair. Simply write a message on one, infuse it with divine consciousness, and crush it vigorously. Even if they are hundreds of thousands or millions of miles apart, the message will be received by the other one. This is far more convenient and safer than the legendary eagle-to-griffin communication. However, due to the difficulty of refining and the high requirements for jade, as well as the addition of extremely high-quality meteoric gold, the cost is very high. Furthermore, since both pieces of jade can only be used once, they will be scrapped, making it even more luxurious.

Usually, the messages sent by various temples rely on specially trained eagles. In urgent cases, dragon eagles or griffins will be used. Message talismans are rarely used. I don't know who my father is contacting that he actually used a message talisman.

"Do you still remember your third great-grandfather?" Ou Dechuan said.

"Third great-grandfather, didn't he pass away a long time ago?" Ou Mingzhi looked surprised.

The Ou family's third great-grandfather, named Ou Pingxuan, was the grandfather of Ou Mingzhi's grandfather. While not directly related, he was a close relative and once a kind of guardian deity. He possessed exceptional aptitude, having already begun cultivating at the Life Temple over four hundred years ago, and was quite renowned. For centuries, the Ou family's successful control of the Jade Spirit Temple, with successive chief priests held by members of the Ou family, was largely due to his support.

However, he was too old and was said to have passed away decades ago. So when Ou Mingzhi saw his father contacting people with a communication talisman, he was curious and guessed, but he couldn't guess it was him.

"Your third great-grandfather is still alive, but his cultivation has reached a bottleneck and his life span is almost over. That's why he went to the far north to seclude himself in seclusion decades ago, looking for an opportunity to break through." Ou Dechuan explained.

"Then...what does father want him to do?" Ou Mingzhi asked puzzledly.

If Ou Pingxuan could successfully break through during this retreat, not only would his cultivation level be further improved, but his lifespan would also be greatly extended, which would be of great benefit to the entire Ou family. However, since it is called a death retreat, the chance of success is of course extremely small. To say that it is a life-or-death situation is optimistic. Why would his father disturb him at this time?

"Our Lingyu Temple is at the brink of life and death, and the Ou family is even on the edge of the cliff. Only my third great-grandfather can save the Lingyu Temple and our Ou family. Otherwise, why would I disturb his retreat?" Ou Dechuan said with a sigh.

"Father, do you want to ask my third great-grandfather to come forward and repair the formation of the Tianyang Temple?" Ou Mingzhi said, his eyes lighting up.

While Ou Dechuan's attainments in formations were superior to those of ordinary priests, they were far inferior to Wen Gaoren, and even Duan Cheng'an. As for the other elders in the clan, none of them were inferior to Ou Dechuan in terms of both cultivation and formation attainments; otherwise, the position of patriarch would not have fallen to him in the first place. At a time like this, only the third great-grandfather could help them overcome this difficult situation.

"Our third great-grandfather can help us temporarily, but he can't help us for a lifetime. He can't stay in Lingyu City forever. Besides, his attainments in formations are probably not much better than mine." Ou Dechuan shook his head and said.

"Then why did father ask him to come out?" Ou Mingzhi looked at him in confusion.

"It's wise. For some things, you need to look at the long-term. What is the real trouble of our Lingyu Temple? It's Wen Gaoren and Mu Hanyan. As long as they are gone, who can threaten the status of our Lingyu Temple? Who in Lingyu City dares to say anything about our Ou family?" Ou Dechuan said earnestly.

"Father, you mean..." At this point, how could Ou Mingzhi not understand what he meant? He was surprised and excited.