At dawn, a ray of red sun slowly emerged from the eastern horizon, casting the first light of the day over the earth.

The speed of the large ship gradually slowed down, and Feng Nan looked at the giant seated Buddha on the cliff to the left of the Wujiang River with a smile on his face.

"The Great Buddha Cave, it really is the Great Buddha Cave. I’ve finally found it. Let’s hurry over."

Following Feng Nan’s command, the large ship immediately approached the foot of the seated Buddha.

Feng Nan continued, "Send two people to inform the Holy Envoy that we’ve reached the Great Buddha Cave."

Qin Yuesheng, having trained through the night, followed the two White Lotus Sect followers who knocked on his door, walking up to the deck.

They mistakenly believed Qin Yuesheng to be the White Lotus Saint Envoy and naturally treated him with great respect, keeping their heads lowered throughout and daring not to meet Qin Yuesheng’s eyes.

As Qin Yuesheng arrived on the deck, Feng Nan immediately greeted him, happily pointing to the large seated Buddha beside him, saying, "Thanks to the Holy Envoy’s blessing, I searched fruitlessly for days, yet as soon as you arrived, I discovered this Great Buddha Cave. The Holy Envoy truly is a heavenly blessing come to earth."

Qin Yuesheng casually smiled; this guy’s flattery was truly uncomfortable. Clearly, he already knew where the Great Buddha Cave was, yet now he was shamelessly attributing everything to him.

"Is it here?" Qin Yuesheng asked.

"Yes, it is indeed here. Please come ashore, as the item instructed by the sect is located here."

Qin Yuesheng did not know exactly what the White Lotus Saint Sect intended for this guy to retrieve. To avoid showing his own ignorance, he responded with a strange laugh, "Me first?"

Feng Nan’s heart skipped a beat, instantly realizing.

This place was where the sect instructed the secret treasure was located, and there might be hidden dangers, so someone had to go ahead and scout out all potential dangers.

His notion of letting Qin Yuesheng go first was originally out of respect, as a figure of stature could not walk behind lesser figures. But carefully considering, perhaps the Holy Envoy misunderstood this to mean that he was to go first as a scout, which was unacceptable.

Feng Nan quickly wiped the cold sweat from his face, nodding repeatedly, "I’ll go first, I’ll go first."

Saying this, he had the sect followers lay down planks, and he himself climbed onto the seated Buddha’s foot using the planks.

This seated Buddha was enormous, just sitting there, it reached about twenty zhang high. Qin Yuesheng couldn’t help but marvel at man’s infinite capability—to have carved such a large stone Buddha into the cliff amidst the rushing river water was bound to have been a tremendous undertaking, likely taking many years to complete.

Feng Nan stepped onto the Buddha’s foot, leading the White Lotus Sect followers who followed him to search all over the Buddha. Qin Yuesheng stood at the ship’s bow, unmoving.

However, his left eye quietly glowed blue, allowing him to effortlessly see every spot on the Buddha, even without having to ascend it.

"What exactly is hidden here that it would attract the White Lotus Saint Sect to come search, bringing so many people?" Qin Yuesheng couldn’t help but feel particularly curious.

Finding nothing at the Buddha’s feet, the followers began to climb the Buddha’s legs. All these White Lotus Sect followers were martial practitioners, highly agile, each grabbing onto folds of the Buddha’s robe to easily climb to knee height, with Feng Nan leading the pace, pulling away from the others with several jumps.

About two hours passed.

Suddenly, a shout was heard from the previously silent Buddha, and Qin Yuesheng quickly opened his eyes from meditation, looking toward the source of the sound.

He saw Feng Nan standing excitedly on the Buddha’s arm, palms together, shouting, "Holy Envoy! Found it! Found it! The entrance has been found."

Qin Yuesheng once again used the Biluo Eye to scan the area, but even with its magnifying power, he still saw nothing particularly related to an ’entrance’, leaving him puzzled. He then got up and, like walking on air, proceeded toward Feng Nan.

Seeing his immortal-like demeanor, Feng Nan was once again deeply shocked, thinking, "Good heavens, the Holy Envoy can walk in the air; what kind of top-tier Lightweight Skill is required to achieve such a level."

For a moment, everyone felt both fear and reverence for Qin Yuesheng.

Standing before Feng Nan, Qin Yuesheng calmly asked, "Where is the entrance you mentioned?"

"In response to the Holy Envoy, it’s between the palms of the large Buddha. Originally, it was covered by perennial vines, but I just cleaned them off, unexpectedly discovering that the Buddha’s hands were not fully clasped—only up close you can see a crevice between the palms, and inside is the entrance."

Qin Yuesheng suddenly understood, realizing that the ship was moored at the side of the Buddha’s body, making it impossible to see the crevice, which could only be seen from the front, even with the Biluo Eye.

"Go in and take a look."

"Understood." Feng Nan politely replied, then turned and instructed one of the White Lotus followers behind him, "Go in and take a look."

The chain of command ruled fiercely, with orders from above leaving the subordinates no choice but to comply.

This White Lotus follower reluctantly drew his sword and climbed onto the Buddha’s palm, then swung himself into the crevice.

"What’s the situation inside?" Feng Nan asked.

"Master Feng, it’s too dark in here, I can’t see clearly."