Mortal Realm, Dongjie Prefecture, near Shuanglong River.
Deep into the night.
Inside Dongyue Temple.
Yibai descended to the mortal realm and, upon seeing the condition of the Dongyue Temple, did not immediately go elsewhere but instead stayed within the temple.
He spent some time cleaning the temple.
Sweeping away all the ragweed and moss.
Only then did Yibai turn around and leave the temple.
He could tell that this temple was in ruin.
The statue of his master, the Dongyue Emperor, also lacked spirit; offering incense was useless. However, he couldn't bear to see the temple in such filth and disorder, so he stayed behind to clean it up specially.
Yibai walked out of the Dongyue Temple, intending to head towards Shuanglong River.
Suddenly, he saw a woodcutter swinging an axe to chop wood.
The woodcutter, upon seeing Yibai emerge from the temple, couldn't help but stop what he was doing and shouted loudly.
"Who are you, and how did you get into this desolate temple?"