In ancient times, they secretly became gods in the deep mountains.

Chapter 60 The Stone King Casts the Statue of the Golden Saintess
Gu Yuexi went into seclusion and remained silent for more than three months. The villagers at the foot of the mountain had already begun their harvest. During this time, several people came up the mountain for help, and Huowa and Shuiwa helped them.

He Jinzong and Luo Yousong have already started looking for stonemasons, planning to cut the stone king into a statue of the Golden Saint Goddess, and then find a way to move it to Peach Blossom Village at the foot of Qihuang Mountain.

"Your Excellency, it's not that my skills are lacking, but cutting the stone king into human form is simply too difficult. I have no idea where to begin." The stonemasons discussed it back and forth, but none of them could come up with a solution to He Jinzong's request.

They shook their heads and sighed repeatedly.

Seeing the stonemasons' troubled expressions, He Jinzong frowned and asked, "Is there really no way?"

“You are all the most famous stonemasons in Xiping County. If you cannot meet my requirements, I really don’t know who else has the ability to cut the Stone King into human form.”

To carve a statue of the Golden Goddess, He Jinzong found the most renowned stonemasons in Xiping County. They had grown up touching marble and were said to be able to carve exquisite and beautiful stone statues even with their eyes closed.

He spent a lot of money to hire these stonemasons.

The stonemason smiled wryly and said, "Although I have been carving stone statues for half my life and am proficient in both figures and landscapes, the Stone King is no ordinary stone. We really don't know where to begin. Sir, you should find someone more skilled."

Unable to find a way to work on the Stone King, the stonemasons all gave up their generous reward and left.

Meanwhile, they secretly resented Magistrate He for making things difficult for them. The stone king had been in the magistrate's mansion for seven or eight years. If it could be carved, it would have been taken away by the imperial court long ago. How could it possibly remain in Xiping County to gather dust?

After all, that's the purest marble.

Pure and clean as white jade!
Otherwise, he wouldn't be known as the "King of Stones".

He Jinzong pointed to the group of people leaving through the door and said with a worried look, "Brother Luo, what should we do? They are the most famous stonemasons in Xiping County, with superb skills. There are few like them in the world. They actually said they have no way to cut the Stone King."

"Sigh!" he sighed deeply.

"Brother He, don't worry. If all else fails, we can follow the previous plan and ask the goddess for help to cut the stone king into smaller pieces. Then we can find a stonemason to slowly carve the statue."

Luo Yousong suggested.

"That's all I have to do."

He Jinzong lost interest.

After rescuing the people of Ping'an Town, he helped the people of the county town with farming and business. His enthusiasm had been high for more than two months, but today it felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured on him.

Luo Yousong suggested, "Let's go find the Empress now."

He Jinzong said helplessly, "We are casting a statue for the goddess, and we should be in charge of the whole process. But we still have to bother her."

But he couldn't think of any other good ideas, so the two of them quickly mounted their horses and went to Peach Blossom Village.

The villagers of Peach Blossom Village have begun harvesting their grain.

They were among the first villagers in the surrounding area to plant crops, and with the seeds bestowed by the goddess, they are sure to have a good harvest this year.

"Her Majesty is currently in seclusion; please do not go up the mountain to disturb her."

When Huowa and Shuiwa saw the two running towards them, they waved their hands lightly, and the horses stopped moving in the distance. This scene greatly surprised He Jinzong and Luo Yousong.

“Immortal Child, Brother He and I have come to see the Empress. Please inform her.” Luo Yousong walked up to the two children and bowed respectfully.

"Her Majesty is not yet out of seclusion, so even if you go to Mount Qihuang, it will be of no use. Why don't you tell us what you need? Her Majesty has instructed that Shuiwa and I can make decisions on some minor matters," Huowa said to Luo Yousong.

“This…” He Jinzong hesitated.

He looked at Luo Yousong.

"If the two celestial children can be of help, that would be wonderful," Luo Yousong said with delight.

"What do you want?" Huowa asked first.

"It is so, the Goddess is compassionate and merciful, saving all living beings. We have all received the Goddess's grace, so we thought of casting a statue of the Goddess so that she can enjoy the incense offerings for thousands of generations to come, and so that the descendants of the people of Xiping County can worship the Golden Saint Goddess for generations to come."

"But the stone we chose is a huge marble slab, as big as a mountain. It is difficult to cut and beyond human capabilities, so we want the goddess to use her magic to help us cut the stone."

"Unfortunately, Her Majesty is in seclusion. I wonder if the two celestial attendants could help us with this?"

"What's so difficult about that!" Huowa waved his hand: "It's a piece of cake, I'll go with you."

"Thank you, Fairy Boy!"

Luo Yousong and He Jinzong both breathed a sigh of relief. Huowa turned to his companion and said, "Shuiwa, you stay here and guard this place. I'll go help them cut the statue."

Shuiwa nodded: "Go ahead."

Huowa followed the two to the back mountain of the county magistrate's mansion.

A piece of clean, jade-like, warm and smooth marble lies on the ground like a mountain. Sunlight shines on it, giving off a soft glow that amazes people.

“Fairy Boy, this is the Stone King. If we want to cast a statue for the Golden Saintess, we must first cut it into human form, but this is too difficult for us mortals.”

Luo Yousong explained to Huowa.

Fire Boy measured the length and width of the Stone King with his hands and asked, "How big of a piece should it be cut into?"

"Two zhang in length is just right. The fairy boy must have seen the goddess. If it's convenient for you, please cut the statue into the goddess's likeness," Luo Yousong said.

Fire Boy thought for a moment.

He gathered his spiritual power, pointed two fingers at the Stone King in the air, and moved them across the Stone King.

"boom!"

The excess parts of the stone king were cut off.

She transformed into the form of a goddess.

He did not sculpt facial features.

Luo Yousong and He Jinzong looked at each other.

“There must be a reason why Fairy Boy did this.”

Luo Yousong said to He Jinzong.

“Maybe, maybe.” He Jinzong nodded in agreement.

"Immortal Child, please lend a hand and place the cut-up statue at the foot of Seven Luminaries Mountain, not far from the entrance of Peach Blossom Village," Luo Yousong said quickly.

Fire Boy nodded: "Okay."

After cutting up the statue, he used his spatial teleportation ability to send it to Peach Blossom Village at the foot of Qihuang Mountain.

"Rumble--"

A loud bang followed, and dust billowed up. Startled, the villagers rushed out of their homes to investigate.

The village chief's wife touched her chest: "Did the earth dragon turn over? How could there be such a loud noise all of a sudden? It scared the crap out of me."

"No way! We've only just started to live a good life, how could we possibly have a miraculous turn of events? Our village is protected by a goddess, it can't be that!" a villager retorted.

Gousheng's mother urged, "Gousheng, you're fast! Hurry up and see what's happening at the village entrance. It might be a disaster."

"Mom, I'm going right now." Curious, Zhang Gousheng took his playmates Gouzi and Laishui Panshui to the village entrance to check.

“It’s that place at the foot of Qihuang Mountain,” said Zhang Youhe, the village chief. “If it really is a calamity, we should hurry up the mountain and ask the goddess for help. Hopefully, we are just being paranoid.”

Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Gousheng and his group had already run far away.

"This child, why is he so impulsive?" the village chief's wife exclaimed.

When they arrived at the village entrance, Zhang Gousheng was stunned.

"Golden Saintess?"

Suddenly, a huge figure appeared on the open ground ahead. It was a giant statue that looked exactly like the Golden Saintess.

He had personally witnessed the Golden Saintess.

She is ethereal and graceful, yet towering and upright!

(End of this chapter)