"No wonder they placed the night watchman's divine statue at the feet of the stone sculpture; this is deliberately humiliating the night watchman, or possibly also a means to suppress him."
Gao Ming probably knew how to invoke a response from the Immortal Palace; by being utterly compliant with the Spirit Temple's rules, to the utmost degree, he might win the favor of the unknown existence within the Immortal Palace and be guided into it. Another method is to break the Spirit Temple's rules by any means necessary, making it truly sense a threat!
The first method was something Gao Ming, due to his personality, really couldn't do, but he was quite adept at the second method.
"Fellow Daoist, I am confident that I can make your Ascension happen in the broad daylight." Gao Ming whispered to the monk, his words brimming with confidence, emanating a bit of the aura of a Great Grandmaster.
