Chen Ping'an made his way to the fire god shrine. The city god temple was not yet showing signs of collapse, and it could presumably maintain its current state for a decent period of time.0

The fire god shrine also enjoyed abundant incense offerings, but compared to the chaotic scenes surrounding the city god temple, the incense smoke here appeared much purer and stabler as it gathered and dispersed in an orderly manner.0

Just like before, Chen Ping'an didn't enter the fire god shrine either. He was able to use his fist intent to suppress his peculiar aura now, but he wasn't sure about whether he would be able to avoid unwanted attention if he were to set foot inside these temples and shrines. If it weren't for his trip to the southeastern region of the Northern Complete Reed Continent being too hasty, Chen Ping'an had initially planned to finish traveling around the water god temple on the bank of Skeleton Shoal's Swaying River first. Afterward, he would have traveled to several large temples and shrines of a few mortal nations to personally gauge the traditions and customs of the continent. 3

After all, the owner of the river god temple on the bank of the Swaying River was neighbors with the Flax Robe Sect, so with their lofty gaze, they potentially wouldn't care about Chen Ping'an entering the temple to offer incense. The river god not granting him an audience wouldn't signify anything one way or another. 0

However, the river god at the southernmost point...0