The Nine Heavens Burning Fire Elder's temple was extremely rare and unknown to loose cultivators, so the Futu Hermit could only start by investigating mortal towns.
Mortal towns had merchant guilds with extensive intelligence networks.
However, the information was usually delayed and hard to verify, and it took the Futu Hermit exhaustive inquiries to pinpoint the location of the Burning Fire Elder's temple.
Apparently, in some southern mountain villages, there were temples dedicated to the Burning Fire Elder, where villagers prayed for the preservation of their granaries.
Seeing how remote the village was, the Futu Hermit refrained from acting rashly.
He faintly sensed that the events entangling Li Mo carried significant implications. After all, the Life Sacrifice Ceremony could be traced back over ten thousand years.