The problem that Shen Weixun was worried about, the Eshu beast had naturally considered.
But it was extremely confident.
Who was it?
It was the Eshu beast that had deceived everyone in the heavens and on earth.
If it hadn't been knocked unconscious by that strange thing in the human's hand, it would never have ended up in this situation.
"Don't worry. I have my own way. Let me go and take a look. I'll be back soon."
The speed of a soul floating was quite fast.
After saying that, the Eshu beast flashed away from Niannian's home.
It came back within one night.
When it returned, it brought them good news. Those people were still in their original den and hadn't moved.
However, this so - called den was actually quite far from them.
It was in a remote village in the neighboring city.
There was a temple in that village. During the day, it was no different from an ordinary temple. But at night, evil qi filled the entire temple. Ordinary people simply couldn't bear it, so there was no one guarding it.
"Third Senior Brother, shall we go and take a look now?"
Niannian counted. There were really many places they were going to next.
They had to go to Shuangtuo Mountain, this temple, and Third Senior Brother's hometown.
The matter at Shuangtuo Mountain wasn't urgent for the time being, and they would go to Third Senior Brother's hometown next month.
The most urgent thing at the moment was really this temple.
"Why do the people of the Holy Cult like to build temples so much?"
Shen Weixun was speechless. Were they really fixated on Buddhist temples?
"Because Buddhist temples have good incense. They sell spiritual beasts and need a large amount of money to support them. The incense in Taoist temples isn't as prosperous as that in Buddhist temples. During the day, it's bustling with people, and many people are eager to offer money."
The evil statues couldn't be made in one day.
The Eshu beast had been imprisoned in the evil statue in that temple for quite a long time, so it naturally knew something about the environment in the temple.
"Third Senior Brother, let's set off today. So many spiritual beasts locked up inside must be in great pain."
Niannian had a kind and compassionate heart.
The moment she thought of so many spiritual beasts suffering from imprisonment, she wanted to set them all free as soon as possible.
Shen Weixun never refused any request from his junior sister. Since Xiaotuanzi said they should set off now, he immediately arranged a car.
Although it was in the neighboring city, it only took about four hours by car. When they arrived, it wasn't dark yet.
The Eshu beast said that this place would only be cleared after sunset. By then, there would be no one guarding either outside or inside the temple, which was the best time for them to take action.
Shen Weixun asked the driver to find a place to park the car, and then sent the driver away alone.
He had heard that there would be a strong evil qi here at night.
The driver was just an ordinary person. He couldn't bear the feeling of being invaded by the evil qi.
Niannian pasted two talismans on herself and Third Senior Brother in advance and gradually waited for the sun to set bit by bit.
Finally, they saw one car after another driving out of the temple.
The temple, which had been bustling an hour ago, quickly fell silent within an hour before sunset.
As soon as they saw people leaving, Niannian and Shen Weixun got out of the car and hid in a random place.
They didn't want to arouse suspicion if someone found them in the car.
Finally, the sun completely set. At this moment, they also felt what the Eshu beast meant by the evil qi soaring to the sky.
"Goodness, how many evil statues have they raised here?"
Niannian couldn't help but sigh.
The evil qi soared to the sky, the yin qi was extremely strong, and the resentment was almost tangible.
Even the moonlight was completely covered by the black qi that blotted out the sky.
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed that there could be such a place in the world.
The most crucial thing was that such a place could remain undetected by the underworld. In a sense, the people of the Holy Cult had some extraordinary means.
Time was of the essence. Niannian and Shen Weixun looked around.
After confirming that there was no one around, they came to the wall of the Buddhist hall.
The main gate here was already closed, and the surrounding walls were very high, but it wasn't a problem for the two of them.
After jumping over the wall, the evil qi here was even stronger than outside.
Ordinary people would probably die immediately if they came in.
The monks who had received visitors during the day were also gone. The entire Buddhist hall was completely silent. Just as the Eshu beast had said, there was no one there.
Only the main hall was still open. The Eshu beast said it had been locked in the main hall before.
Niannian and Shen Weixun walked into the main hall carefully.
It was pitch - black outside, but inside, it was filled with candles and brightly lit.
In the center was the familiar evil statue. The orange - yellow candlelight shone on the statue, making it look even more evil.
Looking around, there were evil statues everywhere. They all had the same face, but their clothes, postures, and sizes were different.
Yellow and red silk ribbons were tied to the beams and door frames. Even though there was no wind, the silk ribbons were gently fluttering.
"Oops, did the Eshu beast remember wrong?"
Xiaotuanzi walked around the main hall but didn't see the souls of the spiritual beasts in any of the evil statues.
These evil statues were just empty shells, ordinary sculptures at best.
"They probably won't put things in the open. There should be a secret door here."
Shen Weixun didn't doubt the Eshu beast's words. After all, the Eshu beast had suffered in this place for so long. It definitely wouldn't even be confused about which hall it was in.
"Let me look for it."
Shen Weixun fully exerted his intelligence and groped back and forth in places where there might be mechanisms.
He searched for a long time without any result, but he wasn't the least bit impatient.
Finally, as luck would have it, he found a protruding green brick at the bottom of the wall. He tentatively pressed it down, and the wall began to rumble and shake.
The moving wall revealed a small opening. The opening was very small, only allowing one person to pass through.
Fortunately, the two children were small in size and could easily crawl in.
Behind the wall, a long corridor came into view. There was an obvious switch beside it. When they pressed it, the wall returned to its original state.
The person who built this secret room seemed to be very space - conscious. A straight corridor slanted downward into the ground. There was a closed door every certain distance on both sides.
The doors were locked. Even Xiaotuanzi with her strength couldn't move the doors at all.
It seemed that these doors had been specially treated.
Unable to explore the world inside the doors, Shen Weixun had no choice but to lead Niannian to keep walking forward.
They passed by no less than seventy or eighty doors along the way.
The lower they went, the colder the temperature became and the more humid the air. All they saw until the end were just doors.
"What should we do? The doors won't open,"
Xiaotuanzi frowned, feeling a sense of frustration.
She had thought that things would be easily settled once they found the place, but they were stuck because of the overly strong doors.