Shang Lin pointed to the other side of the fork in the road, "Let's go take a look over there. I think their headquarters is on this hill. We should be able to find it. I just hope Yu Qingfeng is still alive, otherwise... I'll feel so guilty towards him, and I'll have to bear the karmic consequences of indirectly causing someone's death!"

The deity hurriedly advised, "This is not your fault; it is all the will of Heaven."

Shang Lin walked silently toward the fork in the road, with Shen Jun pulling the monster along. Chi Xie looked around, found nothing amiss, and followed.

She Jinxing didn't leave the tower; he was probably entangled with Xiaobai. But there's no danger now, and since he's injured, he should definitely stay in the tower.

Shang Lin and his group walked to the end of the fork in the road and found that it was a cliff. On the other side was the isolated Pillar Mountain, surrounded by mountains, with an old building on the top of the mountain.

Shang Lin subconsciously took out his phone to check, and sure enough, there was no signal. Looking at the cliff, from their angle it didn't seem high or dangerous, but without climbing equipment, it was impossible for an ordinary person to cross it.

Although Shang Lin's cultivation level has improved again, it is impossible for him to jump across safely. He could only look at Red Scorpion and say, "Please take me there."

Red Scorpion retorted, "Shouldn't you check if there are any magic arrays or anything like that around here?"

Shang Lin was taken aback. "I really didn't expect that! How did you come up with that idea?"

Red Scorpion, unusually cooperative, explained, "It's a sect, after all, and it's deep in the mountains. It has to have some defensive measures, right? Otherwise, how can it live and cultivate in the mountains?"

Shang Lin nodded in agreement, "You're right, it was my oversight."

After saying that, he looked at the God and said, "Then I'll trouble the God to use this monster to investigate whether there is a magic array. Since it won't say anything, it would be good if it could play some other role."

The deity cooperated even more, flicking his wrist, and the monster was tossed around like a ball tied with a rope, not stopping even when it crashed into the mountain wall.

When the monster returned to the ground, it was completely unrecognizable and unrecognizable. However, the magic array was nowhere to be seen. It was either damaged over time or the exorcists didn't usually live here, so there was no need to spend money and effort to set up an array. After all, setting up an array in such an environment is not easy; it's very expensive.

After confirming there was no magic array, Red Scorpion flew over with Shang Lin. The Divine Lord hurriedly followed, holding a "ball" in his hand. When they landed in front of the building, they discovered that the building was not small, but it was very dilapidated.

Shang Lin was now looking at it very carefully, afraid of missing something or missing the magic circle. Although he could still let the monster go ahead to probe or lead the way, he might very well use this opportunity to lead them to their deaths.

Shang Lin suddenly took the Immortal Binding Rope from the God Lord's hand and then transmitted his voice to him, "God Lord, you should return to the tower first."

The deity glanced at Shang Lin, his eyes clearly conveying the message "Be careful," before disappearing from the spot.

Shang Lin looked at Red Scorpion again, but the other party said, "I'll follow you."

"good."

The old building in front of him was gray overall, with the other color being snow. Shang Lin gently pushed open the door, and the inside was also gray, just in different shades.

Inside was a well-organized main house, along with east and west wing rooms. There were also two bare trees in the courtyard, but because it was winter, it was unclear whether the trees were alive or dead.

Above the main house's door is a wooden plaque, but over the years, the words written on it are no longer legible. There is a path next to the side rooms, which may lead to the outhouse or the backyard.

Shang Lin used the monster to smash open the door to the main room. The already flimsy wooden door immediately shattered into several pieces. The monster glared at him angrily, but could only make whimpering noises.

Shang Lin seemed not to see or hear anything, but stood at the door looking inside. In the center was a somewhat damaged clay statue. Looking around, it resembled a temple, so the clay statue must be the patriarch of the exorcist sect.

However, judging from the dust kicked up by the monster on the ground, no one had been here before. Shang Lin pulled the monster out again and used it to smash the doors of the east and west wing rooms.

The east wing appears to be a living room, with a large communal sleeping area inside. The west wing, however, contains broken wood, as well as dilapidated tables, chairs, and benches—all flammable materials, suggesting it was a woodshed.

Shang Lin still couldn't see any signs of activity, so it seemed that Yu Qingfeng wasn't here. He walked along the path next to the east wing and sure enough, there was another courtyard behind it, with a layout similar to the front.

However, this courtyard didn't have any clay statues, and it was relatively smaller than the front courtyard. But it felt lively, suggesting that the twins, or perhaps the quadruplets, had been here before.

After using the monster to break open all the doors and confirming there were no safety hazards, Shang Lin asked Chi Xie, "Do you feel any discomfort? Or anything unusual?"

Actually, even without Shang Lin asking, Chi Xie had already activated all his senses along the way, so he immediately replied, "So far, I haven't sensed anything unusual."

Shang Lin nodded before stepping into the main room. The layout here resembled both a living room and a dining room, with rustic and old-fashioned solid wood tables, chairs, and benches. On the tables were kettles, teapots, and teacups, and next to the tables was a water bucket.

The east wing is the kitchen, and the west wing is the storeroom. Shang Lin couldn't help but sigh, "This place is perfect for cultivators! It's just a pity that it's a bit too dilapidated."

Red Scorpion casually replied, "That's because nobody lives here."

“That’s true. Even if only one person lives here, they’ll tidy up and make themselves more comfortable.” Shang Lin released the monster’s mouth, glared at it, and asked, “Where is Yu Qingfeng?”

Even though they were on their own territory, the monster still wouldn't cooperate. Instead of cooperating, it roared at Shang Lin even more fiercely. If it weren't for the fact that its body was tightly bound by the Immortal Binding Rope, it probably would have pounced on Shang Lin and fought him to the death.

Shang Lin helplessly sealed the monster's mouth shut again, then said to Red Scorpion, "Look where the underground is hollow."

The vengeful spirits mentioned the basement before, and although we don't know if Yu Qingfeng is imprisoned there, we can only search in that direction now.

Red Scorpion complied perfectly, and soon after, he said, "There is an empty space outside the wall."

Shang Lin looked in the direction Chi Xie pointed, "Behind the main wall of the house? Let's go take a look."

They walked along the paths on either side of the side rooms, and behind them was a corridor and an open space. A hole was clearly visible on the side of the corridor. Shang Lin hurried over and saw a stone staircase, about four or five meters deep.