I turned around and walked quickly towards the well.

Behind me, Wang Xiaoxiao's ghost slowly turned into ashes in the Samadhi True Fire.

Just as I climbed out of the well, I heard Fatty shout, "Hey **!"

Before I could react, I received two slaps on my head, and two exorcism talismans were slapped onto my head.

I looked at Fatty, then at Juanzi. "You two are blind?!"

"Oh no! It's Yang Cheng! Quick, quick, we got the wrong person!" Fatty hurriedly called over Haofeiji and Juanmao to pull me up from the well.

I touched my head, grimacing in pain. Damn, they hit me pretty hard. It made my head spin.

Fatty said, "You took so long to come up, I thought you were having a love affair with that female ghost down there!"

I cursed at Fatty, not holding back, "You're the one having a love affair with a female ghost!"

Juanzi, who was standing nearby, didn't like what she heard. "Yang Cheng, you shouldn't insult people like that!"

I was taken aback for a moment, then I saw Fatty and Juanzi holding hands tightly, and I immediately understood. I couldn't help but laugh.

I said that I had already eliminated the female ghost in the well, and everyone was happy, embracing each other and saying excitedly, "We can finally leave this place! We can finally leave this place!"

Seeing everyone so happy, I didn't want to dampen their spirits, but I had to tell them the truth. I told them not to get too excited because the situation wasn't over yet.

"Not over yet?!" Young Master Long frowned and asked me, "Didn't you say the female ghost was already eliminated?"

I nodded, then shook my head, and explained the situation regarding Bai Niang Niang.

Everyone listened in shock, even Eyeglass Girl said, "Yang Cheng, are you writing a modern version of 'Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio'?"

Fatty looked dejected, and the excitement of the others vanished. They all wore worried expressions.

In fact, I had no idea how to deal with a thousand-year-old fox demon. I had no confidence, not even a slight chance of winning. But I couldn't say that out loud. If I did, everyone would lose hope, and the team would lose control.

So I pretended to be optimistic and reassured them, saying, "It's alright, I'll go meet this Bai Niang Niang!"

Back in the Buddha Hall, following Wang Xiaoxiao's instructions, Bai Niang Niang was in the secret chamber beneath the Buddha Hall, and the entrance to the secret passage was underneath the seated Buddha.

I walked around the seated Buddha but didn't notice anything strange.

In my heart, I muttered an apology to the Buddha and climbed up, feeling for the seated Buddha's eyes.

I gritted my teeth and pressed down slightly with both hands.

The eyes of the seated Buddha instantly sank in, and there was a creaking sound from inside the statue.

Then, astonishingly, the seated Buddha slowly rotated 180 degrees clockwise, revealing a dark entrance below.

I felt delighted, Wang Xiaoxiao hadn't lied to me.

The design of this mechanism was quite clever. Who would have thought there would be a secret passage beneath the seated Buddha?

During times of war, many temples would build secret chambers to store precious artifacts, protecting them from the ravages of war. It also provided a refuge for the monks during times of conflict.

Everyone looked at the entrance of the secret passage with amazement but dared not approach, afraid that the thousand-year-old fox demon might come out from below.

I pulled out a torch from the fire pit and prepared to go down.

Fatty asked nervously, "Are you really going down?"

I nodded. Honestly, I didn't want to go down, nor did I want to face that thousand-year-old fox demon.

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But if I couldn't deal with the fox demon, we would forever be trapped in the illusion formation of Youlan Temple.

Since death was inevitable either way, I might as well risk my life and give it a try.

Zhang Yuxin grabbed me and took off a pendant she wore around her neck, tying it around mine.

When I looked down, I saw that the pendant Zhang Yuxin gave me was a jade Buddha of emerald color.

There is a saying, "Men wear Guanyin, women wear Buddha!"

So women usually wear jade Buddhas.

She had been wearing this jade Buddha around her neck all along. It was her personal belonging. I never expected her to take it off and give it to me.

Zhang Yuxin told me that she had bought this jade Buddha at a high price when she visited Mount Emei, a famous Buddhist mountain, as a child. She even had it blessed by the abbot. It was very efficacious and could ensure safety. She had been wearing it for many years and never encountered any trouble.

I declined, saying that the jade Buddha was too precious, and I couldn't accept it.

Zhang Yuxin insisted that I wear it for now, for my own safety. When I returned, I could give it back to her.

Since Zhang Yuxin had put it that way, I couldn't continue to refuse. After all, she was just being kind-hearted.

I touched the jade Buddha. It was cool, but my heart felt warm. I was deeply moved.

I didn't ask anyone to accompany me down because they were all ordinary people. Going down wouldn't be of any help, and they would only become a burden.

Everyone looked at me with concern. I waved my hand, telling them not to worry, and then I crouched down and entered the entrance of the secret passage.

Inside the secret passage, there was a zigzag-shaped stone staircase. Holding the torch, I stepped on the stairs and slowly descended into the secret chamber.

There was no light in the secret chamber, pitch black, and I couldn't see my own fingers.

It was also extremely cold, carrying a strong sense of malice, as if it wanted to extract the rheumatism from one's bones.

In the past, this Youlan Temple was filled with bones, so the heavy Yin energy was normal.

Coupled with Bai Niang Niang cultivating here for so many years, the Yin energy was even stronger.

The torch's light was limited, casting a dim glow throughout the secret chamber.

The secret chamber wasn't big, with solid stone walls, a chilly green stone floor, and empty space. There were no precious artifacts stored here. It was just an empty room.

Wait, something was strange. Why was it an empty room?

Didn't Wang Xiaoxiao say that Bai Niang Niang was cultivating in the secret chamber?

But why hadn't I seen Bai Niang Niang's figure yet?

I held the torch and looked around, puzzled. Just then, a cold voice came from above, "Kid, you've got guts!"

The voice was sharp and startled me. I quickly raised the torch to look up.

To my surprise, there was a person hanging upside down from the ceiling of the secret chamber!

It was a woman, hanging upside down, her hair flowing, dressed in white. I have no idea what sorcery she was using, but she was able to cultivate in such an incredible posture.

My heart skipped a beat, "Bai Niang Niang?!"

Bai Niang Niang dropped to the ground and turned to look at me.

Honestly, when I saw Bai Niang Niang for the first time, my heart trembled. She was even more beautiful than I had imagined.

Whether it was her appearance or her cold demeanor, she exuded the aura of an ancient beauty.

But despite her beauty, her eyebrows, eyes, and the corners of her lips revealed a sense of wickedness and evilness.