One person: I, Daoist Master, am a cultivator of immortality!

After learning about the situation in Wen County, Sun Yao immediately arranged for a place to stay. His primary objective was, of course, the house where Yue Qiluo was sealed. It was a large house with three courtyards, one in the front and one in the back, and the well where Yue Qiluo was sealed was in the back courtyard.

This was a three-section courtyard, consisting of three large tiled houses and some smaller side rooms. When Hong Guniang went to negotiate the price, she bought the house for less than a small yellow croaker. Logically speaking, this house was located in the most prosperous part of Wen County. Even though Wen County was just a small county town, it shouldn't have been so cheap. However, Sun Yao was very clear about the specific reason. After all, it was a haunted house where someone had died, so the owner naturally wanted to sell it as soon as possible.

Sun Yao successfully purchased the three-courtyard house from its original owner for less than the price of a small yellow croaker, a deal that could be considered extremely lucrative. However, this was only in the eyes of outsiders, as the locals knew that the house was haunted.

After buying the house, Sun Yao did not move in with Hong Gu Niang immediately. After all, he did not know the true strength of Yue Qiluo's maid. If he moved in rashly, he might be fine, but Hong Gu Niang might encounter danger.

The next morning, Sun Yao brought Hong Guniang to the mansion they had bought.

"Master Dao, we clearly bought this house, so why didn't we stay here yesterday? There are plenty of rooms in this house; it would be no problem for the two of us to sleep here."

"You know what happened, but not why. Why do you think the previous owner sold this house to us so cheaply?"

"Master Dao, you mean...?"

"That's right. There's something in this house that he can't handle, so he wants to sell it off as soon as possible to minimize his losses."

"But you knew there was something unclean in this house, so why did you still buy it? There are plenty of houses in this small Wen County, why bother with this one?"

"If he can't solve it, then he's useless, but that doesn't mean I can't. The things in this house happen to be things I'm interested in. Otherwise, why do you think I would have suspended my plans to go to the Northeast and stayed here, and even bought this house?"

"So you did this on purpose?"

"Of course it was intentional. I can even tell you definitively that even the 300-year-old wild ginseng from Changbai Mountain in Northeast China isn't as attractive to me as the things in this house." Sun Yao said as he stepped into the house. Although Hong Guniang knew that there were unclean things in the house, she quickly followed him in when she saw him enter.

Upon arriving at the house, Sun Yao immediately went to the backyard, since the ancient well that led to Yue Qiluo's sealed cave was located there.

Upon arriving at the backyard of the house, he immediately felt a bone-chilling cold. It wasn't because it was particularly cold, but because the place was filled with an overwhelming amount of yin energy. This was understandable; after all, a female ghost had lived there for over a hundred years, so it was perfectly normal for the yin energy to be so strong.

As Sun Yao pondered this, he focused his gaze on the mouth of the ancient well. The chilling aura permeating the entire backyard emanated from that well.

"Can you feel it? Isn't this place very cold and eerie? It feels even colder than a tomb."

“That’s right. This place feels much colder and more eerie than the usual ancient tombs. Usually, when we brothers from the Unloading Ridge go down into tombs, there are hundreds or even thousands of us together. With more people, the yang energy is stronger, which suppresses the coldness in the tomb even more. This place feels even more sinister than the ancient tombs I’ve been to before.”

After hearing Sun Yao's question, Hong Guniang gave the best feedback she felt.

"Yes, this place is indeed comparable to Ping Mountain. And this is only because the true master of this place is sealed away. If she were to come out, even the Corpse King of Ping Mountain would be nothing in front of her. That six-winged centipede that has become a spirit could fight her, but I feel it would be difficult to subdue her."

As Sun Yao spoke, he walked towards the wellhead. There must be a hidden world beneath this well, and one could go down into the water from here to reach the entrance of the cave where Yue Qiluo was sealed.

"Master Dao, in that case, shouldn't we avoid their sharp edge? After all, this is their home turf. Wouldn't it be a bad idea for us to come here unprepared?"

"No need to be too cautious. It's not certain whose territory this is. Besides, who says I wasn't prepared? Although it was a bit of a fluke, I still brought the most effective magic weapon to counter her." Sun Yao said, taking a small black flag from his pouch. Yes, this was the Yin Soul Banner he had seized from Chen Wuji. Originally, this thing was supposed to be sealed in the Golden Hall of Longhu Mountain, but he forgot about it before going down the mountain for training. So he brought it down from Longhu Mountain, but now it had become his best means of dealing with ghosts and spirits.

"Alright, our original inhabitant is in this well. Miss Hong, you wait here for me. I'll go down for a bit. Don't worry, I'll be back in less than fifteen minutes. This thing in the well is no match for me, and even its master might not be able to defeat me."

After speaking, Sun Yao leaped into the well. With a splash, he landed at the bottom. Once there, he opened his eyes and began to orient himself. Soon he found his spot and started swimming forward.

After about two or three minutes, he followed the waterway to the entrance of a cave. He stepped ashore and was immediately greeted by a sealed gate. The gate was inscribed with the Tai Chi Bagua, seemingly the work of the Qingyun Temple. However, if the Qingyun Temple revered Guiguzi as its founder, why would it use the Tai Chi Bagua, a Taoist technique? Sun Yao couldn't quite figure it out. There was also a theory that Guiguzi was a Taoist, only later creating the School of Diplomacy, while he himself remained a Taoist.

Supporting this evidence is that Guiguzi's surname was Wang, given name Xu (also known as Wang Chan), and his Taoist name was Xuanweizi. Because he lived in seclusion in Guigu Valley of Yunmeng Mountain, he was called Master Guigu, or Guiguzi.

It seems that Qingyun Temple is a Taoist temple that takes Guiguzi as its founder, or perhaps they venerate Wang Chan, the Patriarch. Otherwise, the talisman wouldn't bear the inscription "Guiguzi's Edict: All Taboos Are Absolutely Absolute."