Solemn Divine Countenance

Ten minutes earlier

William and Catherine passed through the entrance and stepped into the mysterious cave sealing away the Main Idol,

In an instant, he felt completely cut off from the outside world.

An uneasy, eerie, and gloomy feeling drifted from the Depths of the Cave. They could even faintly hear laughter, singing, and crying—very faint, but definitely there.

The cave had been renovated by human hands, with both the floor and walls leveled smooth.

Strangely, although the entrance and the woods outside were plastered with yellow talismans, there was not a single sheet of yellow paper inside the cave to suppress evil entities, nor were there any hemp ropes strung up.

Furthermore, the cave passage was not straight but sloped slightly downward. Since it was close to the sea, water seeped heavily through the passage, pushing the humidity beyond 100%.

The two had only stood there for a moment when their clothes were completely soaked through.

They even felt the droplets clinging to their bodies constantly seeping through their skin. Even William's flesh could hardly resist it. Whenever any moisture penetrated his body, it produced a faint "weakness" that accumulated with time.

That was precisely why

the investigators who had come to the village had never truly ventured deep into this eerie cave.

Or rather, they knew of the Flower Sea Buddha Mother and understood that such a deity was not to be offended easily. Their investigation had been limited to the "stability of the village."

As long as they confirmed that no obvious tourist deaths would occur in the village, they would report back to their superiors, and Flower Sea Village would be reopened.

After walking for a while, William sat cross-legged and focused on the Abyssal Cavity. As the abyss rotated, streams of water flowed out along