The place where Ye Han and the other three stood should have been between two of the enormous mountains that formed the Sky-Piercing Pillars of the Five-Finger Peaks.
In other words, they were already deep within Five-Finger Mountain. Before them, an enormous circular band encircled the middle of Five-Finger Mountain, its uneven surface covered in countless markings resembling patterns.
It looked as though a ring had been slipped around the five fingers.
At the sight, Fairy Water Dew could not help saying, "Could this Five-Finger Mountain really be a cultivator's fingers? Why would there be a ring?"
Fairy Fire Spirit followed up, "Fellow Daoist Hei Lin, have you been here before?"
Hei Lin shook his head, then nodded. "Although I've never been here, I did visit somewhere nearby. I remember it very clearly. This ring-like thing wasn't here before."
He paused, then continued, "The place I sensed through the Buddha Statue's guidance is right over there. There should be something worthwhile to gain, but we mustn't let our guard down. It could also be leading us into a pit."
Indeed, a half-step true immortal like Hei Lin was much like Ye Han and the others. They had all weathered countless dangers, braved who knew how many storms, and survived battles of life and death to make it this far.
Naturally, they understood all too well that danger lurked everywhere in the Cultivation World. The Buddha Statue guiding them here did not necessarily mean that a fortuitous opportunity or treasure awaited them. It might just as easily be leading them into danger.
Ye Han nodded at this. "In any case, we need to be cautious and prepare for every possibility. Fellow Daoist Hei Lin, according to what you sensed, is the place it's guiding us to inside there? Does that mean