"Something unclean?"
Xu Taiping was taken aback by Xuanzhi's words.
Seeing this, Dongfang Yuejian hurriedly corrected him from beside them:
"Master Xuanzhi probably means a Yin God."
Hearing this, Xuanzhi immediately nodded and said quietly:
"That's right. There should be a Yin God outside this door."
Dongfang Yuejian then explained to Xu Taiping:
"Because Yin Gods most enjoy devouring spirit forms such as divine souls, the ghost creatures of the Wilderness vanished long ago."
Only after hearing Dongfang Yuejian's explanation did Xu Taiping understand.
Almost at the same time, the voice of the cultivator surnamed Sun sounded again from the Golden Alms Bowl in Master Xuanzhi's hands. "Brother Lü, did you hear that knocking in the front courtyard? Something seems wrong."
Soon, the cultivator surnamed Lü replied, his voice likewise tinged with panic:
"It should be a Yin God knocking. Hurry and withdraw your aura and spiritual sense. You mustn't go anywhere before daybreak."
The cultivator surnamed Sun said somewhat hesitantly:
"Are we just going to let him keep knocking?"
The cultivator surnamed Lü answered:
"Don't worry. Unless you've already been beguiled by one during the day, the Yin Gods of the Wilderness cannot enter the houses and ruined temples throughout Wilderness Heaven without permission."
The cultivator surnamed Sun immediately sighed with relief and said:
"That puts my mind at ease."
After hearing their conversation, Xu Taiping exchanged glances with Dongfang Yuejian and Lü Daoxuan in turn, then suggested:
"Master Xuanzhi, Miss Dongfang, let's find somewhere to shelter for the night as well."
Master Xuanzhi nodded and said:
"My three Bodhi Leaves won't hold out much longer either."
Dongfang Yuejian immediately nodded and said:
"All right."
Xu Taiping raised his head and swept his gaze around the front courtyard before finally resting it on the main hall.
"Let's take shelter