The group fell silent; no one responded to Bang Dali's words, but everyone kept his words in mind. Regardless, Tian Chun must give an explanation. After all, such actions are taboo, and even if he didn't commit the murder, it was his fault.

The faces of everyone turned grim, but at the moment, the most important thing was the upcoming mission.

Ye Tianfan shook his head, forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart, and followed the group further inside. At this point, no one uttered a word, including the kind-hearted Yu Ping, whose expression was also very unpleasant.

As Ye Tianfan and the others walked a few hundred meters further, they suddenly realized the outside heat had dissipated. It was then that they discovered they were already out of the array's range.

Then Senior Brother Yun Tian gestured for everyone to stop and said, "Now that we've exited the array's range, it means we've moved a step closer to the core of Polo Cave. But it also means the danger increases, and the chances of encountering others are higher."

"No worries, if we encounter someone, we'll just deal with it directly," Wang Dali said confidently, resting the stick behind him on his hands.

"This is their lair, their home ground, not ours. Our main mission this time is to investigate. If we can eliminate demons, even better; if not, we will relay the situation here to our sect leaders and seek their decision. So, let's not be careless."

"Next, we may need to split up!" said Senior Brother Yun Tian, illuminating the path ahead with the Qilin Seal.

The group saw the road ahead split into two dark, pitch-black paths through the light of the Qilin Seal, not knowing where they led, like roads leading to an abyss.

"This..." Yu Shan hesitated upon seeing the two paths. He wanted everyone to stay together; otherwise, if they split up, they'd easily be picked off one by one by the enemy. However, given the current situation, they needed to split into two groups to ensure one path led correctly if the other was a dead end.

"Perfect, four on one side, you from the Taichu Sect as one group, and we with the Shan Sect as another. That should work!" Bang Dali suggested.

"I think staying together is better, as splitting makes us easy targets. If we encounter more paths ahead, do we keep splitting until only one is left? Wouldn't that play into the Demon Sect's hands?" Yu Shan opposed the idea, pondering what they would do should they face more paths ahead.

"Junior Brother Yu Shan makes a point; we can't keep splitting up." Senior Brother Yun Tian concurred.

"How about this!" Ye Tianfan suddenly proposed, having thought of a good idea: "Let's first divide into two groups, each taking a path. If we encounter more branches, we return here to regroup and discuss which path to take next. How about that?"

Upon hearing Ye Tianfan's plan, Yu Shan carefully considered it and thought it was a good idea. It wouldn't result in excessive dispersion. Though time might be wasted, and it could lead to nothing, safety is prioritized.

"I agree!" Yu Shan was the first to agree, and as the others couldn't think of a better plan, they also assented.

Senior Brother Yun Tian looked at the other three from his sect and said to Yu Shan and the others, "In that case, we'll split into two teams. The four of us from Taichu Sect will explore the left path while the four disciples from Shan Sect and Dali Sect explore the right. If we encounter Demon Sect demons, we'll signal by exerting spiritual power, okay?"

"No need to complicate things." Yu Shan said, taking out a small Daffodil from his garment. Before he could speak, Ye Tianfan recognized it as the daffodil he had wanted so much, the mobile phone of the cultivation world.

"Senior Brother Yun Tian, this is our sect's unique Sound Transmission Magical Treasure, the Daffodil, which disregards distance and interference while preventing eavesdropping." Yu Shan pulled out another Daffodil and explained: "I've recorded this Daffodil's information onto the one I'm holding. In an emergency, if you channel a bit of spiritual power into it, I can sense it. Similarly, if I encounter trouble here, just input some spiritual power when you feel the Daffodil vibrate, and we can communicate."

After Yu Shan explained, he handed the Daffodil to Senior Brother Yun Tian under the eager gaze of Ye Tianfan and Bai Feng.

Senior Brother Yun Tian examined the Daffodil and then placed it into his garment, nodding at Yu Shan.

"Such a treasure exists, capable of this function, ignoring distance and factors while preventing tapping. I must make one." Bai Feng said, fixating on the Daffodil in Yu Shan's hand.

"When you make one, you must give me one!" Ye Tianfan eagerly eyed the Daffodil, realizing the smartphone's value, its convenience missed dearly in a place where everything needed to be done personally.

The Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission had too many limitations – rain, cloudy skies, lightning hindered communication, and one's spiritual power dispersed to intercept others' conversation content.

Moreover, the Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission consumed massive spiritual Qi, the further the distance, the more spiritual power expended.

Yu Shan was embarrassed by Bai Feng's passionate gaze, yet this Daffodil was a sect exclusive. Though common within the Shan Sect, giving Bai Feng one was beyond his control.

Seeing this, Senior Brother Yun Tian felt embarrassed, finding Bai Feng's behavior disgraceful, as though intending to snatch someone else's belonging. He nodded to Yu Shan and the others, then tugged Bai Feng away, bringing Ye Tianfan and Ma Feiyun along into the left path.

Yu Shan's group watched as Ye Tianfan and company entered the left path, nodded at each other, and turned into the right path.

On Ye Tianfan's side, besides Ma Feiyun, the group members kept their Defensive Magical Treasures ready, anticipating sudden events. Unexpectedly, the journey was peaceful without any ambushes. Had the Demon Sect not noticed their presence?

Ye Tianfan observed his path getting wider, and artificial marks appeared on the walls, such as clear chisel marks. Furthermore, on the wall ahead, Ye Tianfan vaguely saw what seemed to be torches.