After we finished packing, we said goodbye to the old man.
The old man wanted to dissuade us, but seeing that we had made up our minds, he didn't say anything more. He only gave us a chopper and said that the original path up the mountain had long been blocked by weeds and thorns. It would be more convenient to use a chopper to open the way. If we encountered any wild beasts, it would be useful.
Dong Han took the chopper and thanked the grandpa.
But when we turned around to leave, the old man sighed."Sigh! The young man dared not listen to advice. He was afraid that he would never return. It was just a pity for that boy!”
I knew that he was feeling sorry for me because I was the youngest of the three.
Tang Yu and Dong Han looked at me and smiled. Then, the three of them began to walk up the mountain.
The path up the mountain was indeed overgrown with thorns and vines. Although Dong Han was holding a chopper in front to cut open the path, the ground was overgrown with weeds and uneven thickness. It was always deep and shallow when walking, making it very difficult to walk.
I asked Tang Yu in confusion,"Why do we have to walk instead of using magic to go directly to Wuxiang Village?"”
Tang Yu pulled me along as he walked slowly and replied,""That's because the aura of resentment on the mountain is stronger, and the auras that the three of us give off are different. Although I've concealed my immortal aura and Dong Han's evil aura, we still have human auras.
If he didn't use a spell, he would be able to disturb the aura of resentment. If he used a spell, it would cause a strong fluctuation of the aura of resentment. It would be difficult to go up the mountain without making a move before investigating the situation. Moreover, it is also to train your body and temper your will. If one wanted to learn a set of skills, how could one not have a good body and a strong will?”
Uh…Alright.
After walking for a while, my stomach suddenly growled.
"Are you hungry?" Tang Yu asked me.”
I smiled awkwardly.
Tang Yu stopped in his tracks. A bright red millet fruit the size of a peanut appeared in his palm and he handed it to me." Eat it. You won't feel hungry for the time being."”
I took the millet fruit and looked at it seriously." It's just a millet fruit. Can I really eat enough?”
"This isn't an ordinary millet fruit." " Eating it will give you a strong feeling of satiety," Tang Yu said with a smile." It can make you temporarily not feel hungry or sleepy."”
"It can't be, right? It's so magical?" I ate the fruit doubtfully.
The fruit did not taste good. It was sour and astringent like an unripe tomato. However, after eating it, not only did his hunger disappear, but he also felt extremely energetic!
Then, he gave Dong Han one as well.
Dong Han took the fruit, looked at it and smelled it, and said in surprise,"Red Belly Fruit?"
Tang Yu nodded.
"What is a Red Belly Fruit?" I asked curiously.
Tang Yu was about to speak when he heard Dong Han explain,""The Red Belly Fruit grows at the border between the Heaven Realm and the Mortal Realm. There is abundant spiritual energy there. All the flowers, plants, trees, and fruits have spiritual energy. Many of the immortals in the sky liked to collect the fruits there as snacks, while the female immortals liked to collect the flowers there for bathing.
It was because of the abundance of spiritual energy there that everything that grew there was very spiritual. It could serve as a icing on the cake for the spiritual energy of the immortals. If ordinary people ate or used the plants or fruits there, they could slow down their aging, prevent all diseases, and prolong their lives.
However, for cultivators, in addition to the above effects, it could also slightly increase their cultivation, but it would not increase too quickly. It would be a very slow and imperceptible increase. At the same time, it could also make people feel full, eliminate sleepiness, and be full of energy. However, this effect could only last for one day.”
Tang Yu nodded and said to Dong Han with a smile,""There are two barriers there, one at the entrance and one at the entrance to the Heaven Realm. There are also two immortal slaves and two immortal maidservants guarding it. Ordinary mortals couldn't see or know of the existence of that place. Even if they knew or saw it, they might not be able to enter.
Unless it was a cultivator with a profound cultivation base who dared to use his years of cultivation base to try to barge in. If he failed, his years of hard work would be ruined in a single day. As for you, since you know about the Red Belly Fruit, you must have put in a lot of effort when you barged in, right?”
Dong Han bitterly smiled as he ate the Red Belly Fruit. He then said,"Not only did I spend a lot of effort, I almost lost my life there. Fortunately, the four immortals who were watching over me gave me a few Red Belly Fruits after severely injuring me on account of the kindness of the heavens.”
It turns out that Dong Han also had such a fortuitous encounter before. I can't help but look at him in a new light.
Next, Dong Han continued to lead the way with a chopper in hand, while Tang Yu continued to drag me along and followed behind.
We walked all the way until the afternoon and finally saw a village.
At the entrance of the village stood a stone tablet that was half the height of a person. On it were carved the words 'Non-Phase Village'. On the left side were two lines of small words. One line read,' Non-Phase also has a phase. If there is a phase, it is not the truth. If there is no phase, there is no one.' The other line was,'When you see someone, don't open your mouth. There's still a way to go back. When you see someone who wants to open his mouth, there's no way to go back. Remember not to enter!'
" Looking at how old this stone tablet is…" Dong Han looked around the stone tablet and confirmed,""No more than five years."
I held my chin and looked at the words on the stone tablet. I couldn't understand the meaning of the words after thinking for a while, so I asked Tang Yu.
Tang Yu frowned and said in a deep voice," It means that there are no more living things in the Non-Phase Village. Even if you really see something, you must never believe it because it's not the truth." If you really see someone, don't say anything and go back the way you came. If he saw someone say something, he would never be able to leave. The last sentence was a warning to those who came, to never enter the village.”
"Since there are no living things, what else can we see?" I asked in confusion. How could there be anyone else? Also, why couldn't he talk to people? Why couldn't he leave after talking? How is this possible?"
"Ye Fan, are you doubting Tang Yu's analytical ability?”Dong Han looked at me with a faint smile.
"That's not what I meant. Can you not sow discord?”I rolled my eyes.
" I didn't mean to sow discord." Dong Han shrugged." It's just that your question is clearly suspecting Tang Yu…"
"Nonsense!" I said to Dong Han unhappily," Putting aside the fact that he's an immortal, just based on the fact that he brought me to cultivate, taught me right and wrong, and taught me Taoist skills, he's like my master. We've experienced life and death together, taken care of my diet, and he's like my best friend. How can I not believe him?
However, I feel that the meaning of the words on the stone tablet is conflicting. He didn't understand who carved this stone tablet and why they would carve such words to advise others not to enter the village. What exactly happened in the village? I'm referring to this. Don't twist my meaning, okay?”
"Tsk!" "I was just casually rebuking you. Do you have to have such a big reaction?" Dong Han said disapprovingly.”
I angrily pointed at Dong Han." You…"
"Can the two of you stop arguing with each other?”"I really can't do anything about you guys." Tang Yu shook his head helplessly and sighed.”
I glared at Dong Han, but Dong Han crossed his arms and looked at me with a smile that wasn't a smile.
"The person who carved this monument must be a powerful and kind-hearted person. Unfortunately, he has already met with misfortune.”Tang Yu said somewhat regretfully.
"Why do you say that?" I asked, puzzled.
"Are you stupid? You don't even understand?" Dong Han looked at me like I was an idiot and explained,"Didn't they say that all the people who entered the village, including all kinds of mages, would never return? The person who could carve this stone tablet must be someone who knew magic. After entering the village, he learned a shocking secret, and this secret must have something to do with those who went missing in the village. Or rather, this secret was the truth.
However, that person must have realized that he couldn't handle the matter here and wanted to run away. In the end, he realized that he couldn't run away. Before he died, he carved an inscription to warn people not to enter the village. If he could handle it, or if he couldn't, he would run away. In that case, there was no need for that person to engrave the inscription. Do you know why?"
I shook my head in a daze.
Dong Han smiled proudly." The IQ of middle school students is really bad, especially you. You're so mentally retarded that it's worrying!"”
"Cut the crap!" "Tell me the reason," I urged unhappily.”
Dong Han put on an expression that said," I know everything, but I won't tell you. If you're not convinced, you can bite me."
I glared at him fiercely and cursed in my heart. Damn it! If it wasn't for Tang Yu's sake, I really wanted to grab this kid's collar and give him a good beating!
"Let me explain." Tang Yu sighed helplessly." We're both cultivators. If we encounter a strange incident, and one person's strength is not enough, we'll definitely gather other fellow cultivators to deal with it together in a short period of time."
Unless they were completely wiped out, as long as one of them could leave alive, more cultivators would be summoned to deal with it. There would always be a solution and time to solve it. Naturally, there was no need to engrave the monument.
However, because of the stone tablet, it could be concluded that the matter had not been resolved, and no one had left alive. Therefore, before his death, that fellow daoist had carved an inscription to warn people not to enter the village. But…where was that fellow daoist's corpse?”
Tang Yu looked left and right in search of something.
"Could it be…in the village?" I guessed.
"Go in and take a look. If you find a corpse, you might be able to find some clues on it.”Tang Yu said as he pulled me towards the village.
We walked from the front of the village to the back of the village. There were more than a hundred brick houses in the ordinary mountain village neatly arranged, and there seemed to be nothing unusual. However, there were no signs of living things in the village, including cats and dogs. I didn't even see any birds chirping. I didn't even see any insects on the ground.
The entire village was dead silent!
Suddenly, I remembered that Tang Yu and that old man had said that there was a huge earthquake here ten years ago, and the epicenter was this village.
However, apart from the lack of signs of living creatures, the village in front of him did not seem to have experienced a major earthquake. What was going on?
I quickly voiced my doubts to Tang Yu.
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