eurekapd Chapter 735 Swallowing the star source and dying in the sea of flowers?
Chapter 735 Swallowing the star source and dying in the sea of flowers?
Xing Wu said that he knew a hidden path in Xing Mountain. The shocking degree of this statement was no less than Xu Bangzi's claim that he knew the third hidden path of the singer...
Even Ren almost had his blood boiling and his body exploded to death when he took just one step towards the sea of flowers. How could this teenager, who was only seventeen or eighteen years old, know the path to the strange Xingshan Mountain?
This is incredible!
Everyone looked at him in astonishment and confusion, which made Xing Wu feel a little embarrassed. He scratched his head in a simple and honest manner: "I... I didn't want to say it at first, because this matter... I have never mentioned it to my parents."
"What's the matter? Xingshan?"
Ren also asked.
"Have you been to Xingshan?!" Master Chu stared at Xing Wu, as if to say, "I've already seen that you are not ordinary."
"Uh... My benefactors, I... I did go to Xingshan." Xing Wu lowered his head, looking a little ashamed, "But I didn't mean to hide it. It's just that this matter has nothing to do with outsiders, and I'm afraid my parents will worry, so I don't want to mention it."
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When everyone saw him admit it, their brains buzzed and their expressions looked as if they had seen a ghost.
He, a half-grown child who has not yet attained enlightenment, has really been here?!
You know, Mr. Xu once said that the Emperor's Tomb of Xingshan might be a sixth-grade secret realm, or even a higher existence. Even the top powerhouses of the Jiuli Continent and the heads of various sects did not dare to enter this mountain easily. Then...how did he survive in this strange tomb?
"I understand, I understand." Ren Ye nodded immediately: "Tell me quickly, what is going on? Do you know where Lao Liu went?"
Xing Wu, who was simple and somewhat shy by nature, lowered his head and said softly, "I am a junior, and I will listen to you, my benefactors. If you want to go in and look for Uncle Liu, I can find that hidden path and lead you to the sea of flowers to observe. But...but that path can only lead to the sea of flowers, and can't go any deeper."
"Do you want to come in? We can talk while walking." Xing Wu tried to ask.
"Of course." Before Ren Ye could say anything, Xu Bangzi responded urgently: "This place is full of dangers. Lao Liu is alone and seriously injured. If we don't take care of him, he will definitely die. Now that we are here, we must find him."
"Okay, then, we'll go back the same way." Xing Wu nodded: "I'll lead everyone to find that hidden path."
After everyone looked at each other, Ren nodded heavily: "Let's go."
In this way, Xing Wu led the way and led everyone back the way they came.
On the way, everyone was silent, just waiting for him to speak.
Sure enough, after a while, the sturdy young man who led the way in front of us narrated softly, "More than four years ago, I was less than fourteen years old. But children in the mountains have to take charge of their families early, and many rural young men with no future and very stupid talents will follow adults to do dangerous tasks early."
"I was already an apprentice in the hunting team at that time, but because I was weak and had no experience, I could only do some minor chores. For example, in relatively safe places, I set traps, carried crossbow equipment, and took care of livestock."
"Once, I was chosen by a hunting master to go to Mangshan to hunt a few common green foxes. But when we set out that night, there was a thick fog and howling winds, and I couldn't see anything on the road. I was a little scared, so I asked the hunting master if he was still going. According to common sense, hunters are very superstitious. When they encounter a bad weather, they hide their bows and arrows and don't go into the mountains."
"But that day, the hunting master seemed to be possessed by a demon. He insisted on meeting up with his companions and then going into the mountains together."
"I was young at that time and didn't dare to go back by myself, so I could only follow."
"He, I, and two other young hunters walked to the Long family's ancestral tomb and got completely lost in the fog. That night was really weird. Logically, we have walked through the terrain near the Long family's ancestral tomb countless times since we were young, but that night it was like we had encountered a ghost wall and we couldn't get out."
"Then, we mistakenly entered Xingshan Mountain in the fog."
At this point, Xing Wu had already led everyone back the way they came, and they were very close to the entrance where they had mistakenly entered. Master Chu released his perception, and the aura of the wind-guiding flag was also very strong.
Xing Wu stood on the winding path, turned his head left and right, and finally fixed his eyes on a crooked tree in the northwest. He then pulled the rusty black knife from his leg, chopped the branches and vines along the way, and carefully approached the ancient tree from a path that no one had walked on.
After everyone followed him for about half a mile, they finally arrived under the ancient tree.
Xing Wuyong used the half-broken black knife to cut down a patch of weeds, and a cave more than one meter high appeared behind the tree.
"Once you enter here, you will feel your blood boiling, but it's not too strong. I think everyone should be able to bear it."
Xing Wu turned around and said, "From here, you can enter the sea of flowers."
"Okay." Ren nodded.
After Xing Wu reminded everyone, he walked into the cave first and continued, "That night, we didn't know where we got into Xing Mountain by mistake. It's just that... the three hunters who were with me, not long after entering, all..."
"What happened?!" Xu Bangzi looked at the enchanting crimson color behind him and felt like a ghost was spying on him, so he replied nervously, "My dear nephew, it's already this late, let's not keep you in suspense! Pull it out in one go."
"That old hunting master mistakenly entered the sea of flowers. He took only half a step before his body exploded and died... Not even a bone residue was left behind." Xing Wu turned his back to the crowd and said in a trembling voice, "One of the other two companions went crazy in a strange green light and kept yelling... I have become an immortal and will ascend to heaven. He ran and disappeared into the mountain while yelling like a madman..."
"The last person who traveled with me probably thought that I was a burden as a child, so he said he would go ahead to explore the way and left all the heavy items in my care. But after he left, he never came back."
"Later, I felt like I had been in this mountain for about five or six days. Eventually, I was so hungry that I felt exhausted... so I began to look carefully. Finally, I saw a few fruits with very rich flesh on a red tree. I knew that eating them might cause poisoning and death, but I couldn't help it, so I swallowed them all in one go... But I didn't die. Instead, I felt that my body had recovered some strength. Finally, I saw this cave next to the sea of flowers and walked out little by little."
"Perhaps it was because of those fruits that after I left the cave, I saw a path down the mountain next to the crooked tree. It only took me about an incense stick of time to actually leave Xingshan."
"After we left Xingshan, the fog had dissipated and the sky was just getting light. After I got home and asked my mother, I found out... we had only been away for less than one night. But I clearly remember that I had spent five or six days in the mountains!"
"I can't figure it out, but I don't dare to enter this place again..."
When he said this, everyone was already in the cave, having walked about two or three miles.
After listening to Xing Wu's story, Ren Ye immediately asked, "Your physical body is far superior to that of ordinary people. Is it related to that fruit?!"
"Maybe. But I'm not too sure, because this matter cannot be confirmed..." Xing Wu paused and added softly: "However, I... it was from there that I began to feel that I might never be able to attain enlightenment. It was only after that incident that my father concluded that I would never be able to become a supernatural being in my lifetime."
"This may be a curse. Heaven has spared me from dying in Xingshan, but it has deprived me of my future." Xing Wu looked at everyone and smiled very reluctantly: "But I am content."
"So, you were lying before?!" Ren Ye stared at him and asked suddenly.
Xing Wu was stunned.
"When we first entered the mountain, you said that many old hunters told you that this place was full of dangers and that you couldn't go deep into it, and that all kinds of strange things would happen." Ren Ye said very quickly: "But these are all what you saw with your own eyes, not hearsay, right?"
"That's right, and that's not right." Xing Wu shook his head: "The old hunter did say those words, but... I have also experienced them personally. Benefactor, you said before that you wanted to accept me as your disciple. It's not that I don't want to, but I... may never be enlightened. Being your disciple will be a waste of your efforts and will also damage your reputation."
"I see. But I can have the reputation of a bird...!" Ren Ye shook his head helplessly.
Beside him, Master Chu Dao looked at Xing Wu deeply and said meaningfully, "Everyone's fate is as strange and unpredictable as this place. Life is long. You are forced to eat the wild fruits here. Is it a ruined future or an opportunity? It is too early to make a conclusion now."
"Just like this, what happened here, what was buried here... are just one person's words, folk legends. The real past can only arouse people's endless reverie... This is why I, Taoist, am so fond of ancient tombs. Between constant verification and falsification, I can find the truth of the years that I think are magnificent."
"Uncle Taoist is indeed well-read and eloquent. What he said is very good..." Xing Wu scratched his head again.
Ren Ye looked at him, feeling a little strange. Because the story told by this simple boy was too strong, just like the adventure plot in a best-selling Chinese novel. Perhaps only he knew what happened in the past.
There was no need for everyone to continue digging deeper, they just moved forward in silence.
After walking around for about two or three miles, Yin Hu suddenly stopped and frowned, saying, "No...!"
"It's really wrong."
Ren also carefully spread out his perception, and said in astonishment: "My... Star Source Power is slowly dissipating, and there is no fluctuation of Star Source Aura around... This... This means that our Star Source seems to be devoured by some mysterious magic."
"I'm feeling it too."
"Yes, my star power is also being consumed."
"Awu, did you have this feeling when you walked past here before?" Xu Bangzi asked.
Ah Wu, who was walking in the front, was slightly stunned, and immediately shook his head and said: "I... I don't feel anything."
"Hmm? Is it because you ate the fruit?"
“Eat shit!” Master Chu said speechlessly: “What’s wrong with your brain?! He hasn’t even attained enlightenment, and there’s no star core in his abdomen, so how can he feel his spiritual energy draining away?!”
"Oh, oh, that's right." Xu Bangzi suddenly realized: "Maybe I'm too nervous...!"
"With your mentality, you dare to say that you used to be a killer?!" Yin Hu was speechless, looking up and looking forward: "Although the power of the star source is dissipating strangely, but... but it is still within our tolerance range, we can continue to move forward."
"Then I will continue to lead the way. After all, I have not been affected in any way." A Wu said.
"Be careful," Ren also reminded.
After that, everyone continued to explore forward, and walked very slowly.
However, the deeper they went into the mountains, the faster and stronger they felt the star power being "swallowed".
After walking for less than half a quarter of an hour, several third-grade masters were all sweating profusely, with looks of astonishment on their faces.