Early in the morning, after saying goodbye to Duan Yuesheng, they headed towards their respective goals.
The six spiritual veins were not as mysterious as they thought. Rather, Dai Luan was a little disappointed when she saw it.
"If you tell me this is spiritual veins, I won't believe you..."
It's not too far from Huaxiang, but it's already close to the countryside. The vegetation here is dense, and among the bushes and weeds, there is a pile of stagnant water hidden here.
Lord Jiyue smiled and replied to her: "The six spiritual veins are the rich places of spiritual energy that are born in the mountains and rivers and all things. They are blended in the mountains and rivers and all things. Their appearance is inconspicuous. However, it is still a little different in our eyes. So, from Aluan's point of view, What’s it like here?”
"It's just...a pool of water," she said, "a pool of stagnant water."
Ye Yuejun said: "There are many forms of spiritual veins, but this place is more ordinary. Don't worry, it won't stain your clothes."
Shi Wuqi remained silent at first, just staring at the pool of water, which was several meters square. After a long time, he squatted down and touched the surface of the water with his hand. It felt cold, moist and ordinary.
"I haven't seen any living water flowing in, and it hasn't rained in recent days, but I haven't seen any signs of receding water," he said. "The water in this area is still very clean. Although it is not big, it makes people feel that the center is bottomless. .but……"
"But?" Shan Hai looked at him.
"...It's nothing, it's probably an illusion. Well, how do you get in? Can you just jump in?"
"Although I don't know how qualified you are, most ordinary people can't see or enter the spiritual veins. We won't take the risk - just use the Huangquan Bell, which is a key to the spiritual veins."
Ye Yuejun said, taking out the bell from his arms. The bell was the same as in their memories, still printed with a faint crescent moon no matter from which angle it was viewed. Then, Lord Jiyue also took out the bell. Their bells all had a golden thread attached to them, which was very inconspicuous and could not be seen clearly without looking carefully - but Mu Wan could not see it at all. This is probably the situation of "holding a ray of soul" in the rumors.
The two crossed their arms and gently shook the bell. A familiar, strange whimpering sound awakened from the depths of his mind. This sound was very uncomfortable. Even if I heard it once, it still made my heart beat faster even if I was mentally prepared. Even Mu Wan, who had been silent all this time, frowned.
This sound caused ripples to appear on the stagnant water, and some bubbles emerged from the depths of the pool. When the bubble burst, some of the unknown black matter that was dragged up gathered in an instant and spread again, opening up a strange blank space. They all closed their eyes when the bright light came on. Although he didn't take a step toward the pool, his body felt strange, as if he was falling or floating, as if he was in the water, and even his breathing became cautious.
When I opened my eyes again, my eyes were still filled with a vast expanse of white. It's just not that harsh.
"I can't see anything..." Dai Luan rubbed her eyes, "It feels like the sky is filled with snow."
"Indeed, there is white everywhere. I think the air here is very good, and it has a refreshing feeling... It's like doing morning exercises in the temple in the early morning. It has a familiar feeling of intimacy." Shan Hai said.
The two Huangquan Bells opened up a layer of soft phantom light, wrapping the seven of them in it. This round of light is like moonlight, the only color in this empty world.
"Indeed. I said, this is the rift between man, heaven, and hell. At present, we are closer to heaven, and it is normal for you to feel a little fairy spirit."
A Luan said that she thought she could go to a place outside the human world, but now it seems that it is not possible, and she is a little disappointed. Ye Yuejun explained to her: "You are still mortals and strangers. Naturally, you cannot see the scenery of other worlds. You can only sense the breath of things in the world - wind is cool, fire is hot, and so on... But in our eyes, the scenery here is very beautiful. Ah, don’t be too sad, it’s not much different from many beautiful scenery in the world.”
Shi Wuqi kept frowning, his face looked bad, but he couldn't explain why. Girl Qi on the side suddenly stretched out her hand and held his forearm tightly, which made him look surprised. It seems that the behavior just now was not of his own will.
"...Let's go quickly. Although I can't see anything, I don't really want to stay here." He urged.
Lord Jiyue told them that there was no need to worry, just follow them. However, you must not go outside the scope of Huang Quanling's protection. If it is noticed by something that does not exist in the human world, it can easily cause turmoil.
"Is there no one else here now?" A Luan asked.
"No. Strictly speaking, we haven't really gone to other realms." Ye Yuejun continued to explain patiently, "It's like two cities separated by a river. We are now taking a small boat, in this section On the river. Where we want to go is just from the upstream to the downstream of the same city, and we don’t have to go to the other side at all. Isn’t it sometimes much faster to take the waterway than the land route?”
"So that's the truth." Dai Luan nodded blankly, "But it would be nice if I could see the scenery on the river."
Ye Yuejun said nothing, she glanced at Jiyue Lord. The latter also remained silent, but when he felt her gaze, he looked at her for a moment. Then they continued walking forward.
Shi Wuqi felt cold all over. He had never felt like this before. It was hard for him to describe the coldness. It's not the severe cold in winter, where the biting wind tears clothes, and the snowstorm erodes the skin - it's a kind of cold from the inside out, emerging from the bottom of my heart, penetrating every inch of my bones, conveyed slowly and clearly. Everywhere on the surface, even the ends of the hair.
Like... fear.
But he knows very well that he is not afraid of anything now, and there is nothing that scares him.
As we were walking like this, no matter how long it took, Dai Luan suddenly pointed forward and said:
"Is that the exit?"
"...Yes" Lord Jiyue said, "We are almost there. But, what did you see?"
"I don't know," she said frankly, "I just feel like it's almost there. There seems to be a hole in front of me, and a warm wind blows from inside, which feels like spring."
Suddenly, Wu Qi turned around alertly. He felt that the power in his hand disappeared, and Qi was far behind him.
"How is this going?!"
He suddenly stopped, turned around and wanted to rush back. It was obviously a short moment, but it was too far away, and he could only see the outline of Qi clearly. And... only half of it. Her lower body seemed to have sunk into something, and her clothes were stained with sticky black.
Lord Jiyue caught him.
"Can not Go Out!"
"But--"
Ye Yuejun also quickly stood in front of him: "Shopkeeper Shi, you must not do this! If anyone is aware of the living beings who are humane..."
"What should I do with Qi?!"
"I, I think, because she is the deceased, something unexpected happened... Don't be nervous first, we..."
At this time, everyone heard a strange voice.
It was a soft female voice, a mournful wail.
"...Wu Qi" Qi waved her hands over there, "Wu Qi..."
Although it is desolate, it can't help but remind everyone of the voice of Huang Quanling. Moreover, the source of the sound was too scattered, as if it was surrounding them, neither like it came from the bell, nor like it came from Miss Qi.
She was still sinking.
Countless pairs of black ghost hands emerged from the pure white ground. They bared their teeth and claws, waving constantly, and the hands around Miss Qi all stretched out to pull her hard. It was as if a faint candlelight in winter was about to be submerged in the last puddle of wax on the candlestick.
It was as if he was dragging her into an eternal hell.
Shi Wuqi broke free from Ji Yuejun's hand, pushed Ye Yuejun away, and ran straight over. Shanhai also wanted to grab him, but Lord Jiyue stopped him for fear of another accident. Mu Wan seemed to be more awake. She suddenly realized that the situation was out of control, and subconsciously put her hand on the umbrella, but was noticed by Ye Yuejun's peripheral vision. She scolded loudly, and Mu Wan shivered before letting go of her hand.
"There is a demonic energy on your umbrella. Aren't you looking for death?"
Dai Luan also instinctively sensed the crisis and stretched out her hand to grab Shi Wuqi's clothes, but did not pull him back. At that moment, Ye Yuejun clearly saw that her hand broke through the range of the phantom light package, but was not burned by the inhuman air. And her outstretched arms were also wrapped in the same color.
There was no time to be surprised, and something even more shocking happened - Shi Wuqi fell into the invisible white in an instant.
The place where he disappeared was like the stagnant water at the entrance, with black ripples rippling out. Looking up again, Miss Qi was also pulled into the pale ground, and those dark ghost hands disappeared. In the entire flat area, there were only two surging, dark ripples left.
"Don't give up on him..."
Seeing the ground become sticky, you can see muddy black footprints when you lift your feet. The two Zai Wu Chang felt something was wrong and immediately pulled the remaining three people towards the original exit. When she was closer to the warm wind, Dai Luan looked back for the last time and found that the space behind her had set off a huge silent wave, but it was as black as coal, like swamp mud, and disgusting.
After rushing out of the rift, several people were out of breath. The world in front of them became less spacious, but much more vivid. The green grass, red flowers, and blue sky all appeared in their eyes.
But people have no intention of admiring it.
"What should I do about Shi Wuqi?" Shanhai anxiously grabbed the corner of Jiyue Jun's clothes, "There is also Miss Qi!"
"It should be fine...don't be nervous." When Lord Jiyue was looking for words, Lord Yeyue came up to rescue him. "Besides, Shopkeeper Shi is very skilled in martial arts. Even if he strays into another world, nothing will happen to him."
Lord Jiyue also explained: "Besides, if we look back now, it won't be the same location."
"Why, why?" Mu Wan asked in a daze.
"The fissures are changing rapidly. That section of water is no longer the water that brought us here." Lord Jiyue sighed deeply, "This is like finding a needle in a haystack, but we will find a way. You seize the time, and we will be there in the Snow Inkstone Valley." Once everything is settled, I will find out their whereabouts for you, and then come back to find..."
At this time, Lord Jiyue froze. They all discovered that two imps, one black and one white, were guarding the door of Lingmai. It seemed like they had been here a long time and had only just been noticed by them.
"Master Sui Mulong, Mu Ran Yan is coming," the little ghosts said, "Yama Demon summons you."
