Qin Xiaoyou and Lin Lin did not return the way they came. Instead, they walked along the lake and went down.
Nie Li looked at the vast surface of the lake. For a moment, he was entranced. It was like yesterday, when he was ferrying at the side of the Immortal Downriver. At that time, he had stuck his face out from the side of the boat. Compared to the current him, which one was real and which one was fake?
Knowing that he would have to return empty-handed, he wasn't too disappointed. He already knew the location of the Earthdragon Tree. As for his injuries, he didn't have much hope for the herbs inside. The effect of the Blood Lingzhi Mushroom was next to nothing.
After taking a deep look at the island, Nie Li turned around and left. He walked to the bottom of the cliff, grabbed the vines with his left hand and wrapped them around his wrist a few times. Nie Li stepped on the ground and his body kept turning in the air.
Because he could only rely on his left hand to pull his body, his physical strength was very consumed. He had already walked more than half of the way and there was still a little distance to the top of the cliff. Especially the vines grew on the cliff, he was still a little away from the top of the mountain.
In this place, there were no vines or any food, so he had to go up by himself. At the root of the vines, Nie Li had to raise his strength and rush to the top of the mountain at the last moment.
Everything was as planned. Seeing that it was getting closer and closer, a "whoosh" sound broke through the air. From the green vines, a dark green long snake with the thickness of a wrist drilled out. Its sharp fangs exuded a cold light.
Caught off guard, Nie Li could only twist his body. His left hand was a Green Python Poisonous Palm. Internal force was attached to it. A black snake shadow burst out from the palm of his hand and directly smashed the head of the green snake.
Because of the unloading force and twisting his body in the air, the original upward momentum suddenly dissipated. Nie Li's body fell rapidly. He reached out to grab the vines, but found that the distance was a little long. In desperation, he could only pull out the knife at his waist and stab it into the mountain.
"Kacha" sound was endless. Sparks flew from the collision between the rock and the blade. Nie Li felt that his left hand was numb, as if it had split open. But the falling body gradually slowed down.
Nie Li was hanging in the air at this time, sliding slowly. His left hand was split open, blood flowed down his arm, and his arm was sore. He could only grit his teeth and persevere.
"Kacha" The blade missed, and with a plop, Nie Li fell into a cave. Because there were many vines, the original cave was covered. Lying on the ground, only a few weak rays of sunlight shone through the gaps.
Nie Li laid on the ground, gasping for air. His life was hanging by a thread just now. Fortunately, the Autumn Rain Blade was sharp enough. If it was an ordinary blade, he would have fallen.
He struggled to stand up. His body was now covered with cuts and bruises. His left hand was still aching faintly, and his right hand was still the same. The cave was very quiet, and there was no strange smell, so there should be no wild beasts.
"Di da" and "hua la" sounds came from the depths of the dark cave. There was a water source inside. Nie Li picked up the knife, held it in his hand, and limped inside.
Because the light was very dim and he didn't have a torch with him, he couldn't see the situation inside the cave. It was inevitable that he would stumble. Finally, he looked at the bloodstains on the ground and knew that he had come back.
After walking around, Nie Li still couldn't find any water. He even tried a few times. Nie Li was also miserable. Thus, he simply sat down and began to circulate his cultivation technique to heal his injuries.
The soreness in his left hand gradually lessened. The web between his thumb and index finger was also itchy. Nie Li slowly adjusted his body. Some of the abrasions quickly healed. The web between his thumb and index finger was almost healed and had already formed a scab.
Nie Li opened his eyes and immediately felt that it was as bright as day. The previously dark cave was now clear as day. Nie Li rubbed his eyes, wondering what's going on. The vines were still tightly covering the cave, so no light was coming in.
After a while, the light in front of him gradually dimmed and the scene gradually blurred. Nie Li's heart was even more puzzled. What was it that allowed him to see so clearly all of a sudden?
He tried to circulate his internal force. Sure enough, when the internal force reached his eyes, Nie Li only felt that his eyes were cold. His mind quivered and his eyes became bright. In joy, Nie Li circulated his internal force and walked out of the cave.
The sound of dripping gradually became clearer and the sound of flowing water became louder and louder. The main thing was that everything in front of him was clearly visible. The bats and some insects on the top of the cave couldn't escape his eyes.
After passing through the cave, the scene inside suddenly became clear. The stalactite above his head was constantly dripping water. The stone below also formed a bowl shape because of the years of use.
Nie Li walked in front of the stone plate and fiddled with it. Then, with both hands, he poured the water into his mouth. The cool taste moistened his dry throat and slowly flowed down his esophagus into his abdomen. A special feeling filled his whole body.
"This …" Nie Li felt that his internal force was growing little by little. Moreover, the blockage in his right arm was getting weaker and weaker. Was this thing also a treasure? Nie Li couldn't help but greedily drink a few more mouthfuls. However, the effect was getting weaker as the number of times he drank increased.
After circulating his internal force to digest the treasure in his abdomen, Nie Li's internal force calmly flowed through his body. His mind also became clear. "Boom" Nie Li's magic core was incomparably restless as it absorbed all the remaining liquid.
"This is the late stage of the Houtian realm." Nie Li held his left and right hand. Although the injury on his right hand was not completely healed, it was almost healed. He didn't expect that he would get a blessing in disguise. Now, he only needed to go out.
His right hand's normal movement would not be affected. He could now rely on the vines to climb up. He saw a piece of cloth on the stone plate. If Nie Li's eyes were not good, he wouldn't have seen it.
Slowly walking over, Nie Li took a closer look and found a corpse. The clothes on the body were still hanging. But when he saw the corpse, Nie Li was shocked. In such a hidden place, there was actually a corpse.
Squatting down, Nie Li carefully sized up the corpse. The corpse was severely dehydrated, but the flesh had not completely rotted. The thin cheeks and protruding eyeballs looked somewhat … Human.
In this environment, the slow rotting of the corpse was also normal. Moreover, this person's body not only had knife wounds, but also various strange wounds, as if he had been bitten by something.
At his feet, there was also a beast skin bag. Nie Li picked it up and shook it. There was a sound inside. He opened it and found that it was unexpectedly filled with the liquid. Since there was this liquid, then how did this person die?
Such liquid, with internal force, could completely heal the injuries on the body. But this person's injuries were too serious. He couldn't bear it and died.
Suddenly, Nie Li found a shiny thing behind the corpse. He moved the corpse, revealing the thing behind it. It turned out to be a dagger. However, this dagger looked very familiar. Nie Li felt that he had seen it somewhere before.
Looking carefully, the dagger was snow-white. It seemed to be polished from beast bones. Looking at the spiritual liquid, Nie Li decided to use the beast skin bag to store it. He wanted to bring it back and see if it would help with his injuries.
Nie Li laid the corpse flat on the ground and bowed three times. This was respect and gratitude to the deceased. After all, he took his things. Using the beast skin bag to fill the bag with liquid, Nie Li put the dagger on his waist and walked outside. Walking to the entrance of the cave, he pushed aside the vines and found that the sky outside was almost dark. It seemed that he had just spent a lot of time meditating.
Grabbing the vines, this time because his right hand could also use strength, his movements were naturally fast. Moreover, the snakes that wanted to attack on the way were all beheaded. Jumping to the top of the cliff, Nie Li walked towards Yu Shan's hut.
Constantly shuttling through the forest, because he had already walked through it once, it didn't take too long for Nie Li to go back. At this time, Yu Shan was neatly packed in the courtyard. Swords, spears, bows and daggers were strictly armed.
When he saw Nie Li, his anxious expression was relieved. "I thought you encountered some danger." Seeing that Nie Li came back safe and sound, Yu Shan also let out a sigh of relief. Seeing that Nie Li went out for a long time, he thought that something was going to happen to him. He never thought that he would come back.
"Don't worry, I can still escape." Nie Li's heart was a little touched. He never thought that this person, who he only knew for a few days, would actually value him so much.
"My father was also like this. After he went out that morning, he never came back." Yu Shan was a little sad. When talking about his father, his eyes became especially sad.
"Didn't you say that your father was eaten by a tiger?" Hearing Yu Shan's words, Nie Li felt that there was something wrong with Yu Shan's father's death.
"I also don't know. It's just that when I saw that my father didn't come back after dark, I went out to look for him. I found that a tiger had his clothes in its mouth. Only after killing the tiger did I realize that it didn't eat my father." Yu Shan was obviously still holding on to a trace of hope.
"But it's been so long. If my father was still alive, he would have already come back. Look, I even made a dagger out of the tiger's bones. "Yu Shan took out a dagger from his bosom. It was completely white.
Nie Li widened his eyes. He always felt that the dagger was very familiar, which was why he took the dagger away from the corpse. He never thought that Yu Shan would have an identical dagger. Then the corpse should be Yu Shan's father's.
"Yu Shan, look at this." Nie Li took out the dagger. Yu Shan took a glance at it and suddenly ran in front of Nie Li. He snatched the dagger back and carefully looked at it. His eyes were red as he looked at Nie Li with teary eyes.
"This thing, where did you get it from?" Yu Shan's voice was trembling. He tightly grabbed onto Nie Li's shoulder. Obviously, he knew his father's ending, but he still couldn't accept it.
"I just fell into a cave. There was a corpse inside. I saw that the dagger was very familiar, so I took it away." Nie Li said honestly. He could understand Yu Shan's feelings. The strength that came from Yu Shan's fingertips made him feel pain.
"He's still dead?" Yu Shan absent-mindedly let go of his hands. He was still unwilling to believe this fact. But the dagger was already in front of him. Other than death, the dagger can't be casually thrown away. His father's words still echoed in his ears.
"Yu Shan, I'm sorry." Nie Li knew that anything he said now would be useless.
His father's departure was the crisis and fear of the sky collapsing. It was the emptiness and loneliness of losing family and fetters. It was the confusion and melancholy of having to face the future alone.
"It's fine. Can you take me somewhere tomorrow? I want to find my father. "Yu Shan put away the dagger and asked.
"Okay, tomorrow when Bai Jian comes, we'll go into the mountain together." Nie Li nodded his head. He didn't need to return to the inn tonight. He might as well stay in Yu Shan's house for the night.
"Okay, then I'll go prepare the bedding for you." Yu Shan didn't wallow in sorrow. He smiled at Nie Li, then went into the house to tidy up the room.
Maybe he was the same as this mountain, generous and simple.
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