"These are my nephews. In a while, they will lead the Grandmasters to the village." Fu Jingchen said as he pointed at the youths standing at the gate. The youths immediately gave Zhao Hai's group a salute. Their attitude was very respectful. However, Zhao Hai, who has been through countless planes, felt that the youths were secretly sizing them up. There was no respect in their eyes, there was even a strange light in their eyes. This made Zhao Hai vigilant.
Nuan Yin didn't seem to notice this. He nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll have to thank Sir Fu. Then we'll be heading to Incense Mountain. Sir Fu, please."
Fu Jingchen gave Nuan Yin a salute and said, "Amitabha. Grandmasters, please. Fu Tong, lead the way. We need to reach the village in the shortest time possible."
One of the Fu Family's disciples nodded. Then he walked out and gave a salute to Nuan Yin's group and said, "Grandmasters, please. We've prepared fast horses outside the city. Grandmasters, please follow me."
Nuan Yin and the others nodded. They couldn't fly right now, so they could only ride horses or walk. If they wanted to reach the village faster, then riding a horse would be faster than walking. Although they could use the lightening technique to increase their speed, Nuan Yin and the others wouldn't do so. This was because using the lightening technique would consume their spiritual qi. And consuming spiritual qi would affect their strength. Because of this, if they couldn't ride a horse, then they would walk instead of wasting their spiritual qi.
The group went out of the city. Sure enough, there were already more than a dozen horses outside the city. These horses were all top quality horses. On the legs of these horses, there were some beautiful white hairs. These white hairs were very long and looked straight back. This kind of horse had a name in the Sword Spirit World, it was called the Tailwind Horse. The hair that grew back was called the Tailwind Horse. The Tailwind Horse was famous for its speed and endurance.
Zhao Hai and the others mounted their horses, and then Fu Tong led the group forward. They galloped towards Incense Burner Mountain. This was Zhao Hai's first time riding a windspeed horse. The speed of the horse was very fast. It wasn't any slower than his lightening technique. Moreover, it was very stable. One wouldn't feel any bumps while sitting on its back.
Zhao Hai sat on the horse's back and slowly felt it. He could feel that there was a trace of wind element on the horse's legs. No wonder the horse's speed was so fast. This horse could be considered a low-level beast.
Zhao Hai was very experienced in controlling horses. After all, he was someone who could fuse with his horse. However, he didn't use it at this time because there was no need to do so..
Windspeed Horses were very fast. Two hours later, they arrived at the foot of Incense Mountain. The road also ended here. There were no roads on the mountain, only small paths. But these small paths weren't suitable for riding horses.
Everyone jumped down from their horses. Fu Tong left one person behind to look after the horse while the others slowly walked up the mountain. As Nuan Yin walked up, she asked Fu Tong, "Benefactor Fu Tong, how long will it take to get to the village where the accident happened?"
Fu Tong hurriedly said respectfully, "Master, from here to the mountain village, it will take about two days to walk. Tonight and tomorrow night, we will need to stay in the wild. The day after tomorrow, we will arrive at the village. But Master, please rest assured that this mountain area is very safe. There won't be any powerful demon beasts. Otherwise, those villagers wouldn't be able to survive."
Nuan Yin nodded and didn't say anything else. Then, everyone began to hurry on their way. At noon, they found a place to rest and eat something. In the afternoon, they continued on their way. Fortunately, everyone was a body cultivator, so this kind of hurrying wasn't a problem at all.
When the sky turned dark, the group found a place and set up a simple camp. There were no tents in this camp. Everyone sat on the ground. Fu Tong and the others brought a few animal skins. On the other hand, Zhao Hai and the others took out an oilcloth to block the moisture on the ground.
At night, Zhao Hai rested on the oilcloth. But what made him feel strange was that the dark energy in Incense Burner Mountain seemed to be too active at night. This was definitely abnormal. However, Zhao Hai didn't say anything, he just raised his vigilance.
There were many different names for dark energy. Zhao was used to calling it dark energy, but it could also be called yin energy, yin energy, yin qi, or death qi. But no matter which name it was, it was actually the same thing. It was a kind of yin energy. Heaven and earth were divided into yin and yang. Day belonged to yin and night belonged to yin. The power of the five elements was generally yang energy, while yin energy generally referred to a special kind of destructive energy. It wasn't the yin energy that people simply knew. Just like how people thought that water belonged to yin, this wasn't correct. True yin energy should be another form of energy, one that leaned towards destruction. It could exist in any form, such as emotions. If a person's emotions were too dark, such as wanting to kill someone, or being jealous, it could produce yin energy. Even the reaction of yang energy might have yin energy, such as fire. Most people thought that fire was yang energy, but at the same time, there were also some fires that had yin energy. Even fire itself was a kind of yin energy, because it could burn everything, which was also a type of destructive energy.
Sometimes, the division of yin, yang, and yang wasn't very clear. Just like a taiji diagram, there was yang in yin, and yin in yang. At the same time, one shouldn't forget that yin and yang were constantly changing.
But in this world, whether it was yin or yang energy, as long as it wasn't artificially created, it was generally silent. Just like the sun, you can feel the warmth of the sun, but the sun wouldn't burn you. Just like the night, the night would make you feel darkness, but the darkness wouldn't make you melt.
When a Cultivator cultivates, they would mobilize some yin and yang energy. And the yin and yang energy mobilized by a Cultivator would generally be more active. It was completely different from the silent yin and yang energy. It was like a horse that was standing still, but you were riding it forward. The yin and yang energy in the world was like a horse that was standing still. And the yin and yang energy mobilized by a Cultivator was like a horse that was being ridden forward.
Zhao Hai was very sensitive to energy. He also understood the changes between yin and yang energy. Because of this, Zhao Hai was able to feel the difference in the dark energy in the mountain at night. The dark energy here was too active, but it wasn't active enough to be mobilized. It was like a naturally formed yin land.
In the world, there would always be some special places that were formed naturally. Because of the different topography of these places, or because of other reasons, the energy there was particularly active. And this activity of energy had both yin and yang energy. Places where Yang energy was active might not be like volcanoes. Naturally, it could also be in other forms. Places where yin energy was active were generally called ghost lands. Ghost lands were places where strange things would happen, or where ghosts would appear.
And right now, Incense Burner Mountain was like a ghost land. The yin energy here was too active, but it wasn't completely active. Even if this place was a ghost land, it would only make some children feel afraid. This place couldn't even be considered a ghost land. This was because during the day, everything was normal. Perhaps it would only make people feel that the night here was darker and colder.
But even so, it was still abnormal. Zhao often went to mountainous areas, so he was very clear about what it was like at night. Generally, mountainous areas were darker and colder at night, and the dark attribute energy was more active. But it wasn't as active as it was here. The dark attribute energy was at least five times more active than in other mountainous areas, which was very amazing. Zhao didn't think that Zhao Hai would be able to do this.
Thinking about the strange things that happened in Incense Burner Mountain, Zhao Hai felt that this matter wouldn't be easily solved. There was a trace of unknown meaning in this.
The next day was peaceful, and nothing happened at night. However, Zhao Hai noticed that the deeper they went into the mountain, the more active the dark energy became. This was very strange.
On the morning of the third day, Zhao Hai and the others were led by Fu Tong to a village. This village wasn't very big, it was just an ordinary mountain village. The houses in the village were all made of stone. There was even a wooden fence outside the village. It was clear that this was to guard against beasts in the mountains.
Upon arriving outside the village, Zhao Hai couldn't help but frown. He could clearly feel that the dark energy in the village was even more active. This place could be considered as a place that wasn't inferior to a ghost land.
Zhao Hai believed that Nun Yin would be able to sense this change in energy. This was because Nun Yin was a Buddhist Cultivator. Buddhist Cultivators cultivated Yang energy, so they were very sensitive to Yin energy. There was no reason for Nun Yin to not be able to sense it.
Sure enough, when Nun Yin arrived at the entrance of the village, he stopped. Then he frowned as he looked at the village. When Fu Tong and the others saw that Nun Yin stopped, they also stopped. Fu Tong quickly went to Nun Yin and said, "Grandmaster, is there something wrong? We haven't dealt with the corpses in the village yet. All of them are still in their original state. I don't know why, but the corpses haven't decayed at all. Grandmaster will be able to see them when you enter the village. "
Nuan Yin nodded and then walked towards the village. Although the yin energy here was very active, this didn't mean anything. After all, they were here to investigate the cause of death of the villagers, not why the yin energy was so active. Also, with so many people dying here, it was natural for the yin energy to be active. This wasn't strange.
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