However, the last spirit stone was used up at yesterday's dinner in order to deceive others into thinking that the two of them had eaten the food.
The remaining talismans, without the spiritual energy to activate them, were like waste paper.
Thinking of this, Chu Youtian sighed lightly and looked at the bone blade in Xu Chunniang's hand with great envy.
The two bone blades were polished to be very thin, almost enough to cut hair. In this spiritual land, they were very rare weapons.
Chu Youtian left in a hurry and only had time to pick up a spear.
The spear was made of wood, with only the tip being bone, and it looked quite old.
He was a person who couldn't sit still, and he started to make small talk after walking for a while.
"Fellow Daoist Yan's experience is still a little insufficient. When a cultivator is traveling outside, especially in a secret place like this, it is best to carry some spiritual stones and other items with you in case of emergency."
Xu Chunniang did not refute, Chu Youtian's words made sense.
He is a cultivator from a small sect, and he can live peacefully to the age of 200. Naturally, he has his strengths.
"Since this is Fellow Daoist Chu's third visit to the Tiandao Palace, you must be very familiar with this place. Have you ever entered this place of absolute spirits before?"
Chu Youtian shook his head. "Every assessment in Tiandao Palace is different. This is my first time here. Logically, the first level should be easy to pass. I don't know if there was any accident."
"Does Fellow Daoist Chu have any way to break the impasse?"
Chu Youtian looked more serious. He had obtained a lot of useful information from Xu Chunniang, and naturally had many guesses.
"If I'm not mistaken, the witch god they worship is most likely their ancestor. The people in the village are the descendants of that witch god."
"Descendants of the witch god."
Xu Chunniang repeated in a low voice, "So it seems that the people in other villages should also be descendants of that witch god."
Chu Youtian nodded, "Yes, his descendants have developed so many villages, which means that this witch god has existed for at least a thousand years."
When Xu Chunniang thought of the conversation she heard that night, she felt heavy in her heart.
"They are willing to sacrifice the witch god at the cost of their own lives, which shows that this witch god is very important to them."
“So after we follow the village chief and his men into the ancestral land, we have to find a way to disrupt the sacrifice.”
Chu Youtian sighed softly, "But we have no spiritual energy. It will not be easy to do something under the nose of the witch god."
The two men returned to silence and quietly followed the village chief and his entourage.
They followed like this for five days, and after entering a valley, the village chief and his party suddenly quickened their pace.
Xu Chunniang frowned slightly. She had been feeling uncomfortable since entering this valley.
Chu Youtian was obviously feeling pain as well, and whispered, "Something is wrong here, I'm afraid we are not far from that ancestral land."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Chunniang suddenly pulled him into the tall bushes nearby.
But in front of them, the village chief and his entourage suddenly stopped, glanced around with cold eyes, and even sent a few people to search the nearby area.
"Grandpa Village Chief, what's wrong?"
A little boy looked around in confusion.
Seeing that nothing was found, the village chief withdrew his gaze and smiled kindly.
"I seemed to have heard some noises just now, I hope I heard it wrongly. Let's keep going, Lord Wushen doesn't like to be late."
After watching the group of people completely disappear, Xu Chunniang whispered, "After entering this valley, their spiritual perception seems to have improved."
Originally, those people were unable to detect what the two were doing due to the distance between them.
But the village chief's actions just now seemed like he had discovered something.
Chu Youtian also realized this and his face looked unhappy. This was not good news.
While the two of them were delayed, the people behind them had already caught up.
In addition to the evil pair of cultivators, the other person was a middle-aged male cultivator.
"Why don't you two leave?"
You Si Niang raised her eyebrows, her eyes swept across Xu Chun Niang's ordinary face and fell on Chu Youtian.
Chu Youtian hesitated for a moment and then expressed their guess.
"So that's how it is."
The middle-aged male cultivator's expression changed slightly.
Chu Youtian added, "But as long as you pay more attention and follow them from a distance, you won't be discovered."
The three groups tacitly set off again, but the deeper they went into the valley, the stronger the feeling of discomfort became.
On the contrary, the village chief and his entourage walked faster and faster, and they tried their best to catch up, but still lost them.
"It's really weird. What kind of powerful drug did these people take? How can they walk so fast?"
The middle-aged monk was panting with exhaustion, staring at the fork in the road in front of him with sweat all over his forehead.
"Since entering this valley, I've always felt depressed. Alas, I really don't want to go any further."
You Si Niang didn't say anything. She had already secretly sent Xiao Jin out. Xiao Jin was connected with her mind and could easily find the location of those people.
"What to do now, which way to go?"
Chu Youtian showed helplessness on his face and looked at Xu Chunniang, asking for her opinion.
Xu Chunniang thought about it and intuitively chose a road on the right, "Let's go this way."
You Si Niang's eyes flickered slightly, and she chose a path on the left, "Then I'll take this one."
The five people parted ways at the fork in the road, and the middle-aged monk finally followed the evil man and woman.
Xu Chunniang and Chu Youtian walked along the path on the left for a short distance before they discovered a natural cave with an ancient stone tablet at the entrance.
Chu Youtian moved closer to the stone tablet and tried to recognize the characters on it, but the characters were worn so badly that only a few traces of varying depths remained.
"There seems to be words written on this stone tablet, but it is too old to be clearly seen."
He hesitated for a moment, then gently placed his hand on the stone tablet. Suddenly, a cool feeling came from the stone tablet and fell into his palm.
Chu Youtian just felt comfortable all over, and couldn't help but press his whole body against the stone tablet, and the feeling of coolness became even stronger.
"What are you doing?"
Xu Chunniang frowned slightly.
"Holding this stone tablet, the uncomfortable feeling disappeared. This stone tablet is definitely a treasure."
Chu Youtian explained, wrapping his arms around the stone tablet and trying to pull it out.
However, even though his face turned red, the stone tablet remained motionless.
Xu Chunniang's eyes twitched slightly, and she took a step forward and placed her palm on the stone tablet.
A chill emanated from her palms, dispelling the restlessness that had risen in her heart since she entered the valley.
Chu Youtian was right, this stone tablet was indeed extraordinary.
She withdrew her hand, and the cold feeling lingered around her body for a long time.
Chu Youtian kept changing his postures, trying to pull out the stone tablet. Even though he was very tired, he refused to give up.
He risked his life to enter the Tiandao Palace just for the treasures and cultivation resources.
Now that we have encountered it, why should we miss it