Looking at the fallen leaves flying in the wind around me, it should be an autumn morning.
The three of them were in a pool of water. The pool was not very big, only about four or five meters wide, and oval in shape.
One side of the pond is against the mountain wall, and two or three springs flow slowly down from the top of the mountain, moistening the stone wall along the way, making it smooth and clear.
Wherever the spring water passes, the roots of many vines have been washed away and exposed, and the roots sway gently with the clear spring water flowing from top to bottom.
There is lush green moss on both sides of the water flow, forming several clear spring water channels from the top of the mountain, which are clear and transparent.
The surface of the pool was rippling slightly, soaking the pebbles on the shore, making them particularly clear and bright.
The surface of the water was creating ripples due to the ups and downs of the three people's bodies.
In the coolness of autumn, wisps of white mist swirled above the pool, lingering like a few white transparent ribbons, half-hidden in them.
Except for the side close to the mountain wall, the pond was surrounded by overgrown weeds that were more than a person tall, blocking most of the view.
The three of them could only climb over the top of the weeds and see dark green vines and shrubs spreading up the hillside in the distance, intertwining among some red maples, layer upon layer, like the undulating back of a monster.
All around, near and far, various birds chirped in the valley, with a hint of ethereality and crispness.
"We are coming out from underground now? The exit is unexpectedly located outside. The Soul Prison Clan is really cunning and their style of doing things is beyond our imagination."
Zi Kun looked around curiously and found that the spiritual energy here was very thin. In fact, the weeds in front of him that were more than a meter tall showed how remote this place was.
Everything the "Soul Prison Clan" does is unexpected, giving people the feeling that they are a cunning rabbit with three burrows.
"First go out and see where we are!"
Amid the gentle splashes of water, Zhao Min had already flown into the air. She was more worried about being teleported to a place farther away from the Tianling Clan, which would waste a lot of time.
Zikun also flew up and rushed into the sky. The nearby birds were startled and flew away, then flew away far away while chirping.
When the two of them were already floating in the air, they immediately discovered something unusual. Li Yan had not spoken a word from beginning to end, and did not fly with them.
When they looked at it again, they were both shocked.
Because at this moment, Li Yan only had his shoulders and head exposed, with the water up to his chest. He just stayed in the water without moving a single motion.
Instead, he stared blankly at the dense weeds that were more than a meter tall surrounding the pond.
Moreover, his entire breath became extremely disordered, sometimes strong and sometimes weak, extremely unstable.
Li Yan's eyes were wide open, staring straight ahead, as if there was some terrifying existence in the weeds.
"Junior brother, junior brother..."
Zhao Min and Zi Kun's spiritual sense immediately swept towards the weeds that Li Yan was staring at. In fact, they had already sensed the surroundings just now.
There is no danger here at all. There is not even a monster. They are just some wild beasts with undeveloped intelligence.
But seeing Li Yan like this, the two thought that there was some master hiding among them. Could it be that their spiritual power was not as good as Li Yan's and they didn't discover the other party
But Li Yan still didn't answer, and Zhao Min and the other person instinctively made hand gestures to attack in the direction Li Yan was looking.
No matter what, just fight first!
Just as the two of them were experiencing a surge of energy and were about to launch an attack, Li Yan's somewhat dry voice suddenly came from below.
"Are there four houses on the north side of this valley?"
The two people in the air were stunned and paused in their movements.
They didn't understand what Li Yan meant by this question. Li Yan was not an ordinary person. He could know the answer with just a quick scan using his spiritual sense.
Li Yan gave people the feeling that something was increasingly wrong.
But Zhao Min still took a look at the sun in the sky, and after identifying the direction, she headed north as she was told.
The entire valley was covered with weeds that were more than a meter tall. Just now, Zhao Min and the others were only paying attention to whether there was any danger, and they did not carefully explore the surrounding terrain.
Zhao Min took a quick glance and nodded.
"There really are a few houses, but they have collapsed and are difficult to identify. There may have been three or four houses at the beginning. Junior brother, what happened to you?"
Zhao Min confirmed that there was no enemy threat, but there seemed to be something wrong with Li Yan himself. After hearing this, Li Yan's eyes became even more confused.
"All of this is true... Impossible? How is it possible..."
He actually kept saying this sentence over and over again for a while, but a storm had already set off in his heart.
Just now, as he came out of the pool, he also quickly looked around. Although there were weeds everywhere in front of him, he felt as if struck by lightning.
Li Yan's brain went blank in an instant. He was so familiar with this pool of water. It was a place that could not be erased from his distant memory.
In the distance, there are the familiar behemoth-like peaks, the familiar pools of water, the familiar springs flowing down the side of the mountain, and the roots that are exposed and swinging freely because of the springs...
He was too familiar with all of this. In order to practice spitting out blades from his mouth, he had soaked here countless times, just to wash away the blood in his mouth in time...
Li Yan felt as if he was in a dream. He couldn't believe that he could come here.
He was clearly still in Qingqing Continent the moment before, but how come he suddenly returned to a place he could never return to even in his dreams
For a moment, Li Yan could no longer tell whether he was in a dream or it was all an illusion.
He only felt that his consciousness had become illusory, everything in front of him was unreal, and he could not feel the existence of his own body.
It was not until the two sharp auras burst out in the air just now that the magic power in his body instinctively surged and his consciousness returned to his body.
Li Yan was hesitant and a little flustered, fearing that all this was just a dream or an illusion. He was unwilling to release his spiritual sense to investigate, fearing that he would wake up in the next moment and wake up from the place he had dreamed of for countless days and nights! !
Zhao Min's voice was heard again. Without understanding the situation, she did not approach Li Yan immediately, but remained alert to her surroundings.
Li Yan's consciousness became clearer, and he finally raised his head, his voice still hoarse.
"So, there should be only one exit here, it is on the east side, and there should be three words "Military Advisor's Mansion" engraved outside the valley entrance. Look outside the valley and see if it looks like a military training ground for mortals..."
Zhao Min and Zi Kun looked at each other. At this time, Li Yan felt very strange to them.
He had long lost his former calm and relaxed self-assurance, and was more like a child in his parents' arms, constantly seeking to verify something.
After being asked this question by Li Yan, their spiritual sense had already figured out the surrounding terrain.
Zikun responded immediately.
“There is indeed only one exit on the east side, and there are words carved at the entrance, but it looks like someone has slashed it with a sharp blade, and it is somewhat unrecognizable.
When the master put it this way, it really sounded like the three words "Military Advisor's Mansion".
As for whether there is a school outside, it is all over a field of weeds more than one meter tall, so it is hard to tell. However, the terrain there is much flatter than other places…”
As Li Yan listened, the expression on his face gradually relaxed.
"It seems that all this is true, but is it really true?"
The upper half of his body was still exposed outside the pool, and he was still whispering, as if he was talking to himself, or to someone else.
"Junior brother, do you know this place?"
Zhao Min could tell from Li Yan's words that he seemed to be very familiar with this place, but how was this possible
Since coming to Qingqing Continent, except for the period of time when she was away from Li Yan in the underground secret cave, the two of them have been together all the time. Naturally, she also knew where Li Yan had been.
She asked again, but this time, her voice was infused with magical power.
Li Yan was still whispering. When he heard Zhao Min's voice, it was like a flash of lightning in his mind. His body shook and his eyes began to focus quickly.
But the look in his eyes was still one of disbelief.
After three breaths, Li Yan in the pool finally let out a long breath. Amidst the splashing water, he flew into the air, and then quickly stopped hovering beside Zhao Min.
He first looked around! !
In the bright sunshine of the autumn day, everything here becomes extremely clear. As Li Yan's eyes scan, the emotions in his eyes keep changing.
Zhao Min did not ask any more questions. As long as Li Yan was awake, he would definitely give an answer later.
Sure enough, when Li Yan's gaze finally fell on the weeds on the north side, the look in his eyes became even more complicated and inexplicable.
Those were a few houses that had collapsed and could no longer provide shelter from the wind and rain.
His gaze finally stopped there. Li Yan did not retract his gaze, but suddenly uttered a few words.
"This is the Desolate Moon Continent!"
Afterwards, the whole valley was deathly silent. The occasional chirping of birds in the distance only added to the silence. The only sound left was the sound of heavy breathing...
Silence, everything was silent. Zi Kun's mouth was wide open. Zhao Min was shocked at first, and then her whole body seemed to be under a spell, and she remained motionless.
After more than ten breaths, Zhao Min's body was shaking and her voice came over with a tremor.
"Junior brother, stop joking. Are you experiencing hallucinations from your soul cultivation?"
She said this, but for some reason she had begun to believe it in her mind, because Li Yan's behavior before was too strange.
But there were still two voices arguing fiercely in Zhao Min's heart.
"This is ridiculous. If crossing boundaries is so easy, then why do we need a cross-boundary teleportation formation? Why do we need to work hard to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage and above and tear through space?"
"But why does Junior Brother seem so familiar with this place? His expression doesn't seem fake at all..."
"There must be something wrong with his soul cultivation. I have already scanned it with my spiritual sense just now..."
"Master... Master, your joke is not funny at all, haha... not funny at all!!"
Zi Kun's face also stiffened, and he said in disbelief that the Desolate Moon Continent was his homeland after all, and he had different feelings towards the Desolate Moon Continent from the bottom of his heart.
"I don't, and I can't understand it, but this is indeed the case here. Unless someone can set up a huge illusion array to deal with us, so that we can 'see what's happening in our minds' and be deceived by the illusion array, the most familiar scenes will appear in our minds.
But how do they know my past? You two shouldn’t know about this place at all, right
I asked you to investigate with your spiritual sense to make sure that all these scenes did not arise from my heart, and your answers made me sure that this is not an illusion.
Apart from a few people in the sect, no one else knows my past, no one knows, especially no one knows this place!"
Li Yan seemed to be explaining, but also seemed to be talking to himself.
There was dead silence again. After a long while, Zhao Min regained some of her spirits, and there was a sparkle in her eyes.
"Junior brother, are you sure?"
"I am sure. Look, that one was where I used to live, and that one was the stone house where my military advisor 'Master' lived..."
As Li Yan spoke, he pointed his finger at the ruins on the north side, pointing one by one from west to east.
Finally, his finger landed on the dilapidated house closest to the valley entrance. When he said the word "Master", his voice had become a little strange.
Then, without any movement on his part, he floated to the north side of the valley.