Jinghua Village exists in a quiet valley outside the dense forest of the Realm of Soul Lift. Xia Qiu learned more about this village from the village elders.
According to him, he was the third person to arrive in this village. As for whether there are other villages in the realm of soul separation, he had no way of knowing, and the two people who came to this village before him were no longer there. . It might not be appropriate to call them people. Like Xia Qiu, they were just souls who had been on the verge of death but survived. However, for some reason, they could not return to their bodies for the time being.
The elder's real name is Wan, his true form is a white tiger, and he was once a very famous monster. Like Xia Qiu, he was born with the ability to escape from the soul. The most incredible thing is that he is an old acquaintance of Ouyang Yong. He was seriously injured in the war between Li and Qingyun hundreds of years ago, and his soul was trapped in the Soul Departure Territory after that.
When he first arrived here, he felt very confused. He had too many questions about this strange world. His first idea was to try to go to the end of the world, but he failed to succeed after a long time. Later, he had to return to the starting point and found this valley outside the dense forest not far from where he first entered the realm of soul separation.
It was as if he had finally discovered the island after wandering alone in the vast sea for a long time. The smoke rising from the two exquisite wooden houses in the valley made him excited. There was a man and a woman living in those two small wooden houses respectively. After listening to their descriptions, Anhui roughly deduced that they entered the realm of soul separation much earlier than he did.
And he also found many similarities with himself in them, the first of which was that they both had the same ability to escape from the soul as he did, and the second was that they had both experienced death, so Wan made a bold guess in his mind. , that is, this place should be reached by those with soul separation ability when they are close to death, just like the underworld.
When this man and woman first arrived here, they made the same attempt as Anhui. They started from the same point and explored in two directions, but they also failed and returned. Finally, they chose this valley as a place to settle. .
Wan decided to stay and build his own house next to their wooden house. Later, this place welcomed many residents one after another. With the increase of buildings, the village also took shape. Through their contact with Anhui, the villagers learned that he was a general in the army of Demon King Huli and had the noble status of a king, so they asked him to name the village. He thought about it carefully and found that although the scenery here was beautiful, it lacked a sense of reality, so he thought of Jing Hua Shui Yue, and Jing Hua eventually became the name of this place.
After the village was named Jinghua Village, everyone elected him as the elder of the village because of their respect for Anhui. In the hundreds of years since then, the village has continued to grow in size, and Anhui has also managed it in an orderly manner. The scenery of Jinghua Village is just like its name, with neatly built exquisite wooden houses. In front of each wooden house, wild oats and vegetables grown from edible plants found in the dense forest are planted. Since there are no four seasons here, it is always spring. The fruit trees in the village are full of various fruits all year round, which can be picked and eaten by the villagers.
At first, people began to disappear in the village. Wan, like everyone else, thought they might have gone out to explore. But later, a person with a relatively stronger ability to escape from the soul told Anhui and others with certainty before disappearing that his disappearance was because he could return to his original world, which also meant the recovery of his body. .
So, on the one hand, they learned that when they entered this world, their bodies were not dead yet, but for some reason their souls were temporarily unable to return to their bodies and could only stay and drift in this world. There are two reasons why people here suddenly become weak until they disappear. One is that they can return to their own bodies, and the other is that the body eventually dies.
Disappearing from here is not terrible for them, so whenever someone leaves, they will not be sad, but will hold a simple ceremony. Placing a bouquet of flowers in front of the disappeared person's house, and dancing and singing for him or her is considered as a farewell. This actually reminds Xia Qiu of the joys and sorrows in the human world. In the words of Elder Anhui, whether it is returning to the original world or dying, it may be better than existing endlessly in this soul-departed realm.
Anhui also divided the labor among the villagers and established tool workshops for making labor and living tools, sewing houses for weaving and sewing, breweries for making wine, hunter houses for hunting in dense forests, and houses for treating injuries and illnesses. Medical clinic, but the most important one is the crystal workshop that mines and manages crystals.
After entering the realm of soul separation, the demonic power cannot be exerted. Anhui took precautions and thought that although his current life was comfortable, once an unknown enemy appeared, combat power would be necessary, and he would need to strengthen Lin's soul power. Through his accidental discovery and research, he discovered that there is a kind of green crystal stone in the mountains, which can be of great help in improving spiritual power.
This kind of green crystal looks a bit like emerald, but it is more crystal clear, and small golden impurities can be seen in the crystal. Not everyone can make good use of the power from green crystals, so Anhui established a crystal workshop. After the crystals are mined, they will be selected and ground here. Eating this powder in appropriate amounts can improve your energy to a certain extent. of spiritual power. The function of this gem powder is similar to the flowers on the antlers of redbud elk that exist in the infinite heaven.
With the help of his innate powerful spiritual power and green crystal powder, Wan has become very powerful. The barrier that now covers the entire Jinghua Village was created by his own strength. The reason why he created this powerful barrier was to stop the white bat.
Things were exactly as he expected. After hundreds of peaceful days in Jinghua Village, the enemy finally appeared. A few years ago, some people only saw white bats in the dense forest by chance, but soon, the number of these monsters began to increase, and they should be carrying out some kind of activities in an organized manner.
At first they did not attack the villagers of Jinghua Village. Although everyone held various opinions on their existence, they were still peaceful. But just recently, their activities have become more frequent, and some villagers have been captured by them.
Wan once led several villagers with strong spiritual power to search for their base camp. After many twists and turns, they finally found its location in a very secret place in the deepest part of the jungle. But let alone entering the base camp, even getting close to that place is very difficult. In desperation, he gave up his plan to rescue the captured villagers, but instead used a barrier to protect the villagers and prohibited anyone from leaving the village. This kind of enchantment is only effective for white bats, which is why Xia Qiu can successfully enter the village, but white bats cannot.
Yuhe Immortal and Elder Wan have known each other for several years, because his appearance confirmed Wan and others' speculations about why souls disappear in the realm of soul separation. He is deeply loved as the only person who can freely come and go here and the present world. He respects and has become a very good friend of Anhui. He occasionally comes to Jinghua Village to talk to Wan. The deeper the interaction with him, the more Wan can feel his mystery and loneliness.
The last time he came to Anhui was a few days ago. That day, he was always as deep as a quiet night, but he looked so panicked. Wan soon discovered that he was injured and wanted to treat him, but he refused. He told Wan that for some reason, he would no longer be able to enter the realm of soul separation in a short period of time. But the only thing he couldn't worry about was the agreement he made with a human girl, that is Xia Qiu. Wan promised that if he met Xia Qiu, he would keep her in the village and protect her.
Yuhe Immortal left a few words before bidding farewell to Anhui. His words were more like a prophecy. He tells Anhui that Xia Qiu is the one who can find out the truth about why the white bats appear in the Soul Leaving Realm, and that she will finally defeat the mysterious figure who created these monsters and controlled them to do evil.
After Xia Qiu listened to Elder Wan's introduction to Jinghua Village at his residence and the reasons why he was entrusted by Immortal Yuhe to help her, Xiao Mo went to the temporary residence prepared for her by Elder Wan.
This empty house is not far from Xiao Mo's house that she rescued before. When she first rescued her, Xia Qiu thought she was a boy. Because she had shaved her hair very short, and although she was not tall, her limbs were very slender. But later she found out that Xiao Mo was actually a little girl, and the big brother she talked about was Yuhe Senren.
Xiao Mo helped Xia Qiu get a new bedding from the mother-in-law who was in charge of sewing in the village. Then she walked around the house pretending to be curious, looking here and there. She seemed to be so curious about everything, but Xia Qiu could It felt like she wasn't distracted. There must be something she wanted to ask herself when she stayed.
"Sister Xia Qiu, do you also know that big brother?" Xiao Mo finally couldn't help but asked.
"Yeah! He's a friend of mine."
Xia Qiu leaned the bow and arrows she carried on her back against the wall, put her simple luggage on the shelf, and then looked around the wooden cabin. Although the house is not big, the beams are very high, and there is a window on the ceiling facing the direction of the bed. If you lie on the bed, you can see the sky from that window.
"I ran out of the village to find that big brother. I knew him when he first came to this village."
When mentioning Yuhe Immortal, Xiao Mo actually became a little shy.
"There are so many white bats outside, and Master Wan also forbids the villagers to leave Jinghua Village, why are you going out to look for him?"
Xia Qiu didn't understand what kind of relationship this child had with Immortal Yuhe, which could make her so desperate, even putting herself in danger.
"I heard the conversation he had with the elder when he came back last time. I... I wasn't eavesdropping, I just happened to see his back and followed him. As a result, he said that he might not be able to come here for a while. Yes, and please ask the elder to leave you in the village if he sees you."
"Maybe he has something to do."
"I don't think so. He seemed to be injured when he came that day. Although he tried his best to hide it, I could still see it."
"So you can't worry about him, right?"
"Yes, although the eldest brother doesn't like to smile, he is very gentle. And I have never seen anyone as beautiful as him. He is like an extremely noble bird that I have seen in my dreams. .”