"The front is where the spiritual vein is?"
"Yes." Wu Yunshen has been here only a handful of times since he took over as the owner of the valley.
When I came here for the first time, Li Rouzhu was by my side.
It was a sunny day, and the dense branches and leaves of towering old trees obscured the skylight. She walked in front with her skirt in her hand. After walking a few steps, she realized that he hadn't followed, so she turned her head and waved to him.
He still remembers her crisp laughter.
In the place near the spiritual vein, even the vegetation grows more prosperous than other places. The weeds were trying to grow higher like crazy, and Rouzhu's sleeves were torn by thorns. She cherished this newly made skirt, and he still remembered the way she pursed her mouth and frowned.
After so many years in a blink of an eye, the person who is by his side now is the child who was lost back then.
This road becomes darker and more rugged at night, weeds have flooded the mountain road, and tree roots have bulged from the ground, setting up roadblocks one after another...
There are no more roads here.
Wu Yunshen stood still.
The dense forest ahead was already impassable, like a solid wall, blocking their way.
The heavy rain drenched the two of them, and Wu Yunshen stood in front of this natural obstacle.
There is no need to go any further. Standing here, he was already sure that the spirit vein was indeed gone. Not only that, but in the depths of the dense forest in front of him was like a bottomless abyss, as if an invisible hand stretched out from the abyss, trying to grab him.
The few true essence in the body dissipated more quickly here, almost instantly blown away by the strong wind, leaving no trace. Not only that, but he felt a huge suction force under his feet, wanting to swallow up his true energy, his blood, his bones and even his spirit and thoughts.
If you haven't experienced it yourself, you won't understand how terrible it is to devour spiritual veins.
"Guzhu Wu?" Seeing him standing there motionless, Mo Chen called softly.
Wu Yunshen really didn't want to show weakness in front of this child, but now he didn't even have the strength to get out and take a step: "Help me."
Only then did Mo Chen realize that it wasn't that he didn't want to move, but that he couldn't move.
Mo Chen held one of his arms and steadily supported him to walk back.
A dull feeling extended from the soles of the feet, very fast. At first, the two feet seemed to be filled with lead, and they were not able to move. Then the ankles, calves, and knees... not long after, I lost all feeling below the waist.
But Mo Chen didn't seem to be affected at all, although his true essence didn't recover, his actions were not affected. Realizing that Wu Yunshen seemed to be unable to stand on his own, Mo Chen simply supported him and put him on his back, walking more steadily than when he was supporting someone just now.
Wu Yun sighed deeply in his stomach.
Mo Chen didn't make a sound, Wu Yunshen must feel that his face couldn't be wiped off, this is very natural. He is the leader of a dignified sect, and now his legs are limp and he can only rely on the younger generation to carry him on his back to escape. Furthermore, when it comes to the complicated relationship between two people, he is the father who did not take care of his own son, he is the abandoned child.
"Before... here, I also carried Rouzhu."
Mo Chen's steps faltered slightly, and then he walked forward as if nothing happened.
"She insisted that I come with her, saying that she was collecting medicine... She was bitten by a snake instead of picking the medicine, so I carried her back."
At that time, he still thought that Li Rouzhu would only add to the chaos and hinder others, and he would not be able to do anything serious if he expected her to do anything serious.
Later she was gone, and when he thought about what happened that day again, he suddenly realized.
It's not like she can't go. It's not an ordinary person outside the mountain, being bitten by a poisonous snake is a big deal. People who practice Taoism have the protection of true energy, and the mere snake venom is really nothing. She clamored that she couldn't leave and asked him to carry it on her back, but in fact...
It's actually because she likes him.
But at the time he didn't understand.
Later, when Li Rouzhu wanted to marry him, he was not very happy either. Later, it was discovered that she was insane, and the two of them hardly had a day of peace and tranquility after they got married.
Instead, after she was gone, he often thought of her.
"Why do you..." Wu Yunshen's skill is only more profound than Mo Chen's. Why is he greatly affected by the Devouring Vein, but Mo Chen doesn't seem to notice it
But as soon as he asked, he understood.
Mo Chen didn't grow up in the Burial Sword Valley, and he didn't receive any benefits or influence from this spiritual vein, so now that the spiritual vein has become a devouring vein, to Mo Chen, it's just the frustration of his true energy, not like him. In this way, it was almost eaten alive by the Devouring Vein.
"Is the owner better?"
"Better than before."
Far away from the Devouring Vein, the power that was entangled to devour him was also weaker than before. The legs that were numb and sagging just now gradually felt tingling, and the consciousness returned.
"Wait a minute."
Mo Chen didn't understand what he meant, and stopped as he said.
Wu Yun turned his head slightly, as if he heard some noise in the wind and rain that others could not detect. After a while, he said, "Let's go."
Mo Chen didn't ask any more questions, but Wu Yunshen didn't want to hide it from him.
"An outsider has entered the valley."
"Who is it?"
Wu Yunshen didn't answer. There is almost no suspense about who came.
Wanshi Villa must be in the lead, and the Changhe faction is absolutely unwilling to let Wanshi Villa take advantage of it.
But the day they picked was really a coincidence.
No matter who it is now, as long as they step into the Burial Sword Valley, their true essence will be sucked away by the spirit devouring vein without exception. Even if they had an internal response, and it was definitely not just Jin Mian, the sudden change in Burial Sword Valley tonight was unexpected.
Even the disciples of the Burial Sword Valley sect didn't know about devouring the spirit veins, so where did those people in Wanshi Villa know? As soon as they stepped into the Burial Sword Valley, they would definitely find that the true essence disappeared, and they couldn't find out the reason. I really don't know if this is a blessing or a misfortune for the people in Burial Sword Valley.
All the bad things rushed tonight. The spiritual veins have changed, everyone has lost their true energy, and foreign enemies have invaded, any one of them alone is enough to bury Jiangu. As a result, these things were rushed together, but there were unexpected consequences. It's already so bad that it can't be expected to be any worse. Instead, a gap is squeezed out of the gap between the two bad things.
When approaching the stone prison, Wu Yunshen patted Mo Chen's shoulder lightly, and Mo Chen put him down.
At this moment Wu Yunshen has not fully recovered, but walking by himself is no longer a problem.
If he was carried on the back, and the gatekeepers saw that he couldn't even walk, their hearts would collapse in an instant.
Devouring spirit veins can't eat people, but if it takes a long time, I'm afraid the disciples of the sect will become useless people. But now there are strong enemies outside the valley, and the way to leave must be blocked. (to be continued)