After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 780 The Jar is Haunted, and the Primordial Spirit is Growing Mysteriously! [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

"You should thank Black Tiger. It played a crucial role in finding the person this time," Chen Yang said.

"Wang!"

Black Tiger roared from the side, as if to claim credit.

"Brother Tiger, Master Tiger..."

Huang Can immediately hugged the black tiger and took a bite.

Black Tiger roared in disgust, broke free from him, and ran back to the woodpile.

Tiger?

Chen Yang was both amused and exasperated. If Liu Henghu heard this, he would be furious.

"Where did you find it? Who the hell did it?" Huang Can asked after calming down a bit.

This is infuriating! I didn't offend anyone, I just went up the mountain to catch a cicada, and someone drugged me and stole my precious cicada. Plus, I suspect my chicken was stolen too.

Chen Yang gave him a brief explanation of the situation.

When Huang Can heard that the suspect was a young man in his early twenties, his face twitched and he felt a sense of unease.

From last night until now, he had been convinced that a woman had drugged him and stolen his chicken. He had even had some romantic fantasies, but these fantasies were shattered at this moment by the reality Chen Yang spoke of.

Damn, it's a man!
"Where is he? I'm going to kill him."

Huang Can spat, his anger rising even more, his fists clenched tightly.

"It has been dealt with."

Chen Yang waved his hand, "There's no need to pursue this matter any further. The Fire Silkworm has been retrieved, so just pretend nothing happened."

"Have you dealt with it?"

He paused for a moment, then roughly understood what Chen Yang meant by "dealt with".

He nodded, agreeing with whatever Chen Yang said.

The clenched fist loosened again.

Chen Yang said, "When I came back, I ran into Huanglong Daoist."

"he?"

Huang Can paused upon hearing this, "He's still on Qishan Mountain?"

Chen Yang nodded. "They should have left by now. I don't know where they're going. I'm telling you this so you can be careful. That old Taoist priest is an extremely dangerous person. He might come back for you at any time. If you run into him, be alert..."

Why did you come back to find me?

Huang Can's face twitched. Dude, don't scare me.

……

After Huang Can left, Chen Yang freshened up and felt much better.

He called Zhou Mingyuan, explained the situation, then closed the door and went back to his room.

He took out all the things Zhang Qingquan had left behind and began to take inventory.

A walking stick, made of wood, though the type of wood is unknown. The material is very hard, almost comparable to that of the Crimson Sky Sword.

Even with the sharpness of the Crimson Sky Sword, it was difficult to leave a mark on it.

"It should be cast from the broken branches of the Jianmu tree."

At this moment, the Three Corpse Divine Tree spoke.

It is a spiritual plant itself, so it naturally has a better understanding of spiritual plants.

"Jianmu?" Chen Yang raised an eyebrow.

The Three Corpse Divine Tree said, "A legendary divine tree on par with the Fusang Tree. Legend has it that there is a Jianmu tree between heaven and earth, incredibly tall, serving as a bridge connecting heaven and earth. However, that is just a legend. The actual Jianmu tree, while large, is not as exaggerated as that. Its material is extremely hard, and a Jianmu tree at the Celestial Realm level is comparable to a superior divine weapon..."

Chen Yang nodded slightly.

I never imagined that such an ordinary-looking cane would have such a significant origin.

But since I'm neither lame nor old, there's no use in using a cane.

Keep it for now; it might come in handy in the future.

Chen Yang's gaze fell on the gourd.

The gourd was nearly a foot tall, round and red, with a patina on its surface from being handled.

He opened the gourd and immediately smelled a sweet fragrance.

The gourd was still filled with more than half a gourd of liquid. The liquid was light green and was neither wine nor ordinary water. Just by smelling it, Chen Yang could not analyze what its components were.

During his battle with Zhang Qingquan, Zhang Qingquan drank a few mouthfuls of the liquid in the gourd, and his combat power immediately surged. Therefore, Chen Yang guessed that the liquid in the gourd must be something that could temporarily enhance one's strength for a short period of time.

It's similar to Chen Yang taking the Heavenly Dragon Pill and the Five Dragon Pill.

However, the composition of this liquid is unknown, and it is unclear whether it is poisonous or not, or what it is made of, so Chen Yang dared not try it rashly.

After all, this old man from Qingquan doesn't have a very good reputation. He likes to play with things like internal organs, so you never know what kind of person he might be hiding.

Even the Five Thunder Immortal and the Three Corpse Divine Tree couldn't give a clear explanation.

However, it doesn't matter. Once the Three Corpse Divine Tree reads Zhang Qingquan's memories, everything will become clear.

Zhang Qingquan also left behind a cloth bag, which was not big and contained a lot of bottles and jars.

They are all medicines, but I don't know exactly what kind of medicines they are.

The things in the old man's hand that he carries with him must be medicines of a certain standard.

Chen Yang didn't move, he put everything away, and decided to wait until the Three Corpse Divine Tree had read Zhang Qingquan's memories before making any decisions.

Who knows what surprises it might bring to Chen Yang?

……

After Zhang Qingquan's belongings were inventoried, all that remained were Wang Yaozu's possessions.

Besides a set of clothes for the dead, Chen Yang also caught a [Heavenly Silkworm Moth].

"Ding! Hunting S-rank insect [Heavenly Silkworm Moth], mission complete. Reward: [Heavenly Silkworm Pearl] *1, experience points +10000..."

……

Capturing can also be considered hunting. Chen Yang did not kill the silkworm moth, but used insect control techniques to forcibly control it.

The reason is simple: these insects are useful.

Use 1: Spinning silk.

Heavenly silkworm silk is a precious treasure. Even an S-grade heavenly silkworm moth, which has already undergone metamorphosis, can still spin silk. Heavenly silkworm silk is extremely tough and is very rare.

As long as you keep providing it with energy, you can keep forcing it to spin silk, and then you won't have to worry about a shortage of materials when you want to make clothes and pants.

Second use: producing pearls.

If you provide it with energy, it should be able to continuously produce more Heavenly Silkworm Pearls.

Although Chen Yang was unsure, he could give it a try.

If possible, he could have a continuous supply of Heavenly Silkworm Pearls.

According to the system's instructions, the Heavenly Silkworm Pearl could help him slightly improve his state of mind.

This is good stuff.

However, the system says "a small amount," but we'll have to try it out to find out exactly how much constitutes a small amount.

Unless there are special circumstances, Chen Yang never keeps food for the next day.

Immediately take out the Heavenly Silkworm Pearl.

A bead not much larger than a grain of rice, entirely white like jade, somewhat resembling a centipede bead.

He threw it directly into his mouth and swallowed it without chewing.

Soon, a cool sensation surged from my stomach, like drinking a mouthful of ice water in the dead of winter, the chill instantly rushing straight to the top of my head.

Chen Yang immediately entered a state of mental confusion and lightheadedness.

……

After a long while, the chill slowly faded away.

Chen Yang felt drunk, as if he had a short dream, but he couldn't remember what he dreamed about after waking up.

It just feels like it should be wonderful.

Chen Yang assessed his own state of mind and found that it had indeed improved somewhat; if he had to give a measurement, it would be about one-fifth of the effect of the Heart-Refining Pill.

It's not that the effect was bad, but it's better than nothing.

The methods for improving one's state of mind are inherently limited, and elixirs that can be used to assist in improving one's state of mind are extremely rare. Although this bead is not as good as the Heart-Refining Pill, if the system can produce a large number of them for me in the future, it would be a good thing.

……

Afterwards, Chen Yang took out the sangmu juice and continued to enhance his primordial spirit.

This battle with Zhang Qingquan made Chen Yang deeply realize the importance of the primordial spirit.

His primordial spirit strength should be similar to Zhang Qingquan's. In the past, when facing a powerhouse of Zhang Qingquan's level, the opponent could lock his consciousness with just one primordial spirit suppression, rendering him unable to move and passively leading to his death. But now, there is no such concern.

As long as the primordial spirit is not much stronger than him, he can completely break free and even become immune to the opponent's primordial spirit attack.

……

After using five drops of sambal juice, it was past 1 a.m. when Chen Yang woke up from his meditation.

“Primordial Spirit: 6512”.

As expected, the strength of his primordial spirit increased by five ranks.

It is not advisable to use too much at once; five drops is about the limit. If you use more, the effect will be somewhat reduced. Therefore, at present, it is best to use five drops a day.

Turn off the lights and go to sleep.

Thinking back on the events of the night, Chen Yang gradually drifted off to sleep.

"Chen Yang……"

A soft call came from beside my ear.

"Chen Yang……"

Chen Yang sat up in bed, rubbed his eyes and looked around. The surroundings were hazy and filled with gray-black fog.

The fog enveloped him, and Chen Yang looked around, feeling somewhat bewildered.

Wasn't I sleeping? So where am I?
He suddenly realized something, and his brows furrowed.

"Chen Yang, save me..."

"help me……"

...The sound came from the depths of the thick fog, sometimes near, sometimes far, and it was hard to tell whether it was male, female, old or young.

"Who?"

Chen Yang shouted into the thick fog ahead, "Who's there? Show yourself!"

"help me!"

"help me!"

……

The thick fog churned, and the voice continued to call out, but the person never appeared.

……

In the room, on the bed, Chen Yang suddenly opened his eyes and sat up abruptly.

Even though the air conditioner was on and the temperature was 25 degrees Celsius, my body was already soaked in sweat.

"Awake? I've been calling you for ages, but I couldn't wake you up."

The voice of the Three Corpse Divine Tree appeared in Chen Yang's mind.

Are you calling me?

Chen Yang frowned slightly. Something was wrong. That voice just now didn't belong to the Three Corpse Divine Tree or the Five Thunder True Man at all.

That was a dream.

Chen Yang immediately looked at the bedside table.

The dim moonlight shone through the window frame onto the bedside table, where a jar sat.

Soul Urn!

The moonlight shone on the soul urn, casting a faint shadow on the wall.

Chen Yang wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at the strange soul urn. The dream he had just had was exactly the same as the dream Qin Zhou had described to him.

Something was calling out to him for help.

Is it what's in this jar? Or is it just that what you think about during the day manifests in your dreams at night?

"If we don't wake you up, you'll probably fall into a deep sleep."

"This jar just moved by itself and ended up next to your pillow."

"It may have sensed the fluctuations in our primordial spirits, and it ran back to its original position just before you woke up."

The Three Corpse Divine Tree and the Five Thunder True Man explained to Chen Yang what had just happened.

"what?"

Chen Yang frowned.

It moved on its own? And it even went to its own pillow?
Old Tree and Old Leaf certainly wouldn't make up ghost stories to fool themselves; this jar is definitely something special.

But why was nothing wrong last night, but something went wrong tonight?
Chen Yang turned on the light, picked up the jar, and tapped it. "Who are you?"

no respond.

"How can I save you if you don't talk to me? You should at least let me know who you are!"

Still no response.

The jar is still the same jar, and it looks quite ordinary.

That's fucking weird!
Chen Yang frowned deeply. In the middle of the night, he felt inexplicably uneasy, as if he were holding some kind of evil spirit or deity.

"You only saw it run to my pillow? Did you sense anything else?" Chen Yang asked.

The Three Corpse Divine Tree said, "This jar made us all instinctively feel a sense of fear, but we didn't sense anything else unusual."

The Five Thunder Immortal said, "It may have wanted to do something, but after being disturbed by our two primordial spirits, it may have had some reservations and stopped in time."

What do you want to do?
Should I ask myself for help?
Or is it, as Qin Zhou said, that it will devour its own lifespan?
The thing in this jar should still be alive. Perhaps the seal on the jar was too strong, forcing the thing inside to resort to this method.

A plea for help in a dream?

Chen Yang recounted his dream to Elder Tree and Elder Leaf.

The Five Thunder Immortal said, "Some secret techniques can influence other people's dreams, but the caster needs to have strong mental power, and the stronger the dreamer's cultivation, the stronger the caster's mental cultivation needs to be; in addition, a sufficiently strong primordial spirit can also influence other people's dreams..."

“If it were a secret technique, there would be clear energy fluctuations, but neither Elder Tree nor I sensed anything just now, so we can basically rule it out.”

"The being inside this jar is most likely still alive, and its primordial spirit is powerful enough that neither Elder Tree nor I sensed it when it made its move..."

“My primordial spirit strength is at the early stage of the Dao True Realm, but Elder Tree’s primordial spirit strength is already comparable to the late stage of the Dao True Realm. Even if it is just a primordial spirit avatar, it is not comparable to an ordinary mid-stage Dao True Realm being. For him not to even sense it, the strength of this thing’s primordial spirit is probably a bit outrageous…”

Master Wu Lei shared his own opinion.

"Celestial Realm?" Chen Yang raised an eyebrow.

"Not necessarily."

The Five Thunder Immortal said, "After the Heavenly Road was severed four hundred years ago, there have been no more Celestial Realm beings in the world. Even if they were sealed, they probably could not escape this calamity. So, they may not necessarily be Celestial Realm beings, but they are definitely very strong."

"This jar isn't big. Unless there's something else inside, the space is limited. In my opinion, if what's sealed inside isn't a primordial spirit, but the physical body of some living creature, it's most likely some kind of small beast or insect."

"Qin Zhou said that this jar devours lifespan and blood essence. It must be trying to wear down the seal on the jar and is eager to get out."

……

The Five Thunder Immortal's analysis was indeed reasonable and well-founded.

Chen Yang agreed; the jar is only so big, how could you possibly fit a person in it?

Reaching out and touching the jar, Chen Yang felt a surge of curiosity; the contents inside were something he was extremely curious about.

But he still retained his rationality; he wouldn't easily activate it before figuring out what was inside.

Of course, he doesn't seem to be able to open it right now.

He checked the time; it was only a little past 2 a.m.

The moonlight outside the window is bright.

Chen Yang suddenly realized something: the jar hadn't moved last night, but it had to move tonight. Could it be because of the moonlight?

It seems there really wasn't a moon last night.

He put the jar back on the bedside table, letting it bask in the moonlight streaming in from the window.

"I'm going to take another nap. Don't disturb it; let it do its thing."

Chen Yang gave a few instructions to the Five Thunder Immortal and the Three Corpse Divine Tree, then lay back down on the bed.

As long as it doesn't do anything to harm itself, there's no need to pay attention to it. Since this thing can enter dreams, then one can spend some time with it in the dream and figure out what it is.

……

-

"Oh oh oh!"

The rooster next door, belonging to Song Daneng, crowed. Dawn broke on the horizon, and the sun peeked over the shoulder of Mount Emei, a ray of morning light shining through the window frame.

In the room, Chen Yang opened his eyes.

It was only 5:30, but the sky was already beginning to brighten.

Chen Yang turned over and sat on the edge of the bed, staring blankly at the soul urn on the bedside table.

He slept unusually soundly last night, without dreaming or hearing the cry for help again.

It's really strange.

He hurriedly asked about the situation of Old Tree and Old Leaf.

After he went to bed last night, the jar did not move again.

They wondered if the thing in the jar had been frightened and dared not cause any more trouble.

But Chen Yang thought it was unlikely. Both Elder Tree and Elder Leaf said that the contents of the jar made them feel instinctive fear, so how could they be frightened by them?
There must be a problem somewhere else.

"Was there still moonlight after I fell asleep last night?" Chen Yang asked.

Master Wu Lei said, "I didn't pay much attention."

The Three Corpse Divine Tree said, "No, you hadn't been asleep long when the sky darkened and the moon was obscured by clouds..."

Chen Yang raised an eyebrow.

"Do you think the jar's haunting is related to the moonlight?" asked the Five Thunder Immortal.

Chen Yang nodded. "If I remember correctly, during the days when the strange things happened in Qinzhou, it was all sunny, and there was a high probability of moonlight at night. Their house faces east and west, is on a high floor, and has many windows, so moonlight shines in easily..."

"That might actually be true!"

Master Wu Lei responded, "Then let's try again tonight. However, I personally feel that this kind of thing is somewhat evil. Don't be bewitched by it. If you don't expect to get anything from it, you might as well find a way to get rid of it as soon as possible."

"Ah."

Chen Yang nodded slightly.

The Five Thunder Immortal is right; people say that if you don't do stupid things, you won't die.

But this jar was truly amazing, and he felt it was necessary to find out what was inside.

Because he had just checked his own attributes.

……

Name: Chen Yang.

Physical strength: 46542.

Mental power: 48833/48833.

Yuan Shen: 6522.

If I remember correctly, his spirit was at 6512 points before he went to sleep last night.

He did nothing all night but slept, and his primordial spirit inexplicably increased by 10 points.

In addition, my mental strength has inexplicably increased by nearly 500 points.

He initially suspected it was residual medicinal effects from the sam juice.

However, he had clearly already processed all the medicinal effects of the sam juice last night.

Moreover, he had refined samum juice the previous two nights without encountering this situation.

Therefore, he suspected that it might be the cause of this soul urn.

After all, Qin Zhou had said that this jar had invisibly helped him improve his mental strength.

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