Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 567 Weakness
This is the name "Heavenly Holder" that Wei Xi heard from the second corpse collector. This misinterpreted name at least confirms that a Heavenly Weaver once controlled the boundary between Yin and Yang in the Dieji Mountain area.

After all, when it comes to oral traditions, being able to remember even the approximate pronunciation is considered lucky.

Seeing that the old woman was somewhat indignant about the townspeople, Wei Xi rolled his eyes and then said, "The townspeople must have some extraordinary abilities to be chosen by the Heavenly Ruler. What else is there to say if they are not as skilled as others?"

The old woman scoffed, "Little brat, just say what you want to ask. Why provoke me like this?"

"Those townspeople are just like us, yet they're locked up in the town all day with the dead. Over the years, who knows if they're human or ghost? They're not even as free as the corpse collectors who live a life of hardship outside!"

"Hulu Town is a huge prison, filled with ghostly things that have come back to life and devour all living things! The townspeople are assigned to guard those ghostly things, but they are also prisoners in reality, and they have used the opportunity to vent their anger over the years!"

The old woman sneered, "They could have just killed that good-for-nothing, but they insisted on using the defenses of Calabash Town to torture him to death. This kind of thing happens every now and then—these damned townspeople!"

Wei Xi shook the hook, which finally calmed the old woman down.

"You say that the corpse collectors are no different from the townspeople, but I'm afraid the townspeople in Hulu Town won't agree."

Upon hearing this, the old woman narrowed her eyes, and then the loose flesh on her face trembled. Her words fell like roasted soybeans into the bottom of a pot, “We are all refugees who have escaped from the catastrophe of destruction to Dieji Mountain.”

“The conditions in Dieji Mountain were harsh; seeds fell into the soil but could not grow into crops. Without food or water, people died one after another until the lucky refugees found seven towns.”

"The town has no doors, but the aroma of food still reaches the noses of every survivor."

"The survivors tried to climb the not-so-high city wall, but the wall chewed them up, skin and bones."

“But people are capable of anything when they are starving. They can’t go into towns and they don’t have the strength to go to more distant places, so they can only use what they have on hand to fill their stomachs.”

"Until only one in ten survivors remained, a large gate actually grew out of the city wall."

“Eight-armed Celestials emerged from the gate and welcomed the living survivors into the town.”

"Those who enter the town are townspeople, and those who refuse to enter the town are corpse collectors."

At this point, the old woman's face turned purple and she began to gasp for breath, clearly unable to withstand the prolonged emotional turmoil.

Surprisingly, this rather elderly corpse collector knew quite a lot of information.

Recalling the information he had received earlier, Wei Xi suddenly asked, "How long has this escape you mentioned lasted?"

"The old woman was a witness to this event; it's been about seventy years since then."

Upon hearing this, Wei Xi withdrew the hook from the old woman's body and, under Yu Jin's disapproving gaze, released his hold on the experienced corpse collector.

"In your opinion, why are there still so many uncollected corpses on Dieji Mountain after all these decades?"

"The destruction continues," a pair of old, cloudy eyes stared directly at Wei Xi. "Didn't you also come here to seek refuge?"

Wei Xi grinned. "Senior has a keen eye. So, what bargaining chips do you have to offer me in this deal?"

Yu Jin, who was observing from the sidelines, covered his mouth—how come it seemed like he was the one who was blind to what was going on?
"Granny Tang, all these corpse collectors call me Granny Tang. How did you find out?"

Wei Xi casually tossed the iron hook, saying nonchalantly, "Although you're old, your eyesight is still sharp; you know what to say to whomever you're dealing with." "What bargaining chip does this old woman have? It's just a few more years of life. Living one more day here at the foot of Dieji Mountain isn't necessarily a good thing," Tang Pozi said, lifting her leg bound by the [Suppressing Ring]. "This thing torments me constantly; sometimes it even makes me want to cut it off."

"I can tell you everything I know, as long as you agree to bring my ashes back to Earth."

This deal sounded like a great deal, but Yu Jin's intuition told him that Wei Xi might not agree.

"make a deal."

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Wei Xi's response relieved Granny Tang. She pushed E Qiyu away and said in a hoarse voice, "Some say that Lord Zhitian has been eaten by those eternally hungry city walls, others say that Lord Zhitian is the one who caused the destruction of the world. There is also a saying that Lord Zhitian will forever watch over Dieji Mountain, causing everyone who survives the destruction to suffer!"

"In short, be careful. Everyone who enters Dieji Mountain is serving a sentence! How do the dead die again? That's the biggest secret of Hulu Town!"

These words sounded rather insane, but Wei Xi recognized a familiar tone in them.

“I have one last question,” Wei Xi suddenly asked, “Why leave Dieji Mountain?”

"It's too cold and gloomy here," Granny Tang murmured. "Perhaps... perhaps I should have died in the apocalypse long ago."

"Little one, I'll be waiting for you outside the city. Waiting."

As the last words fell, Granny Tang suddenly transformed into a shriveled corpse in front of the two of them, and then collapsed to the ground with a thud.

"Did she run away from Hulu Town?"

Wei Xi remained noncommittal for a moment before sneering, "It seems we need to speed things up, or you'll end up like this."

Compared to the "innocent" Yu Jin, Wei Xi's mood is now very heavy.

But at this moment, Wei Xi was preoccupied with many thoughts and could only take Yu Jin to a sheltered place to rest.

In this environment, the two naturally dared not light a fire, and each wrapped themselves in a piece of leather and lay down. Covered with an animal skin, Eqiyu lay on the cart, occasionally twitching.

Yu Jin was easily fooled by Wei Xi's few words, and he relaxed and closed his eyes to rest.

As Wei Xi gradually calmed down, he began to sort through the information he had gathered.

First, Wei Xi can now confirm that the Yin-Yang boundary of Dieji Mountain is still functioning normally. The evidence is the continuous stream of "corpses" entering Dieji Mountain. She herself came from the mortal world, and although there have been wars and natural disasters, they haven't reached the point of "world destruction." Furthermore, Dieji Mountain is under the strict supervision of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, making it impossible for a large number of corpses to actually enter.

The answer quickly came to Wei Xi's mind—these "corpses" were related to the function of Dieji Mountain.

Secondly, there are indeed signs of the activities of the Sky Weavers on Dieji Mountain. This is evidenced by Tang Pozi's distinctive "crazy talk," her eight-armed appearance, and her very similar names.

Secondly, regarding the rules governing the area beneath Dieji Mountain, it can now be concluded that there is no living person there. It is merely a meticulously designed cage.

"Using the city and the outside world, day and night, to split the same group of people into three camps, what a clever scheme."

Wei Xi's eyes flashed with a sharp light. "Isn't this just telling everyone that you're too weak to perform your duties?"