Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 196 Brain Mountain
These underground villages inhabited by people with protruding bellies are very peculiar.

Because the dark brown areas on the surface are not actual soil, what is revealed underground is not a typical burrow.

Beneath a layer of dark brown several meters thick lies a fleshy texture with a faint reddish-white hue. These slender, belly-dwelling people, using some unknown method, carved out large and small square holes in the flesh of the sea god, stacking them together like building blocks to form the houses of the village.

From the center of the village, where the houses are clustered together, there is a large hole in the fleshy dome that allows the vein-like light from the top floor to shine through, thus distinguishing between day and night.

Pei Xia followed behind Sai Jiu and could see a small river not far away, which should have been diverted from the vicinity of the Oral Lake.

How long have these inhabitants lived here? Not only have their appearance changed, but they also seem to have adapted to drinking seawater…

Pei Xia carefully observed her surroundings along the way.

Along the streets and at the entrances of the houses, a few locals were observing him.

Besides curiosity and vigilance, there was also obvious hostility.

Considering Cao Heng was tied up and hung up, it's likely that the kid had some unpleasantness with the villagers before.

Sai Jiu led him deeper into the village, saying, "We don't want to have any conflicts with you people from the land. If you're willing to take your troublesome friend with you, I think that's a good thing. Of course, whether it's feasible or not, you'll have to ask the Grand Elder."

Unfortunately, Cao Heng was not Pei Xia's target.

However, asking locals is indeed a good way to find someone.

Pei Xia remained silent and followed Sai Jiu to the deepest part of the village.

The number of houses that had been cleared out around them was decreasing, and the flesh-and-blood walls squeezed the narrow road, making it increasingly cramped. As they went deeper inside, the light began to dim, leaving only a tall door.

Sai Jiu stopped in front of the door and knocked.

After a while, footsteps were heard inside the house, and another tall, thin man opened the door.

At first glance, this person's build is similar to that of Sai Jiu, but in the dim light of the room, one can vaguely see that his "thinness" is more due to his exaggerated height of over two and a half meters.

In fact, he has long arms and legs, and very obvious muscle lines on his legs and arms, so he should be a very agile type.

The people inside first looked at Sai Jiu, then noticed Pei Xia and Lu Li behind him.

Staring at the person on the ground, his gaze became noticeably more wary: "The elder is meditating, please wait a moment."

It's alright. Although they weren't friendly, at least they were polite.

Pei Xia remained calm and waited quietly outside the door.

This calmness surprised Sai Jiu quite a bit; at least in terms of patience, Pei Xia was much better than his "friend" who was hanging up.

After an unknown amount of time, there was movement inside the house again. It was the same person from before. He opened the door, stepped aside, and said coldly, "Come in."

The house was noticeably larger than the other houses I'd seen on the road. The walls and floors were made of wood, and a large piece of fur, the hide of some unknown wild animal, covered the center of the house. A little further away, a stone stove was burning quietly.

Pei Xia walked in and saw a thin figure sitting in front of the stone stove.

The elder turned around, exchanged a glance with Pei Xia, and smiled slightly: "Please sit down."

Pei Xia was a little surprised.

Although the elder was hunched over and thin, it was immediately apparent that his physique was different from those inside the Sea God's belly; he must have been an earthling.

Seeing Pei Xia sit down on the floor in front of him, the First Elder reached out and pulled a scalding hot teapot from the fire, pouring Pei Xia a cup of water: "There have been quite a few people coming from the ground these past few days. Is the Sea Patrol God stopping near some port?"

Sure enough, this person wasn't a native of the area.

Pei Xia didn't hide anything, took the water glass, and nodded, "Yes, in Ao City, Youzhou, several powerful local families tried to drive away the Sea Patrol God, but they all perished." "Youzhou, the Eastern Sea..."

The elder sighed nostalgically, then turned to look at Pei Xia, sized him up, and said with a smile, "Judging from your appearance, it doesn't seem like you fell into the water in a hurry."

Pei Xia told the truth: "A friend of mine has suffered a serious illness, so I went inside her belly to find her. I never expected that there was something else inside the belly of this sea god."

"Yes, I didn't expect that back then either."

The Grand Elder must have seen through Pei Xia's honesty, for a kind smile appeared on his aged face: "I am Chen Fengcai, a native of Qinzhou. I jumped off the cliff to die back then, and it was only by entering the belly of the Sea Patrol God that I have managed to survive until today. If you count, it must have been twenty years."

Pei Xia politely performed a junior's greeting: "Senior Chen."

He didn't just call it that randomly.

Although Chen Fengcai was thin and old, his powerful spiritual energy could not escape Pei Xia's perception. If he were a martial artist, he would at least be at the Opening Mansion Realm.

This is not surprising. The spiritual energy within the belly of the Sea God surpasses that of many blessed lands and grottoes, making cultivation here twice as effective with half the effort.

Elder Chen Fengcai pressed his hand down: "Your friend drifted here from the Great Lake and was rescued by the fishmen of my village. After waking up, he was rude and even used his cultivation to beat people up. That's why he was subdued by Qi'an and hung up as punishment. If you want to take him away..."

Pei Xia quickly waved her hand: "No, no, that's good punishment!"

Chen Fengcai was taken aback: "Isn't he your friend?"

"It's someone else."

“Uh…oh,” the elder hesitated for a moment, then asked, “Really not taking him? There’s not much use for him if we keep him around…”

“You can put him back in the lake and pretend he was never saved.”

"..."

Not far inside the house, the man named Qi'an and Sai Jiu were both stunned for a moment.

As expected, people on Earth are the most ruthless.

"Then, what are you looking for?"

"A woman, tall and slender with a curvaceous figure, was wearing a white dress with blue accents when she fell into the water, and she seemed to have quite high cultivation."

As the firelight flickered, the Grand Elder peeked out and looked at Qi An and Sai Jiu questioningly, but both of them quickly shook their heads.

“It seems she hasn’t had any contact with our village,” Chen Fengcai said thoughtfully after a moment of contemplation. “Since you mentioned that she has high cultivation, perhaps she has gone to Naoshan.”

Brain Mountain?

For some reason, Pei Xia's body would tremble when she heard a certain word; she was somewhat allergic to it.

"Why?"

"You should have noticed it as well. The belly of the Sea Patrol God is full of spiritual energy, making it a rare blessed land. And the place with the most concentrated spiritual energy is Brain Mountain."

The elder slowly said, "The higher the cultivation level of a cultivator, the more they should understand the difficulty of increasing their cultivation. If she is determined to seize such an opportunity as entering the belly, she might go to the Brain Mountain... Of course, this is just my guess."

Abundant spiritual energy, seeking a breakthrough... Pei Xia looked down and exchanged a glance with Lu Li.

When Han Youzhi was with them, she didn't seem to show any eagerness to improve her cultivation.

But if you say she had no intention of doing this, then what was the purpose of her efforts in the Jade Palace?
Pei Xia looked at Chen Fengcai: "Naoshan...where is it?"

(End of this chapter)