The entire sect is obsessed with love, but I'm the only one who's truly insane.

The sun sets in the west, casting countless rays of light.

The four landed in front of the mountain village, which was made of blue stone, yellow earth, and black tiles. Smoke from the chimneys rose vertically and blended into the mountain mist.

The proprietress said this place was a place of spiritual beauty, which was true; it was almost a natural gathering place of spiritual energy, with excellent feng shui.

Lin Du felt the spiritual energy around him. Although it couldn't compare to the spiritual veins buried by the Supreme Sect, it was still much richer than the thin spiritual energy he had encountered along the way.

It was the time for cattle and sheep to return to their pens, and they didn't need to be herded. A few yellow cattle strolled leisurely down the mountain.

Someone came out of the house, shouting unintelligible chants. There seemed to be a stream not far away, its waters tinkling like silver bells. A girl was singing a folk song, her voice clear and melodious, just like the murmuring of a stream.

The singing grew closer, and the four of them looked up at the same time. The last rays of sunset before the distant mountains disappeared transformed into the golden trim on the little girl's clothes and pleated skirt.

Lin Du suddenly glanced at Tao Xian thoughtfully; the rosy light that fell into his eyes seemed to possess a divine radiance.

"May I ask, young lady, is this Qinglu Village?" Tao Xian asked for directions.

The girl's face flushed, her eyes sparkling with a sweet, moist light. She tilted her head and smiled, "Yes, is the guest looking for the night?"

"We're here to find someone, Granny Ma. Do you know if she's still in the village?"

The girl tilted her head. "Grandma Ma? She should still be at the pregnant woman's house in the village, but I don't know which house."

"Are there many pregnant women in the village?" Lin Du asked casually.

"Spring is almost here, it's time." The girl didn't seem to understand Lin Du's words, but she quickly smiled after seeing Lin Du's face.

"You are so beautiful, just like the moon goddess! I suppose the moon goddess was probably born looking like you?"

Lin Du was taken aback, then lowered his eyes and smiled, "Then I am honored to be on your side."

According to the folklore records, the gods worshipped in villages in western Yunnan are different, and all things, including mountains, water, wind, and thunder, have gods.

"If you wear a white robe, you'll look even more like it," the girl gestured. "But a green robe would also make you look like it, like the incarnation of the Moonlight Vine."

Upon hearing this, Xia Tianwu's eyes flashed. "May I ask, young lady, I am a medical cultivator with a particular interest in plants? What kind of plant is this Moonlight Vine? Could you teach me to identify it?"

"You don't even know what a Moonlight Vine is? It's a sacred object representing the Moon Goddess. The place where the Moonlight Vine grows will be blessed by the Moon Goddess. If..."

The girl suddenly smiled shyly, "If the moonflower flower falls on someone's bedside, that person will be the moon goddess's bride..."

"Wanxia! What are you doing over there? Aren't you coming back?"

Someone called out from behind. The girl turned around abruptly, waved her hand, and said, "Okay, I'm back!"

She turned and smiled at the four of them. "I have to go back now. Goodbye, strangers."

The girl's skirt fluttered, and the silver bells on her feet left a soft tinkling sound in the air, like a little peacock flying away.

Lin Du stroked the Floating Life Fan thoughtfully, "This Moon Goddess, she's quite the old rogue."

Flowers are the reproductive organs of plants.

Sending flowers to the bedside is really an overly direct expression of affection.

"Do the gods worshipped in these villages... really exist?" Mo Lin frowned, feeling that there was something strange about the girl's words.

Those who practice Taoism believe in their own path, which is different from the way the villagers directly worship gods.

Everyone has their own way.

"If they exist, they probably wouldn't be true gods." Lin Du pondered for a moment, "But those who are superior to humans and stronger than humans would also be considered gods to them, which is not wrong."

Why would a true god interfere in the affairs of a village in the spirit world, and even brazenly act like a thug to abduct a woman?

The idea of ​​a goddess's bride doesn't sound like a good thing for a girl.

The four people walked into the village and stood in front of a courtyard made of bluestone to ask about Granny Ma.

"You're asking about Granny Ma? She's probably resting at the village chief's place right now."

"Now that spring has arrived, it's the perfect time."

The man was standing in the courtyard, with a seven or eight-year-old child running behind him.

"When...?" Tao Xian asked.

"It's the time when the next generation in our village is sprouting," the man smiled. "What business do you have with Granny Ma?"

"We're looking for her, seeking medical help," Lin Du interjected. "May I ask, auntie, where does the village chief live?"

"It's right at the very back, near the Moon Well."

Lin Du thanked them and led them inside. Along the way, they could still smell the pungent smell of chili oil, and the constant clatter of spatulas almost drowned out the crying.

Xia Tianwu and Lin Du both looked at that house.

The house was quiet, with no sign of anyone cooking, only the sound of crying.

"How...how could it be a girl?"

"I don't want a girl. If it were a boy, he would have a chance to leave this village, but..."

The woman's sobs were intermittent and were quickly interrupted by a male voice that was barely containing his anger.

"Don't talk nonsense. What's wrong with a girl? It's the moon goddess's blessing! Besides, I've never even left the village, so what?"

Xia Tian frowned almost imperceptibly. Tao Xian turned his head and saw that Lin Du hadn't stopped walking. He even smiled when he met Lin Du's gaze. He held a heavy iron folding fan in one hand, and because it hung straight down at his side, the veins on the back of his hand bulged slightly.

As they continued on their way, they found a well. A ring of vines coiled around the well, their twisted and gnarled forms almost black with a deep green. A layer of misty substance covered the vines, giving them an eerie grayish-white hue. White flower buds were scattered on the vines, appearing somewhat translucent in the evening glow.

Xia Tian paused for a moment, then turned to Lin Du and whispered, "It's the vine from Granny Ma's courtyard. Although it looks a little different, it is definitely the same. I won't mistake this smell."

Lin Du narrowed his eyes. This layout...

If this vine was already there, then it truly is a blessing from heaven.

"What's wrong? Is something strange?"

"Judging from the layout along the way, it's a natural Yin-gathering and spirit-trapping array, and this Inoue Fuji is the vein of the array." Lin Du paused, "But that's not necessarily true."

Natural formations are rare. Lin Du has learned the basic forty-nine formations and the ten incomplete ancient formations. He is currently studying the massive collection of one hundred and eight formations.

The 108 formations are something that all formation masters in the cultivation world must thoroughly understand. If one can master the 108 formations and set up and inscribe them, one can already have a position in the formation master alliance.

I don’t know if it was because he had calculated the ancient formations, but Lin Du learned the 108 formations extremely quickly. Now, there are only the less frequently used formations that he hasn’t finished learning and memorizing.

Xia Tianwu didn't care about Lin Du's words "it may not be right". His junior uncle's guesses had never been wrong, let alone something like an array.

She pondered for a moment, "Judging from what Junior Uncle is saying, you think these vines appeared later?"

"A doubt may not be correct."

Lin Du glanced at the array plate in his hand that detects Yin energy. The pointer had already soared to more than halfway, indicating that the Yin energy was extremely heavy. However, because it was mixed with the rich spiritual energy and was located near the mountains, it was difficult for cultivators to detect it using only their five senses.

"It could also be natural; this village might be a good place to raise corpse puppets."

Xia Tian's expression froze as he looked towards the entrance to the village chief's courtyard.

Tao Xian and Mo Lin were already standing outside the village chief's courtyard gate, knocking on the door.

The courtyard was extremely clean and bright, but it was no more spacious or luxurious than the courtyards of other villagers along the way. At first glance, they all looked the same. In the middle sat a girl, smiling sweetly at a basin of water.

Tao Xian explained his purpose, but the girl seemed not to hear him at all, and the washing utensils in her hand were dripping down.

Soon, a middle-aged woman with a slightly protruding belly came down from the house. She held her back and looked at the people outside the gate. "Are you here to see Granny Ma? Please come in."

The group entered and went into the main room. There they saw an old woman with black hair sitting at one side of the square table, with an old man sitting next to her, but no young or middle-aged men in sight.

Summer couldn't help but smell that faint floral fragrance on the old woman again.

She calmly placed her hand on the jade belt at her waist, watching Mo Lin step forward and explain his purpose.

"I am Mo Lin, a disciple of the Supreme Sect. I encountered a heretical cultivator who was eating human essence and blood. When I intervened, I was accidentally poisoned by a Gu poison. I have long admired your name, senior, and I have come here today to ask you to treat me."