Chapter 376: Chapter 135: Shadows Approaching
Two stewards, like two tigers living on the same mountain.
The two of them, one in the east and one in the west, are tightly coordinated and coexist peacefully.
But anyone can see that there is actually a distinction between the east and the west.
Steward Jian walked over, keeping a distance and looking at Li Xuan, smiling: "Brother Xuan is really a generous person, making elixirs himself, yet giving them to Mr. Lu for distribution.
Actually, if you don’t give them to him, he won’t do anything to you?
Although you came from an external sect, but now you could be considered our Illusion Mountain Sect’s son-in-law, so what’s there to worry about?"
Li Xuan laughed: "I’m new here and don’t know anyone, so I’m troubling Mr. Lu."
Steward Jian laughed: "Being new doesn’t count now, you’ve been here for two months. How about considering moving over to my side?"
Tong Jia: ...
She accompanied Mr. Lu, and this Steward Jian was recruiting her man right in front of her.
Steward Jian looked at Tong Jia and smiled: "Tong Jia, you can come over too."
Tong Jia slightly bowed, repeatedly said "Thank you, thank you," and then awkwardly smiled.
Steward Jian changed the topic: "You brought him to see the Haunted Clothing Cave, right?
Come, I’m free right now, I’ll take you for a visit.
There are some things Tong Jia doesn’t know either."
Li Xuan expressed gratitude: "Thank you, Steward Jian."
Steward Jian smiled: "Let’s look out for each other from now on."
With that, that petite woman carried her sword forward, with Li Xuan and Tong Jia following closely behind.
After several turns, the three arrived at a narrow passage.
Cold and eerie vibes emanated from the passage, and the deeper it went, the darker it became, with a chilling "wind through the cave" sound despite the absence of any wind.
Steward Jian said: "The legend says that when people die, their souls attach themselves to clothing and start causing trouble. This kind of thing is uncommon in mortal nations or loose cultivator places, but in a Tier Four spiritual land, it is quite normal.
If many clothes gather together, especially if they hold deep resentments, it could form a dreadful forbidden area."
She glanced at Li Xuan, then pointed to the depths of the passage, saying: "Haunted Clothing Cave is such a place.
Tong Jia brought you to warn you not to give in to curiosity and rush into there."
Li Xuan looked on curiously.
He had created ghosts himself before.
But compared to his creations, these seemed more authentically ghost-like...
These weren’t made by demon techniques, but formed in a special environment.
Tong Jia added: "When we first came here, a fellow cultivator accidentally entered and never returned."
Li Xuan nodded: "I understand."
Steward Jian continued: "However, Tong Jia, what you don’t know is that cultivating near the Haunted Clothing Cave actually makes it easier to enter the Yin Ghost Realm. You are suitable to come over to my side."
"Ah..."
Tong Jia exclaimed, her mouth wide open, then politely smiled, saying, "I’ll... I’ll go back and ask Mr. Lu."
Steward Jian chuckled and looked at Li Xuan, asking: "Brother Xuan, where did you come from?"
Li Xuan showed a reminiscing expression, then shook his head with a bitter smile, saying: "I came from a place called Great Zhou.
I encountered demons, fought hard, fell into the sea, then got lost at sea.
When hungry, I’d eat sea fish, when thirsty, I’d drink fish blood. I don’t know how long it lasted, but eventually drifted here."
Steward Jian thought for a moment, realizing she had never heard of Great Zhou, then said: "Just settle down and live here."
As Li Xuan turned his back, the smile vanished from her eyes.
Her eyes resembled the lifeless eyes of a fish, spinning around inconsistently like a broken doll.
...
...
That day, returning, Li Xuan refined another batch of "Purity Pill" in a vacant area, while cultivators offered information about surrounding Spirit Plants, asking what else Li Xuan was capable of making.
Li Xuan only mastered basic alchemy, and in this simple setting, he could only produce basic elixirs.
With or without elixirs, cultivators live entirely different lives.
Purity Pills are convenient; Purifying Body Pill detoxifies, Small Union Pill restores, Spirit Gathering Pill accelerates cultivation... and Peaceful Mind Pill is exceptionally popular.
Tong Jia looked on happily.
Meanwhile, Dugu Qing, who previously hadn’t chosen Li Xuan, lightly hummed and walked away, a bit displeased.
Not far away, a slightly older male cultivator followed, seemingly chatting.
Everyone’s dinner was sea fish...
After dinner, everyone gathered around the spirit ore for cultivation.
Li Xuan had never seen such ores before; neither purple copper nor disease gold, but a pale colored ore locally known as Tier Four Spirit Ore, or Yin Ore.
While surrounding this ore, he felt a thread of energy within him become exuberant and eager.
Having cultivated here for over a month, he sensed he would soon break through the "early Soldier Lord Realm", which previously felt impossible to break.
After practice, he exhaled deeply, opening his eyes, while Tong Jia beside him seemed to sense something and opened her eyes too, softly asking: "Shall we head back?"
Li Xuan nodded.
Tong Jia quietly stood up, striding firmly alongside Li Xuan towards the eastern mud house.
For her, gaining a Dao partner was quite a remarkable event.
Especially after spending time together, she felt this Dao partner was indeed reliable.
In an uncertain time, having such a person, Tong Jia seemed to find a pillar for her heart.
As they reached the doorway, they noticed a figure standing in the dim light.
The figure stepped out, revealing himself as Lu Yanwu.
Lu Yanwu looked at Tong Jia, smiling: "I’d like to chat with him for a bit, not interrupting your endeavors, right?"
Tong Jia blushed, saying: "What are you talking about..."
Lu Yanwu chuckled: "Seems like our Illusion Mountain Sect’s son-in-law is taking good care of you."
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