Chapter 441: Chapter 405: Qi Eating
Sang Que stood still, sorting out the precautions for opening the gate in her mind.
Now, the gate she opened with six trigrams can remain for one hour, during which she also has the ability to actively close it.
If increased to seven or even eight trigrams, will the duration extend to 70~80 minutes, this awaits verification next time.
The dark passage in the middle is about fifty meters long, Jia Liang pulled a cable over last night to transmit data, but it didn’t work, today when she returned, she confirmed again from the other side.
After the gate closed automatically, the cable broke, the section within the passage directly disappeared, with half left in the Deceit Dynasty and half in the modern world, with the cut very smooth.
Besides that, items forgotten in the passage will directly disappear once the passage is closed.
Except for her, other living beings would be the same, after all, she is a witch, the holder of the Mountain Ghost Coin, at the closure of the passage, she’ll be repelled to whichever side she is closer to.
Based on the guess that this passage is inside the Black Tai Sui, that is, in the Nine Netherworld, if there were living people and ghosts forgotten inside, the living would die, the ghosts couldn’t die, thus entering the Nine Netherworld.
Where ghosts would emerge from the Nine Netherworld, Sang Que wouldn’t know.
The truck stalled after coming over, Sang Que had difficulty starting it again, guessing it was still due to unstable electromagnetic fields, leaving the vehicle there.
By dusk, the bells on each gate of the Eight Diagram City rang, signaling the end of the day, prompting people to return home before dark and avoid wandering outside.
Researchers and guard team members also returned to Dongpo Village, each with smiles on their faces, satisfied with the day’s gains.
Everyone was only slightly surprised seeing the suddenly appearing truck.
The guard team members, also tasked with cooking duties, unloaded the things from the truck before resting, then busily cooked.
The ingredients and water were brought from the modern world, during these seven days, they could only eat the things brought from there.
They also brought some small animals, planning to feed them with local food and observe changes after taking them back.
Though Sang Que herself lived in both worlds for a long time without issues, being extra cautious is wise for others, after all, she is a witch, naturally perfectly adapting to both worlds.
As the meal was ready, Yu Da came uninvited, Xia Chan also returned following the aroma, while Zhao Yunshu brought Yao Zhen, Liu Tianyou delivered some pancakes bought in the city.
Jia Liang and his people quickly made some big tables from local materials, assembled them into a long table, where everyone sat down together to eat and share today’s experiences.
"Little Sang, the corn and sweet potato seeds in the mountains were brought from the modern world by you, right?"
"And the cement used to build the city? Also the waterwheel, mill, and several farm tools, right?"
Sang Que nodded, easily recognizable to them.
"I noticed the soil quality here is different, causing strange red threads to appear in the center of mature corn kernels in the fields. I talked with the old farmer all afternoon and found these corn very... crudely put, durable. We should collect some soil and seeds from here and take them back for research, I suspect some crops here can grow even in desert environments."
Kang Mingxiu jumped in, "Do you know what I discovered today? I dismantled a zombie entirely piece by piece, leaving only an empty shell, yet it could still move. I even removed its brain, truly baffling what power drives these zombies."
Qiao Ling added at this time, "The powers of Yin evil are hard to explain, confronting primary white-haired zombies, only fire can temporarily disable them."
Everyone spoke of their field topics, growing more excited the more they discussed.
Soon dinner was served, dishes were simple, just a bowl of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, fried potato shreds, cold dishes, and steamed buns.
Yu Da watched the cooking the whole time, couldn’t wait to dig in as soon as the dishes were served, Xia Chan intentionally opposed Yu Da, the two competed for food.
After dinner, everyone busily organized their notes.
Jia Liang already made a computer-rendered 3D map of Bright Moon Mountain, Yu Da and Liu Tianyou followed Jia Liang, intrigued by the computer.
Jia Liang felt that Bright Moon Mountain’s defenses had weaknesses, he could find more than three escape routes, thus pulled Yu Da to inquire about Bright Moon Mountain’s defense, scheduled to visit the training ground with Yu Da tomorrow to witness the combat skills of Luo Danian and his team.
Everything at the Dongpo Village base was arranged by Zhao Yunshu and Jia Liang, Sang Que temporarily didn’t need to help, thus she took Xia Chan and Xuan Yu to the back of Bright Moon Mountain, descending a cliff there, returning to the forest within Qinzhou’s borders.
Compared to a few days ago, the blood mist in the forest thinned a bit, indicating the blood mist within Qinzhou is retreating in some direction, which is good.
Sounds of intense inhalation came from behind, Sang Que found Xia Chan standing with hands on hips, gulping down the blood mist, puffing her cheeks, forcefully swallowing.
"Little Chan must consume more blood mist, get strong quickly, so Old Yu can’t beat Little Chan anymore, leaving no chance to grab Little Chan’s food!"
Meow~
Xuan Yu shook his head nearby, thinking Xia Chan is silly.
Sang Que, amused and exasperated, asked, "Is this how you’re Qi eating today?"
Xia Chan nodded, "Qi eating is just swallowing all this mist into your belly, isn’t it?"
Sang Que scanned around, taking Xia Chan and Xuan Yu to a mist-heavy hollow, nearby evil spirits sensed Sang Que’s strong aura, they disappeared before Sang Que could see them clearly.
The empty forest was filled with blackened dead trees, gnarled branches, chilling winds.
Sang Que helped Xia Chan untie her hair, teaching Xia Chan with her experience.
"Taoist Qi eating requires calming the mind, adjusting your breathing rhythm, merging with the surrounding environment. Open all your body’s channels, sense the flow of the surrounding energy, then inhale and exhale, guiding this energy into your body, nourishing it."
"Now close your eyes, relax entirely, think of nothing, focus on your breathing, let your hair flow like ripples, naturally integrating into the surrounding mist, then breathe."
Xia Chan complied, though not fully understanding, perhaps due to her simple nature, she had few distracting thoughts, fully following Sang Que’s guidance.
Soon, Xia Chan’s hair began subtly floating, each strand distinct, like countless fine threads gently stretching out.
Xia Chan inhaled, hair contracted.
Xia Chan exhaled, hair stretched.
Everything became extremely quiet, the blood mist moved with each breath, drawn into Xia Chan’s body, nourishing every part.
Sang Que released the Paper Macher, letting him stay here with Xuan Yu to accompany Xia Chan, while she took out a handgun given by Zhao Yunshu and the ghost-summoning alarm clock, heading out to capture third-layer evil spirits.
There were many zombies in the picture waiting for modification; Bright Moon Mountain would also need plenty of Yin Walkers to cope with changing situations, preparations needed to start early.
