Chapter 263: Chapter 263: Bagua Mirror_1
Pei Chunlan led everyone through Suolong Cave for almost two hours, eventually arriving in front of a Bagua Mirror.
This Bagua Mirror was a formation and also a barrier.
Beyond the barrier was the Spirit Realm.
Suolong Cave was a transitional zone between the Mortal Realm and the Spirit Realm, connecting Qiuniu Village on the mortal end and Reincarnation Village on the spiritual end.
Pointing at the Bagua Mirror, Pei Chunlan said to Qin Feng, "If you’re capable, and you can open this barrier, we can go to Reincarnation Village.
If you can’t open it, then we can only be trapped in Suolong Cave, unable to go forward or retreat, never able to leave, just waiting to die.
Without the barrier open, there’s no way to return the way we came.
By reaching this point, all the formations in Suolong Cave have been activated. Only by opening the barrier can they be reset to their original state."
Qin Feng took a close look and discovered that while the Bagua Mirror seemed to be a silver mirror on the surface, it was actually composed of eighty-one entirely silver snakes.
These were the color of beltfish.
Even thinking with one’s toes, one could figure out that all these silver hues belonged to highly venomous snakes.
When the silver snakes disperse, the Bagua Mirror will open.
As for how to get these silver snakes to willingly disperse, Qin Feng thought of a tactic.
Although that tactic was somewhat unseemly, it was the most convenient, the most effortless, and possibly the most effective.
So, Qin Feng said to the three people, "Could you three turn around, I’m going to open the Bagua Mirror."
Zhen Haoren, puzzled, asked, "Turn around? Are you afraid I’ll peek?"
Qin Feng nodded, answering seriously, "Yes."
"If you say no peeking, then I won’t peek. Who’d care to see it anyway?"
Zhen Haoren turned his back.
Qin Feng looked at Pei Chunlan and asked, "How about you?"
"Alright."
Pei Chunlan also turned around.
Finally, Qin Feng looked toward Xue Xiaochan and asked, "Aren’t you going to turn around?"
"No, I want to see what kind of trick you’re going to pull."
If Xue Xiaochan was unwilling to turn around, then so be it!
Qin Feng, not wanting to waste words with her, pulled out his member, aimed at the Bagua Mirror, and began to whiz away.
Xue Xiaochan was stunned.
She looked at Qin Feng with a speechless expression and cursed, "Shameless!"
Hearing the commotion, Pei Chunlan sneakily turned around.
Just as her eyes were about to see what was happening, Xue Xiaochan quickly blocked her view.
"You shameless old hag, don’t peek at my husband."
"Urinating in public, truly shameless!"
Although Pei Chunlan was curious to see, she pretended to look disgusted and said, "Did you really think that peeing could break the Bagua Mirror?"
By that time, Zhen Haoren also turned back around.
He wasn’t interested in watching Qin Feng; instead, he looked directly at the Bagua Mirror.
The eighty-one silver snakes, drenched in urine, dispersed orderly.
The barrier opened.
Ahead was a narrow river, with a small bamboo raft by the shore.
On the opposite bank of the river was a village that seemed like a paradise, Reincarnation Village.
The four of them boarded the bamboo raft and crossed the river.
Upon setting foot on the soil of Reincarnation Village, Xue Xiaochan’s expression became somewhat vacant.
This place was too beautiful!
Men plow the fields and women weave, chickens and dogs can be heard from neighboring homes—a beautiful rural scroll painting.
Just then, an old farmer carrying a hoe came toward them.
Xue Xiaochan couldn’t help but greet him, "Uncle, hello!"
The old farmer did not respond to her, but simply walked past, as if he hadn’t seen the four people at all.
Feeling that something was not right, Xue Xiaochan asked Qin Feng with a puzzled face, "Why didn’t he respond to me?"
"He’s not human, he can’t hear you speak, and he can’t even see us."
As soon as Qin Feng finished speaking, the old farmer carrying the hoe came toward them again.
Xue Xiaochan was shocked.
She pointed at the old farmer, incredulously asking, "What... what’s happening here?"
Pei Chunlan took over the conversation and said, "This is Reincarnation Village. All the villagers here have already died. What’s left is just a lingering soul, forever in reincarnation."
No sooner had she finished speaking than the old farmer carrying the hoe came by again.
The originally fairy-like rural painting was shattered.
Xue Xiaochan stood petrified on the spot, the more she thought about it, the more terrified she became.
A person repeating the same action, over and over again, less than a minute apart—that’s basically becoming a machine, isn’t it?
This... this is too horrifying.
Just at that moment, an old man in a blue-green robe came over.
"Here you are!" he greeted them proactively.
Seeing that the four did not respond, he continued to introduce himself, "I am the village chief here, named Bai Yuanming, you can just call me Chief Bai.
I’ll take you on a tour of the village first, and after that, I’ll arrange a place for you to stay.
Once you come to Reincarnation Village, you’re one of us. Don’t be formal, follow me!"
Having said that, Bai Yuanming led the way in front.
Not quite understanding, Xue Xiaochan looked at Qin Feng with a confused face and asked, "What’s the deal with this Bai Yuanming?
Are we going to stand here, and in a while, he’s going to ask us again like before?"
"He’s alive."
Pei Chunlan proceeded to explain, "The villagers in Reincarnation Village have two roles: one is to work, and the other is to be a manager. Those who work are the lingering souls, and those who manage them are alive."
At this moment, Bai Yuanming had already walked several meters away.
Seeing that the four had not followed, he turned his head and shouted, "Come on, follow up!"
Pei Chunlan looked at Qin Feng and asked, "I don’t know what Bai Yuanming is planning. Should we follow?"
"We are already here, so let’s go and take a look! Bai Yuanming is the village chief of Reincarnation Village, this is his territory. He invited us warmly to tour the village, and if we don’t follow, wouldn’t we be letting down his good intentions?"
After speaking, Qin Feng stepped forward to follow.
Seeing the four following, with Qin Feng at the forefront, Bai Yuanming asked with a smile, "What brought you to Reincarnation Village? What do you want to do here?"
"We heard there are quite a few Spiritual Medicines here, so we came to see. Is there a chance we could pick some to take back?"
"Spiritual Medicines, we have plenty of them here, and you are welcome to pick them at will. But if you want to return, that’s no longer possible."
"Why can’t we return?"
"Those who come to Reincarnation Village either stay to work like cattle or horses, or they stay to enjoy comforts."
Bai Yuanming glanced at the four of them and said, "All four of you are dragons among men, all with a chance to enjoy comforts.
However, as to whether you will do labor or enjoy comforts, I don’t have the final say—it all depends on your fate."
"What do you mean by that?" asked Qin Feng.
"Reincarnation Village is the domain of the Black Dragon God, the absolute ruler here. Whether you work like cattle or enjoy comforts, the Black Dragon God will decide!
If the Black Dragon God wants you to be Dragon Slaves, then you must work day and night like cattle or horses here.
If the Black Dragon God appoints you as Dragon Servants, then you can hold a position like me, managing the Dragon Slaves in the village."
