Demons are born from demons, humans are born from humans. But Meng Wanwan was born from her father.
On the path of cultivation, there are Body Refining, Qi Condensation, Foundation Establishm...
The group searched the large space on this side and the opposite side, but still found no useful information.
The only thing that puzzled them was that the bloodstains on the wall all flowed in one direction, in contrast to the bloodstains on both sides.
However, upon closer inspection, the bloodstains on both walls point to areas that lead further in.
The group came out, only to find that they had reached the end of the road.
Meng Xiuyi stood quietly in front of the cave wall at the very bottom of the cave, watching.
He didn't know why, but he just felt that there was definitely something inside.
Shangguan Liuyue's feeling of having to come in had disappeared by then, just as he realized that he couldn't remember his memories.
"Does Fellow Daoist Meng think there's something behind this?" Shangguan Liuyue asked, waving her fan.
Meng Wanwan and Helian Xiao approached and confirmed that this was indeed the cave wall.
Meng Xiuyi drew her sword and said calmly, "Won't we know once we take a look?"
Helian Xiao was shocked: "Uncle Meng, there is no spiritual energy here. If you use a lot of spiritual energy, you will not be able to replenish it."
Meng Xiuyi: "It's alright."
With that, he slightly turned the sword in his hand, and a streak of water slashed towards the cave wall.
However, the cave walls were like a swamp, directly absorbing the water.
Meng Wanwan formed a hand seal, and golden chains rose from the ground and pierced the cave wall.
Helian Xiao cursed under his breath, then stamped his foot: "Wind!"
A gust of wind carrying a fishy, foul odor blew by, almost making him faint from the stench.
Helian Xiao...
This is truly a terrible tragedy!
However, just like last time, it happened silently.
Shangguan Liuyue said, "Girl, try it with your fan."
Meng Wanwan nodded slightly, tossed the small fan in her hand, and it instantly transformed into a seven-colored array. With a wave of her small hand, the seven-colored stream of light shot directly into the wall.
With a loud crash, the seemingly solid cave wall crumbled as easily as paper, revealing the room inside.
Meng Wanwan waved the small fan back, but tightened her grip on it.
Shangguan Liuyue had an "I knew it" look on her face and said with a smile, "Let's go in, those people will be back soon."
After the group entered the room together, Shangguan Liuyue set up a barrier.
This was a very ordinary room, basically no different from any they had seen before.
The only difference might be that those rooms seemed to have never been lived in, while this one showed signs of having been occupied.
There are two stone pillows on the bamboo bed, and a quilt on the inside of the bed, which, although old, still looks brand new.
Next to the stone pillow was a box containing a needle and thread, a rattle drum, and a tiny silver bracelet.
“This must be something for a child.” Meng Wanwan squatted on the bed, looking at the contents of the box.
She ran her fingers lightly over it and said, "This is also a storage bracelet."
Next to the bed was a shelf with bowls for eating, a water jug, and some other daily necessities.
There was a cabinet next to the bed. The cabinet wasn't tall, but there were two flower pots on top of it.
Meng Wanwan jumped off the bed and accidentally saw the flowerpot, and was immediately struck dumb.
The flowerpot was very large. Although it was made of ordinary clay, the kind of pot that ordinary people use, it was clear that it had been well taken care of before. There were also strange drawings on the flowerpot.
The other flowerpot was very small, just like the one Meng Wanwan had seen in the painting...
“Father…Father, I’ve seen this flowerpot before!” Meng Wanwan said urgently.
Helian Xiao also ran over: "You've seen this before? Isn't this just an ordinary flowerpot?"
Meng Wanwan shook her head repeatedly: "No, no, this is Dawn's flowerpot."
If this really is a flowerpot from dawn, does that mean that this place is indeed related to Zhuting?
Meng Wanwan was a little excited. She took the flowerpot off the ground, but saw a dead branch in the center of the pot.
“It’s withered…” Meng Wanwan was somewhat disappointed.
That's true. Dawn was originally just a common flower in the mortal world. Even if it really was dawn, it should have withered after so many years.
Helian Xiao was even more confused: "What is dawn?"
Meng Wanwan said dejectedly, "It's a potted plant that Zhu Ting raised. It looks like a small trumpet. Sister Ting named it Dawn."
She turned to look at the large flowerpot.
Shangguan Liuyue glanced at it and said, "Only the withered branches at the base are left, but it looks like a tea tree."
Meng Xiuyi: "Zhu Ting...Master Zhu has a tea tree."
Meng Wanwan: "Niannian, are they...?"
Niannian: "Master, according to the monitoring, it is indeed true. Moreover, based on Niannian's detection of their root growth, it can be determined that these two plants were already alive when they died."
Meng Wanwan suddenly had a bold idea. She asked Meng Xiuyi, "Father, Niannian said that these two plants had become sentient before they died. Do you think that what lives here are the Dawn and the Tea Tree after they became sentient?"
Helian Xiao found it unbelievable: "If that's the case, then what about the child? Their child?"
That's completely outrageous.
He can understand plant life, but can these things even reproduce?
Shangguan Liuyue raised an eyebrow slightly: "Why not? There is no difference between plant and animal beings. As long as they can cultivate into human form, they can have offspring, but this requires great fortune. According to what you said, the time in the scroll is about five or six hundred years ago, and this place was probably destroyed around that time as well."
"Two plants, having spent a hundred years cultivating themselves into human form and giving birth to children... Although it is difficult, it is not impossible."
Meng Wanwan clicked her tongue in disbelief: "Incredible."
Meng Xiuyi said, "This should be a prison cell."
Shangguan Liuyue guessed: "Someone must have brought the family of three... or maybe four here and imprisoned them. Those red humanoid monsters are their guards."
Helian Xiao suddenly said, "They're here."
Meng Xiuyi waved her hand and collected everything inside, and the group retreated into the spacious room.
At this moment, Chi Yun returned with his men.
They ran over in a few steps and discovered the newly opened room, their faces immediately lighting up with joy.
"Master, there's a new room here. It must have been opened after those monsters left. The treasure must be inside."
Chi Yun took a deep breath and said, "Let's go in and take a look."
Chi Yun led his group into the house, and Meng Wanwan and her party left the cave area.
They left without a sound.
Before they had even fully emerged from the cave, they heard Chi Yun's earth-shattering shouts and curses.
"To hell with the Han family, there's nothing here!"
The group exchanged glances and quickened their pace to leave.
From where they came out until they reached the original cave entrance, the entire path was stained with blood, a truly gruesome sight.
However, no corpses of cultivators were found.
Shangguan Liuyue said, "It seems that this place was no longer dangerous when it was destroyed."
Helian Xiao didn't believe it: "Then how did those disciples of the Han family die?"
Shangguan Liuyue swiftly opened her fan: "Then we'll have to see what the Han family is here for."
As they spoke, no one hesitated any longer and went straight into the middle fork in the road.