Chapter 144 Chu Wei Opens Up and Recounts His Past

Ye Li looked at the locust tree that the disciple was pointing to.

This tree has stood for countless years; its trunk is so thick that it takes several people to encircle it. Its surface is uneven, covered with holes of varying sizes, as if it had been frantically scratched by countless hands.

Black liquid seeped faintly from those holes, as if the locust tree was oozing pus and blood.

This bizarre scene dampened the hopes of the disciples who had been clinging to the idea that this was the abode of immortals.

If this place truly belongs to some immortal, how could there be such strange things here?

Someone said in a trembling voice, "I feel like this place is even more eerie than the outside. Now that Sect Master Chu is back, why don't we fight our way out?"

Chu Wei said in a deep voice, "Even if we can get out of this oasis, we can't get out of the mirage in the desert."

It turns out that when Chu Wei and Zhao Yaoguang went out, they also encountered water ghosts. There were many more outside the oasis than in the oasis.

Zhao Yaoguang said, "Why don't we stay here for the night and make plans when it gets light?"

The dark figures hidden in the rain outside the door were still watching intently; this was a last resort.

However, just as everyone was walking into the mansion, the two vermilion gates slowly closed.

The dull thud made Ye Li turn around subconsciously, a bad feeling creeping into her heart.

Passing the eerie locust tree, you reach the main house, where the door remains open.

Many disciples are injured at this moment and definitely need to rest.

Especially Lu Ziting, whose shoulder wound was so deep that the bone was visible. Su Ying'er kept pressing it with a handkerchief, but even so, she couldn't stop the waves of blood from flowing out.

He could only take a few steps before he lost his balance and fell backward.

At this moment, Su Ying'er couldn't care about anything else and said in a tearful voice, "Something bad has happened, Senior Brother has fainted."

Upon hearing this, the crowd, who had been hesitating about whether to go in, quickly carried Lu Ziting inside and placed him on the couch.

While everyone was treating Lu Ziting, Ye Li looked around.

This place looks no different from an ordinary house, except for a painting of immortals hanging on the wall, surrounded by a group of immortals.

This painting...

Meanwhile, some people noticed the painting, saying, "Well, since it's a painting of an immortal asking questions, he must also be a Taoist practitioner."

The disciple said optimistically, "So this must really be the abode of immortals. We can rest here in peace."

Unlike them, Ye Li was not at ease. Looking at the huge painting in front of her, she felt that there was something strange about it.

Logically, those who attain enlightenment and ascend to heaven should rise towards the sky. However, in this painting, the directions of the immortals' ascension are chaotic, with some even plunging towards the ground, as if being pulled by an invisible force, about to drag them into an endless abyss.

As Ye Li watched, it seemed as if such a scene was actually unfolding before her eyes.

A purple glimmer appeared on the eastern horizon, swaying like silk, gradually forming rolling purple clouds, a purple aura rising from the east. At the mountain peak, golden light broke through the clouds, its myriad rays illuminating the mountains.

With each breath, she could feel the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surging into her body like a tidal wave, cleansing her spiritual meridians, and making her body feel lighter and lighter.

Just as it was about to ascend, it was suddenly pulled down from the sky by an invisible force and fell heavily into the abyss.

The pain of falling from heaven to hell made her feel as if her whole body was being burned by fire...

"Ginger and pear?"

Ye Li snapped out of her daze. It was Zhao Yaoguang, who was carrying a bowl of hot soup.

"You must be exhausted today, have some herbal soup."

Ye Li thanked her and accepted the gift.

The other disciples, each holding a bowl, chuckled and said, "We thought we were going to die just now, but now we're here drinking soup. It's definitely a case of surviving a great calamity and being blessed with good fortune."

However, since it was an unfamiliar place, they couldn't completely relax. Apart from the unconscious Lu Ziting and the other two seriously injured disciples, the remaining seven decided to take turns keeping watch at night.

Ye Li and Zhao Yaoguang were in one group, Mu Chen and Mu Xi were in another group, along with two other inner disciples, while Chu Wei was in his own group.

Nothing went wrong with the first few groups, but by the time Ye Li and Zhao Yaoguang were keeping watch, it was almost dawn.

Zhao Yaoguang is straightforward and very talkative, and she kept chatting with Ye Li.

"The Five Sects Grand Competition is coming up soon. Although I've never been, I've heard from the senior sisters and brothers that they've always been crushed by your sect's Senior Sister Ye Li. Why didn't she come out this time?"

Ye Li's eyes flickered. "She's dead."

"What?"

Zhao Yaoguang looked surprised, "I heard that Senior Sister Ye Li is at the Nascent Soul stage and has the potential to surpass True Person Qingyu, how could this be..."

She sighed, "It's truly a case of heaven being jealous of talent."

Hearing strangers lament about her death, Ye Li couldn't quite describe the feeling in her heart.

Last time, in that magic array, the Lotus Sect members had already determined that she had not possessed anyone, so in their eyes, she was truly dead.

But they showed no remorse for her death.

As she was thinking, Ye Li suddenly felt her eyelids getting heavy, and she couldn't even hear Zhao Yaoguang's voice clearly.

In a daze, she seemed to be trapped in a nightmare, unable to open her eyes no matter how hard she tried.

After an unknown amount of time, Ye Li suddenly opened her eyes.

She found herself lying in a bed, and her surroundings had changed.

She instantly became alert. Wasn't she just in the main hall? How did she end up here?

"You're awake."

Ye Li suddenly turned her head and found that it was Chu Wei.

"Did you bring me here?"

Chu Wei was tapping the wall with the hilt of his sword, not turning his head, "No."

Ye Li waited for him to continue, but after he said those two words, he continued to look around the room.

She couldn't help but ask, "And then?"

Chu Wei then glanced at her and said, "I woke up in this room."

"What about the others?"

"have no idea."

Ye Li felt that she wouldn't get anything out of Chu Wei, who was a tight-lipped man, so she got off the bed and started looking for a way out.

Strangely, this place, which looks like a bedroom, has no doors or windows.

Over the next hour, Ye Li searched every corner, even checking the roof beams, but found no traps or mechanisms.

She could only focus her gaze on the room's furnishings; it appeared to be a woman's bedroom.

On the dressing table, there was a bronze mirror and a dressing case.

There was also a painting hanging on the wall, depicting the back of a woman standing under a locust tree.

Even with just a few strokes, one can still see the woman's grace.

Is he the owner of the room?

"This back view looks a lot like my master."

Chu Wei's voice suddenly appeared behind Ye Li, startling her and causing her to take two steps back.

"Master? Could this be your residence?"

“My master is easygoing and lives a very simple life. He wouldn’t go to such great lengths to build this kind of house.”

Hearing his deep tone, Ye Li tentatively asked, "You and your master have a very good relationship?"

Chu Wei did not answer; he simply stared at the figure in the painting.

Just when Ye Li thought he wouldn't answer, he suddenly said, "I will never forget your kindness in saving me."

Ye Li was slightly taken aback and looked at Chu Wei.

Everyone in the Tianmen Sect said that Sect Master Chu was calm and composed by nature. This was the first time she had heard him speak in such a tone, which made her curious about his acquaintance with Li Yuehua.