Chapter 20 Cang Li was also stunned for a moment…

Cang Li was stunned. What happened to the primitive society?

Judging from the attire of the person floating on the river, they don't seem to be from the primitive society, do they?

And where did this person come from? Did they drift down the river?

No! There really are people outside! This might not be a primitive society!

Cang Li's eyes widened, and his hand reached out with a bamboo pole faster than his brain could reach for the person floating on the water.

Cang Li pulled the bamboo pole back halfway out. No, that person was a man. Years of experience reading novels had taught her that you shouldn't pick up men on the roadside, and by the same token, you shouldn't pick up men floating in the river either. At best, they'll deceive you, and at worst, they'll cheat you out of your money and harm your whole family!

Cang Li gripped the bamboo pole tightly and continued paddling without looking to the side. It didn't matter; someone had floated in. Judging from their clothes, maybe it was some kind of feudal dynasty outside. Once she was ready, she would take the children out and they would definitely find it in a while!

Person: "Sister?"

Cang Li looked at his children and solemnly warned them:

"Remember what my sister said: Don't pick up people whose origins are unknown!"

The children were a little confused, but they still nodded in agreement. At this moment, Hongyun's weak voice came from behind Cang Li:

"Fellow Daoist, I am not a bad person. Please lend me a hand."

Cang Li turned around in horror, closed his eyes, and struck the target with a bamboo pole.

Hongyun, who was caught red-handed: ?

Hongyun was bewildered and confused. She released the bamboo raft, watching it quickly drift away. Hongyun: ...

Okay, it's good to be vigilant.

Hongyun used her inner energy to change the current and drifted to the other side of the bamboo raft. She then lay back on the raft and said:

"Fellow Daoist, I am truly not a bad person!"

Cang Li: ...

After a moment's consideration, Cang Li cautiously said to Hong Yun:

“There’s not enough room on my boat, so you can cling to it while I row the boat back to shore.”

The person wasn't dead, seemed mentally sound, looked presentable, and had gentle eyes. He certainly didn't seem like a bad person, but it was still best to be cautious. Cang Li decided to take the person ashore and find out what was going on outside.

After a while, the bamboo raft stopped at the shore. Cang Li dragged the raft ashore and tied it up, then carried Ji Hejie and the others off the raft.

Hongyun reached out and smiled wryly, "I'd appreciate it if you could lend me a hand, fellow Daoist. I'm feeling quite exhausted right now." This was the first time Hongyun had experienced such a feeling of utter weakness since regaining consciousness.

Cang Li used a bamboo pole to pull the person ashore, and then belatedly realized why this person was calling her "fellow Daoist".

Could this be a cultivation world?

Aside from the reason of cultivating immortality, Cang Li couldn't think of any other reason why people in ordinary ancient society would call everyone "fellow Daoist," and besides, she didn't have any aura of cultivating immortality.

Hongyun lay on her back on the riverbank, catching her breath before getting up and sitting down. She looked Cangli up and down, and after a while, her expression was full of surprise. This person of some unknown race really had no cultivation at all, and neither did the younger ones. It was unbelievable.

Cang Li pursed his lips and tapped Hong Yun's shoulder with his bamboo pole: "Hey, who are you?"

Hongyun smiled gently, cupped his hands, and said, "Fellow Daoist, don't be afraid. I'm really not a bad person. I just lost a battle and don't have much time left. I happened to see you and became curious. I wanted to ask what race you are and what brings you here. Do you know where this place is?"

Cang Li frowned: "You have so many questions. I don't care if you're a bad person or not. What race are you? Are there many races here? As for the place, you've asked the wrong person. I don't know anything about it."

Seeing Cang Li's wary and resistant expression, Hong Yun couldn't help but laugh. He was being too attached to appearances; Cang Li was about to die, why was he still asking these questions...

"I apologize, fellow Daoist. I was being presumptuous, but I am indeed about to die. I would like to ask you for a favor."

Cang Li: "You think you can just help me because you say so? Who do you think you are?"

Cang Li was very unhappy; she didn't like to cause trouble for herself.

"Hey! Let's go." Cang Li felt that she couldn't get anything out of this person, so she decided not to waste her time.

Hongyun said helplessly, "Fellow Daoist, don't go! If you help me with this, I'll give you a magic treasure!"

Cang Li slowly stopped and turned around, hesitatingly asking, "What kind of magic weapon?"

Hongyun took out a gourd and said, "After I enter the Netherworld, this gourd will come to you. If you ever pass by the Fire Cloud Palace, please put the gourd back for me and also deliver a message."

As he spoke, Hongyun took out another sword and said, "This is the Primordial Holy Sword. I'm giving it to you as a thank you gift. If you're unwilling to help me, that's fine too. I'll still give you this sword. As for the gourd... well, never mind, I'll give it to you as well. And here's my storage bag. There are quite a few things inside. It's fate that we met, so I'll give it all to you."

After saying that, Hongyun laughed and tossed the sword and storage bag to Cangli. He didn't throw away the gourd, though. His remnant soul was going to the Netherworld, where there was also the Styx Ancestor. He had to keep it to block him. After that, the gourd would return to this fellow Daoist's side as he wished.

Cang Li: ? ? ?

Cang Li stood there bewildered, holding his sword and storage bag. What was going on? It was like a windfall.

Wait, where did this guy get that sword and that huge gourd? I didn't see them when he was rescuing people.

Wow~ This might actually be a world of cultivation!

Cang Li's face showed shock. Looking at Hong Yun again, Cang Li asked with a complicated expression:

"Are you really giving it to me?"

Hongyun nodded with a smile. He used to like giving magical treasures to weak little demons. The one in front of him was the weakest race he had ever seen. With the Hongmeng Holy Sword and the Nine-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd, Zhen Yuanzi would definitely come looking for him in the future. When he saw the mark he left on the gourd, he would naturally understand his meaning. Zhen Yuanzi would take these few unknown demon races back and protect them.

This is better than these lesser demons dying one day from the crossfire of someone else's magical battle.

Cang Li hesitated for a while, then thought that this person might really be a good person. At least she didn't sense any malice, but rather a lot of goodwill. Cang Li was very sensitive to goodwill and malice.

"You look fine. Why don't you try a little harder? Maybe you'll be alright."

Cang Li tentatively said that, in her opinion, the person was not injured on the outside, just a little pale, and did not look like he was about to die.

Hongyun shook his head: "I know in my heart that my time is up. Thank you for your concern, fellow Daoist."

Cang Li: "...Fellow Daoist, what's your name?"

Hongyun opened her mouth but said nothing, only seeing Cang Li's horrified expression.

Cang Li was just about to ask for the person's name so he could inquire about their relatives and friends when he got out of the village, but before the person could even speak, their body began to dissipate, which was quite magical.

Hongyun still had a smile on her face, clearly feeling her soul leaving her body. In her last moment, Hongyun had a thought and said to Cangli:

Fellow Daoist, I see that the Primordial Purple Qi is destined for you, so I will give it to you. Be sure to keep it hidden and never tell anyone.

A wisp of primordial purple energy flew out from Hongyun's divine soul and instantly entered Cangli's brow.

Cang Li only saw a flash of purple light. She couldn't hear what Hong Yun was saying. She only saw Hong Yun's mouth move before it completely disappeared, leaving behind a set of tattered red clothes. Then, Hong Yun's gourd flew westward and vanished.

Once they came to their senses, Jie tightly gripped Cang Li's hand, while Er and the others were filled with fear, as this was the first time they had ever witnessed such a situation.

The man asked nervously, "Sister, what happened?"

Cang Li rubbed his head, looking exasperated. "You're asking me? How would I know?"

After saying that, Cang Li looked at the sword in his hand and then at the clothes, sighed, stepped forward, put the clothes away, folded them neatly and put them into his backpack. After all, he had taken a sword from the person. He should keep the belongings safe and go out later to inquire whether this person had any relatives or friends.

Cang Li never expected that simply going out to test the bamboo raft would lead to such a thing.

However, it wasn't without its gains. That person was clearly not a normal person; no normal person dies and simply dissipates into the air.

Cang Li thought about it and realized that this was good news. From the despairing primitive society to the world of cultivation, well, that was indeed a good thing. Once she got out, she might even be able to join a cultivation sect.

"Sister, shall we go to the other side?" Ji asked, tugging at Cang Li's sleeve. He wanted to see if the Mother Goddess had woken up yet.

Cang Li shook his head: "I'm not going. I'll go tomorrow. Let's go see if we've caught any fish."

Whether she cultivates immortality or not, at least for now, she needs to fill her stomach first.

Ji and Jie looked at each other, instructed Er to lead the others and Yu, and then ran to help Cang Li retrieve the fish baskets.

Cang Li pulled the rope absentmindedly, barely using any force, and the fish basket came up in an instant. Cang Li was stunned for a moment, looked down at her hands, and wondered how strong she was.

After pulling up all five fish baskets in a row, Cang Li clenched his fists. Pulling up five fish baskets today was a bit too easy; it seemed like he hadn't put in much effort. When he turned around, Cang Li saw Ji and Jie pulling the rope behind them.

Cang Li: ...Oh, it's not that she's stronger, it's that the two kids are helping.

Cang Li threw off the rope, dragged the fish basket under the shade, and then emptied its contents.

Perhaps because the fish baskets weren't very big, the fish inside weren't as large as those caught with the fishing nets before, but they weren't small either, each weighing about seven or eight pounds. They were all grass carp, and the meat looked very fresh. Six grass carp were poured out of the five fish baskets. In addition to the grass carp, there were also quite a few river crabs and shrimp. The shrimp were all very large. Cang Li hadn't eaten shrimp and crab in a long time, and the recipe for spicy crab and braised shrimp immediately popped into his mind. His mouth was watering.

Cang Li happily put the shrimp and crabs into the basket, then put the lid on to prevent the crabs from crawling out.

Then I took six fish to the river to kill and clean them. After cleaning them, I salted four of them and hung them to dry at the entrance of the cave the next day. I put the other two in my backpack and took them back to cook later.

The crabs were quite clean and didn't need to be scrubbed. The shrimp needed their heads and veins removed. After processing, Cang Li got ten palm-sized crabs and five pounds of shrimp.

Cang Li pondered for a moment and found that the fish basket was quite useful. So he put some pig's blood and fish entrails into the fish basket, threw the fish basket back into the water, tied the rope to the rocks on the shore, and after doing all this, the sun was about to set. Cang Li led a few children who were playing in the water, packed up the sunshade and bamboo raft, and headed back.

Back in the cave, Cang Li was covered in sweat. The weather was getting hotter and hotter. Cang Li sighed, thankfully it wouldn't be too hot to sleep at night. After cooking some fish soup, Cang Li said to the children:

"Hey, wait until it cools down a bit, then serve the fish to them. I'm going to take a shower."

He then took his clothes and went to the small cave to take a bath. He felt much better after the bath.

A cool breeze blows into the cave at night, and it's quite cool even if you lie still.

Cang Li was fanning himself, half asleep, when he suddenly sat up.

She seemed to know what the mall was all about. Not to mention the mist mother, could that mental cultivation method be some kind of cultivation technique?