Meng Miao shuddered, feeling a chill run through her body...
The 'person' in the middle of the river was soaking wet, and he seemed to be floating on the surface of the river.
Moreover, he had no color on him; he looked like he was in black and white.
The moment he turned around, Meng Miao was truly stunned.
His face was swollen from being soaked in water, his features were all squeezed together, and his terrifying expression seemed like he wanted to eat people.
"Meng Miao, what's wrong with you?" Cheng Xinrui panicked when he saw her appearance.
"Did you see that?" Ye Xingchen asked from the side.
Meng Miao didn't dare to breathe loudly; she slowly nodded.
"Alright, I've satisfied your curiosity." Ye Xingchen snapped his fingers casually.
The light in Meng Miao's eyes slowly faded, and then the 'person' floating on the river also disappeared.
She collapsed to the ground with a thud, panting heavily.
She knew exactly what she had just seen, especially the moment the person turned around; her heart almost jumped out of her throat.
It was truly terrifying; that one glance will be unforgettable.
"Whether it's a human or a ghost, everyone has their own life," Ye Xingchen said. "The one just now was drowned in the riverbed."
“He stands here day after day, year after year, just to find someone to replace him. Once he finds someone, he can go to the underworld, and if he’s lucky, he can be reincarnated.”
"People from two different worlds are ultimately from different worlds, so never be curious and try to pry into the lives of others, or you will be the one who suffers eternal damnation, understand?"
"I understand, I understand." Meng Miao nodded, still feeling a bit shaken.
"Alright, Cheng Xinrui, take your classmate back," Ye Xingchen said. "You should change your research direction. Your dad said he's going to send you to the National Defense University. Don't go astray."
"I understand, Brother Ye. I promise I won't research these things anymore," Cheng Xinrui said somewhat embarrassedly. Then, as if remembering something, he asked, "Brother Ye, where's Li Yijin? Where is she now? How is she?"
"Don't worry, she's in a very safe place. She'll be able to come back once things are settled in Yanjing," Ye Xingchen said.
"That's good." Cheng Xinrui nodded slightly. "Then I'll head back now."
"Go ahead." Ye Xingchen waved his hand.
Cheng Xinrui pulled Meng Miao up, and she greeted Ye Xingchen and Su Ruochu before leaving with Cheng Xinrui.
"Are all middle school students this amazing these days?" Ye Xingchen looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression. "But coming here looking for excitement for no reason is really something else."
“They’re bursting with curiosity right now,” Su Ruochu said with a slight smile. “They don’t have the mindset to explore the future. It’s good to be young.”
"Right? It's good to be young." Ye Xingchen nodded, then smiled and said, "Don't talk so old-fashioned. We're not that old now. Let's go, it's time to go back."
"Go back? Someone's come looking for us, it might not be a good idea to go back." Su Ruochu looked towards the other side of the mountain.
Ye Xingchen followed her gaze and felt an extremely strong aura coming from the other side of the mountain, locking his figure firmly in place.
"A master from the Xuan Yang Sect?" Ye Xingchen instantly understood: "Since we're here, let's go and meet him."
“Okay.” Su Ruochu nodded and walked with Ye Xingchen to the other side of the mountain.
Su Ruochu entered Taoism through Confucianism and then Zen Taoism, so her perception was a notch above Ye Xingchen's, which is why she discovered the Xuan Yang Sect people a step ahead of Ye Xingchen.
Gao Tairan was in seclusion and had not yet emerged, while the owner of this aura was clearly a notch stronger than Gao Tairan, at least having entered the Heavenly Fate Profound Realm.
Two of the four elders of the Xuan Yang Sect have been dispatched, which means this matter has also made them very anxious.
The Chen family represents their power in the secular world. The patriarch of the Chen family holds a position in the Xuan Yang Sect that is almost equal to that of the sect leader. Their power in the secular world cannot be violated by anyone.
Soon, the two arrived at the other side of the mountain, a place covered in dense jungle, where a platform stood on a cliff.
A seven or eight-year-old boy sat on the edge of a cliff, dressed in a blue robe, like a child in a painting, gazing at the sea of clouds swirling deep within the cliff, seemingly in meditation.
His eyes were incredibly weathered, as if he had seen through the essence of all things in the world.
When Ye Xingchen and Su Ruochu arrived, they were both slightly taken aback, and then they looked at each other in unison.
The two sensed an extremely strong aura locking onto the area and concluded that it must be a master from the Xuan Yang Sect. However, when they arrived, they saw a boy instead.
Ye Xingchen frowned slightly, staring at the boy for a long time. Finally, he sensed a powerful aura emanating from the boy and realized that the person in front of him was the one they were looking for.
"My name is Ye Xingchen. May I ask if the person before me is a master from the Xuan Yang Sect?" Ye Xingchen clasped his hands in greeting.
The boy at the edge of the sea of clouds slowly turned around and smiled slightly.
Although he had a childlike face, his smile was full of vicissitudes and sorrow, and his eyes were definitely not the eyes of a seven or eight-year-old boy.
"The Reverse Life Technique?" Ye Xingchen finally understood everything from his expression.
The boy in front of us is actually a centenarian.
The reason he looks like a boy is because he has cultivated the great supernatural power of reversing life.
The so-called Reverse Life Technique, through cultivation, can cause a person to grow in reverse, gradually transforming from a centenarian into a seven or eight-year-old boy.
After that, they slowly grow up, and after about 60 years, if they can break through to sainthood, their lifespan will greatly increase; otherwise, all their previous efforts will be wasted, and they will not even be qualified to reincarnate again.
However, this method of cultivation comes at a great cost, and it is a helpless act when one's lifespan is nearing its end but one is unable to break through to sainthood.
Moreover, finding the right opportunity to cleanse one's marrow and bones is extremely difficult. Many practitioners of this method ultimately die at the final stage of reversing the natural order because they are not tolerated by Heaven.
"Not bad, you have a good eye." The boy smiled slightly, his voice incredibly aged: "You are Ye Xingchen?"
"Yes, I am Ye Xingchen, without a doubt. Senior, are you here to see me? May I ask which expert you are from the Xuan Yang Sect?" Ye Xingchen nodded.
The boy in front of them was not a real boy; he was at least a hundred years old. The practice of the Reverse Life Technique had turned him into this.
His strength also posed a great threat to Ye Xingchen, so it was right for him to be cautious.
"I am Chen Wuliang."
The boy tilted his head back, put his hands behind his back, and his voice carried far and wide, echoing between the clouds and the sea of clouds.
"Old Master Chen, Chen Wuliang?" Ye Xingchen's pupils contracted slightly as he began to formally examine the child before him.
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