9oo1o1327 Chapter 209 The World of the Green Moon
The star-guided instrument showed that the vast, ravaged area was right before their eyes, but what lay ahead was a deep abyss, with mist shrouding the valleys, resembling the gaping maw of a giant beast—a sinister and terrifying sight. Nevertheless, the Xu family's spirits were lifted. They had drawn the first route, which saved them considerable time compared to other routes home—a significant advantage in terms of time.
But what happened next cast a shadow over everyone's hearts. The Xu family's group was frequently attacked by monsters, especially at night. If it weren't for the aerosol spray they carried that held off the monsters and the ingenious use of a campfire, the Xu family would likely have been dead. By the time they arrived here, only eighteen members of the Xu family remained. Nearly half were dead, and another eight were injured, greatly reducing their fighting strength.
Xu Wenbo originally thought that his family was about to lose the advantage of arriving here first, but he did not expect that the other families had not arrived here yet. It was obvious that the other families had also encountered monster attacks on their way home!
"The little monsters around this area have actually disappeared! The monsters that were chasing us have also backed down, seemingly extremely afraid of this place. It seems we've really reached our destination!" Xu Wenbo's face showed signs of fatigue, but his tone was excited and encouraging.
"Fifth Uncle, is this really the place Grandpa and the others came to fifty years ago?" Xu Ming swallowed hard, his eyes shrouded in mist. Another abyss—how do he get down?
He was a little timid.
"It should be right! Everyone, take a break to conserve your energy before we go down!" Xu Yibo hesitated for a moment before becoming absolutely determined.
The old man and the others had a fifty-year agreement, and now these monsters have appeared in the Shennongjia Forest. It seems to be closely related to this place, so there must be something mysterious here. Perhaps it is related to the message left in the minds of the old man and the five elders. Who the other party is is about to be revealed!
Arriving early might mean getting the opportunity sooner!
After eating and drinking some food, everyone felt refreshed. The allure of the unknown opportunity made them incredibly strong, as if they had never experienced fatigue or injury.
Xu Wenbo looked at everyone with satisfaction and said, "I want to remind everyone again that everything inside is unknown. Once inside, you must not separate. This way, even if we encounter danger, we can work together to deal with it. Also, everyone must be tied with a rope to ensure that no one gets lost!"
"Tie everyone together on a strong, thick rope—that's probably the best way right now to ensure everyone stays together," Xu Wenbo said. Everyone agreed.
"Xu Ming, you're the third!" Xu Wenbo said, his eyes gleaming as he looked at his nephew, Xu Ming.
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Xu Ming smiled bitterly and nodded in agreement. What if he disagreed? The family had already made arrangements for the group's survival here. But the mission had to be carried out. And the reward for success would be incredibly tempting!
"Yes!" Xu Ming shouted.
With the young master of the Xu family leading the way, everyone naturally had no complaints. A thick rope was tied together and attached to a hidden rock. The ropes exposed on the ground were buried so that they would not be easily discovered.
In addition, everyone carries mountaineering and rock climbing equipment, so even if there is a problem with the rope, they can still climb up from the bottom.
The first guard went down and quickly disappeared into the mist. Everyone held their breath, even though he was soon out of sight. However, the rope was taut and no one below shouted, so everyone was somewhat relieved.
Five minutes passed, and Xu Wenbo, seeing no movement, grew suspicious. He had just reminded the first person to go down a certain distance and report back, but five minutes had passed with no movement from below. If the rope hadn't been so taut and straight, he would have thought something had happened to the first person.
"You go down next! Xu Ming, get ready!" Xu Wenbo pointed to the second person with a serious expression. The guards descending into the abyss then told Xu Ming to prepare.
He would feel much more at ease with his nephew down there.
The second person also had five minutes to go down, which seemed to pass very slowly. Xu Ming overcame his fear, fastened the rope around his waist, glanced at his fifth uncle Xu Wenbo, and resolutely kicked off, disappearing into the clouds with a sway.
"Ah!" Xu Ming was just about to carefully choose his landing spot when the scenery suddenly changed, and with a loud thud, he crashed to the ground. His whole body ached, and stars flashed all over his face. It was the ground!
"Young Master Xu!" Two exclamations rang out. Then, he was helped up. Xu Ming looked closely and saw that they were the two guards who had entered earlier.
Forget about the pain now. Xu Ming grinned and said, "Quickly send the signal up! The higher-ups have been waiting for your signal for ages, they thought something had happened to you!"
Some of the blame isn't that you've all landed and left those above waiting for ages while not a single sound came from below.
The two men gave a bitter laugh. One of the slightly overweight guards said, "Young Master Xu, we've done everything we can, but we can't get out. Look, the ropes on our gear are all broken. And look at the sky..."
The rope was broken? Xu Ming's expression changed drastically when he looked at his waist. The rope appeared to have been cleanly and evenly cut. He then noticed that the two guards had the same problem. But something was wrong!
"Did the ropes around your waists break as soon as you came in, or did they just break?" Xu Ming asked nervously.
"It was cut off as soon as we came in, within seconds," another cold-faced guard said.
These two were trusted confidants of the Xu family. Naturally, there was no need to doubt their loyalty. Xu Ming looked again and saw the sky gape wide open. A bright green moon hung in the sky, and there was no mist or shadow in sight.
As for the surrounding trees, they are incredibly tall. Have you ever seen trees that are tens or even hundreds of meters tall? Here they are. Compared to them, people look like ants.
Xu Ming kept saying "hallucination," but when he pinched himself, it hurt a lot. The people around him were real, living beings, not hallucinations!
"Where is this place?" Xu Ming asked uneasily. He looked around and saw his grandfather, who had been here ten years ago. "This is truly a mysterious area; it's completely isolated from the outside world. A green crescent moon—this is something that doesn't exist outside."
"Young Master Xu, this is definitely not the outside world!" The cold-faced guard said, a rare look of excitement on his face. "This might be... a world of cultivation. Otherwise, there's no way to explain everything here!"
"I agree with that! Besides, we also have a big surprise! Young Master Xu, he's over there!" The fat guard nodded vigorously, excitedly pointing in a direction.
It seemed to be a jumble of rocks connected to the ground they were on, like a large plaza.
"Forest?"
"May?"
"Zheng?"
"plum?"
"Xiao?"
Five enormous ancient seal characters were carved on a towering, 20-meter-high boulder, resembling the thrones of five great kings, deeply shocking Xu Ming. The powerful strokes were simply unbelievable; it was clear that the five characters were carved by five old men. Anyone who looked closely felt an overwhelming pressure emanating from them.
"this"
The fat guard exclaimed excitedly, "These are five surnames, exactly the five families we've been to in this mountain trip! Xu, Lin, Zheng, Xiao, Li—perhaps our ancestors lived in these realms. Otherwise, how can we explain all this?!"
It's foreseeable. If, as he suspects, this world is indeed connected to the Five Families, then once they leave this place, the Five Families will rise to power in no time. This is, after all, the "Cultivation World!"
When a person attains enlightenment, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven; these guards were among the first to enjoy this privilege.
"Boom!"
"Someone else has come in. Let's go and wait for Uncle Wu to come in first!" Xu Ming suppressed his excitement and suddenly felt more confident than ever before, leading the two of them towards that direction.
They're also from the Xu family!
Those who entered were initially shocked, but then waited patiently. More and more members of the Xu family gathered.
After an hour, Xu Wenbo finally entered nervously. He was the last one, but as soon as he entered, he fell flat on his face. Fortunately, the guards caught him, otherwise he would have broken his bones.
Sensing Xu Wenbo's shock, Xu Ming was not discouraged but excited, saying, "Fifth Uncle, we're all trapped here!"
Xu Wenbo quickly calmed down and understood the situation. The group was in a rocky plaza surrounded by towering trees. They tried to enter the forest but were blocked by a barrier and bounced back.
Fortunately, it was just a blockade. There was no rebound that could harm anyone; to be precise, they were indeed trapped. They could only move freely within this area of several thousand square meters; they couldn't go anywhere else.
Xu Wenbo stared intently at the ancient seal script character "Xu," lost in thought. No one else, including Xu Ming, dared to disturb him. Perhaps his fifth uncle had a way to leave this place?
"Five surnames? Could it be left by the five patriarchs last time? But the five patriarchs didn't mention this place. They only said that after waking up on the outskirts, a sentence remained in their minds, establishing this fifty-year agreement! In short, the five of them were rescued." Xu Wenbo's eyes flickered, but he had no clue.
If it wasn't left behind by the five old men themselves, then who was it? It must be someone from here! Or rather, a "cultivator" here?
Absolutely!
However, Xu Wenbo had no clue how to leave the square and could only resort to a crude method.
"Everyone, spread out and look around for anything unusual!" Xu Wenbo waved his hand, and everyone sprang into action, as if they were on a treasure hunt.
Even Xu Ming participated in this operation.
Xu Wenbo, acting as mediator, watched as the Xu family members climbed and traversed the entire square, leaving no stone unturned. But as time passed, he grew anxious.
If you don't get a head start, others will catch up.
"Have you noticed anything else strange?" Xu Wenbo asked, looking at the group that had returned in succession, his mood somewhat sour.
"Fifth Uncle, there are only rocks and trees here, but the forest completely blocks out this square. We've checked every single stone on the ground; we can't get out!" Xu Ming's face showed some anxiety and hesitation.
Seeing his nephew hesitate, Xu Wenbo immediately shouted, "Speak your mind! Stop stammering!"
Xu Ming, however, looked at the five giant stones engraved with the Great Ran script. "Xu Ming was quite pleased despite being reprimanded, as his discovery might be of some help to his fifth uncle," he said.
Xu Wenbo's eyes lit up immediately. The words on the five giant stones were probably carved by their ancestors. As descendants, they naturally dared not overstep their bounds under such circumstances, otherwise it would be bad if their ancestors really existed and displeased them.
It was precisely this mindset, this reverence for the five massive stones, that caused the inspection to miss that...
Xu Wenbo understood this and praised, "That's right!"
Xu Ming was delighted. Just as he was about to say a few words of modesty, a loud thud came from behind them, interrupting their joy. The Xu family members' expressions changed, and they looked at the newcomer with hostility.
An outsider has come in!
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