Chapter 24 The Truth
Alan Song rested for a while, and his face gradually regained its color. Finally, he and Liang Pin decided to take the fire and go deeper into the cave to see what the situation was like inside.
The man stood up straight, took a deep breath, and holding Liang Pin's hand, he walked steadily and firmly towards the depths of the cave. Every step he took was in the unknown darkness. With the hope that perhaps at the end of the cave that was so deep and frightening, he could find a glimmer of hope, and he moved forward towards the endless unknown exploration.
After all, just as Liang Pin said, there was nothing to eat at the cave entrance.
The cave was deep and endless. Liang Pin and A Lansong walked slowly in the darkness. They didn't know how long they had been walking, but the road under their feet seemed to stretch on and on without end.
Suddenly, Liang Pin vaguely heard rustling sounds coming from all around him. The subtle sound was infinitely amplified in the quiet darkness, as if something was spying on him in the darkness.
Liang Pin felt his scalp tingling, and a chill went up his spine. Fear was like a vine that tightly wrapped around his heart. Liang Pin couldn't help swallowing, and spoke with a slightly trembling voice.
"Brother Songsongsong, do you think there might be anything dirty in this place?" Liang Pin fearfully approached Alansong and stuck close to him.
"No, no, no, no." Alan Song felt Liang Pin getting close and said with a slight smile on his face.
"Brother Song! Why are you imitating me?" Liang Pin wanted to jump aside and keep a distance from the man to vent his dissatisfaction. But just as he was about to let go, he heard something rustling. He got closer to the man out of fear and grabbed his sleeve tightly.
A Lansong felt Liang Pin's attachment, pursed his thin lips, stretched out his long arms, took Liang Pin into his arms, and continued to walk forward with an upright posture.
Time passed slowly, and about half an hour later, Alan Song's sharp eyes caught the traces of repair on the edge of the wall, which was different from the previous walls.
Looking further up, there are quaint lamp holders arranged in an orderly manner on the walls, as if they were once used to store fire and illuminate this dark place.
Alan Song and Liang Pin looked at each other, and saw a spark of surprise in each other's eyes. They took action and carefully lit the lamp holders on both sides of the deep cave one by one.
In an instant, the originally dark and gloomy cave was dispelled by the warm and bright light, and its appearance was gradually revealed.
The sudden light also disturbed a group of sleeping bats hanging upside down on the cave ceiling.
"Ah." Liang Pin exclaimed inadvertently when he saw a black mass of upside-down bats.
For a moment, the whole cave was filled with the sound of flapping wings. Countless bats flapped their wings frantically, and their sharp cries intertwined together to form a chilling sound wave.
A Lansong's eyes suddenly became cold. Without thinking, he leaned to the side and protected Liang Pin tightly behind him. He quickly retreated to a corner and used his broad and powerful arms to build a solid barrier for Liang Pin to prevent him from being hit by the bat.
Liang Pin raised his head slightly in the corner, looking at the man's cold and sharp jawline on the side of his face, which was shining with a sacred light under the dim light.
Brother Song is so handsome!!!
All of a sudden, the bats rushed out of the cave, and finally the noise stopped after a while. Feeling the surroundings become quiet, they opened their eyes and looked around again.
There was a stone altar placed in the middle of the front of the cave, and behind the altar stood a tombstone upright.
"Brother Song, is that a...a tomb?" Liang Pin couldn't help but asked with a shudder.
A Lansong held Liang Pin tightly in his arms and said, "It's okay, don't be afraid, go and take a look."
The two stepped forward to check the tombstone. It was already quite old, but after brushing off the dust, the words on it could still be seen clearly. There were just a few large characters written on it.
"Tomb of Taoist Lingxu"
The inscription on the lower left corner of the tombstone reads, "The last years of the cultivation world, year 0 in the new era."
Liang Pin said in disbelief: "Brother Song, the world of cultivation actually existed in the past?"
Alan Song was also stunned: "I didn't think it was true. Even the mysterious family stuff, I thought it was just some feudal superstition."
Liang Pin suddenly saw something under the altar, and hurriedly patted Alan Song and said, "Brother Song, look, is there something under there?"
Alan Song walked forward steadily and reached out to take out something from the shadow under the altar. The thing was wrapped in a knot of cloth. The man nimbly untied the knot of cloth. As the last layer of cloth was peeled off, a notebook suddenly appeared in front of him. He moved closer to the light to check it out. He saw the words written in large, bright characters on the cover: "Records, for those who are destined to be with me."
"Brother Song! We must be the destined one! Cultivating immortals is too magical."
Aranematsu did not say anything, but opened his notebook and read on.
"At the end of the immortal cultivation world, there was very little spiritual energy left in the world. I was the last immortal cultivator in the world. In the early years, a friend and I had been looking for a method to revive spiritual energy. After several years, we finally found this method. However, this method was too cruel, but my friend was still stubborn and had his own opinion, so we parted ways.
I was in fear all day, worried about future generations. I calculated that thousands of years later, my friend would find this method. If successful, future generations would not have peace. Fortunately, there was a chance, and that was the destined person who came here. It all happened in a single thought. Dear destined person, I will tell you the whole story next.
In the era of cultivation, everyone should be able to draw Qi into the body, but there are always people who want to be that one in a million, and they over-mine spirit stones, steal spirit stones from everywhere, causing many ordinary people to lack spirit stones to draw Qi into the body.
Later, they killed all living beings, causing their deaths and people's misery. The heavens were enraged and brought down divine punishment. From that time on, the spiritual energy gradually dissipated until it disappeared. From that year on, there was no more spiritual energy in the world, and people called it the year 0 of the New Era.
Therefore, even if the method of resurrection is used in the future, only a meager amount of spiritual energy can be obtained, which is like a drop in the bucket. It is impossible to revive the world of cultivation, and it will only harm innocent lives.
I hope someone with a predestined relationship can give me some advice. Everything depends on one thought.”
The content of the note ended here, and Arane turned to the next page and saw that the page read
The so-called method of resuscitation.
Step 1: Take 10,000 boys and burn them together with the airless spirit stone to obtain the raw powder, which is in white powder form, colorless and tasteless. Eating it can absorb the energy of souls and provide the mother stone with the ability to prolong life.
The second step: feed the original powder into the body of an adult, and use the Soul-Catching Bell to take out the soul. This person will be bedridden due to loss of soul, with no strength left, like a walking corpse.
The third step: take the flesh and blood of this person, offer sacrifice to the Lifeless Spirit Stone, and then release the soul into it, then the Lifeless Spirit Stone will be restored to its original state and become a spirit stone.
Remember, remember, this method is just a drop in the bucket, it goes against the Way of Heaven, and is a warning to people. If you see this method, do not eat it. If you unfortunately eat it, you can eat Airless Spirit Stone within half a year to detoxify it once.
The notes ended here. Aransong flipped through a few chapters to make sure he had not missed anything before closing the book. Unexpectedly, as soon as he closed it, the book suddenly disappeared into thin air, as if the book in his hand just now was just an illusion.
......
Disappeared.
The two looked at each other.
".....Brother Song, what Brother Wei added to the food...could it be...original flour?" Liang Pin said suddenly with a frown on his face.
And Aramatsu murmured, "So this is what the mountain of corpses and sea of blood means. It's not about starting a war, but... about poisoning... destroying the body..."
"Brother Song..., have you also eaten the food in the shop? I... I have eaten it too, it's over, this thing is in the body, and I can just ring a bell and it's over!" Liang Pin exaggeratedly posed and sighed to the sky.
Alan Song rolled his eyes at Liang Pin and said, "Don't worry. Your brother Wei asked you if you had eaten it, and you said that after you ate it, the strawberry cake he gave you must be the antidote..." As soon as he finished speaking, Alan Song realized that he had let the cat out of the bag. The reason he knew about this was because he was following Liang Pin at the time, so he suddenly shut up and stopped talking.
Liang Pin slapped his head and suddenly realized: "Yes! Brother Wei is quite nice to me, eh? Brother Song, how did you know? Were you next door when we were having dinner that day? You eavesdropped on our conversation! Okay, Brother Song, I didn't realize you were this kind of Brother Song! Brother Song, is there any side of you that I haven't seen? The side that makes you secretly jealous? Or are you following me..."
Alan Song suddenly stretched out an arm domineeringly, and with a "bang" sound, Liang Pin was trapped in the chattering, raising a little dust. This sudden and powerful move made Liang Pin's eyes widen instantly, and the words that were still chattering were stuck in his throat. He couldn't help but step back a few steps, sticking to the wall, not daring to speak.
"I have something you haven't seen yet. Do you want to take a look?" The man's deep and magnetic voice rang in Liang Pin's ears, with a lingering ending, teasing, and meaningful words.
Liang Pin shrank his neck, his face turned red all the way to his neck, and his head shook like a rattle.
Looking at Liang Pin's cute appearance, Alansong's heavy mood improved a lot, and he couldn't help but peck Liang Pin's forehead as a punishment.
The man slowly approached Liang Pin's ear and began to analyze the current situation to Liang Pin.
"Little thing, now my guess is basically 80% correct, that is to say, things with added raw powder cannot be eaten. Raw powder is that "technology". I don't want to go back to the mysterious Wu family at all. As long as I manage my company well in the future and prevent more people from eating food with added raw powder, I can prevent chaos in the world. You know that your brother Wei has not done anything good, and you won't quarrel with me because of him again." Alan Song chuckled and tapped Liang Pin's head and asked.
"Hmph...not anymore!" Liang Pin covered his forehead and muttered.
This posture is so weird! Why do you talk like that?
For some reason, Aransong stopped talking, and the atmosphere suddenly became ambiguous. Everything around was very quiet, with the occasional sound of birds coming from outside.
A Lansong tilted his head slightly to look at Liang Pin, and couldn't help pinching Liang Pin's red ear with his other hand and said, "Then you are not allowed to call him Brother Wei from now on."
"Okay." Feeling the man's breath, Liang Pin couldn't help but feel his heartbeat quicken.
"From now on you can only call me Brother Song."
".....Um."
"Call me and I'll listen."
The night was very dark, and a special meteor gradually stood up, against the sky. The insects rustling around in the rock cave also crawled away tactfully, providing the two with an absolutely private space where they could play freely.
Liang Pin, who was being pressed against the wall, suddenly felt something. Realizing something, he shouted reluctantly with a red face.
"Song...Brother...you."