Chapter 100: Wordless Monument
Laojun Mountain is not within Sunset College. Originally, Zhou Wen did not want to go to such a far place, but he had to complete his school assignments, otherwise he would not be able to graduate. Zhou Wen had no choice but to go.
Li Xuan was very excited and kept explaining things about Laojun Mountain to Zhou Wen while sitting on the bus.
"Laojun Mountain is arguably the safest extra-dimensional realm. Although there are many extra-dimensional creatures there, they generally won't attack humans. As long as you don't provoke them, there's no danger in Laojun Mountain. The only thing we need to worry about is the Wordless Stele, also known as the Worry-Free Stele, that we're assigned to see this time. No matter how strong your willpower is, you can't look at it for more than half an hour, otherwise it'll be fun..."
Zhou Wen sat by the window, playing the Ant's Nest dungeon while listening to Li Xuan's detailed explanation of the situation at Laojun Mountain.
"What's the fun?" Zhou Wen asked.
"That thing is very weird. Although it won't kill people, it can make people excited and always want to do something." Li Xuan laughed.
Laojun Mountain is located in Luoyang area, and the school bus arrived at the destination in no time.
Unlike what Zhou Wen had imagined, Laojun Mountain was not too high, but it had many peaks, winding pines and cypresses, and ancient buildings standing on the peaks, like a scene in a painting.
From a distance, Laojun Mountain looks like a classical ink-and-wash landscape painting.
The princess counted the number of people and led the students up the mountain.
The mountain was full of small animals like rabbits and squirrels, and flocks of cranes were flying among the clouds. They were not afraid of humans, but just looked at the students from Sunset College with curiosity.
Zhou Wen has been looking for the small hand pattern, but he has not found it. However, he is not worried. The mysterious mobile phone has the function of automatically locking the small hand pattern, but it requires him to get close to a certain distance.
The most mysterious part of Laojun Mountain is the Golden Summit, where there are many mysterious ancient buildings. Unfortunately, no human has ever been able to climb to the Golden Summit.
Legend has it that someone once saw countless animals crawling out of the mountain. Snakes, insects, rats, ants and other animals all climbed up Laojun Mountain, covering the entire Laojun Mountain in a black mass. Those animals knelt in front of the Golden Summit like humans for three days and three nights before dispersing.
In the land of Laojun Mountain, the most taboo thing is to see blood. Someone once tried to kill those docile dimensional creatures here.
The man had just killed an alien creature similar to a white rabbit, but for some reason his face suddenly changed, and he turned around and ran down the mountain like crazy.
When his friends found him the next day, they could hardly recognize him if it weren't for the clothes and belongings he was wearing.
The man was covered with rabbit hair, his mouth became three-lobed, and his eyes turned red. He lay on the grass like a rabbit, eating leaves, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get up. He became a madman from then on.
Since then, no one dared to kill on Laojun Mountain, and even seeing blood was a huge taboo.
Legend has it that there was an epic strong man who refused to believe in evil and started a killing spree on Laojun Mountain, with a very tragic result.
These are all the knowledge taught in school, and Zhou Wen doesn't know whether they are true or not. However, walking on Laojun Mountain, he does feel very peaceful in his mind. There seems to be a kind of magic here that makes people's hearts become calm.
"That's the legendary Forget Worry Monument. Although there isn't a single word written on it, it possesses magical power. Your assignment this time is to sit in front of the Forget Worry Monument and stare directly at it for half an hour. Not a second less, but not a second more." The princess brought a group of students to a platform halfway up the mountain and pointed to a stone tablet at the end of the platform.
The stone tablet is only two or three meters high and looks shabby and nothing special. It stands on the edge of a cliff on the hillside, accompanied by the morning glow and clouds. There is an indescribable meaning in its loneliness, as if just staring at it can soothe one's restless mood.
"Line up, ten in a row, and sit in front of the Forget-Sorrow Monument. Put on the sunglasses I prepared for you, and take them off when I tell you to. Zhou Wen, Li Xuan, don't stand at the back, come to the first row." The princess arranged for the students to sit in front of the Forget-Sorrow Monument. Seeing that Zhou Wen and Li Xuan were at the back, she called them to the front.
The closer to the Forget Worry Monument, the stronger the effect. The princess is determined to help Zhou Wen regain his spirits.
Zhou Wen didn't care. It didn't matter where he sat. There was no risk in watching the Forget Worry Monument anyway. As long as he didn't exceed the time limit, there would be no problem.
The only thing that disappointed Zhou Wen was that he couldn't find the little hand pattern, and the mysterious phone didn't vibrate to remind him.
"Could it be that the other-dimensional realm of Laojun Mountain is above that golden peak?" Zhou Wen looked at the top of the mountain and pondered in his heart.
Seeing Zhou Wen still looking around, the princess thought to herself, "Once you see the inscriptionless stele, you won't be as indecisive as you are now."
"Okay, everyone, pay attention. Take off your sunglasses and start looking at the inscriptionless stele. The time limit is half an hour. If you stand up within half an hour, you have failed and must look at it again for another half an hour." The princess was wearing sunglasses herself and had no intention of taking them off. She just pressed the stopwatch in her hand.
This kind of sunglasses is specially made. Wearing them to look at the inscriptionless stele will reduce the impact of the stele a lot. However, you can't look at it all the time. If you look at it for a long time, the sunglasses will be useless.
Zhou Wen and a group of students took off their sunglasses and looked at the inscriptionless monument.
It’s strange to say, many students were a little nervous at first, but after seeing the inscriptionless stele, their nervousness immediately disappeared, and they all relaxed, with their minds extremely peaceful.
But this peaceful mood became a little strange as time went by.
The mind was still calm, but there seemed to be a force surging within the body, making the students feel full of energy. They wanted to stand up and throw a punch, or fight with someone. The restlessness originating from the body formed a sharp contrast with the calm mind.
Naturally, the students did not dare to stand up. They had only been sitting there for less than three minutes. If they stood up now, it would mean a failure in the academic task. They could only sit there and endure it.
This feeling is like a person with ADHD who has to sit there motionless. The discomfort is something that outsiders cannot understand.
Zhou Wen also felt that restless feeling, but it was only a little bit at the beginning. When his body just started to become restless, the Mixian Sutra, which was originally running at a normal speed, slowed down, making Zhou Wen's body become a little strange, and the restless feeling gradually disappeared.
"How could this happen?" Zhou Wen was surprised. The last time the Mixian Sutra appeared in this state was when Zhou Wen was reading the Small Prajna Sutra.
(End of this chapter)
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