The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 2791: The Mystery of Life and Death

Chen Mo's spiritual sense was suppressed in the entire canyon, so it could only extend three meters. He had no way of detecting anything beyond three meters.

He was very uncomfortable with this. When he was able to use his spiritual sense, nothing could be hidden from him. But now, he wanted to take a closer look at the stone door in front of him, but he didn't know how to check it.

In addition, if his divine sense was at the original distance, he would be able to investigate what was behind the stone gate. Even if there were formation restrictions on the stone gate, he could bypass the formation and investigate through the rock.

But now, there is nothing I can do.

The stone door in front of me felt very familiar, but where had I seen it before, or where did I know about it? If my spiritual sense could detect it, would I need to rack my brains so much?

There are no patterns or words on the stone gate, it is just bare, but with the help of the headlamp, you can see that the entire stone gate is black, a stone gate made of pure black rock.

Of course, even without using a headlamp, Chen Mo could still clearly see the entire environment and the characteristics of the stone gate.

His current spiritual sense is only three meters, so if he wants to explore this stone door that feels somewhat familiar, he needs to get closer to it.

However, as a martial artist of the tenth level of the acquired realm, he and Ouyang Ruoxi and several others were assigned to the third group, which meant that it would be their turn only after the first two teams attacked the stone gate.

Therefore, if you want to get close to the stone gate, you still need to wait.

Now, Qian Ying attacked the stone gate crazily, and the other warriors in his team also lined up and took turns attacking the stone gate. Since the cave was only two meters wide, even at the stone gate, the cave was slightly wider, but it did not reach three meters, and the stone gate was less than two meters wide.

If one wants to attack the stone gate, one can only stand in front of it, but the area is so small that there is only enough space for two people to attack at the same time, so on one side Qian Ying, the innate master, will take action, while on the other side other acquired warriors will take turns to attack.

In this way, the frequency of attack can be maintained, and the barrier on the stone gate will be gradually consumed and eventually collapse because of the continuous attack and the lack of energy replenishment. This is also the solution that Qian Ying and his team came up with after encountering the barrier.

Although this method is rather clumsy, it is very practical. As long as the energy of the barrier is insufficient to cover the expenditure, then no matter how strong the defense is, it will eventually be broken.

When attacking the stone gate barrier, Qian Ying and other warriors in the same group did not use 100% of their strength, but kept a certain amount of room for maneuver, using about 80%. And when they continued to consume their own blood and qi, they would stop when they consumed two-thirds of it, and then give the place to the people behind.

The purpose of doing this is to keep everyone's Qi and blood strong enough to deal with emergencies. If something unexpected happens, everyone will be able to deal with it. Otherwise, when the Qi and blood are completely consumed, there will be no defensive energy or attack ability. Once something happens, you can only wait for death.

Qian Ying attacked the stone gate for about half an hour, and then it was Zhou Zixing's turn to lead the attack. Chen Mo stood at the back, about ten meters away from the stone gate, just looking at it, but unable to reach it, and felt a little speechless.

I estimate that it will take me another hour to explore the stone gate, which is really a waste of time.

Hey, wouldn’t it be better if we just go up, slap all these people away, and then investigate directly?

Chen Mo thought to himself, and suddenly he had an Ah Q spiritual victory method.

"What are you laughing at?" Ouyang Ruoxi asked curiously when she saw Chen Mo looking ahead with a smile on his face.

Chen Mo turned around and looked at Ouyang Ruoxi, who was full of curiosity. He sighed again in his heart. Where did the cold and aloof Ruoxi go? After accompanying Ruoxi here this time, he found that the relationship between him and Ruoxi was getting closer and sweeter. However, Ruoxi seemed to be changing gradually. She became a little talkative, loved to ask questions, and smiled at him from time to time.

Hey, he used to always have a cold expression towards me, even if he smiled, it was only after he turned his head away. Even when he was with me, even if we were drinking all night, he rarely talked.

But now, why is it gradually turning into a chatterbox?

But why did he like Ruoxi's transformation?

Is it better to be the cold and beautiful Ruoxi or the beautiful Ruoxi who now has many problems?

Well, the beautiful Ruoxi is still the best! No matter how she changes, I still like the beautiful Ruoxi.

Of course, he did not delay in answering Ruoxi's question and said directly: "It's just that seeing all the warriors attacking a stone gate like crazy, and you and I will do the same thing later, it feels a bit..."

"Also, this stone door is black, while the cave wall is blue-gray. I always feel that this stone door...!"

When Chen Mo said this, he suddenly thought of something that Master Ye Shang mentioned in the jade talisman for passing on skills. That is, in the world of cultivation, there are many cultivators who use black material to seal the entrance when they are in seclusion, indicating a life-and-death moment. If the material is broken, there is life, and if it is not, there is death.

In the world of cultivation, this is also called the Gate of Life and Death. It can be made of stone, black iron, or some other materials, but basically they are all chosen to be black, indicating that it is a moment of life and death, and also to warn people who see it not to disturb it and wait for the person inside to come out on their own.

So, does this mean that there might be a cultivator inside who is in the process of seeking life and death, and the black stone door in front of him represents the moment of life and death?

Thinking about it this way, it makes sense. No wonder I was familiar with it. It turned out to be the introduction in the Jade Talisman of Transmission of Power. However, this kind of introduction is not very popular. I just took a closer look after seeing it because it seemed a little strange. Now that I see it, it took me a long time to remember it.

After all, when he came to this valley, Chen Mo deduced that this might be a place for cultivation. However, since the spiritual energy here is scarce and no cultivators have been seen so far, he could not confirm it. Therefore, when he saw this black stone door for the first time, he could not remember it.

"What's wrong?" Ouyang Ruoxi saw that Chen Mo stopped talking and stared at the stone gate in a daze. This had never happened before, so she pulled Chen Mo's hand and asked.

Chen Mo immediately reacted and said to Ouyang Ruoxi, "Nothing, I just saw this stone gate and wondered if there was a tomb behind it, or if someone chose to die here on purpose?"

"Ah?" Ouyang Ruoxi was a little surprised: "How did you infer that what's behind this is..."

"This desolate mountain, the ants outside the cave entrance, and the skeletons we saw all indicate that there should be no living people here. This valley should also be very old, so they chose this place, and when the cave was first discovered, it was exposed after ants attacked the cliff and the rocks were broken, which means that this may be a tomb. The entrance of the cave was deliberately sealed so that it would not be discovered by others."

Chen Mo described the place where life and death were held as a mausoleum, which was not actually wrong.

To close the gate of life and death is to find a place to lock yourself up, and then use a black door to seal the entrance. If you survive, you will get out of the gate, and the black object at the door will be broken, and the person inside will come out. If it is not broken, it means that the person inside is still there. And this valley should have existed for thousands of years, so the people inside cannot live for thousands of years, that means they are dead.

Then this place will become the mausoleum of those who are imprisoned in life and death.

Ouyang Ruoxi nodded and said, "If it's a mausoleum, does this count as tomb robbery?"

Chen Mo chuckled, then asked in astonishment, "What do you think?"

"Yes!" Ouyang Ruoxi nodded firmly. Then he continued, "If this is a mausoleum as you said, then there might be treasures inside, right?"

"Maybe." Chen Mo said he really didn't know. Because people who have been through the life and death barrier might bring some good things with them, but who can know?

Besides, all of this is just my own inference. Maybe this is not the place where life and death are tested?

"Hey! No matter what, these things are not something we can decide now. We can only follow the crowd." Ouyang Ruoxi said.

Chen Mo nodded and said, "That's right. Let's wait and see what we can find after the stone door is opened."

Then, the two stopped talking, but held hands, stood in the team, waiting to follow the crowd to attack the stone gate.

At the same time, when Ma Sanxing was recovering his strength, he encountered an attacker who came out from a densely covered forest and scared him at the time.

The main reason was that the creature that attacked him looked a little strange, and it was a creature he had never seen before.

The head is a bit like an ox, and it is extremely powerful, but it has four horns on its head. Two are shorter, sharper, and stand upright on the top of the head, spiraling upward. The other two are like coiled snakes, growing on both sides of the head, and are thick and flat, spiraling to the side of the creature's shoulders, and the horns are pointed forward, like two sharp knives.

It has tremendous strength and has long hair like a straw raincoat that covers its entire body.

Its whole body is bigger than a buffalo, and its limbs are strong and powerful. Each hoof is more than 20 centimeters long, and the ground vibrates when it steps on it. It is also incredibly fast.

When he saw Ma Sanxing, he immediately lowered his head, with the four pointed corners of his head facing him, and white mist blasted out of his nostrils. He pushed hard with his hooves and rushed towards him at a rapid speed.

Fortunately, when Ma Sanxing was meditating to restore his strength, he did not devote his whole body and mind to it. Instead, he paid attention to his surroundings and kept watching.

After all, this is not his family residence, it is not safe, and he has not explored here. In case of any sudden crisis, he can react and deal with it at any time.

Sure enough, being cautious pays off. When the strange creature pounced on him, Ma Sanxing hit the head of the creature with a casual palm.

But after hitting it, it didn't kill it at all.

The monster shook its head and continued to rush towards Ma Sanxing, as if it wanted to stab him to death with its sharp horns.

Moreover, this time its speed became even faster.

(End of this chapter)