The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 3278 Busy Wood

The house collapsed, and the protective array on the roof was completely broken by the collapse. All the beams and rafters were turned into ready-made wood.

Because of Ouyang Nan and the other two women, Chen Mo did not use the Qiankun Bag. Instead, he immediately carried the large amount of wood back and forth to the house.

Of course, since the house is still a bit small, it's best to put about the same amount of wood inside the house, and pile the rest at the entrance.

It didn't take long for Chen Mo to demolish the house on the side of the mountain road, leaving only the foundation stones.
Chen Mo got carried away with the demolition and used the Jade Sword to quickly break the formation of the house in front of him. Then he cut the supporting pillars and, after the entire house collapsed, he secretly put most of the wood into his Qiankun Bag for later use.

The rest of the wood was still being dragged and piled up at the entrance of the house, stacked high, there was just too much of it.

Such a tall pile of wood would be extremely dangerous if a shadowy figure were to ambush or hide there at night. So Chen Mo secretly stuffed some flammable materials into the pile of wood, so that if a shadowy figure were to hide there, he could simply move the wood and set it on fire.

"Amo, isn't that pile of wood by the door too high and too much? If a shadowy figure attacks at night, hiding in it will be difficult to deal with," Ouyang Ruoxi said quickly when she saw the pile of wood.

Chen Mo said with a smile, "Don't worry, I've stuffed a lot of flammable materials into the woodpile. If I find any shadows hiding in it, or if I need to drive them away, I'll just light it and make a huge bonfire."

"That's good." Ouyang Ruoxi was relieved to hear Chen Mo say that.

Seeing that Ouyang Ruoxi and the others were still busy chopping wood, Chen Mo quickly took out his innate short sword and joined them in chopping wood.

If Ning Yongzhi of the Special Administration Bureau knew that Chen Mo was using the specially made innate short sword issued to innate martial artists to chop wood, he would definitely vomit blood.

Unfortunately, Ning Yongzhi is unaware of this. Although the three women knew about the Innate Short Sword, they had never examined it closely, and paid no attention to the short sword Chen Mo was holding.

Finally, at 5 PM, all the wood needed for the night was prepared. And there was more than enough, not less!
Of course, because there was so much wood, only enough space was left for burning, and the empty spaces inside the main hall were all piled with wood.

The four people looked at the hall full of firewood and were very pleased. The flames tonight would definitely be dazzling.

Everyone sat on the firewood, took out some food, and watched the sky change color.

"Amo, do you think we'll be able to leave here then?" Ouyang Ruoxi looked at the desolate scene outside the gate and really wanted to go home, rest well, and have a good meal.

Of course, there was another thought in her mind: to hold hands with Chen Mo and watch the tide rise and fall.

Thinking of this, Ouyang Ruoxi glanced at Chen Mo. At this moment, Chen Mo also turned his head, their eyes met, they smiled at each other, and held hands together.

"I don't know when I'll be able to leave here, but the place I want to leave is the main hall at the highest point," Chen Mo said, pointing to the vaguely visible building high up.

"Really?" Ouyang Nan and Ouyang Nana looked at Chen Mo with great anticipation.

Both of them wanted to leave. It was really hard to live in danger every day, and they missed the peaceful life in their families.

"There shouldn't be any mistake; that's where I judged it to be," Chen Mo nodded and said.

Thinking to himself that he was probably right, since the core of the formation was located there, as it was the closest point to the center. "Then when do we go there?" Ouyang Nan asked.

"tomorrow!"

"Tomorrow?" the three women asked simultaneously.

“Yes! Tomorrow.” Chen Mo nodded and continued, “Actually, tonight is just a test to see if any more shadowy figures will appear. If they do, then we can’t go tomorrow. If no shadowy figures attack tonight, then we can set off early tomorrow morning for that place.”

"Amo, why did you say tonight is a test? Where are we going? Why do we need to see if we'll be attacked by shadowy figures tonight?" Ouyang Ruoxi asked, somewhat puzzled.

“If there is an attack from the shadowy figures, then the interior of this sealed barrier will still be dangerous, and we can only slowly advance upwards. But if we want to get to the highest point, we don’t know how long it will take. After all, we have to guard against the shadowy figures’ sneak attacks, and no one knows how many of them there are.”

Ouyang Ruoxi and the others did not know what an array was, but they had come into contact with barriers. Therefore, in the martial arts world, there is a concept of a sealing barrier. Thus, Chen Mo used the term "sealing barrier" instead of "array barrier" in his speech.

Although the two meanings are similar, they are quite different. However, Chen Mo wouldn't go into detail, as it wouldn't make any sense.

"I see. So if no shadowy figures appear today, does that mean there are no strange beasts within this barrier? We can then proceed with all our might towards that place and might be able to reach it tomorrow?" Ouyang Ruoxi asked.

"Yes, judging from the approximate distance we see now, it should take about a day to reach it," Chen Mo said, thinking to himself that this small world was indeed very large, especially this huge formation, which was truly impressive.

I wonder what good things are hidden in that central control area at the highest point.

However, Chen Mo wasn't in a hurry; he would know once he got there.

"I hope the shadowy figure doesn't appear tonight," Ouyang Nana said.

"Amo, if the shadowy figure doesn't appear tonight, should we go alone tomorrow, or should we inform Elder Qian Ying and the others?" Ouyang Nan asked.

Chen Mo thought for a moment, then replied, "If they don't appear tonight, then we'll set off alone and ignore Qian Ying and the others. But if the shadowy figure appears tonight, then we'll follow them. After all, if there are any strange beasts, it's better to stick with the main group."

If there are strange beasts, then he should follow the main group and stay behind. Even if he has to take action, these people can share some of the burden.

“Okay, then we’ll see tonight.” Ouyang Nan nodded.

For a moment, all four of them fell silent, no longer speaking, but waiting for the night to fall.

For some reason, all four of them were secretly hoping that night would come quickly so they could find out if any shadowy figures would attack them.

On the other side, in the square, Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing painstakingly dismantled most of the dilapidated main hall from the previous night. Then, numerous martial artists took turns dragging the dismantled wood to the outside of the new main hall. After that, some martial artists chopped and cut the wood into easily combustible pieces, which were then transported into the main hall.

Each of the halls in the square was enormous, so the interior of the new hall was also very large, naturally requiring much more firewood.

The group worked all afternoon and piled up enough wood to last for several days.