I have Taoism and can understand other worlds

Chapter 640 The Nameless One

As Jiang Wen climbed higher up the island, he found it eerily calm. Although spirit beasts roamed among the green grass, there was little sign of panic upon seeing unfamiliar visitors. Such a temperament likely wouldn't develop unless one lived a leisurely and peaceful life.

After joking around with a few spirit beasts, the journey wasn't boring at all. Compared to the sacred land, this place was clearly more vibrant.

"It's quite an interesting place." Jiang Wen waved goodbye to a spirit deer. The deer was reluctant to leave, but finally departed at the call of its mother. These spirit creatures, far removed from the hustle and bustle and slaughter of the world, possessed such innocent natures. It was truly hard to tell whether this was due to the island itself or some other reason.

Reaching the foot of the mountain, I looked up at the cliff. It stood like a sword blade, steep and rugged. Although not particularly majestic, it gave me a sense of overlooking all the other mountains.

Stepping forward, they walked step by step toward the summit.

There was no strong wind or dust obscuring his vision along the way. Reaching the highest point, Jiang Wen looked down upon the entire island.

At that moment, he saw the island's true form. Like a heart, it lay within the entire Fallen Immortal Lake. It was as if it were a symbol of life still existing in this desolate land, possessing a mysterious quality of life and death intersecting.

"It's truly unexpected." Jiang Wen sighed, marveling at the wonders of nature. He would have found it hard to believe that such a vibrant place could emerge from stagnant water if he hadn't personally set foot on the island.

Looking around, Jiang Wen saw something unexpected on the cliff.

A cave was faintly visible among the steep cliffs. If Jiang Wen hadn't had sharp eyes, he would have had a hard time spotting it.

It's not surprising that there are caves in the mountains. But what if these caves are perfectly round and not the work of nature? Then there must have been creatures that ventured here and carved out caves to live in.

But the black water in Fallen Immortal Lake is no ordinary water; the Hundred Streams tribe could never possibly reach the island. As for the living dead in the Holy Land, perhaps there's a sliver of a possibility. After all, after living a life of ignominy for countless years, some people are bound to go mad.

Upon reaching the cave entrance, Jiang Wen surveyed it. The entrance wasn't large, about ten feet high. The stone walls were covered with chisel marks, indicating the great strength of the people who had carved the cave.

Although it was built using a natural cave in the mountains, the person who created it was indeed quite skilled.

As Jiang Wen walked further into the cave, he could see what was inside more clearly.

A stone bed, a wooden frame. Apart from that, there were some scattered stone tools on the ground.

On the stone bed, long-dried white bones lay exposed. Leaning against the stone wall at the head of the bed, a few pieces of tree bark remained in its embrace, indicating that it had died peacefully.

Jiang Wen searched the cave but found nothing of use.

The stone tools were just ordinary stone tools, and the wooden shelves were simply filled with medicinal herbs and elixirs. It was as if an ordinary person lived here, without anything special about them.

"Is this an ordinary person who came to live on this island?" Jiang Wen looked at the white bones on the stone bed and walked over to examine them closely.

The skeleton was found to be different from that of ordinary people, with thicker and taller bones. There were two protrusions on the skull, which looked like horns. And between the leg bones, a thin, long white bone extended out, much longer than both legs.

Jiang Wen could think of someone whose bone structure was a good match.

"Dragonkin?" he muttered to himself, beckoning to the bark on the skeleton. Holding it in his hand, Jiang Wen examined the contents of the bark.

The common script of the Baixi tribe originated from the Taicang period, but it also has some differences. If Jiang Wen hadn't learned these characters, he might not have been able to understand them.

However, he happened to have used the secret methods of Langhuan Academy to become fluent in the script and language of the Baixi tribe.

The writing was done with the sap of some kind of plant, and it didn't fade even after the bark dried. Jiang Wen flipped through the pages one by one, and came to understand the identity of the owner of these skeletons.

His gaze was drawn to the writing on the tree bark, which spoke of the secrets of the blessed land and the holy site.

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"I'm still alive, but I don't know how much longer I have. After Qing faked her death, I escaped with her, but I failed to protect her. It's all my fault. If I had pretended not to know, perhaps Qing and I could have lived happily in the tribe. But could I pretend not to know? The moment I saw the truth about the Land of Divine Blessing, everything was irreversible. We were like animals kept in cages, only waiting to be slaughtered. It's laughable that everyone thought the Land of Divine Blessing was a protection bestowed by the gods. The elders all knew the truth, but they dared not utter a word! Because the truth would shatter the entire Land of Divine Blessing!"

But I can't, I can't bear all this. I retrieved something from the clan's secret realm, something powerful enough to protect our child. I'm taking Qing with me to find a way to survive, to find hope for the Baixi people!

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"I never imagined that the bottom level of the Sky Tower would connect to the Fallen Immortal Lake! We're in deep trouble! Qing was swept away by the giant waves of the Fallen Immortal Lake. I don't know if she's dead or alive, but no one can access the stagnant water in the Fallen Immortal Lake. My mind is a mess; I don't know what to do. But I know I have to survive, and that's what Qing told me too. Survive, find a way out, find a way to leave the Fallen Immortal Land!"

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"I came to an island, and this island is very strange. It is completely different from the rest of Fallen Immortal Lake. It is so vibrant and so enchanting. I even feel that the Land of Divine Blessing cannot compare to it. How did it appear in Fallen Immortal Lake? Do the elders know about this place? There are countless strange animals here. I feel like I could catch one at any time."

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“I’ve explored the entire island; it’s even bigger than the capital. Perhaps settling here would be better than the capital. No, no. I must find a way out. If we can’t escape the Land of Divine Blessing, it’s all in vain! We will still die, and the entire Land of Divine Blessing will be destroyed, including this sacred place!”

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"My consciousness is fading, and I feel my life slipping away rapidly. I'm aging much faster than I did in the capital; I'm probably an old man now. I don't know how much longer I have to live, or where my end will be. If I could, I hope to meet Qing on the journey home. The thing I regret least in my life is meeting Qing."

I am dying, and I must write down the secrets I know. Though I don't know who will ever see these writings, I have decided to speak them anyway. Stranger, do you know that this blessed land is not a sign of divine benevolence? On the contrary, it is a sheepfold where the gods keep us.

The Land of Divine Blessing is merely the skeleton of a fallen immortal! We all live within His body! We cannot escape, we cannot leave!

Our flesh and blood, our souls, generation after generation, must feed this fallen immortal! This is the secret of the Land of Divine Blessing, this is our doom! We often rejoice that we live under the protection of the gods, unaware that we are merely food sown by them. He harvests us again and again, sustaining His life with the flesh and blood of countless Baixi tribesmen. The elders of the Azure Sky Tower know this, but they dare not speak. They only wish to eke out a living, deceiving everyone with countless lies!

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"Run! This island! It's part of Him!"

(End of this chapter)