This is what an immortal should be like

Chapter 83 Something Wrong with the Mountain Village
Beneath the gale layer, Zhuang Lin had returned to the normal sky.

Although this place is still "far away" compared to the ground, it may be the first time for Zhuang Lin to experience this. Looking down at this moment, he feels very familiar and even breathes more comfortably.

Even though the wind here is also very strong, Zhuang Lin felt that the wind was exaggerated when he was flying up just now, but it was nothing compared to the real gale layer.

Looking at it again, Zhuang Lin even had the illusion that it was just a gentle breeze and drizzle here.

Although the feeling of being scorched by the blazing sun from above was novel, and the spiritual energy that gathered from above was also very special, it was still not as comfortable as being down there. At least Zhuang Lin was not used to it yet.

“I don’t know how far they have gone.”

Zhuang Lin muttered to himself, counted with his fingers, and then felt the direction, and flew diagonally downwards along the sense of energy.

At this altitude, it should be much higher than when I looked down from the window of an airplane, and it was also full of novelty.

Before, the heavens were urging him to fly upwards out of a thirst for knowledge, but now Zhuang Lin was much more relaxed, appreciating the magnificent mountains and rivers in the sky.

The clouds were still very low, sometimes they were connected together, and sometimes there was a large hole. At this time, you could see that the condensed earth seemed to be moving backwards extremely slowly.

As Zhuang Lin moved forward, his altitude continued to decrease, breaking through the clouds, and the speed at which the earth moved backwards was gradually increasing.

This day passed very quickly for Zhuang Lin. The ups and downs were fine, but the longest time was spent on deducing the wind control in the strong wind, and then facing the Tianmen took up a lot of time again.

In addition, after all this time in the sky, Zhuang Lin had actually flown far away from his original direction, so when Zhuang Lin returned, the sky was gradually approaching dusk, which made him feel as if he had just left home in the morning and the sun had set in the blink of an eye.

The sun was about to set, and the sunset glow hung in the sky. Zhuang Lin's altitude at this moment was only slightly lower than the sunset clouds, and he then deliberately approached the clouds that were reflected in the sunset glow.

A bird in the sky, which was not sure if it was a wild goose, was startled by Zhuang Lin and let out a strange cry of "Ah~Ah~Ah," then flapped its wings and flew away.

"Hahahaha"

Zhuang Lin couldn't help but chuckle.

This is one of the benefits of cultivating immortality. I have finally experienced the beauty of the setting sun and the solitary wild goose flying together!
At this moment, Zhuang Lin suddenly had an interesting idea. If he met Wang Bo two or three hundred years later, he would definitely take him to experience it in person!
There were also some places where people lived that appeared from time to time on the land below, most of which were located near water sources, and even some cities flew over.

But from Zhuang Lin's previous perspective, these cities were indeed very small. From high above, one could sometimes even overlook the presence of human beings. It seemed as if all one could see was the natural scenery of mountains, rivers, and streams.
In the mountains, Lu Jing and Yang Tianlei were leading the way, followed by Lu Cheng and He Yuchen, each carrying their own bags and Zhuang Lin's bookcase. The four of them were still on their way without stopping.

"What should I do? The teacher said to wait for him in a place where people live, but it's almost dark and there's no one around."

"Then we'll travel overnight. I slept till dawn last night and I'm feeling refreshed!" "That's right, we'll travel overnight!"

"That makes sense. If the Master goes to a place with people ahead and waits for us and doesn't see us, that would be bad!"

The four of them occasionally exchanged a few words, but their movements remained brisk.

"I've been traveling non-stop all day today, only drinking some water and eating some dry food along the way, and I still feel like I have energy left!"

"Me too!" "Hey, now we can be called masters in the martial arts world, right?"

"I'm not sure, but I think I can beat ten of my former selves now! Um. All at once!"

Compared to when they set out from Wuling, the four of them now felt that they had been reborn. This was something that Yang Tianlei, who had already started learning internal skills, felt the most deeply.

After he modified the "虓犇哈月真經" from the family secret book, he finally understood the difference between ordinary martial arts and peerless martial arts.

This is because the time is too short and the muscles, bones, skin and flesh have not yet been tempered.

"Don't be complacent. I used to think I was a skilled warrior, but compared to now, what am I then? It's really ridiculous! How can we know if we are still too conceited now?"

"Yeah!" "Brother Lu is right!"

The few of them calmed themselves down and tried not to be too complacent, but that feeling of complacency still lingered.

It gets dark faster in the mountains, and the light of the sunset can only illuminate a small area in the mountains. The road ahead of the four people is getting darker and darker, but they are moving forward much more smoothly.

"Hey, is this going to be easier now?"

"It's not just easier to walk, there's a path ahead, and it's not a beast path!"

"Look, there's smoke in the distance, there must be a house!" "Great, we should be able to get there before dark!"

The four of them were immediately energized, their pace increased a bit, and then they passed through an obstacle, leaped over a small patch of thorns, and landed lightly on the mountain path one after another.
"Ohh Ohh ohh"

Not long after we came out, a faint sound that sounded like sad crying appeared in the mountains.

The four people who were delighted to find people subconsciously stopped, then looked at each other, and then looked to the west. The last ray of sunset had disappeared.

“It’s getting dark” “Yeah!”

Just two short sentences said it all. The four of them were secretly alert and moved forward in the dim light of the night. Then they discovered that there were quite a few graves nearby.

"woo woo woo woo."

The wailing sound appeared again, and Yang Tianlei whispered.

"The crying is coming again"

Lu Jing hurriedly said.

"Don't pay attention to it. Have you forgotten what happened when you were camping in the mountains with the Master?" Of course the four of them couldn't forget it. There were even more strange winds and noises than now. What's more, at dawn, they saw the huge mountain monster kowtow to the Master. That scene was destined to be engraved in their hearts for a lifetime.

"Wow, how are we going to survive? Wow, how are we going to survive?" "Wow, how are we going to survive?"

The sound became more obvious and seemed more shrill in the mountains.

But the four of them were just busy moving forward without even looking elsewhere. The ghosts were really rampant. Could it be that the genius Black couldn't wait to come out?

If it were the four people from the past, they would probably be terrified, but although the four people now were also nervous, they remembered Zhuang Lin's words and were not too afraid of ghosts and monsters.

The Master said that the courage of ordinary people is also extraordinary, but the more afraid you are, the worse it will get!

This is also why a considerable number of evil spirits often need to frighten others, which often reduces people's courage, suppresses their yang energy, and wears away their luck.
"No, there really is someone!"

Lu Cheng suddenly spoke and pointed to a place. The other three people also looked subconsciously. In the dim light, in a valley in the distance, it seemed that someone was kneeling in front of a grave and crying.

"Wow, wow, wow, how can we live without you?" "Mom, I'm scared." "Mom, I'm hungry."

"Mom, it's getting dark." "Oh mom, I'm scared."

Not only were there the sounds of women crying, but there were also the sounds of children crying in fear!

"Is it a human?" "I can't say."

"Let's go and see, there are children. If it happens, there must be a reason."

"What if it's a ghost?" "If it's a ghost, let's run!"

That made sense. The teacher had said that they didn't need to be too afraid of ordinary ghosts, so after the four of them discussed it, they approached that direction with caution.

The four men were talking in low voices and at a certain distance, so the people over there obviously didn't hear them, let alone notice the four men who were crouching over quietly.

It was a newly built grave mound, easily discernible. Even in the dim light, the four men could see that compared to the other graves, this one was completely free of weeds. The wooden sign that served as the tombstone stood upright and intact, showing no signs of damage.
A woman with three children was sitting on her knees, crying. The children were hugging her and crying restlessly, but the woman seemed not to hear them.
The four of them were not rookies. Although they were far from being able to reach the level of Wuling masters, they all had experience in the martial arts world. After seeing this scene, they probably understood what was going on.

Most of the time, the pillar of the family is gone and they have lost hope in life.
"Sister-in-law, why are you crying here?"

Lu Jing asked, trying to keep his voice as soft as possible, but the sudden sound still scared the woman and four children.

"Ah——" "Mom!" "The ghost is coming"

Looking up, they saw four figures nearby, one large and three small, and they immediately hugged each other in fear and screamed in panic.

Perhaps the mother had lost the courage to live, even to the point of despairingly wishing to die in the mountains with her children, but at this moment, her instinct for fear still prevailed, and reaching out to protect the three children in her arms was another instinct.
"Don't be alarmed, sister-in-law. We are just passing by. We came here to see what was happening when we heard the crying!"

"Yes, we are all good people!" "Don't cry, don't cry"

Lu Jing and others rushed to appease them. Yang Tianlei on the side also wanted to appease them, but seeing that the situation was in chaos, he picked up his spear and swung it at a rock on the side.

There was a startling "bang" sound.

"Shut up--"

The world was quiet. Lu Jing and the other two looked at Yang Tianlei in surprise, while the mother and her four children looked over in horror, obviously petrified.

In fact, when I was wandering around the world in the past, this kind of deterrent method was often the most effective on ordinary people. Now that I have followed the Master for a while, I feel a little uncomfortable when I am threatened like this again.

A hint of embarrassment appeared on Yang Tianlei's cold face.

"Uh, I just heard the children say they were hungry. We still have some dry food and water. Let's give them something to eat first."

"Oh yes, yes, we have food!"

Several people woke up as if from a dream, hurriedly put down their bags, and took out the food prepared by the Yin family's servants.

They were white cakes. Lu Cheng took one and broke it open. The aroma of lard and pickled vegetables immediately overflowed. It was the smell of salt and the fragrance of white flour.
Not to mention the three children, even the woman couldn't help swallowing her saliva——
There is a relatively flat piece of land on a slightly higher ground between the two mountains, where a large mountain village is located.

However, when it is said to be slightly larger, it is actually relative to here. There are only about a hundred or so households.

Although it was just nightfall, all the lights in the houses in the mountain village had been turned off early. To people walking from a distance, it felt as if the entire village was rather dead.

At one side of the village entrance, people in a house were looking into the distance through the cracks in the window, and the family members were whispering to each other.

"Hey, Li Wazi's family is back." "They're back so late, I thought they were going to die in the mountains."

"He's got four people with him. Judging from their figures, they look like men." "Tsk tsk tsk tsk, they might as well die in the mountains."

"Mom and Dad, I want to see it too." "Go, go to bed, be careful the monster will drag you away!"

The same observation occurred in many houses, but without exception, no one turned on the lights, and no one came out to say hello.

Lu Jing accompanied the woman in front and walked into the village together. Afterwards, Yang Tianlei and the other two each carried a child on their backs, in their arms, or on their shoulders.

The four of them were observing their surroundings and found that the whole village was dead silent.
The three people at the back leaned close to each other and whispered a few words.

"Something's not right here." "Well, be careful. Let's wait until the Master comes and we can talk about it!"

(End of this chapter)