From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Led by the Red Girl, Jiang Liu, Lu Jin, and Li Muxuan met up with Chen Yulou, Luo Laowai, Hua Maguai, and Kunlun in a dense forest leading to Nanzhai.

However, there was an extra person in Chen Yulou's group. Judging from his dark blue clothes, he was a Miao person.

According to Chen Yulou, there are two types of Miao people: raw Miao and cooked Miao.

"Cooked Miao" refers to Miao people who intermarry with Han Chinese and can speak Han language; while "raw Miao" refers to Miao people who live their entire lives in the deep mountains and forests and have no contact with Han Chinese.

Are Wei Shufen and her master actually Miao people?

Jiang Liu was slightly surprised, but then he understood. After all, Gu Masters were also supernatural beings. Perhaps because their methods were relatively uncommon and special, coupled with the traditional customs of the Miao people, they differed quite a bit from the mainstream Qi cultivation methods in the supernatural world. As a result, they did not have close ties with other forces in the supernatural world, but they definitely had some interactions.

Therefore, the "raw Miao" among the Miao people are probably mostly ordinary people who are unwilling to engage in cultural exchanges with other ethnic groups.

The old Miao man that Chen Yulou found was a familiar Miao from Qinghe Village in Nanzhai, who was fluent in Mandarin and was "invited" by him to act as a guide.

"Who are they?"

The old Miao man was puzzled when he saw Hong Guniang and Jiang Liu's group, wondering why Chen Yulou and Luo Laowai's group of peddlers were accompanied by women and children.

Are you perhaps involved in human trafficking?

But he didn't want to think too much about it. These days are chaotic. Which of those guys who dare to go into the mountains to do business are truly clean? Besides, the buying and selling of people has existed since ancient times and is a business that has never been popular!

"Sir, they are my relatives' children. They came to work for me to earn a living..."

Chen Yulou gave a brief explanation, and since the old Miao man didn't seem to care, the matter was quickly dropped. Led by the old Miao man, the group followed the mountain path towards Ping Mountain.

Jiang Liu and the others, who were walking at the rear, also heard Hua Ma Guai describe their journey to Nanzhai the previous day—

Disguised as a merchant, he conducted business in Qinghe Village, Nanzhai, and gathered general information about Ping Mountain...

Due to the recent warlord conflicts, and to prevent those with ulterior motives from entering the mountain stronghold, Qinghe Village did not allow outsiders to stay overnight. They had no choice but to find an unattended mortuary nearby to spend the night…

Then, startled by a owl found in a coffin at the mortuary, Chen Yulou gave chase and, with the help of three passing Taoist priests, killed a fox spirit using his family's heirloom dagger—the Little Divine Edge—…

The next morning, they went to Qinghe Village again, using the pretext of wanting to visit Ping Mountain and offering incentives to find an experienced Miao man to be their guide.

"Strange, why is Beizhai willing to keep people here?"

Red Girl became puzzled.

"Perhaps it's because the old man from Jinzhai Leitan in Jinfeng Village is famous in the village. If he leaves us behind, the other Miao people in the village won't be wary," Jiang Liu offered a plausible guess.

What is a Mountain-Moving Taoist?

Li Muxuan then inquired about this matter, "Is it also a branch of Taoism? Zhengyi? Quanzhen? Or perhaps, like the Sanyi Sect, a lineage of its own?"

Hua Maguai was not a Qi-cultivating expert and knew nothing about Zhengyi or Quanzhen, let alone Sanyimen. However, he could tell a thing or two about the origins of the Mountain-Moving Taoists, and said: "There are four major schools of tomb raiding: the Tomb Raiders, the Grave Robbers, the Ridge-Unloading Warriors, and the Mountain-Moving Taoists."

The tomb raiders and grave robbers mainly rely on astrology to locate tombs, while the tomb raiders, like those from Changsheng Mountain, have all sorts of skills, but none of them can compare to you immortals.

We rely on our numbers!

And the last Mountain-Moving Taoist—

He has some connection with Taoism, but he is not a Taoist deity. The deities of the three religions are all very aloof, so why would they do something that would damage their reputation?

They are called Taoists because they wear Taoist robes and practice some Taoist magic. They dig up tombs not for the antiques inside, but for elixirs to use in their spiritual cultivation.

"Oh~ Yemaoshan."

Li Muxuan defined the Mountain Moving Taoists.

He was not a Taoist, but he knew some Taoist magic, yet he did things that Taoism would despise.

Isn't that Yemaoshan?

But then again, what they're doing now seems to be "Wild Maoshan" as well?

Do not!

It's archaeology!

After walking for an hour, the group arrived at a hillside. Looking into the distance, they saw lush green forests and layered mountains, which were as gentle as ripples on water, not steep, with an average height of about one or two hundred meters.

Yet, nestled within this gentle mountain range lies a bottle-shaped mountain, approximately 800 meters high, tilted slightly to the ground, surrounded and protected by the surrounding mountains.

Even from this hillside, Jiang Liu could still imagine the entire mountain—as if this bottle-shaped mountain had fallen from the sky and crashed onto the rocks and soil, causing the surrounding rocks and soil to ripple like water, and then solidify, lingering for a long time.

Furthermore, the mountain has cracks, from which mist rises and surrounds it, creating an ethereal and otherworldly scene, truly resembling a fairyland or a blessed paradise.

Li Muxuan had to admit that, in terms of scenery alone, Ping Mountain was far more captivating than the Sanyimen garrison.

"Damn it!"

Looking at the white mist and red glow rising from the cracks in the mountain, Luo Laowai couldn't help but get excited. "Red and white, I really love it! The white must be vaporized mercury, and the red must be the precious light hidden within!"

He robbed tombs solely for financial gain, to replenish military funds and stabilize morale.

Now that the bottle mountain is revealing such "jewelry", how could he not be happy?

Seeing Luo Laowai's behavior, the old Miao realized something, his eyes widened, and he exclaimed, "You are not merchants!"

# Chapter 125 The Bottle Mountain that Leaked Its Vital Essence?

"Lead the way obediently!"

Luo Laowai is not a kind-hearted person. He will give some face to people like Jiang Liu who have "divine abilities", but he shows a fierce and tyrannical attitude when facing the timid Lao Shu Miao.

As a warlord and a former bandit, how could he possibly be considerate of others' personalities?

They only ever resort to coercion and bribery!

Upon seeing that he had even pulled out a gun, the old Miao man immediately knelt down.

However, Luo Laowai's hand suddenly trembled, and the gun fell into Li Muxuan's hand.

"Commander Luo, there's no need to argue with a mountain dweller like this."

Jiang Liu spoke up at this moment, smiling, "Since you've asked him to come and show you the way, just pay him."

"That's true."

Looking at the pistol that Li Muxuan was playing with, Luo Lao's mouth twitched. Considering that the pistol company and the engineering company were in the Miao border area of ​​Lao Xiongling, he could only suppress his anger for the time being.

After all, these three people all possess "divine skills," so if someone were to attack them in this place, there would be no need to destroy the evidence!

Without their leaders, neither the bandits of Changsheng Mountain nor Luo Laowai's gang would be a motley crew and would even think of avenging them!

Actually.

Jiang Liu had actually thought about it that way.

One hundred.

However, considering that Chen Yulou had given him a fine iron rod, given Lu Jin a set of nine-foot nails, and gifted Li Muxuan a laurel staff—

He who eats another's food is bound to do so.

Besides, they only had a grudge against Luo Laowai, but no grudge against Chen Yulou. Moreover, although he was a landlord, he was not a tyrant. The residents of the mountain villas and villages near Chen Family Village lived relatively peacefully, probably thanks to his protection. They were not like Huang Silang, who only cared about money and had no sense of loyalty.

But the other party is definitely not a kind person either...

"Commander Luo, what this young hero is saying is right. We'll hire a guide, he'll lead the way, and we'll pay him. It's that simple. Let's not cause any unnecessary trouble."

Chen Yulou is an arrogant man. As the chief leader of Changsheng Mountain, he is unwilling to be outdone in terms of momentum, but he also has a sense of respect for people with real supernatural abilities.

That's why he echoed Jiang Liu's words.

Since even his sworn brother said so, Luo Laowai had no choice but to back down.

Only then did the old Miao dare to stand up. He glanced at Jiang Liu and the others, then at Luo Laowai and Chen Yulou, and realized that this group was not as simple as the bandits.

But he knew the more he knew, the faster he would die, so he didn't ask any more questions. He simply led the way, climbing hills and crossing ridges, until he brought everyone to the entrance of Ping Mountain.

This mountain pass is a naturally formed stone archway, which the old Miao people call "Earth Gate," corresponding to the legendary "Heaven Gate," which is quite peculiar.

Jiang Liu possesses the ability to "shift stars and change constellations" by drawing innate talismans. Although he does not understand the theory of observing celestial bodies and examining earth veins, he can still perceive the direction of the local energy by using the magnetic field of the reversed eight directions.

If one enters such a place with unusual energy patterns and does not take the correct direction, it may clash with one's own energy patterns, potentially leading to serious consequences.

Every organ and tissue in the human body can be considered a part of the Qi pattern, and when they are interconnected, they can be considered a complex and subtle Qi pattern.

Moreover, in a true sense, the entire Earth itself is a super-large atmospheric system composed of countless terrains, mountains, and other atmospheric features of varying sizes.

but.

The energy flow here seems to have been eroded by wind and rain over the years, or perhaps by an earthquake, causing changes in the terrain. This has resulted in cracks in the mountain, forming a half-open, half-closed chasm, which has altered the flow of feng shui and diminished its effectiveness.

It's like—

A cultivator who has depleted his vital energy!

But within the context of Earth's massive atmosphere, it's really nothing; ultimately, it's just transformed into other forms.

Therefore, Jiang Liu did not describe the theory of Qi formation. After all, he did not understand those theories and had not studied them properly. The Sanyi Sect did not have any profound books related to Qi formation. He could only rely on the ability brought by the innate talisman to instinctively sense it. Moreover, the Qi formation here had lost most of its effect. The amplitude of his magnetic field fluctuations here was so great that even he himself might not notice it if he was not focused.

Therefore, if ordinary people go into the mountains and take precautions against poison and insects, they will generally not encounter any problems unless their luck is extremely bad.

And getting closer to view this Bottle Mountain—

It wasn't as spectacular as the view from the hillside, but it was still breathtaking and worthy of the phrase "a masterpiece of nature."

The reason is that the rocks on this mountain are dark blue in color, and the mouth of the bottle is slightly tilted to the north, about to fall but not falling, just balanced, and it is exactly pointing towards the location of Golden Phoenix Village.

"Gentlemen and gentlemen, speaking of the rift on the south side of Bottle Mountain, it has existed for hundreds of years. However, a major earthquake occurred six years ago, which made the crack even larger, turning it into a ravine. This caused the southern shoulder of Bottle Mountain to truly crack and tilt northward. According to the Gu Master in the village, it is just like a cultivator releasing a wisp of primordial yang energy."

Seeing Ping Mountain ahead, the old Miao man was timid and dared not climb it. Instead, he began to tell stories, hoping to attract their attention. "Back then, whether it was Jin Feng Village in the north or my Qinghe Village, over 99% of the chicken eggs laid by the hens were empty shells. Only one old man in Jin Feng Village had an egg that hatched into a chick. Why don't I take you to the north village to see something new..."

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Because Jiang Liu and the others were there, Luo Laowai dared not be harsh on this old Miao, but he didn't give him a good look either. "We don't believe in any gods or ghosts, nor do we look at any chicks."

"What he said must be true."

Jiang Liu turned around, revealing the huge bamboo cage behind him. "The angry-eyed rooster behind me is the little chick he mentioned. It has lived for six years and has already become sentient."

"What a magnificent chicken!"

They hadn't paid much attention to Jiang Liu carrying a bamboo cage before, since he was walking at the back, but now they were all startled by the angry-looking rooster in the cage.

The sheer height, comparable to that of a seven or eight-year-old child, left Chen Yulou speechless. Not to mention, upon closer inspection, he saw that when the angry rooster blinked, its eyelids were actually growing on top of its head, just like a human!

Ordinary domestic chickens have their eyelids on the bottom, but this angry-looking chicken has them on the top!