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I calmed Mu Yan down and walked over to pick up the Yellow Cicada that I had previously cut down with my Peach Wood Sword. Holding it in my palm, I frowned slightly and examined it closely. At this moment, it was only the size of a normal flower, about the size of my hand. Thinking back to how it had just devoured a person, appearing as large as a basin, I couldn't help but feel astonished. Mingyue then said, "This flower is the Yellow Cicada; you should keep it and not throw it away." I nodded and, after glancing at it a few more times, placed it in my bag. Then, with some confusion, I looked at Mu Yan and asked, "Mu Yan, what exactly happened just now? Why did you suddenly give birth to Li?" This left me puzzled because according to the normal timeline of ten months of pregnancy, Mu Yan's gestation period was far from that. How could she possibly have given birth to Li? The sudden sound from Li was strange and left me bewildered.
Mu Yan shook her head and said, "I'm not quite sure either. At that time, I saw you were asleep and didn't think much of it, but suddenly a large Yellow Cicada swallowed me whole. Everything around me went dark. I was trying to find a way out when that large Yellow Cicada withered away on its own. Then I felt my belly suddenly swell up significantly, and shortly after, I gave birth to our child Li." Her words plunged me into deep thought. I knew she couldn't be lying or deceiving me, but such an explanation sounded truly unbelievable.
Mingyue suddenly spoke up, "If I'm guessing correctly, the reason that Yellow Cicada withered after swallowing you must be related to Li."
"Are you saying that Li absorbed the Yellow Cicada's essence?" I had just formed this suspicion when Mingyue mentioned it, prompting me to ask immediately. Mingyue nodded and said, "It should be more than just the Yellow Cicada's essence; its cultivation level was likely absorbed by Li as well."
"So that's why she was born early?" I inquired.
Mingyue nodded again. "She is not an ordinary mortal; being born this way is within reason." I glanced at Mu Yan and nodded at Mingyue; her explanation indeed made some sense.
"Let's go; at least we faced danger without any harm. Now that we have the Yellow Cicada in hand, our next task is to find the other items." After a brief silence, Mingyue suggested. I looked at Mu Yan and asked, "Is your body okay?" She shook her head and replied, "This body is merely a shell; as long as my spirit isn't harmed, there won't be any major issues." I gently nodded and said, "Then let's continue forward."
We proceeded with utmost caution along the way, remaining particularly vigilant towards the surrounding flora and fauna for fear of encountering any monsters. Consequently, our pace inevitably slowed down. However, as we had previously guessed, the Larch trees grew above an altitude of one thousand meters and were easily found by me. I chopped off a section of trunk with my hatchet and placed it in my bag.
The remaining items included the Giant Python Spine, Hundred-Year Lingzhi, Nine-Tailed Fox Blood, Demon Fetal Essence, Dragon Blood, Silver Talisman, and Symbol Ash. The Silver Talisman and Dragon Blood were not even on my radar since acquiring either was impossible for me. As for the Giant Python Spine and Nine-Tailed Fox Blood, they were also pushed to the back of my mind due to the earlier encounter with the Hu Family Immortal; I dared not act rashly against the Fox Clan. Moreover, to obtain Nine-Tailed Fox Blood meant first finding a Nine-Tailed Fox—something that clearly wouldn't be easy.
Thus, we decided to focus on locating the Hundred-Year Lingzhi first. Mingyue explained that while finding Lingzhi in these deep mountains wasn't too difficult, locating one over a hundred years old was another matter entirely because most Lingzhi would have been consumed by beasts or spirits before reaching such an age. Therefore, if we wanted to find Lingzhi older than a century, we would need to venture into some hidden places.
This left me puzzled as I asked, "Where should we look?" Mingyue pondered for a moment before replying, "Cliffs; these things often grow on steep cliffs where ordinary beasts or spirits wouldn't venture."
Upon hearing this, I nodded slightly. With a target in mind, our search became less aimless. However, when we reached a steep cliff later on, we were surprised to see signs of habitation below us.
"There are actually people living here..." Looking down at the cliff before us felt utterly unbelievable; who would choose to live in such deep mountains? The dwelling was quite simple—made from thick tree trunks forming walls with thinner branches and some weeds woven together for roofing. There were two rooms: one presumably for living and another for cooking.
Standing above it all, Mingyue and I exchanged glances. I speculated aloud, "Could it be that some monster resides here?"
Mingyue shook her head firmly. "That's impossible; most monsters take shape in caves or establish their own lairs rather than build wooden houses like this." Her reasoning made sense.
After a brief silence, she suggested, "Let's go down and take a look." I nodded in agreement; discovering someone lived here piqued my curiosity without any objections from me. Following Mingyue closely behind her lead, we found a flatter area to approach.
In front of the wooden house, the surrounding weeds had been meticulously cleared away—evidence of long-term habitation. Some unknown meats were drying on the wooden walls while the door remained tightly shut. When we reached the door, I gently called out, "Is anyone home?" After waiting for a moment without response and exchanging glances with Mingyue again, I knocked lightly on the door while she scanned her surroundings as if assessing something.
Mu Yan stood behind me silently before finally saying softly, "There's no one inside."
I was immediately puzzled. "How do you know?" She pointed at the house and explained: "Because there's very faint human presence inside; they probably left not long ago." Suddenly enlightened by her words, I understood and pushed open the door.
Inside lay my Peach Wood Sword and Bagua Mirror resting on a wooden table alongside several Yellow Talismans. The sight before me only deepened my confusion further.
Mingyue approached as well and remarked thoughtfully: "They must be someone from our line of work."
Someone from our line of work? This implied that they were likely well-versed in Mausoleum Taoism or something similar—but who would choose to live here? What could their purpose be? Suddenly outside came faint footsteps. Instinctively turning around to look revealed something astonishing: standing there was Yang Yi—the very person living here!
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