klisemfg Chapter 258 Huangtu Village
Chapter 258 Huangtu Village
I put on my shoes, got out of bed, and walked out of the small room. What I saw was still a very ordinary farmhouse.
Upon seeing the commotion, two elderly people and a young boy came out of the main house. The boy was probably the one who had kindly helped her.
The one who spoke was an old man smoking a pipe: "Oh, young lady, you're awake. Are you feeling better?"
"I feel much better. Thank you so much, young man and the two of you, for saving my life."
The boy laughed heartily: "Hey, it's nothing. It was mainly my grandfather who saved you. I just carried you back."
"..."
There's no need to use the word "carry," she's so thin she looks like a ghost.
The old man spoke again: "Young lady, your constitution is quite special. You are weak yet have an exceptionally strong vitality. I only fed you a drop of golden honey and you are already jumping around like a madman."
What is golden honey?
"You don't know? That shouldn't be the case, right?"
"I noticed that you have a special physique, young lady, and I thought you were also a cultivator."
Well, I thought it was just an ordinary ancient world, but even such a simple farming family can easily use the word "cultivation". It seems to be a world of immortal cultivation.
However, it's unclear whether it's still on the Yuanzhou Continent.
"Um... sir, may I ask what the name of this whole place is?"
"Is the young lady asking about the name of our village, or about the area this place belongs to?"
“Your village is also part of the jurisdiction.”
The old man simply smiled and nudged the boy beside him: "Xiao Kan, you tell us."
"Hehe, our village is called Huangtu Village. It's a small village under the jurisdiction of Yudu. Yudu, Handi, and Fuzhou are all governed by the Qian Dynasty. The dynasty is run by very powerful cultivators."
The old man took a puff of his pipe and interjected, "Young lady, you're not from around here, are you? By 'around here,' I mean people who live in the world of the Qian Dynasty."
Liu Jun was taken aback. Are all the people in this small mountain village this amazing?
I could tell at a glance that she wasn't a "local".
"Yes."
"You are sincere."
An old woman who hadn't said a word before chimed in, "It's not surprising. People from other places come to the Qian Dynasty every year."
The old man said, "Judging from your appearance, you didn't come here on your own initiative?"
"I don't know, I was here as soon as I woke up."
"That's a bit strange. People who come to the Qian Dynasty usually do so on their own initiative because the cultivation resources here are much richer than in other places."
"Of course, coming here is easy, but leaving the Qian Dynasty is difficult."
"Furthermore, the Qian Dynasty has abundant resources, but throughout history, only one person has ever been able to ascend to immortality."
The old man looked up at the azure sky and sighed, "Because the sky here can be deadly..."
Liu Jun also looked up at the sky: "How does the old gentleman know so much? Could it be..."
"The young lady is quite quick-witted. That's right, our family came from elsewhere."
"Back then, my wife and I were still very young, but look at us now, we have grandchildren, and we're already over seven thousand years old, sigh..."
What?!
These two ordinary old men and women are actually over seven thousand years old?
In the Yuanzhou Continent, she was already the longest-lived person at five thousand years old. Wouldn't she be able to kill anyone here instantly?
But looking at them, they don't seem like people with particularly high cultivation levels. They have abundant resources, but where did all that abundance go?
Does it only increase lifespan but not cultivation level?
"May I ask, how does the Qian Dynasty keep time?"
"What's wrong with making a record every 365 days and 12 hours?"
"That's okay."
It's still the solid way of remembering things; this age is truly impressive.
"Young lady, let me give you a piece of advice: since you're here, just try to survive. Don't even think about going inside the dynasty; it's a place that eats people up."
"Thank you for your guidance, sir. However, I am alone and unfamiliar with this area. Do you have any recommendations for places to visit?"
"If you want to gain a foothold in the Qian Dynasty, go to the martial arts sect in Yudu, which recruits one disciple every year. At least you'll have a backer. This year's one will be coming soon."
"Thank you for your guidance, sir. I will go now."
Watching the figure gradually disappear, the boy felt a little melancholy.
"I forgot to ask her name..."
The old man tapped him on the head with his pipe: "Don't even think about it. That little girl has a very special constitution. Who knows, she might produce another saint-like figure in the future."
The boy's eyes lit up: "The Saint, the only one who ascended?"
"Who else could it be!"
"But that girl doesn't seem to have any spiritual abilities at all."
"You don't know anything! Go away, it's time to go hunting. That old cat is just staying home doing nothing!"
The boy said, feeling wronged, "Fine."
……
Strange, the people here give Liu Jun the strongest feeling of being very strange.
They generally live long lives and, despite looking a bit old, are all very energetic.
Throughout her journey, Liu Jun has not seen a single sick or weak person; they have mostly been elderly or young men and women.
The elderly are generally people who have lived for four or five thousand years, while the young men and women are all between seventeen or eighteen years old and under a hundred years old. I didn't see a single person who was over a hundred years old.
If it were just one or two groups, it wouldn't be so bad, but almost all of the groups Liu Jun saw were like that, consisting of old people and young people, and you could tell from their strength that they weren't very high.
Having seen and been a strong person, I know that strong people are beings with a powerful aura who command respect without anger. Even if they deliberately hide it, it will occasionally show. None of them can match this.
Take those outsiders for example. They must have had some power when they came here, but so far, Liu Jun hasn't seen a single one of them who is actually an "outsider".
Some said they came from outside, but when asked, they said they had lived here for many years and couldn't remember what their hometown looked like.
Longevity plus being an outsider—every question hits the mark. Everyone is this template; everyone is an outsider, forgetting their hometown, having lived here for a long time. So, is she the only true outsider?
It really is eerie in every way.
Yudu Main City
This is during the annual martial arts disciple recruitment competition, which is only open for ten days.
The Martial Sect is a direct descendant of the outer sect of Yudu. If one is recruited, one will have the Yudu chief as a backer, which will make one look more prestigious when going out.
Liu Jun glanced at it and saw only a group of young people fighting, pure martial arts, without using any magic or what they called spiritual energy. He immediately lost interest.
Instead of following the old man's instructions to participate in the recruitment, he went straight to the capital of the Qian Dynasty.
Liu Jun also discovered something else: the food here was terrible, and only his "locals" from outside the area were eating it with relish. Did they not have any taste buds?
The only edible thing is honey. A single drop can fill you up and improve your physical condition, but most of them don't seem to like honey. They say it's something only poor people eat, so it's sold relatively cheaply.
That's hilarious...
I used to be out of breath after just a few steps, but now I can walk three to five miles in one breath.
I didn't see anyone flying on swords or other magical artifacts here, nor did I see any flying pets or flying devices for sale, but there were plenty of swords and talismans for sale.
The talisman and sword were only imbued with weak spiritual energy and had no distinction of rank. Let alone flying, they were difficult to even kill people. Hiring a carriage and buying a horse was very expensive. She was very poor and could only walk to the capital of the Qian Dynasty.
It took her more than three months to finally see the capital. If it weren't for the support of a large number of Jinmi, she might not have made it even after a year.
Moreover, the honey can improve her physical condition, and now she can truly walk with great agility.
As expected, this place is different from other places. Finally, you can see a third group of people on the streets besides the elderly and children—middle-aged people.
Moreover, the middle-aged people here are the real "outsiders," exuding different auras and varying levels of strength.
For example, the person who was wrapped up tightly except for his eyes had a mixed aura, but he was still cultivating spiritual energy.
The young man wearing only a tattered outer garment cultivated spiritual energy that Liu Jun was familiar with. However, the spiritual energy he exuded carried a strong smell of rusty iron, so he was actually a big shot in technological cultivation.
Perhaps because of drinking the golden honey, Liu Jun's eyesight and senses have improved a lot compared to before, and he can even distinguish a variety of scents.