180 The Book of Gods Hidden at the Bottom of the Lake
Meng Xiuyuan was naturally very excited when he heard what the old man said.
After all, it is a book that can be put together with the Magical Art of Eternal Spring. It is definitely not simple when you think about it.
However, Meng Xiuyuan was not in a hurry to find the sacred book immediately. Instead, he asked the old Mr. Mu Zeng to take him to the "Eternal Spring Spring" first.
Meng Xiuyuan's acting style is still based on caution. Finding out the secrets in the Immortal Changchun Valley and ensuring that his own safety will not be threatened are his top priorities.
When the old man heard this, he didn't refuse at all, and immediately set off to lead Meng Xiuyuan to a hillside next to the village:
"Mr. Xiaoyaozi once told me when he was still here that we, the people in the valley, can live longer and stay young all because of the effect of this sacred spring.
But we looked and looked, and no one could see anything magical about this spring water. We just thought that the spring water was sweet and suitable for cooking and making wine..."
The distance was very short, and the two of them arrived at the place while chatting. They heard the sound of "gudong, gudong" incessantly. Looking for the sound, they saw that an inconspicuous mountain spring on the rock wall was slowly gushing out spring water.
The spring water is clear and flows slowly along the cracks in the rocks in the mountains. Judging from its flow, it should all merge into the lake at the foot of the mountain.
Meng Xiuyuan couldn't see any secrets with his naked eyes, so he closed his eyes slightly and secretly used the "Beiming Magic".
Sure enough, as soon as he thought about it, he suddenly felt a steady stream of pure spiritual energy gradually seeping into his body from the direction of the mountain spring. Although it was still only a trace, it was not too much, but compared to the Kunlun Green Valley, it was
It is also several times thicker.
Apart from this, Meng Xiuyuan did not feel any other impurities, and there were no bad changes in his body.
Seeing such a situation, Meng Xiuyuan felt a little relieved and walked slowly towards the spring. As expected, he felt that the clear spiritual energy was becoming more abundant.
"Old sir, can I have a taste of this spring water?"
Meng Xiuyuan was afraid that the people in the valley were particular about something, so he turned around and asked the old man first.
"Of course, of course, Mr. Meng, please do me a favor. Is there anything you shouldn't drink from this spring water..."
Please come to my house later. I can use this spring water to make rice wine, which is delicious."
Hearing this, the old man nodded quickly one after another.
Meng Xiuyuan took a handful of spring water into his mouth and silently performed the magical skills. He felt that it indeed contained a lot of pure spiritual energy, and there were no other impurities.
Obviously, the spring water in front of you is beneficial and harmless to drink, and there is nothing magical in it. On the contrary, it can definitely be called a rare spiritual spring in this world.
He had roughly figured out the situation in his mind, but in order to confirm further, Meng Xiuyuan turned around and walked back to the old man, and asked aloud:
"Old sir, can you let me check your pulse?"
"Diagnosing the pulse...no problem."
Although the old man did not understand Meng Xiuyuan's intention, he was very cooperative and respectfully extended his hand, allowing Meng Xiuyuan to use his true energy to explore the condition of his body.
After a while, Meng Xiuyuan slowly withdrew his true energy from the old man's body, opened his eyes and took a breath, and couldn't help but ask the old man:
"Old sir, you should be one hundred forty-four or fifty years old, right?"
The old man nodded when he heard this and said a little secretly:
"My lord, I have seen it accurately. I am exactly one hundred and forty-two years old this year. I am indeed not young anymore.
Even though I don’t have any illnesses yet, according to my parents and elders, I don’t think I can live a good life for more than a few decades.”
Meng Xiuyuan was a little dumbfounded when he heard the sound, and thought to himself, this Immortal Changchun Valley is indeed blessed by nature.
At this point, he finally figured out why those who left the Eternal Spring Valley suddenly grew old and died.
In fact, it's very simple. It's just because they are already very old and have already reached the time of death. Leaving this immortal Changchun Valley just allows them to return to what they should be.
Just like the old man Muzeng in front of him, Meng Xiuyuan used his true energy to observe the condition of his body and found that his innate Yuanyang was weak and weak, and he was indeed extremely old. If someone outside the valley was in such a state, he would probably be unable to breathe for two days.
The tone, the person is gone.
But after checking his internal organs, qi, blood, and meridians, he was quite healthy, just like a middle-aged man.
Such a strange contrast is obviously related to the clear spiritual energy brought out by this eternal spring spring.
The people in this valley have been in this aura-filled environment since they were born. Although they cannot actively use or store it, they can soak in it all day long and unintentionally gain a lot of benefits.
In addition to the human body's own innate yang, the clear spirit energy in this environment also assists in maintaining their daily physical activities, allowing them to maintain their body functions even if their yang becomes weak with age.
And if you leave the valley and the pure spiritual energy in your body gradually dissipates, you will quickly return to what you should be at your original age. It is normal to age until you die.
Of course, living in this valley, which is like a paradise, people have less care and worry, their thoughts are simple and pure, and they feel comfortable every day, which naturally leads to longer life. However, this can only be regarded as a auxiliary factor.
After thinking about this, Meng Xiuyuan couldn't help but take a deep breath, and the guard in his heart relaxed a lot.
At this moment, it seems that there should be no monsters in this valley. As long as he doesn't stay here for a hundred and eighty years, he will definitely not weaken and die after leaving.
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In the next few days, Meng Xiuyuan was warmly received by the locals, and he settled down comfortably in the Everlasting Valley.
Taking this opportunity, he gained a general understanding of life in the valley.
The climate of Bu Lao Changchun Valley is pleasant, and the grains, fruits and vegetables naturally have a fresh and pleasant flavor. It is not as generous as the Kunlun Green Valley, and it can be said to be very livable.
If there is anything wrong with it, it is that the residents in the valley seem to be subject to some invisible constraints, which naturally makes it difficult for them to have children, so they have probably maintained a population of only a few hundred or two hundred people for thousands of years.
Of course, this is also a shortcoming that has been highlighted. Objectively speaking, this matter has actually maintained the stability of the environment in the valley to a large extent.
Because the products in the valley are rich and the population is sparse, for these more than 100 villagers, the daily necessities are inexhaustible, so there is no pressure on their survival.
Coupled with the isolation from the outside world and the absence of worries about invasion by foreign enemies, it ultimately created such a soothing and peaceful social environment, making interpersonal relationships very harmonious.
People in the valley do not have to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation. They spend most of their lives on entertainment and hobbies.
Therefore, the customs left over thousands of years, regardless of age, the people here retain innocence and happiness in their character, and there are few people with deep thoughts. Even Mu Zeng, an old man in his 140s,
He is very forthright and straightforward in his words and deeds.
After Meng Xiuyuan observed it for a few days, he had already made up his mind that he would seek the opinions of Qiao Sanhuai and his wife after returning and ask them if they wanted to spend their remaining years in this valley.
Of course, these are all things for later. The key to the matter at hand lies in the book left behind by the old man Mu Zeng.
"It has been passed down from generation to generation in our valley that there are classics at the bottom of the lake that have been passed down by ancient immortal cultivators. Those who are interested can go and get them. There are no taboos.
It's just that before Mr. Xiaoyaozi entered the valley, no one in the valley, nor the experts from outside, had this ability.
And even a man of genius like Mr. Xiaoyaozi had a narrow escape from death when picking up the book.
Therefore, Mr. Meng, if you want to go get the book, I dare not stop you, but I hope you will be more careful and not be careless."
On the small wooden boat in the center of the lake, Mu Zeng pointed to the sparkling lake water below him and gave Meng Xiuyuan serious instructions.
Meng Xiuyuan had the experience of compressing Qi at the bottom of the deep sea in his previous life. He had rich diving experience, so he did not take such a small lake seriously.
However, when he heard what the old man said sincerely, he accepted the other person's concern and nodded with a smile:
"Thank you, old sir, for reminding me. I will thank you again when I get the book."
After saying this, Meng Xiuyuan no longer hesitated, took off his robe and folded it, took a deep breath, and immediately jumped off the side of the boat.
The water of the lake was very clear, but it was so deep that the bottom could not be seen. Although Meng Xiuyuan was confident in his heart, he was not careless. He used his breath-holding skills with all his strength and shot towards the bottom of the lake like a sharp arrow.
Sure enough, things were not as simple as expected. Meng Xiu dived dozens of feet into the water, but still saw nothing useful, only scattered small fish and shrimps, and the seemingly bottomless lake.
After not believing in evil and diving for more than twenty feet, Meng Xiuyuan felt that the pressure around his body increased sharply, the lake water became more and more bitterly cold, and everything within sight of the naked eye turned into darkness, making it difficult to distinguish the things around him.
Meng Xiuyuan secretly calculated his position at this time and found that it had actually exceeded the depth he had reached when compressing Qi at the bottom of the sea in his previous life. However, contrary to common sense, he had not yet touched the bottom of the small lake.
Seeing this situation, Meng Xiuyuan couldn't help but feel slightly startled, and he became increasingly aware of the difficulties involved, secretly thinking that Mu Zeng's reminder was indeed correct.
However, he did not give up immediately. Instead, he forced himself to calm down in the water, swimming while running the "Beiming Divine Art", trying to see if he could use his perception of the Qingling Qi to get some help.
After such a try, it really worked. Meng Xiuyuan clearly felt that the Qingling Qi in one direction was much more abundant than in other places.
There was still enough energy left in his chest, so he didn't think much about it and swam straight in that direction as he sensed the spiritual energy.
After a long while, Meng Xiuyuan suddenly saw a faint light in the darkness. He knew that there must be something fishy about this matter, so he hurried forward to find out.
When I got closer, I discovered that there was a two-foot-wide hole on the rock wall. Looking inside, the rocks were covered with fluorescent dots, emitting a faint green light.
Meng Xiuyuan was shocked by this situation. Instead of stepping forward, he quickly retreated a few feet away.
Because although the memory of his previous life was vague, he still remembered that such a stone that would glow in the dark all year round must release radiation.
For a moment, Meng Xiuyuan couldn't help but have the intention of quitting. After all, no matter how good the divine book was, it couldn't compare to his own safety.
But just when he was about to turn around and leave, he accidentally glanced and saw many small fish coming in and out of the cave entrance, wandering nearby, but he didn't see anything unusual.
Thinking back to the fact that Xiaoyaozi didn't seem to suffer from any diseases after taking the book, Meng Xiuyuan couldn't help but feel a move in his heart. He immediately summoned up the courage to carefully feel the condition in his body while slowly approaching the entrance of the cave.
Until Meng Xiuyuan gradually entered the cave, everything was still normal and he didn't notice anything wrong. On the contrary, there were many small fish swimming around in the cave, many more than at the entrance of the cave. Apparently they had settled here all year round.
Seeing this, Meng Xiuyuan felt more and more at ease, so he simply accelerated his speed and swam deeper along the luminous rock wall.
Although there were twists and turns in the cave, there were no detours. After a while, as the spiritual energy around him became stronger, Meng Xiuyuan finally reached the end of the cave.
What surprised him was that the deepest part of the lake bottom cave was connected upwards to a huge underwater air chamber.
Meng Xiuyuan crawled out of the water and saw that the walls of the air chamber, which was more than ten feet wide, were also covered with fluorite, illuminating everything with a faint blue light, and he could barely see the surrounding environment clearly.
After taking a tentative breath, Meng Xiuyuan couldn't help but feel happy. He discovered that although the air in the underwater air chamber was slightly moist and turbid, he could still breathe normally.
Meng Xiuyuan hurriedly took a few breaths, and at the same time began to look at the surrounding environment anxiously.
Although this air chamber is large, it is also very empty. Except for a huge stalactite hanging out from the rock wall above my head, which will keep dripping water "tick-tock-tock", there is nothing else to see.
Meng Xiuyuan was a little disappointed, but feeling the abundant Qingling Qi here, he still vaguely felt that this Qi chamber was not simple.
So, he immediately searched the air chamber carefully, using the weak fluorescence from the four walls to observe carefully with his eyes wide open, not wanting to miss any detail.
After searching for a long time, Huangtian finally paid off and found some traces when he searched the last corner.
It was a large blue-black stone slab, very close to the floor of the air chamber. In this dim environment, even Meng Xiuyuan would not be able to detect it unless he was close enough to observe carefully.
Touching it with his hand, he felt that it was covered with densely packed small characters. Meng Xiuyuan was immediately ecstatic. He quickly took the bluestone and found a place with the strongest fluorescence in his surroundings. He brought the stone to his eyes and read hard.
stand up:
"The jade tree command of the adopted son can be used as a stick, and there will be no trouble or distraction on the road. The spiritual platform reaches the sky and reaches the middle field, and is closed in the middle.
The divine portal in the jade room is the one who taught me. The bright hall reaches the source of the sea of dharma, and the true master is in front of me.
The essence of the three passes is deep, and if you want to live in Kunlun, you will cultivate Kunlun. There are twelve rings in the Jiang Palace's double tower, and the five colors are gathered in the Qiong Chamber..."
Looking at this mysterious and mysterious text, which seemed to be really about cultivating immortals and immortality, Meng Xiuyuan didn't feel excited at all. Instead, his heart felt cold and his face was full of disappointment.
Because he had seen the words engraved on the stone slab before and could even recite them in full.
Isn't this the famous "Shangqing Huangting Scenery Classic"?