“It’s quite rare. When these people talked about the waterfall, they also talked about Immortals.”
“According to them, one can even see Immortal Qi rising from that place.”
Do these people know what Immortal Qi looks like?
He Xiuyuan thought about what the woodcutters had said, and his heart was filled with curiosity.
After all, He Xiuyuan had never seen the so-called Immortal Qi until now.
Regarding this Immortal Qi, it’s probably just something they saw and spread rumors about, right?
He Xiuyuan mused to himself.
The ginseng gatherer beside him, seeing He Xiuyuan deep in thought, suddenly spoke up.
“Speaking of strange things I’ve encountered, I did come across something before.”
The others burst into laughter upon hearing this.
“Old Yu, are you going to bring up that story again about the ginseng becoming a spirit that you encountered back then?”
As they spoke, their faces were filled with uncontrollable smiles.
They had heard the story he was about to tell countless times.
He Xiuyuan, listening from the side, was a bit surprised, “Ginseng becoming a spirit?”
Old Yu, who had been somewhat annoyed by these people interrupting him, now saw He Xiuyuan seemed quite interested, and a smile appeared on his face.
“I’m telling you, I’m absolutely not lying. Ten years ago, when I was gathering ginseng deep in these mountains, I saw a ginseng as big as a washbasin!”
“That ginseng was truly extraordinary!”
“It’s just that….”
“It’s just that you turned around, called for help to dig it up, and then the ginseng disappeared, right?”
The others, hearing this, immediately chimed in to finish his sentence.
Old Yu’s face immediately darkened upon hearing this.
“You people, if you don’t believe me, then don’t, but why do you always undermine me?”
“I’ve told you countless times, I saw that ginseng very clearly, there’s absolutely no mistake!”
Old Yu was a bit annoyed now.
Why wouldn’t these guys believe what he said?
That ginseng was truly right in front of him at that time, there was no mistake!
The others shook their heads. They had heard this story countless times and were already tired of it.
But it seemed the other party didn't realize he had told the story so many times already.
Old Yu was now puffing out his cheeks and glaring. “You can’t just think I’m lying because you didn’t see it yourselves.”
“Old Yu.”
The ginseng gatherer beside him sighed helplessly. “The problem is, when you said there was a big ginseng, we went there immediately, but not only was there no ginseng, there wasn’t even a hole.”
If that ginseng had tunneled away, it should have at least left a hole behind.
But the problem was, when they went there, they saw nothing, not even a hole.
So, in their eyes, this matter was mostly false.
Old Yu’s face turned beet red with anger upon hearing this.
To be honest, he didn't know why it happened that way either.
He had clearly seen the ginseng at the time, but for some reason, when he turned his head, not only was the ginseng gone, but the ground was also perfectly flat, showing no trace of a ginseng ever being there.
Thinking of this, he sighed, deciding not to say anything more.
He knew in his heart that no matter what he said now, it would be useless.
Because they wouldn’t believe him.
He Xiuyuan, listening from the side, was deep in thought.
Ginseng becoming a spirit?
Perhaps it was a plant that had Cultivated to a certain level of Dao.
Is it because Yunchuan Marsh is uniquely blessed that this ginseng became a spirit?
If that’s the case, then this Yunchuan Marsh is indeed quite extraordinary.
After traveling with the ginseng gatherers for half a day, they reached a fork in the road. The ginseng gatherers and woodcutters continued straight along the main road.
He Xiuyuan, needing to go to the Great Marsh, turned left onto the other main road.
“If you want to see the Yunchuan Marsh, with the sky and water merging into one, you have to go to Donghua Mountain. From the top of Donghua Mountain, you can get a bird’s-eye view of the entire Yunchuan Marsh.”
He Xiuyuan looked down at the map and immediately headed in the direction of Donghua Mountain.
By the time dusk fell in the distance, He Xiuyuan had just barely reached the foot of Donghua Mountain.
Looking up now, he saw stars scattered across the sky, and occasionally heard the calls of unknown birds around him.
“Rest for one night, then climb the mountain tomorrow.”
He Xiuyuan took out some dry food, ate a few bites, then sat cross-legged on a rock and began to Cultivate.
The surrounding Spiritual Qi was quickly absorbed into He Xiuyuan’s body. He Xiuyuan could feel the Spiritual Qi within his body gradually growing stronger.
.......
The next day.
As the morning sun rose in the distance, He Xiuyuan’s eyelids trembled slightly, then he opened his eyes.
The morning sun, just rising in the distance, was like a red orb.
“Time to climb the mountain!”
Seeing that the sun had risen, He Xiuyuan fetched some clear water for a quick wash, then immediately began to climb Donghua Mountain.
When He Xiuyuan reached halfway up the mountain, he saw more and more travelers appearing on the mountain path.
Some of these travelers seemed to have arrived the previous night and, after a night’s rest, continued their climb.
Ever since He Xiuyuan began to Cultivate, he felt his body had become much stronger. He had already climbed more than half the mountain, yet he didn’t feel the slightest bit of fatigue.
He continued climbing like this until noon, when He Xiuyuan finally reached the summit.
On Donghua Mountain, there were many scattered stones, but people had still used these sparse stones to pave a path on the mountain.
On this mountain, the most conspicuous sight was probably a Daoist temple in front.
The Daoist temple was bustling with incense. The travelers who climbed the mountain each carried incense sticks and candles to offer incense at the temple.
He Xiuyuan’s heart stirred slightly at this sight, and he stepped forward to take a look.
He saw the name on the Daoist temple: Qingyun Temple?
He Xiuyuan’s gaze fell on the name on the plaque, and he felt a little disappointed.
Although he had already seen on the map that the name of this temple was not Biluo Temple.
But He Xiuyuan had previously thought that perhaps this temple used some kind of illusion spell.
Now, after getting a little closer, he confirmed that there was no Spiritual Qi in this temple, nor was any illusion spell being used.
“Young scholar, since you’ve come here, aren’t you going to offer a prayer inside? This Qingyun Temple is very famous in this area!”
Someone nearby, seeing He Xiuyuan arrive empty-handed, was a bit surprised.
However, the temple also sold incense sticks and candles, so He Xiuyuan could offer incense if he wished.
He Xiuyuan had already entered the main gate. After looking at the main hall and the side halls, he shook his head.
“I won’t be praying.”
With that, He Xiuyuan turned and exited the Qingyun Temple.
Knowing that the Qingyun Temple did not contain what he was looking for, He Xiuyuan turned and left the Qingyun Temple.
Walking out from the Qingyun Temple, he soon saw a small path built along the ridge of the mountain peak.
After crossing this small path, one could reach the opposite isolated peak, from which the entire Yunchuan Marsh could be clearly seen.