SWDnovel Chapter 559 Suspicion
Chapter 559 Suspicion
Chapter 559 Suspicion
To be honest, Dieji Mountain is practically the perfect place for murder and robbery.
Corpses were everywhere, so there was no need to bother with destroying the evidence.
It must be said that there is a reason why people are accustomed to using swords and knives; at least Wei Xi was not very comfortable using a hook.
Fortunately, Wei Xi's rich experience made up for the lack of weapons. After smashing the skull of the corpse collector, he threw the person onto the truck piled with corpses and then wiped the hook clean on the corpse's clothes.
With this hook, Wei Xi became even more adept at playing the role of a corpse collector.
Wei Xi, wiping the props, silently organized the information she had just obtained.
First, there are Sky Weavers at the foot of Dieji Mountain, and there may be more than one; second, there are seven towns at the foot of Dieji Mountain, including Hulu Town, which are filled with corpses and are more like ghost tombs than towns; third, there are corpse collectors outside the towns, who believe that corpses and "ghosts" are closely connected; finally, the corpse collectors seem to have the task of transporting corpses every night, and the length of their careers varies, and after death they are sent to the seven ghost tombs.
"That's strange. How many corpses have we been collecting all these years? It can't be that the corpse collectors are just slacking off!"
It's simply that Dieji Mountain has a constant source of corpses, and no matter how hard these corpse collectors work, they can't collect them all.
Thinking of the stagnant Eastward Returning Water within Deadwater City, Wei Xi had a bad feeling.
"Could it be that Dieji Mountain is a place where all the dead return?"
Wei Xi felt a chill run down his spine: the population of the Eastern Yi, the Southern River, the Western Regions, and the Northern Frontier was countless; could the Dieji Mountains possibly contain them all?
Moreover, when Wei Xi was a child, he could clearly see that dead people were buried in the ground when he played in the cemetery.
I didn't see any old folk singers carrying shovels to dig up graves!
So how did those people's bodies get here?
Wei Xi racked his brains, but the only thing he could think of was that the soil had been delivered.
The question is, how did Fan Shan, the ancient demon beast that controls the land, who was supposed to be imprisoned in the Black Abyss outside Chongxiao City, end up here?
To be honest, before Wei Xi connected Fan Shan with the demonic beasts, he suspected that Hei Yuan had taken all the ice and snow in the world.
It now appears that ice and snow also fall under the jurisdiction of the Abyss outside Deadwater City.
"As for the corpse, it may not be a corpse, since it is composed of yin and yang energies."
Rather than sit back and wait for death, it is better to take the initiative.
Wei Xi made up his mind to put the Weaver of the Sky aside for now, and then explore Calabash Town again during the day to see what the corpses in the town really were.
As for tonight, Wei Xi said she can switch back and forth between the "Heavenly Executor" and the Corpse Collector, and there's nothing wrong with being a two-faced person.
Wei Xi tossed the dazed Qi Yu onto the cart, patted the animal pulling it, and prepared to find another lucky one.
"Wei Xi, is that you? Wei Xi?"
The sound was coming from the car, through several bodies piled up on top of each other.
In the dead of night, in the desolate wilderness, where corpses lie strewn everywhere, someone calls your name.
It's not a good thing no matter how you look at it.
Wei Xi tried to find similar records from his meager knowledge base, and after assessing that he could defeat the enemy, he felt safe to use the hook to dig up the corpse.
This hook is truly a tool specifically designed for corpses; it pulled out a body with its mouth opening and closing in just a few strokes.
"It's me! Ember! I've finally found someone I know!"
Wei Xi pressed the hook tip against the corpse's neck. "You say who it is, so it's who? I could say you're Gao Mingxian!" "I really am Yu Jin! We've been through thick and thin together! When the training ground collapsed, you were the one who helped me escape!"
This glib-tongued charlatan's mannerisms are indeed somewhat reminiscent of Yu Jin, but Wei Xi is now very wary.
Since Wei Xi obtained the [Annual Rings], he knew that memories could be cut and accessed. Besides, the matter of the Zhenhai Sect back then was not a secret.
Yu Jin knew Wei Xi was ruthless and heavy-handed, so he quickly said, "[Soul-Chasing Talisman]! I brought the [Soul-Chasing Talisman], I need it!"
Remembering that powerful magical artifact, Wei Xi said with a half-smile, "Look at you now?"
"I don't know why it turned out like this, but the Qiankun Bag is still on me."
"Wei Xi, if all else fails, I'll do a fortune telling for you now and show you my skills!"
"Stop! Stop!" Remembering the eerie way Yu Jin had told fortunes, Wei Xi quickly stopped him. "Take out the divination sticks. Don't consult fortune tellers unless it's absolutely necessary. The will of Heaven is unpredictable!"
The corpse stiffly rummaged around for a couple of moments and pulled out a bluish-white divination tube.
Now, Wei Xi could see the mystery of the [Soul-Chasing Fortune Stick]: several pale red, invisible threads were wrapped around the stick tube, which should be several different fragments of the universe.
The creator of this magical artifact is ruthless enough to use the principles of heaven and earth to forge it.
This is why the [Soul-Chasing Sign] can steal various powers (Dao), and its power is enormous. Correspondingly, it also requires a high level of skill from the user. No wonder Ember lost a finger when he used this magic weapon last time.
Yu Jin's identity can be roughly confirmed. Wei Xi helped him crawl out of the pile of corpses.
Interestingly, the corpse that the embers were parasitizing at the foot of Dieji Mountain was actually a small child, and judging from the manner of death, it should have died of suffocation.
"I cast two divinations as soon as I came down. One pointed north, indicating life; the other pointed to this place, indicating death. That's why I traveled a long way to get here, and sure enough, I met Fellow Daoist Wei!"
Wei Xi knew that Yu Jin would spout nonsense whenever he had the chance, so he didn't take his exaggerated words to heart. He just frowned and said, "So you're here to die? Or do you think I'm the same as dead in your heart?"
Yu Jin's already stiff face stiffened even more, and he replied awkwardly, "...You don't have to be so blunt."
A cold laugh crept onto Wei Xi's face once more, his pale complexion sending chills down one's spine.
“Fellow Daoist Wei! The Yin and Yang are in chaos here, and the divination results cannot be interpreted according to the rules above. In my opinion, this place is a reversal of life and death, so the path to life may not necessarily lead to the desired outcome, and the path to death may also offer a glimmer of hope.”
Wei Xi agreed with this point, since living people like Yu Jin and E Qiyu looked like corpses, while the truly dead were laughing and joking in Hulu Town.
The fact that the two individuals independently reached the same conclusion is considered a remarkable story in the cultivation world.
Wei Xi patted Yu Jin on the head (the height was just right) and said with dissatisfaction, "You were silent just now, very good at being lazy and playing dead. I might as well throw you into Calabash Town and see for yourself whether it's a path to life or a path to death?"
"No! No! In my opinion, the exact structure of the area beneath Dieji Mountain is not important; the key is to find a method for forming the Golden Core."
Yu Jin blinked and added, "How did those stubborn guys from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect manage to form their cores? Following their path is definitely the right way to go."
Wei Xi suddenly became wary—Yu Jin's words did have some merit. The problem was that she herself had already formed her core, which was probably why her appearance hadn't changed.
Ember, however, ignored the matter and showed no intention of fleeing.