Although the little apprentice sister is weak, she can fight

Chapter 127 Respecting the Elderly and Loving the Young is Everyone’s Responsibility

"I need you to do something for me." The voice, finally calming down, slowly spoke, "Take my bones out and bury them anywhere, as long as they can be taken out of this secret realm. This old man has been in this secret realm for too long, and all he wants is to be buried in peace one day."

'it is good. '

This unhesitating response made the old man silent for a while, and he suddenly burst into laughter, "If you agree so readily, I won't say what benefits I will give you."

"Respecting the elderly and loving the young is everyone's responsibility. Since you've already spoken, I can't refuse you."

'Hey... you kid.'

After Shen Qiao agreed, she went to look for something that could contain the corpse. She searched through her storage bag and finally pulled out a small storage bottle that she had previously used to store medicine. She said apologetically, "I may have to trouble you a little, but don't worry, this bottle is absolutely clean. It only contains medicinal herbs at most."

The old man was a person who went along with his circumstances and gladly accepted the suggestion that the bottle could temporarily contain his remains.

Li Yue and Lou Zhiyu also came to help when they saw this. They wrapped the bones in a special shroud and put them into a bottle. Some spiritual stones and treasures from this secret realm were scattered around the bones. After Shen Qiao asked, the old man didn't want them anymore, so no one touched them and simply let these things stay here to gather dust.

'You want to go straight out of here?'

Shen Qiao shook his head, "We have a companion up there, we have to go meet her first."

"If you're still going up... Tsk, tell me where you're going?"

Shen Qiao thought for a moment, "It's in the southeast corner. I remember it's very close to the exit."

"You know quite a lot. Hey, you haven't told me your name yet, what school you belong to, and who did you learn this soul technique from?" The old man said a few words before changing the subject again.

After all, there was still some way to go, so Shen Qiao didn't rush to ask him, "I am Shen Qiao, the third generation disciple of Tianxing Sect. My master is the Immortal Master Wang You of Tianxing Sect."

"Oh, I've heard of this guy. Is he already a venerable now? That's incredible. I remember there aren't many cultivators who can cultivate their spiritual roots. He's probably the first one to reach such a high level."

Shen Qiao couldn't help but ask, "How much have you heard about my master?"

The old man snorted and laughed, "How much can a casual cultivator like me hear? Besides, how long had your Tianxing Sect been established when I was there? It was far inferior to those of the big clans. The most famous one was still your sect's Falling Star Immortal Venerable, but... it's a pity that such a talented person ended up like that."

He paused for a moment after he finished speaking, then hesitantly said, "Actually, I'm a little curious about you."

'I? '

"Yes," the old man replied confidently, "I sense a spiritual energy from you that is completely different from that of ordinary cultivators. Your spiritual force field is the purest among all the cultivators I've ever encountered. It even awakened my soul."

"Tell me, have you inherited any legacy from some enlightened predecessor?"

"You think too highly of me."

While they were chatting, they had already returned to where they had just come down. Shen Qiao sighed and looked up, bringing the topic back to where it had strayed. "So... what did you mean when you asked me where I was going?"

"Oh! Right, to the northeast corner, right?" the old man suddenly came back to his senses.

"There's no direct underground passage over there, so you'll have to go up there. But don't use anything to illuminate it, and keep your spiritual senses. I'll tell you how to go. The monster you just encountered is very sensitive to light or powerful things, so it's best not to be noticed."

"Let's go up," Shen Qiao relayed. "Put away the spiritual power and lighting items for now. He said that the thing chasing us just now was sensing these things and came looking for us."

Li Yue silently turned the bead upside down and put it away, and Lou Zhiyu also transformed her folding fan away.

After coming out from underground, the thing seemed to have gone far away.

Without any lighting, the three of them slowed down a lot, but they got used to walking in the dark after a long time.

"You haven't told me your name yet." Shen Qiao found time to talk to the old man again.

"Name..." The old man fell silent again. After a long while, he chuckled as if he didn't care. "I've been alone for too long and I've already forgotten my name. It's okay. I still have to drink Meng Po soup in the underworld anyway, so it's better to forget it."

He is an open-minded person.

"Then do you know what's going on here? I don't remember seeing the scene at Fallen Shadow Manor like this in the records."

The old man gave a long "hmm" and said, "If that's what you're asking, then you're asking the right question."

"This place is the 'heart' of Shadowfall Manor, serving as another exit from Shadowfall Manor back to the secret realm outside. Those things that were chasing you were indeed not here before. In fact, if you still want to know its origin, I think it is more like a consciousness born from the shadows here."

"...consciousness?"

"Yes," the old man replied affirmatively. "This secret realm has existed for thousands of years. How many monks have passed through it? The shadows here understand the outside world by reading the memories of these monks. You should have seen the buildings they imitated. Although they lack some details, they are almost the same. These buildings have been imitated perfectly. What else can they imitate next?"

Shen Qiao frowned, "People."

'That's right.'

The old man sighed. "This shadow itself is a spiritual creature born from the secret realm. Ultimately, the shadows of Fallen Shadow Manor are one. Now that it has been given spirituality, the consciousness of all the shadows has naturally blended together. It instinctively wants to be closer to humans, but it won't truly imitate them behaviorally. It's like a newborn baby, faced with unknown and curious things, always wanting to tear them apart or put them in its mouth to chew."

"So once they sense a human, they'll try to get close. As for how they mimic humans... it's definitely not something humans can accept, so if you're caught, you'll most likely die."

Since it is the conscious form of a shadow, it should also retain the instincts of a shadow.

"So the things here are afraid of light?"

"I'm afraid, but ordinary light can only anger it. I tried it before, but it almost bit off my shoulder. If the old man hadn't escaped quickly, you younger generations would not have seen me."

If ordinary light doesn’t work, then why not try extraordinary light?

"Have you seen that shining thing hanging in the sky in the illusion outside this heart?"