Chapter 186: The Cowardly Rat
The towering ancient pines became their temporary shelter.
Being inside a hidden formation, hanging high on the branch of an ancient pine tree, countless people passed by in the forest below the tree, but no one noticed anything unusual on the treetops above their heads.
As time went by, most of the people who were searching in the nearby woods had dispersed. After all, this place was so small. They had searched separately and in groups, and they had almost conducted a carpet search of the entire deep forest, but still found nothing.
Some monks who carried spiritual beasts with them used the beasts' keen sense of smell and senses to search, and the answers they obtained were almost the same.
It is said that the aura here was the strongest at the beginning, but as time went by, it has dissipated to the point where it is barely detectable. The people who had attained enlightenment and stayed here before may have already left.
After searching here for several days, some people were really tired.
"Isn't this a waste of time? Although people who have achieved enlightenment are hard to come by, we entered the secret realm this time to collect resources and pave the way for our future cultivation. The secret realm has only been open for a few days, and all the time is wasted here! I won't look for it anymore! Anyway, even if I find one, there is only one person who has achieved enlightenment, but there are so many of us here, who will get it? Maybe we will have to fight to decide the winner, it's not worth it, not worth it."
The man, whose patience had run out, was filled with regret for the time he had wasted here. He muttered to himself while planning to leave.
In fact, he was not the only one. Many people present had the idea of retreating, but it was difficult to decide who would be the first to speak up. Many people were just waiting for someone to take the lead.
Fortunately, this person is a good talker, and he revealed the thoughts of many people. After all, this is true. Whether the person can be found is another matter. Even if he is found, there are so many people now. After finding them, who will be given the money?
If a fight really breaks out, those of them who have no ability to compete and only want to collect some of the scattered spiritual energy nearby to benefit from it will also be affected. If they don't, they will not only not benefit from it, but also suffer losses.
For those who leave, as long as there is a beginning, then the rest will have no psychological pressure to leave.
They were all from the same sect, and most of the people present knew each other. With such a great thing as the sudden enlightenment of spiritual energy right in front of them, whoever gave up the search first, or gave up participating for fear of fighting, and voluntarily withdrew, then left the secret realm and returned to the sect, might be ridiculed for his retreat today for a long time afterwards.
But as long as there is one person who dares to withdraw with such a cowardly reputation, the people after him will have nothing to fear. After all, as long as there is the first person to lead the way, what else do they have to fear?
Who cares? Leaving this place and continuing to collect the resources needed for future cultivation is more important than anything else. As for being ridiculed... it's just people talking about him behind his back. And it's not just him who is being talked about. This kind of shameless thing, the pressure is shared by all the people who left that day. The more people share the pressure, the less pressure they have.
"Stop! The person hasn't been found yet, where are you going?"
The first person to arrive at the scene, riding on a crane, was obviously of higher status than the others. Originally, there was only one person who wanted to leave, and he was too lazy to pay attention to him. However, he did not expect that after one person left, so many people would follow suit and want to leave. His interests were affected, so he had to take care of it.
"Brother He, we won't look for him anymore. After all, that person is telling the truth. Even if we find him, those of us with weaker cultivation bases won't be able to snatch the spiritual energy for enlightenment. It's better to waste less time. The time for the secret realm to be opened is limited. It's more important for us to collect as many spiritual plants and monster materials as possible."
Among the group of people who were leaving, there were naturally some who had higher status and position and could speak on behalf of all those who were leaving.
But this Senior Brother He's face turned pale after hearing this.
These people are so brave! How dare they not give him face in public!
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that the reason he asked them where they were going was not because he cared about where they were going, but because he was concerned that if they left, there would be fewer people to help him find someone who had attained enlightenment.
But this group of people directly explained the reason, and had no intention of staying to help him continue the search. Wasn't it obvious that they wanted to make things difficult for him? "You are a bunch of cowardly little bastards! Get out! Get out now!"
He shouted these words out in a rage, which was also a way to completely let go of these so-called helpers.
The crowd that was about to leave walked faster as his roar died down.
But what no one noticed was that Senior Brother He actually stood there, carefully memorizing the faces of every person who left.
There are some accounts that don't need to be settled right away.
……
However, the protagonist who had been searched for by these people for several days was still in the place where they had searched many times and given up, wrapped in a cocoon and tied firmly to the treetop.
And next to this cocoon was Zhou Ling’s pink sofa.
There was a sofa, a coffee table, a parasol, and a simple barbecue grill made of stones. Zhou Ling's spiritual fire was burning inside, and a few skewers of meat were being grilled until they were sizzling with oil.
"Ling'er, are you sure they can't smell this fragrance?"
While eating skewers, Zhou Li looked worriedly at a group of people in the distance who were still looking for him.
"You can't smell it, so eat with peace of mind." Zhou Ling turned the skewers over, brushed them with a layer of oil, and sprinkled a little chili powder and salt on them. The aroma that hit her nose made her swallow her saliva uncontrollably.
There's no way, it's too boring.
The group of people who were looking for Liu Zhen had various speculations at the beginning. They guessed that Liu Zhen was afraid that he would be divided up by others, so when he found that he had signs of enlightenment, he let his companions take him away from there and take refuge in a sparsely populated place.
Some people also speculated that Liu Zhen did not actually leave and had no companions around him, but he was also afraid that the spiritual energy of his sudden enlightenment would attract many people to divide him, so he hid in time. The other party's hiding place was probably here and he did not go far. The reason why he lost his aura of sudden enlightenment was because he was carrying some magic weapon that could hide himself.
The first two guesses are still normal, but the various guesses that follow are a brainstorming process, and few of them are reliable.
For example, some people actually speculated that Liu Zhen's identity was actually a disciple of the first four peaks of the sect, and he had countless treasures on him, one of which might be the Qiankun House. He hid in the Qiankun House, but the appearance of the Qiankun House might be an ordinary grass leaf, or a small stone, or even worse, a grain of dirt. In short, it is extremely inconspicuous!
During this time, Zhou Ling had been squatting on the branch listening to their various speculations. Until he heard the last one, he couldn't help but touched the Qiankun House sewn on the cuff of his inner shirt.
so close!
If I had used this at the beginning, then by now their carpet search would have revealed its true identity!
(End of this chapter)
