The maze on the front mountain wasn't too difficult to navigate. The two of them, one big and one small, chatted as they walked. Before long, they emerged from the mountain.
On the Jin family's side, they spotted a canyon.
Suddenly, their view opened up, but the scenery wasn't exactly beautiful.
The woman had said that the Soul - Reviving Grass was located deep within the canyon.
It would emit a silver - green glow and be very conspicuous. But it definitely wouldn't be at the entrance.
After all, such a precious thing couldn't possibly be found at the entrance.
"There's only one path here, so let's just go straight ahead."
Niannian craned her neck and looked around. There was nothing in the canyon except flint and withered grass.
The environment here wasn't suitable for any living beings, so it seemed unlikely that they'd be attacked by any animals.
Xiaotuanzi thought for a moment, then took out two Yin - Repelling Talismans from her small satchel and pasted them on herself and Third Senior Brother.
These talismans could block most of the Yin energy. The principle was that there were extremely Yang runes drawn on them.
Yin and Yang were incompatible. Other Yin energies or ghosts would instinctively avoid such talismans. As long as they weren't overly aggressive, they wouldn't target them.
Apparently, these talismans were well - suited to the current environment.
Shen Weixun just let Xiaotuanzi paste things on him. Although neither of them really needed these talismans, it was better to be prepared than not, just in case they let their guard down and were attacked by something.
They continued walking forward for several hundred steps. Faintly, they could already hear the wailing of ghosts and howling of wolves.
There were indeed ghosts here. But it made sense. With such strong Yin energy, even if there were no ghosts originally, the ghosts from around would drift here involuntarily.
But why had this place become the forbidden area of the Hu family?
When the woman had helped Third Senior Brother remove the Yin energy from his body before, she'd obviously used a magical tool to absorb the Yin energy from him. Then she'd transferred it to herself.
After absorbing the Yin energy from Third Senior Brother, the woman's complexion had clearly improved. This was enough to prove that Yin energy was a great tonic for the woman.
This was also the special feature of the Hu family's cultivation method. The young man before was the same. Since they were both cultivating their souls, they naturally loved Yin objects.
To put it simply, all those who practiced the Hu family's cultivation method couldn't really be considered human anymore. They should be called half - human and half - ghost.
Logically speaking, they should like the environment in this forbidden area, but even they themselves didn't dare to enter.
"Be careful. There's something wrong with this environment. Those people who specialize in soul cultivation don't dare to enter casually. There must be something fishy going on."
The questions that Niannian was thinking about, Shen Weixun had also thought of. At the same time, he'd also more or less guessed the answer. There were probably only two possibilities.
The first possibility was that there were other dangers besides the Yin energy here, so the Hu family didn't dare to enter casually. The second possibility was that there was a ghost here that was more powerful than all the Hu family members combined.
Neither possibility seemed very optimistic.
"Okay, I know. Third Senior Brother, why don't we activate our Yin - Yang Eyes now?"
Some ghosts couldn't be seen under normal circumstances. Neither of them had natural Yin - Yang Eyes, so they could only activate their eyes voluntarily.
Better safe than sorry. Although this would consume a lot of energy, it was better than walking around blindly.
Every step from then on, they walked extremely carefully.
They walked forward another few hundred steps. Suddenly, the wailing and howling around them stopped.
In an instant, the entire canyon became extremely quiet. There wasn't even a breeze. Except for the still - cold air around, it was as if this place had turned into a still painting.
"Ugh, I'd rather there be some noise. This sudden silence makes me feel like there's some big monster waiting for us. Third Senior Brother, why don't I go a few steps ahead and take a look?"
Niannian stopped walking. Her premonition told her that this was the calm before the storm. Her heart was pounding wildly. There must be a big monster in there.
"What are you thinking? Do you think I'd let you go alone? Be good. Your Third Senior Brother isn't that useless."
Shen Weixun patted Niannian on the head. This girl seemed to think he was a fragile piece of paper. How could he be so vulnerable?
Being eroded by Yin energy would indeed cause some damage to the body, but this damage was almost negligible to him. After all, the time was so short and the Yin energy had been removed quickly, so there wouldn't be any lingering problems.
Seeing that Third Senior Brother was so determined, Niannian pouted and thought for a moment. She felt that it was more reassuring to keep Third Senior Brother by her side, so she didn't argue anymore.
Actually, there was only one path here. It led straight ahead, and they could see a long way. The surroundings were vast and empty, and everything was visible to the naked eye.
The canyon looked very quiet, but it gave people a very dangerous feeling.
They walked forward another few hundred steps. The expected danger didn't come. Instead, they encountered another unexpected difficulty.
There was no path ahead.
They seemed to have reached the end of the canyon.
How could this be? The entire canyon didn't even stretch for five miles.
"Where should we go next?"
Niannian scratched her head. She looked around and, after confirming that there was nothing but gravel around, asked in confusion. She even wondered if this wasn't really the Hu family's forbidden area at all. Maybe the woman had lied to her.
"Maybe there's a hidden entrance that we haven't noticed? Why don't you use your compass to find the way?"
Shen Weixun had nothing on him except a few copper coins. He still had to rely on Xiaotuanzi for this kind of thing.
Niannian nodded slightly. She took out her compass and started fiddling with it. She closed her eyes and sensed for a while, then found a place where the wind was flowing.
Apart from this one path, there shouldn't be any other place in the canyon where the wind could flow like this. That should be the entrance they'd overlooked.
"I think I've found it. Third Senior Brother, follow me."
Niannian turned around and walked back. Guided and sensed by the compass, they returned to the place where the canyon had suddenly become quiet.
This place was quite distinctive. There was a huge rock standing there. This rock was rounder than the other rocks, and its shape was very strange. It was like a person standing on one leg. So it left a very deep impression on people.
And the wind that Xiaotuanzi had sensed was coming from this big rock.
How could this be?
Niannian walked up to the rock with her compass. She thought about it carefully for a while, then reached out and touched it.
There was no cold touch as she'd expected. Instead, Niannian's little paw went straight through the rock.
Sure enough, there was a hidden world here!