Chapter 32

The next day, the sky was clear and the air was fresh. Amu’s drunkenness was just temporary, and he woke up early.

Usually, Lishui would bring the food, but today he couldn’t, so Amu went into the mountains to find a wild rabbit.

He set up a fire in the courtyard and roasted the rabbit over it.

Just as the rabbit was cooked and the aroma filled the air, Lishui pushed the door open.

“Ha! Senior Brother Lishui, you woke up just in time!” Amu waved the rabbit in his hand.

Lishui smiled and then went to find a spring to wash up.

Perhaps the alcohol from yesterday had truly washed away the burdens in Lishui’s heart. Today, Lishui seemed much better. Completely giving up the idea of cultivating, it was as if a huge stone that had been pressing on Lishui for over a decade had been lifted. He looked much more spirited, not as weak and listless as before.

“Try my cooking!” Amu tore the rabbit in half and handed one half to Lishui.

Lishui didn’t hesitate and took a bite.

“Mm! Amu, your cooking is really good!” Lishui praised.

“Haha! Of course, it’s not much worse than yours!” Amu laughed.

“Not much worse, hehe!” Lishui laughed.

The two of them enjoyed the rabbit, chatting idly.

After eating, Amu suddenly said, “Senior Brother Lishui, where are the best trees in the Northern Cold Mountains?”

“Uh? Why ask this? I heard the best trees are mostly on the dozen or so peaks to the north of the Northern Cold Mountains,” Lishui replied.

“Good, Senior Brother Lishui, I’ll be back this afternoon. Wait for me here, and we’ll go to the north to find some timber!” Amu said with a smile.

“What do you need the timber for?” Lishui asked, puzzled.

“You’ll see when the time comes!” Amu didn’t say more, simply greeted him, and then released the Heavenly玄飞碟 (Heavenly玄 flying saucer), heading straight for the Falling Cloud Cliff.

Upon arriving at the Falling Cloud Cliff and entering the Heavenly Numbered Cave, Amu sat down to meditate.

Although he hadn’t practiced for a day, it had almost no effect on him.

Guiding the qi into his body, the spiritual energy flowed into Amu’s dantian like a tide.

Deep in the dantian, the slightly dark, semi-solidified immortal root was swaying continuously.

Yesterday, everything about Lishui had touched Amu. Without an immortal root, one would indeed be considered a waste in the world of cultivation.

Therefore, Amu also needed to work hard to cultivate an immortal root as soon as possible. Otherwise, the day might come when he would be powerless in front of the person he loved.

The cultivation went smoothly, and the speed of absorbing spiritual energy was three times faster than usual today.

However, today Amu felt that the Heavenly Numbered Cave was different from before, as if there were always a pair of eyes watching him from behind.

But when Amu turned around several times, the walls were empty, and there was nothing.

“Hmm?” Amu couldn’t help but frown slightly. Could it be that he had practiced too much today and generated a heart demon?

He touched the Heart-Stabilizing Jade on his chest, which was cool and smooth. If there were really a heart demon, the Heart-Stabilizing Jade should have been slightly warm, suppressing it.

It seemed it wasn’t a heart demon. Since Amu entered the Heavenly Numbered Cave, the Heart-Stabilizing Jade had never been warm.

The heart demons in the cultivation of the Heaven, Earth, and Human Caves had never appeared, as the legends said.

Amu calmed down and continued to cultivate. The feeling gradually disappeared, and he no longer paid attention to it.

Because he had made an appointment with Lishui, Amu only practiced for three hours and returned to the back mountain courtyard before noon.

Lishui was already waiting in the courtyard.

“Amu, what do you need the timber for?” Lishui asked.

“Haha!” Amu smiled, “To make a coffin!”

“A coffin?” Lishui was taken aback.

“Yes! I plan to make a coffin for Li Ruo’s grandfather!” Amu looked at Lishui.

“Uh?” Lishui didn’t expect Amu to still have these things on his mind. Touched, he said, “There are many coffin shops at the foot of the mountain. We can just buy one; there’s no need to make it ourselves!”

Amu smiled and said, “Can those coffins preserve a body for three to five years without decay? Can they benefit future generations?”

“Three to five years without decay? Benefit future generations?” Lishui was surprised, “Coffins that can preserve a body for three to five years are almost considered magical artifacts. I’ve never heard of coffins that can benefit future generations. Coffins are for mortals; cultivators use magical artifacts for burial. How can there be coffins that can preserve a body for three to five years?”

“That’s exactly it!” Amu smiled, “Senior Brother Lishui, the coffin you will send, though not a magical artifact, will definitely preserve the body for three years! As for whether it can benefit future generations, that depends on you and Miss Li Ruo!”

“Hmm!” Lishui was quite clever and immediately understood Amu’s teasing, his face turning red.

“Haha, just watch my skills!” Amu smiled again.

“Amu, do you really have such skills?” Lishui had never heard that Amu could make coffins.

“Haha! The coffins I make may not be invincible in the world, but in the entire Northern Cold Sect, I doubt anyone can surpass me! Let’s go, Senior Brother Lishui, to the northern mountains.”

Saying this, Amu pulled Lishui onto the Heavenly玄 flying saucer and headed straight for the northern mountains.

The Northern Cold Sect’s peaks stretched for a thousand miles, but each direction had a leading peak.

To the east was the Heavenly Purple Peak, to the west was the Sunset Peak, to the south was the Southern Peak, and in the center was the Heavenly Peak. Only the northern peaks, countless in number, lacked a former Northern Peak to lead them.

The north of the Northern Cold Sect was also the area with the fewest cultivation disciples. Although there were also many peaks and ridges here, compared to the other three directions, it was slightly more desolate and barren.

None of the four peaks and four caves had any cave dwellings here. Occasionally, some high-level cultivators or even spirit-level cultivators would open cave dwellings for cultivation, but they generally wouldn’t choose the northern mountains of the Northern Cold Sect.

This was because of the Northern Cold Sect’s ancestral rules, which forbade Northern Cold disciples from stepping into the Cold Plain. To the north of the Northern Cold Sect was the Cold Plain, so Northern Cold disciples were somewhat wary of the northern mountains.

Another reason was the fog belt to the north of the Northern Cold Sect.

When Amu first entered the Northern Cold Sect, he had seen the foggy area to the north, as if something was blocking it. That was the fog belt to the north of the Northern Cold Sect.

No one could explain why this fog belt existed or why it never dissipated.

According to the Northern Cold Sect’s legend, the position of the fog belt should have been the Northern Peak of the Northern Cold Sect.

Some people had once suspected that the Northern Peak hadn’t disappeared but was just shrouded in thick fog, making it invisible.

However, this was quickly denied by some high-level cultivators, as the Northern Cold Sect had also explored the fog.

The fog was just fog, with nothing special, and there was no trace of the Northern Peak.

So, gradually, everyone believed the Northern Cold Sect’s legend that the Northern Peak had been erased by a powerful immortal.

At this moment, Lishui and Amu were hovering above the northern mountains of the Northern Cold Sect. They could see the thick fog that seemed to separate the Northern Cold Sect from another world.

Beyond the fog, whether or not there was a Northern Peak, it was certainly the gateway to the Cold Plain.

According to legend, one of the seven major sects of the Sea Wasteland, the Northern Polar Immortal Sea, was located in the Cold Plain. The seven major immortal sects of the Sea Wasteland were far beyond the Northern Cold Sect.

Therefore, although the two were also curious about the Northern Cold fog belt, they absolutely dared not cross the boundary.

For thousands of years, the Northern Cold Sect’s disciples had strictly adhered to the ancestral rules, and there must be a reason. Amu and Lishui were not people who didn’t know their limits.

Their goal was simply to find some good timber, and they certainly wouldn’t cause trouble for no reason.

After all, curiosity can kill the cat!