"Tick~"

The ticking sound sounded again, and the droplets of water at the top of the cavern hit the weakest part of the stone moss, still with that distinctively crisp sound.

In the silence of the cave, Dong Tunan leaned against the bluestone with his head downcast, letting the splashes of water fall between his hair, and then slid down his cheeks.

"Tick-tock... Tick tock..."

The repetitive sound always lingered in Dong Tunan's ears, it was like a little monk knocking on a wooden fish, ethereal and meditative. Inadvertently, it is already immersed in a mysterious mental state.

Dongtu Nan seems to be in an empty space, where there are no peaks and lakes, no insects, fish, birds and beasts, and no trace of human beings. I stood in a vast area, where there was no grass and no wind and snow, as if I was the only one in this world.

"Dong Tu Nan!"

A deep voice came from all directions, Dong Tu Nan was suddenly startled, and turned around several times in a row, trying to find out the source of the sound, but without success.

"Who are you!" shouted Dong Tunan.

"I am your spirit. The voice sounded again.

Dong Tu Nan was a little surprised when he heard this, why did his spirit talk to him, shouldn't he be a part of himself?

"Since you are my spirit, why don't I know, why do you talk to me?" Dong Tu Nan thought about it, but still said the question in his heart.

The spirit did not answer immediately, but was silent for a long time.

This made Dong Tu Nan a little confused, as if he wanted to hide something, but he couldn't guess what it meant.

"Let me tell you this, this spirit is the spirit of Dong Tu Nan's previous life, and it does not belong to Dong Tu Nan in this life. The spirit replied.

"Is there any difference between this life and the previous life? I'm still Dongtunan!" Dongtunan raised his tone.

"Of course, there is a difference, in your previous life, you had a divine spirit, but after reincarnation, your current body is not able to withstand that power at all, so you are now just a consciousness that has entered this body, so this divine spirit does not belong to you in this life for the time being. The spirit replied word for word.

"What is the fountain of life in the cave, and what is the mysterious mark on my body?" Dong Tunan was very puzzled about the fact that the spring water was absorbed by the imprint.

"The Fountain of Life is an extremely rare sacred relic in heaven and earth, and it is said to have the effect of resurrecting the dead, but it cannot be drunk directly, otherwise it will only backfire. As for the mark you are talking about, this spirit does not know it, so it cannot answer you. The spirit said unhurriedly.

"If the Fountain of Life is so precious, how can there be such a place?" Dong Tu Nan wondered.

"I don't know, when this spirit was reincarnated with you, it was already here. The spirit replied.

This time it was Dongtunan's turn to be silent. He pondered carefully what the spirit had said, combined with all the things that had happened to him, and finally slowly digested the reason.

"In that case, do you know how I was able to be reincarnated?" asked Dong Tunan.

"I know part of it, but I can't tell you. He was stunned, and then said indifferently.

"Why? You are the spirit of my previous life, and this life is related to me, why can't you tell me?"

"Because you're not capable enough, I can't tell you anything until you've reached that point. The spirit replied.

"When, exactly?" asked Dong Tunan.

"When you get to that point, you will understand," the spirit continued, "and when the day comes, you will come here again, and then you will be qualified to take back your spirit, and you will be able to know what you want to know." ”

"What the hell is going on?" shouted Dong Tunan with all his strength.

But the spirit didn't make any response, leaving only Dong Tunan's voice echoing in this space, echoing endlessly, and it couldn't be calmed down for a long time.

Suddenly exposed to these things, Dong Tunan's head couldn't react a little, and after shouting, he finally calmed down. He carefully recalled the conversation just now, and the direction in his heart suddenly became a little clearer.

"Become stronger! I'm still too weak now, and only when I'm strong enough will all the truth of the conspiracy come to light!" Dong Tu Nan muttered to himself in a low voice.

"Now, I can send you out, where are you going?

"Xuefeng County, isn't it Baihan Village? I'm going to Baihan Village. Dong Tu Nan said with a puzzled face.

"White Cold Village is about to cease to exist, your goal now is to become stronger, go to Xuefeng County, where there are more resources. The spirit replied.

"What do you mean?" asked Dong Tu Nan with a nervous expression.

"Forget it, I'll send you back to the surface, it's up to you!" the spirit sighed, and then fell into a dull silence.

I saw a flash of white light, and the space in front of Dong Tu Nan's eyes seemed to disappear out of thin air, and in an instant, he found that he was already in the snow above the cave.

"It's not good! Baihan Village is in danger!" Thinking of what Shen Qi said just now, for some reason, a bad thought rose in Dong Tu Nan's mind.

As he spoke, the whole person was already desperately rushing down the mountain despite the wind and snow.

In the cave under the snow, the original spring water has dried up, only the bluestone is still standing there, and at the moment when Dongtu Nan ran down the mountain, the ground suddenly trembled slightly, and then returned to normal, as if all this had not happened.

............

It is already the fifth watch, and Rao is the land of the extreme north is also the beginning of the white moon, and it is beginning to dawn gradually.

The diffuse white cold air is like a hazy gauze net, hanging over the entire Baihan Mountain area, which naturally includes the Baihan Village at the foot of the mountain.

At this time, Baihan Village was unusually quiet, but it was a fire, and the few village houses were like lost chess pieces, which were discarded on this snowfield at will.

Several of the corpses of the slaughtered were scattered in the village, drenched in blood, snowflakes falling on them, and the snow melted into the blood and gurgled and flowed.

Some of the unburned hay was scattered everywhere, leaving a puddle of water stains mixed with black grass and wood ash on the white snow, and the originally peaceful and peaceful Baihan Village was already dilapidated and depressed at this moment.

When Dong Tu Nan arrived at the entrance of the village, all these scenes were unfolded in front of his eyes.

"It's... This can't be!How can this be!" Dong Tunan's voice began to tremble a little, obviously unacceptable to the scene in front of him.

He frantically ran towards Xia Shuyue's house, but when he arrived there, he found that there was only one ruin left, the grass and trees that had been extinguished by the fire, and there were still a few warm green smokes, and the smoke was twisting and twisting, as if it was writhing and flying away towards the sky.

The house was empty, the floor was littered with broth from dinner, and the wine glasses were burned black from the remaining drink. The pool in the courtyard was already dirty, and a few scattered hay floated on the water, among which there was a basket of arrows and a large bow.

Dong Tu Nan sat on the ground with a low mood.

He searched all the places, but still couldn't find Xia Shuyue's figure, only the few villagers who died in the village road, and the rest of the people disappeared, I don't know what happened here, and I don't know where the other villagers went.

"Uncle Xia is fine... It should be fine......" He was stunned at the moment, muttering repeatedly to comfort himself, encountering such a thing, no one's heart can calm down.

The snow in the sky fell quietly, and at this time, it seemed to be even more violent, and the snowflakes of the icy cold attribute seemed to be white flowers of mourning, falling directly from above the nine heavens to under the nine springs......

The sky gradually cleared, a round of red sun rose from the east, and the sunlight slowly sprinkled down from the east, covering the body of Dongtu Nan, showing a trace of vitality.

He collapsed in a corner of the ruins for a long time, and the snowflakes had already covered his body with a thin layer, like a shirt, and at the same time covered the top of his head.

The snow gradually melted, and the cotton clothes soaked by the meltwater became a little heavy, which made Dong Tunan a little breathless.

He was finally a little energetic, but he looked very tired. He got up again, picked up the frozen flesh and bones on the ground and nibbled a few bites, then walked over to the pool, and picked up the bow and the basket of arrows with trembling hands.

Standing still for a long time, he glanced up at the sun, then put on his back the basket and walked out of the village without looking back.

............

To the south of Baihan Mountain, there is a city, called Thousand Snow City, which also belongs to the jurisdiction of Xuefeng County.

It is also located in the far north, covered with ice and snow all year round, but to be able to build such a city in such a geographical environment is also very profound.

At this time, the bustling streets are full of traffic and people coming and going, and the situation here is obviously much richer than the barren Baihan Village.

Dong Tu Nan dragged his tired body down the street, glanced at the pedestrians passing by, and couldn't help but be a little frightened.

Although most of them are the same as the villagers of Baihan Village, they have not embarked on the path of cultivation, but among the few glances they see, there are several who are not weaker than themselves, and even some people can't even see the depth of themselves.

It can be seen that the prosperity and wealth of the region also indirectly affect the lifeblood of the regional strength, which can be clearly seen from the comparison between Baihan Village and Thousand Snow City.

These days, Dong Tu Nan has been on the road, hunting a few ordinary beasts along the way, some of which are used to satisfy hunger, and the other part is sold to the market, which can be regarded as making some money to sustain his life.

On the Yuanwu Continent, the control of currency is quite strict, and the head office of Tianyuan basically monopolizes the monetary system of the entire continent. In any case, there are generally only three currencies in circulation, namely gold, silver, and copper, and the exchange rate between each currency ranges from about 800 to 1,020.

The reason why there is no accurate figure is because there are still some areas that are not regulated by the head office of Tianyuan, but all in all, the official exchange rate standard is 1:100.

Of course, these are all relatively common currencies. However, for the source warriors, compared to currency, the source stone is undoubtedly more attractive.

The source stone is a kind of colored crystal naturally formed between heaven and earth, which contains a large amount of heaven and earth source qi, and can be said to be an indispensable item for all source warriors.

The quality of the source stone is also good and bad, roughly according to their appearance, red orange blue purple, red source stone is the secondary, followed by orange source stone, followed by blue source stone, and purple source stone is the most precious.

However, for the source martial artists, the ordinary red source stones were enough to provide the cultivation needs on weekdays. As for the orange source stones at the advanced point, they are already rare, and the blue and purple source stones are even more rare in the world, and there has not been one for many years.

Therefore, whether it is ordinary mortals or source warriors, they are more willing to take currency than source stones for daily transactions. After all, the preciousness of the source stone is not something that everyone is willing to take.

The hurried days made Dong Tu Nan hungry and thirsty, and at this time he came to a tavern and walked in.

The people in the tavern are mixed, and there are people from all over the country who come here to eat wine, both ordinary people and powerful source warriors, and they pour wine and eat meat very harmoniously.

The reason why most people don't choose to make trouble here is because there is an inspection team in charge of security in the city, and the members of the inspection team are all composed of source warriors, and they are strong, which is also the peace and security of a city.

In fact, Dong Tu Nan chose to come to the tavern for another purpose in addition to filling his hunger, that is, to inquire about Baihan Village. The tavern comes from all over the world, and the news is also very well-informed, and it can spread quickly for the big and small things in the surrounding area.

In his mind, Baihan Village was destroyed overnight, and such a thing should have spread, so he walked in with such a mentality.

In the corner of the tavern, there was a pot of sake, a bowl of hot porridge and a few catties of beef in sauce in front of Dong Tunan, licked his lips, and ate a little impatiently.

As he ate, the news he had hoped for finally came out of someone's mouth in the tavern.

"Guys, have you heard, there is a village in the north that was washed by blood overnight yesterday!"

"Bloodbathed? Maybe the enemy came to the door!"

"The enemy won't slaughter the village when he comes to the door!"

"Who says you can't? As the saying goes, if the city gate is on fire, it will affect the fish in the pond!"

There was a lot of talk, and soon the man's voice sounded again.

"It's a bit mysterious this time, I heard that there are so many people in the whole village, but all the others are gone, as if they disappeared out of thin air, what do you think is going on?" the man's tone seemed to tell a terrifying story, and everyone immediately began to curse.

When Dong Tunan heard this, he immediately stopped the dishes and chopsticks in his hand, and his eyes lit up slightly.