The three manor masters were somewhat embarrassed by the scolding, but they still hurriedly flew away, and Yu Qing and the others did not stop them.
At least for Yu Qing and his two fellow disciples, they were here to make a fortune. As long as it did not affect them, they would not risk their lives fighting others.
After the three manor masters had gone far away, Old Master Wu finally found the right opportunity to engage the old man in a fierce direct clash, then quickly broke free and sped away.
The old man hovered in the air for a moment to watch him go, then flashed and landed on the platform. He looked at Wu Hei and his son and asked, “Are you alright?”
Wu Hei, holding his son, saw that only one of the two halberds in his father’s hands remained, and felt slightly ashamed. “I am fine. It was my carelessness.”
The old man said, “It is fine. He only got one, so he cannot freely enter and exit either. Besides, this is what I should do. However, this is the only time, because you brought this upon yourself. I have fulfilled the duties a father and a grandfather should fulfill. If you do not turn back now, I will not use the halberd in my hand to make a second exchange to save you again. Do you understand what I mean?”
Wu Hei nodded. “I understand.”
“Once you find it, wash your body, and leave immediately. Remember to leave a sign here that you have gone out,” the old man instructed, then turned around directly, about to leave.
Wu Hei called out to stop him, “Father, where are you going?”
The old man said with his back turned, “Before he finds the ‘Three Lives Spring’ to wash his body, I must find him and continue fighting to deplete his strength. This is also to entangle him and buy time for you and your son to search here. I have my own mission and promises to fulfill, and this is all I can do for you.”
Three Lives Spring? Ning Chaoyi and the others were shocked upon hearing this, their faces showing immense astonishment. They quickly looked around, seemingly understanding something.
Wu Hei’s eyes instantly turned red, and hot tears slid down his cheeks. “If you continue fighting, it will deplete yourself too!”
The old man sighed. “Back then, I was blinded by greed, listened to his nonsense, and delusionally sought immortality, leaving this hidden trouble. Since we have reached this point, consider it as atonement!”
After speaking, he turned back, looking at the little boy with reluctant and affectionate eyes. It was his own grandson, and he had not yet had the chance to get close to him.
Wu Hei quickly signaled his son in his arms. “Xiao Hei, hurry, call out to grandpa, quickly.”
After several urges, Xiao Hei finally tried to call out, “Grandpa.”
The old man immediately laughed heartily, reached out his hand to him, wanting to hold his grandson’s hand.
Xiao Hei blinked his eyes again and again, and finally reached out with a slap, quickly hitting his grandfather’s palm and pulling back.
The old man laughed heartily again, held up the palm that had been slapped by his grandson, clenched his fist and gestured to his grandson, then turned around again, walking with big strides. His figure suddenly flashed, and he quickly flew towards the horizon.
While the few people here were still watching him go, Nie Pinlan over there could not hold back anymore and asked in pursuit, “What kind of place is this exactly?”
Yu Qing turned to look at them. “I think you have already guessed it. That is right, this is the legendary Golden Ruins!”
“Golden Ruins?”
Although they had already guessed it, Ning Chaoyi and the others could not help but cry out in shock. Including Qiao Qie’er, they were all shocked beyond measure.
The legendary blessed land of the immortals, it is said that there is countless gold here, and it is said that one can obtain an immortal and undying body here. They never dreamed in their dreams that they had actually entered the immortal blessed land that countless people dreamed of.
A smile could be seen on Yu Qing’s face. “That is right, it is the Golden Ruins! Do you not want to make a fortune? I said we would make a fortune together. Now I have brought everyone into the Golden Ruins. I have not broken my word, have I?”
Ning Chaoyi, looking around, muttered to himself, “I knew that golden halberd was not ordinary. It could not just be about making a fortune. Just as I expected, just as I expected, just as I expected.” He suddenly stared at Yu Qing and said in a deep voice, “You have long known that the golden halberd is related to the Golden Ruins. You have long known that the place you were looking for was the Golden Ruins. How could you know these things? Who exactly are you?”
Yu Qing spread his hands and said, “It does not matter who I am. In short, I have no grudges against you, nor do I have the intention to harm you, and I have fulfilled my promise. If you must know who I am, then I will say the same thing again. I am ‘Lin Erqing’!”
Those people fell silent, still not recovering from the shock.
Lu Xingyun was somewhat absent minded, muttering under his breath, “Golden Ruins, Golden Ruins, it is the Golden Ruins. It is actually for the Golden Ruins.”
Wu Hei suddenly said, “Brother Lin, please help yourselves to making a fortune. However, please do not be insatiable. Moreover, taking too much wealth out might not be a good thing for you. Leave as soon as it is enough, because this entrance and exit could close at any time.”
As soon as these words were spoken, it startled everyone, snapping the distracted group back to attention.
Yu Qing hurriedly asked, “Close at any time? Is there such a thing? Is there no pattern? If that is really the case, it is too unreliable. Would we not be locked in here at any time?”
Wu Hei explained, “It is not what you think. Under normal circumstances, the opened door of the Golden Ruins will automatically close after twenty seven days. The problem is that the yellow halberd and the blue halberd combined form the key, which can both open the door and lock it. Regardless of who wins or loses between my father and my uncle, whoever gets the two halberds could close the door at any time. Neither of them would keep the door open for a long time, nor would they easily open it for others again. You have also seen how much effort it took to open it once.”
So that is how it is. Everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief. They thought the door would close at any time, which would mean they would not dare to stay for a moment longer.
Yu Qing tried to ask again, “Hearing your father say that you are going to wash your body, what are you looking for?”
Wu Hei did not hide it. “To find the ‘Three Lives Spring’ to wash my body.”
Yu Qing was surprised. “Your uncle wants to find the ‘Three Lives Spring’ to wash his body, and you also want to find the ‘Three Lives Spring’ to wash your body. What does this mean?”
Wu Hei was silent for a moment. Perhaps out of gratitude for everyone joining forces to save the lives of him and his son, he slowly said, “My father and uncle were originally two brothers from an ordinary family in the mortal world. Their parents died of cold and hunger, and the two of them fled to survive the famine. They were quite lucky to happen upon the ‘Xuanjin Immortal’ who was wandering in the mortal world. They formed an immortal connection, completely changing their destiny from then on. Later, they guarded the gate for the immortal at this entrance and exit.
Later, something happened to the Golden Ruins. In short, the entrance and exit were closed, with a strict order that they must not be opened without an immortal decree.
At first, there would occasionally be an immortal decree to open the door and let guests in. Later, for some reason, the decrees stopped, the guests stopped coming, and no one told them outside what was happening.
Later, rumors gradually spread outside that all the immortals in the world had returned to the immortal realm, and everyone wanted to find the immortal blessed lands to seek immortality and such.
They kept waiting and waiting, finding no news from the inside or outside. Later, they gradually believed that the rumors outside might be true, but they still adhered to their mission.
Later, my uncle thought about the ‘Three Lives Spring’ inside, wanting to use it to transform his body and gain immortality. However, half of the key was in my father’s hands, so he constantly urged my father.
At first, my father did not agree. Later, my father felt that as he was getting older, if he could live forever, he could fulfill his mission forever. In the end, he was persuaded by my uncle, so they committed the act of defying orders together and opened the entrance of the Golden Ruins again, which was strictly ordered not to be opened.
Later, they found the ‘Three Lives Spring’ and used it to transform their bodies. Feeling guilty like thieves, they did not dare to stay long and hurriedly went out again.
After going out, it happened that the world was undergoing great changes, and people were competing for supremacy in a chaotic world. Without constraints, my uncle was unwilling to be lonely, and his ambition gradually exposed itself. My father then realised they had caused a great disaster and deeply regretted it. Who knew that something even more terrifying was yet to come, which could also be said to be the punishment for their unauthorised entry into the Golden Ruins. They discovered that the so called immortality was not at all what they imagined. It had flaws, and they could only live forever by remaining motionless like the living dead, becoming monsters that were neither human nor ghost.
Later, they found the cause and discovered that the so called ‘Three Lives Spring’ was actually three springs, representing the three lives of Heaven, Earth, and Human.
Those who underwent the washing of the Heaven Spring could transform their bodies into immortal heavenly beings.
Those who underwent the washing of the Earth Spring would transform their bodies into earth beings, becoming those monsters that were neither human nor ghost like them.
Those who underwent the washing of the Human Spring would become normal people in the world, experiencing the normal cycle of birth, aging, illness, and death in the world.
At first, out of ignorance, they thought the ‘Three Lives Spring’ referred to a single spring. Later, they realised they had entered the Earth Spring to wash their bodies, literally turning themselves into monsters. Naturally, my uncle wanted to go back in to find the ‘Heaven Spring’ to wash his body, but the result was just as you saw, with my father stopping him.”
Yu Qing listened with his eyes shining. “That is to say, you also want to find the ‘Heaven Spring’ to wash your body and gain immortality.”
Wu Hei said, “No, I only want to find the ‘Human Spring’ to wash my body and become an ordinary mortal.”
After speaking, he noticed everyone looking at him with strange eyes, so he was too lazy to explain. Believe it or not.
Nan Zhu suddenly blurted out, “Could it be that there is more than one ‘Earth Spring’?”
Wu Hei was confused. “Naturally there is only one. Could it be that you think there are several?”
Nan Zhu shook his head. “Then that is not right. Since your father and your uncle both washed their bodies in the ‘Earth Spring’, even if they transformed into the monsters you speak of, the way they are strange seems quite different. It seems even the blood flowing in their bodies is different, right?”
Wu Hei said, “I understand what you mean. In fact, they themselves do not know what is going on, but they did indeed wash their bodies in the same ‘Earth Spring’. They still do not understand why two brothers washing their bodies in the same spring at the same time in the same way would result in two different transformations. Therefore, I have no way to tell you the truth.”
Is there such a bizarre thing? Everyone looked at each other.
“So that is how it is.” Nan Zhu nodded, seemingly believing his explanation. He put his hands in his big belly and asked everyone seriously, “Are we going to make some money and leave, or are we going to rush towards immortality and take a risk?”
Shen Qingcheng shouted, “What if the exit closes and none of us can get out?”
“If it is for making a fortune, then it is simple.” Nan Zhu chuckled, slipping his foot and scraping away a patch of wild grass covering the ground, revealing a piece of yellow ground.
When the two old men were fighting earlier, a blown branch scratched the ground, and he discovered it then.
Only then did everyone realise that the platform under their feet was actually made of gold. They all scraped the ground to check, and it shone brightly in the sunlight.
Nan Zhu waved his hand and said grandly, “Look at this platform. Its length and width must be over ten zhang, and it is as high as a single storey building. Who knows if there is a foundation underground. As long as we cut this platform into pieces and take it out, it will be enough for our lifetime. There is no need to look for gold everywhere and run back and forth to transport it.”
While turning around happily, his voice suddenly stopped. He found Wu Hei staring coldly at him.
The others then also noticed.
Wu Hei finally could not help but speak up. “If you want to make a fortune and want gold, it is best not to mess around here. I do not know anything either. I just suspect why the exit is set on this golden platform, could it be related to a formation? If you destroy this platform, what if it causes everyone to be unable to get out even with the two halberds?”