Once upon a time, this place was covered with dense forests, waterfalls, strange rocks, rare birds and animals, and its scenery was secluded, dangerous and magnificent, not much different from Qingyun Mountain.
Therefore, more than a thousand years ago, someone cultivated immortality and established a sect in this place where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth gathered, thus founding the Tianyu Sect.
Although Tianyu Sect does not have much influence in the world of Jade Dynasty.
However, they are also a force of moderate size that operates within the righteous path.
However, three hundred years ago, for some unknown reason, the spiritual veins of Tianyu Mountain suddenly dried up, causing the trees on Tianyu Mountain to gradually wither, and rare and exotic animals either died mysteriously or fled from this place.
Although the then-leader of the Tianyu Sect had investigated the cause of the depletion of the spiritual veins many times, he ultimately found nothing.
Cultivation requires not only techniques but also the continuous absorption of spiritual energy from heaven and earth.
Now that the spiritual veins of Tianyu Mountain have dried up, who would still be willing to stay in Tianyu Sect?
As a result, members of the Tianyu Sect left one after another and joined other sects.
Of course, some disciples were reluctant to leave the place where they had lived for many years.
They persevered, hoping that one day a miracle would happen and the spiritual veins would reappear.
Unfortunately, their persistence did not bring about a miracle.
Tianyu Mountain has become increasingly desolate, with all its peaks now completely barren. The nearby villagers have long since moved away from this place.
Today, Tianyu Mountain has become a desolate mountain with few people.
However, Tianyu Sect did not disband; two disciples remained in the sect.
"Senior brother, are we really going to leave here?"
A pretty young woman dressed simply spoke hesitantly to a young man.
"Our master is dead, what are we still doing here? Waiting to die?"
The young man said irritably as he packed his bags.
"But before he died, Master passed the position of sect leader to you and asked you to carry on the glory of Tianyu Sect..."
The young woman frowned slightly as she spoke.
"Sect Leader?"
"And to carry it forward?"
"In the entire Tianyu Sect, there are only two of us. What kind of damn sect leader am I?"
"What can you possibly achieve or glorify in this godforsaken place?"
"We were both too easily fooled back then; we were tricked into coming here by that old man."
"I've been cultivating here for several years without really understanding what's going on, but I never expected that the more I cultivate, the weaker my body becomes."
“If we don’t leave here soon, I’m afraid we’ll starve to death here and no one will even know.”
The young man became more and more agitated as he spoke.
He recalled how his master had tricked him with sweet words, saying that as long as he joined the Tianyu Sect, he could attain immortality.
When they arrived, they discovered that Tianyu Mountain was a desolate place, lifeless and deserted, with not even a spider or bedbug in sight.
It's just that they were too young and easily deceived back then, and they blindly believed their master's sweet words that things would get better and that once the spiritual veins reappeared, Tianyu Mountain would definitely be an excellent place for cultivation.
And so, he and his junior sister spent seven or eight years there in a daze.
As a result, their master finally couldn't bear it any longer and died with resentment in his heart.
After his master died, he decided to immediately leave this godforsaken place.
"But how can we disobey our master's words? How can we not follow his last wishes?"
The young woman was a person who respected her teachers.
"Hmph, if you like staying here, then stay. I'm not staying here."
The young man had already packed his bags, slung them over his shoulder, and headed down the mountain.
"Senior brother, senior brother, wait for me! Don't leave me here alone!"
The young woman quickly called out to the young man.
"hurry up!"
The young man stopped and said impatiently.
Afterwards, the young woman returned to her room, packed a few sets of clothes and personal belongings into a bundle, and went down the mountain with the young man.
"Senior brother, where are we going after we go down the mountain?"
The young woman, walking behind, asked a question.
"Let's go check out Qingyun Sect first."
The young man thought for a moment and then said.
"However, I've heard that the Qingyun Sect is extremely strict in accepting disciples, so I'm afraid they won't accept us."
The young woman spoke with concern.
"How will we know they won't accept us if we don't try?"
The young man said irritably.
"Hey? Senior brother, look what's that?"
The young woman inadvertently noticed something fiery red in the distance at the foot of the mountain, moving rapidly toward her.
"It looks like a wild beast?"
The young man raised his head and looked into the distance.
"Strange, even snakes, insects, and rodents are rarely seen here, so how did a wild beast suddenly appear?"
The young woman frowned slightly.
"Never mind that, let's hurry down the mountain, or we won't make it to Qingyun Sect today."
The young man paid no attention and continued to descend the mountain quickly with his head down.
Soon, the two of them descended the mountain and arrived at its foot.
"ah?"
"What a terrifying monster!"
As soon as she arrived at the foot of the mountain, the young woman saw a huge and terrifying monster. She was so frightened that she turned pale and quickly hid behind her senior brother.
"Who...who are you?"
"What...what kind of monster is this?"
The young man was also quite frightened; his tongue was trembling.
He had never seen a monster engulfed in flames before!
What surprised him even more was that a young man in white was sitting on the back of the monster.
The man in white was none other than Li Yao.
"I never expected there would be people in this godforsaken place!"
Li Yao smiled and asked, "Who are you people, and why are you here?"
The young man stared warily at the fire unicorn beneath Li Yao and said, "I...we are from the Tianyu Sect."
"Tianyu Sect?"
"I never expected that there would be a sect in this godforsaken place!"
Li Yao looked around at the barren mountains and felt somewhat puzzled.
Then, he seemed to mutter to himself, "But this place shouldn't be so desolate!"
In fact, having experienced so many worlds, he still has some understanding of feng shui and geomancy.
Judging from its topography, mountain range orientation, and location, Tianyu Mountain in front of us should be a place of outstanding natural beauty and spiritual energy.
At this moment, the young woman hiding behind the young man, seeing that the fire qilin did not seem to harm anyone, mustered her courage and stepped out from behind her senior brother.
She began, “My master told me that three hundred years ago, this place was a beautiful place with clear waters and lush mountains, an excellent place for cultivation. But for some reason, the spiritual veins of Tianyu Mountain suddenly dried up, and that’s why it has become like this.”
"Oh! I see."
"Perhaps someone has tampered with this place."
Upon hearing the woman's words, Li Yao immediately formed some guesses in his mind.
Then, his eyes darted around, and he looked at the two people in front of him, saying, "Would you two be willing to show me around?"
Chapter 304 Depletion of Spiritual Veins
Li Yao had long ago discerned, through his mastery of feng shui and geomancy, that Tianyu Mountain should be an excellent place for cultivation.
He just couldn't understand why this place was so desolate.
Now, after hearing the explanation from a female disciple of the Tianyu Sect, he had some guesses in his mind.
He felt that someone had tampered with this place, and it shouldn't be the so-called 'depletion of spiritual veins'.
Because this place is located in the Central Plains, it has various advantages in terms of both geographical and climatic conditions, so it is unlikely that the spiritual veins would suddenly dry up for no reason.
It's even more impossible that the spiritual veins were depleted due to excessive cultivation.
In the world of Jade Dynasty, Qingyun Sect is probably the largest cultivation sect, with a large number of members.
The Qingyun Sect has existed for over two thousand years since its founding, and there has never been a case of spiritual veins being depleted due to excessive cultivation.
Therefore, there are only two possibilities for the sudden loss of spiritual energy in Tianyu Mountain.
Alternatively, a major geological change, such as an earthquake, may have occurred, causing the spiritual veins to become blocked.
Alternatively, the spiritual veins of Tianyu Mountain may have been tampered with, preventing the release of spiritual energy.
The female disciples of Tianyu Sect did not mention any major geological changes that had occurred in Tianyu Mountain.