Chapter 2041: 2040: In the Death Swamp, Sun Chasing Village

Capítulo 2041: Chapter 2040: In the Death Swamp, Sun Chasing Village

Mu Yang has been waiting anxiously these days.

She has always been unable to find Xu Zimei and could only wait.

Finally, when Xu Zimei appeared, Mu Yang quickly said, “Lord Xu, when… when can I go back to save my mother?”

“I’m ready to escort you back,” Xu Zimei replied with a smile.

“Really,” Mu Yang was delighted.

“Let’s go, I also want to see the Death Swamp,” Xu Zimei said with a smile.

He took Mu Yang, and they walked through the south gate.

It’s known that although the Death Ancient City is famous for death, its other three sides are planted with various Sky-reaching Great Trees, like an ancient forest.

But only the south side is barren, without a single blade of grass.

It looks very desolate.

Of course, the people of the Death Ancient City do not plant here because they cannot.

This place is close to the Death Swamp, where no plant survives once planted.

The land is impoverished, withered.

Even the sky above seems to be black.

Clear sky, separated by less than a few dozen meters, yet it seems like two different worlds.

Mu Yang is already used to this; she leads the way ahead.

The further south they go, the heavier the pressure and curse become.

Finally, they reached the outskirts of the Death Swamp.

The Death Swamp isn’t clearly demarcated, wherever it spreads is its territory.

This area is called outskirts because the swamp density here isn’t as high.

There are some places where people can still step.

This swamp isn’t an ordinary swamp; it’s pitch black on top, saturated with curse power.

Transformed from gas to liquid.

Moreover, this swamp keeps bubbling, as if boiling.

Above the swamp, some wraiths wander about.

These wraiths are people who died in the swamp, their corpses exposed, turning into wraiths, mindlessly attacking passersby.

Seeing these wraiths, Mu Yang appeared very scared.

Seems like she has suffered quite a lot from these wraiths before.

Even though the curse power of the Death Swamp couldn’t harm her, wraiths and other creatures are threats alike.

Also, Xu Zimei studied Mu Yang’s cursed body.

It was completely different from his cursed body.

Though both their physiques resist curse power, Xu Zimei’s Life Curse bears no burden on the body.

While Mu Yang and her indigenous folks possess the Death Curse body.

In short, the cursed body is refined due to the Death Curse.

While this cursed body protects them from curse attacks, it also harms their bodies.

Moreover, as they age, it’s hard for them to achieve longevity.

Just like Mu Yang’s mother, afflicted by curse power, she fell into serious illness.

Even if Mu Yang uses the Divine Herb, it’d only extend life by a dozen years.

This is without a solution.

Because the cursed body is already beyond cure, at this point, whether these indigenous people can even be defined as human is a question.

However, despite their bodies being inhuman, their minds and habits are no different from humans.

Seeing Xu Zimei and Mu Yang, the wraiths seem to have roamed too long in the void.

One by one, they began to rush toward Xu Zimei.

Xu Zimei waved his hand, fire rules spread from his hand, a sea of flames covered the sky.

These wraiths were too weak, not even worth his effort.

As the sea of flames swept over, these wraiths either vanished into ash or retreated afar.

Mu Yang followed closely behind Xu Zimei.

She guided the way and warned, “There are not only her family but many other indigenous people in the outskirts.”

“These indigenous people are very exclusive.”

Xu Zimei didn’t actually harbor ill will towards the indigenous.

Outsiders wanted to capture them for research, which over time led to this situation.

The indigenous shut outsiders out, unwilling to trust them.

The pair continued forward, the curse power surrounding them started thickening.

If ordinary cultivators visited here, they would have already felt uncomfortable.

Ultimately, their figures halted in front of a mountain ridge.

Xu Zimei looked up to see this towering ridge, the boundary of the Death Swamp.

This area is the outskirts, stepping over this ridge leads into the depths.

The dangers within are different from those outside.

“Our village is just ahead,” Mu Yang pointed to a side of the ridge.

Long ago, before the Death Swamp covered this place, their village was built by the mountain.

This ridge was their greatest treasure.

They hunted in the mountain, picked herbs and sold them in the past—this was their mountain of life.

But later, the curse enveloped this place.

Everything changed.

Since then, no one dared to venture up the mountain.

Mu Yang’s village is called ‘Sun Chasing Village,’ reputedly it has a notable history.

The village looks desolate.

Now, only a few hundred families reside.

In its most prosperous times, thousands lived here; it was equivalent to a small town.

The two entered the village, and someone shouted upon seeing Mu Yang, “Little Mu Yang is back; everyone come quickly.”

Mu Yang explained to Xu Zimei, “When I left to seek medicine, no one in the village agreed.

They felt the outside world was too dangerous.

They probably didn’t expect me to return alive.”

Xu Zimei nodded.

By now, many villagers had gathered.

“Little Mu Yang, are you okay?”

“Why did you bring an outsider back?”

“Tell us, what’s the outside world like? Did anyone bully you?”

The crowd was very curious, talking over each other.

Mu Yang became momentarily unsure of how to respond.

Then someone shouted, parting the crowd, “Make way, make way, the village chief is coming.”

The crowd quieted down.

An elderly man over a hundred years old, with white hair, walked over, shaky.

This elder resembled a long-lived man, with very long white hair and beard.

He looked like the mythical Antarctic Immortal Elder.

Gripping a cane, supported by a strong man, he slowly approached.

“Little Mu Yang is back,” he said kindly.

“Grandfather Song,” Mu Yang promptly walked over.

It was clear she trusted and respected the elder very much.

“You’re back, that’s good,” the elder patted Mu Yang on her head.

He then smiled at Xu Zimei and said, “Welcome to Sun Chasing Village, thank you for escorting Mu Yang back.”

It is said that old men become wise.

No words needed from Mu Yang, the elder could see at a glance, it was thanks to Xu Zimei that Mu Yang returned.

Xu Zimei shook his head.

“Since you’ve returned safely, I should be going.”

“No rush, please allow us to express our gratitude,” the elder promptly said.