First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 161: Strange Happenings in Matou Village

"The Ghost Gate Secret Realm?" Shen Mo murmured.

Apart from confirming that he had indeed entered the Ghost Gate and entered a secret realm similar to the Mountain and River Realm, he did not receive any more information.

However, based on what he knew before, the Ghost Gate Secret Realm seemed to be different from other secret realm ruins.

In his understanding, the existence of the Ghost Nation ruins was closer to the Mountain and River Realm.

And the environment and situation encountered by different cultivators entering the Ghost Gate were not the same, more like a unique training task.

Only by meeting the task conditions could one leave the Ghost Gate Secret Realm!

"Besides sensing the faint ghostly aura permeating the world, I haven't received any task prompts."

"According to the pioneers who broke through the gate, the person who breaks through the gate needs to explore on their own, regardless of what conditions they need to fulfill!"

"When experiencing it personally, one can perceive some signs."

"In general, it is a great enlightenment, or a life and death calamity, or a test in some aspect!"

"At the moment, there are no signs yet, so we can only take one step at a time and see!"

"But before that, it's better to find a place to repair the robe and armor. Regardless of the situation, maintaining the strongest state of power will never be wrong."

Thinking like this, Shen Mo descended on his flying sword.

Under the influence of the ghostly aura, there was a feeling of desolation and danger all around.

Although the land was not as barren as the Ghost Nation ruins, it was not much better.

A large number of plants withered, and the plains and mountains appeared desolate and decayed. There were only a few tenacious weeds and shrubs that still had a bit of vitality.

Not to mention the scarcity of living creatures such as frogs, birds, fish, insects, and other animals.

Those that survived all appeared somewhat strange.

For example, the buzzing mosquitoes near Shen Mo's ears had sharp teeth instead of the usual blood-sucking proboscis.

He saw a skinny rabbit-like creature surrounded by a group of mosquitoes. In just a few breaths, only a pale skeleton remained.

These mosquitoes seemed unsatisfied and seemed to smell Shen Mo's breath, rushing towards him like a black smoke.

Then, under the cold and fierce ghostly fire, they burned into sparks with crackling sounds.

There were also small fish in the mountain streams.

The front half of their bodies appeared normal, but the back half had rotted away, leaving only fish bones, yet they happily swam in the stream.

Shen Mo saw a faint cold ghostly aura entwined around the fish bones.

There were many such strange phenomena.

Suppressing his doubts, Shen Mo quickly found a village with signs of human habitation.

Even before approaching, he could hear shouts and screams coming from the village.

He saw a starved ghost with a big belly and a hideous face fighting with farmers and villagers carrying hoes and carrying poles on the village path.

Perhaps due to the less concentrated ghostly aura compared to the Ghost Nation ruins, this starved ghost's strength was not particularly strong, barely comparable to a cultivator in the early stage of Body Tempering.

In theory, even so, the starved ghost should not be able to withstand the resistance of this group of villagers.

But they stubbornly used ordinary farming tools to fend off the starved ghost's rampage, and only a few people were injured, their blood staining the ground red.

"Creak!"

"Creak!"

The sound of teeth grinding.

The starved ghost didn't care about being hit by hoes and poles. Instead, it crouched on the ground, greedily grabbing the blood-stained soil and continuously stuffing it into its mouth.

Words cannot describe the starved ghost's voracious eating.

Grabbing with its hands, chewing in its mouth.

It seemed to be enjoying the most delicious food and wine under the sky.

"It seems that the wounds on their bodies were not necessarily caused by starving ghosts, but deliberately inflicted to obstruct the starving ghosts!"

Shen Mo stopped thinking and flicked his finger.

A burst of vigorous energy shot out, instantly killing the starving ghost lying on the ground.

After the ghostly aura dissipated, only a handful of tattered dirt remained on the ground.

This sudden scene stunned the villagers who were holding farming tools.

When Shen Mo descended on his flying sword, hundreds of villagers knelt down in a clamor, shouting words of gratitude and praising him as a divine teacher.

Soon, a middle-aged man with a mature face came forward and bowed, saying, "Thank you, divine teacher, for your assistance. We, the villagers of Matou Village, will never forget your great kindness."

"No worries! I have been traveling for a long time. Does your village have any vacant houses for me to rest?" Shen Mo waved his sleeve and lifted the man and the other villagers, then immediately asked.

Being unfamiliar with the place, he didn't know what strange things he might encounter.

Therefore, he didn't want to stay in the wilderness and instead wanted to repair his robe and restore his condition!

The presence of people indicated that there was not much danger, which was much safer than randomly choosing a place.

The middle-aged man with a mature face was the village chief of Matou Village.

Upon hearing that Shen Mo would stay here, his face showed a pleasant surprise, and he immediately invited Shen Mo to rest in his house.

As for their family, they moved to the neighboring dilapidated house.

"This Matou Village is a bit strange!" Shen Mo's five senses and divine sense were extremely sharp.

When he flew into the village on his sword, he had already sensed various abnormalities.

Firstly, apart from the hundreds of villagers who were struggling against the starving ghosts, relatively healthy compared to others, almost all the other hundreds of villagers in the village were weak and frail.

Considering the influence of the ghostly aura, the local farmers had reduced their harvest or even had no harvest at all, and it was difficult to find wild vegetables and animals in the mountains.

It was understandable that the villagers were starving and looked so weak.

But it was abnormal that including the village chief, hundreds of people were strong enough to resist the starving ghosts.

Secondly, there were no elderly, weak, sick, or disabled people in the village!

In such a large village, there shouldn't be no old people or disabled people, right?

Especially among the hundreds of weak villagers, there wasn't even a single child, only men and women in their prime.

Lastly, Shen Mo smelled the scent of human flesh in the village chief's house.

The truth of Matou Village was about to be revealed!

Shen Mo performed a cleansing spell to remove the "fishy" smell in the house, then took off the Red Carp Inner Armor and began to repair it.

He was not a villain, nor was he a saint.

Before fully understanding this secret realm, he didn't plan to do much.

After all, based on what he knew now, cannibalism was not considered a heinous act!

With the help of the Netherfire, Shen Mo easily repaired the robe and inner armor without much effort.

[You have repaired the Profound Grade Inferior Inner Armor "Red Carp". During the repair process, you gained a lot of experience and insights into forging, deepening your understanding of the way of forging. Forge Experience +20.]

[You have repaired the Profound Grade Medium Robe "Green Soul". During the repair process, you gained a lot of experience and insights into forging, deepening your understanding of the way of forging. Forge Experience +100.]

He put on the inner armor, wore the robe, and then put on a set of ordinary clothes.

Immediately, Shen Mo took out five torn boundary talismans from his Qiankun Bag.

Outside the Ghost Gate, after killing Hong Jue, a lone cultivator, and four bandit cultivators, he obtained the Qiankun Bag, but he hadn't had a chance to open it yet.

Compared to others, Shen Mo was more looking forward to Hong Jue's Qiankun Bag.

Perhaps there were still some remaining Thunderous Death Pearls inside.

(End of this chapter)