Whether to Relocate

Once they came to a complete stop, the array stone belonging to this array node returned to the very center of the light cluster.

In an instant, the originally dim ball of light burst forth with a completely different brightness!

Then the stone that had been sucked in slowly emerged from the ball of light, and Lin Xiao immediately reached out to catch it.

At the same time, as the light shone brightly, the entire space underwent subtle changes.

Lin Xiao couldn't explain it, nor could he tell.

This Taiyin Sealing Formation is extremely profound; Lin Xiao, who is inside it, cannot even glimpse one ten-thousandth of its extent.

However, he could sense that the faint but ever-present aura of the Execution Stone was rapidly disappearing.

Until they were completely suppressed.

Lin Xiao looked at the array stone in his hand.

Although he couldn't sense any energy within it, he just felt that the array stone didn't seem to be running out of energy.

Perhaps, these array stones, through their interaction, don't simply consume their own energy; instead, they can interact with each other to generate even more new energy.

However, if he cannot return the array stone in his hand to its original position and fill in the array node where it originally was, then the Taiyin Sealing Formation will remain in a state of being flawed and incomplete.

Therefore, the array nodes of this Euphrates Poplar Village will inevitably loosen again at some point.

For now, things are just holding steady.

He then instructed people to keep an eye out for any abnormalities that might occur in Euphrates Poplar Village before the Taiyin Sealing Formation was completely repaired, and to reinforce it once more.

Furthermore, it's unclear whether the problem with the Taiyin Sealing Formation is limited to the original location of the array stone in my hand...

It seems we'll have to get Jianghe and his team to find ways to gather as much intelligence as possible about other countries in the future.

Try to find all the problematic nodes in the Taiyin Sealing Formation...

However, this matter is of great importance and requires a great deal of manpower and resources. It is impossible for the Lingxian Sect to complete it on its own. They need to communicate with Li Zhouxuan and the others first.

Given their deep hatred for the Execution Stone Party Faction, they should be quite concerned about this matter.

After finishing his business here, Lin Xiao saw that there was no change in the space. After thinking for a moment, he walked to the stream of water on the wall that flowed endlessly but whose end was unknown.

He raised his hand and touched the stream of water with the array stone in his hand. The next moment, he suddenly felt as if he had been pulled away. When he opened his eyes again, he was back by the ancient well in Euphrates Poplar Village.

Unlike when the moon was still hanging low in the sky when we went in, the sun was already high in the sky, and lunchtime had passed.

Thinking that Tuantuan might be worried since he had been gone for so long, he immediately turned back to the vicinity of the thatched hut outside the village.

But then they saw Tuantuan happily being fed dried fish by two young men from the village.

It seems he was overthinking it.

It was broad daylight, and Lin Xiao made no attempt to hide, appearing directly in front of everyone.

Upon seeing him return, and appear suddenly in front of the thatched hut without anyone noticing, the group was initially startled, but their surprise quickly turned to joy.

"Immortal Lin is back!"

"The immortal has returned!"

Hearing the sound, even the patients lying on the straw beds struggled to open their eyes, raising their heads to look at Lin Xiao, their mouths opening and closing as if they were saying something, but their voices were as faint as mosquitoes.

Only Lin Xiao could barely make out that they were expressing their gratitude.

He didn't want these patients to be overly grateful to him while they were sick; he figured that it would be enough if they thanked him. He thought that these patients should have already eaten, and the medicine jars next to them were empty, so they must have taken their medicine.

So with a wave of his hand, he used a mild Hypnosis Technique on the patients, letting them rest.

The young men standing nearby were puzzled, but knowing that Lin Xiao wouldn't harm them, they remained silent.

Lin Xiao turned to them and said:

"I have temporarily sealed off the source of the disease in the village, but the root cause and the crux of the leak remain. This is only a temporary seal; there is still a risk of leakage in the future, and there is no end in sight to the problem."

After all, there are many countries in the Mortal Realm realm, and he doesn't know where the crux of the problem lies, nor how to completely eliminate the Execution Stone. For these mortals whose lives are only a few decades long, this is all he can say.

"However, there is no problem with temporary residence. You can go back to your own homes today. You just need to think carefully about whether you want to continue living here or move elsewhere."

Although Lin Xiao felt that, given the village's wealth, this was more than just a choice between life and money for them—after all, for them with very little wealth reserves, the little bit of money they had at home was equivalent to their lives.

But he still had to explain the reasons, ask questions, and respect the other person's wishes.

Upon hearing this, the young men looked at each other, then lowered their eyes and pondered for a moment before turning their gaze to the young man at the head of the group.

Perhaps this person is the most decisive one in their generation.

Seeing their conflicted expressions, Lin Xiao continued:

"If you wish to relocate, I can also contact the government to provide you with some assistance."

The young man in the lead pondered for a moment, then exchanged glances with the other young men behind him before turning to Lin Xiao, clasping his hands in a respectful salute, and saying:

"Thank you for your help, immortal, for considering the needs of us mortals. However, our families have lived here for generations, so we will not move."

"Thanks to the intervention of the immortals, we can now stay in the village temporarily. We'll go home first, and then we'll all work together to clear this wasteland outside, rebuild our houses, cultivate the land, and gradually move to a new location."

Seeing that they didn't all want to rely on him just because he said he could help them, and that they didn't want to leave this not-so-rich land completely, but only planned to move the village a little bit, Lin Xiao had a very good impression of these young men.

So he asked the young man in a warm manner:

"Which specific plot of land in this area do you plan to relocate to?"

The young man pointed to a patch of rocks and overgrown weeds not far behind the thatched hut and respectfully said to Lin Xiao:

"Replying to the immortal, it's right there."

"To be honest, Immortal, we actually discussed this matter after you left. At that time, we didn't know that the evil energy in the village could be sealed off, and we thought that it would be too difficult to build houses and live in temporary shacks. Now that we can return to the village to live temporarily and don't have to sleep in the wilderness, it's already a pleasant surprise."

As soon as he finished speaking, the able-bodied villagers behind him nodded in agreement:

"Yes, yes, thank you so much, Immortal!"

"Immortal, you are a great benefactor to our village!"

"Yes, yes, and the Cat Master too!"

"We can build the house ourselves from now on, so we won't need to trouble the immortals!"