I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong

Generally speaking, dried corpses carry death qi and corpse qi. Aside from people from the Xiangxi Sect, most cultivators detest such death qi and corpse qi, let alone consume them, or use dried corpse flesh to fill their bellies?

"If they are indeed dried corpses, then those who eat them, could they be walking corpses?"

Hearing Tian Lin's words, Mei Xianfu sneered, "Although I am not a disciple of the Xiangxi Sect, I know that walking corpses do not eat dried corpses. Besides, anyone who knows how to use a knife to carve bones and scrape meat must possess not only wisdom but also human nature.

Otherwise, if it were evil spirits like the Drought, to eat dried corpses, they would have gnawed on them like beasts long ago. Why bind dried corpses? And why scrape bones, and carve meat?"

Mei Xianfu's words made sense, but wouldn't that prove cultivators are eating the dried corpses?

But even Xiangxi Sect disciples, who are not that afraid of death qi and corpse qi, wouldn't eat dried corpse flesh, right?

"Actually, it's not that strange! According to you, during that era, there was nothing to eat, so people would eat anything. But what to do when they've almost eaten all the people? Although dried corpse flesh is poisonous, it can still fill your stomach.

Drinking poison to quench thirst sounds foolish, but when you're that thirsty, who cares if it's poisonous?"

"But if people were really starving to the point of living off dried corpse flesh, then why carve bones and scrape meat? As you said, just gnaw on it directly, why waste effort?"

The two speculated for a long time, finding it hard to draw a conclusion.

But both confirmed without mistake the source of those skeletons in the village.

Clearly, those skeletons that crawled out from the ground or courtyards were buried by the living after being eaten.

Around the dynasty's end, after waiting for the capital city's migration, the heavenly calamities gradually disappeared, and later, spiritual energy returned to this world.

So over the years, these skeletons absorbed spiritual energy and ultimately transformed into evil spirits.

"Your Divine Lady Tree digests too slowly, who knows how many days it'll take to digest the entire village's skeletons?"

Mei Xianfu wasn't very interested in the truth; she eagerly wanted to head to the next village in search of rotting flesh.

Seeing this, Tian Lin followed Mei Xianfu out of the house, then withdrew the Divine Lady Tree.

After the two hurriedly inspected the entire village, they finally set it ablaze before heading towards the next village entrance.

"Do you think there really won't be any more rotting flesh next?"

After visiting several villages, the two indeed saw no more rotting flesh.

Instead, they encountered quite a few skeletons at the Day Patrol Deity level!

"If we still don't see any rotting flesh, we'll just have to head back."

The further they went, the more Day Patrol Deity-level skeletons appeared, making Tian Lin less helpful.

Mei Xianfu, having just advanced to the Golden Core Early Stage, although she mastered three Dao Seeds, was a bit strained fighting Day Patrol Deity skeletons.

Unfortunately, Day Patrol Deity skeletons weren't very nutritious, and the Divine Lady Tree couldn't fully digest the skeletons' nutrients. Usually, it took over a dozen skeletons to bear a single Divine Maiden Fruit.

The imbalance between effort and yield was wearing Mei Xianfu down.

"The next village is the one you mentioned, full of walking corpses. That place is probably unsafe, I advise against joining me—"

Mei Xianfu intended to act alone, so she wouldn't be hindered by Tian Lin if things went awry.

Fortunately, Tian Lin agreed easily, just standing on the hill watching Mei Xianfu walk into the village alone.

Soon, Mei Xianfu's figure flew out of the village.

Seeing this, Tian Lin realized something might be wrong, and hastily took off running.

He ran swiftly, disappearing over the hill in an instant like a streak of light.

But no matter how fast he ran, he couldn't outrun Mei Xianfu.

Soon, Mei Xianfu appeared before Tian Lin, chiding him, "Why are you running? I came to get you to enter the village together."

Tian Lin was stunned; he landed on a large rock and steadied his True Qi before speaking, "I thought you encountered walking corpses!"

"Not walking corpses, but drought demons!"

Mei Xianfu sounded excited, "Hard work pays off, we're going to strike it rich this time."

Tian Lin, ensuring Mei Xianfu wasn't possessed, patiently listened to her, "The walking corpses you mentioned have now turned into drought demons. Only they're bound by ropes, unable to move."

This time Tian Lin understood.

Though the village had no rotting flesh, there were drought demons bound by ropes.

"What kind of rope can bind a drought demon?"

Tian Lin was still incredulous; after all, it takes a Nascent Soul powerhouse to deal with a drought demon.

Mei Xianfu didn't explain further, she just gave Tian Lin a look before turning and flying towards that village again.

Tian Lin followed closely behind, and they returned to that village.

At the village entrance, Tian Lin even saw his own cart—

Back then, he and Hearing Rain arrived with a cart, and later the supervisor dragged the cart into the village. Unfortunately, after entering, they encountered walking corpses, and all Hua Hualang without cultivation perished.

Seeing the cart, Tian Lin didn't rush into the village but circled it, inspecting it all over.

Mei Xianfu frowned slightly, "What's so interesting about this broken cart?"

This cart was indeed in bad shape, not only missing wheels but also damaged in many places by humans.

Considering how few insects there were in the End of Dharma Era of the Daqi Dynasty, otherwise the cart, worn by time, would surely have been devoured by insects.

Even without insect damage, the cart had become as brittle as tofu. Tian Lin poked it, and it instantly broke a hole.

"This cart doesn't have the marks made by Hearing Rain and me."

When Tian Lin entered the world of ten thousand years ago with a cart, he made marks on it to record the days.

However, this cart bore no 'positive' marks from him.

"What are you trying to say?"

"I'm trying to say that after I traveled to the world of ten thousand years ago through the Heavenly Gate, history wasn't changed."

No cart was needed to prove it, as when Tian Lin entered the world of ten thousand years ago, the village's walking corpses were all captured and driven by Hearing Rain.

If his and Hearing Rain's actions altered the course of history, then the cart should bear marks, and the village's walking corpses should have disappeared, instead of becoming drought demons, bound by ropes.

The two entered the first house; Tian Lin acted very cautiously. He remembered that back when he and Hearing Rain entered the house, they triggered a hanging walking corpse.

This could be considered a 'return' to the place, and Tian Lin feared it was another trap.

Luckily, his fears were unfounded; there were no hanging walking corpses in the house. However, in the corner of the house, a skeleton at the drought demon level lay on the ground, tightly bound by the rope that once hanged him.

[Ancient Tree Roots, filled with Time Water, consumption may lead to comprehension of the Time Dao]

Looking at the hangman's rope, Tian Lin was speechless.

But he dared not untie the rope now, for fear that freeing it would leave the drought demon unbound, causing trouble for him and Mei Xianfu.

"Who bound this walking corpse here? Who ate their flesh?"