Chen Rui did not expect that so many cultivators appeared in a corner of the Five Spirit Realm, a secret place in the Monster Mountains.

This shocked Chen Rui. At this moment, he seemed to understand that the world is so great that many monks could not explore the vast land even if they spent their entire lives.

"It seems that something big happened. Let's go to the town in front to recuperate first." Chen Rui pointed to a town vaguely visible in front and said.

Meteor didn't answer, just nodded.

The spiritual energy of the five spirit realms is extremely thin, and it takes a lot of spiritual energy to consume for a long time, which is also a great burden for the monks.

Seeing this, Chen Rui flew out first. After about half a quarter of an hour, he completely saw the town in front of him. At this moment, flying monks landed on the ground from time to time and walked towards the inside of the town.

I think these people's plans are the same as Chen Rui.

When I walked closer, I saw a stone tablet standing next to the intersection of the town, with the three words "Shanmen Town" engraved on it. I guess this is the name of this town.

Chen Rui and Mei Xing walked in. An ancient road passed by the town. Along the road, the voices gradually became louder. There were shops on the road, but more were vendors who set up stalls on both sides of the road.

Walking along the street, there were endless hawking sounds.

Chen Rui did not expect that this small town under the starry night would have such popularity.

But these people seem not as enthusiastic as they seem on the surface, as if they are using shouts to release some kind of pressure.

However, in his induction, none of these people were mortals, all cultivators, and there were almost no low-level people in the condensation of Qi. Most of them were high-level people in the condensation of Qi and foundation building. In Chen Rui's induction, there seemed to be no spiritual gathering cultivators here.

"Ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ..."

Just as Chen Rui was sighing secretly, a deafening sound of gongs came from the street ahead, which was deafening.

Immediately afterwards, he saw some townsmen around him speeding up, and he even heard some conversations.

"Go away quickly, the mayor gathered, it seems that something is obvious."

"Did you talk about that?"

"Yes, I heard that the mayor and several seniors had already discussed it a few days ago. I don't know how it is now."

"I hope there is a way, otherwise this day will be worse."

...

Chen Rui heard it in his ears, his curiosity was hooked up, and he turned to the meteor and said, "Why don't we go and have a look, too?"

The shooting star nodded.

So the two of them walked forward with the flow of people, and some monks who had stopped slowly moved forward with the flow of people.

I guess those people were not originally residents of Shanmen Town.

I saw a crowd gathering. After a while, two or three thousand people gathered around a stone platform in the center of the town.

Chen Rui and Meteor stood in the crowd and looked into the middle. They saw that the stone platform was about half a person tall. At this moment, there were five old men standing on it. I think these five people were the mayor and several seniors whom the townsmen just heard about.

Chen Rui's eyes narrowed. These five people had good cultivation, and four of them were in the middle stage of foundation building, and that person among them should have been in the late stage of foundation building.

Seeing that the people were almost here, the old man stood up and waved to the townsmen below, and the townsmen gradually became quiet.

When it was completely quiet, the old man looked around and said in a heavy tone: "Everyone, I'm going to call you all over today. I'm sure I know what's going on. Since half a year ago, on a day when the starry night and night alternated, a spirit-eating man lurked into our Shanmen Town, and since then he has suffered tragedies. In the past half month, this spirit-eating man has become even worse, and the number of people eaten by it has reached thirty."

The surrounding towns sighed, and a few even showed a look of fear. Chen Rui understood most of the people why these townsmen showed that lingering and gloomy expression when setting up stalls.

However, Chen Rui didn't know what the so-called spirit-eating person was.

At this time, the mayor said again: "As we all know, as the spirit devourers continue to eat, our people will become fewer and fewer, and the cultivation of this evil devil will continue to improve. As I expected, the strength of this spirit devourer should be above me at this moment."

"The biggest trouble is that if the Spirit Eater dresses up as a human monk, there is no way we can distinguish. Alas, if this continues, our town will be destroyed."

"As the mayor, I am really ashamed that I cannot keep the town safe. After discussing with several old brothers a few days ago, I thought this thing was no longer something that my Shanmen Town could resist. It would be better to ask for a ban and let him send an envoy from the sect. Just this morning, I had received the exact news that they had sent someone."

"As for the cost, everyone must know that they need to hand over a spiritual stone."

As soon as he finished speaking, the townsmen in the audience said one after another: "The mayor is right, and it is long time since he asked the envoy for the ban."

"If this continues, I'm afraid I'll be eaten by that monster. Do you still care about the spirit stone?"

“Yes, yes…”

As a result, most townspeople expressed their approval that spirit stones are external objects and do not matter no matter what. A small number of people also looked unwilling to oppose them, but they did not dare to object.

In this case, I am afraid that I will be regarded as a spirit-eating person.

Seeing that the townspeople agreed, the mayor seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said, "Since that's the case, I thanked me and the four old brothers here last night."

"Don't worry, you know the rules of the ban. Only after the matter is done will they collect our spirit stones according to the difficulty."

Chen Rui and Meteor looked at each other and said lightly: "Miss Meteor, have you ever heard of the Spirit Eater?"

The meteor's expression was a bit ugly. After pondering for a moment, he said lightly: "I heard from Master that the spirit-eating people are an evil life. They specifically attack the practitioners and swallow the practitioners' internal organs and brains."

"Not only that, these beasts are good at disguising, and they can easily disguise themselves as devoured monks. Because after devouring, they can obtain the memory of the dead before their lives, so once they are successfully disguised, regardless of appearance, memory, and cultivation aura are the same as those of the dead."

Chen Rui took a deep breath, his expression was extremely solemn and his tone was heavy, and he said, "Just just now, the spirit-eating person's strength will change as he continues to swallow. Could it be that there are really such a terrifying creatures in this world?"

"That's right." Meteor glanced at Chen Rui and said.

"So is there a way to distinguish between a spirit-eating man and a monk?" Chen Rui asked.

As he spoke, lightning seemed to pass by his mind, and he suddenly remembered the strange round beads given by Liu Rufeng before leaving.

"There are indeed methods, but some special items are needed. Unfortunately, I came in a hurry this time and didn't bring them. Well, what's wrong with you?" Meteor asked in a daze as he looked at Chen Rui.

"No, nothing...but there is a way to distinguish the so-called forbidden doors. I guess the reward is not low."

"If you choose between life and spirit stone, I think I will definitely choose life." Meteor said.

Chen Rui deeply agrees.

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!