Driving for nearly forty minutes, followed by another thirty minutes on a mountain road, Han Lang and Zhao Tong finally arrived at their destination.
As soon as they entered the mountain, Han Lang sensed something was amiss. The spiritual energy concentration here was dozens of times higher than in the outside world. The trees within the mountain were even more verdant than those seen earlier. The further they went, the more pheasants and rabbits they encountered. Even Zhao Tong, a normal person, couldn't help but exclaim, "Mr. Han, you're right. Although this place is a bit backward, the air is indeed much fresher than outside. If you feel it carefully, it really has a hint of sweetness!"
Han Lang chuckled, naturally not explaining to Zhao Tong that it was due to the different spiritual energy concentrations. However, he also found it very strange. Logically, while the spiritual energy concentration in mountain forests was usually higher than in the outside world, reaching such an unbelievable level was almost impossible. If there was a formation master with a high-level spirit gathering formation, it would be absolutely sufficient for cultivation! "Could it be... a spiritual vein?"
With a heart full of disbelief, the two soon entered the village. After some inquiries, they finally arrived at the village chief's house. The village chief was initially a bit skeptical when he heard that the two intended to invest heavily in developing Shennong Bay. However, when Han Lang told him he was a disciple of the Old Heavenly Doctor, the village chief's attitude instantly changed. After another warm reception, the village chief gradually began to share the hardships of Shennong Bay with them. Han Lang was not interested in this. While instructing Zhao Tong to meticulously record all the village chief's requests, he also asked for some sacrificial items from the chief. He planned to take this opportunity to pay respects to the Old Heavenly Doctor on behalf of Shennong Heavenly Doctor.
Following his memory, Han Lang soon found the overgrown solitary grave on a sun-facing slope halfway up the mountain. He lit incense, candles, and burned all the paper money. As Han Lang personally cleared the weeds from the grave, he spoke to the deceased Old Heavenly Doctor, "Don't blame me! Your beloved disciple had a short life and died shortly after descending the mountain. If I hadn't accidentally obtained his memories, no one would have taken care of the matters you entrusted, let alone someone to sweep your grave! Alas, it can't be helped! I, this young master, am simply kind-hearted. If it were a wicked person instead, not only would they not fulfill your disciple's wishes, they might even dig up your grave! So, rest assured! I will handle the matter of Shennong Bay. However, all I can do is develop Shennong Bay. Whether these villagers can live happily in the end still depends on their own fate. Am I right?"
After rambling on for a long time, he had explained the entire situation to the Old Heavenly Doctor. Just as he was almost done clearing the weeds from the grave, Han Lang, who was bent over, suddenly spotted a dark mountain cave hidden behind a crooked-necked tree near the mountainside. But when he straightened up, the cave seemed to have disappeared. After trying this repeatedly, he was completely stunned. "Damn it! Is this the legendary protagonist entering a cave? Such a dark cave, won't there be ghosts inside? Or some terrifying monsters..."
Han Lang thought wildly and speculatively, while cautiously approaching the cave entrance. He hadn't yet decided whether to go in. After all, he knew that triggering earth-shattering encounters in caves were just things shown in movies to deceive ghosts. But when he reached the cave entrance, the strong wave of spiritual energy that wafted towards him instantly dissolved all his hesitation. It was obvious that there was something inside that could emit spiritual energy, and Han Lang guessed it was likely a spiritual vein! "Damn it, Han Jingze is here!" he declared, then turned on his phone's flashlight and plunged into the cave.
The cave was dark and damp, even making Han Lang feel a chill. The further he went, the weaker the light from his phone seemed to become. If it weren't for the dense spiritual energy filling the entire cave that gave Han Lang the motivation to continue forward, in such a dark place, even without ghosts, Han Lang wouldn't dare to explore alone.
After a long time, Han Lang couldn't tell how far he had walked in this winding, narrow passage. Suddenly, a faint light appeared ahead. Upon closer inspection, it was a huge stone chamber. At the top of the chamber, there was an opening leading directly to the mountain peak. A beam of sunlight shone through the opening, like a divine descent, illuminating a stone table at the edge of the stone cave. In front of this stone table stood eight exquisitely carved large stone pedestals, evenly surrounding a uniquely shaped stone盘 in the center. Han Lang did not know what material the stone pedestals were carved from, but the peculiar stone盘 appeared to be some kind of uncommon jade. From the arrangement of the stone盘 and pedestals, it was clear that it was some kind of profound formation!
"Strange, why would someone set up a formation in such a remote mountain village? And why does this formation feel vaguely familiar? I shouldn't know this formation!" Han Lang searched through all the memories of the Otherworldly Medicine Venerable but couldn't find any semblance of such a formation. What made him feel even stranger was that since seeing this formation, he always felt a familiar scent here. This familiarity did not come from himself, nor from Shennong Heavenly Doctor, but from the memories of the Otherworldly Medicine Venerable. This made him feel even more incredulous! "The Medicine Venerable came from the distant Li Chuan Continent, but this is Blue Star, and it's where Shennong Heavenly Doctor practiced medicine, so how could..."
As he was thinking, he inadvertently glanced at the stone盘. The familiar characters on the stone盘 made his mind instantly "boom," and he completely lost the ability to think. "This... this... these are the characters of Li Chuan Continent! How can they be here?" What was written on the stone盘 was simple: Azure Dragon, Vermillion Bird, White Tiger, Black Tortoise. Below each name was a corresponding rhombic indentation. In the center of the stone盘 was a palm-shaped recess, presumably for channeling spiritual power when activating the formation. Below the recess, smaller characters read, "Four Beasts盘 Tiger Crouching, Shennong Enters Li Chuan."
"This... could this be a spatial teleportation formation from Blue Star to Li Chuan Continent?" Han Lang was speechless with surprise. He had never imagined that there would be a teleportation formation from Blue Star to Li Chuan Continent, let alone that this teleportation formation was located in Shennong Bay, where Shennong Heavenly Doctor lived in seclusion! "It seems that activating this teleportation formation would require four exclusive key items, corresponding to the positions of the Four Great Beasts on the stone盘." "Hahaha, thinking about it, the fact that Shennong Heavenly Doctor and the Otherworldly Medicine Venerable were reborn into my body at the same time might not be a coincidence, but destiny?"
Just as Han Lang was immersed in unparalleled shock, a "bang" sounded from the stone table illuminated by the sunlight, and an old man with white hair and a youthful face, dressed in white, appeared. Han Lang was startled and retreated repeatedly. After all, the plots described in movies usually involved terrifying scenarios like soul possession. Therefore, he stared at the old man vigilantly and asked unceremoniously, "Who are you!"