46: Chu Yuan seems to be in a hurry?

Seeing Chu Yuan come to inquire, Zhang Xiangwen's face lit up with a hint of joy.

"Chu Yuan, you've come at just the right time. The village protecting bell just rang, and we've searched the village but found no abnormalities."

"Now, Uncle Zhao and I are leading people to check house by house. Since you're here, take two people and help out!"

Hearing the reason, Chu Yuan shook his head, "Uncle Zhang, when the village protecting bell rang, I already sensed it. There's no abnormality in the village."

"No abnormality in the village?"

Zhang Xiangwen said with surprise and uncertainty, "But why did the village protecting bell ring then?"

Chu Yuan shook his head and shrugged, "That, I don't know!"

He couldn't possibly say that the village protecting bell had been strengthened by him, and its coverage might have extended, meaning the abnormality was outside the village, right?

There was no need to say that!

"Forget it!" Zhang Xiangwen shook his head, "Just in case, let's check everything anyway."

"Alright!"

Chu Yuan didn't say much, "Uncle Zhang, you lead people to check, I'll go look near the village wall!"

"Very well!"

Zhang Xiangwen nodded.

Chu Yuan turned and walked towards the village wall, his gaze, however, falling into the primal origin space.

He had a faint guess about the reason for the village protecting bell ringing.

He didn't hesitate, and he strengthened the village protecting bell... no, that's not right!

On the light screen, this ancient bell was called the evil suppressing bell, not the village protecting bell.

He strengthened the evil suppressing bell to a Low-grade Spirit Treasure, then dripped blood to make it acknowledge him as its master.

Afterward, a vague message came, and Chu Yuan instantly understood.

"Is it really like this?"

He narrowed his eyes slightly. He was just trying it out, but he didn't expect that a Spirit Treasure would actually transmit simple information about itself to its master.

According to the message from the Spirit Treasure, the bell sound of the Low-grade Spirit Treasure evil suppressing bell could cause deterrent damage to Demons, monsters, ghosts, and ghouls below the third-order.

Even Demons, monsters, ghosts, and ghouls at Third-Order Perfection could be deterred and suppressed.

To a certain extent, it could also dispel the Demonic Evil Qi, Yin Evil Qi, and Demonic Qi on living beings within its coverage area.

And its coverage area increased from a radius of one hundred meters to a radius of one thousand five hundred meters.

"One thousand five hundred meters?"

Chu Yuan chuckled, "Then it's not strange that the evil suppressing bell rang!"

He muttered softly, went to the village wall and walked around, then planned to go back.

But at this moment, he suddenly felt a cold gaze cast from afar.

He turned to look.

But in the dark night, even with his eyesight, he could only see a few things nearby.

Further away, he couldn't see anything.

Chu Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, didn't think too much, and turned back.

The night passed without incident.

The next morning.

Chu Yuan got up and came to the courtyard, just about to casually practice the Chaotic Star Saber Technique, when he saw a young man run over.

"Chu Yuan, Uncle Zhang asked me to come and invite you to the Ancestral Hall to see the village protecting bell."

"Alright, thank you, Brother Danu, for leading the way!"

Chu Yuan nodded and followed Sun Danu towards the Ancestral Hall.

In front of the Ancestral Hall, Zhang Xiangwen and Zhao Jun were already waiting.

Seeing Chu Yuan arrive, they smiled and nodded, then entered the Ancestral Hall together.

Soon, the three came to the pavilion where the village protecting bell was placed.

The three walked onto the altar, but Zhao Jun's face showed surprise, "How come I feel that this village protecting bell seems to have become stronger?"

Hearing this, Chu Yuan shook his head, "I haven't seen it either, so I really don't know about that."

Zhang Xiangwen stepped forward to examine it, "Not only is there no problem, but the faint power emanating from it seems to be even stronger."

Zhao Jun frowned, "But if that's the case, why did it ring last night?"

Zhang Xiangwen shook his head; he really hadn't figured that out.

Chu Yuan shook his head with a smile and said, "Uncle Zhang, you both said you feel the village protecting bell is stronger, so is there a possibility that its coverage has become wider, and the bell sound that appeared last night wasn't aimed at the village, but outside the village?"

"This..."

Zhao Jun and the other looked at each other, but upon closer thought, it wasn't impossible!

At this moment, Chu Yuan spoke again, "Uncle Zhang, we'll know if we test it."

"Test?"

Zhang Xiangwen and the other were puzzled, "Chu Yuan, how do we test this?"

"Simple!"

Chu Yuan chuckled and said, "We'll go outside the village and catch a First-Order Demonic Beast. Won't we know if we try?"

The reason he proposed this idea was to give them peace of mind.

To let them understand that the village protecting bell had indeed become stronger, and they could worry less in the future.

Their mouths twitched slightly. This idea was truly novel!

In the past, they would avoid Yao Beasts and didn't want to come into contact with them.

But they didn't expect that Chu Yuan actually wanted to use a Yao Beast to test the village protecting bell.

However, both of them were somewhat moved.

Soon, the three finalized their plan.

Zhang Xiangwen stayed in the village, while Zhao Jun and the other went outside the village to look for Yao Beasts or Essence Spirits.

The experiment!

Half an hour later, Chu Yuan and the other finally caught a rat Yao Beast about five li outside the village.

As soon as they carried the rat Yao Beast within three li of the village, they heard a bell sound suddenly ring out.

"Dong!"

As the bell sound fell, the rat Yao Beast in Chu Yuan's hand bled from its seven orifices, having been vibrated to death.

Seeing this, Zhao Jun's face changed in shock, "When did the village protecting bell become so powerful?"

Chu Yuan smiled, "It seems it really is the village protecting bell's issue. Let's go back and tell Uncle Zhang!"

The two quickly returned to the village.

Facing Zhang Xiangwen's expectant gaze, Chu Yuan threw down the rat Yao Beast's corpse and said:

"Uncle Zhang, when we were three li from the Ancestral Hall outside the village, the bell rang, and this Early Stage First-Order Demonic Beast was directly vibrated to death."

Hearing this, Zhang Xiangwen's face showed surprise, and he looked at Zhao Jun.

Zhao Jun was still a bit stunned at this moment, only nodding his head.

He really hadn't expected it either.

As far as he knew, something that could reach this level was said to only appear in small cities, and that should be called a city-protecting bell.

At this moment, Zhang Xiangwen gave Chu Yuan a meaningful look and said:

"If that's truly the case, then perhaps the reason for the previous disappearance of Demonic Evil Qi has also been found!"

Hearing this, Zhao Jun nodded, "Based on the current situation, that does seem to be the case!"

Although there were still some doubts, they both stopped thinking about it.

Chu Yuan smiled slightly, looked at Zhang Xiangwen, and changed the subject, saying, "Uncle Zhang, although the village now has a stronger village protecting bell guarding it, the village's defensive strength is very weak."

"What do you think about organizing a group of suitable children who haven't Cultivated yet to try Cultivating? To find children with Cultivation talent and focus on nurturing them?"

Hearing this, Zhang Xiangwen's heart tightened, "You boy, you're not going to leave soon, are you?"

He always felt that Chu Yuan seemed very urgent, as if he would leave very soon.

Chu Yuan nodded, "I might stay for another five or six days, and then I'll go out to gain experience to improve my strength. I might come back, but if I encounter an accident, it's also possible..."

Chu Yuan stopped speaking there.

But Zhao Jun and the other immediately understood his meaning and couldn't help but fall silent.

Zhao Jun opened his mouth to speak, but looking at the light in Chu Yuan's eyes, he ultimately didn't.

Zhang Xiangwen was silent for a moment, then took a deep breath and slowly spoke.