The distance between Shuijing City and Songshen Mountain is not too far, and the lightning bird flies very fast. In just ten minutes, Populus euphratica reached its destination, Songshenshan.
This is a huge mountain standing on the No. 122 waterway. As soon as it landed, Populus euphratica felt a solemn and heavy atmosphere rushing towards it.
Standing at the foot of the mountain and looking up, you can see that the sky over the Sendhen Mountain is a bit gloomy, and the top of the mountain is covered with an invisible layer of fog, adding a hint of haze to this place.
Just like the Pokémon Tower in Ziyuan Town that Populus euphratica had visited before, in the Fengyuan region, the Sacred Mountain is the resting place of all Pokémon in this land.
The dead Pokémon will be sent here to be buried and sleep here forever.
As Populus euphratica looked at this Pokémon's eternal resting place, the lightning bird on the side also cast a sharp look at it.
It raised its head and looked in the direction of the sky, and let out a confused cry: "Chirp?"
Populus euphratica was stunned, turned to look at the lightning bird, stretched out his hand to touch its feathers, and asked softly: "What's wrong?"
"Chirp..."
Lightning Bird's tone sounded a little low. As a Pokémon, its perception is far sharper than that of humans.
As soon as it came here, it felt an unusual atmosphere.
It was a breath of death full of sadness.
Whether human or Pokémon, any life in this world will have heavy and solemn emotions when facing death.
Although there was no translation from Gengar, Hu Yang still understood the meaning of Lightning Bird.
He gently touched the Lightning Bird's chin and said warmly: "Don't worry, it's okay."
Hearing this, the Lightning Bird withdrew its gaze from the Sendhen Mountain, lowered its head, and gently rubbed its head against Populus euphratica's neck.
Hu Yang smiled and hugged the lightning bird for a while, then took out the elf ball and said: "I have worked hard for you just now, come back and have a rest first!"
"Chirp."
Lightning Bird nodded, his body turned into a red light, and he took the initiative to return to the elf ball.
Putting away the Lightning Bird's elf ball, Populus euphratica turned around and officially entered the interior of the Sacred Mountain.
Shuishen Mountain is very large, divided into three parts: the interior, the exterior, and the top of the mountain, and the interior is divided into six levels.
If these six floors have anything in common, it might be the tombstones standing on the ground, right?
Entering here, affected by the atmosphere, Populus euphratica's expression could not help but become heavy and serious.
He was walking on the stone stairs in the middle leading to the upper level. There were almost countless tombstones standing on both sides, and he could still faintly hear the suppressed sobs.
Those were the sad cries of humans who came to pay homage to their Pokémon companions.
Hu Yang frowned, searching for traces of the Flame Chicken in this place while pondering in his mind.
In this world, except for some special Pokémon with ghost attributes like Gengar, the lives of most Pokémon are not as long as people think.
Perhaps it was because Satoshi Tajiri referred to the real world when he created the world view of Pokémon, which resulted in the lifespan of different Pokémon being different according to different races.
Take the insect-type and grass-type Pokémon with the fastest growth cycles as an example.
In the anime Muji, Baddie, the first Pokémon that Xiaozhi conquered, had already entered the reproduction stage before traveling with Xiaozhi for a long time.
In reality, once butterflies complete their reproduction work, some will die quickly if they do not have the ability to survive the winter.
Although the Bada butterflies in the Pokémon world are not ordinary butterflies, according to Populus euphratica's understanding of the world, their lifespan is only thirty years at most.
Of course, not all Pokémon have such short lifespans.
According to legend, the Nine-Tails can live for more than a thousand years, and the lifespan of the Kamui Turtle can reach 10,000 years.
So, is there any way to make ordinary Pokémon live longer?
The first thing Populus thought of was Xerneas the deer.
According to legend, Xerneas has the ability to give life. When the horns on its head shine with seven colors of light, it will share eternal life.
Of course, there is also the Phoenix King who can resurrect life.
While thinking, Populus euphratica finally spotted a red figure in front of a tombstone.
He put away his thoughts, walked quickly to the flame chicken, and released the fire-breathing dragon to treat it.
During this process, the Flame Chicken just looked at him silently.
Hu Yang didn't know what to say to the Flame Chicken. After thinking about it, he simply said nothing. After confirming that the Flame Chicken's physical strength was restored to health, he left here with the Charizard.
Of course, he did not leave the Sendoff Mountain, but climbed higher along the stairs.
Populus euphratica's idea is simple.
Now that he has arrived at the Sacred Mountain, he has to go to the top of the mountain to take a look at the vermilion orbs and indigo orbs used to summon Groudon and Kyogre.
But when he reached the sixth floor and wanted to climb to the top of the mountain, he was stopped by a guy dressed as a tombkeeper:
"Sorry, worshipers are not allowed in the front!"
Hu Yang: "..."
Okay, after all, it is a place where vermilion orbs and indigo orbs are stored, so it is understandable that they should be guarded more strictly.
If that's the case, then he won't watch it.
However, just as Hu Yang was about to leave, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind: "Hey, wait a minute!"
Hu Yang turned around in surprise, and then saw a girl with short black hair wearing two flower decorations in her ears and a long skirt with a fairy ball pattern around her waist, looking at him curiously.
As if reminiscing, the girl thought for a moment and said, "I remember you! Teacher Xiaoyang from Chenghua City Pokémon Junior School!"
Hu Yang: "..."
It's been a long time since he heard anyone call him this title.
It felt awkward at the time, but now it sounds strangely nostalgic.
Looking at the girl in front of him, Hu Yang nodded slightly and said politely: "Hello, Miss Furong."
Furong, the ghost king of the Hoenn region, the two of them had a relationship when they were solving the mansion incident in Chenghua Forest.
Furong came over, looked at his dress, and asked curiously: "Are you traveling outside now?"
Hu Yang nodded: "Yes."
Fleur looks like her appearance, particularly enthusiastic and cheerful.
She just saw the scene where Populus euphratica wanted to go to the top of the mountain but was stopped, and said with a smile:
"Speaking of which, it was really thanks to you that the incident was resolved so quickly."
In order to express her gratitude, Furong enthusiastically initiated an invitation: "Go up there and rest for a while!"
In Hu Yang's view, there are no towns or resting places near the Sacred Mountain. If an ordinary trainer wants to come here, he must first go through a lot of hard work and may be attacked by wild Pokémon on the way.
Hearing this, the ordinary trainer Hu Yang suddenly felt very tired, so he accepted the invitation without blushing or heartbeat.
"Then I'm sorry to trouble you, Miss Furong."
"Just call me Furong!" Furong walked in front and said happily: "Teacher Xiaoyang, come with me!"