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Chapter 103 - 92: The Journey (Part 1)

Chapter 103: Chapter 92: The Journey (Part 1)

Chen Li smiled helplessly, "Don’t overpraise it, demon beasts aren’t so easy to kill!"

’So uncle is this powerful!’

Zhang Shuniang looked at Chen Li and blinked her eyes, then cautiously glanced at Zhang Yan beside her. She obediently closed her mouth, not wishing to speak any further for fear of saying something wrong and displeasing her father.

’Why are you looking at me?’ Zhang Yan felt Zhang Shuniang’s gaze and, knowing his daughter as only a father could, his face darkened.

Am I really such a petty person?

Finally, one of the demon beasts lost its patience and began to hunt.

Unfortunately, the beast had completely miscalculated this time.

Although demon beasts are a hundred times more powerful than the most ferocious wild animals, cultivators are not herbivorous animals that scatter at the sign of danger.

Moreover, the majority of cultivators here were in the middle stages of Qi Cultivation, the elite among Loose Cultivators.

Instantly, dozens of attacks hit the attacking demon beast.

There was no suspense whatsoever.

The demon beast was beaten into a bloody mess, without even a chance to struggle in its dying moments.

It was killed outright.

The remaining two demon beasts, seeing this, were immediately frightened and hurriedly fled.

Not a bit of the demon beast’s carcass was wasted, quickly it was dissected by the Loose Cultivators following behind; in a moment, the massive beast had been reduced to a pile of white bones, while the migrating troop never once stopped moving.

They continued walking non-stop until noon when the cultivators of the Yu Family ordered a brief rest.

They were now deep in the jungle, where various strange plants tangled and twisted together.

Giant trees, so large that it would take several people to encircle them, could be seen everywhere; thick layers of fallen leaves piled up, turning somewhat blackened by the passage of time, and a decaying stench was slowly emanating from them.

Above the sky, the wide canopy of the trees spread out in every direction, adding an umbrella-like cover to the entire jungle that seemed endless at a glance.

Despite it being midday and the sun hanging high, not much sunlight could be felt here; the overlapping branches and leaves stubbornly refused the sun’s penetration, making the whole jungle appear even darker and more mysterious...

Chen Li led Zhou Hong to sit down underneath a large tree.

He took some dried meat and water from his storage bag and passed it over.

"Are you tired?" Chen Li asked.

Zhou Hong reached out to brush away the dead leaves on his body and said with a smile, "We’ve only walked half a day, how could I be tired? Don’t think of me as so frail. I’ve been through storms and winds before."

The dried meat from Second Order demon beasts was extremely tough and had to be torn into small pieces to be eaten.

Accompanied by water, the two of them simply filled their stomachs.

The troop set off again.

Only after truly stepping onto the road of migration did Chen Li realize just how difficult it was for Loose Cultivators to leave Green River District.

On one hand, there was no proper road to speak of.

Only paths through the forest. If it weren’t for signs of man-made clearing on the rocks in certain areas, he would have thought it was nothing more than a beast trail; in fact, there was little difference.

Walking on flat ground was relatively easy, as the trees were tall in the forest. While it was colder and sunless under the canopy, at least the sides of the path were even.

The most difficult parts were the mountain paths, with their rugged and steep terrain. The dozen or so camels in the front often slipped, significantly slowing down the pace.

On the other hand, there were the dangers on the road.

By the afternoon, the group had been attacked twice more, both times by demon beasts along the way. The troop was too large and noisy, which not only made the ordinary wild animals flee but also greatly attracted nearby demon beasts.

And this time, they were not as lucky as in the morning. Three unfortunate cultivators met their demise.

For an ordinary Qi Cultivating Loose Cultivator to leave Green River District on their own,

It was a gamble with their life.

...

Night fell.

The troop took a brief rest to replenish their food and water, then set off again under the cover of darkness.

In such wilderness, staying overnight was undeniably dangerous. Compared to that, traveling through the night was relatively safer.

The night grew deeper.

The various roars of beasts in the forest rose and fell in succession.

The team had long lost the liveliness of daytime, with barely anyone speaking, everyone was doggedly pressing on.

Chen Li flicked away an insect with his finger, glancing at Zhang Shuniang who had been silently persevering since the early morning.

"How many days does it usually take to get to Luoluo City?" Chen Li asked Yu Fan Zhen.

That’s right.

The destination this time was the only Cultivation City in the Longevity Domain, Luoluo City.

And the Yu Family itself originated from Luoluo City, this time it was just a return.

"It took us more than ten days when we came!" Yu Fan Zhen thought for a moment and said, "Of course, it’s not possible to walk day and night continuously, otherwise everyone would be exhausted. Usually, we’d walk for two days and nights and then rest for a full day."

Chen Li was taken aback.

He remembered that the straight-line distance from Green River District to Luoluo City was only five hundred miles...

"Danger, a large number of blood-sucking bats are approaching, everyone on guard!" At that moment, the leading elder of the Yu Family shouted with a voice as loud as thunder.

Yu Fan Zhen’s face changed, and he quickly took out his Magic Artifact, chanting rapidly, "Make sure not to get bitten, otherwise you’ll go mad."

Upon hearing this, the crowd immediately became restless and quickly went on guard.

Chen Li drew his sword and said to Zhou Hong, "Be careful."

"Mhm, you also watch out for yourself." Zhou Hong took a deep breath, readying for combat.

Soon, a faint noise came from the distant sky.

At the beginning, it was almost imperceptible.

But in the blink of an eye, the entire sky began to buzz, as if countless wings were flapping. Under the cover of night, the distant forest seemed to darken further, as though draped in a layer of black cloth.

It was drawing ever closer.

The Yu Family elder struck out with a palm, invoking his Mana.

With a "boom," there was a loud explosion.

No one knew how many blood-sucking bats had been killed.

The Yu Family elder continuously struck with his palm; each hit was like a powerful spell.

The darkness in front began to fade, and the blood-sucking bats, startled, scattered in all directions, but still, some fearlessly rushed toward the crowd.

Chen Li unleashed several sword lights in succession.

Cutting several bats in two.

In fact, these bats were not large, each only the size of a fist, and their flying speed was not too fast, but combined with their staggering numbers, they were countless times more dangerous than ordinary Demon Beasts.

"Ahh!"

Someone had been hit.

The person suddenly looked frenzied, drooling from the mouth, as if utterly losing their senses, heedlessly rushing toward the distant bats. As he ran, a large number of bats descended from the sky and attached to his body, more and more, quickly enveloping him completely.

Chen Li hesitated for a moment, but finally began to recite an incantation.

The next moment.

A thin bolt of lightning instantly struck the Loose Cultivator, who was almost wrapped into a ball by the bats.

The area in front lit up violently.

"Crack!"

The electric arc flashed and leaped.

Countless bats fell to the ground smoking, revealing the body inside, almost sucked dry into a mummy.

The crowd saw one after another fall victim, sucked dry to death.

For those close by, Chen Li could repeat the process, but he couldn’t do much for those far away.

A few minutes later, the bats finally retreated completely, with a total of more than a dozen people dead, including one from the Yu Family. However, Chen Li did not resort to using Palm Thunder for this Yu Family member; instead, it was the Yu Family elder who personally dealt with him.

ps: There will be another Chapter tonight.

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