The Fourth Elder led Gao Linzhi along, chattering all the way:
"When you're out cultivating, you must be extra careful."
"Watch out for ambushes by those Corporate Players, and for monsters that suddenly appear."
He was just like a child's parent.
If Gao Linzhi hadn't lived two lives, and hadn't seen the Water Shadow Talisman given to him in advance by the West Wolf Village caravan leader, he might really have been touched.
Soon, the two of them reached a large grove of Huai trees at the western end of the village.
The trees soared into the sky, and a wooden hut stood among them.
Gao Linzhi glanced around. A red warning flashed on the Minimap:
"Severe warning, esteemed Noble Rank 8 player. You are about to enter a treacherous formation." "You may be trapped within a seal. You can use Force Quit to leave the game, but when you log back in, your Game Character will still be sealed."
At the same time,
a skill in his mind began to shimmer.
It was the Heavenly Sight, Earthly Hearing, Person-Judging Art. A message instinctively surfaced in his mind:
"The area ahead is dangerous. Your life could be at risk at any moment."
It was like approaching the edge of a skyscraper's rooftop while fully awake. Anyone who wasn't a fool could tell danger was near.
So Gao Linzhi stopped outside the Huai Tree Forest and didn't take another step.
The Fourth Elder went in first. When he realized Gao Linzhi hadn't followed, he turned in surprise. "Come on. Why did you stop?"
Gao Linzhi smiled. "Fourth Elder, the first skill you taught me was the Heavenly Sight, Earthly Hearing, Person-Judging Art."
"Do you remember what it does?"
The skill's effects were Sky Reading, Earth Reading, and Person Reading.