Rainy Season

Shen Changchuan, with his greatly improved strength, was in a very good mood.

Right now, He even felt a desire for an opponent to appear before him, so they could engage in a thrilling, no-holds-barred battle.

Shen Changchuan let his thoughts wander, Picturing scene after scene:

Himself leaving Great Bay Village, venturing deep into the vast mountains and forests, searching for precious natural treasures, engaging in thrilling hunts with the Yao Beasts lurking in the mountains, ultimately obtaining valuable spiritual herbs, and his cultivation realm increasing at a visible rate.

That kind of life, fighting against heaven and earth, battling with nature itself, was just like the protagonists in the immortal cultivation novels he'd read in his past life, almost intoxicating.

However, Before Shen Changchuan's burning passion could turn into action, A sudden downpour completely extinguished the restlessness in his heart.

It brought him back to cold reality.

This wasn't just any rain, but a continuous, unending downpour!

Dark clouds appeared from nowhere, and before Shen Changchuan could react, rain began to fall from the sky.

Then, The torrential rain poured down relentlessly, continuing until this very day!

Looking outside, Mountain-like, heavy dark clouds filled the sky, obscuring everything. Even in broad daylight, not a sliver of sunlight could be seen. Wind and rain mingled, making the entire world seem shrouded in a white curtain.

More than half a month passed, The rain poured down ceaselessly, as if intending to drown the entire world in this endless curtain of rain, forever!

Shen Changchuan despaired!

He had never imagined, That such a thing as rain that just kept falling and falling without any pause could exist in this world!

According to the village elders, This was the rainy season.

A rainy season that lasted one to two months.

This made Shen Changchuan feel even worse.

Because even though he was inside his spacious mountain courtyard house, the tall structure blocking the endless curtain of rain pouring down from the heavens, During the rainy season, The air was saturated with moisture, filling every space.

Everywhere felt damp, as if the air could be wrung out!

After only half a month, Shen Changchuan felt as if a year had passed, and he was practically starting to mold.

And this wasn't the worst part, What was even more despairing was, Under this continuous, abundant rainfall, countless mountain leeches, emerging from who knows where in the mountains, began to appear with the rainy season, spreading throughout the forests.

Looking around, From the tall trees down to the low fern bushes, mountain leeches hung like tentacles beneath the leaves and grass, swaying with the falling raindrops, reaching out in all directions, searching for prey.

From a distance, it looked as if the lush forest foliage had grown tentacles underneath, writhing and flailing amidst the downpour.

Their numbers were so great that on the paths where the villagers usually walked, one would often see these creatures crawling on the ground.

Heaven knows how terrifying such a sight would be for someone who had never witnessed anything like it!

And these mountain leeches weren't just terrifying in appearance; they were truly terrifying in reality!

They hung densely beneath the leaves and grass, one end attached to the foliage, the other stretching and extending into the air, probing in all directions.

If any animal passed beneath them, they would leap, landing with a splat onto the animal's body.

They would cover the animal's surface densely, Desperately burrowing into the skin to suck the target's blood!

During this process, the animal would feel no pain, No sensation at all!

Only after a while, when the animal's blood was drained, would it turn into a dried corpse and fall to the ground, eventually decaying with the heavy rain!

That kind of scene, It was almost enough to make one's hair stand on end!

This was especially true for Shen Changchuan, who had encountered such dense clusters of these things for the first time in both his past and present lives!

And because of this, One day, bored, he opened his window and saw mountain leeches hanging from the eaves, stretching out as far as they could, constantly probing, seeming to want to leap onto him.

He also saw, outside the window, on the large tree, beneath its lush leaves, tiny, wriggling "little tentacles" that had "grown" there.

Shen Changchuan's entire body bristled, goosebumps rising all over. He couldn't help but shudder, the sight making his skin erupt in bumps!

The horror of that scene

was so great that Shen Changchuan immediately cast five Fireball Techniques. Even though it was raining heavily, he still managed to burn the large tree outside the window to ashes!

Shen Changchuan didn't stop there.

Enduring the goosebumps all over his body, he walked around the courtyard in the mountains several times, unleashing a barrage of spells like Wind Blade Technique and Fireball Technique.

He cleared out all the living trees and grass in the vicinity.

Only after completely annihilating all the mountain leeches in the mountain courtyard did Shen Changchuan finally breathe a slight sigh of relief.

However, he also knew, that this was merely a temporary fix.

In this damp rainy season, those abominations would eventually climb over along the paths.

The only thing that could stop them

was the dry environment inside the house.

Shen Changchuan could do nothing about this.

After all, he was just a small ant in the world of cultivation, with no ability to change the weather.

He could only do his best to clean up the environment around the mountain courtyard.

But even so, a very strong thought arose in Shen Changchuan's heart, his eyes turning red:

"After this heavy rain ends, I'm going to chop down trees!"

"I'm going to set the mountain on fire!"

He absolutely did not want to experience this terrifying living environment again.

There were simply too many trees and grass around the village, He didn't want to see those dense clusters of things covering every tree anymore.

The environment around Great Bay Village

had to be thoroughly changed!

Meanwhile, Midway, in a mountain cave somewhere in the forest.

A group of five young people, all dressed in luxurious attire, had their path blocked by the continuous rain that had lasted for more than half a month, forcing them to take shelter in this cave.

They were currently gathered around a campfire, complaining.

"Damn it, this godforsaken environment is not fit for humans!"

"Twenty-five days, it's rained for a full twenty-five days! There's still no sign of it clearing up! And those dense things on the trees outside the mountain are just too disgusting! If I stay here any longer, I'll go crazy if I don't mold!"

"You dare to say that! Yesterday, we clearly agreed that you would keep watch and prevent those disgusting things from getting in, but when I woke up from meditation, two mountain leeches were crawling on my arm, sucking my blood! Is that how you do your job?!"

"Shen Rongguang, you're talking nonsense! How do you know they weren't brought in when you went to relieve yourself outside?"

"Shen Zhifei, you!"

"Alright, stop arguing."

Seeing that a dispute was about to break out, a calm voice echoed through the cave, interrupting their argument.

The speaker was Shen Zhongshan, who was currently at the center of the campfire, tall and sturdy, exuding a sense of security. He was the leader of their group of five.

Shen Zhongshan said calmly:

"It's impossible to go out and travel. It's stuffy, but we'll just have to stay here."

"Now the trees and grass outside are full of those disgusting things. As soon as you walk under a tree, they'll jump down with a pitter-patter."

"Although we are cultivators and can use spiritual light shields to block those things, our Magical Power is not inexhaustible. Once our Magical Power is depleted and we can't find a safe place, you can imagine the consequences yourselves."

As the words fell, everyone couldn't help but shudder.

They imagined themselves with their Magical Power depleted, unable to find a good place to rest, covered in mountain leeches, and eventually sucked dry.

A chill ran down their spines.

That scene was too terrifying!

"Let's just endure it for a bit. Doesn't such heavy rainfall indicate that this place is rich in water vapor and might have such heaven and earth spiritual medicine growing?"

"As long as we obtain that item and complete the task, with that person's character, they won't forget us."

Shen Zhongshan's steady voice followed, offering comfort.

The crowd's minds also settled considerably.

That's right, if they could complete the task of finding that item, with that person's character, they would indeed be rewarded.

If they could establish a connection with him, their future prospects would be secured.

For a time, the atmosphere became much more peaceful.

"Brother Shan's words make sense."

"Compared to the rewards after success, this small difficulty is bearable."

"But Brother Shan, we've suffered quite a bit. When the rain stops and we reach our destination, how about we find a good place to rest before setting off again?"

"After all, if our condition isn't good, venturing deep into the mountains won't be safe."

Shen Rongguang, standing nearby, suggested.

As soon as he said this, everyone present looked towards Shen Kaishan, anticipation in their eyes.

The meaning in their gazes was self-evident.

"Alright."

"Xiao Guang, take out the map and see if there's any Shen Family territory near our destination. If there is, we'll rest there. We can then mobilize some mortals to search the mountains, which will help reduce our search area."

Shen Zhongshan nodded, not objecting.

Indeed, this rain had tormented them enough.

They had been staying in caves for the past half a month, and it was indeed time to find a good place to rest near their destination.

"Brother Shan, there's a place called Great Bay Village nearby that belongs to our Shen Family."

"Who is the cultivator guarding it?"

"A lucky kid at Qi Gathering Third Level named Shen Changchuan."

Shen Rongguang said casually after checking the map.

The Shen Family Patriarch, Shen Fuxing, had over fifty children. This was considered a small number among the main lineage of the Shen Family.

Therefore, apart from descendants with important identities or strong cultivation, the inconspicuous illegitimate children wouldn't attract much attention.

Shen Rongguang clearly didn't know Shen Changchuan's identity.

However, upon hearing this, Shen Zhongshan frowned and spoke.

"Let me see the map."

Shen Rongguang didn't understand why, but he still handed the map over.