Watching the flames dance in the wind, driving back the darkness and radiating warmth, Li Xuancang's face was grave.
Since arriving here, everything had opened his eyes and left him utterly stunned.
He could vaguely see a squad of several dozen people gathered around the torch, periodically adding fuel to keep its flames from dying out.
Li Xuancang's gaze pierced outward, taking in everything around the torch.
"The village torch is the same as the glowing torch in the sky. Its fuel consists of all kinds of spiritual materials."
Like the enormous torch in the sky, the village torch required spirit-infused ores, plants... and other materials to keep burning.
"This place is filled with far too many wondrous things."
His strength far surpassed that of these villagers, and no one noticed his observation.
Li Xuancang withdrew his gaze, yet his heart remained shaken for a long while.
"I'll rest first and make plans once my injuries recover."
Li Xuancang intended to remain here for a while, gathering information and allowing his injuries to heal completely.
He had already awakened, and his injuries were recovering faster. At most, he would be fully recovered in a few days.
When Li Xuancang awoke from a sleep, the sky was still shrouded in darkness.
He began circulating the Blood Qi Force within his body to accelerate his recovery.
Several hours passed, yet the horizon remained boundlessly dark, without the faintest trace of light. Only the dim glow cast by the burning torches remained.
"Something is wrong. Could time here differ from that of the Wild Continent?"
Li Xuancang frowned as he realized that time here differed somewhat from the Wild Continent.
"Is time itself different, or do night and day simply occupy different lengths of time?"
Li Xuancang had noticed something, but he could