People on the Road
After collecting a wisp of divine soul from some acquaintances, Shen Ge began to cultivate in seclusion.
He plans to separate some of the attack techniques from the Samsara Method. Although the power will be greatly reduced, it will still be a pretty good spell.
Outside, amidst the swirling snow, Luo Heaven Sea's original force had dwindled by 80%. The remaining members were all powerful individuals, numbering over 300, with the weakest among them being at the Early Golden Core Stage.
Yes, even the weakest member of the entire team was at the Early Golden Core Stage. There were over three hundred Golden Core. Keep in mind that when they left, there were only a little over one hundred Golden Core cultivators; the others broke through on the way.
However, there were only a few Nascent Soul cultivators, including Yaoguang and the others, no more and no less. Although their auras were somewhat unstable, it was not a serious problem.
"These damned Demon Beast! There were already people paving the way ahead, so why are there still such powerful ones?" Venerable Tianquan cursed.
That's true. Logically speaking, the group that Southern Li didn't start their journey much earlier than them. But over the years, apart from seeing some corpses frozen into ice blocks, they haven't encountered any living people. Even when they tried their best to catch up with them, they couldn't.
"Stop complaining. This isn't some small place like ours," Venerable Kaiyang advised. "We're lucky we haven't encountered a single Fifth-Tier Demon Beast on this journey."
"This place is truly enormous. Even if we can't travel at full speed, it's still over seventy years old and we're still stuck in this icy wasteland. It's ridiculous."
"Even in Heavenly South, at this speed, we would have circled the entire Heavenly South map at least ten times," Venerable Tianxuan complained.
"Otherwise, why would we be called frogs in a well?" Yaoguang sighed and said, "Compared to a vast territory, how big do you think the bottom of a well can be?"
Some distance ahead of them, a group was slowly moving forward. Similarly, this group did not have a single Foundation Establishment; they were all Golden Core cultivators, numbering over a thousand, with more than fifty Nascent Golden Core Nascent Soul among them.
Ziyang supported Xuanguang, whose aura was somewhat weak, and more than thirty Nascent Soul surrounded him, seemingly protecting Xuanguang.
After all, Xuanguang is a Spirit Severing Realm cultivator, and there are some crises that he needs to resolve; we can't let him be lost.
Although the spiritual energy here is several times more abundant than in the Heavenly South, no one can cultivate in peace in such a dangerous place. Therefore, the sect leaders who are expected to break through have not yet reached the Spirit Severing.
Meng Yan, who is now at the Golden Core Peak, is following behind his master. Along the way, he has encountered several life-or-death crises. If it weren't for his master Zhu Nian's desperate protection, he would have died many times over.
This journey not only tempered his arrogance but also taught him to be low-key and reserved.
It's a good thing that there were some gains; at least Meng Yan didn't become discouraged because of it.
On the other side, Bai Lili walked calmly in the middle of the Hehuan Sect's group, while Bai Mei beside her looked very alert, as if she was wary of unknown dangers.
"Lili, you must not intervene unless absolutely necessary. No matter what happens, just stay away and watch quietly," Bai Mei instructed telepathically.
Bai Lili simply nodded, saying nothing and offering no response.
Although she is currently only displaying the strength of the Golden Core Peak, she had already broken through to the Nascent Soul 150 years ago, but she had never shown herself or made a move.
Although she is currently only in the Nascent Soul Early Stage, she is not far from reaching the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.
After all, she had already reached the Late Golden Core Stage after that dual cultivation. In addition, she switched to cultivating the Samsara Method obtained from Shen Ge, and her cultivation level rose like the sun ascending to the heavens, without any bottlenecks.
She even broke through the Nascent Soul bottleneck that had trapped many people in less than a decade.
"Look, the snowstorm ahead seems to be subsiding!" someone in the lead group shouted.
This sound brought a smile to everyone's faces. After struggling through the vast snowstorm for so many years, they were finally about to get out. This made everyone unconsciously quicken their pace.
After flying for about a thousand miles, the team arrived at the edge of a glacial cliff. Looking ahead from there, they saw pure white clouds and a blue sky.
This place is actually above the clouds!
No one noticed this, since the blizzards in this godforsaken place were incessant, and Demon Beast frequently appeared, leaving everyone too busy to care about such trivial matters.
"Let's go. Now that we've finally escaped that awful place, we have to go down and investigate, no matter what."
At Daoist Qingguang's command, countless people jumped off the cliff, falling like dumplings into the world below.
After passing through the clouds, below lay a vast and verdant forest, with countless mountain peaks rising as far as the eye could see.
Moreover, the constant chirping of birds and roars of beasts clearly indicate the presence of numerous Demon Beast.
After clearing out a relatively safe area, the group wasn't in a hurry to continue their journey. Now that they had left the perilous Ice and Snow Plateau and arrived at a relatively safe place, they naturally wanted to strengthen their abilities first.
This mountain forest is so vast and boundless, who knows what powerful figures might be lurking within.
Xuanguang's injuries haven't fully healed yet, so they naturally don't want to take any risks.
Moreover, both Daoist Qingguang and Blood Devil and the others are confident that they can break through to the Spirit Severing Realm within a hundred years, so there is no need to rush. It would be safer to wait until their overall strength has increased after their breakthrough before making a full-scale entry.
After all, there were no fewer than 50,000 people who came together back then, and now only a little over 1,000 have been lost. Isn't that enough?
Less than three years after they settled in, Yaoguang and his group arrived. After confirming their identities, they merged together. Now that they had joined forces, they had more confidence in crossing this mountain forest to reach the true human territory.
However, Tianquan and Zi Nü clashed; after all, they were mortal enemies.
Although Ji Ziyue had grudges against most of the Nascent Soul in the Luo Heaven Sea, the one she hated the most was Venerable Tianquan.
In the end, both sides had been persuaded to stop, especially with Xuanguang's arrival, which made Venerable Tianquan even less likely to act recklessly. However, Xuanguang struck and killed Venerable Tianquan with lightning speed.
This was partly to repay Ziyang for the kindness of Zi Nü in saving him, and partly a warning, or rather, a way of establishing authority. He was warning Luo Heaven Sea and his people that if they wanted to leave together, they had better behave themselves!
After this incident, Luo Heaven Sea fell silent, regardless of who it was. Even the Venerable Tianquan was dealt with by a Golden Core cultivator from Heavenly South's side. The remaining members of the Tianquan Sect didn't dare to utter a word.
After Zi Nü found a little girl in the Kaiyang Sect's group and took her away, she didn't cause any trouble for them. It wasn't that she didn't want to kill some of them, it was just that now wasn't the right time.