Chapter 545 - 233: Avoiding a Storm and Gaining Evil Qi, Crossing the Ash Sea and Encountering a Strange Snake
Chapter 545: Chapter 233: Avoiding a Storm and Gaining Evil Qi, Crossing the Ash Sea and Encountering a Strange Snake
At the same time, Xiao Chen could clearly feel the morning Spiritual Qi Tide growing more intense each day, its duration extending to a full half-hour.
So much so that whenever he traveled in the mornings, he would feel a pang of regret. ’What a perfect time to be cultivating.’
But it didn’t matter. Once he found a proper place to settle, he could finally go into seclusion.
’Then, I can cultivate however I want, for as long as I want.’
However, this peace was short-lived. On the evening of the fourth day, a large, dense bank of white fog once again appeared before him.
It looked quite similar to the Yin Spirit disaster he had previously encountered in the Inner Sea.
"Looks like another new Relic has opened up, but I’m afraid I won’t make it this time."
Xiao Chen felt a twinge of regret as he was forced to take a detour.
Not only was he a newcomer to this area, but he didn’t even know where he could find other people.
Therefore, there was no way he could make it in time to explore the new Relic.
However, his regret lasted only a moment before he bolstered his spirits. ’If I miss it, I miss it. It doesn’t really matter. There are countless Secret Realms and Relics in the world; it’s impossible to visit every single one.’
’Things like fortuitous encounters depend on fate. It’s useless to force it if you’re not destined for it.’
’Besides, my greatest asset is my Augment. Everything else is just a bonus.’
After traveling for about ten thousand li to bypass the fog bank, which he suspected was a Yin Spirit disaster, Xiao Chen spotted a medium-sized island a thousand li to the southeast.
From a distance, it appeared to be at least six hundred li long and three hundred li wide.
Thank the heavens! In the entire Kunpeng Sea, he had never seen an island this large—not even one a tenth of its size.
He had been hoping to stumble upon a Hidden Dao Lineage, but it was clear the chances of that were simply too low.
"Excellent. I’ve finally found a sizable place."
Xiao Chen immediately changed direction and rushed over.
An island of this size would likely be inhabited by Cultivators, which meant he could finally make contact with others of his kind.
After all, he hadn’t seen another living soul in almost two months.
’This will be a good chance to find someone to talk to and gather some information at the same time.’
’Huh? Why aren’t there any houses?’
However, as he drew closer to the island, Xiao Chen’s heart sank.
Looking out across the northwestern face of the island, he saw not a single house, nor even the slightest trace of any man-made structures.
Most of the land was barren, with only an occasional tenacious weed sprouting in some nook or cranny.
’Fine,’ he thought. ’It seems this place really isn’t suitable for habitation.’
During his long journey, Xiao Chen had seen countless uninhabitable islands; many were so barren they didn’t have a single blade of grass.
Still, he landed out of habit, preparing to rest on the island for the night as usual.
’Since there are weeds here, I wonder if there might be some wild fruit.’
Xiao Chen subconsciously extended his Divine Sense, scanning the area within a sixty-seven-li radius.
HISS~!
The very moment his Divine Sense spread out, the sound of a venomous snake flicking its tongue suddenly echoed around him.
Immediately after, more than a dozen streams of black mist shot out from a rock crevice ten zhang away, instantly enveloping him.
A pungent, choking smell of sulfur immediately assaulted his nostrils, accompanied by a sizzling sound: SZZZZZ.
It was the sound of the black mist corroding the Feather Shield that had automatically deployed from his Hundred Feather Silk Robe.
’What is this thing?’
As his Divine Sense penetrated the rock crevice, Xiao Chen discovered a strange, seven-foot-long snake.
The reason he called it a strange snake was that it was completely scaleless, its body a long, flesh-red tube. Stranger still, its belly was lined with twenty-seven pairs of thin, hairy, centipede-like legs.
Absolutely disgusting!
It had a single eye on its head, which was filled with honeycomb-like pores. The creature was currently coiling the front half of its body, gathering power.
HISS~!
With another hiss, fresh black mist sprayed from the pores, joining the assault.
The Feather Shield from the Hundred Feather Silk Robe immediately began to waver.
’How strange. What kind of Demon Beast is this?’
Xiao Chen frowned. It seemed like a Golden Core Demon Beast, but something about it felt very odd.
He struck out with a backhand palm strike. A fierce flame erupted, instantly incinerating the black mist and turning the strange snake to ash.
’Huh? It was that weak?’
’Its black mist could threaten a typical Golden Core Cultivator, but its body was absurdly weak.’
"Something isn’t right. Something is very wrong."