Chapter 1407: Chapter 1378: Remnant Cloud Forest
Li Chen is a person with strong adaptability.
Or rather, in some ways, his adaptability is his greatest strength.
After arriving in the Heaven Realm, he did not feel a mindset of falling from a peak powerhouse to rock bottom, because from the very beginning, he never saw himself as a peak powerhouse.
So almost in a very short time, he adapted to his current status.
A struggling ordinary Martial Artist at the lowest level.
However, he also realized that this is truly a cannibalistic world, and sometimes, if he could not display the corresponding strength, then his ultimate fate would be being eaten with not even a crumb of bone left, let alone going to find Lin Yi.
At this moment, not to mention finding Lin Yi, even self-preservation is difficult.
"Captain, are we going to that Remnant Cloud Forest you’ve mentioned now?" Li Chen asked Li Xinsheng as they walked down the street.
"Yes, we’re going now." Li Xinsheng nodded: "Although Baiyue City seems nice, we almost spend a considerable amount of Spirit Crystals there every day, so for us, it’s more important to quickly go find resources."
After hearing Li Xinsheng’s words, Li Chen nodded thoughtfully.
At this moment, he faintly understood that in this world, cultivation resources seem extremely important.
But now, he can indeed be described as utterly destitute, even entering the city was with someone else’s help, finding resources was indeed something he was quite keen on.
The group quickly left Baiyue City, though entering the city required an entrance fee, leaving was evidently unimpeded.
In Li Chen’s view, Li Xinsheng and others entered the city seemingly just for that cup of Dew Wine.
Even after arriving outside the city, several people still had expressions of savoring.
"That cup of Dew Wine was worth drinking!"
Li Chen smacked his lips, actually thinking the wine tasted just okay, not as good as the Erguotou he drank before, but the spirituality contained in that wine indeed had a lot of benefits for the body.
"Let’s go, the Remnant Cloud Forest is the largest forest around Baiyue City, and there are quite a few people coming to search for cultivation resources."
Li Chen asked suspiciously: "Since so many people have been looking for so many years, are there still things left?"
Li Xinsheng chuckled and said: "That’s because you don’t know how large the Remnant Cloud Forest is. The Remnant Cloud Forest has existed for millions of years and stretches for hundreds of thousands of miles, with many Celestial Demon Beasts inside. Although there are people searching for resources every day, many Martial Artists have also fallen inside, and over the years, it has formed a cycle."
"So that’s how it is." Li Chen nodded, but suddenly felt secretly astonished.
A forest that stretches for hundreds of thousands of miles?
And this Remnant Cloud Forest is just one forest around Baiyue City, seemingly there are more places like this throughout Nanxiang Prefecture. And Nanxiang Prefecture is only one of the One Hundred and Eight Prefectures.
How big is this Earth Prison Star Continent?
Li Chen does not know how big the Earth Prison Star Continent really is, but he understands that even if the entire planet of the Main World is thrown into the waters of Earth Prison Continent, it probably wouldn’t make much of a splash.
"No wonder it’s called the Heaven Realm." Li Chen marveled inwardly.
What Li Chen doesn’t know is, the Earth Prison Star Continent is indeed incredibly large, not only for him but for other Martial Artists as well. Without special transportation tools, many powerhouses might never cover a whole prefecture in their lifetime.
"We’re here, ahead is the Remnant Cloud Forest."
A group of people sprinted swiftly for an entire day and night, finally arriving before a vast, imposing forest.
Li Chen could sense the ancient aura emanating from the forest in front of him.
Furthermore, the trees here are extraordinarily tall, some even comparable to the Tree of Life he once saw in the Elf Race, but lacking the profound breath of life like the Tree of Life.
"Let’s rest for a bit before we head in."
Li Xinsheng suggested, the group agreed, and naturally, Li Chen had no objections.
Li Chen clearly saw that the leaves on the tops of many trees here turned into a kind of orange-red, resembling an evening glow.
"Is it because of the appearance of these trees that it’s called the Remnant Cloud Forest?" Li Chen faintly understood.
After the group had restored their states, they entered the Remnant Cloud Forest.
"The path in the Remnant Cloud Forest is difficult, everyone save your energy, and get on my ’Windless Carpet’." Li Xinsheng said, waving his hand to take out a cyan carpet.
Li Chen felt surprised as the carpet appeared, it unexpectedly expanded to a diameter nearly four or five meters, and even floated in the air.
"Li Chen, you come up too. Although my Windless Carpet is just a Mid-Grade Spirit Instrument, it should be sufficient here." Li Xinsheng said with a smile, seeming very humble when speaking, but Li Chen could hear the pride in Li Xinsheng’s tone.
Evidently, this ’Windless Carpet’ is not something easily obtainable.
"It can really fly?" Li Chen was amazed inside, but showed no expression outwardly.
He discovered, there are indeed too many bizarre things in this world, but after seeing more, Li Chen gradually began to adapt.
Without saying a word, Lin Yi jumped onto the carpet. The Windless Carpet let out a soft whistle and then rushed into the depths of the Remnant Cloud Forest.
"What a treasure, this thing is probably faster than a plane." Li Chen marveled silently.
Clearly, there was nothing valuable in the outskirts of the Remnant Cloud Forest; the real treasures were in the depths of the forest. A group like theirs looking for cultivation resources obviously had to go deep into the Remnant Cloud Forest.
"Captain, what are we actually looking for here?" As a newcomer, Li Chen asked humbly.
"There are many resources inside the Remnant Cloud Forest, including Spirit Grass and even Spirit Crystal Mines that people have found before. Of course, the most valuable thing in the Remnant Cloud Forest has to be the Cloud Mist Flower."
Li Xinsheng smacked his lips twice and said, "The Cloud Mist Flower can be used to refine Cloud Cluster Pills, which are used by Envy Heaven Realm powerhouses when they breakthrough to Heaven Following Realm. Last time, someone found a Cloud Mist Flower in the Remnant Cloud Forest and sold it for the astronomical price of ten thousand Spirit Crystals!"
"Ten thousand Spirit Crystals?" Li Chen asked curiously.
"Ten thousand superior grade Spirit Crystals!" Li Xinsheng glared: "Otherwise, how could it be called an astronomical price?"
Li Chen secretly clicked his tongue; ten thousand superior grade Spirit Crystals were equivalent to one hundred million low grade Spirit Crystals.
"Where can the Cloud Mist Flower be found then?" Li Chen quickly asked.
Hearing Li Chen’s question, Li Xinsheng couldn’t help but smile bitterly: "If Cloud Mist Flowers were so easy to find, they wouldn’t be sold for such a high price. If you can find a Cloud Mist Flower, you won’t have to worry about cultivation resources for the next hundred years, most likely."
Li Chen began to understand.
No longer asking more questions, he silently took out two Spirit Crystals and tried to absorb the energy within them.
In just a few minutes, the energy inside the Spirit Crystals was completely absorbed by Li Chen.
Previously, he had not tried this method of cultivation, but after coming here, Li Chen found that Spirit Crystals indeed played a significant role in cultivation.
Especially considering his current cultivation level, simply relying on cultivation and absorption of Spiritual Energy was too slow.
Li Chen finally understood why Heavenly Realm Martial Artists valued cultivation resources so much; without resources, it seemed impossible to cultivate.
"We’re being watched."
After traveling for a while, Li Xinsheng frowned.
Li Chen instinctively looked behind him but saw nothing there. When he glanced at the others, he realized everyone had closed their eyes; they were using perception, or Divine Sense, to observe.
Patting his forehead, Li Chen suddenly remembered that Divine Sense was indeed much more useful than eyesight.
In no time, Li Chen’s Divine Sense extended.
Sure enough, a few hundred meters away, three people were also riding a flying spirit instrument, pursuing them.
Among them, one aura felt vaguely familiar to Li Chen.
The next moment, Li Chen’s face turned somewhat grim.
Because he finally knew, the people tracking him were led by Guu Bugui, who he had previously clashed with in Baiyue City.
Unexpectedly, the guy had really found him and even pursued him.
"It’s Guu Bugui!" At this moment, Li Xinsheng also opened his eyes with a grim expression.
"Why is this guy watching us? He is a Mid-Heaven Realm Late Stage powerhouse and has brought helpers with him; we are not his match." The only Mid-Heaven Realm female in the team, Luoo Qi, also spoke, though her expression wasn’t good either.
Li Chen sighed, shook his head, and said, "Sorry, I have implicated everyone."
"Li Chen, you..."
"Previously in Baiyue City, I clashed with that guy. It seems he somehow found us; this guy must be coming after me," Li Chen said helplessly.
Hearing Li Chen’s words, several people’s faces looked somewhat displeased.
"How about this," seeing that no one spoke, Li Chen understood their thoughts and proactively said, "I’ll go draw the guys behind away. As for my sister, I entrust her to everyone’s care."
"But Li Chen, with your cultivation, if they catch up, you could..." Li Youling worriedly said.
"Yes, Li Chen, it’s too dangerous for you to go alone and draw them away," Dai Jun also said.
However, Li Chen could tell Dai Jun’s tone was somewhat insincere, and his gaze constantly darted to Li Chen’s waist, where the Red Moon was quietly suspended. After meeting the group, Li Chen hadn’t stored away the Red Moon.
"It’s okay; I’m quite good at escaping for my life. I’ll leave my sister to everyone for now, and once I shake off those guys, I’ll come back and meet up with everyone," Li Chen said with a smile, patting Bai Tianyi’s head beside him.
The next moment, without waiting for others to speak, Li Chen directly jumped off the Windless Carpet and dashed away.
Not far behind, Guu Bugui’s face showed a smirk.
"Trying to escape alone? If I have my eyes on you, and a small Earth Level like you can get away, then I might as well give up!"