Everlasting Chapter 135: Oasis (1/2)

“It had not been easy to make it this far. To turn back now after having gained nothing for our troubles is a huge loss,” said Ye Ziming with a smile.

“That is right. We should at least find Soulguard Flowers before leaving,” said Lu Ta, who joined in with a smile of his own.

“In that case, we will leave after finding Soulguard Flowers. I think we should cultivate up to the Sky Human stage before coming here again,” said Chen Feng, who shook his head.

Rumble! Rumble!

A loud noise spread towards them from the distance as a humongous Sky Soaring Wars.h.i.+p flew across the sky above them. The air currents created in its wake shook everyone on the ground.

“What a big s.h.i.+p!” Everyone there clamoured.

The flying s.h.i.+p had a length of at least a thousand metres and golden light glowed all around it. Countless air currents, created by magic arrays, surged across the surface of the s.h.i.+p. The bow of the s.h.i.+p was a large dragon head and it appeared to be bursting with power.

“That is probably a high-grade Prized artefact. The cultivators inside must surely be experts.”

“Everyone, be careful. The dangers here are not limited to yao beasts. Sometimes, human cultivators are more dangerous.”

“Killing others to plunder their belongings often happens here.”

After advancing for another 50 plus li, the environment changed for the worse again. A powerful atmosphere pressed down on them all and some of the weaker cultivators found that they could no longer fly.

Chen Feng focused and stream after stream of earthen energy wrapped around his thighs. Instantly, he felt his body becoming lighter and the primary energy within his body returned to its normal state.

Impressive. The environment here is truly unique. It now takes 10 times the effort to absorb the earthen energy here. Not only that, the demonic energy here has grown several times thicker. Tsk, tsk. Lu Ta is probably at his limits now. Chen Feng thought to himself.

“Brother Lu, how are you feeling now?” Chen Feng turned around and asked.

“The pressure is very strong. It feels like there is a mountain hovering above my head. As it is, I can no longer fly on my flying sword. Moreover, I still have to divert half of my power to fight off the surrounding demonic energy. If we encounter enemies here, I will not be able to exert even half my power here,” replied Lu Ta with a wry smile.

“We are just at the peripheral area of Demon Soul Valley. And yet, the pressure here has reached such a point. I wonder how things are in the central area. No wonder even Sky Human stage cultivators dare not recklessly enter the place,” Chen Feng muttered.

“I smell the scent of gra.s.ses. There are flowers as well,” a cultivator suddenly spoke up.

Chen Feng was taken aback. Next, he turned to peer ahead and noticed an oasis up ahead. A place with life had suddenly appeared within the greyish landscape.

“Everyone, be careful. Don't end up in the same situation with the peculiar rattans back then. Plants that can grow here are surely no ordinary existences. Even the most normal looking plants could potentially kill us,” the unfathomable old cultivator suddenly spoke up once more.

Even though I am practicing the Longevity Scripture, I am still incapable of sensing the gra.s.ses just now. However, that guy managed to. It seems he is no ordinary character. Either that or he is cultivating a top-grade wood-type cultivation technique. Chen Feng speculated.

As they approached, a gust of fresh wind blew towards them. The wind contained a thick scent of vegetation, causing everyone there to become stunned.

“It looks similar to the forest outside,” someone said in a puzzled voice.

The oasis before them stretched out across a radius of tens of li, much bigger than their expectations. Towering bluish-green trees grew upwards; there were also some exotic flowers, gra.s.ses and bushes. A perfunctory glance showed that it was like a very common jungle.

Chen Feng's divine sense kept swirling about as it carefully inspected the place. With the exception of the thick scent of gra.s.ses, no yao beast auras could be detected. There were also no peculiar energy fluctuations.

“Surely, this cannot be just a forest. This place is the Demon Soul Valley. Could a super-powerful expert be practicing cultivation inside this place?” someone speculated.

This encounter was different from their earlier encounter with the rattan vines. Although they were feeling doubtful, they slowly made their way into the forest.

Fresh air, thick spiritual energy and misty water vapour drifted in the air. The surrounding vegetation were filled with vitality. Even outside Demon Soul Valley, such an environment qualified it to be a good place to practice cultivation.

“This is Cloudy Torrent Flower, a very rare medicinal herb!” a cultivator exclaimed before quickly moving forward to pull up a strange-looking gra.s.s.

“These trees look like Wild Tung Trees.” One of the cultivators stretched out his hand to perform a clawing action at one of the large trees there. His action, however, only left a shallow mark upon the surface of the tree.

“What a tough tree!” The other cultivators cried out in shock. One of the cultivators sent out his flying sword to hack down on a big tree, one that required two people to wrap around.

Shua!

The flying sword cut one third into the tree before stopping. Although the cultivator was not holding back, his flying sword was incapable of going any further in.

“What a hard wood! My flying sword is a grade 4 Magic artefact. It can even cut apart high-quality steel of this size,” said the cultivator, who was in shock.

“These trees are all treasures. They contain a thick wood-type power and is very beneficial to those who practice wood-type cultivation techniques,” said Ye Ziming.