Chapter 889: Sadness Accompanies Disasters (1/2)
They flew over the excavated city as Krune decided to ponder over everything. He didn't like scenes of desolation, even if planned evacuation was its cause. Even then, the act of uprooting all the essence of nature in an entire region didn't feel right to him.
The earth veins, Godly Energy veins, mineral veins, everything was interconnected and nurtured one another to create the environment of the region. But now, the city that existed in the place had vanished after taking away everything of value from the place.
Such an act ticked him off since Krune didn't like the act of plundering. Of course, he knew that it was done by the people for survival, but they went overboard by crippling the environment they had depended on for thousands of years for survival.
”At least, they didn't sacrifice the people,” Cultivator said after a bit of thought as his ring spirit flew past the entire region. The density of Godly Energy in the air soon recovered to normal as they traveled farther away from the area.
After that, they spent three days flying nonstop, treading through three danger zones. Eventually, they arrived at the demon beast territory, the Fruitless Swamp. In contrast to their expectations, the demon beast territory had entirely vanished.
The only thing that remained behind was a tiny sludge at one corner of the region that had been entirely excavated. Upon seeing the scene, Krune sighed as he muttered, ”Here as well, huh. At the very least, the demon beasts here hadn't been slaughtered.”
”Probably.” Cultivator nodded as they flew past the region, feeling that the atmosphere in the area was somewhat gloomy. Demon beast territories ought to have been like what they were advertised, places where demon beasts roamed in their true forms and the law of the jungle was followed.
But right now, when forced to choose between death and their lifestyles, the demon beasts chose the latter and escaped with their region, leaving behind a barren wasteland. Krune used his Divine Sense on the area, noticing how the laws were in total disarray.
Although it was in disarray, it wasn't permanent. Krune noticed how the laws in the adjacent areas converged into the barren wastelands in an effort to heal the damaged region.
They reformed the balance of laws in the area and began to pump in Godly Energy from other places. Slowly but surely, they were mending the damage. Though, Krune was unable to guess just how millennia it would take for the place to recover to its previous state.
Moreover, he was unsure if it would even recover to its previous state. After all, the laws in the area had changed a lot.
”The next place is something I'm quite anticipating to check out,” Cultivator said as his heart lightly thumped, feeling trepidation based on the desolate scenes the two had been flying across.
”What's the specialty of that place?” Krune expressed his curiosity, feeling that it would be better to talk and take his mind off the gloomy scenes.
”It's a massive lake. Surprisingly, the lake water is always still there. On top of that, neither wind nor any demon beasts are within the water,” he smiled as he replied, recalling the description he had read about.
”The demon beasts there don't live in the water?” Krune was surprised to hear that. He soon asked, ”If they aren't water-based creatures, then why are they living near that lake in the first place?”
”It's because of a mysterious phenomenon that happens in the lake.” Cultivator smiled as he started to explain the peculiarity of the area. ”Every day, for a certain duration that is always random, bubbles appear from the lake water and transform into all shapes of demon beasts. Surprisingly, those faux demon beasts are rich in Godly Energy. If a demon beast swallows a bubble that looks similar to it, its cultivation base would experience a slight increase.”
”On top of that, this increase is equivalent to a week's worth of painstaking cultivation.” Cultivator sighed as he expressed his admiration. ”So, a lot of demon beasts live in this area to cultivate faster. Plus, since the bubbles fly away pretty fast and only exist for less than a minute before bursting, it's always a festival in the area. Demon beasts always compete against each other for the bubbles.”
”That sounds like a fun place,” Krune nodded as he responded.
”Indeed,” Cultivator laughed as he continued. ”Moreover, the stillness of the lake is mysterious since the surface acts like gelatin, allowing us to walk over it. It's kind of like a spring and inhibits a demon beast's violence, so it adds more fun to the place.”
”Man, I kind of want to participate in that, haha.” Krune laughed as he was gradually looking forward to it.
”Also, this place isn't something that could be excavated. If it was possible, they wouldn't have left such a treasure as is for all these years,” Cultivator said as his expression soon changed. The ring spirit traveled for another day before arriving above the demon beast territory, Windless Lake.
And, as they had expected, the Windless Lake was a mysterious location that couldn't be excavated. In other words, it was still present in the area. Though surprisingly, it was heavily damaged.
Cultivator frowned as the air around him trembled. Krune immediately heard numerous voices of concern emit from the pouch as Cultivator took in a deep breath.
This was the first time Krune had seen Cultivator beget genuinely angry at something. Of course, he could relate with him as he was also getting angry upon looking at the landscape.