Chapter 65: Essence of the Trial (1/2)

Chapter 65: Essence of the Trial

Xiao Chen took a deep breath as he looked at the b.l.o.o.d.y hole in his left arm. It seemed that his left hand was temporarily disabled.

Xiao Chen took out a Blood Replenis.h.i.+ng Pill and crushed it between his fingers, turning it into a medicinal liquid. He spread the liquid on his wound and instantly felt a cooling feeling. The pain from his wound decreased significantly.

He ripped a piece of fabric from his clothes and wrapped it around his wound, then Xiao Chen headed forward to look for the tree branch that had shot out.

He walked about ten meters before he found the tree branch that pierced his arm. It stabbed through several huge trees before finally embedding itself in one of them.

Xiao Chen struggled, eventually managing to pull it out. He examined it carefully and discovered that this withered tree branch was only as thick as his finger, and not longer than one meter. However, it was giving off a faint radiance.

He got the feeling that it was unusual, so he enveloped the branch in his Spiritual Sense. Finally, he saw something different; the spirituality of this tree branch was higher than the weapons in Mo Fan’s shop.

Remembering that a spell in the Compendium of Cultivation required a natural object that contained spirituality, Xiao Chen joyfully stowed it in his Universe Ring.

After discovering the direction Xiao Yulan and the rest had gone, Xiao Chen executed two Lightning Evasion in a row before seeing the figures of the group.

Xiao Yulan ran out from the group before Xiao Chen was near, asking him in concern, “Cousin Xiao Chen, what’s wrong with your hand?”

Xiao Chen laughed, “Don’t worry, it’s just a small injury. It will be fine after a day. Let’s go. I’ll lead you all to the Xiao Clan campsite.”

This time, no one refuted Xiao Chen’s words; no one expressed any dissatisfaction along the way. Xiao Chen had won the respect of the entire group after the difficulty they had just endured.

For the rest of the journey, Xiao Chen kept his Spiritual Sense released. When he detected any Demonic Beast, he would circle around it. There were no other battles along the way.

After two hours, the group finally arrived at the Xiao Clan campsite. This site was where the Xiao Clan seniors had previously trained and built a simple camp.

The campsite had three simple wooden huts. Although it was simple and crude, it had all the daily living necessities. It was an extremely suitable place for them to rest for the next few days.

Xiao Chen felt no danger near the campsite with his Spiritual Sense, so he said, “Everyone! Let’s tidy up the campsite first. It has been a long time since anyone was here and it is covered in dust.”

The group dispersed; these cultivators were the elite of the Xiao Clan’s younger generation. Xiao Chen was very satisfied that they used caution as they cleaned up the camp.

“Ah! There is a dead person here…” an alarmed cry interrupted Xiao Chen’s thoughts.

Xiao Chen quickly ran over; the dead person was an old man wearing the uniform of the Tang Clan. Xiao Chen frowned, Why did a Tang Clan cultivator come all the way here?

The state of the old man was extremely horrifying; his chest was torn open, his heart and lungs were missing. It seemed that he had been eaten by a Demonic Beast. No wonder his face wore such a terrified expression.

Xiao Jian inspected the body and said, “This person is a Martial Grand Master. Furthermore, he died not too long ago.”

Everyone was alarmed, Why did a Martial Grand Master of the Tang Clan come to the Xiao Clan campsite? Furthermore, he died at the borders of Gloomy Forest. How unbelievable!

“Quick look! There is another corpse here!” another alarmed voice cried out.

This corpse was found in one of the wooden huts. Xiao Chen moved as fast as lightning, and hurried over. The state of this corpse was the same as the previous one.

Seeing his attire, Xiao Chen was once again astonished. This was a person from the Zhang Clan. Furthermore, he was also a Martial Grand Master.

Xiao Chen connected all the clues together in his head, and a scene appeared to him. Before the Trial of Gloomy Forest started, the two Martial Grand Masters had snuck into the Xiao Clan campsite.

As Martial Grand Masters, they should have easily been able to kill everyone here. However, for reasons unknown, these two Martial Grand Masters were unable to best Demonic Beasts before achieving their goal.

Xiao Chen shuddered when he thought of this, For the sake of killing him, the Tang Clan and Zhang Clan actually dared to go against the rules set by the City Lord. What else would they not dare to do?

However, I want to see how many Martial Grand Masters you will send to die, Xiao Chen thought to himself ruthlessly.

Everyone worked together to bury the two corpses. The main reason being, they were afraid that the bodies would attract strong Demonic Beasts. Everyone’s hearts were shadowed as they looked upon the two Grand Martial Masters who had each died miserably.

Under Xiao Chen’s command, they started building traps to act as alarms in the area surrounding the campsite. Everyone here had the experience of training in Seven Horn Mountain, so these kinds of traps were familiar to them. Thus, there were no difficulties setting up the traps.

“Ye Lan, come with me to inspect the surroundings. We will officially begin killing the Demonic Beasts tomorrow,” Xiao Chen told the tired Ye Lan, who was leaning on a tree, after resting for a period of time.

Ye Lan did not want to move and muttered, “Why is it always me?”

Xiao Chen smiled, “Let’s go. Didn’t you repeatedly say along the way that you want to kill Demonic Beasts? Now I am giving you a chance to s.h.i.+ne; are you still not satisfied?”

When the rest heard this, they all smiled. They felt this fellow was asking for it. He could only blame himself for talking so big on their way here.

“Xiao Chen, let me accompany you. Your left hand is injured. I am afraid that if you meet any Demonic Beasts they will be difficult to handle,” Xiao Yulan said from inside a wooden hut.

Xiao Chen shook his head, “No need; this campsite is a little strange. Your strength is the highest amongst us, so you should stay here to look after this place. My hand is fine and will not get in the way.”

“Furthermore, I’m just going to check things out. There should not be any danger.”