17 Demon Lands 3 (1/2)
Heavenly tribulation of that magnitude would attract a lot of attention, so Ed and Tie Nse moved away. Tie Nse took Ed to another immortal cave ten thousand kilometres from their last location. A while after they left, several masters of the spirit merging stage appeared. Looking at the state of the mountain, their eyes shrunk. What kind of person was defying the heavens here?
In another immortal cave, Ed and Tie Nse sat as Ed took a better look at his state. Tie Nse waited for him to return from his sea of consciousness before asking,
”How do you feel?”
”The heavenly thunder helped to steady my advancement. My energies have merged into one, but I can still absorb them differently.” he answered and Tie Nse nodded.
”I intend for you to go to the demon Lands.”
”Where is that?” Ed asked with a frown and Tie Nse sighed.
”You should trust me a little more. This will not be like sending you to the Baju Valley.”
”How will it be then?” Ed's frown never left his face. This old pervert had sent him to an execution ground while still at the foundation level, yet he expected to be trusted?
”It will be worse.” Tie Nse said and Ed's eyes turned cold.
”The demon Lands is called the unholy ground. All who walk there will loose their cultivation. Now for those who have reached the soul realization stage like me, it will not matter if we loose our cultivation. At the soul realisation stage, our cultivations are not seated in our bodies, but our souls. We can walk freely even with such restrictions.”
”Doesn't that mean that everyone will be just as powerless? Why is it more dangerous for me?”
”You see, the Baju Valley was mostly a training ground for your energies, but the demon Land is a training ground for your body. Boy, at your level, any one at the same cultivation level could kill you.” Tie Nse said carelessly.
”You want me to go to the demon lands, a place without cultivation and survive. If I do, I will grow not only in strength, but in experience.” Ed said as though agreeing with Tie Nse. Even though he could careless about his fighting strength, it was necessary in this world. He may just be aiming for the power to leave this world, but hehad to survive in it too. Here, strength was every thing.
”Not only that. In the Demon Lands is where I first saw something that is of the same origin as the Baju Valley, the Hell tree.” Tie Nse said and Ed frowned.
”It is very beneficial to the demon tribe, though not by much, but it emitted the same combined energies as the Baju Valley. Of course I could only sense it. I could not feel it. It did not force people to absorb it like in the valley, so I do not know at what concentration.”
”Do I need to keep using these kind of places to level up?” Ed said worriedly. He was not worried about the energy. He was only worried about the amount of energy it took for his strength to rise.
”That is the fastest way for now. Besides, the Demon Land is a place where you could gain some fruitful encounters.” Tie Nse understood Ed's concerns. If it took this much rare materials and rare sacred grounds to raise him, one day they will run out of ideas.
”Luck is part of strength too.” Ed said.