59 Secrets of the demon lands 1 (1/2)

Ed had absorbed all the astral energy dry. But for some reason, he could still feel a far away core astral well he could not reach. The well seemed to be filling the dry vein up. He stopped absorbing the energy. Even though he could not feel much of a change to his cultivation after that much energy, he understood why and knew it was best that he absorbed all the energies at rather the same pace. He was not in a hurry. He got up and walked out of his cave.

He had completely destroyed all his swords in the battle field, but he had gained many more. He had taken time to search for treasures on the bodies of those he had killed in the battle field. He gained himself many weapons and spatial rings filled with wealth.

He wanted to explore the spatial rings he had taken, but he understood that most of these cultivators were from large sects and clans. Their elders would have protected the spatial rings from entering unknown hands. Afterall, he had felt a sliver of the old pervert's will in his ring. If something happened to him, he was sure the old thing, would know. His ring would be protected. Anyone who wished to look inside would have to suffer a lot and may get killed by the will of a soul realization grandmaster like the old pervert. This was the same for him. He was not arrogant enough to forget that no matter his special constitution, he was still a spirit picking junior.

If he opened a spatial ring protected by the killing intent of a powerful grandmaster, he would be in mortal danger. He had heard of body inscriptions. These were activated unto one's body to protect him from a mind attack. He needed something like that. Or even a shield to help handle a bit of the unleashed will.

He stepped out of his cave and was met with chaos. People were everywhere, many of them looking in the same direction. He was sure that the first section was occupied by the top ten, and the top ten were individual cultivators, not factions with a lot of members. There is no way the first section would be this crowded.

”Another energy vein dried?” someone asked.

”Of course they tried to keep the first one silent but, it has happened again.”

”Do you think we are under attack?”

”By who? Even great sects outside the demon lands cannot dry an energy vein that fast. And a major vein at that. This seems like a natural phenomenon.”

”I agree.”

”It seem like the great spill it running out of juice. Even so, it should not be this fast.”