153 Four Perilous Lands (1/2)
In the Human Domain, where humans are able to seek sanctuary from the beast race, they began to flourish once more. But despite being called the Human Domain, its lands were not been fully conquered by humans.
There were four regions in the Human Domain that could not be conquered by humans since the time of its formation. Such places were referred to as the Perilous Land, a natural death zone to all who tread its territory, except the strong and abled. In spite of the dangers that exist within the Perilous Lands, it doesn't stop people from braving it for the fortunes and secrets that lies within.
Extreme Misty Forest was one such place. In the Ishaan Kingdom, they have the scorching sands of the Grand Surya Desert. In the Valaran Kingdom, they have the unreachable Supreme Sword Mountain, the tallest mountain in the Human Domain. Lastly, the Geyser Kingdom has the treacherous blackwater of the Shadow Basin, sinking all creation without exception. However, ever since the emergence of the Underground World, few people have begun to argue it was the fifth Perilous Land of the Human Domain.
Extreme Misty Forest was known for its extreme weather, but not because its yin-attribute mist was harmful to life. A person only needs to ward off the mist to stop it from harming them. What truly made Extreme Misty Forest a terrifying place, was the mist had nourishing effects on the souls of the dead, allowing ghosts and spirits to prosper.
A weak soul would slowly dissipate over time without the nourishment of its body, but due to the existence of the mist, it could exist indefinitely. If the forest contained the souls of all life that ever died on the continent since the start of the Cataclysm, it would be a terrifying number to think about. Even worse, no one knew how these souls would be after 500 years.
If Leon did not have the fire and lightning attributes, he would have never dared to tread beyond the safe boundary. He was surrounded by thousands of vengeful spirits wherever he went. He did not doubt that once he dismisses the flames protecting him, all the vengeful spirits would pounce on him and invade his mind.
No matter how strong his mind is, he would still get possessed under barrage of so many vengeful spirits, just like a big elephant can still be killed by an army of ants. Thus, he kept his flame expenditure to a bare minimum.
”Hm?” Leon's foot froze in midair just as he was about to finish taking his next step. He withdrawn his step and crouched down and turn over a slab of rock. ”Oh! Another rare herb was hiding underneath! Fortunately, I didn't finish the last step and squash it. It would have been ruined.”
”Let me see what this herb is…” Leon rummaged through limitless knowledge contained in the Whitespace. After finding the relevant information, he was pleasantly surprised. ”This is the Forgetful Iceflower! I can treat Rachel's trauma with this.”
The first method was to use the Forgetting Nightmare Pill, which erases all the bad memories. This was the soft method. If the bad experience didn't exist, then the trauma would also not exist. This was what the Forgetful Iceflower was used for.
However, memories, whether good or bad was what shaped a person's character. If he erases his fiancee's bad memories, her trauma would be cured, true, but would she still be the same person? This was something he had to consult the Lancaster family on.
The other method was to refine the Reminiscent Trial Pill. This was the hard method. Once Rachel ingest this pill, she would fall into a dreadful dream and relive those bad experience over and over for an entire hour. However, time operates differently between dream and reality. To others, it may only be one hour, but to Rachel, it could be weeks, months or even years.
This method was not much different from torture and was especially dangerous. If she could not endure and overcome the trial, she may never wake up. But if she manages to overcome her trial, it would be beneficial for her cultivation.
Whatever her choice was, Leon would respect it. He also made up his mind to teach the Lancaster family the [Fiery God Manual] when he gets the chance.
Sometime later, Leon also managed to find the Reminiscent Iceflower after the Forgetful Iceflower and sighed. This must be fate.
After carefully storing away the herb, Leon continued search between the 400-500 yards region. He did not encounter much mutated ghouls here as he did when he first entered.
”Those must have been reared by the so-called Bloodfiend Sect.” Leon concluded with squinted eyes. ”Treating people like livestock. As expect of blood cultivators. They all deserve death.”
From his speculation and inference, the Bloodfiend Sect must be quite large and reputable somewhere in one of the other kingdoms. But no matter how reputable it was, it was still and evil sect and should be wiped out. How could be allow these bloodsuckers feed unscrupulously on the human race's dwindling population?
After herb hunting for another three hours, Leon found a few more herbs, but they weren't what he was looking for. Not willing to leave a treasure when he sees one, he harvested all the herbs and placed them in his Worldspace anyway.
”Let's call it a day.” Leon sighed. ”Although I could spend the whole night looking, it's not wise to exhaust my essence. I should give myself some room to maneuver in case of unpredictable events.”
Returning from the path he took, Leon arrived at the location of the reared mutated ghouls he incapacitated.
”Hm? Someone else has been here.” Leon frowned. All the mutated ghouls that he had left lying on the ground had turned into cold corpses. This was not his doing. He had only incapacitated them. ”Someone sucked all their blood vitality. There's another blood cultivator!”
Leon became vigilant once he arrived at that thought. However, it was especially hard to sense anything within the thick white mist of the deep forest. He couldn't rely on his obscured vision nor smell. That was why he wasn't able to find much herbs.
This further strengthened his desire to improve his soul strength so he could use his divine sense for freely.
As Leon stepped back into the safe boundary, he was immediately attacked!
Shing**