Chapter 328: Purple Mist Reemerges (1/2)

Xue Wei was utterly unaware of the actions made by Lan far away in the continent of Chang'an.

He was also unaware of the fate of the delegation from Yan Dalu and the Demon Phoenix Continent.

The delegation had almost all survived the onslaught of tornadoes. They had managed to keep a safe distance from the storms, and when they dissipated into nothing, they were still safe.

When they thought about what they had just encountered, all of them felt lingering fear. They were all able to guess that this phenomenon was not natural at all, that it was humanmade. The aim was clearly to lure Xue Wei and his comrades into the Thunder Twilight Zone.

The two delegations sent a final glance towards the Thunder Twilight Zone before they shook their heads in regret.

”Let us get going,” the ambassador from the Demon Phoenix Continent finally said after staring into the dense cluster of lightning that was in front of them.

”Xue Wei and his friends are fortunate beings; we might see them one day again back at the Demon Phoenix Continent.”

Although he said this, it sounded much more like an attempt to make him feel better. His voice was slightly hesitating, and it was clear that he did not believe it himself.

Like this, the group of members from Yan Dalu and Demon Phoenix Continent felt slightly regretful, but none of them were willing to enter into the Thunder Twilight Zone for his sake.

Although he had saved their lives before, they all came up with reasons to themselves that it was useless to attempt to rescue them. They did not even want to wait and see if they emerged from the forbidden zone.

Like this, they continued on the way towards the Demon Phoenix Continent, yet only a handful of them would survive the trip.

Many succumbed to the harsh environment on the way. Not having a ship made the trip arduous and painful. Many over-exhausted themselves and ended up in the stomachs of ferocious sea creatures.

Only the strongest made it back to the Demon Phoenix Continent, and those who survived had started to blame it all on Xue Wei.

Had he not been chased by the tornadoes like this, then their ship would not have been shattered and their return trip would have been much more straightforward.

They had even forgotten that he had saved their lives on Berserker Island. Everything was blamed on Xue Wei, and when they arrived at the Demon Phoenix Continent and were about to announce their experiences, everything was also blamed on him.

While these delegation members were rushing back towards the Demon Phoenix Continent, Xue Wei and his friends were all inside the closed-off space that was the Thunder Twilight Zone.

The Thunder Twilight Zone was unlike any other place they had ever been before. It was in the middle of the sea, but they could walk on top of the water without any problems.

The thunder and lightning were constant, and the only thing that lit up the entire area was the constant blitzing of lightning that descended from the sky.

Small islands were all over the area, one could land on an island at any moment, but after closer inspection, Xue Wei found that these islands were not actual islands but instead skeletons.

The skeletons had massive amounts of herbs growing on top of them; some were Corpse Grass and Blood Ginseng, clearly many many years old, and Xue Wei started picking them indiscriminately.

Although many might consider them useless, they could be used in certain pills, so Xue Wei picked them without a care in the world.

After sensing the Corpse Grass and Blood Ginseng, he also saw a Nightmare Lily and a Skeleton Hyacinth. Both these herbs were immensely rare, but main ingredients on a few formulas that Xue Wei had in his storage treasure.

After picking up the Nightmare Lily and the Skeleton Hyacinth, he slowly moved further into the Thunder Twilight Zone.

His friends were right behind him; all of them were looking at the ground and were amazed to see the sheer amount of resources and herbs they had found already.

”If they have this many rare herbs in the outskirts like this, the inner regions ought to be a true mine of resources,” Xue Wei snickered. But Bai Tianyi sighed as he shook his head, ”have you not realized yet that although we entered this way, we can't leave. It is as if the exits are blocked.”

The resources had blinded Xue Wei, and thus, he looked behind him with curiosity. It was true that what Bai Tianyi had said was correct. Everything behind them was like a wall of lightning that was impossible to walk through. Anyone who attempted would be turned into ash on impact.

”Well then,” Xue Wei smiled slightly. ”We do not have any other option than to move forward. Although we had not planned on entering the Thunder Twilight Zone, now that we are here we ought to get the best out of it.”

The others held smiles on their faces; their eyes were glistening with excitement. All of them had felt excitement about entering the Thunder Twilight Zone, but because of having to go to the Demon Phoenix Continent, they had decided to pass on it for now.

Now that the circumstances had forced them in here, they would explore to their heart's content.

Although Xue Wei was alert and his nerves taut, he knew that to advance rapidly they needed to face some dangers.

Not only this, they needed to do something about their strength. The world they were going towards was the Demon Phoenix Continent. This was a place where Sovereign Beasts existed, an area with a King ranked expert!

If they were not careful, and considering the task the annoying prophet Lan had given them, then it was likely they would insult the King ranked expert in Demon Phoenix Continent.

Giving away their Thunder Flame Crown was not very likely, so they would need to steal it. To do that, they would need to enhance their strength tremendously.