Chapter 334: Resting the Soul (1/2)

Xue Wei was unaware of what thoughts Gu Yan was having. If he knew that his casual attitude had caused such immense doubt and fear, he would have snorted in disdain.

How could Gu Yan call himself a cultivator when he had such unnatural and sudden fear.

As a cultivator, although they could be cautious and alert, they should never doubt themselves or their achievements. If they started questioning themselves, a heart demon would appear, and it would become difficult for them to advance in the future.

Xue Wei understood this very well, and if he had known that Gu Yan was already starting to doubt himself, he would feel that he had already managed to win half the battle.

As they began walking, Xue Wei, Lin Xiao, and Hei Gou were all on high alert, looking at everything in their surroundings, but nothing appeared.

Instead, they came to the foot of a mountain. This mountain was towering above them, spreading so far into the sky that it was impossible to see the peak.

”Go east, and around the mountain,” Gu Yan said, not at all caring for how commanding he sounded. He was already very wary of Xue Wei, and he could no longer hold on and pretend that they were on friendly terms.

”This is the first of the two gate mountains,” he continued. ”Between the two mountains is a narrow passage, and this is where we need to go through before we can enter the actual treasure trove that is the Thunder Graveyard Island.”

Xue Wei frowned. If it was already the final challenge before they would encounter riches, then he had to act soon.

Although the central part of the island could not be danger-free considering that an Evil Spirit resided there, it should not be as challenging as what they had encountered when they met the remnant soul fragments.

Even so, they could not help but feel uncomfortable. The forest had already been this dangerous. Who knew what level of danger the passage they had to pass would bring them.

Still, worrying about it would not make it less troublesome, and thus he continued forward without saying anything, all his senses were on high alert. At the same time, he kept an eye on Gu Yan. Although he knew that they were here to die for him, he could not help but feel that Gu Yan was uncomfortable about them.

If he were unable to keep it in, then he would attack them when they least expected it.

This was Xue Wei's plan. To attack them when they did not expect it. Unfortunately, it seemed now that their behavior had caused Gu Yan to fear them, and now he was not sure who would be the first to act.

Although Xue Wei had to admit that it was less than ideal, he had to admit it was not as bad as it could be.

Gu Yan was familiar with the Thunder Twilight Zone, and even the Thunder Graveyard Island.

If he picked a place to attack Xue Wei, it would definitely be a safe location. It would be somewhere that they would not suddenly get ambushed by other unknown entities, and thus it was actually not too bad.

Xue Wei knew nothing of the Thunder Graveyard Island, and he could not pick the right place or time to attack. All he could do was wait and see what Gu Yan did, or to kill them all when things became messy because of outside factors.

With this in mind, a part of his focus was always on Gu Yan, but he was managing to hold himself back, and their group continued to move forward.

During their advance, Xue Wei had picked up various herbs. Most of them were Blood Ginsengs and Corpse grass.

Although these herbs were widespread, they were all rather old, and Xue Wei had a use for them, so he happily harvested everything he came across.

Gu Yan did not stop him. Although these herbs were widespread in the outside world they were rare in the Sea of the Enchanted, and they would definitely want the herbs, but all of them could not help but feel that Xue Wei would definitely die, and then everything within his storage treasure would naturally fall to them.

Guessing their intentions, a cold flash appeared in Xue Wei's eyes, but he continued harvesting the herbs. He did not trust that they knew how to harvest them correctly, so he would much rather do it himself, and make sure they were stored right in their jade boxes.

While the mercenaries thought he was dumb, Lin Xiao and Hei Gou could not help but exchange a look of apprehension and slight pity.

These mercenaries were strong, and they had an Ordinary Saint as their leader. Any other place they would have been capable of winning, but this was against Xue Wei.

Xue Wei was literally a little monster. He was a Sovereign Beast, and he had a fighting strength that others could simply not compete against.

These mercenaries had no way of knowing about Xue Wei's real strength. Even Lin Xiao, Hei Gou, Bai Tianyi, and Luoluo were currently unaware of his real strength.

Alone it would be hard for him to defeat Gu Yan, however, he was not alone. Xue Wei had the aid of two spirits and a mutated beast, not to mention a diviner.

Diviners were native to Chang'an. They were the process of thousands of years of experimenting and finally succeeding in taming of beasts.

No matter which other continent they had visited or heard about, taming beasts was simply impossible. Beasts were as free as humans, and their status in the world was equal.

Although human slaves and beast slaves existed, that was not a complete submission such as the taming contract made.

Also, the Fierce and Mortal beasts, which were the ones Diviners usually tamed, were less intelligent. Some were domesticated, but they could not be tamed in the same way with unyielding loyalty.