Chapter 281 Restless Nigh (1/2)
Mo Xie started to blitz his way back, the night in this place apparently more terrifying than the day.
(Author's note; In case someone missed from the last chapter and started asking, night = foggy, day = fogless, it's always dark in this place's certain parts)
He used a wind skill to clear the fogs ten meters around him.
But when he's halfway to the camp, he felt a familiar presence, he couldn't help but sigh as he approached this person.
As soon as he came close, he grabbed her hand: ”Luckily, you aren't quick to follow me, else, we would've both been dead.”
Bingyun's heart almost leaped from her chest as she was suddenly grabbed, but soon as she saw Mo Xie, she heaved a long breath: ”Let's return, tell me what you found there.”
Mo Xie smiled wryly: ”Next time, no matter what happens, never follow me, the dead of the night is not something to travel about, the fog is too thick, you won't be able to see anything at all, you won't even see your own hands, if I never return to the camp, just return to the base.”
Bingyun nods her head, but she has a way to return, but only her, or someone once she gave the necklace to.
As they returned to the camp, Mo Xie retold what happened, Bingyun felt terrible, if she followed a few minutes faster, then most likely, the two of them would be dead, she regretted her action immediately, instead of helping, she would be sending the two of them to their early death.
After a while, they stood on guard for a few more hours, the fog started to clear up, Mo Xie immediately woke the rest of the team: ”Let's go.”
Everyone nods their head, wiping their eyes before standing up, they had not bathed nor fixed themselves, so somehow, they looked quite like a beggar.
But nobody cared, this isn't to be the time to be picky, no one amongst them wanted to be a dead weight, sadly, with a person like Mo Xie, they can never shine.
Still, they gave it their all whenever Mo Xie would give them a task to do something.
Another two days had passed quite quickly, it's another dead of the night. They only managed to scout more than a hundred kilometers, they needed to take many detours due to dangerous monsters lingering around, Mo Xie couldn't help but want to turn back right now.
Mo Xie was not on duty to stay on guard, but he couldn't sleep and joined the surveillance team.
There's only one reason, his sensitivity to spiritual energy had backfired, he can feel hundreds and thousands of beasts surrounding them, and the closest is only a hundred meters away.
A group of wandering demonic beasts with a few dozens of them at Immortal Ascension rank!
He needed to stay on guard, he really wanted to return, but he can feel something, that they are nearing a place or a certain location, it's his instinct, it's the instinct the helped him soar as a lone cultivator from his previous life.
Resources are tight without a backer as a lone cultivator, and they need the luck to get some fortuitous encounters, and to Mo Xie, his instincts had been a great help.
”Senior Mo, you've been staying up all night for two days already, you should rest and trust us to guard this place.” The one on duty spoke, he's responsible for tonight's duty together with another disciple from the Celestial Azure Pavilion, he's from the Grand Martial Sect, Geng Yixian, the maiden from the Pavilion also nods her head.
”Senior Brother Mo, you really should take some rest, I think you would be to stress and might blackout on our journey if this continues.” The maiden spoke, her name is Wu Shanli, Wu Shan Mei's direct disciple.
Her surname was replaced when she was taken by Sect Master Wu as her direct disciple.
Mo Xie smiled: ”Don't worry, something like this, I'm used to, I can still go on for five days to be exact.”
As soon as a person breaks through to become a cultivator, they would need lesser sleep than normal, but sleeping is a way for cultivators too to let their bodies recover faster.
The two felt worried, Geng Yixian then spoke: ”Senior Mo, I may sound like I'm bragging, but if you don't trust us, we should just return instead, we're merely being your luggage, if you were alone, you would definitely have reached your goal and would already be on your way back.”
Mo Xie smiled at him and shook his head: ”If this goes on for more months, more years, then, the advance party we'll need is going to increase, as experienced as you are now, you'll definitely be one to lead a whole group later on, you all aren't deadweights, you are a huge help once any of you can accomplish something, that will be something that we'll definitely need.”
The place is vast, a single Mo Xie can't scout the whole place, he didn't know the limits of the place, how can he do it alone? The more people there are to help, but better it would be and the faster something might be discovered.
”The more experienced you guys become, the better it is for me to leave the rest to you all later on.” Mo Xie spoke, he had also been cultivating something from the start
Well, if something is to happen to Mo Xie and couldn't come back for a few days, weeks, months, or even years, then, at least the people here would be able to continue their work.
Mo Xie then looked far ahead, although the fog is blocking his vision, he lowered his tone and spoke: ”I would leave everything to you guys if it's in a different place, but right now, this place is too dangerous that I can't even close my eyes for a few breaths…”
”Hundreds and thousands of demonic beasts are surrounding us, this always occurs when the night thickens the fogs, I think all of the creatures here are yin based creatures, it will be great for yin cultivators, but for yang based ones, it will be disastrous…”
He then thought of Fei Li Shan, if she's here, it will take less than a year to ascend to Immortal Saint, and another three years to Immortal Paragon, to Celestial Phenomenon rank, she would at least take at least ten years if she's lazy.
The compatibility of Fei Li Shan's physique is too great for this place that he could only regret not bringing the couple with him.
Mortal and Immortal grade herbs are everywhere, it will also be a great help to train Yan Meng's alchemy knowledge. Sadly, his instincts are always right, he knew there will be a dangerous event at the Solar Blaze Kingdom, sadly, he couldn't be prepared for it, well, again.
But then, all of the events couldn't help but bring Mo Xie's edge faster than ever before, he's also continuously improving his thinking.
Suddenly, Mo Xie felt that something is happening, he couldn't help but increase the range of his scope and couldn't help but be in great shock.
He could feel it, there's a great battle going on, he tried to increase his range and finally caught signs of it; ”It feels like a pack of beasts attacking a single entitle…”
He could feel that there's a single massive spiritual energy being attacked by many weaker spiritual energy.
Mo Xie couldn't help but be curious, he looked at the two and spoke: ”Do not ever follow me, if you do, I might die an early death, no matter how long it takes me to come back, do not, ever, follow me. Understand?”
The two looked at each other, they wanted to stop Mo Xie, the fog is too thick to even see your own hands.