Just as Leia and Duncan were engulfed in an ambiguous atmosphere, many miles away from the Dark Star City, an event that will mark the beginning of chaotic tis on the Dragon Scale Continent occurred.
The Greenwood Forest, which has been recently filled with the sounds of countless battles, ushered in so temporary peace as the treasure that everyone fought for finally landed in the hands of the old man from Little Heaven Sect.
Even though many fights haven't reached a decisive conclusion, the First Elder of the Little Heaven Sect bravely perford a forbidden technique and temporarily raised his power to the Nascent Soul stage.
As a result, he single-handedly found so breathing room for himself and his sect mbers and retreated from the chaotic Greenwood Forest with the treasure in hand. Many Golden Core cultivators were dissatisfied with the result and were unable to swallow their frustrations.
While they knew that the old man had sacrificed most of his remaining lifespan to gain a chance to break through to the Nascent Soul realm, who amongst them was willing to let this chance go by?
However, dissatisfaction was only dissatisfaction. It wasn't like they could knock on the doors of the Little Heaven Sect and demand the old man to hand over the treasure. Hence, most Golden Core cultivators unwillingly left the region with reluctance in their hearts.
But, this was just related to the fights at the Golden Core realm.
While most Golden Core cultivators returned to their respective sects reluctantly, the experts at the Golden Hall realm and Violet Palace realm didn't retreat imdiately.
No one knew when it happened, but soti during the fight, the peaceful Greenwood Forest transford into a treasure land. Nurous hard-to-obtain treasures kept resurfacing all over the forest causing every faction to scramble to obtain these treasures.
Very few had the presence of mind to realize that sothing was wrong with the whole thing. Most cultivators were overtaken by greed and lethargy. They didn't care about these small details much. All they wanted was to loot the forest as much as possible.
With most Golden Core realm cultivators retreating from the stage, the fights amongst the remaining cultivators beca even more brutal. Blood seed to seep into the grounds of the Greenwood Forest deeply as conflicts rose with each resource that was discovered.
The strange thing about the entire event was that only one resource seed to surface every ti. Only when it was harvested did the next one pop up in so other place.
Not knowing whether the treasure before was the last one available, the fights for the treasure beca very hard. Several Golden Hall realm experts were seriously injured during the fight causing them to rest and recuperate within the forest.
On the other hand, the Violet Palace realm cultivators were showing far more dangerous signs. Conflicts between them arose without even the presence of a treasure. Most of these fights were fought to the death.
Within a few days, the entire atmosphere in the Greenwood Forest beca nacing. There were fights to death happening all around and no one was willing to walk away from the forest as well.
Since it hadn't been that long since the Golden Core cultivators retreated from the region, no one suspected the bizarre things that were happening at the Greenwood Forest initially.
However, from the fourth day onwards, the soul lamps that were within various sects began to break down one after the other continuously causing every sect to be alard. Even Golden Hall realm experts started dying one after the other. This created a huge commotion in the various sects.
Alard and suspicious, the Golden Core experts who just retreated from the region were once more dispatched to check out the situation. This ti most of the Golden Core experts took a cautious attitude and wanted to probe the situation inside carefully.
Only when they neared Greenwood Forest did they realize sothing was very wrong with the entire forest. This ti, they weren't even able to step into the Greenwood Forest. There was a large array present that prevented them from entering the forest altogether.
The entire Greenwood Forest was covered in a red haze. A strong bloody odor emanated from there causing those who ca near to flinch and change their expression drastically.
When the Golden Core experts of various sects got together and tried to probe the situation inside with their consciousness, they were assaulted spiritually as well. The mont their spiritual senses entered the array, they were assaulted with images of demons and ghosts. Their spiritual sense was swallowed in short order causing them to reel back in pain and shock.
No matter how they attacked or what weapon they used, nothing seed to work against the array. The Golden Core experts were at a loss. They were locked outside the array and had no clue what was happening inside.
anwhile, the soul lamps in the sects were breaking off at frequent intervals causing the entire righteous path to be alard. As they struggled to get in, the disciples and elders of their sects were perishing inside the Greenwood Forest one after the other.
Greenwood Forest, which had been an unremarkable forest two months ago, had suddenly beco a monster that was akin to a forbidden zone. No matter what they tried, the entire forest was engulfed in a bloody haze that refused to be moved.
In the end, these Golden Core experts finally gave in and decided to contact the few Nascent Soul realm experts who were present in various sects, asking them to take action. That's when the next bad news ca.
Most Nascent Soul experts and promising Golden Core cultivators were all currently headed to the Dark Star City for the major auction that was going to be held in the next few days.
To them, the matter at Greenwood Forest seed trivial. The treasures present there weren't enough to enter their eyes. However, the treasures that were going to be auctioned this ti were another matter. They inford their sects to wait and watch for any developnt until they returned from the Dark Star City.
Moreover, while there were deaths of Golden Hall experts inside the array, it was relatively rare. Most of the deaths were from the Violet Palace realm cultivators. To experts who were busy in the Dark Star City, Violet Palace realm cultivators weren't too important. Hence, they didn't pay enough attention to this event at the beginning. Right now, all their focus was on the major auction held in Dark Star City.
Not knowing what else to do, most Golden Core experts ended up surrounding Greenwood Forest and waiting for the more powerful mbers of their sects to co back. As for the Golden Hall experts and the Violet Palace realm cultivators, they could only fend for themselves inside the array.
anwhile, inside the Dark Star City…
The atmosphere had beco festive and the entire city was filled with cacophony of jubilant voices. The fell matters that were happening in the Greenwood Forest seed irrelevant to those who were present in the city. The entire city felt like it was preparing for a carnival.
Duncan didn't go out for the rest of the week.
He remained behind in the courtyard he had rented and was instructing Leia about everything he knew in the cultivation world. Duncan was trying to cram as much common sense about the cultivation world into Leia's head in the little ti he had left with her.
Their routine was pretty simple.
Each morning, Duncan would guide Leia in introducing qi into her body as per the cultivation technique he had picked out from the Blue Wind Society Hall for her. After that, he would talk to her about various taboos regarding cultivation and how to avoid them. Each day he would talk about a few and try to explain the whys and hows with so practical examples.
To Leia, these things were very easy to morize. While she didn't understand much currently, morizing them was not hard in itself. She was also very diligent in regards to becoming a cultivator.
After her recent experience and Duncan's passionate speech about how power ultimately decided their safety in this world, she also began to pursue power in her own way. While she didn't want to dominate everyone and stand above others like Duncan, she wanted enough power to protect herself. Hence, her interest in cultivation was also genuine.
After that, Duncan would retreat to ditate while Leia would read up on the alchemy-related information Duncan had given her. When it ca to things related to alchemy, she was like a duck to the water. She would often beco engrossed in it for hours until Duncan once again ca back to guide her on martial arts in the evening.
When it ca to martial arts, Duncan had a few of the various types in his collection. Duncan didn't overwhelm Leia with various martial arts. He went through the various martial arts in his possessions and picked out a relatively soft-natured sword technique called and instructed her on it.
The was a typical soft sword art. It focused on movents and timing, rather than power. Comparatively speaking, Duncan found the sword art lacking in several aspects. Compared to his every ti they indulged in carnal activities, Leia's body also imperceptibly strengthened every day. Duncan was also reaping benefits when it ca to strengthening his body and foundation to a new level every night.
Under Duncan's careful and ticulous instruction, Leia introduced qi into her body in just four days…
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