Chapter 148: 89~90: The world is like a new chess game, and the great sun is like the golden core competing with Dan fire (two-in-one for monthly ticket updates)_1 Chapter 148: 89~90: The world is like a new chess game, and the great sun is like the golden core competing with Dan fire (two-in-one for monthly ticket updates)_1 A month later.
In a valley of the Eastern Region, there hung shifting clouds and mists, dimly lit by the sun, creating a faint and blurry landscape.
Many flowers and vegetation in the valley were blooming unseasonably in the late autumn.
The glow of dawn faintly visible in the heavy clouds, rich with the beauty of blooming flowers covered in dew.
A figure filled with Evil Qi suddenly broke the calm of the valley, rushing out explosively, tearing host of flowers and scattering dew across the landscape.
“Ah——”
The figure roared wildly, long hair fluttering in the wind, demeanor ferocious, creating an astonishing display of power that scared countless birds into flight.
After a moment, the figure emitted a roaring breath like echoing thunder.
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Soon the panting sound gradually weakened, disappearing along with the strong Evil Qi that enveloped the figure.
In the mist, two spots of light flashed as Chen Dengming opened his eyes.
Sweat and unknown fluids stained his entire body, even speckled with drops of blood.
“Purification?…..Breaking through Dragon Bone Training Skill again, my body has been thoroughly strengthened.
Did I shed my old blood, or did I just purge the impurities in my blood?”
Chen Dengming looked contemplative, feeling the overwhelming power packed in his body.
Without the bloodline of Demons, the more I practice Dragon Bone Training Skill, the harder it gets to control the Blood Killing Gas.
Playing safe, Chen Dengming has decided to slow down his cultivation of this skill and to wait until he can better resolve this risk before continuing his practice.
Anyway, with his current bone age, he should have met the standard.
Invoking a Cleaning Skill, he cleaned himself, changed his clothes, and returned to the valley.
In the valley, a Demonic Beast as large as a small mountain, exuding Evil Qi, lay dead for quite some time.
There was also a blood pit on the side.
It was filled with disgusting-smelling blood that had no Spiritual Energy left, not even a single Gu Worm dared to approach it.
Chen Dengming, now in clean clothes, took out the Magic Artifact used for aging your bones and measured himself.
The testing light finally stopped in the red zone.
Though deep red, it indicated that the bone age was within 50 years.
The old cucumber of over 80 years has been polished anew.
“Thank God…”
Chen Dengming breathed a sigh of relief.
Over the past month, his pace towards Longevity Sect wasn’t very quick, primarily because he often hunted Demonic Beasts along the journey.
Occasionally, he would rejoice at the sight of Demonic Beasts attacking nearby mortal towns and markets.
If the Demonic Beast was not too powerful, he would beat it up and then catch it.
The beast’s blood could be used for practicing Bone Forging Skill, its meat could either be eaten or sold.
It was as if every part of the beaten beast was a treasure.
In this stop-and-go fashion, Chen Dengming had not yet crossed the expansive territory of the Eastern Region after a month, still with about 3500-4000 miles to go.
The Eastern Region is truly massive.
Among the Four Regions, the Eastern Region is the biggest, rich in brilliant souls and land, and endowed with natural treasures.
The Southern Region has the second-largest area, with various resources only second to the Eastern Region.
The Northern Region comes third in terms of area, and the Western Region ranks fourth.
These two regions are the most barren and backward.
In this ten-thousand-mile range on the periphery of the Eastern Region, unlike the barren borders of the Southern Region, there are a considerable number of mortal countries.
From small to large countries, the boundaries are very clear.
But almost all of them are under the protection and control of different Immortal’s gateways within their sphere of influence.
In some small countries, the monarch is a Golden Core Cultivator, and the country has a power of its own.
There are also small countries that were founded by the descendants of some big shots within the Immortal’s gateways.
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If a person of this lineage has a Spiritual Root, the person will usually be sent to an Immortal’s gateway to cultivate.
Just being born could bless them with extraordinary qualities.
Chen Dengming walked on, stopping now and then.
He saw a lot and heard a lot.
Now he wasn’t a newbie to the Eastern Region anymore.
He had heard tales about many Sects and the legends of the Eastern Region.
But throughout the journey, some encounters left him feeling how incredibly perilous they were.
For example, battles frequently broke out between mortal countries.
Some Immortal’s gateways treated the battles between two countries as a chess game, ultimately deciding who would acquire certain resource benefits.
Cultivators, who deemed their lives precious, wouldn’t descend to the battlefield.
Instead, the mortal people of the two countries would become the pawns.
Pawns had their value, but they could be abandoned anytime.
Chen Dengming, like some passing Cultivators, watched the wars between mortal countries from afar.
He saw 30,000 soldiers in fierce combat, courageously shedding their blood on the battlefield of a thousand miles.
Both sides had brave soldiers, but the hidden truth of their situation was thought provoking and sorrowful.
Moreover, apart from wars between mortals, wars also occur between Sects and Cultivation Families.
Such wars were cruel and fierce, even more so than the mortal ones.
Chen Dengming disliked fierce and brutal fights.
Fortunately, he had sufficient resources at present, so he avoided conflicts wherever possible.
Thanks to the advanced sensing ability of the Mini Array Spirit, he could grasp the good chances and avoid danger effectively, departing early from areas of potential danger.
When faced with unavoidable and unreasonable dangers, he would strike decisively, then flee quickly.
Everything went smoothly without any danger, and he found these escapades quite enjoyable.
The experiences along the journey made him realize one thing: wherever there are people and resources, there will be disputes, there will be no peace.
The hope that better places have more resources and a more peaceful environment is nothing short of wishful thinking.
At most, one can hope for a better environment and greater luxuries, and the possibility of having more high-quality resources.
However, it’s not possible for it to be peaceful, unless each person has enough resources and there is no need for competition.
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At this point, his bone age had reached the state planned by Chen Dengming.
If the requirements for entry of Loose Cultivators into Longevity Sect are not too strict, he should be able to pass the first test.