Chapter 1163 1028 The Hermit of East Madness Forest

Chapter 1163: Chapter 1028: The Hermit of East Madness Forest Chapter 1163: Chapter 1028: The Hermit of East Madness Forest East Madness Forest was like a huge forest labyrinth; the deeper they went, the more they lost their sense of direction.

By now, everyone had arrived at the location of Rejuvenation Springs. They rested there for a while, planning to figure out their next direction before continuing on their journey.

The Rejuvenation Springs could be said to be a landmark of the East Madness Forest. Any strong human venturing deep into the forest needed to find these springs first to ensure they wouldn’t get lost.

There were a total of ten Rejuvenation Springs scattered in different locations within East Madness Forest. When one lost their way, all they needed to do was follow the direction of the spring’s flow to figure out how to leave the place.

The spring water was clear and tinkled in one’s ears. Little Dream of Oblivion saw the water and plunged into it, indulging in a wild drinking spree.

“Ah, I’m dying of thirst. If I’d known earlier, I would’ve brought more water. Who would have guessed that even the dew here could be poisonous?” Ye Wansheng saw the spring water and immediately planned to guzzle down his fill, but as soon as he leaned down, he got an electric shock and jerked back, clutching his mouth in pain and crying out.

“You little thing, how dare you shock me!” Ye Wansheng glared at the mischievous Little Dream of Death, baring his teeth and claws as he pounced at it.

Little Dream of Oblivion, having drunk its fill, flapped its wings and took refuge on Chu Mu’s shoulder, emitting a burst of laughter.

“You deserve a lesson. With your filthy mouth so close, how could the rest of us drink?” Shen Yue glared and spoke.

“The spring is so big, even if it got some spit in it, it would be diluted as if it were nothing,” Ye Wansheng claimed indignantly.

At his words, Mu Qingyi, who had initially wanted to drink from the spring, hesitated and ultimately took out her own water from her Space Ring, drinking slowly on the side,

Ye Qingzi, however, used a compression bottle to fill some water at the spring’s mouth and stored it in her Space Ring. By using this spring water as a diluent for her medicines, the impurities would be significantly reduced, saving her a lot of steps in the refining process.

Chu Mu opened the map, looking at the dense terrain depicted on it, and began searching for their next destination.

Little Mo Xie always nudged its head closer whenever Chu Mu read a book or a map. It didn’t matter whether it understood or not; Little Mo Xie pretended to be contemplative and then randomly scratched at the map with its claws.

“Stop causing trouble,” Chu Mu moved the little guy’s paw aside, tracing an imaginary route on the map with his hand as he muttered to himself, “We’ll pass through a tribe here, which should be suitable for Dream of Oblivion’s training. The ranks beyond are higher, so I’ll let Dream of Oblivion try to challenge above its rank. This should accelerate its growth.”

Chu Mu had always faced higher-ranked challenges in the past. This method was accompanied by danger, but it was only in danger that potential could be ignited…

After a brief adjustment, the five of them continued on their journey, entering the tribe marked on the map.

Dream of Oblivion had now grown to the Fourth Rank, and its strength was skyrocketing. Now, even if it encountered a Tenth Rank Monarch, it could handle them with ease.

Based on Chu Mu’s estimation, once Little Dream of Oblivion reached the Fifth Rank, it would be strong enough to contend with Emperor Level beings. Back when it was at the Fifth Rank, Little Mo Xie had been lingering with Chu Mu on Prison Island!

Mu Qingyi’s Emperor Si Ye had been Fourth Rank when she acquired it; now it was Level 6. However, Little Dream of Oblivion’s strength had already caught up with it. As for Ye Wansheng’s Empress Thunder Serpent, its rank was keeping up, but its strength had fallen behind. Surely, as the ranks increased, this gap would become more and more noticeable.

…

Another month quickly passed. Little Dream of Oblivion continued to grow during its training in the forest tribe and had slowly reached the Fifth Rank, its power nearing that of Emperor-level creatures.

In the following half month, encounters with Emperor-level creatures became more frequent in East Madness Forest, and Chu Mu let Dream of Oblivion attempt to challenge above its rank.

Dream of Oblivion was a creature reborn from Nirvana. It inherited the blood of battle in its bones and also retained the combat skills of the older Dream of Oblivion. In challenges above its rank, Dream of Oblivion, with its special power of Death Thunder, could almost take on creatures a rank stronger than itself. Therefore, even though it faced higher-ranked challenges, it was no longer difficult, and gradually, Chu Mu began to throw it into group battles.

“Chu Mu, where on earth did you get this Soul Pet? How can it be so freakishly strong, bullying Emperor-level creatures as if they were bears while only at the Fifth Rank!” Ye Wansheng watched with envious eyes as Little Dream of Oblivion chased down those Emperor-level creatures.

Emperors were naturally the Overlords of East Madness Forest, lording over their vast territories.

But today, these Emperors had their pride thoroughly wounded, being completely trounced by a young pet. From initially being abused one-on-one to still being bullied despite ganging up, these lords of the forest were electrified until they were charred black, yet they couldn’t do a thing to the young creature!

“Yeah, you’ve never told us where you captured Dream of Oblivion. Tell us, and we’ll go catch one too,” Shen Yue’s eyes sparkled with interest. Now, Shen Yue also knew that this Chu Fangchen was none other than the World King Chu Mu, all thanks to Ye Wansheng’s remarkable talent for slipping up.

Chu Mu found it strange. Ye Qingzi was so sensible, understanding, gentle, and virtuous, so how did she end up with such an unreliable brother? And Shen Yue, having spent time with Ye Wansheng, seemed to have become a bit off too. Could Dream of Oblivion be as easily caught as a fierce wolf?

“There’s a wooden house up ahead,” Chu Mu, not wanting to answer their questions, gestured towards the dense forest ahead and said.

The four looked in the direction he pointed and indeed saw a wooden house perched atop the trunk of several tightly grouped big trees. It was uniquely quaint, seemingly built by humans.

“Strange, how could there be people living here?” Mu Qingyi wondered aloud.

Ye Qingzi eyed the wooden house, her eyes lighting up as she spoke to Chu Mu, “The last time I and Auntie were here, she mentioned that a hermit expert lived here and wanted to visit. But since we couldn’t find the exact location, she gave up the idea. I think that wooden house must be his residence.”

“Such a coincidence?” Chu Mu raised an eyebrow, finding it surprising that in such a vast forest, what Liu Binglan couldn’t find, he encountered.

Ye Qingzi gave Chu Mu a look and pressed her fair finger on the mark on the map, saying, “The mark here was made by Aunt, and one of them is his dwelling. We followed the map, so naturally, we found it.”

“Alright, let’s go take a look. I wonder what kind of expert would choose such a Dangerous Place to live in seclusion,” Chu Mu said.

There was no barrier set up around the wooden house, and the five of them easily walked to the bottom of the wooden house.

“Bang~~~~~~~~~”

Just as everyone was about to speak up and ask, suddenly there came a noise from Inside the wooden house, like something had fallen on the ground.

“Annoying to death, if you have the ability, go negotiate with that monster. Right now, that thing guards against me like it guards against a thief. Every time I step foot in its territory, it charges at me with a group of its subordinates. It’s not as easy as you say!” An irate voice of an Elder came from inside the wooden house!

“Just admit you’re useless, you can’t even handle such a trivial matter!” An old lady’s voice followed.

“Me? Useless? Do you have any idea that Xiao Leng was my disciple!” the Elder’s voice changed with anger!

The five people exchanged glances when they heard the Elder’s voice; Ye Wansheng turned his head and looked at Chu Mu, saying, “The name Xiao Leng sounds familiar.”

Chu Mu nodded, indeed finding the name quite familiar, thus his gaze shifted towards Mu Qingyi.

Chu Mu thought Mu Qingyi would know who Xiao Leng was, but he noticed a look of astonishment on Mu Qingyi’s face!

“Xiao Leng is King Xiao!” Mu Qingyi reminded everyone.

“…” Everyone was stunned.

World City had a King election every ten years, and the one before Chu Mu was Li Hong, and before Li Hong was Xiao Leng!

Madam Xiao was the latter wife of King Xiao, but rumors claimed King Xiao had passed away; in any case, by this era, no one had seen King Xiao again.

King Xiao was definitely a peak figure of several past eras, perhaps even the present Heroic level powerhouses would have to respectfully call him Elder. Yet the old man in this wooden house dared to claim he was King Xiao’s teacher; that was a scarily high stature!

“Hmph, I don’t know any Xiao Leng. You just conned a bratty kid from somewhere in your youth. If you were really capable, you wouldn’t have let my foster grandson end up like that!” the old lady nagged on!

“What!! If it weren’t for my intervention, do you think that Chu kid would have survived? I earnestly warned him that the Heavenly Mountain Cloud Gate was a massive Barrier. It would have been okay if he just went there and came back, but he even brought back someone with him. In the end, one died, the other crippled,” said the Elder in exasperation, his voice turning shrill!

Upon hearing this, Chu Mu froze, and the other four also turned their eyes towards him.

“Chu Mu, are they talking about your father?” Ye Qingzi asked softly.

Chu Mu shook his head, unsure himself. The simplest way to verify was obviously to ask directly.

It was only when Chu Mu approaches that he realized that the wooden house did indeed have a barrier, which stopped him on the outside.

The touch on the barrier alerted the Elders inside the house. Both the old lady and the Elder halted their quarreling and coldly snorted, “Who goes there? You have five seconds to identify yourselves, or you die!”

After speaking, an elderly couple with white hair walked out from the wooden house, standing on the vine-covered staircase, looking down at the five uninvited guests.

“Elders, we’ve come on the command of our seniors to pay a visit and mean no disturbance,” Ye Qingzi quickly said, seeing the hostility in their expressions.

“Who are your seniors?” the white-haired elder asked.

“Honorable Lady Liu Binglan.”

“Ice Mist? That girl?” the old lady’s expression immediately showed delight.

The old lady glared at the Elder and said, “Put away that ghostly face of yours. Don’t scare the kids.”

The Elder was clearly more cautious; he had to confirm their identities before he would let down his guard.

“Elder, the person with the surname Chu you mentioned just now, is he Chu Tianmang?” Chu Mu raised his head, looking at the two white-haired seniors with all earnestness and asked.

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