Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
âWatch out!â
Ji Yinyi said suddenly.
Jiang Chen had seen a group of Desolate Spirits coming after the boat at high
speed even before she warned him.
âYou donât have control over the boat?â Jiang Chen asked.
âNo. No one can orientate in the Desolate Forbidden Land. Usually paired
spiritual wares are placed both in the vehicles and at the destinations, so that
the vehicles can fly automatically,â Ji Yinyi said.
As a result, Jiang Chen couldnât leave the boat to deal with the Desolate
Spirits.
Otherwise, he wouldnât be able to find the boat again after he beat back the
attacks of the Desolate Spirits.
Jiang Chen werenât going to sacrifice himself like a saint unless it was
necessary.
He came to the stern to draw out the Heavenly Fault Sword and the Redcloud
Sword.
âWind and Fire Swords Wheel!â
Jiang Chen exerted a sword movement. The thunders dashed towards the
Desolate Spirits in a fierce manner.
However, to his surprise, nothing happened when the radiance of the sword
had made contact with the Desolate Spirits.
âNo way!â
Jiang Chen did notice the influence of the Desolate Forbidden Land while
practicing sword on that ship, but he took it for granted that it was because he
wasnât really fighting against someone.
âItâs impossible to hurt the Desolate Spirits in this way. Youâll have to attack
them at a closer distance.â
The teenager girl Ji Ruxue said.
This was common sense for people living in desolate lands. The two women
seemed to have realized why Jiang Chen had escaped into the Desolate
Forbidden Land. It was because he had no idea how dangerous it was here.
Jiang Chen felt frustrated. The boat wasnât big. If the Desolate Spirits caught
up with them, there was no space to brandish swords at all.
He saw Ji Yinyi throw a glance backwards.
Not to the Desolate Spirits, but to him!
Although she turned around very quickly, Jiang Chen had a hunch that
something was going to happen.
Is she going to sacrifice me?
Jiang Chen thought. He supposed maybe this was the reason that she had
brought him onto the boat.
It was her boat, so Jiang Chen didnât get angry.
If he was only a burden that could be of no help to them, he would be too
ashamed to stay on the boat.
At that moment, it occurred to Jiang Chen that the Desolate Forbidden Land
hadnât had any influence on the power of thunder during his practice.
âFifth Lightning Heaven Will Palm!â
Putting the two swords aside, Jiang Chen threw a heavy palm attack.
Seeing him trying so hard in vain, Ji Ruxue couldnât help but shake her head
silently.
However, Ji Ruxue was shocked soon. She had thought Jiang Chenâs attack
would once again get nothing, but she saw the Desolate Spirits falling down in
a large scale with odd cracks.
Thunder is absolutely the most powerful energy in the world, Jiang Chen
thought to himself.
Thunders were related with the primal chaos. The Desolate Forbidden Land
came into existence because three worlds coincided in this area, which led to
a chaotic state.
As a result, his holy method played an important role here.
Those Desolate Spirits werenât every strong. They fell down like some minions
after being attacked by Jiang Chenâs thunders.
No wonder he managed to live here for eight months. Not until then did Ji
Yinyi believe what he had told her.
Even Jiang Chen himself didnât realize that in spite of his divine body, he
would have died in the Desolate Forbidden Land if he hadnât had the
protection of thunders.
âWhatâs that?â
Jiang Chen, quite complacent, kept attacking and killing the Desolate Spirits
using thunders, but soon, he found many small white-lighted balls flying
towards him at high speed. They were almost invisible under the strong light
of lightning.
These small white-lighted balls entered his body directly despite the thunders.
Jiang Chen felt worried. He was afraid those were bad stuff that would harm
him. However, when they started to take effect, he tumbled to what they were.
âForce of life!â
These small white-lighted balls were the force of life. In other words, they
could increase oneâs lifespan. They were transformed by the dead Desolate
Spirits.
They entered Jiang Chenâs body automatically either because it was Jiang
Chen who had killed them or because of the influence of thunders.
Number of days was the best way to quantify these forces of life.
Each small white-lighted ball was equivalent to one or two-day force of life.
The quantity of Desolate Spirits that Jiang Chen killed made them amount to
several monthsâ life.
It was still nothing compared to the ten-odd yearsâ life he had lost, but still,
Jiang Chen was pleasantly surprised. The reason was simple â he saw the
possibility to save his father.
Force of life was a special force only owned by living creatures.
It wasnât rare, since all living creatures had it. The thing was no one had ever
managed to grab othersâ force of life.
However, in the Desolate Forbidden Land, this impossible mission became
possible.
Jiang Chen could collect the forces of life here and use them as a guide drug!
However, it was at the cost of 300 yearsâ force of life that Jiang Qingyu
managed to kill 16 great Venerables by exerting the Twelfth Sword.
These forces of life were really inadequate to resolve the problem. He didnât
know how many years it would take him to collect a sufficient amount.
Nevertheless, it was such a God-given chance that he would do everything he
could to achieve the goal even if it would take him hundreds of years.
That being said, Jiang Chen wasnât a shortsighted man. His current strength
didnât allow him to stay in the Desolate Forbidden Land. It was too dangerous
for him. Besides, if he really spent hundreds of years in collecting them, Jiang
Qingyu would have died when his goal had been finally achieved.
He planned to come back after breaking through to great Venerable. By then
he would be able to do it much faster.
âWe are arriving!â
Ji Yinyi said in pleasant surprise.
It was beyond her expectation that they could leave the Desolate Forbidden
Land safe and sound.
She had planned to sacrifice Jiang Chen to ward off those Desolate Spirits if it
was necessary.
She wouldnât feel guilty, because it was thanks to her that Jiang Chen could
stay on the boat.
However, Jiang Chen managed to resolve the crisis using thunders. For her, it
was a happy ending which she was also glad to see.
This was how the folks of desolate lands thought.
âThank you, Jiang Chen. Without you, we wouldnât have made it,â Ji Yinyi
said.
âI wouldnât have been able to leave the Desolate Forbidden Land without the
boat.â
Looking ahead, Jiang Chen already could see the sky outside. It was during
daytime.
When they had left the Desolate Forbidden Land for real, all of the three
people felt relieved. They glanced at each other, smiling.
Jiang Chen found he was exactly where he had entered the Desolate
Forbidden Land to get rid of those of the Jiangs. He had returned to the start
after traveling around.
The good news was the Five Elements War Chariots had disappeared. He
didnât know where they had gone.
Jiang Chen was going to say goodbye to the two sisters, and he was going to
disguise himself.
âWhy donât we go together? You seem to know nothing about this place.â Ji
Yinyi invited him to join them.
âDidnât I tell you some people were chasing me?â
Smiling bitterly, Jiang Chen said sincerely, âI donât want to get you into
trouble.â
âWho are chasing you?â Ji Yinyi asked after thinking.
Upon hearing this question, Jiang Chen knew she was going to meddle in.
âThe Jiangs,â Jiang Chen said.
âThe Jiangs from the Nine Territories?â
Ji Yinyi took a deep breath. Then she said, âThen weâd better bid farewell
here.â
This time it was Jiang Chen who got puzzled. He didnât get her at all.
âGotcha, haha.â
Smiling, Ji Yinyi said, âWeâll be fine as long as the Jiangs canât find us. Iâm
good at changing peopleâs looks. I can help you disguise yourself.â
Jiang Chen hesitated. He had no idea why she was so warmhearted that she
wouldnât let him go.
She claimed they could take care of each other, but it couldnât be so simple.
âAre you suspicious of us? You think weâve fallen in love with you or what?â
Maybe because he had considered for too long, the younger sister Ji Ruxue
was quite unhappy. She said, âYouâre such a narcissist. You know my sister...â
âSis!â
Ji Yinyi cut in. She said, âI wonât force you if you donât want to.â