Chapter 515 - 164: [Is This Your Home?]
Chapter 164: [Is This Your Home?] (6800)
The golden armor exuded a formidable aura, decisive in his assaults, with extremely remarkable skills. Even in this place devoid of Primordial Qi, unable to use spell mana, he could still slaughter an entire squad of the Fierce Beast Race with just his exceptional martial arts...
Such skill, Chen Yan admitted, he did not possess.
Previously, when he rampaged through the village of the Fierce Beast Race, killing those monsters, it was due to meticulous planning and the use of hot weapons.
Yet this golden armor achieved such feats with just a sword.
From the battle he just witnessed, this man had incredibly robust skills; Chen Yan admitted that if he were to duel with him one-on-one, the man could probably kill him effortlessly.
Of course, if the distance were widened, Chen Yan had other tricks up his sleeve, and he might not lose.
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Since he learned from the golden armor that within the Domain Realm, external objects were not considered taboo, Chen Yan no longer concealed anything.
He then opened his hiking backpack, took out an alcohol stove and pot, moved to a distant place to gather a pot of snow, melted it for water, and tossed in a pack of dehydrated vegetables and seaweed.
Soon, the boiling soup gave off a mouth-watering aroma. The golden armor’s Adam’s apple moved up and down as he remarked with a smile, "You’ve brought some good stuff, my friend!"
He came over and sat next to the alcohol stove. Chen Yan glanced at him and handed him an enamel bowl.
The golden armor was not shy, accepted the enamel bowl, and once the soup was ready, served himself a bowl, while Chen Yan simply took the pot to eat from.
With a pot of hot soup in his stomach, the salty and fresh taste of the seaweed was very comforting, warming his insides.
After finishing the soup, the golden armor sighed, "Good stuff indeed. This must have come from the outside, right? I’ve seen the Inspection Bureau bring back similar items before.
This dehydrated dried vegetable is excellent for military campaigns."
Chen Yan just chuckled, "Actually, aside from being easy to preserve and transport, it doesn’t have much use. It’s only because we’re in this place where internal and external Primordial Qi are both suppressed that we resort to using this stuff.
If we had Primordial Qi, we could use our storage equipment, and we wouldn’t need to bring things like dehydrated vegetables at all."
The golden armor pondered quietly for a moment before smiling bitterly, "What you say certainly makes sense, but... these alien territories always seem to have areas where internal and external Primordial Qi are suppressed, causing us cultivators a great headache.
To fight against these creatures, we always have to venture into these Qi-less zones, and these outside items become essential."
The two chatted a bit more; Chen Yan didn’t dare explicitly ask about the Domain Realm, instead engaging in roundabout conversations, not leaving any obvious traces.
The golden armor, however, became quite interested in Chen Yan and asked, "You don’t seem to be a Body Cultivator, Fellow Taoist Wang?"
"Indeed, I’ve never trained in Body Techniques."
"Not trained in combat techniques yet daring to earn bounties, you’re quite brave," the golden armor looked at Chen Yan with a hint of interest in his eyes.
From the golden armor, Chen Yan learned that although many loose cultivators come to the Fierce Race’s territory under the Domain Immortal Platform’s bounty system to hunt alien races...
Generally speaking, those who come are mostly body cultivators.
Because in areas where Primordial Qi is suppressed, the strength of typical cultivators is almost nullified— while the Fierce Race possesses strong physiques, cultivators, although nurtured by Essence, are at a disadvantage against the Fierce Race.
Only body cultivators skilled in combat techniques could retain some fighting strength when Primordial Qi is suppressed, without needing spell mana.
Like this golden armor, clearly a body cultivator adept in combat techniques!
Facing the golden armor’s confusion, Chen Yan had to vaguely pass it off with "cultivation is difficult, so I can only rely on risking my life to earn resources."
The golden armor thought for a while before saying slowly, "Though we just met, we’ve fought side by side. I admire your courage, and if you’re willing, I’d be happy to recommend you to join a sect or family, or get your name registered in the Immortal Platform, to have some standing.
In the future, you’ll have a stable channel to earn some resources, much better than you’d risk your life in this Qi-less place without being proficient in body techniques."
Chen Yan’s heart stirred, was he being recruited?
He originally intended to gather more intel from the golden armor, naturally, he wouldn’t refuse, and immediately feigned delight, "That would be wonderful! Thank you, Fellow Taoist Golden Armor!"
The golden armor then slowly said, "I’ll be here for some more days. Let’s meet three months later outside the White Jade City below the Immortal Platform; I’ll recommend you to enter then and help you get your immortal registration."
Though Chen Yan did not quite understand, he rose and solemnly clasped his hands towards the golden armor, "Thank you, my friend!"
Golden armor looked at Chen Yan and said, "I have one more advice for you. If you’ve gained a lot from this trip, it might be best to return early.
This ’Evil Land Mountain’ has mines of the Fierce Beast Race; some events are happening within the Fierce Beast Race recently, and significant changes will occur in the mines of Evil Land Mountain. In a few days, many Fierce Beast Race warriors will arrive, and in ten days, this area will likely become chaotic.
Although my friend is brave, you’re still not versed in combat techniques. Staying here poses too great a risk; it’s best to leave early."
Chen Yan immediately feigned a surprised expression, asking, "What change has occurred within the Fierce Beast Race?"