Published: March 8, 2025
"So that's how it is!"
Chu Yang nodded thoughtfully, secretly noting this matter in his heart. If it could make Wei Wuyan so apprehensive without meeting face to face, it must be something significant.
After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Old Wei, I remember your old nest is said to be here too."
Wei Wuyan chuckled bitterly, "Yes, my master is hidden on one of the mountains here. To avoid trouble, I've always been coming and going quietly. I’ve never interacted with the people here; they don’t know who I am, and I’m not interested in knowing who they are either."
Chu Yang nodded slowly and said, "If anything happens or danger arises, take care of Le'er and don’t worry about me."
Wei Wuyan nodded, "You can rest assured. If that mysterious king doesn't show up, with my ability, I’m quite confident in protecting you two as we break out."
Chu Yang furrowed his brow and said, "Old Wei, unless it's absolutely necessary, don't act! Let me first gauge the situation."
Wei Wuyan was taken aback, then quickly understood, saying, "You want to experience some training yourself. This place is indeed suitable, with no reservations, just kill if you can. This is the most natural life-and-death training ground because everything exists in the Black Blood Jungle—strange opponents, bizarre weapons, and peculiar cultivation techniques, many of which are long-lost but suddenly appear here. Moreover, everyone here fights with life and death on the line, which is immensely beneficial for battle training and spirit tempering."
Chu Yang nodded; he fully understood Wei Wuyan's words. Battle training essentially requires a life-and-death context to have any effect. Ordinary daily sparring is merely physical exercise, nothing more.
If one can't even sense the killing intent, what sort of training is that?
As for tempering the spirit, it made even more sense. This is someone else's territory; in battle here, one must always be on edge. Not daring to relax even a bit, over time, it greatly benefits one’s mental endurance and spirit cohesion.
Since obtaining the first segment of the Nine Calamity Sword Master’s spirit, although he has completely digested it, he is still far from solidifying it and fully integrating it with his own spirit consciousness.
Since it is so dangerous here, it is just the opportunity to temper himself. In this way, as long as he can break through in his cultivation level and further consolidate his spirit, it would give him more confidence in participating in the Myriad Medicine Convention or the Heavenly Cauldron Grand Assembly.
Wei Wuyan had been carefully observing his expression. Seeing him shift from contemplation to determination, he knew his mind was made up. So, he no longer persuaded him but reminded, "Only the strongest pressure can create the strongest motivation, leading to incomprehensible breakthroughs. If you can fight your way out of the Black Blood Jungle, raising your cultivation level by a few ranks shouldn’t be a big issue. However... you also need to be cautious. Your cultivation level is already quite strong, but there are experts everywhere here, and you don’t know how many are beyond your reach. If danger arises, don’t be reckless; if by chance I can’t come to your aid, it could all go south."
Chu Yang looked solemnly at the dark mountain pass in the distance and slowly nodded, saying, "I understand."
"This place is dangerous. For ordinary people, it’s terrifying, but for martial arts enthusiasts, it’s a treasure trove for training. Every year, the young scions of various clans come to places like this to train and increase their strength. However, they generally don’t dare to go too deep; often, after walking a few hundred miles, they will return the same way. In fact, it's not just a perilous place."
Wei Wuyan turned his head and looked meaningfully at Chu Le'er, asking, "Brother Chu, do you know the three treasures of the southeast? The bone fish without bones in the waves for thousands of miles, the flowers blooming in the mist for a thousand years, and the Black Blood Vine in the Black Blood Forest."