Chapter 320 - 183: Forgotten Cause and Effect (Part 2)
Chapter 320: Chapter 183: Forgotten Cause and Effect (Part 2)
The corpses littering the ground reappeared.
Lu Cang saw the familiar sight and looked around once more...
This time, he felt a new understanding.
’Reincarnation... Just how many geniuses died fighting for it?’
Lu Cang’s figure slowly emerged from nothingness.
The six of them were still waiting by the city wall.
The Restriction hadn’t been lifted, so they couldn’t leave. They didn’t dare move recklessly, afraid of triggering another dangerous Restriction.
In the end, the six of them could only huddle together.
Waiting in silence.
They didn’t have to wait long, however.
Lu Cang had only been gone for about twenty minutes before he reappeared.
However, the Lu Cang who appeared now had an indifferent gaze.
A surging Battle Intent radiated from him, wreathed in killing intent.
Upon seeing his expression...
...all six of them tensed up, not daring to move an inch.
"You’re all still here."
Lu Cang calmly walked up to the six of them.
The lead Sword Saint’s eye twitched.
’Of course we are... Do you think we *want* to be here?’
’The Restriction isn’t down. How are we supposed to leave?’
"Ye... Yes."
The one who answered wasn’t the Sword Saint or Xiumi, but a slightly stocky and simple-looking Warrior standing to the side.
Lu Cang glanced at him.
’During the previous battle, these people had hesitated. They’d wanted to join in but ultimately hadn’t, content to just watch from the sidelines.’
’Then again, I can’t really judge them.’
’After all, I didn’t join the fight either. When those Black Coffins started rising, my first thought was also to run to the safest place I could find.’
Lu Cang glanced at the city wall. His emergence signified that the Trial was truly complete and the inheritance fully concluded.
The curtain of light enveloping the entire city began to fade.
The Restriction was beginning to dissipate as well.
Lu Cang spoke frankly. "I have a few questions for you."
...
Afterward, Lu Cang asked several questions about the Moon Sea.
He learned that the Moon Sea was east of the Secret Sea, and a vast expanse known as the Muddy Sea separated the two.
As for the distance...
No one knew just how vast it was. They had only heard of a sea region called the Secret Sea.
They had no idea how many continents the Secret Sea contained, which ones were well-known, or what unique features they might have.
However, based on their descriptions, it sounded like it was nearly impossible to cross from one sea to another in a single lifetime without some Special means.
Only under a few Special circumstances...
...did people from different seas have the opportunity to meet and establish contact.
The Battle Arena, for example, was one such way.
’Thinking about it...’
’The value of the Battle Arena really is always increasing. No wonder they call it a Miracle...’
’It truly is unique.’
Next, Lu Cang asked about "Saint One."
The Sword Saint, as it turned out, knew a fair amount.
He’d heard that this "Saint One" was one of three "early awakeners" from the Moon Sea, but most information about him was sealed and kept confidential.
Very little had been revealed. Even as one of the top-ranking experts in the Moon Sea, the Sword Saint didn’t have much information.
This was mainly because he didn’t concern himself with such matters.
There were three early awakeners every year, and unless something major happened, he couldn’t be bothered to dig for more information.
The rumors he did know were just things he’d happened to overhear.
"Xiumi."
"Meow!"
Xiumi looked at Lu Cang, her expression incredibly conflicted.
"Wh-what is it, meow!"
"I didn’t try to hurt you back then, meow!"
Xiumi’s voice was tinged with panic.
’Nooo!’
’She doesn’t want to be eaten!’
’The law of the jungle is a cruel fact of life, but it’s still best not to be the one getting eaten, meow!’
"Th-those life-saving items you gave me... I’ll give them back, meow!"
Xiumi said in a panic.
A Scroll and a Ring appeared in her hands. Xiumi took out the Magic Tools Lu Cang had given her, completely untouched.
Lu Cang sighed softly.
’Are all Catmen this timid?’
"That’s not necessary."
"When I first arrived, you helped me out a great deal."
Lu Cang casually tossed her a Storage Ring.
"It contains some materials from a Tier Five Nation Destruction Level Demon. Consider it payment."
Lu Cang was being generous.
However, these materials truly were nothing to Lu Cang.
The corpse of a Nation Destruction Level Demon was enormous, yielding a vast amount of materials. What he had just given Xiumi was a mere fraction of it.
Besides, now that he had the Source of Calamity, farming them was much simpler.
As for the others...
’Lu Cang glanced at the others. He’d already saved their lives. The information they provided about the Moon Sea was payment enough for that.’
’He had no other connection to them, so there was no reason to give them anything.’
’But this Sword Saint...’
...
’He’d really seen a lot of Sword Saints today.’
’The beautiful irony of it being both a powerful Profession and a dime-a-dozen one...’
"I don’t have any more questions."
"You’re all free to go."
After a moment’s thought, Lu Cang turned and went back to scavenging the piles of corpses.
The others looked at one another, at a loss.
In the end, they all chose to leave the battlefield.
...
Time passed. In the time that remained, Lu Cang sifted through every pile of corpses.
He really didn’t find anything else that caught his eye.
’It made sense, though...’
’The people and Demons who died here... weren’t even geniuses. How could they have been carrying anything truly valuable?’
Still, he did end up finding quite a few secret techniques from ancient times.
He also found some ancient records.
Though they were fragmented beyond recognition, Lu Cang was able to restore them.
Besides those, some of the bodies also carried treasure maps.
Legend had it that Yakadikto scattered precious treasures across the world, leaving maps for future generations to find.