Chapter 1090 - 1190: Finally Encountering the Enemy

Thus, after Ye Tianfan led everyone to expand the territory three times, he used two of the plots for resource cultivation without touching them. They merely enveloped them with a simple Array, which didn't hinder Ye Tianfan's final purification.

Then they began to rest and repair because, at present, they had directly expanded the territory three times. Not only were the people insufficient, but even those who were supposed to set up the Arrays couldn't catch up. So, for the moment, they could only rest for a while.

Ye Tianfan also took the opportunity to rest a bit. Although it wouldn't consume too much of his energy, there was still some expenditure, so it was excellent to rest and replenish himself.

While Ye Tianfan was resting, he suddenly felt something amiss. Logically, outside the wall, every piece of land should be teeming with wall creatures. After all, wall creatures are immortal, and having accumulated over so many years, even though the territory outside the wall is many times larger than inside, according to the accumulation outside the wall, there should at least be tens of thousands of wall creatures per square kilometer.

Could it be that they devour each other? This curiosity flashed through Ye Tianfan's mind. After all, not encountering any wall creatures for so long seemed to be the only explanation. Previously, those who ventured outside the wall left records before their death; after stepping through the wall gate guarding the cultivation world, they were greeted by a dense barrage of attacks and countless wall creatures.

Although Ye Tianfan is currently in an era thousands of years removed from that record, it couldn't have changed so quickly, from densely packed wall creatures to none appearing after three expansions. Each time he expanded, Ye Tianfan extended at least hundreds of square kilometers outward, progressing in one direction.

Even so, Ye Tianfan still hadn't encountered a single wall creature, which inevitably made Ye Tianfan somewhat suspicious. Could these wall creatures have some kind of conspiracy?

Saying that all outside wall creatures have gone extinct is simply impossible; no one would believe such a claim. If wall creatures were to die, they would resurrect randomly in some location outside the wall, so outside wall creatures can't be killed there. They can only be purified or drawn inside the wall to be killed.

Of course, now that Ye Tianfan possesses the Chaos Treasure Lotus, killing these outside wall creatures isn't difficult. It only requires pulling them into the protective barrier produced by the Chaos Treasure Lotus and then killing those wall creatures to thoroughly terminate them. Simply put, it involves severing their link with the negative energies outside the wall.

However, achieving this isn't easy. Outside wall creatures are extremely powerful because they are immersed in Demonic Qi and Evil Qi, these negative energies every moment, continuously enhancing their strength. Ye Tianfan doesn't know the exact power level of each group of wall creatures, and neither does Tai Chu Zhenren.

That's why they set up those powerful Arrays, not only to block Demonic Qi and Evil Qi's negative effects but also to fend off sudden attacks from outside wall creatures.

Yet, during this time when Ye Tianfan and Tai Chu Zhenren were resting, they suddenly felt the earth shake, then Ye Tianfan sensed a strong aura of fierce Evil Qi coming from his right.

And this Evil Qi rapidly moved towards Ye Tianfan's location.

"Enemy attack!" Tai Chu Zhenren, sensing the intense Evil Qi, quickly stood on guard. Hearing Tai Chu Zhenren's words, everyone else stood ready, facing the direction from which the Evil Qi was coming. At this moment, they truly realized this was their first battle upon entering outside the wall!

Although they didn't know how powerful the outside wall creatures were, they had always been indoctrinated, just from the literature, with the concept that outside wall creatures are incredibly strong. This concept has continually refreshed, as every year, there are people who secretly head outside the wall. Although everyone needs the Wall Guardian Elder's permission, the elder won't refuse anyone who wishes to go beyond the wall. After all, going outside the wall is your freedom; the elder merely prevents outside wall creatures from entering.

Some entered beyond the wall and only left a single message, then vanished completely; this message refreshed the latest news from outside the wall upon reaching inside.

The transmitted messages from those who ventured outside the wall had no repetition. Some described the appearance of outside wall creatures, others communicated what they saw, while some depicted how it felt upon entering outside the wall.

In short, everyone who entered beyond the wall would see messages left by predecessors at the Wall Guardian Elder, who advised them not to leave repetitive messages. After reading what others left behind, they would think about what to pay attention to when venturing out, then upon entering just beyond, promptly transmit the contents they focused on back inside. This warns future explorers what they need to guard against, simply put, each solo venture beyond the wall becomes a pioneer describing the features beyond the wall. Some are merely curious, while others wish to challenge wall creatures, but ultimately fail, becoming transformed into creatures like those beyond the wall.

Perhaps some regret, but once entering beyond the wall, there's no turning back. After all, the wall door will be sealed shut, as long-term opening leads to negative energies such as Demonic Qi and Evil Qi invading inside. Previously, there was a tribe guarding this wall gate, but since the Wall Guardian Elder took over, the gate hasn't been opened, until now when the elder opened it for the first time, previously opening only the wall gate he had guarded.

As the thick Evil Qi approached Ye Tianfan, they slowly saw clearly the appearance of the creature racing towards him.

This outside wall creature wasn't as terrifying as Ye Tianfan imagined. The wall creature approaching Ye Tianfan didn't have any peculiar appearances; it merely resembled a rhino, except its mouth was filled with tusks, its eyes were blood-red, and the sharp horn on its nose was half rotten.