With a grim expression, Shen Lu continued, "It"s true Brother! Even though we practically jumped in at the same time while holding hands together, in the end, we are all alone as we were transported into the Second region!""Brother, can you imagine the trouble I had to endure? The instant I was teleported in, I was free-falling from the skies! Fortunately, below me was an ocean, so I made a big splash and survived the fall!" Shen Lu began to recount the beginning of his arduous journey.
"Eventually, I swam and drifted myself to an uninhabited Island. By the distance, I could see two huge volcanic islands, but the d.a.m.ned place won"t even let me fly! As a result, I had to chop a few coconut trees and made myself a raft, braving the huge ocean waves to finally be able to make a landfall!"
A long sigh could be heard, as if he had sacrificed a huge deal of effort just to get to another island. He then explained that it took him a week to achieve this.
"It was then that I realized the spiritual Qi in the air was far more denser than in the Tian continent, so I found myself a nice spot atop of a cliff and cultivated for an entire week!"
He then continued, "It was not after the eighth day that strange monsters started to approach me. They appeared to be like giant lizards with thick scales, and I was prepared to slay them. However, when I sensed their realm, I was left in despair!"
Shen Lu"s face paled when he reached this juncture in his story, as if the mere thought of recalling these memories almost made him shiver.
Meanwhile, Duan Li shot his eyebrows upon hearing this.
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Giant lizards and thick scales? Those must be the Komodos...
"I thought that it was the end, but surprisingly, these huge monsters are strange and not aggressive! They even rubbed their bodies against me! One of them then bit my clothes and seemed to be dragging me somewhere and I was so scared, almost peeing my pants in the process! I thought that it was trying to lure me into their nest so that they can have a feast upon my body, but it was at that point that I recalled your stories Brother! They were those Komodos you were telling us back then!"
"When I finally arrived to what seems to be their nesting grounds, I found a huge statue erect in the middle! Although the craftsmanship was like a child"s, I felt that it was extremely familiar. Eventually, I found out that its a depiction of you Brother!" Shen Lu stared at Duan Li in disbelief.
Pu!
Its me?
Noticing the incredulous expression on Duan Li, Shen Lu nodded, "I recalled that Brother solved their crisis of the tribal wars right? It must be out of grat.i.tude to Brother that they erected a huge statue of you! Worshipping it as if it was their G.o.d! Also, it was precisely at this moment that I stumbled upon Xiahou Yu!" he said with excitement, looks of admiration couldn"t be hidden in his eyes when he looked at Duan Li.
"En. I saw him and he was actually quite wretched... if not for his voice and calling out my name... I might have mistaken him as an undead and have the Komodos trample over him..." Xiahou Yu by the side nodded.
"Eh? You guys were able to meet with each other?" Duan Li widened his eyes in surprise. He truly did not expect this.
What"s going on?
I thought that the Eternal Maze does not permit them to enter the same area at the same time!
Wasn"t this the reason why they were separated in the first place, despite entering it while holding hands as they said before?
"En. But, I was already there for 2 months. By that time, I was able to make friends with the Komodos and could ride them to tour the island." Xiahou Yu replied.
Pang!
Duan Li felt his mind to be on a daze!
Two months? That"s far too long!
"Oh, I also met Brother Fei Longwei on the second month and Brother Wei w.a.n.g and Wei Shang soon after Shen Lu." Xiahou Yu continued.
This reply had Duan Li even more shocked!
"In the end, was everyone able to meet with each other?" Duan Li asked, extremely curious as to what these bunch of followers of his did.
"Yes my Lord! After we stumbled with each other and had a fair share of cultivating for a period of time, me and my little brother here decides to scout the entire island for a way out!" Wei Shang answered.
He then continued, "We recalled that my Lord told us the exit was to enter the maze which was located at the mouth of the volcano, and halfway to our destination, we met with Guo He! Apparently, he was the one to enter the Second region the earliest! He has been living on the side of the volcanic mountain for a whole 6 months!"
"What?! Guo He, is this true?" Duan Li quickly turned his sights onto his only Alchemist in this group.
"Y-Yes! At first, I was extremely scared and had to live inside a small cave for many days, afraid to even come out. But one day, a fragrant smell unlike anything I have ever experienced before attracted my attention, forcing me to leave the cave. When I finally found it, my mind was blowned! It was the Three Chrysalis Yellow plant! Not many people know of it, but this plant was already extinct in this Tian continent!" Guo He answered excitedly.
"But this was not the ends of my surprise yet. To my astonishment, there was even more extinct plants and herbs growing in the wilds around the volcano! Excited beyond belief, I started to concoct them into pills after pills in a frenzy! It was only when Brother Wei Shang and Wei w.a.n.g met me that I realized 6 months had already pa.s.sed!" Guo He sighed helplessly.
This was one of his tendency since he was a child. When his mind was focused onto something, he wouldn"t even remember anything else!
Therefore, he was feeling quite guilty of not making an effort to search for his peers.
"Brother Guo He, you need not blame yourself on this. It is only because of your countless failed pills that we were able to clear that final trial together in the end!" Wei Shang tapped Guo He"s shoulder with a grateful smile.
Oh?
It seems like their friendship has gotten closer!
Duan Li nodded in approval at this sight. Only by getting closer with each other will this Mysterious Party of his will become stronger in the future!
On the other hand, Guo He almost broke into tears when Wei Shang described his pills as "failed pills".
Duan Li then turned to Fei Longwei and Xu Rong, "How about you two?" he asked.
Fei Longwei replied first, "I was cultivating in seclusion most of the time, but I also scoured the islands sometimes."
"I was cultivating near the peak of one of the volcanic island for a while before I got bored, then I met with Xiahou Yu and stayed with her." Xu Rong answered.
"I see... Shen Murong, how about you?" Duan Li asked the last person.
"Hmph! These fellows are so lucky that they went in earlier than me, but wasted their time doing irrelevant stuff. I was only there for about two weeks, but I cultivated everyday at the summit of the volcano until that old man came." Shen Murong harrumphed in dissatisfaction.
An old man came?
"You mean the Guardian of the Second region, Dugu Liubai?" Duan Li once again raised his eyebrows.
To think that he appeared!
"Indeed. Apparently, he grew tired of watching us doing nothing in his domain and had us grouped together before shoving us into the Maze!" Shen Lu chuckled and explained.
"After that, we went through the four trials as you did before, but together!"
"Yeah, I had a blast on the first trial of destroying thousands of those puppets! Hahahahaha!" Shen Murong confessed proudly.
"In the second trial, me and Xu Rong did most of the work in exterminating the Killerworms," Fei Longwei said.
"As for the third trial, we had to climb for one whole week before arriving to the top of the mountain and clearing the trial. The questions kept on pestering us non-stop!" Wei Shang gritted his teeth as he recalled that persistent old man in charge of the questions in rage.
"The final trial almost had us killed though if not for Guo He"s pills! That clone copied everyone"s moves and was even stronger than us! Thankfully, we managed to beat him in the end!"
Everyone exhaled a sigh of relief. They truly did not expect something as such could possibly exists.
To be able to copy anyone"s moves... Its simply too terrifying!
"Ahh that clone, I remember him! Its actually pretty good though you guys managed to win.." Duan Li couldn"t help but conjectured that the clone must had gone easy on them!
Otherwise, he himself wouldn"t be so heavily injured to the point that he had yet to recover most of his strength even until today!
Still, from this, Duan Li could identify many more rules of the Eternal Maze that was elusive to everyone, even the Emperor and the Princ.i.p.al before!
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