Chapter 848: Long Road Ahead

Chapter 848: Long Road Ahead

"What are you doing with these beast cores, Brother Li? Surely they don't have much tool refinement value," Shi Chuankong asked with a puzzled expression.

"Why don't you take a look at it first?" Han Li replied with a smile, then tossed the beast core in his hand at Shi Chuankong.

Shi Chuankong caught the beast core, then examined it momentarily before a hint of a surprise flashed through his eyes.

"This beast core contains a tremendous physical aura! Consuming it will definitely enhance one's physical constitution," Shi Chuankong said.

"That's right. Even though spiritual qi and devilish qi are completely absent in this place, it seems to have its own unique energy system," Han Li replied with a nod.

"This environment is most likely how these beasts were able to develop such formidable physical bodies," Shi Chuankong mused.

"The residents of this domain must be aware of the properties of these beast cores, and perhaps they'll collect these beast cores to use as a type of bodily refinement resource. In any case, it certainly couldn't hurt to collect them, and they could prove to be useful in the future," Han Li said.

"Exceptional foresight as usual, Brother Li. I wonder what the residents of this domain are like now that this place has been abandoned for so long," Shi Chuankong mused.

"Compared with the Immortal Realm, the people of the Holy Realm generally possess superior aptitude in bodily refinement. Given that one's cultivation base is useless here, I'm assuming all of the residents of this domain must place their focus solely on bodily refinement," Han Li speculated.

All of a sudden, a thought occurred to him, and he released his spiritual sense throughout the surrounding area.

In doing so, he discovered that while he could still use his spiritual sense here, it was also suppressed by the innate pressure in this domain, so his spiritual sensory range was reduced to only several dozen kilometers.

Moments later, he pulled out the sheet of beast hide that contained the map of the domain given to him by Shi Pokong, and Shi Chuankong and Daoist Xie also gathered around to inspect the map together.

"I've just examined the surrounding area with my spiritual sense, and it seems like we're in this area on the map," Han Li said as he pointed at a loose scattering of islands on the edge of the map.

"The Gray Scale Islands... Looks like it's quite a secluded area," Daoist Xie remarked.

At the same time, Han Li's voice suddenly rang out in his mind, "Have you recalled anything now that we're in the Scalptia Spatial Domain, Brother Xie?"

"I'm sensing something, but it's all very indistinct, perhaps because we're still too far away, and I can't tell whether what I'm sensing is positive or negative," Daoist Xie replied through voice transmission.

"It looks like this place most likely has something to do with your amnesia. Are you getting a sense of which direction we should go in?" Han Li asked.

"According to what I can see on the map, I seem to be getting drawn to the central region of the domain, but I can't be sure," Daoist Xie replied.

Daoist Xie faltered slightly upon hearing this, then replied, "I'm not sure, I feel like I've seen them before."

Shi Chuankong was rendered speechless upon hearing this.

"Let's get out of here. Let's try and find some residents of this domain to see if we can gather any leads on Violet Spirit," Han Li said.

Shi Chuankong could see the concern on Han Li's face, and he consoled, "Don't be so worried, Brother Li. Fellow Daoist Violet Spirit was able to ascend from a lower realm just like you, and that's a reflection of her power and resourcefulness, so I'm sure she'll be fine even in this Scalptia Spatial Domain."

Shi Chuankong's words didn't offer much reassurance to Han Li, but he still nodded as he said, "Thank you Fellow Daoist Shi. If it wasn't for you, even getting into this place would've been a very difficult task for me."

"There's no need to thank me, think about how many times you've saved my life in the past! Even back in the Gray Realm, I've never seen you look so concerned, it looks like Fellow Daoist Violet Spirit really is extremely important to you. Let's just set off right away, I don't need any rest," Shi Chuankong sighed.

"We do indeed need to make haste. Right now, Weeping Soul is still laying unconscious in my domain treasure, and even though I've placed many pieces of Purple Sun Warm Jade in there and arranged for puppets to look after her, I won't be able to enter the domain as long as I'm in the Scalptia Spatial Domain, so I won't know if something goes wrong or if the supply of Purple Sun Warm Jade runs out," Han Li said with tightly furrowed brows.

"That's even more reason to remain calm and focused, Brother Li. This place is not like other places, and you won't be able to use the majority of your abilities here, so we have to proceed with caution," Shi Chuankong said.

"Let's keep going," Han Li replied with a nod, and with that, the three of them continued onward.

After crossing over a nearby ridge, a plain that was slanted slightly downward appeared. THe terrain was relatively flat, and it stretched onward for hundreds of kilometers.

However, the earth was riddled with enormous cracks, and there wasn't any vegetation in sight. Occasionally, some dust would be thrown up into the air by a passing gust of wind, only to be instantly forced back down to the ground by the ever-present spatial pressure.

Han Li's trio made their way down from the ridge, then strode over the cracked earth, leaving three long trails of footsteps behind them.

Even though they couldn't fly, they were still traveling quite quickly on foot.

Along the way, they occasionally encountered some strange scaled beasts, but none of them took the initiative to attack them, so Han Li's trio left them alone.

At around dusk, the three of them arrived on the edge of an island.

At this point, the sun had already most likely set, and its dying rays basked the entire earth in an orange glow, while the sound of beastly roars began to ring out over the plain.

Han Li turned back to take a glance at the plain that they had just crossed over, then turned his gaze back forward with his brows tightly furrowed.

Beyond the edge of the island was a layer of indistinct black mist that resembled a cloud of smoke, separating the island that they were on from the neighboring one.