Chapter 37: Going Inside The Core Section
Each section of the Forest of Despair has its own natural border that marks its boundaries. From the outer section to the inner, there is a river, and from the inner section to the core, there is a valley surrounding the core region, which Aldrian can now see from the high ground. He saw that the core area was a vast hill covered by a thick, mysterious white mist that obscured his view. From the outskirts of the inner section to this place took him about two hours, evidence that the inner section is larger than the outer section.
Aldrian, who now rested after continuously using his wind-based movement technique, was amazed by the scale of the forest. During his journey to this place, he passed many dangerous areas like a poisonous swamp that could instantly kill a duke stage cultivator, a natural illusion formation that even grand dukes could get lost in, or man-eating plants strong enough to consume grand duke stage beings, which shrunk away from him to avoid his detection.
But not everything he passed was bad, there were some good things that caught his eye, and he also gained something new.
40 minutes ago
He was moving at a fast speed when suddenly he saw a lily plant in a natural pond that seemed to contain rich energy. He stopped and looked at the lily to assess it.
"I can feel rich water energy from this. If I give this to Eleine, it can help her cultivation," he thought. However, he didn't know if the lily was safe to consume, what if it was poisonous? At that moment, he regretted not studying alchemy to learn about spiritual herbs. The only thought in his mind was, "If only I knew what precious plant this is." Then he felt a strange sensation inside of him before an information screen appeared in front of him.
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Celestial Silver Lotus
Age: 1550 years