Chapter 195: Time Flies
Amidst a vibrant forest of trees adorned with crimson leaves, a lone man wearing a strange wooden mask was currently sitting on a boulder. He sat with his legs crossed and was deep in meditation.
The atmosphere in the air was tranquil as only the sound of the wind rustling the leaves could be heard. Like that, the sun shifted across the horizon until the orangey glow made the entire forest of rest a mesmerizing sight.
However, as the light dimmed, the tranquil scene quickly changed.
The sound of insects buzzing around filled the entire area, and the scent of death followed.
The young man wearing the mask remained unperturbed, deep in meditation until a swarm of insects approached. As the buzzing grew louder, Wei Ping finally decided to take action.
He revealed the claws fitted to his hands and quickly swung them around. Each time he did so, a sharp gust of wind was emitted from them, slicing through the air toward the insects. The attack turned a portion of them into a mist of blood, but the insects continued their way, undaunted.
Before Wei Ping could strike again, the insects suddenly spread out. As a cultivator now at the peak of Energy Gathering, his acute senses could see that it wasn’t so simple. The insects weren’t just spreading out, but were multiplying, as if they could clone themselves in an instant.
They swarmed toward the lone man without fear, causing Wei Ping to quickly escape. Taking advantage of his nimbleness and speed, he used the numerous trees in the forest as footholds. He jumped from tree to tree without pause, occasionally sending out a few attacks to hold the swarm at bay.
He did this for half the night until he was finally out of the forest.
He sighed to himself while looking back into the treeline. Eventually, he stopped and made his way back toward the nearby town on the edge of the forest.
The town wasn’t large, but it still had proper walls erected around the city. However, it was apparent it wasn’t a wealthy place, as many beggars could be seen throughout the entire settlement.
Wei Ping walked briskly through the narrow streets, navigating through them like a local. His destination turned out to be a dirty alleyway on the side of the main road. Many people walked by without caring about the messy beggar lying sprawled on the ground there. Everyone except for Wei Ping.