Hide in the world of gods and demons

Chapter 22 The Western Wilderness is Desolate
Chen Li stopped trying to persuade him, and during their casual conversation, he took the opportunity to inquire about some strange and unusual things, local customs and traditions to broaden his knowledge.

"Only a few markets in the Longevity Domain are relatively safe; the rest of the place is practically teeming with demons and monsters. Of course, the entire Western Wilderness is almost the same; it's the same everywhere. Otherwise, why would it be called the Western Wilderness? It doesn't even have a proper name."

There aren't many mortals or cultivators here; demons and evil spirits are the most numerous.

I encountered them three times on my way here. If it weren't for the caravan's extensive experience and the fact that the leader was a Foundation Establishment expert, I probably wouldn't have made it this far.

'It seems we need to think long and hard before leaving this place,' Chen Li thought to himself.

Chen Li then inquired about the situation in the market where he had previously stayed.

Faced with Chen Li's questions, Lin Gui answered them all. When he got excited, he became animated and gestured wildly, clearly showing that he had drunk too much.

However, after only a few words, someone else came to Lin Gui's door asking for medicine, and Lin Gui quickly left Chen Li to handle the business.

"This place is going to be lively from now on!" Chen Li thought to himself.

Judging from this situation, he'll either die suddenly or run away sooner or later.

This kind of business can only be done at noon... It's bound to cause trouble sooner or later.

Watching Lin Gui next door, who was as busy and diligent as a bee, Chen Li secretly grumbled to himself while leisurely leaning back in his chair and rocking back and forth. For a moment, he felt a sense of leisurely tranquility, like flowers blooming and falling in a courtyard and clouds drifting in the sky.

If I count on my fingers, it has been almost four months since I traveled through time.

From the initial anxiety and worry about next month's rent when I first transmigrated,
Now, not only has the problem of food and clothing been solved... but also... at a basic level.

Moreover, he possesses considerable strength... at least in this shantytown, he no longer needs to live too cautiously.

The anxiety about a shortened lifespan has subsided... I've gained a year.

"Sure enough, without the pressure, my mood immediately lightens, and I no longer feel like there's a huge rock stuck in my chest every day!" Chen Li thought to himself.

Then there was a creaking sound.

The door opened.

Zhou Hong carried the chamber pot out the door, walked to a big tree on the opposite side of the road, and skillfully poured it out.

The tree is lush and verdant, with leaves that resemble an umbrella.

A gentle breeze blew by, and the leaves rustled softly.

There's a reason why this tree can grow so robustly.

"What's the background of that family next to you?" Zhou Hong wasn't in a hurry to leave. She carried the chamber pot over to Chen Li and asked.

Time heals all wounds, and Zhou Hong has clearly recovered from her grief during this period.

The saying "one becomes accustomed to the stench of abalone after being in a fish market for a long time" is indeed true. At least, even when the chamber pot was only a meter away from him, Chen Li remained unfazed and showed extremely high resistance: "A rogue cultivator from outside, practicing aphrodisiac pills."

"That makes things convenient for you," Zhou Hong glanced at him and sneered.

"I never use this stuff," Chen Li said calmly, a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth. After saying that, he smacked his lips, feeling that something was off.

"Who knows?" Zhou Hong said, then twisted her slender waist and left with the chamber pot.

He's taking the blame for the original owner again.

He had the memory... and he accepted it.

In the end, there were no benefits, and they even had to repeatedly take the blame for the original owner.

Chen Li opened his mouth, wanting to say something to her graceful back, but then hesitated, afraid he would lose face.

This woman has a very fierce personality and a sharp tongue.

Now that she's a widow, she's even more untouchable.

Forget it, I won't stoop to a woman's level.

As soon as Zhou Hong left, Lin Gui, acting all familiar, approached her again and said with a lewd grin, "Fellow Daoist, this woman is not someone to be trifled with. She looks wild and has a fiery temper. If she gets involved with you, you're finished."

We're so in sync!
Chen Li raised an eyebrow and opened his mouth, ready to express his opinion.

Then there was a loud "bang".

The door next door was suddenly pushed open. Chen Li was so startled that he immediately shut his mouth.

Zhou Hong stared at Lin Gui with a cold gaze.

His red robes fluttered without wind, and his body exuded a faint spiritual energy, carrying a subtle sense of pressure, as if his cultivation had improved again recently.

"Oh no, my pills, my pills are going to burn!" Lin Gui was so frightened that his face turned pale. He gave an embarrassed smile and hurriedly ran away.

Zhou Hong withdrew her gaze, then glared at Chen Li before turning around and slamming the door shut.

Chen Li looked completely innocent. "I didn't say anything."

"Sigh, it seems there's always trouble when you go out. Oh well, I'd better not sit down." Caught in the crossfire, Chen Li picked up a chair and turned to go back inside.

……

Life in the other world was the same for Chen Li.

Just like on Earth.

However, there are a few good points.

Here, you don't have to worry about your late-night snacks burying your abs and preventing them from ever showing up.

There's no need to worry that a comfortable life will make life dull and boring due to a lack of excitement.

Of course, you also don't have to worry about suddenly needing to defecate but being unable to find a toilet...

After more than ten days of continuous practice, his swordsmanship finally reached the expert level.

If master-level swordsmanship is like an old car that has been used for forty-one years and whose internal parts are rusted, then expert-level swordsmanship is like giving that old car a refurbishment and re-oiling.

The car is still the same car, with the same power output, but it's much faster and handles much better.

Place it on your body.

That is, Chen Li suddenly felt like he had been reborn.

Muscles that used to require conscious effort to control are now as natural as breathing, giving me a significant improvement in my control over my body.

……

The wilderness on the outskirts of the shantytown.

The area is overgrown with weeds and sparsely wooded.

A figure moved swiftly forward, his feet seemingly shrinking the distance between them, his movements appearing leisurely, yet each step covered six or seven meters, faster than a normal person jogging.

After walking slowly for a few minutes...

His speed began to increase, faster and faster, and the gentle breeze gradually turned into a gale, which in turn slowly turned into a typhoon.

During this process, he kept lowering his body and center of gravity, and the distance of each step also began to shorten, trying to minimize the time his body was suspended in the air. Even so, while running, he still felt as if his body would be blown away by the wind at any moment.

"Is this lift generated after the speed reaches a certain level?"

After running for another ten seconds or so, he suddenly stopped:

"Whew, that was so much fun!"

He turned his head and glanced at the small tree he had marked in his mind in the distance, roughly estimating the distance.

In less than half a minute, he had run at least a mile.

"Unless they don't have flying magical artifacts like flying swords, most rogue cultivators probably can't catch up with me," Chen Li thought to himself. "I just wonder how effective the lightness talisman is?"

Chen Li took out a lightness talisman he always carried with him, hesitated for a long time, his expression constantly changing, but in the end he couldn't bear to activate it and experience it.

That's worth two spirit stones! Sigh, I can't afford to waste it.

"We should ask Lin Gui about it then, and ask him in detail, since it's all the same."

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