Grassroots Travel: The Star Lord of Another World

The fear of falling rapidly followed him like a shadow. Gao Xingchen could only feel the whistling of wind in his ears and chaos in front of his eyes. When he regained some consciousness, he found that he had fallen heavily on the soft grass. He struggled to get up, his whole body ached, as if all his bones were torn apart and reassembled.

"Nanli? Ling'er? Lin Feng?" Gao Xingchen endured the pain and looked around, only to find himself in pitch darkness. There was only a faint fluorescent light emanating from unknown plants, which made it even more weird.

"Xingchen, I'm here." Nanli's weak voice came from not far away. Gao Xingchen's heart tightened and he hurriedly groped over following the voice. He found Nanli leaning against a rock, his face pale and his breath weak.

"How are you?" Gao Xingchen asked worriedly. He gently helped Nan Li up and found that there was a wound on her arm that was deep enough to see the bone. The blood had dyed her sleeves red.

"I'm fine, it's just..." Nan Li was about to speak, but his face suddenly changed and he pushed Gao Xingchen away.

"careful!"

Before Gao Xingchen could react, he felt a strong wind whistling past his ears, followed by a shrill scream echoing in the darkness.

"What is that?" Gao Xingchen was still frightened and quickly drew out the sword behind him, looking around vigilantly.

"It's a shadow demon, a ferocious beast that lives in the dark and feeds on life force." Nan Li's voice sounded particularly calm in the darkness. "They are very sensitive to the blood and breath of living things. We have to be careful."

Just as he finished speaking, there was another rustling sound in the darkness, and pairs of dark green eyes flickered in the darkness like will-o'-the-wisp, which made people shudder.

"What should I do?" Gao Xingchen clenched the sword in his hand, feeling a little flustered.

"Don't panic, they are afraid of light." Nan Li said, taking out a night pearl from his arms. The soft light instantly dispelled the darkness around him, and also made the shadow demons hiding in the dark nowhere to hide.

With the light of the Night Pearl, Gao Xingchen saw the surrounding environment clearly. This seemed to be a huge underground cave, surrounded by towering rock walls, and all kinds of strange plants grew on the rock walls, emitting faint light. The shadow demons were creatures similar to bats, much larger than ordinary bats, and completely black, with only a pair of eyes flashing a faint green light.

"We have to find an exit as soon as possible, otherwise we will be trapped here." Nanli said, forcing himself to stand up and walking in one direction.

Gao Xingchen hurriedly followed, paying close attention to the surroundings, and asked, "How do you know which way to go?"

"I feel a faint light over there. That should be the exit." Nanli said, quickening his pace.

After groping in the dark for a long time, they finally came to a relatively open place, where they found an ancient altar with an ancient book in the center, emitting a faint light.

"What is this?" Gao Xingchen asked curiously.

"Perhaps this is the key to leaving here." Nan Li said, walked forward and opened the ancient book.

The ancient book was written in an ancient script. Gao Xingchen didn't recognize a single word, but Nanli seemed to be able to understand it. He flipped through the pages one by one, his brows gradually furrowed.

"What's wrong?" Gao Xingchen asked.

"What is recorded here is the secret of this ruins..." Nan Li paused and said solemnly, "And the method to escape from here."

Nan Li took a deep breath, pointed to a pattern on the ancient book and said, "It says here that if you want to leave here, you must get the approval of the guardian beast."

"Guardian beast?" Gao Xingchen looked in the direction Nanli's finger pointed, and saw a pattern depicting a gigantic monster with scales all over its body and a hideous face. Its eyes were as big as copper bells and emitted a terrifying light.

"That's right. This guardian beast lives deep inside the ruins. If you want to gain its recognition, you must pass its test." Nan Li explained, "However, there is no record of what the test is."

"Then what should we do?" Gao Xingchen couldn't help but feel a little worried. How could he pass the test if he didn't even know the content of the test?

"Let's take it one step at a time." Nan Li said, putting away the ancient book, and said with a firm look, "No matter what, we have to give it a try."

They continued to go deeper into the ruins, encountering all kinds of strange creatures along the way, some of which were ferocious and abnormal, while others were docile and cute. With his talent as a tamer, Gao Xingchen successfully tamed some powerful creatures, which helped them escape.

During a battle with a strange creature, Nan Li unexpectedly discovered that there was a powerful force hidden in her body. This force would automatically protect her when she was in danger, and could even allow her to burst out with power beyond her own limits.

"This is..." Nan Li looked at his hands, his eyes full of shock and confusion, "How can there be such power in my body?"

"Perhaps, this is your fate." Ling'er, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up, "You have far more secrets than you think."

Nan Li did not speak, but silently clenched her fists, with a determined light flashing in her eyes. She vaguely felt that her life experience might be inextricably linked to this mysterious relic.

Just as they were getting closer to the exit, Ling'er suddenly stopped, pointed to a stone tablet in front of them and said, "Found it, this is the exit to the outside world!"

There were intricate patterns carved on the stone tablet, which looked like some ancient writing. Ling'er carefully identified them, and her slender fingers gently stroked the cold stone surface.

"This is the ancient star language," Ling'er's voice trembled a little, with a hint of excitement, "It contains the spell to leave here!"

Gao Xingchen and Nan Li felt a glimmer of hope when they heard this. The days of fleeing had exhausted them physically and mentally, and now they finally saw the light of leaving this hellhole.

"Read it out loud quickly!" Gao Xingchen urged impatiently.

Ling'er took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and began to chant an ancient spell. As she spoke, the pattern on the stone tablet began to emit a faint light, and the surrounding space began to distort slightly.

"Oh no! Someone is coming!" Nan Li's face changed, and she keenly sensed a powerful aura approaching them.

"Quick, stop her!" Lin Feng shouted and rushed out first. He knew that the people coming must be enemies chasing them, and he must not let them disrupt Ling'er's spell.

Gao Xingchen and Nan Li followed closely behind, and the three of them joined forces to engage in a fierce battle with the suddenly appearing enemy.

The enemies were numerous and powerful, and Gao Xingchen and his companions gradually fell into a disadvantage. In order to protect Gao Xingchen and Nan Li, Lin Feng was hit by the enemy's attack and fell in a pool of blood.

"Lin Feng!" Gao Xingchen was heartbroken, his eyes were red.

"Don't worry about me, just go!" Lin Feng shouted at the top of his lungs, using up his last bit of strength.

"No, let's go together!" Gao Xingchen refused to give up.

"Listen! This is an order!" Lin Feng roared, "You must get out alive and avenge me!"

Gao Xingchen and Nan Li looked at each other with tears in their eyes, and finally chose to follow Lin Feng's last wish.

"Let's go!" Nanli pulled Gao Xingchen and rushed towards the space channel that had already been opened.

Just as they were about to step into the passage, Gao Xingchen looked back and saw that Lin Feng's body was submerged by the enemy and he could no longer be seen.

Gao Xingchen clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging deeply into the flesh, but he did not make any sound. He just swore silently in his heart: Lin Feng, I will definitely avenge you!

The space channel was closed, and Gao Xingchen and Nan Li returned to the real world. They stood in a desolate Gobi desert, surrounded by silence, as if nothing had happened.

"We... are out?" Gao Xingchen murmured to himself, with a hint of disbelief in his tone.

Nan Li didn't say anything, but just stood beside him quietly, looking into the distance with complicated eyes. Although they escaped from the unknown space, they all knew that this was just the beginning.