Chen Tian's figure also headed towards the eastern region. Instantly, a spatial rift sounded behind him. Chen Tian plunged into it, and his figure disappeared, heading towards the eastern region.
Outside a remote mountain village, in the mountains ahead, a spatial rift slowly appeared. Chen Tian's figure materialized in the mountains. Looking at the surrounding peaks, he said, "Only a few hundred miles have been covered? I need to rest. My energy is depleted. At this speed, it will take three days to reach the eastern region."
Chen Tian's spatial rifts were incredibly fast, covering hundreds of miles in a single step. He only needed to rest for a while to replenish his energy, and within three days, he could reach the eastern region.
Although the cultivation world was smaller than the divine realm, it was still vast for Chen Tian at the moment. This was because Chen Tian's strength had not fully recovered. If it had, he could reach any place in the cultivation world with a single thought.
Chen Tian looked at the surrounding mountains. This mountainous area was very quiet. He then released his spiritual sense and instantly detected no living beings. It seemed this was not the Spirit Beast Mountain Range. Following that, Chen Tian sensed something and then said, "There's a small village ahead. I can go there to rest. After all, my energy is exhausted, and I need time to replenish it."
Chen Tian took a step forward, walking step by step towards the mountains ahead. Soon, a small village appeared before Chen Tian's eyes. As Chen Tian was about to enter the village gate, two burly men suddenly appeared and blocked him, saying, "Kid, where are you from? Outsiders are forbidden from entering this place."
Chen Tian replied, "I am a passing cultivator. Don't be afraid. I am not from the Mie Yun Village. I am just weary from my journey and need to rest. I saw this village and hoped to rest for a while. May I?"
The two burly men said, "Why should we believe you? Leave quickly."
Although Chen Tian's attire and demeanor did not match the requirements of the Mie Yun Village villagers, Yun Tian Village was currently facing a catastrophe. No outsider could be trusted. A single mistake could lead to the village's destruction.
Seeing the intention of the two burly men, Chen Tian spoke again, "Alright!"
Chen Tian was about to leave the small village. Since they did not welcome him, he would spend the night in the mountains. After all, it was just one night of rest. The night was the most terrifying time in the cultivation world. Although Chen Tian did not fear it, he did not want to impede his progress.
That was why he chose to rest in the small village. The moment Chen Tian's footsteps moved away, a voice called out, "Uncle Xiang, Uncle Wang, this person is good. I can sense it. You can let him in. It's fine."
"Yun Long, since you say so, then you, come in! I apologize for being rude earlier. It's just that during these critical times, otherwise, our village wouldn't be so strict. Since Yun Long has spoken, it must be true. Come in!"
One of the burly men spoke slowly. Chen Tian turned his head to look at the young boy behind the two burly men. The boy looked only eleven or twelve years old, with a pair of clear, flawless eyes. His youthful face, coupled with his short hair, exuded a certain aura.
Chen Tian's eyes instantly perceived something, and then he smiled and bowed, "Thank you!"
He then entered the village, and the young boy Yun Long followed beside Chen Tian. Chen Tian did not speak, but his heart was filled with joy.
Yun Long asked, "Big brother, are you from outside?"
"Yes!"
"Then can you cultivate? No one in our entire village can cultivate. I really want to cultivate! I want to go out and save the world, become a hero."
Yun Long clenched his fist. Chen Tian remained silent for a moment, then said, "You will surely succeed. It's just that the time is not yet right."
After that, Chen Tian was led by Yun Long to a room. Yun Long said, "I don't know what to call you, big brother? This is your room, but our village is currently in a tense situation, so there are no extra rooms. This is the last one."
Chen Tian replied, "It's alright. My name is Chen Tian. I'll just rest for one night and leave tomorrow. I still have things to do."
Chen Tian did not intend to stay here for long. Lingering here for too long would create karma. Chen Tian did not want to waste time; heading east was the priority. Moreover, he had to restore his origin. Otherwise, he could not enter the game world. Chen Tian had directly paused the entire world when his main body disappeared from the game world. This caused all players to be unable to enter the game, similar to a game maintenance.
This was the first time Chen Tian had used such a high level of authority. There was no other reason except that he had to defeat Qing Feng Miao to restore the world's operation. When the world was paused, the living beings within it would also stop, and game players would be forcibly logged out.
Chen Tian had to restore his origin, otherwise, no one knew how long the game "Epoch of Time" would be under maintenance. The players' reactions at that time, Chen Tian truly didn't know if the official could suppress them.
Subsequently, Chen Tian entered the house and closed the door. Yun Long watched Chen Tian's figure, his eyes filled with yearning, and then slowly left.
At night, Chen Tian was meditating and adjusting his body, gradually restoring his origin and energy. Spiritual energy was easy to recover, but divine spiritual power required conversion from spiritual energy, a process that took a long time. This was because the two origins were fusing. Chen Tian called this new energy divine spiritual power.
Chen Tian then exhaled a breath of turbid air and said, "Recovery complete. My origin has also recovered by one percent, but this recovery is too slow. I need to devour secret realms as soon as possible to restore my origin. Also, the Azure Water Spiritual Heart Grass. Since I'm going east, I might as well take those two from the Holy Land."
As for the Tornado Secret Realm, Heavenly Dao had discussed with Chen Tian before. The Tornado Secret Realm would take several months to descend because of the depletion of Heavenly Dao's power. Some areas of weather had become bad, causing the Tornado Secret Realm to be unable to land on the ground for a short period.
Chen Tian had no choice but to give up the idea of entering the Tornado Secret Realm. The east had the existence of the Holy Land, and the Holy Cloud Holy Land had one Azure Water Spiritual Heart Grass. Chen Tian could take it without delay, as long as he restored his origin, he would do this.
After that, Chen Tian sensed something, and then his fingers collided. He then exclaimed in shock, "Impossible? Where did this karma come from?"
Chen Tian had only arrived at this small village for the first day, and karma had already appeared. How was this possible? He hadn't done anything at all.
Then, Chen Tian waved his arms, and the formation covering the door disappeared. Chen Tian pushed open the door, and instantly, countless sounds of battle echoed. Black energy filled the sky. Chen Tian's expression became solemn.
The aura of the Evil Spirit Race. Chen Tian finally understood how this karma had appeared. Wherever the Evil Spirit Race existed, Chen Tian would be there. This was karma, the karma of contractual power.
Chen Tian looked at the battle scene in front of him and shouted, "Not good!"
The villagers in this mountain village had no contact with cultivation. How could they be a match for cultivators? Moreover, the Evil Spirit Race's aura was mixed with them. They were no match at all.
Then his figure disappeared.
Chen Tian's figure appeared at the outskirts of the small mountain village. At this moment, countless corpses lay scattered on the ground. Villagers were dying at the hands of the enemy one by one. Before Chen Tian, some youths in black robes were constantly waving their weapons and slaughtering the villagers. Chen Tian's face turned cold, and then he stepped out, instantly appearing before a group of black-robed figures. As their weapons were about to strike, Chen Tian grabbed one with his bare hand, then crushed it, and the black-robed figure instantly exploded.
The entire mountain village stopped fighting due to Chen Tian's appearance. Chen Tian looked at the group of black-robed figures and said, "Scum of humanity, you have no hope of existence."
"Kid, who are you? I'm telling you, don't block our path. Yun Tian Village is destined to be destroyed today. So what if you're a cultivator?"
The leader of the youths had a scar on his face and spoke fiercely. Chen Tian said nothing, then lightly waved his robe, and instantly everyone turned into light and dissipated.
To Chen Tian, these people were nothing but mortals. But Chen Tian acted only because they had sold their souls to the Evil Spirit Race and become their lackeys.
Then, the villagers of the small mountain village knelt down together. In their hearts, Chen Tian was a deity. Moreover, Chen Tian could cultivate. He was a cultivator, and Chen Tian had saved them.
A figure appeared before Chen Tian. Yun Long said, "Chen Tian, you are so amazing! Can you teach me how to cultivate? I want to protect my grandfather and the others. Grandfather, sob!"
Chen Tian looked at the scattered corpses and was stunned. He then looked at Yun Long's tears and understood. Perhaps Yun Long's grandfather was among these corpses.
Chen Tian patted Yun Long's head, then waved his hand, and a formation enveloped the mountain village. Chen Tian then said, "Don't be afraid. I've set up a barrier here. No one can attack for now. Your name is Yun Long, right?"
"Yes, big brother!"
"You want to cultivate? Do you have that resolve? The resolve of life and death. Once you step into cultivation, your life will always be on edge. Are you willing?"
"I, I, I don't know!"
"Then come find me when you've thought it through. I'll be here for another day."
Chen Tian's figure then walked towards his house. Yun Long was surrounded by a group of villagers.
Later that afternoon, Chen Tian was cultivating. To Chen Tian, this retribution had already occurred. The cause was the Evil Spirit Race, and he had no choice but to get involved in this karma. The effect was destined to be Yun Long, because Yun Long was very special, and Chen Tian had intended to take him into the Divine Spirit Sect for cultivation from the beginning.