A Journey Against the World
Chapter 153

"It's almost night, but we don't even find one other living thing." For the most part Juan Yu complained, since he and his friend had come to the Eternal Land of Nature they had found no other living creatures besides the vast expanse of grasslands and dense forest cover. Even when the day is almost at night, let alone find one creature, find no ants.

It's not a big deal, it's better if they don't find a creature that could threaten their safety, but they also need other living things like animals to eat. Know that they entered the Eternal Realm Mainland carrying nothing but their weapons and tent equipment. Really bad preparation.

"We should rest, walk at night is more dangerous than we know too little about the world" said Qixuan, mediating in the matter for a while. Taking a break is also good for those who keep walking non-stop.

"Yes, I agree with Senior." Xiu An approved of Qixuan's idea, he had also been tired of walking all day.

"Hem, we've been walking all day, it's time we rest" Yurui said. He also said it was not a matter of them resting now, there was still tomorrow to continue the journey.

"Ah, okay. If that's how we split up some groups, Genji and Juan Yu went looking for game animals. But don't go too far, this forest is also a little misleading if pay attention."  Qixuan looked at the two men she had just called, then her gaze turned again in the other direction, "Yurui and Kiseki, go find firewood to start a fire." Qixuan gave the order in a stern tone to the two men, "Then Xiu An and Yue Jian, set up a tent while me and Shua Xie looked for the nearest spring for us to drink."

"Do you understand?" Qixuan continued again as she stared at all her comrades she had given her assignments.

"We understand!" answer them all in unison.

Qixuan carved out a thin smile, "Good, now let's do each other's chores."

They all split up, only Xiu An and Yue Jian were still in their place to set up a tent. Each of those in charge chose a different direction, such as Qixuan and Shua Xie who chose the north direction, while the other 4 men chose two different directions.

Xiu An began to search the bag containing several tents, as well as Yue Jian also did the same with the other bag. After they took out the tent, they immediately set up the tent with the least amount of ability they had. It didn't take long, 4 tents had stood firm.

Xiu An let out a sigh of relief as he stared at the two tents he had just finished setting up, "Lumayan is tiring, try to remember the last time I felt tired like this?" he said talking to himself.

On the other hand, Yue Jian walked up to Xiu An, he had also finished setting up the tent. Yue Jian felt a little strange, he felt a little tired after setting up the tent whereas setting up the tent should not make it this tired. Even his training in the Kunlun sect was much heavier than setting up two tents, yet somehow he felt a little exhausted.

"Xiu An, don't you feel like there's something strange about this forest?" yue Jian asked softly after he had stood beside Xiu An.

"Any?" Xiu An turned his head to the right side, looking at Yue Jian with slightly furrowed brows, "I don't feel anything strange, the calmness of this forest actually makes me feel calm," he replied again.

Yue Jian was silent for a moment, he also felt the same, this forest was too calm and also made him feel calm. But still strange, this wild forest does not have the slightest dangerous thing. Is not the forest usually famous as an area that is quite dangerous for a human?

"But-"

"Ah ... here. Take it easy, if there's going to be danger, I'll protect you." Xiu An quickly interrupted Yue Jian, he simply did not want the girl to be too overboard in worrying about something. Moreover, Xiu An knew Yue Jian was the girl who was most worried excessively, if not for his invitation where might Yue Jian be willing to enter the Eternal Realm Mainland after hearing Master Haocun's remark.

Yue Jian was stunned, seeing how much Xiu An was in this great forest, "Ah, well I believe you." In the end he could not fight Xiu An in arguing, and finally could only relent and listen. After all, Xiu An had never broken a promise with his own words.

Xiu An embraced Yue Jian towards one of the tents, then sat quietly there. After a few minutes they sat talking, Kiseki and Yurui came with a few wooden twigs in their hands.

"Aren't there any problems while we're gone?" yurui asked as she placed the twig she brought to the ground. Seeing Yue Jian and Xiu An sitting quietly in the tent should have been no problem as long as he and Kiseki left.

"No one, all is safe," Xiu An replied calmly, he stood up then walked over to Yurui and Kiseki.

"Huft. Though only lifting a few twigs," complained Kiseki softly after he put the twigs he brought beside Yurui's twigs. Kiseki sat up looking up at the dark star-filled sky.

"Yes, I'm a little tired too. It's strange, before I never felt this tired," Yurui said at the end with a soft sigh. He also followed Kiseki's sitting pose as he looked at Xiu An who had started putting together twigs ready to burn.

"I don't think there's anything strange, we've been walking all day so it's only natural that we feel exhausted. No matter how we are still human," Xiu An said without taking his eyes off the pile of twigs he was stacking.

Xiu An did feel tired after setting up the tent, but he did not feel anything strange considering that he and his friend had traveled quite a long time and did not stop for a minute. Not strange not if only now he and others feel tired after a long trip, but they are also still humans who can also feel tired.

"Hum .. what you said made sense too. We have walked for quite a long time, if feeling tired now is not a strange thing," said Yurui agreeing with Xiu An's opinion which could be said to be quite reasonable even though they are Cultivators.

***

A fierce cold wind blew softly, greeting the skin of the two young men who were walking under the expanse of stars with a strong determination. The two young men complained softly as they both felt the cold air around them bite their skin even more.

Genji sighed softly, not for complaining but for warming up to his two hands that were already nearly numb from the cold, "Huh! How far are we walking down this forest? We've been gone long enough and haven't found a single game. Could this forest not be inhabited by a single animal?" genji asked slowly, actually wanting not a statement, but a complaint for his body that began to feel cold like ice.

"It is impossible, the forest is the main habitat of animals, it is impossible that this forest is not inhabited by a single animal. But, I also started to feel something strange, as far as we step inside we don't find any hunted animals" Juan Yu replied as he gently swiped into his two hands to feel a little warm. He also began to feel a strangeness in this forest, no, not only in this forest but in the world of the Eternal Realm Mainland.

"Then should we go home now and say we don't find any game animals?" sahut Genji again.

According to Genji, the two of them should have gone home to the tent by now, they both had also walked far enough and had not found a single hunted animal, they were sure Qixuan would understand the condition considering that Qixuan should also feel that there was something strange about this forest after they all entered it.

"Maybe, we should go home. I'll explain the situation to them. But ... for dinner tonight, maybe we can just eat the fruit that's around." Juan Yu stared at the surroundings, a tree with a colorful trunk towering upwards. Since his trip with Genji, he has continued to notice the surrounding trees overgrown with quite a number of colorful unique fruits. Although usually in the lesson of fruits that are striking colors usually contain poison, but there is no harm they try rather than die of hunger.

This was also a strange thing, they were a Cultivator who usually could not eat for months, usually food was only made into light snacks just to fill their empty time. But ever since entering the Eternal Realm Mainland, they felt like they were becoming ordinary humans, easily feeling hunger.

Genji also looks up, precisely to the lush trees that bear fruit with a variety of unique fruits, "Hem. Most importantly our stomachs can fill even if only a little," Genji replied without taking his eyes off the fruiting tree.

Juan Yu and Genji started to move, climbing up the tall tree with the strength they had. It did not take long for them to stand on the branches of the tree, they both started picking the fruits and then putting them in their clothes. In fact they taste some fruit to make sure that the fruit is safe from harm. Indeed there is nothing harmful to us they eat it, but they feel a strange sensation such as being less satisfied even though they have eaten in large quantities.

After picking the fruit on the tree, they jump to another tree to pick the fruit again, so on and for a long time. They both endlessly plucked fruit as if they were dissatisfied with the amount of fruit they brought, even though the fruits they brought had fallen a lot because they filled their clothes and hands too much.

Genji jumped down with a loud laughter accompanied by saliva on the edge of his lips, "HAHAHAHA! STILL LESS! STILL LESS!"

***

"Ughh! Why did they leave so long ago? Senior Qixuan and the others have not returned yet, do we need to look for them?" Yue Jian felt increasingly worried, it was already very dark, but Qixuan, Shua Xie, Juan Yu and Genji had not returned. Let alone Yue Jian who was feeling worried, Xiu An and the others also felt the same way.

Yurui stood up, "I'll find Genji and Juan Yu, you wait here. Kiseki you take care of Xiu An and Yue Jian" he said after deciding to look for Genji and Juan Yu first. Instead of what, the two men went into the dense forest it was likely that their safety was far more dangerous than Qixuan and Shua Xie who walked out of the forest.

Xiu An also stood up, in front of the bonfire that was raining down on the bodies of the four of them, "I'll come with you, I'm afraid something will happen to them, you alone will not be able to bring the two of them at once if there is a problem," Xiu An said with a serious look on his face, seemingly unwilling to hear the rejection.

"Xiu An, I-I"

"You stay with Kiseki guarding the tent, keeping the fire alive, if we get lost we can see the smoke and know the way home," sidelines Xiu An quickly as he gently patted Yue Jian's shoulder.

Yue Jian increasingly put on a worried face, even though Xiu An had smiled at him but still the worry that enveloped his heart could not be lost. However, Yue Jian also did not want to become an obstacle to Xiu An, being selfish in the unfamiliar world he did not know was not his proper attitude as a true Cultivator.

"Alright, but promise me you'll come back," Yue Jian replied with a faint look.

Xiu An further widened his smile then he nodded slowly asserting Yue Jian, "Hem! I'll be back!"

"WE'RE BACK!"

Suddenly there was a voice so loud that Xiu An and the others immediately turned to the right side, finding Genji and Juan Yu had returned with so many fruits on their clothes and hands, even their mouths were both also filled with fruit that made their drooling continue to drip to the ground.

Yue Jian wanted to shout to see the condition of Genji and Juan Yu who looked so terrible, like voracious ghosts that appeared from within the thickets of the forest.

"You guys! Why is it so messed up?" yue Jian asked nervously, a little afraid of seeing the thunderbolt to the two young men.

"What's? We've returned with food!" genji's reply was rude as he walked towards the four youths who were standing in front of the bonfire.

Yurui approached Genji, wanting to make it clear that the two young men had behaved differently than usual, "What's wrong with you two? Why do you guys look so fucked up?" yurui asked after standing in front of Genji and Juan Yu.

Juan Yu stared intently at Yurui, his neck moving erratically with the sound of bone fractures sounding terrifying, "What?!" ask her back with glaring eyes.

"Ti-It's okay!" yurui countered quickly as she waved her two hands loudly, looking surprised at the glaring gaze of Juan Yu.

Kiseki also saw the change of his two friends, spontaneously he walked up to Yurui and stood right in front of two young men who he thought were acting quite strangely, "What are you doing? Going home was strange," asked Kiseki with a slightly irritated look on his face as he thought to his two friends that he was playing tricks on him and others to be afraid.

Juan Yu's gaze moved to Kiseki, his neck moving in fractures again causing strange noises as his neck moved. Juan Yu stared intently at Kiseki, but instead of making Kiseki afraid it made the young man even more upset and finally get a blow from Kiseki.

"Stop joking! You scared Yue Jian and Xiu An!" said Kiseki firmly with a sharp look, as if hoping with that view Genji and Juan Yu stop their games that make Kiseki also a little afraid.

But hoping that the two young men stopped their jokes, Kiseki got an unexpected attack that made Yue Jian scream loudly. Not only that, Yurui and Xiu An also got a great shock that they never expected.

"Aarrg! W-what are you doing, Juan Yu!" peek Kiseki loudly while staring at Juan Yu who was biting his arm so strongly.

Juan Yu did not answer anything other than saying 'food', he also seemed to focus on biting Kiseki's arm as if thinking that Kiseki's arm was food. His teeth continued to bite making Kiseki scream even louder.

"YARRRGGG!!!"

"Juan Yu!" Yurui immediately pulled Juan Yu over for the young man to immediately release his embrace from Kiseki. But the more he pulls the stronger the bite on Kiseki's arm and makes Kiseki scream louder.

"Aackh!" Yue Jian could not bear to see the scene, he quickly took cover behind Xiu An's back with his body shaking violently from fear. While Xiu An rounded his eyes too surprised to see Juan Yu bit Kiseki like a wild beast.

"Detach-" Not yet had Yurui release Juan Yu from Kiseki, suddenly came Genji who jumped him and immediately bit his right shoulder so strongly. Just sober Yurui immediately shouted while thrashing trying to release Genji from his shoulder.

"Aarrg! Release him! Release!" Yurui threw his punch in Genji's face hoping that the young man would let go immediately, but what happened made him scream louder, Genji's bite deepened into his shoulder bone.

Cracks!

"AARR!!!"

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A/N: Qixuan!!! Shua Xie!!! Where are you woi! 😱