118: rock forest

Yanjing, city center mall.

Lu Yuan, who was shopping with Lu Yeli, heard the sound of Annihilation appear again.

“I ask, you answer!”

Looking at the girls browsing clothes in the shop, Lu Yuan signaled Han Junchen to hold his tongue.

“Where are you now?”

“The Rock Forest, three hundred kilometers outside the Imperial Capital!”

Why did Han Junchen run off there?

Lu Yuan wondered.

The Rock Forest is one of the Martial Examination venues in Huaxia.

If Taian City hadn’t been reclaimed this year, the examination venue would likely have been set in the Rock Forest.

“What is the strength of those Great Shun Dynasty Practitioners?” Lu Yuan continued to ask.

“None are above the Domain Realm, maybe thirty or forty people.”

No sooner had Lu Yuan finished speaking than Han Junchen’s voice followed.

“I see you’re living quite comfortably there, having food handed to you and beautiful women accompanying you. How about I just don’t bother saving you?”

After clarifying the situation, a smile appeared on Lu Yuan’s face.

Han Junchen on the other end was silent for a long time.

“Don’t, Brother, my dear Brother, save me!”

“I did enjoy it at first, being able to improve my strength while cooking, but now I regret it!”

Han Junchen was weeping bitterly.

“You don’t know how perverted that woman is, how wild she plays, she...”

Wuwuwu—

As he spoke, Han Junchen choked up.

When he heard others with girlfriends complain that their girlfriends were too fierce.

Han Junchen thought they were well-fed men who didn't understand the hunger of the starving, and that he certainly wouldn't have such a problem.

When it was actually his turn, Han Junchen realized he was wrong.

And terribly wrong at that!

“Why did you go to the Rock Forest in the first place?” Lu Yuan stopped teasing Han Junchen.

He definitely had to save him.

Without Han Junchen, he wouldn’t have obtained the high-grade heaven and earth spirit treasure, the dragon blood flower, in the City of Chaos.

He and Han Junchen had, after all, gone through life and death together.

“The bracelet told me there were a lot of heaven and earth spirit treasures here, so I went over, but I didn’t expect...” Han Junchen held his waist and sighed repeatedly.

As a Martial Examination venue for Huaxia, the Rock Forest naturally contained Fierce Beasts.

Facing these Fierce Beasts, Han Junchen, a Divine Power Realm One-Star, could easily handle them.

It was like a max-level boss returning to the novice village.

This was true, but Han Junchen hadn't expected there to be Ancient Professionals.

And then he was captured and became a Male Concubine.

“How many heaven and earth spirit treasures are ‘a lot’?” Lu Yuan focused on the key point.

“About seventy or eighty plants!”

At this, Han Junchen’s expression turned greedy.

If the heaven and earth spirit treasures outside the palace belonged to him, he would be rich, and he wouldn't have to pretend to be crazy for the rest of his life.

“Wait for me!” Lu Yuan cut off the connection with Han Junchen.

“How about this one?”

“It’s okay, but the price is too high. A hoodie costs over four thousand yuan. Even with brand name goods markup, the premium shouldn't be this severe.”

Lu Yeli picked up a white hoodie printed with a cartoon pattern.

Xiang Xinyan, a team member nearby, commented.

Practitioners who cultivated to the Divine Power Realm were generally wealthy, but their money was mostly spent on demon crystals and monster coress or Spirit Tools.

A four-thousand-yuan hoodie was still too extravagant for them.

“It is a bit expensive.” Lu Yeli hesitated for a moment and put the clothing back.

“Check out, wrap up all the clothes they bought.”

Lu Yuan took out his Cangqiong Chamber of Commerce Black Gold Membership Card.

“Are you buying mine too?” Xiang Xinyan asked.

“Yes.”

“Brother Yuan, I love you.”

Xiang Xinyan spoke sweetly and prepared to give Lu Yuan a hug.

The other members were also delighted, calling him Brother Yuan with the sweetest voices possible.

While the staff packaged the goods, Lu Yuan looked at Ke Yueyao, who had the Space Attribute, and the other two Space Attribute members of his Older Sister’s Squad.

“Do you know about the Great Shun Dynasty?”

Lu Yuan asked.

“The mastermind behind the widely publicized Assassination of Huaxia Genius Incident recently is the Great Shun Dynasty.” Xiang Xinyan nodded.

News about the Great Shun Dynasty had already spread.

However, the matter did not seem to be over; all cities in Huaxia had increased their security forces to varying degrees.

The Authorities had formulated numerous measures targeting the Great Shun Dynasty.

For example, if residents encountered Ancient Professionals, they were advised not to provoke them, but to seize the opportunity to call the police and avoid personal injury.

The Defensive Arrays were being urgently modified, and once complete, they would automatically detect Ancient Professionals.

“Han Junchen was captured by the Great Shun Dynasty and is trapped in the Rock Forest, three hundred kilometers away.” Lu Yuan accepted the Black Gold Membership Card presented to him by the staff member.

“There are seventy or eighty heaven and earth spirit treasures there!”

Hiss—

Hearing Lu Yuan’s words, Jiang Tianxia gasped.

So many heaven and earth spirit treasures, even low-grade ones, would be priceless!

“Lu Yuan, what do you mean?” Lu Yeli’s beautiful eyes sparkled.

She knew Lu Yuan too well and instantly understood the hidden meaning in his words.

As for Han Junchen, everyone knew him.

His battle against Chu Wushe during the Great Competition some time ago was still fresh in their minds.

“The Practitioners who captured Han Junchen are below the Domain Realm. I am confident I can handle them alone, but I need Older Sister Yueyao to cast a Space Gate to teleport me over.”

Lu Yuan said.

There was no Teleportation Array from the Imperial Capital to the Rock Forest, not even a high-speed rail; one could only take a Green Skin Train.

And there was only one train a day. Lu Yuan was too lazy to spend that much time.

Among all combat attributes, only Space Attribute Practitioners could cast a Space Gate.

“You can defeat Practitioners below the Domain Realm?” Jiang Tianxia felt she must have misheard.

She knew Lu Yuan was strong, strong enough that his Divine Power Realm cultivation could crush a Law Realm Professional.

But transcending the Transcendent Realm was too exaggerated!

At the same time, Jiang Tianxia understood Lu Yuan’s implication: he wanted to save Han Junchen alone.

This way, he could monopolize those seventy or eighty heaven and earth spirit treasures!

If The Authorities intervened, he wouldn't get exclusive rights; at most, Lu Yuan would be allowed to choose one or two plants as a reward.

If Lu Yuan truly could defeat a Transcendent Realm Practitioner.

Jiang Tianxia saw nothing wrong with him doing this.

“Are there really no Domain Realm Experts?” Lu Yeli murmured.

“I’ll go with you. Instructor Tang once guided Yueyao and me on Fusion Spirit Skills, so he’s half my teacher.”

Lu Yeli said.

She knew Lu Yuan’s goal in doing this. If those heaven and earth spirit treasures included Supreme Yang Items, and there were more than five high-grade ones.

Even if they couldn't completely cure Tang Jinghui, they could extend his life by two or three years.

Lu Yuan was confident in dealing with those Ancient Professionals, and Lu Yeli was no different.

However, Lu Yuan was going alone, while she needed to rely on the power of her squad members!

Chu Wushe stared at the bottle containing the dragon blood in his hand, stood up, and walked over to Lu Yuan.

“Count me in.”

Only Jiang Tianxia remained silent, clenching her fists and lowering her head.

As a Xuan Gang Realm Eight-Star, going would only make her a burden. She looked at Lu Yuan, a Divine Ability Realm Peak, and Chu Wushe, a Divine Power Realm Four-Star.

Jiang Tianxia took a deep breath.

“I’ll wait for you here.” After saying this, she resolved to cultivate diligently after returning.

She had to break through to the Divine Power Realm, only then could she follow in Lu Yuan’s footsteps!

On the mall terrace, a cold wind howled.

The moon hung high in the empty sky above the terrace.

Ke Yueyao, a Law Realm Practitioner, gazed toward the southwest and condensed a Space Gate.

“I’ll need to cast the Space Gate at least ten times to reach the Rock Forest.” Ke Yueyao whispered.

The Rock Forest was over three hundred kilometers away, and the Space Gate could only teleport so far.

With her current strength, ten teleportations would take about half an hour.

“Half an hour is fine, at least it’s much faster than walking or driving.”

Lu Yuan stepped into the Space Gate, followed closely by Lu Yeli, Chu Wushe, and the others.

Their goal was straight for the Rock Forest!