Beginning of Cultivation -
Chapter 83: Return to the Capital
Chapter 83: Return to the Capital
Jun Wu Xiao and Chen Wo Lun were on their way to the capital. They weren’t moving too fast, almost as if they were taking a slow stroll.
After all, Chen Wo Lun was severely injured, and Jun Wu Xiao had already completed his task.
As for the others, Jun Wu Xiao didn’t care much. The distance from the capital city to the westernmost part of the continent was the longest compared to other directions.
Moreover, he had eliminated many nine-meter-tall monsters while moving westward. By his estimation, there weren’t many strong monsters left.
With that number of strong monsters, they could at most injure his companions, but not enough to kill them.
Another reason was that he didn’t know the exact location of each person, so by the time he found them, everything might already be over.
.....
The two of them moved slowly, at about one-tenth of their maximum speed. But it wasn’t really slow, as they were moving at nearly forty-five miles per hour.
They didn’t travel continuously, they would occasionally stop to rest and sleep. After all, they no longer had to fight monsters constantly, and sleeping was better than not sleeping.
A week later, they finally arrived at the capital. By then, the residents had returned to the capital to start repairs.
Seeing the desolate scene before him, Chen Wo Lun was extremely surprised. He couldn’t fathom what kind of battle had flattened such a large area of the capital. He asked:
"Big brother, what kind of battle happened here that the capital was destroyed to this extent?"
Jun Wu Xiao wasn’t surprised by his brother’s reaction. His own reaction at the last time he came to the capital wasn’t much different. He replied:
"Do you remember the terrifyingly powerful monster that was in the sky at the beginning?"
Hearing this, Chen Wo Lun’s face lit up with realization. How could he forget that feeling? Although he hadn’t directly confronted that monster, his instincts had warned him that it was much stronger than he was.
However, thinking about it made him even more curious. He couldn’t understand how they managed to kill that monster. Although he guessed they used a large amount of explosives, the specific process was beyond his imagination.
"How did you kill it?" Chen Wo Lun asked.
Jun Wu Xiao felt a bit embarrassed upon hearing that. He hadn’t directly confronted the monster, so how could he have killed it? He said:
"It wasn’t me who killed it, but my friends. They held off those monsters and prepared thousands of barrels of explosives. At that time, Dao San Qian used himself to lure the monsters to the explosives. Fortunately, he survived."
"It’s truly unbelievable. You said their strength was mostly weaker than mine, yet they managed to achieve this." Chen Wo Lun said in an appreciative tone.
He truly felt appreciative of Jun Wu Xiao’s friends. He thought that if he were in a similar situation, he might not have done as well.
"Dao San Qian’s strength is on par with yours. From what you’ve told me, he’s only been cultivating a few years longer than you." Jun Wu Xiao said.
Chen Wo Lun nodded, but even if they were in the same realm, he still felt that Dao San Qian had done it very well.
However, he suddenly sensed something unusual. He knew the power of explosives well, but thousands of barrels were a number he had never thought of.
That also meant that the force of the explosion was many times stronger than just detonating a few barrels.
"Wait, how could someone survive the damage from such an explosion? This doesn’t make sense. Even a few hundred barrels would have been enough to kill me." Dao San Qian said, his voice filled with doubt.
But this was a question he might not get an answer to. Jun Wu Xiao just shook his head and said:
"I don’t know either. At first, I had the same questions as you. But I thought about it for a long time and couldn’t figure it out, so I just gave up. But anyway, it’s good that he’s still alive. Maybe he was lucky enough to jump to a safe spot."
Chen Wo Lun, seeing that Jun Wu Xiao didn’t know either, could only sigh and say:
"Haiz, you’re right, thinking about it won’t get us anywhere, so let’s not dwell on it. A lot of strange things have been happening in this world recently. A few more oddities aren’t surprising."
Jun Wu Xiao agreed with this sentiment. He nodded and said:
"You’re not wrong. The world has been very strange lately. Ah, actually, it’s more accurate to say that the world we considered normal before was just a part of the truth. Over time, other parts are gradually being revealed. But we don’t need to worry about that. Mysteries can’t be predicted, after all. But we can be sure that the real enemy is still out there in the universe."
Chen Wo Lun nodded at this, casting his gaze skyward. He wasn’t just looking at the sky but at some distant, undefined place. And perhaps that place was where the one responsible for all this resided. He said:
"You’re right. The monsters aren’t truly living beings. If they were, they would feel pain or at least have blood or something similar. But their bodies just turn into black smoke and dissipate into nothingness after their cores are removed. This means that whoever created them is incredibly powerful. We can’t estimate how strong exactly, but they could easily kill us right now."
Jun Wu Xiao’s expression grew very serious. After a moment of silence, he sighed and said:
"Haiz... I know, but what can we do about it? The only thing we can do is try our best to become stronger, so we have hope of fighting against our future enemies. Cultivation isn’t something quick. The further we go, the longer it will take—hundreds, thousands of years might be just small numbers for us later on."
"Yeah, I’ll just do my best. Anyway, if I go by our initial lifespans, I should have been dead by now. If things go really badly, I’ll die. It would be a pity, but it’s not something to fear. I don’t fully understand life and death, but I know that death is inevitable for every living being. Unless I’m no longer a living creature, I won’t die because my lifespan is over, but that doesn’t mean I won’t be destroyed." Chen Wo Lun said.
Jun Wu Xiao nodded and said:
"That’s right, the worst that can happen is death. For someone who should have died long ago like me, there’s nothing to fear. Now, the people are cleaning up the rubble in the capital, let’s go help them."
"Okay." Chen Wo Lun agreed.
The two of them headed to where the people were clearing the ruins. As they approached, a girl screamed:
"Aaaaaaaaaa..... a monster!"
Jun Wu Xiao and Chen Wo Lun looked left, then right, but saw no monsters even miles away. Suddenly, they noticed the direction the girl was pointing—straight at them.
The surrounding people were also on guard. To them, monsters were no longer fictional, but real threats that could kill them.
Jun Wu Xiao felt a bit embarrassed at the scene. He hadn’t bathed in a long time and had forgotten the need for it. Moreover, he had been too focused on hunting monsters to care about his appearance.
Chen Wo Lun was in a similar state. He had previously mentioned leaving home to understand life and death. His family didn’t approve, so he had run off to live on a mountain.
And so he had lived on the mountain since he was an ordinary person, not after breaking through to the body refinement realm like Jun Wu Xiao. Thus, although he was handsome, he didn’t care about his appearance, looking more like a wild man, with blood all over him, making it fair to call him a monster.
The young girl, having just escaped a giant monster, was frightened to see what appeared to be humanoid monsters and screamed as she had before.
Before Jun Wu Xiao could say anything, a few people who knew more spoke up:
"They’re humans, not monsters."
"That’s right, they were the ones who helped us by killing the monsters."
"Exactly."
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Although they hadn’t actually met Jun Wu Xiao and Chen Wo Lun, seeing their battered, bloodied appearances while still standing strong, it was clear they weren’t ordinary people.
Though their wounds had healed, the scars remained visible, making it easy to spot.
"That’s right, we’re not monsters. The monsters on this continent have been almost completely eradicated, so we’ll help everyone clean up here." Jun Wu Xiao said.
"Are you serious?" some people asked skeptically.
"Rest assured, I’m serious. And even if a few remaining monsters appear, there are very few left, and we will handle them quickly." Jun Wu Xiao said.
Hearing this, the residents finally felt a bit relieved. However, they couldn’t fully rejoice, as the death toll in recent times, although not yet specifically counted, was certainly very high.
After that, the residents didn’t ask many more questions about the issue, instead focusing on rebuilding the capital. After all, asking wouldn’t change anything, it was best to do what they could within their abilities.
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