Chapter 1614

The four edict fragments refined by Cauldron Spirit were relatively small. They were only about the size of pearls. However, they were very pure and contained only one type of edict.

Compared to the edict fragments previously sold in Imperial Sky City that were larger in size but contained a chaotic array of edicts, they were undoubtedly much more concentrated.

After three months, Zi Chen had already ventured ten miles into the secluded forest. All the trees in his path were chopped down. However, it would not be long before new trees would take shape. Therefore, it was impossible for outsiders to follow Zi Chen's footsteps.

After clearing out a spacious area, Zi Chen signaled for the dragon soul to stand guard. Cauldron continued to refine the tree pith while Zi Chen refined the four edict fragments.

Among the four, two represented strength, one represented agility, and one represented speed.

Zi Chen first refined the energy fragments and familiarized himself with the edict of this place.

Three days later, the two fragments representing the edict of strength were completely refined. Zi Chen spent another day familiarizing himself with the edict. When he drew his blade again, Zi Chen could already produce two blade lights with a single swing of his blade.

In just three short days, Zi Chen's strength had nearly doubled. Of course, this strength was still far from being comparable to the outside world.

Subsequently, Zi Chen's agility and speed were only slightly improved. The effect was negligible.

A new batch of spiritual crystals was successfully refined. This time, there were a total of thirty-five spiritual crystals. Zi Chen had only provided ten portions of the essence.

In addition to the thirty-five spiritual crystals, Zi Chen also obtained a tiny fragment of the edict of life. It was about the size of a fingernail but it was a rarely seen edict of life.

After refining the edict of life, Han Shuo's comprehension of the edict of life had increased. It would also be of great help in the recovery of his vitality.

This was an unexpected surprise. Therefore, Zi Chen began to search for more tree pith so that he could obtain even more fragments of the edict of life.

Zi Chen put in a lot of effort into his attacks. Perhaps because he had been attacking so many times, Zi Chen's comprehension of the edict of strength had also increased. He felt that it wouldn't be long before he could produce three blade lights with a single swing of his blade.

During this time, trees fell one after another and tree marrow was collected by Zi Chen. Through the refinement of the Pill Furnace, Zi Chen obtained more and more fragments of the Laws of Life.

The more tree marrow Dan Ding refined at once, the higher the chances of successfully condensing the Law of Life.

In the blink of an eye, another three months passed.

The battle between the humans and the aliens was still going on, attracting more and more powerful beings, but it had nothing to do with Zi Chen.

Outside the secluded woods, the non-humankind's encirclement and annihilation of the human race had been very successful. However, most of those who had died were the weak ones. Those who were truly strong were constantly making the non-humankind suffer great losses one after another.

In Zi Chen's line of sight, a tree that was dozens of meters tall appeared. Its entire body, including every leaf, was glowing. This was a form of natural defense.

Swoosh.

Without any hesitation, Zi Chen raised his saber and slashed out in the blink of an eye.

A large number of flying branches were cut off. The saber light landed on the tree trunk, leaving three deep marks.

After slashing out, Zi Chen instantly retreated. He knew that the effect of Sharpness had been activated, but the other party's defense was very high.

The tree screamed in pain and turned to attack Zi Chen fiercely. Its branches extended like snakes. They could quickly detect Zi Chen's direction and launch fatal attacks on Zi Chen.

The long saber in Zi Chen's hand danced faster and faster. Every strike had a sharp effect, and the branches were cut off one after another. However, it was as if there was no end to these branches, and they were almost silent.

Pfft.

He didn't know how long he had been killing like this. When Zi Chen found that there were no more branches around, he directly went forward and cut the tree in half. By then, he had already used up 45% of his strength.

He successfully dug out a tree crystal from the heart of the tree, but the light of the tree crystal had become very dim.

"Sure enough, this is the case."

Zi Chen sighed. He knew that he had already reached his limit. If he went any further, there would be a huge inverse ratio between the gains and losses.

The quality of this tree crystal was much higher than that of a spirit crystal. He could also condense Life Law fragments from it. Unfortunately, Zi Chen's combat strength was limited. Every time, he would wait until the tree crystal was almost exhausted before he could kill it. As a result, he could only obtain high-quality spirit crystals. It was very rare for him to obtain Life Law fragments.

Moreover, every time he killed one, Zi Chen would need to spend a lot of time and energy. It was really not worth the loss.

Therefore, Zi Chen decided to return. Of course, on the way back, Zi Chen would kill some tree pith and obtain some Life fragments.

In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed since he summoned the cauldron. Zi Chen's strength had increased a little, and his understanding of the Life Law had deepened. Other than that, his biggest gain was the tens of thousands of spirit crystals on him.

When he went out, Zi Chen suddenly heard a loud shout. Following the sound, he saw a human killing trees and searching for tree sap.

The other party's strength was already at the mid-seventh layer. His attacks were clean and efficient. Moreover, he used the most energy-conserving method to kill the trees. Even if he was injured in the process, he would strive to minimize the consumption.

Every time he obtained a portion of tree sap, the other party would gently hold it and carefully keep it.

Zi Chen watched the other party for a full quarter of an hour. During this quarter of an hour, Zi Chen saw the other party attack three times and obtain three portions of tree sap.

He had less than 65% of his energy left, but Zi Chen did not see him absorb a single drop of tree sap.

Soon, Zi Chen understood the reason behind this.

The human city had fallen, and they could not obtain any spirit crystal supplies. They could only find their own way. Although there was tree sap in other places, the amount was much less than in the secluded forest.

Therefore, the secluded forest was the best place.

Sure enough, Zi Chen found traces of several humans. They were all here for the tree sap.

Zi Chen shook his head and walked out. His next destination would be the Desert of Death.

As for whether these people lived or died … Zi Chen suddenly had a thought. He felt that since he had the ability, he should do something at this time.

These people could survive until now. They were undoubtedly true powerhouses. Their purpose in coming to the Battlefield of Despair was to gain experience and strengthen themselves. They were different from those scumbags.

After pondering for a while, a thought appeared in Zi Chen's mind.

Thus, Zi Chen took out three weapons again and walked out.

If he wanted to help others, he had to have the strength to do so. Otherwise, he would just be throwing his life away.

Zi Chen released a powerful murderous aura and walked out in a straight line.

During this time, not only did he alarm the trees, but he also alarmed some powerhouses who were carefully collecting tree sap.

Swoosh.

Dozens of trees attacked Zi Chen. All kinds of branches whistled toward him. Zi Chen unsheathed his long saber. Three saber lights scattered in all directions, cutting off the branches and the nearby trees.

In the blink of an eye, Zi Chen obtained more than ten portions of tree marrow.

In the distance, the human cultivators saw this scene. Their pupils could not help but shrink. This move seemed fierce, but it consumed a lot of energy. In their opinion, Zi Chen was at a disadvantage.

The human city had been lost for too long. It had been so long that the alien hearts they had on them were purely decorations. On the contrary, every drop of tree marrow had become a treasure.

Compared to Zi Chen's recklessness, they were more careful because their weapons would be damaged and their energy would be consumed.

Zi Chen did not have any scruples as he walked forward. He took out a spirit crystal and began to absorb it.

When everyone saw the spirit crystal in Zi Chen's hand, their eyes widened. Of course, there was no lack of people's gazes falling on Zi Chen's storage bag.

Perhaps there were more spirit crystals in the storage bag.

Such wanton display of wealth caused a dense killing intent to reverberate in the forest.

The other humans who were still hunting trees stared at Zi Chen and began to follow Zi Chen from afar, walking out of the forest.

Zi Chen did not seem to notice the killing intent around him. He walked straight out, destroying everything in his way.

By the time he reached the outside world, Zi Chen had already consumed a total of five spirit crystals. Five spirit crystals might not be much to people on ordinary days, but at this time, five spirit crystals were enough to make them fight with their lives on the line.

In their eyes, a human who had consumed five spirit crystals and obtained less than four hundred drops of tree sap was undoubtedly a huge loss. However, from another perspective, this human must have countless spirit crystals on him.

Finally, Zi Chen walked out of the secluded forest and walked towards a spacious area.

At the same time, a few more humans walked out of the forest. There were no less than ten of them. Most of them were at the middle stage of the seventh layer, and the rest were at the late stage of the seventh layer. There was no one at the early stage.

After coming out, Zi Chen took out a piece of animal skin and wrote two words on it. He then pierced it with a spear and hung it there.

In the distance, everyone saw the two words on the animal skin.

"Deal."

When everyone saw those two words, they were immediately puzzled and slowly approached them.

Although the human in front of them was at the early stage of the seventh layer, the energy in his body was at the tenth layer. However, the energy in their bodies was at most at the second layer.

Zi Chen carried the Dragon Thorn on his back and a long saber at his waist. He stood there quietly and did not make any defensive moves.

The group of cultivators finally came closer. When they saw the things placed on the ground in front of the human, their pupils could not help but shrink again.

Spirit crystals, there were actually spirit crystals. There were more than a hundred of them.

For a moment, the bright spirit crystals became the only thing in everyone's eyes. Their breathing gradually became rapid, and the rationality in their eyes was about to dissipate. Thick greed emerged from the bottom of their eyes.

"Whoosh."

At this moment, the crisp sound of a saber being unsheathed was heard, and three shining saber lights appeared.

A chill rose in everyone's hearts. Their expressions changed drastically, and they rushed straight back.

The saber lights almost slashed across everyone's foreheads. The long-awaited feeling of death made their hearts tremble. The rationality that was about to be lost returned, and the greed in their eyes turned into thick fear.

When they looked at Zi Chen again, besides fear, there was also thick confusion in their eyes.