Ye Chen saw that the grandpa and grandpa had noticed him, so he did not try to hide anymore. He walked out of the mist directly, cupped his hands and said from afar, "You two, I have just entered the forbidden zone, so I do not know much about this place. I wonder if I could hitch a ride with you? Take me to a place where I can rest." The forbidden zone was way too strange. Without a guide, Ye Chen would not be able to find a place to rest.
The young woman saw that Ye Chen was very young, and that his aura was pure and vast, with a hint of sharpness. He did not look like an evil person at all. She said to the elder in a low voice, "Grandpa, should we take him with us? We can ask him to pay for the boat. People who have just entered the forbidden zone are all 'rich'."
The elder nodded slightly, then said to Ye Chen, "You can board, but you will have to pay three thousand low-rank soul stones for the ride. What do you think?"
Ye Chen's cultivation was a bit strange in his eyes. He should be called a Clasping Yuan Realm warrior! His zhen Qi was way too pure. It seemed impossible to call him an Astral Reaching Realm warrior, since the zhen yuan of an Astral Reaching Realm warrior was extremely powerful. The aura on Ye Chen's body was not even comparable to it, unless he had hidden his aura. Of course, he did not know that Ye Chen's meridians were damaged, and his zhen yuan was not even at five percent of its usual level. Plus, it was very complicated and not as pure as usual. But no matter what, Ye Chen was a Clasping Yuan Realm warrior without a doubt, so he should be able to afford three thousand low-rank soul stones.
"Alright!" Ye Chen agreed right away. Three thousand low-rank soul stones were nothing compared to his entire wealth.
"Let's go!"
The young woman waved her hand.
After getting on the boat, Ye Chen realized that the deck was covered with dead beasts, and their pellets had already been taken out. Most of them were rank 3 beasts, and there were not many rank 4 beasts. There was even a rank 5 beast among them. Although he did not know why these people were hunting those beasts, since the pellets of rank 3 and 4 beasts were not that valuable, he did not want to ask too much.
He took out three small boxes from his storage ring, each of which contained one thousand low-rank soul stones. He handed them over to the elder, "Here are three thousand low-rank soul stones, you can count them."
After opening the boxes, the old man nodded and put them away. He said, "We'll have to wait for a while before we set sail. Please wait for a while."
"Sure!"
Ye Chen was not in a hurry and stood aside.
Besides the elderly man and the young woman who were Clasping Yuan Realm warriors, there were also two Clasping Yuan Realm warriors among the dozens of warriors who were hunting beasts in the lake. They were the son and grandson of the elderly man. The rest of them were all at the Condensing Reality Realm, which was equivalent to the inner disciples of a normal martial institution.
"Did you really come from outside?" At this time, the young woman walked towards Ye Chen and asked.
Ye Chen said, "Yes."
"Is the outside world fun? I've never gone out before, "the woman said enviously.
"You grew up in the Bewilderment Fog Forbidden Zone?"
Ye Chen was surprised.
"Yeah, after my great grandfather fell into the Bewilderment Fog Forbidden Zone, he never came out. He then got married and had kids, and built my family."
Hearing the young woman, Ye Chen felt a bit sorry for her. He did not know how big the Bewilderment Fog Island was, but no matter how big it was, there should be a limit. Staying on the island for a lifetime without seeing the outside world was undoubtedly a kind of torture. Of course, she had grown up on the island, so she was very unfamiliar with the outside world. Perhaps she did not have high expectations for the outside world, but it was a blessing in disguise.
Not wanting the young woman to have high expectations for the outside world, Ye Chen shook his head and said that the outside world was very dangerous, and that he had been chased here.
"You're lying! Last time, someone said that the outside world was very big and boundless, with a lot of fun places. As for revenge and whatnot, the Bewilderment Fog Island has them too. "The young woman said angrily.
Ye Chen forced a smile and touched his nose.
"Oh right, what are you hunting low rank beasts for? These rank 3 and 4 beast pellets do not seem to be worth much, right?" Ye Chen could not help but ask.
The young woman glared at Ye Chen and explained, "The natural Yuan Qi in the forbidden zone is very thin, and the supply is not enough to meet the demand. Pellets and spirit stones are also very rare, and the more we use, the less we have. Therefore, we hunt the beasts and extract the Yuan Qi from the pellets for our own training. After a long time, the number of high rank beasts around the island has decreased drastically. So, we have to settle for the next best thing, which is to hunt beasts below rank 5."
"I see."
Ye Chen suddenly understood. The natural Yuan Qi in the forbidden zone was indeed very thin, not even thirty percent of the outside world. In this kind of environment, it would be strange if one could train fast.
At the front of the ship, the elder took out a head-sized light ball from his storage ring. The light ball shone with an orange light, then gradually dimmed down.
"The Sensory Ball is about to lose connection with the Sensory Tower. Everyone, come up now." Wrapped in zhen qi, the elder's voice spread out into the water.
Soon, human figures jumped out of the water and onto the deck. Some of them were carrying beasts on their shoulders, and were covered in blood.
"Father, what is wrong with this brat?" The one who spoke was the elder's son. He was in his forties, with a muscular body and a full beard. Before, he had been busy hunting beasts, so he did not have time to pay attention to Ye Chen. Now that he had the time, he finally asked.
The elder said, "He came from the outside, and has already paid three thousand low-rank spirit stones."
"From the outside, should we?" The middle-aged man pressed his right hand down.
The elder shook his head, "No, he is not simple. I do not have the confidence to take him on. Be careful, or I might get killed instead. It is better to be careful."
"You do not have the confidence to take him on?" The middle-aged man froze for a second. The elder was at the peak level of Late Clasping Yuan Realm. If even he did not have the confidence to take him on, then it would be pointless for him to go up.
"Alright, do a headcount and get ready to set sail."
The elder started to speak.
"Grandpa, everyone is here!"
The young man who was in charge of the headcount nodded at the elder.
"Yeah, let's go!"
The boat turned around and sailed into the fog ocean far away.
…
Through the conversation with the young woman, Ye Chen found out that she was called Zhao Yushuang, and the elder was called Zhao Heng. The light ball in Zhao Heng's hand was a mysterious sensor ball.
The gravity of the forbidden zone was chaotic, and the fog ocean was endless. Therefore, the items used to tell directions were completely ineffective. Nobody knew when, but in the center of the forbidden zone, there was a sensor tower built on the island. This sensor tower was similar to a lighthouse. As long as one carried a sensor ball, they would be able to sense the location of the tower within a thousand miles. But, there was a time limit. The longer the time, the weaker the connection between the sensor ball and the tower would be, until the connection was completely lost. For most of the people on the island, not being able to return to the island was a very scary thing.
As the boat sailed, the fog around them started to dissipate, until it disappeared completely.
From afar, Ye Chen saw a huge island. The whole island had a radius of hundreds of miles, like an upside-down pot covering the lake water. The highest point was more than ten thousand meters high, and the edge was connected to the lake water. Many boats of different sizes were docked on the dock.
There were many buildings on the island, similar to the structure of the Snake Island. The island was divided into nine levels from the bottom to the top. The outermost level was at the bottom, while the ninth level was at the top of the island. A huge sensor tower stood on top of the tower, and on top of the tower was a light ball that looked like a small sun.
"We have arrived at the island." The elder named Zhao Heng let out a breath. Every time he went out, he would be worried, afraid that he would not be able to come back. Fortunately, everything had been smooth sailing.
"Grandpa, what about him? He doesn't have an identity tag?"
Zhao Yushuang suddenly asked Zhao Heng.
Hearing her, Zhao Heng seemed to have thought of something and said to Ye Chen, "This is your first time here, so you probably don't understand the rules here. Let me use this chance to tell you a bit, in case you lose your life."
"Rules?" Ye Chen looked at the huge Bewilderment Fog Island and understood. For such a huge island, there must be some rules. Otherwise, it would have been messed up already.
"There are three island leaders, nineteen grand elders, and ninety-eight elders. The elders' power is equivalent to the top Astral Reaching Realm warriors, while the grand elders are Extreme Astral Reaching Realm warriors. As for the island leaders, they are invincible among the Astral Reaching Realm warriors, and they can easily kill the top Astral Reaching Realm warriors. The whole island is under their rule. Therefore, the rules are set by them. Listen carefully!"
Zhao Heng cleared his throat and continued, "Everyone on Bewilderment Fog Island has their own identity token. The identity token is the metal token in my hand. There is a number on it." Zhao Heng took out a palm-sized metal token with a string of numbers written on it.
For example, Early Clasping Yuan Realm martial artists would have to pay ten thousand low rank soul stones, Mid Clasping Yuan Realm martial artists would have to pay twenty thousand low rank soul stones, Late Clasping Yuan Realm martial artists would have to pay thirty thousand low rank soul stones, Early Astral Reaching Realm martial artists would have to pay three thousand mid rank soul stones, Mid Astral Reaching Realm martial artists would have to pay nine thousand mid rank soul stones, and Late Astral Reaching Realm martial artists would have to pay twenty-seven thousand mid rank soul stones, which can be exchanged with low rank soul stones. The exchange rate is one to forty. If you do not have enough soul stones, you will have to join the forces of the Bewilderment Fog Island and work for them. There is no other option. "
Zhao Yushuang said, "Do not be reckless. In the past, there were powerful Astral Reaching Realm warriors who came to the island and did not care about the rules. In the end, they were killed by the two masters on the spot, and their bodies were hung on the city gate for three days and three nights."
"I got it!"
Hearing Zhao Heng's words, Ye Chen had a basic understanding of the island's forces. Without exaggeration, if the island were a martial institution, it would be the most powerful rank 7 martial institution, since the rank 6 martial institutions would only have one Extreme Astral Reaching Realm warrior. However, there were nineteen of them, especially the three leaders, who were all invincible among the Astral Reaching Realm warriors. They were probably not far from the Sea of Souls Realm. Of course, there were no Sea of Souls Realm warriors on the island, so they could not compete with the rank 6 martial institutions.
"You have understood everything I have said." Zhao Heng could not see through Ye Chen, and was afraid that Ye Chen would cause trouble. If it were not for the fact that he liked him, he would not even bother to remind him.
"Yeah, thank you for telling me."
Ye Chen was indeed grateful. Right now, his battling power was equivalent to a beginner Astral Reaching Realm warrior. Not to mention the masters, he would not be able to handle any Astral Reaching Realm warrior. If he were at his peak, he would not have to worry too much, since he believed that the power of the island would not want to humiliate an Extreme Astral Reaching Realm warrior either. Otherwise, there would not be nineteen top masters.
"As long as you understand. Let's go."
Zhao Heng let out a breath. He could tell that Ye Chen had a calm temperament, and was not an impulsive person. So, he only said those words to remind him.
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