My crazy Cultivation Path

CHAPTER 161

After about twenty minutes.

Arlen and her group finally left the base

and joined the others who were waiting for them.

— So, where are we heading?

Darlius asked.

Arlen answered him coldly:

— Just follow us.

And she began to walk. Apparently, she knew the route by heart.

Everyone followed her without saying a word.

After a few hours…

Dina separated from Sys and Zina and approached Tony.

— Quite surprising… it’s still been six months since you’ve been avoiding me,

Tony whispered.

— Well… Aconé must have told you what I did,

Dina replied.

Tony:

— Yeah… he explained how you abandoned me to Liara’s hands…

he said in an extremely calm tone.

Which gave Dina the impression that he might jump at her at any moment.

Tony:

— But contrary to what some would have wanted, I don’t hold it against you…

Dina looked at him with surprised eyes.

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Tony:

— But obviously, from now on I will rely less on you to protect my back… this is in no way hatred or anger… but could you leave your back to someone who abandoned you to a madwoman like Liara?

No, I strongly doubt it,

he explained, still with that calmness, not even looking at Dina once.

Even though Tony did not hate her, Dina understood that he would no longer rely on her help. Maybe he no longer considered her a friend.

On his side, Tony had not taken his eyes off Simone.

She was surrounded by Dahlia and Julius, who possessed, like her, the earth affinity card.

I wonder how they developed their skills… Earth can be vast: controlling vines, branches, plants, or even fish… As Simone showed, she can also control metal… In essence, their affinity cards bring together earth, metal, and wood…

Tony thought to himself.

His mind always tended to overflow with imagination. Hundreds of ideas for using the earth affinity card flooded his thoughts.

His only conclusion was:

If a user manages to use everything I’ve just thought of, they will become an opponent that even I would hesitate to fight.

But I doubt such power can be reached in the Human Realm. It must be in the Immortal Realm, or even above.

In any case, I won’t tell them on my own to try what I’ve just imagined. I have other things to deal with, even if I’m curious to see it.

Three weeks.

That was the time it took them to reach their destination.

They had encountered cultivators from the Payo and Chang clans.

Arlen and her group preferred to avoid them.

But Zina, Dina, Dirios, Asti, and Iloy charged straight at them.

Each time, it was a group of five.

It was easy for Zina and Dina, more difficult for Asti, Iloy, and Dirios.

But even so, they considered it experience gained.

They had never fought rank six cultivators like themselves.

It was always rank seven or eight, and yet they managed to put them in difficulty.

And when they started to lose, either Tony or Hikiri intervened.

But they showed nothing extravagant, only their mastery of the sword.

Neither of them intended to use the techniques learned here, unless someone stronger than them appeared.

Alice, who was rank seven, remembered Tony very well.

At first, she thought herself superior to him. She was sure that even if he was rank eight, she would still have a chance against him.

But seeing his swordsmanship left her speechless.

It wasn’t that she thought his style was weak, but while observing Tony,

she rarely saw any openings.

Arlen and Kamo were also doubtful.

Tony had evolved just as much technically as mentally.

In his mind, Tony wondered how they would react if he showed them his bare-handed fighting style.

…………

Not far from the city of the Chang clan.

Tony observed with surprise—Canou Gérard had truly spoken the truth.

A large and long square building rose before them. Even if it did not reach the sky,

it was still of an impressive size.

…………

At the same time, five kilometers from the city.

Several mountains twisted together to form a single one.

There was a cave, where a man dressed in a black robe, decorated with headless shadows, sat in the lotus position.

Suddenly, he began to groan:

— I’m sick of being on this damn planet… Recruitment, recruitment… How does he expect me to recruit anyone here?

Standing up, he looked straight at the sky and started to shout:

— Please, send me some promising people!

When suddenly, something caught his attention.

He looked toward the city of the Chang clan, then turned his head toward the nearby forest.

He stared at somintently, and a smile stretched across his lips.

— I found one… yes. Anyway, he won’t be able to refuse in his condition.

He’s closer to the end than he thinks.