Chapter 448: Boundaries

“Gods?”

It was the first time Lin Xun had heard that Gods existed within the Wildlands.

“Yes, Gods.”

“Grandfather said there are many terrifying Demonic Beasts in the Wildlands.”

“And the reason these Demonic Beasts haven’t come out is because they are suppressed by the Gods inside.”

“Otherwise, without these Gods, if those Demonic Beasts from the Wildlands were to swarm out, the world would be completely devastated.”

“I see…”

Listening to the young girl’s words, Lin Xun appeared to understand on the surface.

However, in his heart, he was skeptical.

He didn’t know if life truly existed within the Wildlands.

Nor did he know if these Gods were truly suppressing the Demonic Beasts in the Wildlands.

He knew even less whether what the Old Man had seen back then was actually a god.

But it didn’t matter; he would see it for himself!

Two days later, Lin Xun and Honeysuckle continued forward for another hundred miles.

Along the way, the two encountered many strange and powerful Demonic Beasts.

Regarding these Demonic Beasts, Honeysuckle would ask if they needed to avoid them.

If Lin Xun said yes, Honeysuckle would use various methods to avoid them, clearly very experienced.

But if Lin Xun said there was no need to avoid them, Honeysuckle would assume he wanted to hunt them.

After all, the deeper one went into the Wildlands, the more valuable the Demonic Beasts became.

To Honeysuckle’s inquiries, Lin Xun’s answer was always to attack.

After all, they couldn’t come all this way for nothing; what if these unknown Demonic Beasts proved useful later?

Moreover, Lin Xun saw that Honeysuckle’s eyes were filled with anticipation and longing.

According to the rules of the Wildlands, outsiders needed to give thirty percent of their kills to the guide.

The guide’s hiring fee was small, but the referral fee from the Beast Blood City Guild was ridiculously high.

However, Honeysuckle never egged Lin Xun on to fight any Demonic Beast.

In fact, when encountering highly dangerous Demonic Beasts, she preferred to lead Lin Xun away.

But Lin Xun was different… basically every Demonic Beast they encountered was killed by him… and he gave her thirty percent of the proceeds according to the rules.

Seeing the girl’s longing expression, Lin Xun felt he could give her more.

But in a place like the Wildlands, one didn’t accept rewards without merit; if he gave too much, she might think he had other strange intentions.

As their spoils grew, Honeysuckle’s understanding of Lin Xun’s strength was constantly updated, and she worked even harder to lead him forward.

Lin Xun also witnessed one technique after another from Honeysuckle.

For example, the habits of certain Demonic Beasts, or certain strange stone slabs that shouldn’t be touched.

Or how to identify Treant Forests and the solutions for various types of Toxic Miasma.

Lin Xun also just learned that in the Wildlands, there is often a companion antidote right next to the Toxic Miasma.

However, next to the companion antidote, there are also poisons associated with the miasma.

All of this required experience to distinguish.

Furthermore, many things increase in effectiveness as your Realm improves.

But if you knew the right way to deal with them, it would be much simpler.

Lin Xun summarized his experiences as Honeysuckle solved one problem after another.

On their fifth day in the Wildlands, although Honeysuckle wanted to keep going, she had no choice but to stop reluctantly.

“This is the furthest I’ve ever been.”

Honeysuckle confessed to Lin Xun with a hint of disappointment.

“Further ahead is uncharted territory for me.”

“I understand. Thank you for your help during this time, Miss Honeysuckle.”

Lin Xun cupped his hands in thanks.

“There shouldn’t be any problem with you returning alone, right?”

During this time, Lin Xun had seen Honeysuckle’s various methods.

He believed that even without him, she could leave this place safely.

“Returning won’t be a problem for me.”

Honeysuckle shook her head.

“But what about you? Are you still going forward? The road ahead will be very dangerous. The terror of the Wildlands is actually far beyond what you outsiders imagine.”

Lin Xun nodded. “Thank you for your concern, Miss, but I must continue deeper.

There are some things I have to figure out.”

Honeysuckle lowered her head and thought for a while. Finally, the young girl made a decision: “If Big Brother Lin trusts me, I can go with you.”

Seeing Lin Xun’s questioning look, Honeysuckle continued to explain:

“My grandfather is bedridden and needs a lot of money. I feel that if I follow Big Brother Lin, I can get many Demonic Beast Materials, and perhaps even find the medicinal herbs my grandfather needs.”

“Big Brother Lin is strong and a good person. I think if I follow you, maybe I can gather everything this time.”

“Although I haven’t been to the terrain ahead, my grandfather taught me a lot of knowledge.”

“By drawing parallels, I believe I can be of help to Big Brother Lin.”

“Of course, because I haven’t been to the terrain ahead, my role will be limited.”

“Therefore, if I help Big Brother Lin, you can just give me ten percent of the spoils.”

“And if we encounter danger, Big Brother Lin can just abandon me and leave. I definitely won’t hold you back!”

Lin Xun: “…”

To be honest, Lin Xun really didn’t expect this girl to want to go deeper with him.

Nor did he expect her to have such courage.

After a moment’s thought, Lin Xun nodded:

“Regardless of whether you are helpful or not, at the very least, we will be exploring the deeper parts of the Wildlands together.”

“So for our spoils, it’ll be eighty-twenty.”

“And when I tell you to leave, you must leave.”

“Any problems with that?”

“None!” Honeysuckle nodded firmly.

This wasn’t Lin Xun giving her charity; a strong-willed woman like her wouldn’t accept charity.

Instead, Lin Xun felt that the things this girl had inherited through her Legacy would surely be useful on the road ahead.

Likewise, Honeysuckle gladly accepted the twenty percent share.

She believed she was worth that much; if she wasn’t, she would return the items to him. Either way, she wouldn’t take advantage of him!

Both Lin Xun and Honeysuckle were straightforward people.

Having made their agreement, Lin Xun and Honeysuckle continued forward.

The deeper they went into the Wildlands, the thicker the mist became, and there were fewer Demonic Beasts.

They occasionally encountered an Azure Wolf, and surprisingly, its Realm was actually at the Nascent Soul Realm.

Demonic Beasts were completely different from the Yao Race and the Human Race.

Demonic Beasts were strange-looking and varied, and their cultivation speed was much faster than that of the Yao Race.

But no matter how strong a Demonic Beast was, it could never possess intelligence; they would always remain “beasts.”

Their intelligence was merely a bit higher than that of ordinary wild animals.

After dealing with that Demonic Beast and walking for another day, Lin Xun and Honeysuckle arrived before a Han River.

Lin Xun felt that if he remembered correctly, this Han River was the boundary the Old Master had written about in his diary!