On the dark red earth, small pebbles along the roadside trembled and shot out to both sides as the off-road convoy passed by.
As night falls, beneath the sky, a red moon, unchanged since its first appearance, hangs once again high in the heavens.
"All personnel stop and rest! Stay alert! Under the red moon, the mysterious will only become more frenzied. We must not let our guard down!"
With a loud shout from the front of the convoy, the entire convoy came to a slow and orderly stop. In just over ten minutes, dozens of tents appeared on the ground.
"Chi Chen, Lin Bai, and Qing Sheng, you three will keep watch for the first half of the night. We'll take over for the second half!"
After arranging the night watch order, Lu Sheng went into his tent. Everyone had been quite exhausted today, and they had to seize every minute to rest and recover so that they could be ready to face the next wave of mysterious attacks at any time.
Above the camp, more than ten campfires illuminated the dark night. Beside the campfire where Chi Chen and his two companions were, there were two other squads of night watchmen.
Their eyes were filled with curiosity and gratitude as they looked at Chi Chen. This was because Chi Chen had used the Rejuvenation of All Things to heal the wounded almost as soon as he recovered some of his spiritual power. In addition, Chi Chen had displayed abnormal combat power in the daytime battle. Therefore, even the people around the other campfires would occasionally cast a kind smile at Chi Chen.
"Chi Chen, why don't you go and rest first? There are quite a few people on night watch, it won't matter if one is missing."
Lin Bai looked at Chi Chen, whose face was still somewhat pale under the firelight, and couldn't help but worry. Chi Chen had already taken a direct hit from that terrifying half-dragon, and his own injuries were quite severe. In addition, he had spared no effort in treating the wounded, which had greatly depleted his resources. Everyone else had recovered to some extent, but Chi Chen's condition was still not good.
Qingsheng also looked at Chi Chen, signaling him to go and rest. Seeing this, the others naturally had no objections.
"No, I can recover this way too!"
Upon hearing this, Chi Chen shook his head and rejected Lin Bai's suggestion. It wasn't that Chi Chen was being pretentious or unwilling to be treated specially, but rather that he felt that staying awake and recovering would be faster than going to sleep. Moreover, Chi Chen could clearly sense that he was just a little bit away from stepping into the Solid Mirror Realm.
While constantly restoring his mental strength and treating the wounded, although somewhat tiring, it also accelerated his time to enter the Solid Mirror realm. Outside the city walls, where danger lurks everywhere, the more strength he had, the more chances he had to survive, and he wouldn't be a burden to others because of his own lack of strength.
Chi Chen really didn't want to go through the memory of being able to watch others die right before his eyes while he was powerless to do anything about it.
"Alright then, but don't push yourself too hard!"
Seeing this, Lin Bai could only sigh in his heart. Chi Chen was always like this, liking to take all the blame upon himself. But perhaps this was one of the reasons why Chi Chen could become the most eye-catching spot in the crowd no matter where he went.
"Yes, I know, don't worry!"
Chi Chen nodded, but the next second, he got up and walked towards another campfire.
Lin Bai and Qing Sheng exchanged a glance, both seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes.
Beside the flickering campfire, Chi Chen walked and stopped, constantly using the Rejuvenation of All Things technique to treat the more seriously injured. Before he knew it, Chi Chen had reached the campfire of the two leading teams.
At this moment, three middle-aged men at the Star Radiance Realm were vigilantly observing their surroundings by the campfire.
"Greetings, seniors. My name is Chi Chen. Does anyone need healing for their injuries? My healing abilities are quite good; I should be able to help you!"
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Chi Chen took the initiative to explain his purpose.
Upon seeing this, the three middle-aged men at the Star Radiance Realm smiled. Although they had been at the very front of the convoy, they had been keeping a close eye on the situation at the rear and were aware of Chi Chen's treatment of everyone earlier.
There are very few people with healing abilities, and even among the hundreds of people who went out, apart from two special teams, there were no people with healing abilities in the other teams. All they could rely on were some recovery potions.
In fact, no matter which team goes out, they will most likely choose not to bring any people with forbidden healing abilities. This is because they consider each person with forbidden healing abilities a treasure. Only within the city walls can they maximize their effectiveness. If they are brought out and then lost outside the city walls, it would be a great loss.
Although they were helpless, it was something they could not do. After all, forbidden healing ability users were extremely rare. Even in a city of such a large size, there were no more than a hundred healing ability users.
"Chi Chen, thank you for your kindness, but your cultivation level is a bit too low, so you probably won't be of much use to us. You should focus on recovering your strength, as the others may need your help to heal them later!"
One of the men at the Star Radiance Realm shook his head at Chi Chen. Although they had seen Chi Chen's healing ability was indeed impressive, Chi Chen was still just a Radiant Realm ability user. Their injuries, on the other hand, were caused by a mysterious being at the same Star Radiance Realm, so Chi Chen's abilities might not be of much use to them.
How will you know if you don't try?
Upon hearing this, Chi Chen did not give up, because he knew just how abnormal and forbidden the healing power of the Resurrection of All Things truly was.
"Well then, I'll let you try!"
Seeing this, the man chuckled and stopped trying to persuade Chi Chen. After all, this was Chi Chen's good intention, and it would be rather unreasonable to keep refusing.
When Chi Chen saw that it wasn't working, he naturally stopped persisting.
Having received permission, Chi Chen stepped forward and placed his hands on the man's arms.
As all things began to revive, a pure and magical power continuously flowed from Chi Chen's palm into that person's body.
Chi Chen's expression was serious as he maximized the revival of all things. After all, these three people were the strongest fighting force in their team. The more their strength could be restored, the greater the chance of the entire team's survival.
"This is!!"
The man's eyes widened as he felt the magical energy emanating from Chi Chen's palm.
When that energy entered his body, he could clearly feel every cell in his body cheering and welcoming it. Although his injuries were not recovering quickly, the fact that he felt healed in such a short time was enough to shock him.
Chi Chen's healing ability is definitely no weaker than those high-level healing ability users in the city. But you have to know, he is only a young man in the Radiant Realm!
Thinking of this, the shock in the man's eyes intensified.
Seeing this, the other two also looked at Chi Chen, only to see that Chi Chen had a serious expression on his face and was doing his best to heal the other person's injuries, without being disturbed by the outside world.
"This kid seems to be a newcomer, right?"
"Hmm, he does look somewhat unfamiliar!"
The other two then realized that they had never seen Chi Chen before. Although they couldn't possibly recognize everyone in the city, they could easily distinguish newcomers like Chi Chen because there was a difference in their aura.
Having spent years fighting the mysterious forces on this defensive line, they all carry a certain amount of murderous aura. Although members of the Zhanmi faction within the Great Xia territory also fight the mysterious forces, they are still no match for them in this aspect.
Therefore, they can almost always clearly identify any newcomers arriving inside the defense line.
Just then, a teammate passed by, and the two quickly pulled him aside to ask about Chi Chen's situation.
Then, as the man recounted the story, the expressions on their faces kept changing, and then they looked at Chi Chen with some disbelief.
They thought Chi Chen was just a special healing-type forbidden ability user. They didn't expect Chi Chen's combat power to be so fierce. A young man in the Radiant Realm was able to kill a group of solid-realm mystics.
Where did this top-tier prodigy suddenly come from?
Even though they had seen countless geniuses, and some of them were geniuses in their youth, they were still astonished by Chi Chen. They had never seen or even heard of such a prodigy.
Chi Chen was unaware that while he was treating the wounded during the day, his performance in battle had already been spread throughout almost the entire team by Qiu Yuan's big mouth. Qiu Yuan almost ran out of spittle talking about it, and when he was spreading the word, he acted like Chi Chen was his good brother, as if he had forgotten the embarrassing incident of Chi Chen directly admitting defeat to him in the square.
About ten minutes later, Chi Chen lowered his hands, his forehead beaded with sweat and his face pale. He was also panting heavily. The revival of all things was abnormal, but as that person said, the difference in their cultivation levels was too great. This treatment, which lasted less than ten minutes, made Chi Chen feel more tired than if he had worked hard for half a day.
"Haha, good, good lad, you're truly a promising young man! My name is Liao Fan, you can just call me Uncle Liao from now on. When we get back, Uncle Liao will treat you to a drink!"
The man felt that his injuries had recovered by more than half. He swung his fist and excitedly patted Chi Chen's back. However, Chi Chen, who was somewhat weak at the moment, lost his balance when hit by the palm and almost fell to the ground.
"Liao Fan, what are you doing?"
The other two glared at Liao Fan with some displeasure. Good heavens, is this repaying kindness with enmity?
"Hehe, I wasn't paying attention, I wasn't paying attention, I accidentally hit it a little too hard, are you alright, Chi Chen!"
Seeing this, Liao Fan scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.
"It's alright, let me recover first before treating the other two seniors!"
Chi Chen smiled helplessly and quickly replied.
"Don't panic, don't panic. You should recover first. Calling him 'senior' sounds too formal. My name is Long Yuan, and his name is Xu Tian. Just call me Uncle Long and him Uncle Xu."
Upon hearing this, Long Yuan quickly gestured to Chi Chen not to rush and to let him recover more first.
"Chi Chen, where did you come from?"
Xu Tian also took the opportunity to ask, as they were all very curious about where such a genius as Chi Chen had come from.
"I'm from Luanning District!"
Upon hearing this, Chi Chen felt slightly strange. He had been too focused on the moment and hadn't realized that they were aware of his behavior during the day.
"Luan Ning District? That sounds familiar!"
"Holy crap, you weren't brought by Zhang Rong, were you?"
Suddenly, Liao Fan exclaimed, his eyes shining as he looked at Chi Chen. Luan Ning District—no wonder it sounded familiar; wasn't that the area Zhang Rong ultimately chose to stay in?
"Uh...I did come with the captain!!"
Chi Chen's lips twitched slightly as he dodged Liao Fan's hand, which was once again extended in excitement. Why couldn't this big shot be a little more mature and composed? Why was he so easily agitated?
Upon hearing this, Long Yuan and Xu Tian's eyes lit up. Could it be said that a great teacher produces great students?
No, the young man in front of me must be an exceptionally resilient person, otherwise he wouldn't have chosen to come to this place at the Radiant Realm. Zhang Rong is not the kind of person who forces his team members.
"Hey Chi Chen, do you have a girl you like?"
Liao Fan suddenly turned his eyes, put his arm around Chi Chen, and asked as if he was a little embarrassed.
Upon hearing this, Chi Chen was taken aback. Why did he suddenly ask about this?
But is she the woman he admires?
Chi Chen thought for a moment. Back in school, there were girls who had given him love letters. Although most of them were meant for him to pass on to Lin Bai, some were actually given to him.
However, at that time, Chi Chen was suffering from the wound in his chest, so he didn't have much time to care about those youthful infatuations. Besides, early relationships were forbidden at school, and women would only slow him down when he turned the pages of his book.
"No, not at all!"
Chi Chen looked at Liao Fan, who had a grin on his face, and still responded with a comment.
"Oh, perfect timing! Uncle Liao, I have two daughters..."
"Liao Fan, what are you doing? Aren't your two daughters both five or six years older than Chi Chen? How can you be so shameless?"
Long Yuan's face darkened, and he immediately interrupted Liao Fan, saying, "This guy is too unserious."
"So what? As long as there's love, age isn't a problem. Besides, my two daughters are both good-looking and worthy of Chi Chen!"
Liao Fan immediately retorted, looking righteous and indignant.
"Uncle Liao, if your daughter knew you were pushing them around like you were selling something, wouldn't you be afraid of a scene of filial piety between father and daughter?"
Seeing this, Chi Chen was also speechless, and muttered to himself, "Fortunately, there's still Long Yuan, who understands the situation."
But the next second, Long Yuan's words almost made Chi Chen spit out a mouthful of blood.
"Chi Chen, don't listen to him. His two daughters are still unmarried because they're too outgoing and don't act like girls at all. My daughter is different. She's about your age and has a gentle personality. How about we meet her when we get back?"
"Actually, my family..."
"Xu Tian, what's it to you? Get out of the way! Your little girl has just turned ten!"
Seeing this, Xu Tian also wanted to chime in, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Liao Fan and Long Yuan in unison.
Xu Tian smiled awkwardly. Indeed, his daughter was a bit too young.
Chi Chen looked at these three big shots who had suddenly become unserious and felt a headache coming on. What was going on?
"Is Chi Chen a little... you know?"
In the distance, Qing Sheng watched Chi Chen being pulled around and laughing by the three big shots, and asked Lin Bai with some confusion.
"What?"
Lin Bai also looked away, his face full of questions.
"It's that trendy internet term, 'social arrogance syndrome' or something!"
"I think so, maybe a little?"
Lin Bai looked at Chi Chen again, who seemed to be chatting and laughing with those three Star Radiance Realm experts in less than half an hour, and fell into deep thought. How come he hadn't noticed this before?
As the crimson moon sets and the fiery sun slowly rises from the distant horizon, it casts a unique glow on the barren land.
At this moment, Chi Chen's eyes were closed, and a wave emanated from his body. Then, under everyone's gaze, Chi Chen suddenly opened his eyes, a bright light flashed, and Chi Chen's realm finally stepped into the Solid Mirror.
Yes, Chi Chen didn't sleep a wink last night. After treating Liao Fan and the other two, he waited for the other three Star Radiance Realm experts to wake up and treated them one by one. After continuous recovery and depletion, Chi Chen finally and steadily advanced one level after meditating for another half hour.
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