Against The Heavens 7 Entering The Cloud Wilderness.

"Brother Yang. Big Brother Zhou said that we should meet him on the other side of the village."

Right after Li Yang stopped cultivating, Liang Xinyi ran up to him, her face slightly red as she spoke. She had been standing not far away, but she had been too shy to walk up and stop Li Yang's cultivation.

"I see. Thank you for telling me this, Sister Xinyi. Shall we head over there together?"

Li Yang had a faint smile on his face as he spoke. He stepped forward, standing next to Liang Xinyi as he indicated towards the other side of the village. Li Yang had, of course, noticed that she had been standing not far away, but since she had not disturbed him, he had not bothered stopping his cultivation.

"Yes!"

Liang Xinyi hastily responded, her eyes roaming over Li Yang's body as they started walking towards the spot where Liang Zhou had told her to meet him. She was not scared of Li Yang, she felt more curiosity and admiration towards him.

She was curious about why he was always able to stay so calm and inscrutable, and she admired him for the exact same reasons. Despite his parents dying while he was young, he managed to survive on his own. And he was also a very kind person, polite and courteous, always a faint smile on his lips. Such a person was easily admired.

After walking for a little while, the two of them reached the other side of the village. Liang Zhou was currently standing at the exit of the village that led deeper into the Cloud Wilderness, he was carrying a large hammer made out of Demonic beast bones on his back.

Next to Liang Zhou was his tamed Demonic beast, a Stone Crocodile. The Stone Crocodile looked like a normal crocodile and was a little over one meter long, it's entire body covered with thick gray scales. Its jaws held enough power to crush stones. Once it became as strong as a person with one rune, it would gain the ability to control the surrounding stones, leading to it being called a Stone Crocodile.

"There you are. Are you ready to enter the wilderness and tame a Demonic beast?"

Seeing the two of them walk over, Liang Zhou's face cracked into a smile. Whenever a child was to enter the Cloud Wilderness for the first time, someone from the tribe would join and a.s.sist them. Liang Zhu had nominated Liang Zhou, something he wholeheartedly agreed to.

"Yup, I can leave at any time. It seems that you are the one who will be following us?"

Li Yang gave a polite greeting before nodding his head. He had only packed some dried meat, as he planned on hunting the rest of the food he needed after entering the Cloud Wilderness.

"Excellent, then we can leave immediately. Xiao Wei, you guard the back."

Liang Zhou nodded at Li Yang, answering his question. He turned to Liang Xinyi, making sure that she too was ready to enter the Cloud Wilderness. Seeing that the both of them were ready, he decided that there was no point in standing around any longer.

Liang Zhou turned around and lead the two of them into the Cloud Wilderness. Liang Zhou walked in the front, while his Stone Crocodile, Xiao Wei, walked in the back. This way, Li Yang and Liang Xinyi only needed to guard the sides.

"As we head deeper into the wilderness, I will teach you all I know about the various herbs and Demonic beasts that can be found in the wilderness."

Liang Zhou also had the duty of teaching the two of them everything that he knew about the Cloud Wilderness. So as they walked deeper into the Cloud Wilderness, he would often stop and point at some herbs that were useful for healing wounds, concealing their smell, curing poisons.

"See that Ganoderma, that weird mushroom-like thing growing on that tree? It is called a Blood Thinning Ganoderma. Eating it in small doses is fine, it can even help cure some clogging in your veins. But if you eat too much of it, the blood in your body will start flowing out from your orifices, leading to a slow and agonizing death."

"That small white flower over there is called a Duality Flower, it is good for curing some of the more common poisons that you can find here on the outskirts. Eating the top of the flower will cure most poisons, but the roots are highly poisonous, so be careful."

"That cl.u.s.ter of gra.s.s over there is called Closing Gra.s.s. If you chew it up or boil it into a paste, you can apply it to any wound and have it close up faster. You should always gather as many of these as you can."

"That vine over there is called a Demon Concealing Vine. Turning it into a paste or just wearing it around your body will hide your scent, making it so that the weaker Demonic beasts will be unable to find you. We are only in the outskirts of the wilderness, so the odds of meeting any Demonic beasts that have managed to reach the Mortal Rune realm are low, making it a very useful vine."

Liang Zhou pointed out many herbs and plants that Li Yang and Liang Xinyi would have to take note of. Some were dangerous, so he warned them not to eat them. Others were very beneficial, so he told them about the proper procedures to eat them.

"Let's set up camp for the day here. We can continue tomorrow morning. I will spread the Demonic beast feces, the two of you can set up the camp."

After walking for a long time, Liang Zhou found a good spot where they could make up camp. He sent out Xiao Wei to hunt for some animals that they could eat, while Liang Xinyi and Li Yang set up the tents that Liang Zhou had brought along.

Liang Zhou spread some white powder around the entire camp, making sure that it made a perfect circle around the camp. This was the dried excrement of a Demonic beast. It was used to prevent other Demonic beasts from wandering into their camp.

After spreading the excrement around the entire camp, Xiao Wei returned to the camp, a dead deer in his jaws. The group quickly skinned and cut up the deer, starting a small campfire that they could use to roast the meat. After eating a quick meal, they decided on who should stand guard after Liang Zhou.

After deciding on the guard order, Liang Xinyi and Li Yang went to bed, with Liang Zhou standing guard first. The moment the sun started rising, they would continue traveling, so it was important that they got as much rest as possible.