Chapter 283: Frost Lake
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
If the Hundred Thousand Mountains were compared to a modern city,
The appearance of the zombie beasts was like the entire city plunging into a post-apocalyptic world of zombies.
And Lu Ming and his group, who possess the aura of Esek, were like those with the ability to be completely ignored by zombies…
Their path through the Hundred Thousand Mountains was smooth and unobstructed, as one could imagine.
“However, the core area is off-limits.”
This was because there was an upper limit to the infection ability of Esek’s zombie beast poison.
As an Ancient Realm expert, he could infect those below the Ancient Realm, but the exotic beasts of the Ancient Realm were completely immune to the zombie beast poison. Because of this, be it Lu Ming or Esek, the core area of the Hundred Thousand Mountains was still a restricted area.
Fortunately, Roda’s secret passage did not pass through the core area.
Along the way, the five of them sped up and finally, after five days, they arrived at Roda’s secret passage.
It was a place called Frost Lake.
Frost Lake was an inner lake in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. It was named because the lake water was always cold all year round.
They arrived in the morning. Gray light descended from the sky and fell on the lake, as if casting a white veil over the entire lake.
There was a faint cold air rising from the lake, and the perceived temperature here was probably a few degrees above freezing.
It was not exactly pleasant, but for the five, all of whom were at least at Level Nine of the Physique Realm, this temperature was well within an acceptable range.
The surrounding plants seemed to have adapted to the cold air.
The pale blue flowers and grass were in bloom, giving the scenery here a unique charm.
“The secret passage is under the lake. It’s a dried-up underground river.”
After saying this, Roda continued, “1 discovered this secret passage by chance. There’s no danger inside, and walking through the secret passage for a month will take you to the territory of the Aeonians on the other side of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.”
“In other words, the Eternal Clan’s Clear River Province.”
Huo Sheng, Chengcheng and the others were currently in Clear River Province.
Upon hearing this, Lu Ming fell into deep thought.
He looked around.
The area around the Frost Lake was scenic, and there were not many signs of much activity from the exotic beasts in the surroundings. And occasionally, he could not tell if they were exotic beasts or zombie beasts…
In any case, this place was quite peaceful.
This made Lu Ming think for a moment, and he quickly made up his mind.
“I don’t really want to go to the Eternal Clan.”
Because there were too many people over there, and more people meant less peace and more trivial matters to deal with.
The others knew Lu Ming’s temperament and had no objections to his decision. Roda nodded and said, “I haven’t fully absorbed King Lin’s inheritance yet. Going back to the Eternal Clan at this point would just alert my enemies, perhaps it’s better to give them a warning and save the revenge for later.”
Quan Chao, Uncle Lu and Roxin, these three had no objections.
Uncle Lu, Roxin and Roda had the same view, and Quan Chao was clearly prepared to follow Lu Ming’s lead.
Lu Ming and Roda’s decision was equivalent to the entire team making that decision.
“Let’s settle here for now.”
They built a house near Frost Lake.
The spacious and well-constructed house was perfect for shelter from wind and rain..
After building the house, it was already afternoon. Lu Ming, Roda and Quan Chao walked around a few rounds and soon made new discoveries.
There was a Flame Stone mine nearby, which meant that Lu Ming could easily obtain the necessary materials for cultivating the Flame Body Forging Technique.
Apart from that, there were abundant resources in the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
For example, Lu Ming had also discovered a mineral deposit called Star Rock Jade.
This was a necessity for cultivating another Source Realm Body Forging technique.
After a simple exploration, Lu Ming somewhat understood why explorers risked their lives to seek wealth, and ventured into the Hundred Thousand Mountains…
There were really many treasures here, and with a bit of luck, becoming rich overnight was entirely possible.
That night, Lu Ming carried the newly gathered Flame Stones back to the house.
Upon entering his room, he found the interior of the room to be simple but clean, with a futon that Lu Ming often used and a bed made of hay.
This was apparently the work of Roxin.
A smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.
Lu Ming sat on the futon and soon entered the Void Space.
Name: Lu Ming
Level: Physique Realm, Level 5.
Transcendent Ability: Self-Limitation State
Strength: 651,900
Physique: 651,900
Agility: 651,900
Free Attribute Points: 610,700
Divine Source Points: 44
Others: omitted.
The moment he entered the Void Space, Lu Ming opened his attribute panel and examined his attributes.
The attributes were impressive, but there was something that puzzled Lu Ming…
His level.
He was still at the Fifth Level of the Physique Realm.
This conflicted with what Lu Ming knew about the Ancient Realm – once Silver Patterns appeared, a Transcendent could be considered to have entered the Ancient Realm. However, the attribute system said that Lu Ming was only at Level Five of the Physique Realm.
This contradiction left Lu Ming confused.
Since he could not figure it out, he decided not to dwell on it for the time being.
“It doesn’t matter if it’s the Ancient Realm or the Physique Realm.”
“I just need to figure out my real strength and what level of expert 1 can resist, and then 1’11 be at that level.”
At this moment, Lu Ming’s real strength was probably at the First Level of the Ancient Realm.
In the First Level of the Ancient Realm,he was in the middle – much stronger than the Cockroach Pavilion, the weakest, and similar to the golden-patterned Tang Chongye and Esek. Of course, the specific outcome of their battles could not be determined by data alone; it depended more on their performance in battle and the mutual restraint between their ability systems.
Now, Lu Ming had to consider how to proceed on his future path.
“For now, let’s assume that I’m already an Ancient Realm expert.”
“So, my future path is the same path of the growth and strength of other Ancient Realm experts.”
Cultivating a Source Power Skill allowed one to observe the essence of matter and temper the body, forming three different mystical patterns, accumulating mystical patterns endlessly.
Yes, the path of the Ancient Realm was an endless path.
Ancient Realm experts could acquire new mystical patterns without limit, until they died of old age. However, if they did not achieve godhoods, they could not obtain higher-level transformations, metamorphosis.
So, no matter how powerful they became, it would only be a quantitative change, not a qualitative one!
This was the path that all the Ancient Realm experts in the Black Mist Zone followed.
Even the so-called Quasi-Divine Level experts were no exception.
In an instant, Lu Ming thought of Flame Heart establishing the Force System…
This made Lu Ming contemplate and ponder.
“Golden patterns… Silver patterns…”
“There seems to be some things 1 don’t understand in all of this.”
He was still unable to grasp it.
He could only push this matter to the back of his mind.
Lu Ming refocused his thoughts back to the beginning.
“There are three types of mystical patterns. The Source of Magic Silver Patterns, the Foundation of Matter Golden Patterns, and the Blood Patterns of the Eye of Flesh and Blood.”
“From a level perspective, Silver Patterns are at the lowest but easiest to cultivate. Golden Patterns are in the middle, and it’s hard to describe whether they are easy to cultivate; obtaining the power of Golden Patterns is full of fortuitous circumstances, and there is no definite way to acquire the power of Golden Patterns.
“As for the last, the Eye of Flesh and Blood, it’s the most difficult, but its power is also the strongest.”
“Let’s set aside the Golden Patterns for now. The Silver Patterns and Blood Patterns are not difficult for me.”
“Body Forging techniques correspond to Blood Patterns, and Source Power Skills correspond to Silver Patterns.”
“All I need is time.”
With the system in hand, time could help Lu Ming solve all his problems!
“For now, let’s leave it at that..”