Before, Duan Li had already realized that time differences between the Tian continent and the Eternal Maze exists. However, it was only now that he knew the time flow to be more complex than he previously expected.
No wonder those that entered together were still unable to meet with each other... it turns out that the Eternal Maze was able to select random timeframe on when to allow another people to enter!
"But then, you guys exited at the same time right?" Duan Li asked as he was slowly beginning to understand another mystery of the Eternal Maze.
"En. That's right!" Shen Lu replied with a positive nod. Though they exited from the exit portal one by one after completing the trials, they all appeared at the same time outside the gate of the Eternal Maze!
I see!
From their stories so far, it seems like if one entered the Eternal Maze at the same time with another, they would also exit at the same time!
However, they might not necessarily be thrown into the region inside it at the same time together, as was what his followers had experienced.
While it may be true that the sheer size of the regions may be one of the factor that separated one from another, the time factor should be the most decisive element in doing so!
"Heh, if that is the case, then the next time we enter, we should do it all together!" Duan Li said, a bold plan appeared in his mind.
His followers turned to one another before giving a nod, "Alright!"
As for Wang Dong, though this was his frist time hearing this, he was not someone who would shirk from facing danger, thus he agreed as well.
No matter what sort of danger they would have to face in the Third region next, as long as they are able to endure for a while and meet up with this sick Lord of their's, they would be able to throw a huge storm and topple the sky and mountains together!
"Good! Now that everyone's cultivation is at the Core Formation realm, you all should strive to reach at least the Late stage before we enter the Eternal Maze once more."
Cupping his chin, Duan Li thought for a while before flicking his fingers together, and several High quality spirit stones appeared before them!
Wengg!!
"Each of you should take 5 of these. I think it will be sufficient to buy the resources you guys need to further augment your cultivation."
Seeing the piles of High quality spirit stones laying before them, their eyes sparkled and their breathing started to become heavy. Only fools would still be polite and decline to obtain such a massive wealth!
After all, just one of the High quality spirit stone was enough for them to buy hundreds of stuff and still have some spare change to play around with!
Therefore with a leap, everyone dashed into the pile of spirit stones to claim theirs like a pack of hungry wolves.
...
The next day...
"Mother, I hope that you are okay..." Duan Li said inwardly as he sighed, sitting cross-legged at the gazebo in the middle of the lake of his residence court.
He chose to listen to Liu Sheng Juan's advice of waiting for a week. If by that time there was still no news of his mother, then he would have no choice but to set out to find her.
Inspecting his inner body, Duan Li nodded in satisfaction, "I should be able to recover 60 percent soon..."
"It's the weekend, what should I do..."
Duan Li was just about to leave for the toilet before he saw Shen Lu flying by the distance approaching him while waving his hands with a panicked expression.
"Brother! Brother! You must help Guo He!"
"Eh? What happened? Did his pills exploded on his face and the ashes could not be washed off?" Duan Li said jokingly as he chuckled.
"Brother, this is a serious matter! Guo He is being bullied at the market place!" Shen Lu said, his voice in a hurry.
"Bullied? While he is only at the Early stage, he is still a Core Formation realm cultivator... how could someone bully him?" Duan Li was taken aback when he heard this.
Shen Lu sighed helplessly, "Hais! We were just hanging out together to buy some herbs when those buffoons appeared and took our spatial rings containing our money! We tried to fight them but we were helpless as their martial arts are too strong!"
In the public space, skill arts was absolutely forbidden and banned by the authorities as it could damage the public properties through a sealing runic formation underground. Although stronger experts could brute force their way in and use their skill arts, the massive fines prevented them from doing so.
Therefore, as long as one did not go overboard, fist fights were actually quite a common sight.
"Ah? Then where are the street patrols? Aren't they supposed to keep things in order?" Duan Li furrowed his brows, finding this situation to be weird.
In the case of brawls, the street patrols would usually break off the fights and no one would dare to offend them and resist arrest.
"Even the street patrols were being beaten black and blue! Everyone could only watch by the sidelines!" Shen Lu replied.
"What? They even dared to beat up the street patrols? Who are these people? Do they think laws do not exist in the empire? Are they not afraid of being imprisoned?" Duan Li clenched his fists, feeling incensed of the brazenness of the instigators.
"Unfortunately, those buffoons are outsiders and our laws doesn't seem to scare them at all! They even said that they don't care about adhering to the rules and laws of a backwater nation, and they said they came from the great nation of the Doulou Empire!" Shen Lu gritted his teeth as he told all these.
He was frustrated because he knew this to be true. The laws and regulation of one empire might not be the same as another, and this was a flaw that outsiders or foreign people sometimes exploited when they came to the Jiu Empire. Of course, if they truly made a havoc, the Knights would be dispatched and they would have no choice but to forfeit their lives at that point.
However, if it was a street fight, it was still tolerable, and even the street patrols could only try to break off the fights slightly. If the outsiders insisted, there was nothing could be done.
After all, while most empires remained neutral with one another, they loved to showcase their might and superiority against another. If the Doulou Empire were to heard that the Jiu Empire had imprisoned their people for a mere street brawls, even if those people meant nothing to them, it would serve as a reason for them to intervene and be more audacious in their actions.
At that point, things would truly blow out of proportions then. As a result, these things happens from time to time as the authorities had no choice but turn a blind eye on it.
Listening to this, Duan Li snorted, "Hmph! The Doulou Empire is it? They are indeed formidable in martial arts, but they dare to be so overbearing in another's empire? Let's see how I will teach them, show me the way!"
Before, Duan Li had already realized that time differences between the Tian continent and the Eternal Maze exists. However, it was only now that he knew the time flow to be more complex than he previously expected.
No wonder those that entered together were still unable to meet with each other... it turns out that the Eternal Maze was able to select random timeframe on when to allow another people to enter!
"But then, you guys exited at the same time right?" Duan Li asked as he was slowly beginning to understand another mystery of the Eternal Maze.
"En. That's right!" Shen Lu replied with a positive nod. Though they exited from the exit portal one by one after completing the trials, they all appeared at the same time outside the gate of the Eternal Maze!
I see!
From their stories so far, it seems like if one entered the Eternal Maze at the same time with another, they would also exit at the same time!
However, they might not necessarily be thrown into the region inside it at the same time together, as was what his followers had experienced.
While it may be true that the sheer size of the regions may be one of the factor that separated one from another, the time factor should be the most decisive element in doing so!
"Heh, if that is the case, then the next time we enter, we should do it all together!" Duan Li said, a bold plan appeared in his mind.
His followers turned to one another before giving a nod, "Alright!"
As for Wang Dong, though this was his frist time hearing this, he was not someone who would shirk from facing danger, thus he agreed as well.
No matter what sort of danger they would have to face in the Third region next, as long as they are able to endure for a while and meet up with this sick Lord of their's, they would be able to throw a huge storm and topple the sky and mountains together!
"Good! Now that everyone's cultivation is at the Core Formation realm, you all should strive to reach at least the Late stage before we enter the Eternal Maze once more."
Cupping his chin, Duan Li thought for a while before flicking his fingers together, and several High quality spirit stones appeared before them!
Wengg!!
"Each of you should take 5 of these. I think it will be sufficient to buy the resources you guys need to further augment your cultivation."
Seeing the piles of High quality spirit stones laying before them, their eyes sparkled and their breathing started to become heavy. Only fools would still be polite and decline to obtain such a massive wealth!
After all, just one of the High quality spirit stone was enough for them to buy hundreds of stuff and still have some spare change to play around with!
Therefore with a leap, everyone dashed into the pile of spirit stones to claim theirs like a pack of hungry wolves.
...
The next day...
"Mother, I hope that you are okay..." Duan Li said inwardly as he sighed, sitting cross-legged at the gazebo in the middle of the lake of his residence court.
He chose to listen to Liu Sheng Juan's advice of waiting for a week. If by that time there was still no news of his mother, then he would have no choice but to set out to find her.
Inspecting his inner body, Duan Li nodded in satisfaction, "I should be able to recover 60 percent soon..."
"It's the weekend, what should I do..."
Duan Li was just about to leave for the toilet before he saw Shen Lu flying by the distance approaching him while waving his hands with a panicked expression.
"Brother! Brother! You must help Guo He!"
"Eh? What happened? Did his pills exploded on his face and the ashes could not be washed off?" Duan Li said jokingly as he chuckled.
"Brother, this is a serious matter! Guo He is being bullied at the market place!" Shen Lu said, his voice in a hurry.
"Bullied? While he is only at the Early stage, he is still a Core Formation realm cultivator... how could someone bully him?" Duan Li was taken aback when he heard this.
Shen Lu sighed helplessly, "Hais! We were just hanging out together to buy some herbs when those buffoons appeared and took our spatial rings containing our money! We tried to fight them but we were helpless as their martial arts are too strong!"
In the public space, skill arts was absolutely forbidden and banned by the authorities as it could damage the public properties through a sealing runic formation underground. Although stronger experts could brute force their way in and use their skill arts, the massive fines prevented them from doing so.
Therefore, as long as one did not go overboard, fist fights were actually quite a common sight.
"Ah? Then where are the street patrols? Aren't they supposed to keep things in order?" Duan Li furrowed his brows, finding this situation to be weird.
In the case of brawls, the street patrols would usually break off the fights and no one would dare to offend them and resist arrest.
"Even the street patrols were being beaten black and blue! Everyone could only watch by the sidelines!" Shen Lu replied.
"What? They even dared to beat up the street patrols? Who are these people? Do they think laws do not exist in the empire? Are they not afraid of being imprisoned?" Duan Li clenched his fists, feeling incensed of the brazenness of the instigators.
"Unfortunately, those buffoons are outsiders and our laws doesn't seem to scare them at all! They even said that they don't care about adhering to the rules and laws of a backwater nation, and they said they came from the great nation of the Doulou Empire!" Shen Lu gritted his teeth as he told all these.
He was frustrated because he knew this to be true. The laws and regulation of one empire might not be the same as another, and this was a flaw that outsiders or foreign people sometimes exploited when they came to the Jiu Empire. Of course, if they truly made a havoc, the Knights would be dispatched and they would have no choice but to forfeit their lives at that point.
However, if it was a street fight, it was still tolerable, and even the street patrols could only try to break off the fights slightly. If the outsiders insisted, there was nothing could be done.
After all, while most empires remained neutral with one another, they loved to showcase their might and superiority against another. If the Doulou Empire were to heard that the Jiu Empire had imprisoned their people for a mere street brawls, even if those people meant nothing to them, it would serve as a reason for them to intervene and be more audacious in their actions.
At that point, things would truly blow out of proportions then. As a result, these things happens from time to time as the authorities had no choice but turn a blind eye on it.
Listening to this, Duan Li snorted, "Hmph! The Doulou Empire is it? They are indeed formidable in martial arts, but they dare to be so overbearing in another's empire? Let's see how I will teach them, show me the way!"
