When he arrived at the village, Mo Shatian saw the villagers gathered in the main square.
All the villagers who had gathered in the square seemed to be checking up on each other.
"Has anyone seen Shatian?" A girl asked.
"Has he still not returned to the village?" Someone answered with another question.
"Don't worry. I've asked Elder directly to check on him." Someone said while calming the other villagers.
Mo Shatian, who had just returned breathlessly, finally arrived at the main square. The villagers who saw him were happy that he was fine. But there was someone who ran straight to him and hugged him tightly.
"Are you okay...?" Asked a girl with a worried look on her face.
"Yeah, I'm fine... It seems Elder came to save me." He answered Xiao Lin with an awkward smile.
"I'm glad you're safe." Xiao Ling said while patting him on the shoulder.
"Uncle Ling, do you know what happened at the peak of Misty Mountain? There was a thunderstorm," Mo Shatian said, still being hugged thightly by Xiao Lin. "The strange thing is that this is only happened at the peak. There are also many monsters roaming around."
There was a while before Xiao Ling actually gave him an answer.
"If I'm not mistaken, that phenomenon is called Heavenly Tribulation."
Xiao Ling, who seemed to understand that his explanation was still lacking based on the look on Mo Shatian's face, began his explanation.
"A phenomenon that occurs when a Magical Beasts tries to evolve into a Demon Beast or a Demon Beast that tries to ascend to a higher level. It can also be reffered to as Demon Ascension. This is also the first time I've seen it, so we're all gathered here to be prepared in case something bad happens," Xiao Ling said as he looked towards the Misty Mountain.
Not understanding what was meant by a bad situation, Mo Shatian simply waited for an explanation.
"When Heavenly Tribulation occurs, an incredible amount of Spiritual Energy will descend from the sky and the surge of energy will attract the attention of monster hundred kilometers away. That is the reason monsters that should not have been seen around the village suddenly appeared, as they were attracted by Spritual Energy from the Heavenly Tribulation. We are all gathered here in case any monsters try to break through and enter the village." Xiao Ling ended his explanation.
Recalling the monsters that chased him earlier, Mo Shatian couldn't help but think. Are they really going to fight those monsters...? These crazy monsters are so terrifying and don't look like common beast, I don't think humans can fight with them unless it's someone like Elder, who has an aura like not an ordinary human.
It was as if Xiao Ling could tell what Mo Shatian was thinking just by looking at his face.
"You may not know this, but almost everyone in this village is a Cultivator. Although most of them are only there to help with daily life, but that doesn't mean they can't fight. In fact, some of them only focused their abilities on fighting, such as the group in charge of hunting. Their job is actually to guard and protect the village by killing all the monsters around the village area. That's why you never see those monsters before."
"Then what about Elder? The last time I saw him, he was heading to the Misty Mountain." Mo Shatian asked.
"You don't have to worry about him. Because after all, he is much stronger than everyone in this village. 'I will go there to check on the Heavenly Tribulation.' that was he said," Xiao Ling said with a hopeful expression on his face.
Cultivator... I think after hearing his explanation, I think almost everyone in this village as well as Elder is a Cultivator.
Mo Shatian finally got to know a little about Elder and the other side of the village he had been living in all this time.
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In another place, Xiao Ling could only sigh and feel a little regretful after seeing the look on Mo Shatian's face.
There was a reason why Mo Shatian didn't know this, Xiao Ling felt that everything he tried was in vain, yet he also knew that sooner or later the boy would find out too.
But why did everything happen so suddenly. Whether it's coincidence or fate, I think only the heavens know the answer.
Xiao Ling, who was pondering the events that were happening, suddenly heard someone speaking to him.
"Xiao Ling, what about the village barrier, is there a problem?"
Looking towards the source of the voice, it was Yan Nansu, the leader of the group guarding the village.
He was a man with black eyes and short hair, wearing black clothes with a tall and muscular body full of scars, he looked like a veteran who had a lot of experience in battle.
"Nansu. There is no need for worry, as the barrier has been strengthened by Elder, it is impossible to be destroyed by the waves of Spiritual Energy from the Heavenly Tribulation."
The barrier directly reinforced by the Golden Core Cultivator would not be easily destroyed by the waves of Heavenly Tribulation.
"However, since we don't know how many monsters are coming, perhaps some of them will get inside the barrier by accident."
"I just hope that there are no cultivator wandering around within ten kilometers of the Heavenly Tribulation," Yan Nansu said.
Compared to the crowd of beasts that might come and attack the village, Yan Nansu was more worried about the cultivator who happened to be around this area.
As for Xiao Ling, he was a little relieved because he didn't even want to imagine that every monster in the hindred-kilometer area suddenly came and attacked the village, but as for cultivator, he was sure that there were no cultivators in this unknown territory unless they were extremely strange or extremely powerful, wandering far away from human settlements.
Regardless, in an age where monsters roam freely, it is rare for humans to roam far away from settlements because of the danger.
"...And yet, some of them seem to have happened to make it in."
Xiao Ling sensed that some monsters had slipped inside the barrier.
"The children and those who can't fight gather in the main square. The rest come with me to kill the monsters that slipped through the barrier!" Xiao Ling announced to the entire village.
"Everyone get ready! Today we will harvest abudant beast core!" Yan Nansu encouraged his members vigorously, and then left with Xiao Ling to hunt Magical Beasts.