The Path of Survivor begins with obtaining titles - Chapter 186:

Chapter 186: Chapter 123 Distress Flares in Misty Forest 1

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The distance covered through instant teleportation seemed quite decent to Lin Yi. Fifteen minutes might not seem like a lot, but considering that it was the distance he covered at his maximum speed, it was not trivial.

However, it seemed like he couldn’t control the direction of teleportation at will. Fortunately, the one initiated earlier didn’t lead him too far off course.

After teleporting, a daring idea arose in Lin Yi t s mind—activating the Minor Blessing State.

Once in that state, he could think of his desired direction and possibly control his movement using the Lucky Effect. Doing so would make instant teleportation a very powerful ability.

However, this method did carry some risk, especially in the Secret Realm, and needed to be carefully considered.

As Lin Yi swiftly moved through the forest, he saw a flare that had the color of fresh blood explode in the distant sky above the forest, forming a skull. It was the gathering method of the Demonic Sect Blood Slaughter Gate.

This sect ranked fourth, just below the Xuan Yin Sect, and had eight spots. This sect practices cultivation by absorbing the spiritual power of blood—humans, monster beasts, and even cultivators themselves are all within their hunting range.

Now that all sects’ means of sensing each other are invalid, they had to resort to such methods to find each other.

The Liu Yun Sect also issued such flares. However, cultivators who enter the Secret Realm generally don’t use them.

That’s because these flares can be spotted by not just their own sect members, but also by other cultivators. It’s highly possible that members of opposing sects would arrive before their own.

Lin Yi didn’t meddle and didn’t follow the origin of the flare—he was content to stay out of it as long as it did not involve him. He first wanted to obtain treasures from the Dan God’s Cave Mansion; other matters could wait.

With the aid of the sprint effect, he reached the outskirts of the Misty Forest in less than two days.

According to the Secret Realm Manual, this place is shrouded by mist all year

round.

The mist on the outskirts is relatively thin, but the deeper into the forest, the thicker the fog becomes—so dense that even cultivators using the Spirit Wood Technique can’t pierce through it.

Besides the mist, Dan God Zhang Dao Xuan didn’t set up any illusion formations because the hazards lying in the Misty Forest were already quite high.

This mist doesn’t just affect vision; it also weakens the sensing abilities of the cultivators. In the deepest parts of the Misty Forest, one might not even notice a monster beast until it is only a few meters away.

Lin Yi used the Spirit Wood Technique and found out that he could see through the mist. It seems that the Great Perfection Spirit Wood Technique, coupled with his Foundation Building cultivation level, meant that the mist had no effect on him.

In the Misty Forest, the medicine garden is located atop the narrow mountain rocks of the adjacent valley. It is unclear whether Zhang Dao Xuan did this intentionally or if the place happened to have a high concentration of nature’s spiritual energy.

This situation determined that everyone had to pass through the medicine garden before crossing the valley.

Upon entering the Misty Forest, Lin Yi replaced the title “Meaningless Fight and Kill” with “Little Compassion Little Mercy” to guard against potential attacks from evil spirits.

Lin Yi advanced along the fringe of the Misty Forest and, when he reached the edge of the valley, moved towards the center to step onto the narrow connecting path.

As the mist became denser, he noticed that his Spirit Wood Technique was also beginning to be affected, and his sensing ability was gradually decreasing. Nevertheless, it was still within an acceptable range.

Any other Qi Refining cultivators who had gone this deep would probably not be able to see even their own hand in front of them or sense any situation around them.

At this moment, he saw another flare explode not far away in the sky. Unlike the Blood Slaughter Gate’s flare, this one formed a blue cloud with unique markings after it exploded.

Despite being in the Misty Forest, he was unfailingly using his Spirit Wood Technique. Given the current density of the mist, he could barely see through it to look at the sky. If he were to go any deeper, he would probably not be able to see anything in the sky.

This flare caused Lin Yi p s expression to darken because it was released by the Liu Yun Sect, as indicated by the special markings that only a Golden Core Real Person would know. Other sects couldn’t fake it.

Unless in critical situations, normal cultivators wouldn’t use the flare. It seemed that a sect member was in danger, although it was not clear who from the Golden Core Peak had released it.

Since the Misty Forest is thick with mist, releasing flares here could easily go unnoticed; this disciple must have been forced to a dead end to resort to this last attempt.

Lin Yi pondered a bit. The Secret Realm Manual has a rule stating that one should try to assist those from their own sect who have released flares, provided one can ensure their own safety.

This rule could be flexibly interpreted. For example, one could claim they didn’t see or were in danger themselves. After all, no one knew if there were sect members in the same area, or if anyone had seen the flare.

Lin Yi estimated the distance to the flare; he figured he could get there in about half an hour. That area was even deeper into the mist than his current location.

After some thought, Lin Yi decided to go and help. If he were a Qi Refining

Ninth Layer cultivator, he would certainly ignore it. However, he was a Foundation Building cultivator who could annihilate a Ninth Layer Qi Refining practitioner of the Xuan Yin Sect with a strike of lightning..