The eastern forest opened up gradually as they left the Zhao Family estate behind, the stone paths giving way to dense terrain that had clearly not been managed or cleared by human hands. The trees here were enormous, the kind of growth that only accumulated over centuries in an environment saturated with spiritual energy. The canopy above was thick enough that the light came through in columns rather than as general illumination.
Zhao Yuexin moved through it without slowing.
Lin Yi kept pace.
Lei Bao's voice came from the blade, low and attentive. "Little one, the energy density here is considerably high. Monsters in this region will be correspondingly stronger."
Lin Yi said nothing aloud. He had already registered the difference. His Celestial Absorption passive was running at a rate that indicated the ambient spiritual energy concentration was exceptional.
