Chapter 22: Ch 22-Gorath
Chapter 22 Gorath
That day, Mo Yuan went to the black market once again.
This time, he wasn’t there to sell Beast Materials, instead, he had come to buy something.
Unlike his previous visit, he didn’t enter the Martial Hall. Instead, he walked into an ordinary shop that specialized in maps, survival supplies, and wilderness information.
The shop owner was an old man with a weathered face. He looked up when he saw Mo Yuan enter.
"What do you need?" the old man asked.
"I want to buy a map of the Ruined Sanctuary," Mo Yuan replied.
The old man’s expression immediately became serious.
"The Ruined Sanctuary?"
He looked at Mo Yuan carefully before speaking again.
"Young man, that’s not a place people casually visit."
"I know."
Seeing that Mo Yuan had already made up his mind, the old man didn’t try to persuade him any further. He walked into the back room and returned a few moments later with an old animal-hide map.
"This map records the outer area of the Ruined Sanctuary. The deeper regions are too dangerous, so no one has ever mapped them completely."
"The price is fifty thousand yuan."
Mo Yuan nodded and paid without hesitation.
After putting away the map, he left the shop.
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The Ruined Sanctuary was located about fifteen kilometers away from Dong Hai Base, near the border between the outer and inner regions of Blackwind Mountain.
It was one of the most dangerous places around Dong Hai Base. Powerful Beasts could be found everywhere inside. Even Origin Core Realm cultivators rarely dared to enter its depths alone.
The place had once been a famous wildlife sanctuary before the Primordial Qi Era.
At that time, countless wild animals had lived there under human protection. However, when the Primordial Qi descended upon the world, everything changed. The dense Primordial Qi transformed countless ordinary animals into terrifying Beasts.
Many of them became several times stronger than before, while others mutated into completely new species.
The humans guarding the sanctuary were quickly overwhelmed. Within only a few days, the entire area fell and no survivor remained.
Although many years had passed since then, everyone still called the place the Ruined Sanctuary to remember what it once was. Now, it had become nothing more than a paradise for Beasts.
The reason Mo Yuan wanted to go there was because he had his eyes on a very special type of beast.
The Gorath.
Before the Primordial Qi Era, the Gorath had simply been an ordinary gorilla.
However, after absorbing Primordial Qi for many years, its body underwent an astonishing evolution.
Its muscles became unbelievably dense and its bones became as hard as refined steel.
Its height increased to nearly four meters, while its arms became thick enough to crush huge boulders with a single punch.
Even more terrifying was the fact that Primordial Qi continuously strengthened its body generation after generation. Eventually, the gorillas completely changed into a new species.
People no longer called them gorillas. Instead, they became known as the Gorath.
Unlike many other Beasts, the Gorath was not a creature that came from the mysterious spatial cracks. It was a native Earth species that had naturally evolved after the arrival of Primordial Qi.
Even so, its strength was no weaker than those monsters from other worlds. In fact, many cultivators considered the Gorath even more dangerous.
Its terrifying physical strength alone was enough to make countless people fear it. An ordinary Origin Vessel Realm cultivator would find it almost impossible to kill a Gorath.
Even an Origin Core Realm cultivator would usually choose to retreat after encountering a group of them.
Once surrounded by several Goraths, even an Origin Core Realm expert could lose their life.
This was precisely why very few people dared to enter the Ruined Sanctuary.
Of course, Mo Yuan wasn’t interested in the Gorath because of its body.
He was interested in its talent.
According to the information he had gathered over the past month, Goraths possessed a natural Strength Talent.
Among all the talents he had seen so far, Strength Talent was one of the rarest.
At present, he already possessed Peak Grade Cultivation Talent, Standard Grade Speed Talent, Superior Grade Saber Talent, and Standard Grade Shadow Talent.
These talents greatly improved his cultivation speed, movement, combat skills, and ability to hide.
However, there was still one weakness.
His raw physical strength.
Compared to cultivators of the same realm who specialized in body refinement, his strength wasn’t particularly outstanding.
If he could obtain a Strength Talent, his combat power would rise dramatically. Not only would every strike become stronger, but his future cultivation path would also become much smoother.
That was why he had decided to target the Gorath.
Although entering the Ruined Sanctuary carried considerable risk, the reward was simply too tempting.
Plus he has Shadow talent, he can hide in shadows and Copy Gorth Talent and run away. He doesn’t need to have a life and death battle with the Gorath
As long as he could successfully copy the Strength Talent, that is all matters.
Before leaving the black market, Mo Yuan visited several more shops.
This time, he purchased a few bottles of Healing Liquid, some antidotes, bandages and several other survival supplies.
Although he had confidence in his own strength, the wilderness was full of unexpected dangers. Being fully prepared could often mean the difference between life and death.
Looking at the supplies in his storage bag, Mo Yuan nodded in satisfaction.
"No matter how strong I become, injuries are unavoidable."
"My next target after Strength Talent will be a Healing Talent."
"If I can obtain a Healing Talent, I’ll have almost no weaknesses left. Even if I get seriously injured, I’ll be able to recover much faster than ordinary cultivators."
By then, he would possess Cultivation Talent, Strength Talent, Speed Talent, Saber Talent, Shadow Talent, and Healing Talent.
His overall combat ability would become far more balanced, leaving almost no obvious weaknesses.
With everything prepared, Mo Yuan returned home.
During dinner, he casually said,
"The academy has organized a special cultivation trip. I’ll be leaving tomorrow and probably won’t be back for a while." Having heard a similar excuse before, Mo Ran didn’t suspect anything.
Instead, she smiled brightly.
"Brother, then you have to work hard."
"I know."
Early the next morning, carrying his supplies and both of his sabers, Mo Yuan left Dong Hai Base for Ruined Sanctuary.